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Here goes, this list is designed for a decisive 1st turn strike using both Vulkan and Mordrak.

Primary Force - Marines:

Vulkan (190)

10 man scout squad, combi melta, half pistol and knife half sniper (150)
10 man scout squad, combi melta, half pistol and knife half sniper (150)
2x Landspeeder Storm, Multi Melta (130) (carries half of each scout squad)

Dreadnought, Multi Melta, Drop Pod, Heavy Flamer (150)
Dreadnought, Multi Melta, Drop Pod, Heavy Flamer (150)

Sternguard, 5 combi meltas, drop Pod (185)

Grey Knights Division:

Grand Master Mordrak (200)
10 Grey Knight Terminators, Justicar Thawn, Banner, 2x incinerator, psibolt ammo, 3x Hammer rest halberds (530)

5 man interceptor squad, incinerator, 3x halberd (150)

Ok Here goes the strategy: 5 scouts from each squad hang on back objectives with sniper rifles while the other 5 scout move and advance to take early melta shots at tanks/heavy targets. Mordrak and the big terminator squad drop in not scattering on the first turn for some well placed incinerator shots and a whole lot of strength 5 bolter rounds. Interceptor squad teleports in for another well placed incinerator blast. These units ideally want to focus on the enemy death star (assuming there is one). If it's in a tank, 5 melta sternguard and/or multimelta dread/speeders will open it up for them. If it's not a deathstar unit it will likely be dead. If it is, the goal is to whittle it down enough that it will be overpowered by the 11 GK termies facing them down. If I am going against a close combat army, Mordrack can use the counter attack grand strategy on the terminators as well, meaning that by the time the enemy actually gets to hit, they may already be effectively neutered.

Thoughts?

The main weakness I think is the lack of early units on the table.

Mordrak can't join any unit but ghost knights. he is not an IC.

 Brotherjanus wrote:
Mordrak can't join any unit but ghost knights. he is not an IC.

Pretty much this. Kind of nukes your whole gameplan.

Yeah, in fact, Mordrak can only go with Ghosts who are non-scoring.

Should have read betweent he lines, knew it sounded a little good to be true...

Any ideas on how to keep this theme alive? Possibly take the Ghost unit still as cover for the sternguard? Extra money on more drop stuff for vulkan or a Storm Raven?

mordrak drops with a ghost unit

You have an interceptor unit and Dreadknight scout foreward

You have you Vulkan SM units drop down first turn.


This gives you a heavy attack on the first turn with lots of units in their face.