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So, My and my friends are gonna be running a small 500 point mini tournament, 40k in 40 minutes I think they called it, And one of the rules is, No units or HQ's with more then 2 wounds per model. And looking at our HQ's, Only characters with 2 wounds are Szeras and Orikan, And of them Szeras is the cheepest so I was thinking of bringing Szeras as my HQ for the tournament (They dident say anything about no special characters) and I wanted to know, Is he any good? Would he be useful in a small 500 point tournament? Or should I see if I can take a normal Lord from a Royal Court as stand alone HQ in the army?

At 500pts with those restrictions, Szeras can be pretty mean. Put him in a unit with 7-10 Immortals (Gauss) and you'll have a very resilient option for the tournament.

The 2W HQ really doesn't leave a lot of options for most armies. Szeras will be more consistent for you and comes with a lascannon (eldritch staff); however, Orikan can be fun since he turns into the equivalent of a MC.

Are there any other restrictions in the tournament beyond the 2W max limit?

I belive the restrictions are, No model with more then 2 wounds, No large blasts, No vehicles with 33 or higher armor, And no flyers. I'l have to ask again tomorrow what all the restrictions are. and I picked Szeras over Orikan because Szeras is 65 points cheeper. Orikan just seems a tad bit expensive for 500 points. Plus he seems like he'd only turn into a monster for a very short time unless you are very lucky..

Oh! Just rememberd, I belive you only need 1 troop for the tournament aswell. I'l have to ask tomorrow..

Orikan has the chance to become empowered. Just keep that in mind.

Merellin wrote:
I belive the restrictions are, No model with more then 2 wounds, No large blasts, No vehicles with 33 or higher armor, And no flyers. I'l have to ask again tomorrow what all the restrictions are. and I picked Szeras over Orikan because Szeras is 65 points cheeper. Orikan just seems a tad bit expensive for 500 points. Plus he seems like he'd only turn into a monster for a very short time unless you are very lucky..

Oh! Just rememberd, I belive you only need 1 troop for the tournament aswell. I'l have to ask tomorrow..

With those restrictions, you can have some interesting fun with Necrons.

Szeras (great for popping Trukks, rhinos, and speeders)
Immortals make for a great mix

That's about 250-300pts depending on how many immortals you run. With the rest, I would go with either more immortals or bump up to Destroyers or Wraiths. If you find yourself among SM bike armies, Destroyers will be great. Else Wraiths are fast and hold their own very well thanks to their 2 Wounds and 3++ save.

I currently own
32 Warriors
10 Deathmarks
10 Immortals
Overlord
Destroyer Lord
5 Lychguard
Triarch Stalker
2 Annihilation Barge
Doomsday Ark
Doom Scythe
3 Wraiths

The 10 Deathmarks are mostly proxied as Immortals. But I'd be buying Szeras for the tournament.

Oh! And I just rememberd another one of the restrictions, No 2+ saves allowed.

Merellin wrote:
I currently own
32 Warriors
10 Deathmarks
10 Immortals
Overlord
Destroyer Lord
5 Lychguard
Triarch Stalker
2 Annihilation Barge
Doomsday Ark
Doom Scythe
3 Wraiths

The 10 Deathmarks are mostly proxied as Immortals. But I'd be buying Szeras for the tournament.

Oh! And I just rememberd another one of the restrictions, No 2+ saves allowed.

In that case I would recommend the following:

Szeras
3 Wraiths (1 Particle Caster)
10 Gauss Immortals (buffed by Szeras)
9 Warriors.

The caster is in there only to use up 5 of the 8 odd points.

That gives you 27wounds split with mostly 3+ saves. It gives you a lot of AP4 and 5 shooting along with 1 S9 AP2 shot.

Given the restrictions you have, this is pretty mean.

I've had quite a bit of success with:

Szeras

1 squad of 5 Deathmarks

2 squads of 5 Warriors

and 1 Doomscythe

No HQs over 2 wounds?

Does every army even HAVE such an HQ? I'm pretty sure nids at least don't....