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A buddy of mine and I played a silly game of "who can make the lowest point cost, force-org compatible list?" with my orks versus his tyranids. I was just curious if there was a way to have anything lower than my ork list which was-

Big mek + 2 gretchin squads for 115 points total

He ran a prime with ripper squads, and I don't remember exactly how much over my list he was, but I know I had to put a burna on my mek to make it even close to a fair game

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Yah—Big Mek and 2 Trukks (they arent scoring units, but they are still troops).

   
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Vallejo, CA

I'm pretty sure it's the mek and grots of which you speak.

The cheapest you can possibly do guard is 210.



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I think Tyranids come within 5 pts. or so of your mark using a bare bones prime and two squads of 3 bare bones rippers.

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 Dragonfodder wrote:
A buddy of mine and I played a silly game of "who can make the lowest point cost, force-org compatible list?" with my orks versus his tyranids. I was just curious if there was a way to have anything lower than my ork list which was-

Big mek + 2 gretchin squads for 115 points total

He ran a prime with ripper squads, and I don't remember exactly how much over my list he was, but I know I had to put a burna on my mek to make it even close to a fair game

got you beat

Haemoculus
3 Wracks
3 Wracks
110 points

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Dark Eldar. Haemonculus + 2 units of wracks comes in at 110.

Ugh 41 second ninja ...

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Heh, as soon as I saw the title of the thread, without reading a word of your post, my first thought was "Big Mek and Grots." But Dark Eldar win with Haemonculus and 2 wracks at 110 pts. Next closest I could think of was Daemons, with a Herald and Nurglings for 128 pts.

Ailaros - CCS and 2 vet platoons is 190 pts, right? or am I missing something?


Ugh, 69 second ninja. lol

 ImRightBehindYou wrote:
I think Tyranids come within 5 pts. or so of your mark using a bare bones prime and two squads of 3 bare bones rippers.


Prime + Rippers is 140 pts.

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Grey Knights can do 124 with Coteaz + 2 3 Acolyte Inquisitorial squads.

Nids can do 140 for a bare prime and 2 ripper squads of 3 each.
   
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Vallejo, CA

Oh, no. You're right. It's 190.




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Beijing, China

 Tarrasq wrote:

Ugh 41 second ninja ...



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 ragingmunkyz wrote:

Ugh, 69 second ninja. lol


haha

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Actually, I win even more. Codex: Catachans with commissar, and two groups of 3 snipers. It's like 100 pts. even iirc.

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GK:
Inquisitor & 2 units of 3 Henchman Warrior Acolytes - 49 points

EDIT: just realized that's invalid... sorry

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rpricew wrote:
GK:
Inquisitor & 2 units of 3 Henchman Warrior Acolytes - 49 points


arent henchmen elite?

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 Exergy wrote:
rpricew wrote:
GK:
Inquisitor & 2 units of 3 Henchman Warrior Acolytes - 49 points


arent henchmen elite?


Yep... you Ninja'd me before I could edit

   
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rpricew wrote:
 Exergy wrote:
rpricew wrote:
GK:
Inquisitor & 2 units of 3 Henchman Warrior Acolytes - 49 points


arent henchmen elite?


Yep... you Ninja'd me before I could edit


I'm at work, what do you expect me to do with my time?

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Upstate, New York

Codex marines are 250 minimum. HQ +2x5 man scout squads. Are we the most expensive minimum FOC army?

   
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So, DE wins cheapest-force org compatible army then at 110?

Shame, cause I got close

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 Nevelon wrote:
Codex marines are 250 minimum. HQ +2x5 man scout squads. Are we the most expensive minimum FOC army?


I would say that yes.

DA: Techmarine + 2x5 scouts = 170
BA: Captain or librarian + 2x5 scouts = 250
SoB: Canonese + 2x10 SoB = 315
SW: BL + 2x5 GH = 220
SM: Librarian or Chaplain or Captain or Forgemaster + 2x5 scouts = 250

   
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Inquisitor - 25 points
Troops:
3 Warrior Acolytes - 12 points
3 Warrior Acolutes - 12 points


Edit - I'm an hour or more late and also incorrect! Lol

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Also, warrior acolytes need at least a weapon, AFAIK. So 15 points each unit.
   
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Is is sad that the smallest population in the 40k universe has the cheapest pt cost options? You can max every single FOC slot for DE, including fortification, for 714pts.

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Minimum for Tau is 170:

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That's interesting. What is the cheapest full FOC?

For guard it's... 940?


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 orchewer wrote:
Minimum for Tau is 170:

Ethereal
6x Firewarriors
6x Firewarriors


Not legal since you have to have 1 XV8 and 1 FW minimum

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 orchewer wrote:
Minimum for Tau is 170:

Ethereal
6x Firewarriors
6x Firewarriors


You have to have an XV8, so nope.

Kinda funny to see DE at the lowest, you would think it would be Orks or Guard. One of these days I want to try to see a tourney that forces you to bring the lowest point list you can and see how good you do. It's obviously an incredibly casual tourney, but still

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Oops, my bad.

Cheapest for Tau is 179.
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Maxed out FOC

HQ:
2 Primes - 160

Elite:
1 Doom of Malantai - 90
2 (3) Pyrovores - 270

Troops:
6 (10) Rippers - 540

Fast Attack:
3 (6) Spore Mines - 180

Heavy Support:
3 (3) Biovores - 405

1645 points

   
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Cheapest Full foc for orcs?
6 squads 10 gretchin 240
2 big mek = 70
5 kommandos x3 150
3 warbuggies-75
3 big guns-60

Total-595

And because I have it- Necron min- point value
Lord + 2x5 warriors = 220

and min FOC
5x6 warriors (390)
2 lords (180)
3x5 flayed ones-195
3 tomb blades-60
3 spyders- 150
975 total

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Upstate, New York

Cheapest full FOC for C:SM

HQ 2x MotF 200pts
Elite 3x Techmarine 150pts
Troop 6x 5 man scout squads 450pts
FA 3x HB attack bikes 120pts
HS 3x basic preds 180pts

Total: 1,100 points

   
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 ImRightBehindYou wrote:
Actually, I win even more. Codex: Catachans with commissar, and two groups of 3 snipers. It's like 100 pts. even iirc.


Im pretty sure snipers are elites in codex catachans

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