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GW run a day-long 750 point tourney in March and I'd like to take my Daemonhunters from their usual post as IG Allies and use them in their own right.  I honestly don't have THAT much DH experience outside some mixed results with teleporting GK and termie squads, and small ultility squads of plasma ISTs to back up my IG gunline.

 

Inquisitor Lord with Psycannon, Retinue - 165

Retinue: 3 Warriors with Heavy Bolters, 2 Sages, 1 Acolyte, 1 Familiar

7 Grey Knights with 2 Psycannons - 250

8 Inquisitorial Stormtroopers with 2 Plasma Guns - 100

8 Inquisitorial Stormtroopers with 2 Plasma Guns - 100

Grey Knights Dreadnought with AC & DCCW, Smoke, Extra Armour - 118

Total 750

 

The Acolyte and Familiar are really there for extra wounds to keep the heavies firing and the re-rolls coming as long as possible (plus I ahve some cool modelling ideas for them).  Would love not to disgrace myself at this tourney despite its less than formal nature, so please criticize away!

This isn't going to be very helpful, but I like the list a lot. You've got a respectible amount of firepower - actually, very respectible for DH - though you're still plagued by no real dedicated anti-tank fire. At 750 I suspect that'll be less of an issue - there are no restrictions, right? So Necrons could take monolith(s), and you will be facing Leman Russ, etc. - but still curious how you plan to deal with it. Just one thing, are the GK a teleport attak squad? Or do they need to be troops to get a GK dread?

But it looks good, I'd like to hear how you do in the tourny. Luck with that too.

- Boss Salvage

I figured I'm safe from Monoliths because they force the player into using a 2 squad army; a naked Lord, 2 Warrior squads and a 'Lith leaves you 55 points.

Truth be told, armour is a real worry for me, and there are undoubtedly going to be players putting a Russ, Predator or two into their lists (though one of my Str 6 Psycannon shots might get lucky with a glancing hit).  Ultimately I felt I could mess with the list and try to put missile launchers or Lascannons in, but it was going to be more characterful and simply fun for to play to the army's strengths; lots of mid range, mid strength, infantry chewing gunfire.  To that end I figured it would be best to have the extra 6 shots at 36" available from turn one and make the Grey Knights troops.

"it was going to be more characterful and simply fun for to play to the army's strengths"

Bravo, cause characterful, fun games should be the way things always are. On the Necron army with 'lith, I'd actually consider doing that, only because of how few models I'd have to paint! Though I think I'd go with immortals and such instead ...

Anyway, good luck with the list, have fun.

- Boss Salvage

Looks great for a 750 tournament. I would drop one GK trooper and upgrade your dread with the twin Las option.  This is not only for anti armor but I would imagine you will see a monstrous creature/Daemon prince or two.  It also gives you the option for that lone IC instant kill.

Okay I just realised I'm an idiot, because on closer inspection the DH Codex informs me I must have a Grey Knight Hero in the army if I want to use a Dreadnought, and I went out and bought a Dreadnought this afternoon so not using it is not an option (the box with this information is actually next to the Land Raider entry, which is why I never looked at it).

I have removed two Grey Knights to save points and demoted my Inquisitor Lord to an Elite Inquisitor, giving his Psycannon to the Grey Knight Hero who will fight together with the Grey Knight squad. I am devestated that I am now unable to use my newly converted Inquisitor Lord with Psycannon for this event, but it makes more sense to split my heavy weapons evenly between squads. I also took Lemartes advice and swapped my Dread's AC for a Lascannon.

Here is the revised list; please let me know if anything else I've done is illegal.

Grey Knight Brother-Captain with Psycannon - 91

Ordo Malleus Inquisitor with Retinue - 121
3 Warriors with Heavy Bolters
2 Sages
Familiar

5 Grey Knights with Justicar, 2 Psycannons - 200

8 Inquisitorial Stormtroopers with 2 Plasma Guns - 100

8 Inquisitorial Stormtroopers with 2 Plasma Guns - 100

Grey Knights Dreadnought with TL Lascannon & DCCW, Smoke, Extra Armour - 138

Total 750