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Ok, here's my first shot at making a mech sisters list. Any and all comments/suggestions are welcome.

 

HQ: Canoness

Cloak of St. A, Jump Pack, Bolt Pistol, Eviscerator

111 points

 

HQ: Canoness

Cloak of St A, Jump Pack, Inferno Pistol, Blessed Weapon, Frag Grenades

131 points

 

Troops: Battle Sister Squad

7x SoB with Bolters, 1x SoB with H Flamer, 1x SoB with Flamer

VSS with Bolter

mounted in Rhino with Extra Armor and Smoke Launchers

200 points

 

Troops: Battle Sister Squad

7x SoB with Bolters, 1x SoB with H Flamer, 1x SoB with Flamer

VSS with Bolter

mounted in Rhino with Extra Armor and Smoke Launchers

200 points

 

Troops: Battle Sister Squad

7x SoB with Bolters, 2x SoB with Meltas

VSS with Bolter

mounted in Rhino with Extra Armor and Smoke Launchers

202 points

 

Fast Attack: Seraphim Squad

6x Seraphim with TL Bolt Pistols, 2x Seraphim with TL Hand Flamers

VSS with Eviscerator and Book of St. Lucius

252 points

 

Fast Attack: Seraphim Squad

6x Seraphim with TL Bolt Pistols, 2x Seraphim with TL Hand Flamers

VSS with Eviscerator and Book of St. Lucius

252 points

 

Heavy Support: Exorcist

+ Extra Armor

140 points

 

Heavy Support: Exorcist

+ Extra Armor

140 points

 

Heavy Support: Retributor Squad

4x Rets with Bolters, 4x Rets with Heavy Bolters, Imagifier

VSS with Auspex and Storm Bolter

216 points

 

Starting Faith: 10

Total Points: 1844 (what can I do with the other 6 points?)

 

 

   
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Those seraphim seem awfully expensive but I'll leave dissecting them to people who know more about sisters.

I would like to see some more meltaguns around, maybe a dominion or celestian squad or something? Dunno.
   
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For the Retributors, drop the imagifer, and get 2 more sisters. The only Act of Faith you will be using on them is likely Divine Guidance, so more sisters increases the chances.
   
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I'm planning a very similar army at the moment only mine's 1500pts. The only worry i'd have with your list is that there aren't enough rhinos - i'm trying to fit four mech squads into mine, but it means only having 5-man Seraphim squads which i think might be too small.
   
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@DragonPup: The way I'm reading his list, the Rets have 10 models.... 4 bolters + 4 hvy bolters + 1 Imag + 1 VSS = 10. And 10 is the max size for Rets.

I only see 2 things wrong with the list:
- the Seraphim are in units of 9 - and 9 is not a very optimal number.
- the Retributors are geared to use Faith, and Rets aren't a good place to use it.

There are some that will swear up and down that Rets are a perfect place to use it. But honestly? The heavy bolters do enough killing by themselves without needing Divine Guidance. And statistically speaking, it isn't worth it at ranges >24", and is only ok at 12-24". It's when the opponent is inside rapid-fire range that the squad is able to throw enough shots for DG to make a large difference.
Your Canoness' and Seraphim will chew through the Faith fast enough to barely leave any for your flamer squads - don't let the Rets use up a few more precious points.


 
   
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Posted By stjohn70 on 03/12/2006 12:22 AM

- the Retributors are geared to use Faith, and Rets aren't a good place to use it.

 
I dunno, 4 rending heavy bolters sounds pretty good.



   
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Not that good. And they're not rending, DG activates on the "to wound" roll, not the "to hit" - meaning significantly less wounds.

12 normal HB's hit 8, wound 5.33, kill 1.67 MEq
12 DG HB's hit 8, reg wound 4, 1.33 ap1 wounds, kill 2.67 MEq

Yes, you do kill 1 more MEq, statistically speaking. But 1 Marine does NOT equal 1 Faith usage. Ever.

Proper Faith usage is what seperates the SoB's from other lists. Do it wrong or waste it where un-needed, and you'll do as bad as terrible, as good as average. Do it right, and you'll do as bad as average, as good as nigh-unstoppable.

 
   
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Very good. I was under the impression they had rending.
   
 
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