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Hi everyone, would like to have feed back on this list. It’s for friendly games against Deathwatch, Death Guard & Tyranids. I’m a returning player & ive had 1 game of 8th Ed, having not played 40k in about 10 years & going back to my first army in Adeptus Soritas. The Ad Mech detachment is going a bit bit different & I have no idea what it’s like, but it must have a Ruststalker infiltrator unit in it. So here goes.

Adeptus Soritas Battalion detachment Order of the Bloody Rose.
Hq
Cannoness- inferno pistol, blade of admonition ( 2nd relic from stratagem)
Uriah Jacubus

Troop
3x SoB sqds- sister superior- stormbolter, chainsword, 1 stormbolter specialist, 8 SoB

Heavy
Retributor sqd- sister superior stormbolter, chainsword, 4 heavy bolsters, 5 Retributors.

Adeptus Soritas Outrider Detachment Order of the Bloody Rose.
Hq
Cannoness (Warlord) warlord trait- indomitable belief, Book of St Lucius. Inferno pistol, chainswaord.
Celestine

Troop
2x Dominion sqds- sister superior stormbolter, chainsword, 3 meltaguns, 6 dominions + Repressor
Seraphim sqd- sister superior plasma pistol, power sword. 2 seraphim with double inferno pistols, 8 seraphim.

Ad Mech Vanguard detachment Forgeworld Mars
Hq
Belisarius Cawl

Elites
Cybernetica Datasmith
2x Sicarian Infiltrators- infiltrator priceps stubcarbine & power sword, 2 x flenchette blasters & taser goads, 2x power sword & stubcarbine.

Heavy
2 Kastelan Robots with heavy Phosphor blasters & powerfists.

1998pts
10 cp
7 fp

I’m not sure about Belisarius Cawl, he seems to be a big points sink. Opinions please.
Thanks in advance.

Cawl is just not justified with so little mars he is a force multiplier but you really need half your list to be artillery

Infiltrators you want 1 squad 10 models taser goads to benefit from WoM strategem.

Yes that makes sense with Cawl. Would you recommend tech priest Dominus or a normal the priest engineer?
My worry with the 10 man taser goad squad would limit my armor penetration against tougher targets?
But I see what you mean with WoM though.

Why this loadout on the doms?

2x Dominion sqds- sister superior stormbolter, chainsword, 3 meltaguns, 6 dominions + Repressor


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Also, why Uriah. Seems like you could put one of your outriders into your Bat and save some points for other goodies like more melta on doms or SB on BSS.

He’s in there to give the +1 attack, can stop a model fleeing & reroll failed to hit rolls if unit charges, is charged or performs heroic intervention.
What’s wrong with the dominion squads? With 1 less melta you mean?
If so with dropping Cawl, I will gain extra points for another cannoness, meltas, hospitaller or dialogus or add some more ad Mech.

Pauly wrote:
He’s in there to give the +1 attack, can stop a model fleeing & reroll failed to hit rolls if unit charges, is charged or performs heroic intervention.
What’s wrong with the dominion squads? With 1 less melta you mean?
If so with dropping Cawl, I will gain extra points for another cannoness, meltas, hospitaller or dialogus or add some more ad Mech.

I mean, I know what Uriah does but I'm saying for his points you can drop down to a Preacher and get most of the same results.
Yes, you have 1 less melta and more bodies in a squad that doesn't really want more bodies.

Maybe, I will think about that, but the points drop is not much between Uriah & a preacher.
The extra bodies in the Dominion sqds are to soak up casualties.
What would you suggest, remember that 10’s give you faith points.

Pauly wrote:
Maybe, I will think about that, but the points drop is not much between Uriah & a preacher.
The extra bodies in the Dominion sqds are to soak up casualties.
What would you suggest, remember that 10’s give you faith points.

That's not how faith works. You get faith for every 10 models in the army, not in a squad.

So if you have 20 units of 5 models, that's 10 faith points. If you have 10 squads of 10 models, that's 10 faith points.

Pauly wrote:
Yes that makes sense with Cawl. Would you recommend tech priest Dominus or a normal the priest engineer?
My worry with the 10 man taser goad squad would limit my armor penetration against tougher targets?
But I see what you mean with WoM though.

Its really about getting maximum value from squad infiltrators die quite easily so they need to impact when they land

I think in your list as it stands the enginseer is preferable the dominous would only be buffing the kastelans

Yes I know it’s 10 altogether, I’m just saying for me it’s better than units of 5 are easier to destroy in my opinion.
But will keep a open mind as you could run 3 lots of 5 & put hq in the repressors too. Then make one of the SoB squads to 15.

Thanks U02dar4 for feed back on the Ad Mech side. Will put up a couple of revised lists in the next day or 2.