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A list for casual games- just something that has a variety of units to keep things interesting without being totally stomped on. Advice on how to optimise units rather than a complete overhaul would be welcome.

HQ. lord, bike, lightning claw, MoK, AoDG, melta bombs. 130

Troops. 10 CSM, 2 x flamer, 8x ccw, champ has pw
Troops. 10 CSM, 2 x melta gun, 8 ccw, champ has pw
Troops. 19 cultists.

Fast. Heldrake, baleflamer
Fast. 4 bikes, MoK, 2 x plasma. Champ has melta bombs

Heavy. 5 havocs. 4 x autocannons.

Thanks in advance!

Its a good start. Personally I wouldn't do Melta guns or Flamers on a foot unit. They will have a hard time getting where they need to be. But for a small game it might work.

I would drop the melta bombs off the lord and spring for a power fist. Take out the power weapons from champs as needed. This way, you get +1 attack, and get I5, Ap3 re rolls to wound or I1 S8 with the extra attack. At 1k points, there won't be many land raiders, and a power fist+melta bombs can handle one in a pinch. If you see one, ignore it or use your melta gun squad.

With your spare points, you can get extra cultists, CCW's for the marines and a shotgun for the champ. Up to you on which you want-all good options.

I was considering the LC/PF combo. Dropping melta bombs and a pw off one of the squads would work as you said.

I agree that foot slogging melta/flamer is going to waste a few turns not using them but I like to have some in the list somewhere for crowd control and to deter enemy armour from straying too close. Not an ideal solution but at 1000 points everything is a compromise.