I recently got an email asking whether or not I could come up with a Nob Biker list aimed at essentially guaranteeing a victory in a single scenario, whilst also being strong in the others. After about 30 minutes of trials, and a few tweaks, I've managed to come up with the following;
HQ:
Ork Warboss - 140pts
Warbike
Cybork Body
Power Klaw
Boss Pole
Ork Warboss - 140pts
Warbike
Cybork Body
Power Klaw
Boss Pole
Troops:
Ork Nob Squad - 570pts
7 Models
Waaagh Banner
Painboy
7x Power Klaw
7x Warbike
7x Cybork Body
Ork Nob Squad - 645pts
8 Models
Waaagh Banner
Painboy
8x Power Klaw
8x Warbike
8x Cybork Body
The list is aimed at ensuring a victory in 'Annihilation' scenario's. The list only gives away 4 kill points in total, but has more than enough killing potential to get a solid few kill points under its belt, before it simply turbo boosts away and avoids the enemy.
Where does the list suffer? Ordnance. Anything sporting STR10 becomes an issue, as with STR8 weapons you can simply allocate the wounds onto the warboss to avoid losing a Nob Biker to instant death. The Waaagh banners are also crucial, ensuring that Nob bikers make the most of out their attacks, by hitting 3/4 attacks on average.
If anyone has any questions about an army list, or would like advice, please feel free to contact me at: levett01@gmail.com
Well, its been an eventful few weeks. Namely, I've now managed to reach 70 victories in row!! I'm aiming for 100, but this may be a little bit ambitious depending on how the 'Great Devourer' tournament goes in March, which brings me onto the main reason for this post.
'The Great Devourer' is a young tournament, boasting a rough attendance of 500 gamers, spread throughout WHFB, WH40K and LoTR, this is the largest tournament of its kind held in the UK. The points limit for the WH40K side of things is 1750, hence my previous post questioning if this will become a more common sight across the tournament scene.
Moving on! I have some reservations about the tournament. After recently contacting the organisers, it seems they were not familiar with the 'GT House Rules' packs that are available, nor were they planning to enforce any official Errata documents. After a chat over the phone, they are now going to review the tournaments structure and consider some amendments. On a serious note, I do have some concerns about the tournament, and will most likely end up offering some form of assistance on the day.
So, thats covered now! Moving onto the main event... The list I am planning to take to the tournament is listed below. I've taken a great amount of time in working out how it will perform against different units, and various list types I am likely to find at 1750, and can safely say I feel confident in how it will perform. I'll be posting pictures up shortly documenting the armies progress as I embark on the painting side of things.... (yawn!! lol).
World Eaters 1750 List:
HQ:
Skraal (Count As: Kharn the Betrayer) – 165pts
Daemon Prince - 155pts
Mark of Slaneesh
Wings
Lash of Submission
Elites:
Terminators - 125pts
3 Models
2x Combi Melta
1x Reaper Autocannon
Chaos Chosen - 161pts
7 Models
2x Melta Gun
1x Flamer
Icon of Chaos Glory
Troops:
Khorne Berzerkers - 253pts
8 Models
Champion with Power Fist
Personal Icon
Transport: Rhino with 2x TL Bolter
Khorne Berzerkers - 253pts
8 Models
Champion with Power Fist
Personal Icon
Transport: Rhino with 2x TL Bolter
Summoned Daemons - 91pts
7 Models
Summoned Daemons - 91pts
7 Models
Heavy Support:
Defiler - 150pts
2x Close Combat Weapons
Defiler - 150pts
2x Close Combat Weapons
Defiler - 150pts
2x Close Combat Weapons
Since 5th Edition we have seen a number of changes to the game we all love, Warhammer 40000.
5th Edition has taken aspects back from 2nd Edition, and merged them into the more developed 4th Edition, creating a rather balanced system. However, for a long time the standard tournament limit has been 1500pts in the European scene, and 1850pts across the pond in America. It now seems a change is coming, in that some tournaments such as "The Great Devourer" have adopted 1750pts, and due to this there has been a significant rise in games being played this points level.
The question I put forward here, is does 1750 offer a better gaming experience, with a more balanced outcome than 1500 or 1850? I can see the potential for longer, more tactical games at 1750, however I can also see this opening a window to creating more unbalanced army lists in the tournament scene.
Lets take a look at how one of the top tier army lists that may be affected.
Example: "Lash Spam"
HQ:
Daemon Prince w/ MoS, Wings, Lash of Submission
Daemon Prince w/ MoS, Wings, Lash of Submission
Troops:
10x Plague Marines, 2x Plasma Gun
10x Plague Marines, 2x Plasma Gun
2x Rhino w/ Combi Melta.
Heavy Support:
3x Obliterators
3x Obliterators
1x Vindicator
Total: 1495
Currently this list is solid. You have enough Anti-Tank to take care of any serious armoured threats, whilst also having plenty of anti-infantry power. Now, add in an extra 250 pts and you could potentially be looking at a further 10 plague marines with 2 melta guns, meaning you are now facing 30! The possibilities are endless...
So, what do we think? is 1750pts the saviour of tournament play in 5th Edition, or does 1500pts still 'float the boat'?
Its been a long time since I've posted here, however I feel its time to revive the only beauty and spread my thoughts across the abyss of the Internet.
