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160 for CSM

Sorcerer - 60
10 Cultist - 50
10 Cultist - 50
   
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Atlanta, GA

On your full FOC are you maxing out the models per unit or just taking the minimum per FOC slot?

   
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Cincinnati, Ohio

Cheapest SM FOC?

HQ:Captain/MotF/Chaplin/Libby-100
Elite: x3 Techmarines-50 each-150
Troop: x6 5 Scouts-75 each-450
FA: x3 LS squads (1 in each)-50 each-150
HS: x3 Dakka Preds-60 each-180

Total: 1,030 points

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140 --- Primaris Pysker --- 70 --- Vet Squad -- 70

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farseer 55
2x 5 dire avengers 120
total: 175

 
   
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 felixcat wrote:

farseer 55
2x 5 dire avengers 120
total: 175


Farseer needs to buy a power...so not quite right.
   
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Cheapest full CSM FOC:

Sorcerer 60
Sorcerer 60

Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50

Mutilator 55
Mutilator 55
Mutilator 55

Chaos Spawn 30
Chaos Spawn 30
Chaos Spawn 30

Obliterator 70
Obliterator 70
Obliterator 70

Total: 885

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Angelic Adepta Sororitas





Derbyshire

SoB are just expensive in either situation, as said before 315 for minimum and below is minimum cost for maxed out FOC:

2 x Canoness - 130
3 x Celestian squads - 240
6 x Battle Sister Squads - 750
3 x Dominion Squads - 210
3 x Retributor Squads - 195

Total = 1525

Minimum £/$ cost for SoB army = £88.1 for 315 points
Maxed FOC £/$ cost for SoB army = £454.4 for 1525 points

So not only the most expensive army to buy £/$ wise, also seems like one of most expensive points wise....

All using current GW prices......and this is why my entire army came from eBay!

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Space Wolves Full FOC Army

Depending on if SW "have" to use their ability to take 4 HQs...

HQ - 4x Battle Leaders - 280

ELITES - 3x Lone Wolves - 60

TROOPS - 6x 5 Grey Hunters - 450

FAST - 3x 5 Fenrisian Wolves - 120

HEAVY - 3x 2 Long Fangs with 1 Heavy Bolter - 105

TOTAL - 1015 (875 with 2 HQs)
   
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London

Corteaz and 2x3 warrior acolytes i think you can do for 118 (or 124)...but i cant remember exactly if they are 3 or 4 points each, no codex with me atm. I really cant think of anything cheaper

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Scotland

Tyrant's Legion Cheapest Force

Legion Auxilia Command Detachment -45
Legion Auxilia (mandatory choice) - 70
Auxilia Armsmen - 50

165 points minimum.

Cheapest maximum org chart:
HQ: 2* Legion Auxilia Command Detachment. 90
Troop: Legion Auxilia (mandatory) 70
5* Auxilia Armsmen 250
Elite: 3*Corpse Taker 50+50+50=150
Fast Attack: 3*Legion Sentry Gun Battery 45+45+45=135
Heavy: 3* Auxilia Fire Support Cohorts. 45+45+45=135

830 points minimum.

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Herald 50

2 squads of 3 nurglings 78

Total=128

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Ugh, this thread reminds me of what use to be the 3rd edition base for Necrons:

Lord 100
10xWarriors 180
10cWarriors 180

460 points. 500 point games didn't exactly take a lot of imagination to put together (not that you stood much of a chance anyway).


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 Commissar Typhus wrote:
Cheapest full CSM FOC:

Sorcerer 60
Sorcerer 60

Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50

Mutilator 55
Mutilator 55
Mutilator 55

Chaos Spawn 30
Chaos Spawn 30
Chaos Spawn 30

Obliterator 70
Obliterator 70
Obliterator 70

Total: 885




That's actually pretty nifty. Cut a Sorcerer and maybe spread some marks around and you could have a nasty little 1000 point army there.

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Beijing, China

 BlueDagger wrote:
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.


The new DE book hints that the DE population might be large, larger than CWE, it might even be that most Eldar are DE.


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 Commissar Typhus wrote:
Cheapest full CSM FOC:

Sorcerer 60
Sorcerer 60

Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50
Cultists 50

Mutilator 55
Mutilator 55
Mutilator 55

Chaos Spawn 30
Chaos Spawn 30
Chaos Spawn 30

Obliterator 70
Obliterator 70
Obliterator 70

Total: 885



A use for mutilators!


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 Kasrkin229 wrote:
140 --- Primaris Pysker --- 70 --- Vet Squad -- 70


you need 2 troops


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DakotaBlue wrote:
 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


DA techmarines are HQ in addition to another HQ.

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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 doubt it.

