Astronomicon Daemons 16/20

Lol i think he was just looking for a link Beau

Wow, they really don't like the Wings, Cults, AND Inquisition!

Re-reviewing the "rules"

-1 HQ, -2 Heavy for duplicates in heavy support, -1 for dedicated transports >150 and <300... total 16/20?

Holy smokes, if this is 16/20, I'm taking it.
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I think this is 15/20 ... It'll win all of its games.

Destroyer Lord: sempiternal weave; mindshackle scarabs. 160
Destroyer Lord: sempiternal weave; mindshackle scarabs; resurrection orb. 190

Triarch Stalker 150
Triarch Stalker 150

10 Necron Warriors 245
• Ghost Ark
10 Necron Warriors 245
• Ghost Ark

2 Canoptek Wraiths: 2× whip coils. 90

Annihilation Barge: gauss cannon. 90
Annihilation Barge 90
Annihilation Barge 90

1,500 points

I know, but my comp wouldn't let me get a link to anything but the home page.

Lore Weaver wrote:Re-reviewing the "rules"

-1 HQ, -2 Heavy for duplicates in heavy support, -1 for dedicated transports >150 and <300... total 16/20?

Holy smokes, if this is 16/20, I'm taking it.
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I think this is 15/20 ... It'll win all of its games.

Destroyer Lord: sempiternal weave; mindshackle scarabs. 160
Destroyer Lord: sempiternal weave; mindshackle scarabs; resurrection orb. 190

Triarch Stalker 150
Triarch Stalker 150

10 Necron Warriors 245
• Ghost Ark
10 Necron Warriors 245
• Ghost Ark

2 Canoptek Wraiths: 2× whip coils. 90

Annihilation Barge: gauss cannon. 90
Annihilation Barge 90
Annihilation Barge 90

1,500 points

 Here is what I see Mark for comp. -1 HQ over 300 points, -1 Elites two choices, -1 for dedicated transports over 150?, -1 HS for a third choice, -1 one for a duplicate HS, -1 for a triplicate HS = -6 for a score of 14/20. I would also be careful if they count dedicated transports as "troops" for points otherwise you'd lose another point for less than 300 points of troops. "All points combinations exclude any dedicated transports and their wargear/equipment (all of which go into the dedicated transport section).

Air superiority and scoring. not sure about kharne, maybe a nurgle lord with a black mace, just want a decent counter-charge threat while i shoot stuff.

think its just -2 for 18/20. 300 points of flyers. (exactly, so i dont take -1 for Over 300 points of FA) and -1 for duplicate heavy choices. i'm still on the fence on weather i should nurgle mark the oblits to give them survivability, if i do, they go over 300 points of heavies and affect the comp score.

1500 Pts - Chaos Space Marines Roster

Total Roster Cost: 1499

Troops: Infantry Platoon (30#, 432 pts)
. . 1 Infantry Platoon (Troops) [Guard], 0 pts
. . . . 4 Platoon Command Squad [Guard], 69 pts = 4 * 6 (base cost 6) + Plasma gun x3 45
. . . . . . 1 Platoon Commander [Guard], 6 pts
. . . . 7 Infantry Squad [Guard], 35 pts = 7 * 5
. . . . . . 1 Heavy Weapons Team [Guard], 20 pts = (base cost 10 + Autocannon 10)
. . . . . . 1 Commissar [Guard], 45 pts = (base cost 35 + Power Weapon 10)
. . . . . . 1 Sergeant [Guard], 5 pts
. . . . 7 Infantry Squad [Guard], 35 pts = 7 * 5
. . . . . . 1 Heavy Weapons Team [Guard], 20 pts = (base cost 10 + Autocannon 10)
. . . . . . 1 Sergeant [Guard], 5 pts
. . . . 1 Sabre Weapons Battery (IA) [Guard], 48 pts = (base cost 28) + TL Lascannon x1 20
. . . . 1 Sabre Weapons Battery (IA) [Guard], 48 pts = (base cost 28) + TL Lascannon x1 20
. . . . 1 Sabre Weapons Battery (IA) [Guard], 48 pts = (base cost 28) + TL Lascannon x1 20
. . . . 1 Sabre Weapons Battery (IA) [Guard], 48 pts = (base cost 28) + TL Lascannon x1 20

