Choose your Unkindness 2500pt RG

[Kibosh]

So trying to settle on a second legion to play at the moment and I always do that with some list building. I have always liked Raven Guard and though they would be an obvious contrast to my Iron Warriors I am building and painting now. I have a few other legions in mind, but am really leaning this way and need the communities help to find a list that is Fluffy, Fun, and competitive enough so I dont get stomped every game. So this post is made to list my many RG lists I have been coming up with and letting you all put your input not only into which ones are "best" but also put your own constructive input in.

 

1:

 

HQ:

 

Praetor- Paragon Blade, Artificer Armor, Digital Lasers,  Jump Pack, Melta Bombs, Void Shield Harness, Iron Halo
With the Dark Fury’s, targets enemy characters

 

Troops:

 

9 Tacticals- Drop pod, Vexilla, Vox
Sgt- Artificer Armor, Ravens Talons, Melta Bombs

 

9 Tacticals- Drop pod, Vexilla, Vox
Sgt- Artificer Armor, Power Fist
Objective holders and bubbles so my Deepstrikers wont scatter

 

Elites:

 

Contemptor- Drop pod, 2 CCW, 2 Graviton
Comes in turn one and lets loose its graviton on Landraiders or antiair, has to be dealt with turn one

 

2 Deathstorm drop pod- Drop pod assault, krak launchers
Comes in turn one and tries to crack transports and just cause havoc, also has to be dealt with quickly or its going to start throwing out a ton of krak missles

 

3 Rapiers- Laser Destroyers

Turn one SURPRISE! infiltrate these bad boys somewhere with good position and tear into a transport

 

Fast Attack:

 

6 Dark Fury
Chooser of the Slain- Melta Bombs
Comes in with the Praetor to hide in his shield harness then goes on an infantry killing spree

 

2 Javelin Speeders- TL Lascannons, Multimeltas

 

Heavy Support:
Fire Raptor- Autocannon, Searchlight, Ceremight
Anit infantry

 

LoW:

 

Corvus Corax
RoW- Decapitation Strike.
Flies solo and tries to either pick on weak spots or tie up other primarchs

 

2:

 

HQ:

 

Praetor- Paragon Blade, Artificer Armor, Digital Lasers, Melta Bombs, Cameleo, Iron Halo

 

Troops:

 

9 Tacticals- Drop pod, Vexilla, Vox
Sgt- Artificer Armor, Ravens Talons, Melta Bombs

 

9 Tacticals- Drop pod, Vexilla, Vox
Sgt- Artificer Armor, Power Fist

 

Elites:

 

Contemptor- Drop pod, 2 CCW, 2 Graviton

 

1 Deathstorm drop pod- Drop pod assault, krak launchers

 

3 Rapiers- Laser Destroyers

 

5 Mor Deythan- 4 combiweapons, 2 plasmaguns

Shade- Meltabombs

 

Fast Attack:

 

Darkwing Stormeagle

 

2 Javelin Speeders- TL Lascannons, Multimeltas

Heavy Support:

 

Deathstorm drop pod- Drop pod assault, krak launchers

LoW:

 

Corvus Corax
RoW- Decapitation Strike.
 

3:

 

HQ:

 

Praetor- Paragon Blade, Artificer Armor, Digital Lasers, Melta Bombs, Jump pack, Iron Halo, Void Shield Harness

 

Troops:

 

9 Tacticals- Drop pod, Vexilla, Vox
Sgt- Artificer Armor, Ravens Talons, Melta Bombs

9 Tacticals- Drop pod, Vexilla, Vox
Sgt- Artificer Armor, Power Fist

Elites:

Contemptor- Drop pod, 2 CCW, 2 Graviton

2 Deathstorm drop pod- Drop pod assault, krak launchers

 

Fast Attack:

 

4 Dark Fury- Raven Talons

Chooser of the Slain

 

 

2 Javelin Speeders- TL Lascannons, Multimeltas

 

Xiphon- Gorund Trackers

 

Heavy Support:

 

Sicaran Venator

 

LoW:

Corvus Corax

 

RoW- Decapitation Strike.

