My attempt at a cheap WB 2500 list

[suxdavide]

Since I've been piling thing I'd never use I decided to change style and make a few precise additions in order to try and make an army of WB in th 30k.

 

I had a few spare pieces and I integrated those with doors and shoulder pads to make the best out of them.

 

I'm not trying to get the strongest WB army but instead trying to get a few optimisations here and there in order to improve the sustainability of the list (if I fail winning every-single match that'd be not great )

 

So, to sum up I ended up having these things to count on:

10 cataphractii terminators (4 lightning claws and 3 chainfist, 2 sergants to be assembled)

10 mk3 PA 

2 land raiders (40k leftovers I had to fix from my 12ish yo errors)

1 Spartan (bought for an alternate RG list but I feel this is a better way to utilize it)

5 chosen from Dark Vengeance (Gal Vorbak to be with a few modifications)

5 Gal Vorbak from FW

2 Rapier Quad Mortar

3 Land Speeders

1 Rhino

 

The idea of list I had in mind was to obviously use the PotL rite and make the best out of the 3 14armours vehicles, then fill the missing pieces with veterans, rapiers and speeders.

 

In order to get this I was quite in doubt if having a deathstar would be fun for my opponent (10 gal vorbak + praetor and chaplain might be a bit overkill) or risk it and go for a praetor + command squad (so just 1 terminator and 1 veteran squad as troops leaving the bonus dice to the opponent 80% of the time).

 

Enough words written this is my attempt, looking for help

 

[My idea of growing to 3k would be to add a squad of iconoclasts (I love the models) to be joined by the chaplain with JP, a diabolist to follow the praetor (in tartaros at 3k) with the gal vorbak and maybe (if I have points left or if I don't buy the ashen circle) a destroyer squad on a termite that'd be shared with the RG list ]

 

 

++  Crusade (Legiones Astartes: Age of Darkness Army List) [2500pts] ++

 

+ HQ +

 

Chaplain [125pts]: Artificer Armour, Bolt Pistol, Burning Lore, On Foot

. Chainsword or Combat Blade: Combat Blade

. Consul

. . Chaplain: Power Maul

 

Praetor, Legion [195pts]: Artificer Armour, Bolt Pistol, Burning Lore, Digital Lasers, Iron Halo, On Foot, Paragon Blade

 

+ Elites +

 

Gal Vorbak Dark Brethren [330pts]: 7x Dark Brethren, Power Weapon

. Dark Martyr: Artificer Armour, Melta Bombs, Power Fist

 

Rapier Weapons Battery, Legion [120pts]

. Rapier Weapons Battery, Legion: Quad Mortar ('Thud Gun')

. Rapier Weapons Battery, Legion: Quad Mortar ('Thud Gun')

 

+ Troops +

 

Terminator Squad, Legion , Compulsory [500pts]: Cataphractii Pattern Terminator Armour

. Land Raider Phobos: 2x Twin-linked Lascannon Sponsons, Armoured Ceramite, Dozer Blade, Extra Armour

. Terminator Sergeant, Legion: Chainfist, Combi-Bolter

. Terminators, Legion: Pair of Lightning Claws

. Terminators, Legion: Pair of Lightning Claws

. Terminators, Legion: Pair of Lightning Claws

. Terminators, Legion: Pair of Lightning Claws

 

Terminator Squad, Legion , Compulsory [475pts]: Cataphractii Pattern Terminator Armour

. Land Raider Phobos: 2x Twin-linked Lascannon Sponsons, Armoured Ceramite, Dozer Blade, Extra Armour

. Terminator Sergeant, Legion: Chainfist, Combi-Bolter

. Terminators, Legion: Chainfist, Combi-Bolter

. Terminators, Legion: Chainfist, Combi-Bolter

. Terminators, Legion: Chainfist, Combi-Bolter

. Terminators, Legion: Combi-Bolter, Power Fist

 

Veteran Tactical Squad, Legion , Compulsory [295pts]: 9x Bolt Pistol, 7x Bolter, 9x Combat Blade, 2x Missile Launcher and Suspensor Web, 9x Veteran Space Marines, Legion

. Rhino Armoured Carrier, Legion: Dozer Blade, Heavy Flamer

. Veteran Sergeant, Legion: Artificer Armour, Bolt Pistol, Power Fist

. . Combi-weapon: Combi-weapon: Flamer

 

+ Fast Attack +

 

Land Speeder Squadron, Legion [130pts]

. Land Speeder, Legion: Graviton Gun, Multi-melta

. Land Speeder, Legion: Graviton Gun, Multi-melta

 

+ Heavy Support +

 

Spartan Assault Tank, Legion [330pts]: Armoured Ceramite, Dozer Blade, Quad Lascannon Sponsons x2, Twin-linked Heavy Bolter

 

+ Allegiance +

 

Legion and Allegiance:   XVII: Word Bearers, Traitor

 

Rite of War: Pride of the Legion

 

++ Total: [2500pts] ++

[Varyn]

I'd shuffle the terminators around so you have 2 chainfists in the lightning claws unit, gives a bit more reliability to the anti armour. 

 

I think your veteran unit might struggle to have much of an impact. I would suggest dropping the missile launchers, combi flamer and heavy flamer on the rhino and take as many combi weapons as you can, either plasma or melta.

 

It might also be worth trying to find the points for shatter shells for your quad mortars, it gives you a bit more anti armour in the list. As you're not full up on elites, I would also split these into two single units., the same applies to your land speeders. 

 

I hope that helps a bit :) 

[Spiritual Liege]

I'd shuffle the terminators around so you have 2 chainfists in the lightning claws unit, gives a bit more reliability to the anti armour.

 

I don't think this is ideal. Most of the time, units should be specialized. You can send those chainfist terminators against armour and claw terminators against power armour and that will produce the best results. If you charge a land raider with a squad that has 2 fists and 3 claws, only 2 terminators will be able to harm the tank and it may as well survive.

[Rabidbunneh]

I think it's more of an insurance policy, if the lightning claw squad gets charged by a Dreadnought or another terminator unit, they are as good as dead.