HQ: Company Command Squad (5#, 50 pts)
. . 4 Company Command Squad (HQ) [Guard], 50 pts = 4 * 6 (base cost 6) + 26

Fast Attack: Vendetta Gunship Squadron (1#, 130 pts)
. . 1 Vendetta Gunship Squadron (Fast) [Guard], 0 pts
. . . . 1 Vendetta [Guard], 130 pts

: Aegis Defence Lines (1#, 50 pts)
. . 1 Aegis Defence Lines [Guard], 50 pts

Fast Attack: Heldrake (1#, 170 pts)
. . 1 Heldrake, 170 pts

HQ: Kharn the Betrayer (1#, 160 pts)
. . 1 Kharn the Betrayer, 160 pts

Troops: Chaos Space Marines (10#, 165 pts)
. . 9 Chaos Space Marines, 137 pts = 9 * 13 (base cost 13) + Meltagun 10 + Meltagun 10
. . . . 1 Aspiring Champion, 28 pts = (base cost 23 + Melta Bombs 5)

Heavy Support: Obliterator (2#, 146 pts)
. . 2 Obliterator, 146 pts = 2 * 73 (base cost 70 + Veterans of the Long War 3)

Heavy Support: Obliterator (2#, 146 pts)
. . 2 Obliterator, 146 pts = 2 * 73 (base cost 70 + Veterans of the Long War 3)

Troops: Chaos Cultists (10#, 50 pts)
. . 9 Chaos Cultists, 36 pts = 9 * 4
. . . . 1 Cultist Champion, 14 pts

Possible playtest list. Thinking of trading the Ard Boys for Nobs. Anybody think of what I could do to beef up the list a little? Looks like... 18/20 on comp?

1500 Pts - Codex: Orks Roster

Total Roster Cost: 1497

HQ: Mega-armoured Warboss (1#, 110 pts)
  1 Mega-armoured Warboss, 110 pts = (base cost 60 + Mega Armour 40 + Cybork Body 10)

Elite: Lootas (8#, 120 pts)
  8 Lootas, 120 pts = 8 * 15

Elite: Lootas (8#, 120 pts)
  8 Lootas, 120 pts = 8 * 15

Troops: 'Ard Boyz (12#, 206 pts)
  10 'Ard Boyz, 120 pts = 10 * 11 (base cost 10 + Stikkbombs 1) + Rokkit Launcha x1 10
     1 'Ard Boyz Nob, 51 pts = (base cost 20 + Bosspole 5 + Stikkbombs 1 + Power Klaw 25)
     1 Trukk, 35 pts

Troops: Boyz (18#, 176 pts)
  17 Boyz, 124 pts = 17 * 7 (base cost 6 + Stikkbombs 1) + Big Shoota x1 5
     1 Boyz Nob, 52 pts = (base cost 16 + 'Eavy Armour 5 + Bosspole 5 + Stikkbombs 1 + Power Klaw 25)

Troops: Boyz (20#, 205 pts)
  19 Boyz, 153 pts = 19 * 7 (base cost 6 + Stikkbombs 1) + Rokkit Launcha x2 20
     1 Boyz Nob, 52 pts = (base cost 16 + 'Eavy Armour 5 + Bosspole 5 + Stikkbombs 1 + Power Klaw 25)

Fast Attack: Dakkajet (1#, 130 pts)
  1 Dakkajet, 130 pts = (base cost 90 + TL Supa Shoota x3 30 + Flyboss 10)

Fast Attack: Dakkajet (1#, 130 pts)
  1 Dakkajet, 130 pts = (base cost 90 + TL Supa Shoota x3 30 + Flyboss 10)

Heavy Support: Battlewagon (1#, 155 pts)
  1 Battlewagon, 155 pts = (base cost 90 + Deff Rolla 20 + Grot Rigger 5 + Red Paint Job 5 + Stikkbomb Chukka 5) + Big Shoota x2 10 + Rokkit Launcha x2 20

Heavy Support: Battlewagon (1#, 145 pts)
  1 Battlewagon, 145 pts = (base cost 90 + Deff Rolla 20 + Grot Rigger 5 + Red Paint Job 5 + Stikkbomb Chukka 5) + Big Shoota x4 20

Hey Mike, I was trolling the internet looking for rules on the sabre platforms and found this. Is this the most recent set of rules for them? 

