" Rocky Montage , No Retreat

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Morning cyber collective, I need some assistance

So one of my regular play partners has been fortunate enough to be one of the 30  or so players to get into SN Battle report's  "No retreat Gibraltar"  with his absurdly well-painted blood angels. ( he applied pre codex)  As such he is frantically prepping new lists and trying to learn the format for the tournament.

He has asked me to craft the most Tournament  "spikey" list  I can with the stuff I own for our match Wednesday, we will be running one of the missions from the pack ( Hybrid Eternal war and maelstrom) and I'm asked to follow the rules for the tournament list restrictions, found here.

https://www.snbattlereports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NRVI-Rulespack-1.pdf

TLDR Version    - Faction locked, to your top-level Keyword (Adeptus Mechanicus)  so no Imperial soup.
                          - 2k  Points, in no more than two detachments, 1 must be a brigade or battalion.
                          - Fortifications are banned.

Here's what I have come up with as two first attempts,
 

 -2 to hit  Dragoon's Stygies turn 1 smash, Supported by a deep strike, 10 man infiltrator blob for wrath of mars
 

++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus) [78 PL, 1420pts] ++

 

+ Uncategorised +

 

Forge World: Mars

 

+ HQ +

 

Belisarius Cawl [13 PL, 240pts]

. Warlord: Static Psalm-Code

 

+ Troops +

 

Kataphron Destroyers [20 PL, 315pts]

. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor blaster, Plasma Culverin

. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor blaster, Plasma Culverin

. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor blaster, Plasma Culverin

. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor blaster, Plasma Culverin

. Kataphron Destroyer: Phosphor blaster, Plasma Culverin

 

+ Elites +

 

Sicarian Infiltrators [12 PL, 220pts]

. Infiltrator Princeps

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

 

+ Heavy Support +

 

Kastelan Robots [12 PL, 220pts]

. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor blaster

. . Heavy phosphor blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor blaster

. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor blaster

. . Heavy phosphor blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor blaster

 

Onager Dunecrawler [7 PL, 135pts]: Cognis heavy stubber, Icarus Array

 

Onager Dunecrawler [7 PL, 145pts]: Cognis heavy stubber

. Neutron laser & cognis heavy Stubber: Cognis heavy stubber, Neutron Laser

 

Onager Dunecrawler [7 PL, 145pts]: Cognis heavy stubber

. Neutron laser & cognis heavy Stubber: Cognis heavy stubber, Neutron Laser

 

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus) [31 PL, 580pts] ++

 

+ Uncategorised +

 

Forge World: Stygies VIII

 

+ HQ +

 

Tech-Priest Dominus [7 PL, 125pts]: Macrostubber, Omnissian Axe, Raiment of the Technomartyr, Volkite Blaster

 

Tech-Priest Enginseer [3 PL, 47pts]: Omnissian Axe, Servo-arm

 

+ Troops +

 

Skitarii Vanguards [4 PL, 68pts]

. 2x Skitarii Vanguard

. 2x Vanguard (Plasma caliver): 2x Plasma caliver

. Vanguard Alpha: Radium Carbine

 

Skitarii Vanguards [4 PL, 68pts]

. 2x Skitarii Vanguard

. 2x Vanguard (Plasma caliver): 2x Plasma caliver

. Vanguard Alpha: Radium Carbine

 

Skitarii Vanguards [4 PL, 68pts]

. 2x Skitarii Vanguard

. 2x Vanguard (Plasma caliver): 2x Plasma caliver

. Vanguard Alpha: Radium Carbine

 

+ Fast Attack +

 

Sydonian Dragoons [9 PL, 204pts]

. Sydonian Dragoon: Taser lance

. Sydonian Dragoon: Taser lance

. Sydonian Dragoon: Taser lance

 

++ Total: [109 PL, 2000pts] ++

 

OR

All the command points you'd ever want to spend, 

 

++ Brigade Detachment +9CP (Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus) [108 PL, 2000pts] ++

 

+ Uncategorised +

 

Forge World: Mars

 

+ HQ +

 

