Well, you can tell I am working from home today.....
Here is another list utilizing the Swiss Army Knife that is Ahriman. I would also commend GW for a codex full of useful HQ choices.
We will review Ahriman in all his splendor soon. Use Ahriman's Master of Deception Warlord Trait (infiltrate d3 infantry units) to create all manner of hate and havoc.
You have several options here depending on how you roll. While Warlord traits do not confer to allies of convenience, you can infiltrate your shoot CSM squads to better cover/positions and avoid your deployment area too clogged, etc.
List packs plenty of fire power and cheap scoring units, total of 79 scoring bodies in 6 units will cover your objective needs.
Where to hide Ahriman may be your only concern really...but this depends on what you roll on the various charts he has access to. Possibilities are little mind numbing.
Further tweaking may see edition of a larger fearless troop choice.
Of course 1 plasma CSM squad mans the HB in the Bastion and a Havoc squad goes on top. You can play your odds with the Lootas on top....just make sure no blast templates (especially those that ignor cover) are in your opponents army.
Alternatively an Aegis Defense Line with Quad gun will work well with the lootas/cultists etc and save 50 points if you wish.
The warboss is a red herring, pain in the arse. Feel free to switch him out for an infantry version to bolster the Tank Bustas if you go that route. If so, I would take the TB nob, klw and gits for giggles. You will need to tweak the points though.
Thanks for the read,
BDS
Ahriman
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230
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Warboss:Klw,cybork,bike,
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135
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30 Orks, shootas,nob, huge choppa
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195
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29 Orks, shootas,nob, huge choppa
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189
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14 Lootas or Tank bustas to taste
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210
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5 CSM, melta, combi melta
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95
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5 CSM, plasma
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90
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5 CSM, plasma
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90
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| 10 cultists | 50 |
7 Havocs, 4 AC
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141
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5 Havocs, 2AC, 2 LasCannons
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135
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5 Havocs, 2AC, 2 LasCannons
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135
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3 Bikes, 2 melta
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90
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3 Bikes, 2 melta
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90
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Imperial Bastion w/quad gun
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125
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Total
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2000
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CSM squads start at 75pts no upgrades mate
ReplyDeleteAnd 3 bikes with two melta rolls in at 90pts :)
DeleteAnon x 2...Thanks for the feedback and view the updated list...and it came out to 2000 on the nose as well.
ReplyDeleteAs always, thanks for the read,
BDS
Since Chaos and Orks aren't friendly in terms of allies I don't think you can use Ahriman's master of deception on the boyz since that's a Warlord Trait.
ReplyDelete@Anon
ReplyDeleteYou are correct sir! The CSM codex entry is vague enough to make it work...but the Big Rule Book clear states Warlord Traits do not transfer.
Could tweak the list or just infiltrate the melta gun Chosen for an alpha strike, or use infiltrate to put the shooty squads in better cover and just run the Orks forward.
Works just fine as well.
Post edited and as always thanks very much for the feedback,
BDS