Well 'Ard Boyz is still a few months away, but I'm tossing around potential lists that I'd like to try out. Last time I posted a spammy Dark Lance army, but here's a more serious variant based off what has worked for me in the past:
HQ
Haemonculi (Crucible of Malediction) - 65
Baron - 105
ELITES
3 Trueborn (3 Blaster) - 156
Venom (+Splinter Cannon, Night Shields) – [75]
3 Trueborn (3 Blaster) - 156
Venom (+Splinter Cannon, Night Shields) – [75]
3 Trueborn (3 Blaster) - 156
Venom (+Splinter Cannon, Night Shields) – [75]
TROOPS
5 Warriors (Syrabite, Blaster) – 145
Venom (+Splinter Cannon, Night Shields) – [75]
5 Warriors (Syrabite, Blaster) – 145
Venom (+Splinter Cannon, Night Shields) – [75]
5 Warriors (Syrabite, Blaster) – 150
Raider (Flickerfields, Night Shields) – [80]
10 Wracks (Acothyst, 2 Liquifiers) – 210
Raider (Night Shields, Flickerfields) – [80]
10 Wracks (Acothyst, 2 Liquifiers) – 210
Raider (Night Shields, Flickerfields) – [80]
13 Warriors (Dark Lance, Blaster) - 157
FAST ATTACK
5 Scourges (2 Haywire Launcher) - 130
5 Scourges (2 Haywire Launcher) - 130
5 Scourges (2 Haywire Launcher) - 130
HEAVY SUPPORT
1 Ravager (Night Shields, Flickerfields) – 125
1 Ravager (Night Shields, Flickerfields) – 125
1 Ravager (Night Shields, Flickerfields) – 125
Total: 2,420
Still have 80 points to play with! 3 Trueborn with blaster = 81 points. Damn! Maybe I can upgrade one of those Scourge squads to a big Reaver squad. Oh well, the details can be sorted out later, but this is a very good starting point.
25 KP
11 Vehicles
6 Troops
13 Dark Lance
13 Blaster
10 Splinter Cannons
6 Haywire Launchers
Night Shields and Flickerfields on everything
- Ld 9 on my Troops! Having leadership 8 has cost me dearly in the past. In the last tournament I attended, I failed my leadership test with a roll of a 9 in a tightly contested game- essentially costing me the game and a chance to play for first place. Last week I failed a leadership test that would have given me a win over my friends Eldar army - only to settle for the tie instead.
- I opted to include the Haywire Blasters in order to give myself a little extra anti-vehicle. I fully expect to see tons of AV12 this year, so hopefully I can slow them down a bit until my blasters get in range.
- Baron is there to help get the first turn. My army isn't close combat oriented, so Vect doesn't quite have a place. However, Baron still gives me a better than average chance at going first.
- The foot squad is there to sit on an objective and be annoying. With a 3+ cover save from Baron, and FNP from the Haemonculi, they should be a seriously annoying unit to dislodge.
- I'm running night shields and flickerfields on everything. I know there are some who don't think both upgrades are worth it, but combined they have a huge annoyance factor. Stuff with a range of 48" will still ruin my day, but small arms bolter fire, mulit-meltas, and the like will have their effectiveness minimized.
