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I've been playing Covens only for a few months now and I've done pretty well with this list. I know there isn't much anti-armor in this list, and that's because nobody in my group uses a lot of armor. With this list I really like to get in my opponents face turn one by going flat out with my Raiders. So far my two units of Wracks have been the MVP of this list. They're decent on the charge with 3 attacks each but what they really excel at is tying down an enemy unit for the entire game. They simply will not die and being fearless definitely helps. One of the recent games I played was against Space Wolves and they managed to stay in combat with a unit of Thunderwolf Cavalry from turn 1-4. So they definitely earn their points back. I like to send my Grotesques into larger units to take advantage of Rampage. Lately I've been giving my Aberration(Grotesque sergeant) an Agoniser to deal with Marines. He usually kills around 5 Marines per turn depending on Rampage. The unit of 3 Talos is my distraction unit. Each one has a twin-linked Haywire Blaster for some anti-armor, which I'll swap out for Splinter Cannons depending on what I'm playing against. I also give them Chain-Flails for Shred. There's nothing more annoying than needing 2's to wound and rolling multiple 1's. I like to deploy them between multiple objectives so they're in a good spot to kill an enemy off an objective. The one unit that everyone in my group hates the most is the Dark Artisan Formation. Which is a Talos, Cronos, Haemonculus. I give the Haemonculus a WWP so I can place the unit where I want. The Cronos gets a Spirit Probe for +1 FNP to all units within 6". The Talos gets a twin-linked Liquifier Gun.



HQ:

Haemonculus
Scissorhand

Haemonculus
Scissorhand

ELITE:

3x Grotesques
Aberration with Agoniser
Raider with Enhanced Sails, Nightshield

9x Wracks
Raider with Enhanced Sails, Nightshield

9x Wracks
Raider with Enhanced Sails, Nightshield

HEAVY:

3x Talos
Twin-linked Haywire Blasters, Chain-Flails

Dark Artisan Formation
Talos with Twin-linked Liquifier Gun
Cronos with Spirit Probe
Haemonculus(Warlord) with Stinger Pistol, Sindriq's Sump, Scissorhand

I'd like to add a Regular DE Detachment but we only play 1500pts. I think a few Venoms with Kabalite Warrios with a Blaster would work well with this list. All of my Raiders have Nightshields because the goal for them is to miraculously survive being shot at until my next turn so I can move and assault out of them. It usually works because the 3 Talos walking across the board tend to get my opponents attention.

To make an 1850pts list I was thinking about adding this:

HQ:

Succubus
Archite Glave
The Armour of Misery

TROOPS:

5x Kabalite Warriors
Blaster
Venom with Splinter Cannon

5x Kabalite Warriors
Blaster
Venom with Splinter Cannon

I would put the Succubus with the Grotesques.

I personally wouldn't take a succubus over an archon. Maybe a little better combat stats but doesn't really bring much to the list.

 Icelord wrote:
I personally wouldn't take a succubus over an archon. Maybe a little better combat stats but doesn't really bring much to the list.

Depending on who I am playing against I'll switch her out for an Archon. If I need AP2 I'll take a Succubus, AP3 an Archon. I've never been a fan of taking a 10 point Lhamaean for an HQ so I always bring either an Archon or Succubus.

I like the idea of the succubus with the Grots. Hide her in the back and she will put out that much-needed AP 2. I feel the Archon's inability to take AP2 and his low STR make him hard to use as a hitting HQ uint. He is better used with a blaster for Webway Shenanigans.

wancourb070386@yahoo.com wrote:
I like the idea of the succubus with the Grots. Hide her in the back and she will put out that much-needed AP 2. I feel the Archon's inability to take AP2 and his low STR make him hard to use as a hitting HQ uint. He is better used with a blaster for Webway Shenanigans.

So far I keep rolling +1 initiative or +1 leadership for combat drugs. I have the worst luck. Every now and then I'll get something useful.