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The rules for the first month are....
Musts: A minimum of 2 troops
Optional: HQ, Dedicated Transport (AV 12 or less)
Banned: Flyers, Allies, Fast/Elite/Heavy choices, fortifications

498 points
Troops (258pts)
12x Guardian Defenders Transport 1
11x Guardian Defenders Transport 2
3x Windrider Jetbikes

Dedicated Transports (240pts)
Transport 1: Wave Serpent w/ Twin-linked scatter laser
Transport 2: Wave Serpent w/ Twin-linked scatter laser

Is it worth trying to fit holo-fields into this list? How essential are they for low point games? I went with the guardians instead of the dire avengers in order to try and dish out more ap2 shots in case it matters, considering Tyranids will be in the mix. Any suggestions?

Since you won't see Av13 or 14, serpents will be gods of the battlefield. Most armies won't bring hard AT, and only certain armies have troops with serious AT weapons. Silence those, and you outright win. No battle rifle or sidearm in the game can touch serpent armor except gauss. Drop the shield every turn and rain hatred and destruction. I see little trouble with your list winning, particularly if the flyer ban extends to FMC's.

I doubt you will need your guardians till late game, so having more is not really that required. Holo fields are not needed, as the AT threat is just too small. However, consider dropping 2 guardians for a special weapon platform. Gives you the ability to drop troops in the backfield and provide more long ranged dakka, or in the case a serpent falls your guardians can shoot long range. All of 20 point the weapon have merit, just depends on what you need. Scatter laser is the best TAC weapon, scatter laser for anti TEQ or MEQ, lance for AT. Take according to your needs and wants.

Agree with above but, maybe change the guardians into storm guardians for 2 reasons:

1) it makes the list less competitive (so you don't become that eldar noob who spams Ws in low point games)

2) They are goods in CC vs GEQ unitd and can take 2 meltas each incase you need some AT.

I really like the idea for swapping two guardians for a heavy weapons platform. Ill probably take a scatter laser. Everyone already knows me and that i play a lot of big tournaments, so playing competitive is not a big deal.

In that case id take star cannons, it lets you kill some terminators, and gives +1 to pen result for those AV 10/11 transports.

 Arbiter wrote:
In that case id take star cannons, it lets you kill some terminators, and gives +1 to pen result for those AV 10/11 transports.

Sounds good, thanks for the input.