 

3:

 

HQ:

Praetor- Paragon Blade, Artificer Armor, Digital Lasers, Melta Bombs, Cameleo, Iron Halo

Troops:

9 Tacticals- Drop pod, Vexilla, Vox
Sgt- Artificer Armor, Ravens Talons, Melta Bombs

9 Tacticals- Drop pod, Vexilla, Vox
Sgt- Artificer Armor, Power Fist

Elites:

Contemptor- Drop pod, 2 CCW, 2 Graviton

2 Deathstorm drop pod- Drop pod assault, krak launchers

 

5 Mor Deythan- 4 combiweapons, 2 plasmaguns

Shade- Meltabombs

 

Fast Attack:

 

2 Javelin Speeders- TL Lascannons, Multimeltas

 

Xiphon- Ground trackers, Armored Cockpit

Heavy Support:

 

Sicarian Venator- Lascannons

 

LoW:

Corvus Corax
RoW- Decapitation Strike.

 

4:

 

HQ:

Praetor- Paragon Blade, Artificer Armor, Digital Lasers, Melta Bombs, Cameleo, Iron Halo

 

Troops:

 

9 Tacticals- Drop pod, Vexilla
Sgt- Artificer Armor, Ravens Talons, Melta Bombs

 

9 Tacticals- Drop pod, Vexilla, Vox

Sgt- Artificer Armor, Power Fist

Elites:

 

Contemptor- Drop pod, 2 CCW, 2 Graviton

2 Deathstorm drop pod- Drop pod assault, krak launchers

 

5 Mor Deythan- 4 combiweapons, 2 plasmaguns
Shade- Meltabombs

 

Fast Attack:

 

2 Javelin Speeders- TL Lascannons, Multimeltas

 

4 Dark Fury- Raven Talons

Chooser of the Slain- Meltabombs

 

Heavy Support:

 

Sicarian Venator- Lascannons

 

LoW:

Corvus Corax
RoW- Decapitation Strike.

 

All C&C welcome. Hope to round out some good lists from more senior RG players in 30k. Tank rush is over rated. lol

[Brother Heinrich]

Like I said in my text I would focus on getting more bodies in either the Dark Furies or the Mor Deythan, 5 man units in 2500 are gonna evaporate like snow in a furnace.

[Brother Heinrich]

Okay had some time after work, cooked up this:

 

 

RoW: Decapitation Strike

 

HQ:

• Praetor – Artificer Armor, Iron Halo, Cameleoline, Paragon Blade, Melta Bombs, Combi-Weapon – 185pts

 

Elites:

• Contemptor Dreadnought – 2x CCWs, 2x Graviton Guns, Drop Pod – 270pts

• Contemptor Dreadnought – 2x CCWs, 2x Graviton Guns, Drop Pod – 270pts

• Deathstorm Drop Pod – DP Assault, Krak Launchers – 145pts

• 10x Mor Deythan – Shade w/Melta Bombs, 10x Combi-Weapons – 300pts

 

Troops:

• 10x Tactical Marines – Sgt w/Artificer Armor, Raven’s Talons & Melta Bombs, Vexila, Nuncio-Vox – 210pts

• 10x Tactical Marines – Sgt w/Artificer Armor, Raven’s Talons & Melta Bombs, Vexila, Nuncio-Vox – 210pts

 

Fast Attack:

• 7x Dark Furies – Chooser of the Slain w/Melta Bombs – 240pts

• Xiphon Interceptor – Ground Tracking Auguries, Armored Cockpit – 220pts

 

Lord of War:

• Corvus Corax, Primarch of the XIX Legion – 450pts

 

Total: 2500

 

 

So the Praetor rolls with the Mor Deythan all of them toting your choice of Combi-Meltas & Combi-Plasma (regardless it’s enough to make something very dead) and they infiltrate good and close. The Tactical squads infiltrate as well and get as close to enemy vehicles as possible so they can provide secure drop guidance for the two Contemptors who come in on turn 1. The Deathstorm is for sowing additional confusion on turns 2 and onward, while the xiphon is even more AT and provides AA for the force. Finally the Dark Furies deploy with Corax and will be assaulting the opponent by turn 2 with the goal being the annihilation of pricey enemy infantry.