Belisarius Cawl [13 PL, 240pts]

 

Tech-Priest Enginseer [3 PL, 47pts]: Omnissian Axe, Servo-arm

 

Tech-Priest Enginseer [3 PL, 47pts]: Omnissian Axe, Servo-arm

 

+ Troops +

 

Kataphron Breachers [8 PL, 162pts]

. Kataphron Breacher: Arc claw, Torsion Cannon

. Kataphron Breacher: Arc claw, Torsion Cannon

. Kataphron Breacher: Arc claw, Torsion Cannon

 

Kataphron Breachers [8 PL, 162pts]

. Kataphron Breacher: Arc claw, Torsion Cannon

. Kataphron Breacher: Arc claw, Torsion Cannon

. Kataphron Breacher: Arc claw, Torsion Cannon

 

Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 39pts]

. Ranger (Arc Rifle): Arc rifle

. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic rifle

. 3x Skitarii Ranger

 

Skitarii Vanguards [4 PL, 68pts]

. 2x Skitarii Vanguard

. 2x Vanguard (Plasma caliver): 2x Plasma caliver

. Vanguard Alpha: Radium Carbine

 

Skitarii Vanguards [4 PL, 68pts]

. 2x Skitarii Vanguard

. 2x Vanguard (Plasma caliver): 2x Plasma caliver

. Vanguard Alpha: Radium Carbine

 

Skitarii Vanguards [4 PL, 68pts]

. 2x Skitarii Vanguard

. 2x Vanguard (Plasma caliver): 2x Plasma caliver

. Vanguard Alpha: Radium Carbine

 

+ Elites +

 

Cybernetica Datasmith [3 PL, 52pts]: Gamma pistol, Power fist

 

Sicarian Infiltrators [6 PL, 110pts]

. Infiltrator Princeps

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

 

Sicarian Infiltrators [6 PL, 110pts]

. Infiltrator Princeps

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

. Sicarian Infiltrator

. . Flechette blaster & Taser goad: Flechette Blaster, Taser goad

 

+ Fast Attack +

 

Sydonian Dragoons [3 PL, 68pts]

. Sydonian Dragoon: Taser lance

 

Sydonian Dragoons [3 PL, 68pts]

. Sydonian Dragoon: Taser lance

 

Sydonian Dragoons [3 PL, 68pts]

. Sydonian Dragoon: Taser lance

 

+ Heavy Support +

 

Kastelan Robots [12 PL, 220pts]

. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor blaster

. . Heavy phosphor blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor blaster

. Kastelan Robot: Heavy Phosphor blaster

. . Heavy phosphor blasters: 2x Heavy Phosphor blaster

 

Onager Dunecrawler [7 PL, 140pts]

. Neutron laser & cognis heavy Stubber: Cognis heavy stubber, Neutron Laser

 

Onager Dunecrawler [7 PL, 140pts]

. Neutron laser & cognis heavy Stubber: Cognis heavy stubber, Neutron Laser

 

Onager Dunecrawler [7 PL, 130pts]: Icarus Array

 

++ Total: [108 PL, 2000pts] ++

 

 

How can i improve these, to crush him into a fine paste in preparation for the kind of salty poison, he's going to be facing, sadly I don't have more Kastalans, or anything on suitable base to pretend to be one, running any more than 2 of them seemed has never been anything I've considered.   I have access to everything else Ad mecmech, bar servitors or E priests, I will proxy but I'd rather not.


 

[Xisor]

Just as a general point of preference - I think the second list is superior. The Destroyers aren't terrible, but the breaches seem generally more reliable - and the three Dragoons/2*5 Infiltrators a much more important combo in objectives-based games than almost anything else in the list.

 

At that, a solid chunk of robots and Onagers brings enough heavy and intimidating stuff to force your opponent to make difficult choices.

 

Indeed, in objectives based games, That dichotomy between the fast & light stuff, and against the heavy hitters, might be a sufficient psychological puzzle to give your opponent no small amount of grief.

 

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That said, I have no experience of tournaments nor at that point value, so feel free to disregard my ill-informed speculation! :)