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Hello First time sharing a list ; Here's my latest for my homebrew successor chapter "Aegis Guard". I'm not a competitive player by any means, the best i'm aiming for is semi-competitive if there's such a thing formally.

This should be evident by the fact Belial is even in my list in the first place, i know the overwhelming consensus is that he sucks (although i think he's just ultra-niche whereas the termie captain is a superior choice in the generalist sense) but i love the character enough to try and create a thematic and functional list around his concept. The list is clearly character-heavy but i am ready to drop some (Sammael for instance).

I'm open to competitive advice since this is the rule of this forum, knowing how poorly (or not) this list would actually perform goes a long way. As Belial is niche, the list has a niche purpose ; Hunting Characters to disrupt armies that rely on them (Astra, CSM, etc).


AEGIS GUARD - DUSKWING (1995 pts)
Detachment Bastion Task Force


Characters (550 pts total) ;

Belial Warlord (85pts), Ezekiel (75pts), Sammael (115pts), Inquisitor Coteaz (95pts).

Gravis Captain with Eye of the Primarch enhancement (Boltstorm+Relic Chainsword). (90 pts)

& Captain in Phobos Armor with Hero of the Chapter enhancement. (90 pts)


In case Datasheets & rules are foggy for some people ; Belial has Precision on both weapons and gifts Precision on Crits to his whole squad, Ezekiel has Precision on both weapons and 2 Character-sniping spells (Anti-char+ and Precision keywords). All leaders have other abilities too but i'm listing the most relevant ones here. Coteaz brings reactive CP generation and Deny Cover tools to the midboard.


Battleline (410 pts total) ;

10 assault Intercessors (Sgt with Power Fist & Plasma Pistol) = This squad houses Ezekiel, it's a tarpit midboard meatshield meant to seize the center obj and allow Ezekiel to deliver his psychic payload. (150pts)

5 heavy Intercessors (1x Heavy Bolter) = Gravis Captain joins them, giving them Precision on all ranged weapons (Eye of the Primarch). Home obj holders. (100pts)

5 Intercessors (Sgt with Power Fist & Plasma Pistol, 1x Grenade Launcher) = Side obj/Screening. (80pts)

3 Eliminators (2x Bolt Snipers, 1x Instigator Carbine) = Phobos Captain give the Elims Battleline (Hero of the Chapter), the goal is to turn the Move-Shoot-Move given by the Sgt's carbine into an Advance-Shoot-Move thanks to Bastion rules. (85pts)


Infantry (560 pts total) ;

5 Deathwing Knights (4x Power Weapons, 1x Great Weapon) = Belial's squad. Power Weapons are less effective in monsters and tanks, but have more attacks to fish for Crits. (250pts)

3 Eradicators (1x Multi-Melta). (90pts)

10 Hellblasters (Sgt with Plasma Pistol) = Start inside the Repulsor. (220pts)


Mounted (80 pts total) ;

3 Outriders = Sammael's squad, side-obj bullies.


Vehicle (180 pts total) ;

1 Repulsor = Fire magnet with the Hellblasters inside, intended to die.


Allied Units (210 pts + Coteaz's 95 pts) ;

5 Grey Knight Terminators (1x Narthecium, 1x Banner, 1x Incinerator) = Coteaz's squad, mid-board bullies, intended to hold an obj after the assault Intercessors seized it.



If you read it all, thank you so much, hope it wasn't too wordy and that i respected this forum's norms. Have a great day, i'll be eager to read your feedback

Eliminators aren’t Battleline. You have an Enhancement giving them Battleline.
Otherwise seems mostly accurate.

Edit: Question, why focus on Precision so much?

Hi, thanks for the input.

Maybe my post is too wordy, as i wondered in the last paragraph, but i did write ; "I love the character (Belial) enough to try and create a thematic and functional list around his concept." His whole deal is Precision, hence why i went with it all-in. It might very well be relatively irrelevant against most lists, but couldn't it be devastating for those who rely on Characters ?

Also on your Battleline reminder, i had already included "Phobos Captain give the Elims Battleline", but again the original post may be too wordy.

Fair. Theme makes sense.

I do think I’d swap the Knights Power Weapons for Maces, though-you’re pretty light on anything to deal with Monsters or Vehicles.

Thanks, i have a second DWK squad with Maces if i need to switch, my lists are in general a bit too light on anti-tank it's true.

I considered removing Sammael and shuffling things around a bit to include that second DWK squad. I could remove the GK termies and put Coteaz with another Battleline unit, but i do think those GK have value to hold an obj (OC 3 + revive).

EDIT : My main "core" list often has a Lieutenant to give Lethal Hits to the Hellblasters, as a means to plug the anti-tank gap a bit. But in this list where i already field 500+ points on characters that felt more than redundant.

Are you willing to use crucible characters? You can give one terminator armor and a narthecium.