[2000] - Genestealer cult - Cult of the four-armed emperor

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**Spreelock**

hey everyone, looking for feedback for this list, trying to make it competitive. I decided to go for four-armed emperor, to max out the charge rolls.

Cult of the four-armed emperor brigade
-hq- patriarch 135 (warlord: shadow stalker, power: mental onslaught, relic: amulet of the voidwyrm)
-hq- primus 85 (broodcoven trait: biomorph adaption, relic: sword of the void's eye)
-hq- magus 85 (broodcoven trait: inscrutable cunning, powers: mass hypnosis, might from beyond)
-hq- acolyte iconward 60 (relic: icon of the cult ascendant)
-troop- acolyte hybrids (10, icon, democharge, 3x heavy rock saw) 130
-troop- acolyte hybrids (10, icon, democharge, 3x heavy rock saw) 130
-troop- acolyte hybrids (10, icon, democharge, 3x heavy rock saw) 130
-troop- acolyte hybrids (5) 40
-troop- acolyte hybrids (5) 40
-troop- acolyte hybrids (5) 40
-elite- clamavus 60
-elite- sanctus (sniper) 65
-elite- kelermorph 80
-elite- nexos 55
-elite- aberrants (10, heavy power hammers) 350
-fast- atalan jackals (4, 1x democharge) 66
-fast- atalan jackals (4, 1x democharge) 66
-fast- atalan jackals (4, 1x democharge) 66
-heavy- goliath rockgrinder (heavy mining laser, democharges) 105
-heavy- goliath rockgrinder (heavy mining laser, democharges) 105
-heavy- goliath rockgrinder (heavy mining laser, democharges) 105

Total 1998 / 12+d3 cp

Secondaries;
- mental interrogation / psychic ritual with patriarch
- deploy scrambler
- engage on all fronts / domination

Tactics; deployment onboard include goliaths, jackals, sanctus, nexos and 5-man acolyte squads embarked in trucks. The rest of the army is in cult ambush. The santus pops the first turn shot with the perfect ambush for free, nexos stays in cover, jackals race for the objectives and trucks provide firesupport.
The ambush is set to deliver a killing blow, with aberrants using perfect ambush, acolyte squads and characters supporting.

Cp allocation (12+5+d3 during the course of game)
- 1 for the broodcoven
- 1 for the cult psyche
- 1 for the heart of the creed
- 1 for the they came from below
- 3 for the relics
- 3 for the plan generations in the making
- 3 for the perfect ambush
- 5 for the cult reinforcement (1x5 turns)
- extras generated by nexos can be used for rerolls