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I am playing in a tourmanet at my LFGS. Its a super competative meta and I am going to bring war convocation. Were playing ITC missions and FAQ. For some reason its 1650 not 1850 but I think its a time constraint. I have never played in ultra competative tourney and I want a good showing. This is what I came up with now that drop skitarii are not playable anymore. I play tested it today vs gladius and it did really well. Thoughts?

War Convocation


Skitarii Battle Maniple


5x Skitarii Vanguard
Omnispex
2x Plasma Caliver
Alpha- Pater Radium
Alpha- Digital Weapons
Alpha- Conversion Field
Alpha- Power maul
Alpha- Phosphor Blast Pistol

5x Skitarii Rangers-
Omnispex
2x Arc Rifles
Alpha- Digital Weapons
Alpha- Conversion Field
Alpha- Arkhan’s Divinator

5x Sicarian Ruststalkers
Princeps- Dataspike
Princeps- Chordclaw
Princeps- 2x Transonic Blades(no mind scrambler grenades)
Princeps- Digital Weapons
Princeps- Conversion Field
Princeps- The Omniscient Mask

5x Sicarian Infiltrators
Flechette and Taser Goads
Princeps- Digital Weapons
Princeps- Conversion Field
Princeps- Infoslave Skull
Princeps- Phase Taser

2x Sydonian Dragoon
Phosphor Serpenta


Onager Dunecrawler-
Iccarus Array
Cognis Heavy Stubber
Smoke Launchers
Mindscanner Probe
Cognis Manipulator

Cult Mechanicus Battle Congregation

Tech Priest Dominus
Digital Weapons
Stasis Field
Uncreator Gauntlet
Phosphor Serpenta
Infoslave Skull

3x Kataphron Destroyers
Heavy Grav Cannons

3x Kataphron Destroyers
Heavy Grav Cannons

Oathsworn Detachment

Knight Warden
Meltagun
Stormspear Rocket Pod

Librarius Conclave

3x Space Marine Librarians

Sorry for not counting the points out, but I would strongly recommend taking two knights if possible, even if it's 2 errants. It's amazing for the War Convo, giving us a ton of forward pressure, two models that are very hard to remove (something the war convo is lacking in), and a giant F U to any of the popular deathstars out there currently.

Nihility wrote:
Sorry for not counting the points out, but I would strongly recommend taking two knights if possible, even if it's 2 errants. It's amazing for the War Convo, giving us a ton of forward pressure, two models that are very hard to remove (something the war convo is lacking in), and a giant F U to any of the popular deathstars out there currently.

At this point level there is no way I can take war convo and two knights. Although it would be nice to stomp some of those

Well, taking a culexus assassin would be my fall back then, especially if you can get him in a rhino or some type of transport. That guy is pretty game changing. You could just infiltrate him and take a full squad of vanguard (might be at the expense of a dragoon). Are you taking taser lances on the dragoons? If so adding more of them is always a good idea. They don't get the love they deserve in my opinion. With 3 or more you have a very real threat that has a 2+ cover save out in the open with your canticles going, i6, str 8, extra hits on 6s, and have a threat range of 24 inches.

I guess what i'm getting at is trying to patch our lack of psychic phase with a single conclave doesn't work as well as you'd hope.

Culexus got nerfed; aura doesn't extend out of vehicles anymore.

Is the Librarian Conclave that bad when its bare bones? I feel 3 chances for invisibility is pretty good and they will get it off. Attach them to a squad of Kataphrons for some durability and they are good? Any other options for that last bit of points? I could add more kataphrons but I dont have the models.

 Swampmist wrote:
Culexus got nerfed; aura doesn't extend out of vehicles anymore.

When did that happen?

 arinnoor wrote:

 Swampmist wrote:
Culexus got nerfed; aura doesn't extend out of vehicles anymore.

When did that happen?

The new FAQ (still a draft, but they've made it pretty clear that the actual answers are unlikely to change.) It states that, unless specifically stated, aura effects (such as the culexus) don't have an effect if they are embarked in a vehicle because they are not technically on the board. Also, you can't start the game embarked on an allied transport, so no Drop Podding them either.

 thekerrick wrote:
Is the Librarian Conclave that bad when its bare bones? I feel 3 chances for invisibility is pretty good and they will get it off. Attach them to a squad of Kataphrons for some durability and they are good? Any other options for that last bit of points? I could add more kataphrons but I dont have the models.

It's not bad persay, it's just it doesn't synergize well with us. You would get very few dice, and against the armies you would really specifically want those powers against, well they are typically going to have a lot more dice to cancel you. From my experience instead of getting some psychic powers, it's just better to shut them down via assassin or more firepower.