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Night System
04-01-2010, 12:36 PM
Dilema time!

Next week at warhammer world is the Mercenary Tournament, the basic premise is a 1500pt list, and forgeworld units are allowed. This brings up many problems, mostly, i can imagine alot of people taking minimal armies and then adding baneblades, warhounds, stompas as they see fit. i have no big units like this to compete with.

Therefore i am designing a list's with a very anti armour theme in mind.

I have two main armies up and running at the moment, Eldar and Doom Legion space marines using the blood angels codex. Here are the two lists i came up with.

Librarian - Sanguine Sword, Might Of Heroes, Epistolary, Melta Bombs, plasma pistol, 170

Sanguinary Priest, Power Sword, Melta Bombs - 70

Tactical Sqaud - 10 marines, Flamer, Multimelta, Power fist - 195
Rhino, Extra Armour - 65

Tactical Sqaud - 10 marines, Plasma Gun , Plasma Cannon, Power fist - 210
Rhino, Extra Armour - 65

Assault Sqaud - 8 marines, Power Fist, Melta Gun - 189
Land Raider, Extra Armour, Storm Bolter - 240

Predator, Lascannon Sponsons, Extra Armour, dozer blade - 155

Predator, Lascannon Sponsons, Extra Armour, dozer blade - 155

1499

cost of building new stuff - £60

This is a fairly balanced all comers list in my opinion, it does lack a little in the anti horde department but i am hoping bolters and chainswords can help my out there. Problems however i would need to get a predator, a land raider, and a librarian.

The idea behind this list is to mount everything in there transports and drive into the heart of the enemy, the predators hang back giving covering fire, the librarian and assault sqaud charge out while the tacticals stay within 6 inchs of the land raider (the sanguinary priest will remain inside giving everything FNP and FC)

My second idea is my Eldar

Eldrad - 210

6 warlocks, 1 with enhance, 5 with destructor - 205
Wave Serpant, EML, Spirit Stones, Star Engines - 145

8 Rangers, Pathfinder upgrade - 192

4 jetbikes, shuriken cannon - 98

4 jetbikes - 88

3x War Walkers each with EML + BL - 240

Fire Prism, Holo Fields, Spirit Stones - 160

Fire Prism, Holo Fields, Spirit Stones - 160

1498

price to get done £20

This army is much more specialised, with witch blades and anti tank weapons coming out of the wazoo it can deal with most enemy tanks, eldrad and his council drive straight into the heart of the enemy (hopefully if the enemy took a stompa or something scary) and rip it out with the witchblades, all the while the rest of the army move in. However it is EXTREMELY fragile and a bit of a one trick pony. I have alot more experience using eldar, i am more likely to win with this but i dont think i would have as much fun as i would with my doom legion, but then i also wouldnt need to spend as much money


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Comments on both lists? and thoughts?

gcsmith
04-02-2010, 04:59 AM
As I have no experience with either army I will say straight out, Play which one your more comftable with, you will feel much better even if you lose knowing you played your best, instead of kicking your self for missing a trick, also the army will be more fun in the long run.
Gcsmith over and out!!