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/i/Impgupdate.pdf

 

Edit: follow up question. If those are the newest rules, why are they both Unit Type: Artillery, but have a Vehicle statline.

not even close to most recent rules for sabre turrets... its now artillary with tgh 7 and two wounds..

um one sec. Aeronatica is the most recent version.

they are really quite good.  t7, 2 wounds, 3+ Armour,  scoring. free searchlights. twin linked lascannons with skyfire and interceptor.

the picture doesn't reflect the rules, as it states that any platform may take a free searchlight, but then they make an entirely separate searchlight model.

I'm going to use these. they are only WIP right now, but a good start on 5 of them.

Ah ok, I thought those were not the most recent rules. Yea, the artillery unit type is awesome now.

Ahriman 230

9 Thousand Sons: Aspiring Sorcerer (melta bombs); icon of flame. 262
10 Chaos Space Marines: power fist; lightning claw; plasma gun; plasma gun; Mark of Tzeentch; Veterans of the Long War. 240
10 Chaos Cultists: Cultist Champion (shotgun); 6× autogun; heavy stubber. 63

Heldrake 170

Forgefiend: ectoplasma cannon. 200

Heralds of Chaos 100
• Herald of Tzeentch: Psyker (Mastery Level 2); Exalted Reward.

15 Pink Horrors of Tzeentch 135

Burning Chariot of Tzeentch: Exalted Flamer. 100

1,500 points


I think this is 19/20

Slightly fluffy, fun to play.  Would need to pack a spawn and a DP with the army :-)

Edit: I could trim 40pts and grab a soul grinder instead of the exalted flamer.... Sec

Still 19/20

Ahriman 230

9 Thousand Sons: Aspiring Sorcerer (melta bombs); icon of flame. 262
10 Chaos Space Marines: power fist; lightning claw; plasma gun; plasma gun; Mark of Tzeentch; Veterans of the Long War. 240
10 Chaos Cultists: 7× autogun; heavy stubber. 62

Heldrake 170

Forgefiend: ectoplasma cannon. 200

Heralds of Chaos 70
• Herald of Tzeentch: Psyker (Mastery Level 2).

14 Pink Horrors of Tzeentch 126

Soul Grinder: Daemon of Tzeentch. 140

1,500 points

Dammit, stop coming up with decent high composition lists. 

Well, since this seems to be the cool thing to do right now.

19/20 Dark Harvest.

HQ:
Destroyer Lord, Mindshackel Scarabs, Semp Weave. 160 pts
Predictive Strategist warlord trait

Troops:
Flayed Ones x10, Flensing Scarabs. 140 pts

Flayed Ones x10, Flensing Scarabs. 140 pts

Maynark Immortals x7, Tesla Carbines, Flensing Scarabs, Nightscythe. 229 pts

Maynark Immortals x7, Tesla Carbines, Flensing Scarabs, Nightscythe. 229 pts

Fast Attack:
Maynark Scarabs Swarm x10, Charnel upgrade. 200 pts

Elites:
Canoptek Tomb Stalker, Sepulchral Scarabs, Gloom Prisim. 235 pts

Heavy Support:
Canoptek Spyder x3, Gloom Prisim. 165 pts.


-1 score for more than 150 points of dedicated transport.

Play tested the above list against Tom earlier today. Ironically, tightening up the list to play better resulted in a 20/20 comp score.

HQ:
Destroyer Lord, Mindshackel Scarabs, Semp Weave. 160 pts

Troops:
Flayed Ones x15, Flensing Scarabs. 205 pts

Flayed Ones x15, Flensing Scarabs. 205 pts

Maynarkh Warriors x16, Ghost Ark. 323 pts

Fast Attack:
Maynark Scarabs x10, Charnel upgrade. 200 pts

Elites:
Canoptek Tomb Stalkers, Sepulchral Scarabs, Gloom Prisim. 235 pts

Heavy Support:
Canoptek Spyder x3, Gloom Prisim. 165 pts



Incidentally, the Scarabs did awesome this match, destroying a Riptide in one round of melee. Rend + Shred = Stranger Danger, it seems. Flayed Ones, by my opinion, did their job excellently, soaking up immense amounts of incoming fire turn one. Sure, they got wiped off of the field turn one, but all that shooting was shooting that failed to go at the Scarabs and DLord. Thus, by bulking up both squads a touch, and going with a 3rd troop that starts on the board, I should be able to weather turn one much better. The Warriors and Ghost Ark should give me some much needed shooting and ranged anti-armor.

hahaha, see i like the lists that follow the composition rules more closely, i think it'll make for games that are more fun at the tourney, but we'll see how many people follow them i suppose.