Recently I have become heavily involved in increasing my painting ability and so far i'm happy with the results. I'm now able confidently say I am able to pull off the following techniques to a level I am happy with;
Since my last post I was due to go to the GT, unfortunately however I was being tested for cancer at the time so had to cancel! I have also now abandoned the Eldar project as it was simply not enthralling on any level what so ever.
In light of this I have now moved onto doing a World Eaters / Khorne army, which I am enjoying the most since I first started the WH40K hobby over 17 years ago. I'll be posting an update soon with an army list, and hopefully some pictures of the models!
Taking the above into account, they form a good thought process when building any Warhammer 40000 army list, or at least, they haven't failed me yet!
In my next post, I will be posting the Eldar list I am aiming to take to GT Heat 2 this year, feel free to post any comments, or ask questions!
Blood Guard – Octavian’s Coven (1500pts)
HQ:
Lord Octavian – The Dragon. (Count as Mephiston) – 225pts
Chaplain – 100pts
Death Company – 160pts
+ 7 Models (3 free)
+ Rhino
+ 6 Models
+ 1x Flamer
+ 2x Power Weapon
+ 1x Meltabombs
+ Rhino
Troops:
Tactical Squad – 215pts
+ 10 Models
+ Plasma Gun
+ Missile Launcher
Tactical Squad – 170pts
+ 5 Models
+ 1x Meltagun
+ 1x Meltabombs
+ Rhino
Blood Familiars (Storm Troopers) – 65 pts
+ 5 Models
+ 1x Plasma Gun
+ 1x Flamer
Fast Attack:
Attack Bike – 50pts
+ Multi Melta
Attack Bike – 50pts
+ Multi Melta
Heavy Support:
Baal Predator – 125pts
+ HB Sponsons
Baal Predator – 125pts
+ HB Sponsons
Introduction:
"How do you define a saviour? A servant of good, honour, and justice who rescues others from the grasp of evil? A courageous soul, bound to helping preserve the destiny of lesser beings? Or soul so dark, and tortured, that fear has no grasp upon it? A soul so dark, that chaos itself has come to fear it. For it is those cursed few who hold the key to our legions future."
- Lord Commander Dante addressing Mephiston during the Red Ascension.
Background:
The Blood Guard
Deeply ingrained within the Blood Angels' gene-seed is the encoded experience of Sanguinius, and many say that most deeply imprinted of all is the memory ops his final battle with Horus. Sometimes an event or circumstance will trigger this 'race memory'. This appears to happen only rarely, often on the eve of battle, and it is likely to be a fatal experience for the warrior whose mind is suddenly wrenched into the distant past. What has become known as the Black Rage overcomes him, the memories, of his consciousness of Sanguinius intrude upon his mind, and dire events ten thousand years old flood into the present. This we know to be true.
Should the warrior survive the memories of those dark events and the forth coming battle, he will be restrained and taken back to Baal, where he will be held within the 'Tower of Amareo'. Not much is known about the tower, other than it holds both, some of the most heroic and cursed warriors to bare the gene-seed of Sanguinius. There are tales of howling cries that demand the blood of the living, and call out the name of Sanguinius himself. There have been recorded incidents where the local Baalites have strayed close to the tower, to go missing one day, only to reappear later drained of their blood. Truly, these warriors were doomed to become shadows of their once heroic selves. This fate had been sealed until the arrival of the Lord of Death, Mephiston.
After overcoming the Black Rage a second time, Mephiston had begun to see the plan his primarch had laid out before him, the cure to their blood thirst was in those closest to Sanguinius, those tortured souls who had relived the final moments on Sanguinius' glorious life before it was extinguished at the hands of Horus. Not much is known about the months Mephiston spent within the Tower of Amareo, however it is said that during the final days the sky above the tower turned red with blood, this phenomenon became known as the Red Ascension.
Finally Mephiston emerged, and behind him an entire phalanx of astartes clad in Black and Red armour sporting weapons similar to the revered Spear of Telesto once wielded by Sanguinius himself. At the center of the formation stood an equal to the lord of death, Octavian - 'Lord of the Blood Guard'. Mephiston had managed to aid Octavian, once his most promising apprentice, to control the Black Rage, enhancing his powers to unimaginable levels.
The Blood Guard had been born. Each member of the blood guard was a forgotten hero, cursed with the red thirst and the memories of the fall of Sanguinius, each a surviving member of the Death Company, and each an incomparable warrior. The Blood Guard exists as a secretive detachment of the Blood Angels, tasked with finding a cure for the gene-seed curse they all possess, and they will not rest until their thirst is quenched for all eternity.
Fighting Doctrines
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Organisation
The Blood Guard are similar to the majority of chapters in their organisation, however refer to companies as “covenants”. Each Covenant is typically 300 strong including vehicle support.
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Power Lances
Created deep within the core of Baal, and bathed in the blood of their fallen brethren, each lance is work of art unto itself. After the initial creation process, the lance is then attuned to psychic signature of Sanguinius himself, using blood from the holiest of artefacts, the Red Grail, for only the sons of the sanguine one are able to wield the lances to full effect.
The weapon itself is designed to hunt down the foul stench of chaos and eradicate it. Upon contact with a tainted object, the lance will revolt, resonating with anger inside the very atomic structure of the target, causing a series of violent detonations at the sub-atomic level, leaving no trace of taint of chaos.
The Master of the Guard is anointed with a further modified lance, able to discharge a small sphere of raw energy at close range, similar to the effects of plasma weaponry, the power of which is largely dependent upon the wielder.
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