Eldar have:

Autarch 70
Dire Avengers 60
Dire Avengers 60
Total, the same 250. [It's actually 190. I must have counted 3 DA squads. Oops]

I was surprised [that my maths failed me]

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It seems that SoB are the most expensive, then.
   
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DakotaBlue wrote:
Also, warrior acolytes need at least a weapon, AFAIK. So 15 points each unit.


They come with laspistols and CC weapons. They don't need anything else.
   
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 Skinnereal wrote:
 Nevelon wrote:
Codex marines are 250 minimum. HQ +2x5 man scout squads. Are we the most expensive minimum FOC army?


I doubt it.

Eldar have:

Autarch 70
Dire Avengers 60
Dire Avengers 60
Total, the same 250.

I was surprised.


Am going crazy (or really tired), or does yours only add up to 190?
   
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Humblesteve wrote:
 Skinnereal wrote:
 Nevelon wrote:
Codex marines are 250 minimum. HQ +2x5 man scout squads. Are we the most expensive minimum FOC army?


I doubt it.

Eldar have:

Autarch 70
Dire Avengers 60
Dire Avengers 60
Total, the same 250.

I was surprised.



Am going crazy (or really tired), or does yours only add up to 190?


Yeah, it does only add up to 190.

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 Kasrkin229 wrote:
140 --- Primaris Pysker --- 70 --- Vet Squad -- 70


You need 2 troops? Unless we add in Allied FOC's too, in which case that counts

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Vancouver, BC, Canada

Lowest Tau full FOC: 984

HQ
1) Shas'el: Twin-linked Flamer, Black Sun Filter
2) Ethereal

ELITE
1) 1x XV8: Twin-linked Flamer, Black Sun Filter
2) 1x XV8: Twin-linked Flamer, Black Sun Filter
3) 1x XV8: Twin-linked Flamer, Black Sun Filter

TROOPS
1) 6x Firewarriors
2) 6x Firewarriors
3) 6x Firewarriors
4) 6x Firewarriors
5) 6x Firewarriors
6) 6x Firewarriors

FAST ATTACK:
1) 4x Gun Drones
2) 4x Gun Drones
3) 4x Gun Drones

HEAVY SUPPORT:
1) 1x XV88: Black Sun Filter
2) 1x XV88: Black Sun Filter
3) 1x XV88: Black Sun Filter

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HQ
Haemy 50
Haemy 50

Troops
3wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3wracks 30

Elites
3 true born 36
3 true born 36
3 true born 36

Fast attack
1 beast master 12
1 beast master 12
1 beast master 12

Heavy support
Cronos engine 80
Cronos engine 80

584 for dark eldar XD

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sLeEpYrOcK wrote:
HQ
Haemy 50
Haemy 50

Troops
3wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3wracks 30

Elites
3 true born 36
3 true born 36
3 true born 36

Fast attack
1 beast master 12
1 beast master 12
1 beast master 12

Heavy support
Cronos engine 80
Cronos engine 80

584 for dark eldar XD


can wracks be taken as troops AND elites?

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United Kingdom

DakotaBlue wrote:
 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



Doing this off the top of my head with out any codex in front of me but isn't the cheapest BA
Lib - 100
2 x.3 Death co 120 = 220?

   
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 Exergy wrote:
sLeEpYrOcK wrote:
HQ
Haemy 50
Haemy 50

Troops
3wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3 wracks 30
3wracks 30

Elites
3 true born 36
3 true born 36
3 true born 36

Fast attack
1 beast master 12
1 beast master 12
1 beast master 12

Heavy support
Cronos engine 80
Cronos engine 80

584 for dark eldar XD


can wracks be taken as troops AND elites?



That is a good question, iirc they are unlocked as troops choices rather than elites with a haemy, but not as both.


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Page 85 of the dark eldar codex: lord of covens: wracks are a troops choice in any army that contain a haemonculus or haemonculus ancient. So I guess you can't,

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Ontario

Also the guy who did the SW min max foc forgot that your HQ's can't have the same wargear, so you have to buy them differing stuff which will bump up the cost.

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Eldar cheapest full FOC

2 Autarch - 2x70 = 140
3x5 Fire Dragons/Scorpions/Banshees = 240
6x5 Avengers = 360
3xVypers w/ Shuricannon = 150
3xSupport Weapon Shadow Weavers = 90

980

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Some of these full/minimum FOC armies look like they'd be fun and kinda viable to play. Too bad the point disparity makes it unlikely to get a game set up with them.

   
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Sioux Falls, SD

Well, you could - and the person that has the lower points gets some kind of boost for every X - like em[placements or something....now I am thinking about it.....

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Nobody hit on the grey knight 2 inquisitors and 2 3 man warrior squads yet? 74pts.

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