That game was all kinds of fun Tom. I really enjoyed playing against the Dark Harvest. They are totally different than regular Necrons. I think you'd have a lot better luck with this list since it'd be much harder for me to kill squads and deny any sort of RP. Also you did give me a couple of nice large blast spots turn one and two (I think I averaged between 5-8 models per blast) which didn't help. I have to get in gear and make a lot more terrain for my table that isn't books/boxes/carboard so we can post up some battle report videos/pictures. Could even become a monthly/bi-montly thing! We could be the next internet sensation!  

The Dark Harvest is such a departure from the typical slog-and-shoot game play of the Necrons, while maintaining the core idea of the implacable death march. I'm going to have to try bringing the new Ark against you sometime, an AV 14 tank with a tripple tap plasma cannon and a 5++ is nothing to sneeze at.

I am debating switching one hammerhead in my list for an Aegis line or Bastion. Would net me three points on the composition score and I'd have a little left for some random upgrades. I wonder if one str 10 ap 1 gun is enough for serious anti-tank though (also fun shooting rhinos with them  )

Re-wrote my list to get 18/20 for composition

1500 competitive Tau - Astronomicon
HQ	Commander	4	5	5	5*	4	3	4	10	2+	85
	Missile Pod, Missile Pod, Drone Controller, Target Lock, Iridium Armor*, Markerlight Drone x 2; Puretide Engram Neurochip										107
HQ	Ethereal	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	10	-	50
Troop	Fire Warriors (12)	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	7	4+	108
Troop	Fire Warriors (12)	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	7	4+	108
Troop	Kroot (15)	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	7	4+	90
	Sniper Rounds										15
Elite	XV104 Riptide	2	3	6	6	5	2	3	9	2+/5++	180
	Twin-linked Fusion Blaster, Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Override, Velocity Tracker										30
Elite	XV104 Riptide	2	3	6	6	5	2	3	9	2+/5++	180
	Twin-linked Fusion Blaster, Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Override, Velocity Tracker										30
Fast A.	Pathfinder Team (5)	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	7	5+	55
Fast A.	Drone Squadron (5)	2	2	3	4	1	4	1	7	4+	70
	Markerlight Drone x5
Heavy S.	Hammerhead Gunship		4		13	12	10		3		125
	Railgun; Twin-Linked Smart Missile System; Submunition Rounds; Blacksun Filter; Longstrike										51
Heavy S.	Sky Ray Missile Defence Gunship		4		13	12	10		3		115
	Two Networked Markerlights; Six Seeker Missiles; Twin-Linked Smart Missile System;  Blacksun Filter										1
Fort.	Aegis Defence Line										50
	Quadgun										50
											1500

Replaced one hammerhead with the aegis line and quadgun. decided that anti-tank was going to be low so picked up longstrike and PENchip on my commander at the cost of two markerlight drones. Would be interesting to group up the commander 12 firewarriors and the ethereal on the quadgun with monster/tank hunters.

You guys came up with some decent lists with fair comp. Makes me realize how badly Chaos Space Marines need a decent supplement. I went 20/20 comp but my list is redonculously not competitive in comparison haha. 2 helldrakes was my only other move but with snazzy fw and tau... didn't think the investment and -3 comp was worth it. Oh well least the deathshroud terminators look fantastic! Looking forward to seein ya gents on the battlefield.

yeah double dragon is like -4 points not counting the rest of your list. its not that bad actually for what it gives you.

lets hope the various supplements that come out balance out the CSM codex a bit. its also a little unfortunate that the one unit in the dex that is obviously "very very good" the drake. also marginalizes every other unit in the dex. (along with most other MEQ equivalent armies)