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Considering this list for a local campaign.

Managed to get everything balanced so that everything GSC is in ambush and all guard on the table.

All feedback welcome.

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Tyranids - Genestealer Cults) [456pts, 26 PL] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Cult Ambush Table

Discipline: Broodmind

Gametype: Matched

Objective Secured

Power: Smite

+ HQ +

Magus [4 PL, 73pts]

Patriarch [7 PL, 150pts]

+ Troops +

Neophyte Hybrids [82pts, 5 PL]
. 5x Neophyte Hybrid
. Neophyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Heavy Stubber
. Neophyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Mining Laser
. Neophyte Hybrid (Special Weapon): Grenade Launcher
. Neophyte Hybrid (Special Weapon): Grenade Launcher
. Neophyte Leader: Autogun, Autopistol

Neophyte Hybrids [88pts, 5 PL]
. 5x Neophyte Hybrid
. Neophyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Mining Laser
. Neophyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Mining Laser
. Neophyte Hybrid (Special Weapon): Grenade Launcher
. Neophyte Hybrid (Special Weapon): Grenade Launcher
. Neophyte Leader: Autogun, Autopistol

Neophyte Hybrids [63pts, 5 PL]
. 7x Neophyte Hybrid (Shotgun)
. Neophyte Hybrid (Special Weapon): Flamer
. Neophyte Hybrid (Special Weapon): Grenade Launcher
. Neophyte Leader: Autogun, Bolt Pistol

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Astra Militarum) [23 PL, 389pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Regimental Doctrine: Brood Brothers

+ HQ +

Company Commander [2 PL, 30pts]: Chainsword, Display Astra Militarum Orders, Laspistol, The Dagger of Tu'Sakh

Tank Commander [239pts, 12 PL]: Lascannon, Plasma Cannons
. Command Battle Tank: Battle Cannon

+ Troops +

Infantry Squad [40pts, 3 PL]: 9x Guardsman
. Sergeant: Laspistol

Infantry Squad [40pts, 3 PL]: 9x Guardsman
. Sergeant: Laspistol

Infantry Squad [40pts, 3 PL]: 9x Guardsman
. Sergeant: Laspistol

++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (Tyranids - Genestealer Cults) [527pts, 28 PL] ++

+ HQ +

Primus [4 PL, 76pts]: Bonesword

Primus [4 PL, 76pts]: Bonesword

+ Elites +

Purestrain Genestealers [150pts, 8 PL]: 10x Purestrain Genestealer

Purestrain Genestealers [150pts, 8 PL]: 10x Purestrain Genestealer

Purestrain Genestealers [75pts, 4 PL]: 5x Purestrain Genestealer

++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Imperium - Astra Militarum) [35 PL, 628pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Regimental Doctrine: Brood Brothers

+ HQ +

Tank Commander [237pts, 12 PL]: Lascannon, Plasma Cannons
. Command Executioner: Turret-mounted Executioner Plasma Cannon

+ Heavy Support +

Heavy Weapons Squad [33pts, 3 PL]
. Heavy Weapon Team: Mortar
. Heavy Weapon Team: Mortar
. Heavy Weapon Team: Mortar

Leman Russ Battle Tanks [10 PL, 192pts]
. Leman Russ Executioner: Lascannon, Plasma Cannons, Turret-mounted Executioner Plasma Cannon

Leman Russ Battle Tanks [10 PL, 166pts]
. Leman Russ Punisher: Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolters, Turret-mounted Punisher Gatling Cannon

++ Total: [2000pts, 112 PL] ++

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Purestrain squads need more guys, drop the 5 guy squad and make 13, 12 man squad.
Best would be 2x 15 man squads or they wont survive overwatch and you will drop from 4 attacks to 3 and thats a big hit.

Yeah, purestrains in mobs of 15 is preferable, definitely, but the list as it stands is pretty finely balanced (needs 2 GSC detachment to allow a guard battalion - for sweet, sweet cp - and a spearhead - obsec tanks, needs more PL of guard on the table than GSC in ambush and currently it's something like 58 guard to 56 cults, and I also need sufficient primuses / primii / whatever for reliable ambushing but I don't want to give up my patriarch or magus for psychic cover). If you have any ideas on how to get round these restrictions (or to mitigate the fact whatever I ambush in will usually get shot up by the shoot infiltrators start everyone seems to get now) that would be brilliant.

Make Neophytes in to 11 man squads, pumps them to 10 power level rating, you can probably take out few guardsmen for it.