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I edited my post sorry I forgot the culexus can not take the empty pod. Please keep the advice coming.

I am about half way finished building my 1850 White Scars Gladius with allied Culexus Assassin. I want to see what you think and hear your advice. Before I am 100% finishes I want to know what changes and ideas other 40k players have. Please ask question and give your opinion.

Here is what I am intending to do as of the list below. This is meant to give some insight into what I am thinking. It is not meant to say I am not open to ideas. Obviously drop 3 pods on turn 1. Depending on what I am facing that could be 2 melta pods and Culexus pod, or any combination. The grav cannon rhinos have the option to scout up for shooting as mobile bunkers, or hiding before moving if I go 2nd. The flamer razors could out flank or hold objectives in or near my deployment if its an objectives mission. The speartip strike can attempt to force a unit to pin. When the speartip stike unit shoots at another unit they must take a pin test. It is at -2 Ld for every unit beyond the first 2 from the speartip strike that shoots at the enemy unit. For me I have 4 units in the spear tip, which could be a -4 Ld pin test. I understand it is not a given and the unit could still pass the test even if a Ld 10 unit is at Ld 6. If possible depending on opposing list the Khan and command will be centrally located to help out where needed and use the 12" bubble he provides of re roll morale, pinning, and fear. The Culexus is there to pester and focus on enemy psychic users. He has several rules to help with this. If there are no enemy psychic users, he can still attempt to pester and mess with an ellite or hq type of squad. He stands a chance to do some wounds and possibly survive. At the least he will take some focus off other things in my army as the enemy goes after him. I have rambled on to much as is so here is the list.


1st Battle demi

Khan, moondrakken
Command squad, bike, apothecary, grav gun x3, stormshield x3, melta bomb, drop pod
Dev, grav cannon, rhino
Assault, flamer x2, drop pod
Tac, grav cannon, rhino
Tac, melta, combi melta, drop pod
Tac, melta, combi melta, drop pod

2nd Battle demi

Chaplain, bike, aspex, hunters eye
Dev, grav cannon, rhino
Assault, flamer x2, drop pod
Tac, grav cannon, rhino
Tac, flamer, razor
Tac, flamer, razor

Speartip Strike
Landspeeder, multi melta
Landspeeder, multi melta
Bike squad, grav gun x2,
Bike squad, grav gun x2,

Allied Officio Assassinorum
Culexus Assassin



Please tell me what you think.

thepariah wrote:
I am about half way finished building my 1850 White Scars Gladius with allied Culexus Assassin. I want to see what you think and hear your advice. Before I am 100% finishes I want to know what changes and ideas other 40k players have. Please ask question and give your opinion.

Here is what I am intending to do as of the list below. This is meant to give some insight into what I am thinking. It is not meant to say I am not open to ideas. Obviously drop 3 pods on turn 1. Depending on what I am facing that could be 2 melta pods and Culexus pod, or any combination. The grav cannon rhinos have the option to scout up for shooting as mobile bunkers, or hiding before moving if I go 2nd. The flamer razors could out flank or hold objectives in or near my deployment if its an objectives mission. The speartip strike can attempt to force a unit to pin. When the speartip stike unit shoots at another unit they must take a pin test. It is at -2 Ld for every unit beyond the first 2 from the speartip strike that shoots at the enemy unit. For me I have 4 units in the spear tip, which could be a -4 Ld pin test. I understand it is not a given and the unit could still pass the test even if a Ld 10 unit is at Ld 6. If possible depending on opposing list the Khan and command will be centrally located to help out where needed and use the 12" bubble he provides of re roll morale, pinning, and fear. The Culexus is there to pester and focus on enemy psychic users. He has several rules to help with this. If there are no enemy psychic users, he can still attempt to pester and mess with an ellite or hq type of squad. He stands a chance to do some wounds and possibly survive. At the least he will take some focus off other things in my army as the enemy goes after him. I have rambled on to much as is so here is the list.


1st Battle demi

Khan, moondrakken
Command squad, bike, apothecary, grav gun x3, stormshield x3, melta bomb, drop pod for Culexus
Dev, grav cannon, rhino
Assault, flamer x2, drop pod
Tac, grav cannon, rhino
Tac, melta, combi melta, drop pod
Tac, melta, combi melta, drop pod

2nd Battle demi

Chaplain, bike, aspex, hunters eye
Dev, grav cannon, rhino
Assault, flamer x2, drop pod
Tac, grav cannon, rhino
Tac, flamer, razor
Tac, flamer, razor

Speartip Strike
Landspeeder, multi melta
Landspeeder, multi melta
Bike squad, grav gun x2,
Bike squad, grav gun x2,

Allied Officio Assassinorum
Culexus Assassin



Please tell me what you think.

Illegal. I know the Command squads DP will be empty but you can't put anything else in it at the start of the game, meaning it has to come down empty. Drop the speartip strike for the10th company and pick up a company of the great wolf for 80 points to get the culexus.

You are right I had no idea what I was thinking its because the pod is dedicated to the command squad.

Is taking out the speartip and putting in the 10th scouts for the spare points? I am not familiar with the great wolf. Can you tell me how I can get in the culexus with them?

Thank you for the heads up.


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Here are the changed I made.

1st Battle demi

Khan, moondrakken
Command squad, bike, apothecary, grav gun x3, stormshield x3, melta bomb, rhino
Dev, grav cannon, rhino
Assault, flamer x2, drop pod
Tac, melta, combi melta, drop pod
Tac, melta, combi melta, drop pod
Tac, melta, drop pod

2nd Battle demi

Chaplain, bike, aspex, hunters eye
Dev, grav cannon, rhino
Bike squad, grav gun x2,
Tac, grav cannon, rhino
Tac, grav cannon, rhino
Tac, flamer, drop pod

Speartip Strike
Landspeeder, hbx2
Landspeeder, hb x2
Bike squad, grav gun x2,
Bike scout, grenade launcher x2,

Allied Officio Assassinorum
Culexus Assassin


Please tell me what you think.

Yeah the 10th company would be for points cutting if you took it, only 165 base I believe. Plus scouts are solid. The company of the great wolf is a Space wolves detachement that makes elites compulsory instead of troops, and also offers 10 point servitors as an elites choice. So what you can do is take a Rune Priest, 2 Servitors and a pod and put the culexus in that empty pod, all for just 115 points.

As for the List, I would dump the bike squad in the second battle demi for a single MM Attack bike and use the points to fill out upgrades. Get that extra combi melta, put combi-weapons on the other sarges, Fill out the Command squad with another grav, etc. Also, since it's free, take the razorback for the Command Squad. Free HB is free HB.