Box Naught Weapon Query

[Soulhunter1995]

Hi folks 

 

I've got a doubles tournament coming up in the next few weeks and am currently trying to figure out what to give my good old box Naught ranged weapons wise.

 

At the moment he is currently armed with an assault cannon (that looks like a hurricane bolter because no legends choices in tournament) but I'm curious if anyone has any advice on what ranged weapons my old box boy should have?

 

As always, any advice would be appreciated and if you want the list I'll be bringing then please let me know and I'll post it in the thread 

[Tacitus]

Depends on what you want him to do and his chapter.  2LC ML?  Double Furioso Fists?  Ice Cannon and Lightning Claw?  

[Chaplain Augustus]

What is your list short on? Whats your teamates list short on? Antitank? Anti elite? Volume fire? These are the big considerations. Also Current edition box boyz give infantry rerolls so who he's gonna hang out with might change his best loadout. I like to put assault cannons on my guys and have them hang with big intercessor squads that move around in the mid field or make them rifleman style and let em kick it with devastators if I'm feeling particularly old school.

[Soulhunter1995]

Sorry for the late reply, real life has been a bit hectic 

 

Here is the list below, I think I'm lacking anti-tank but curious what you fine folks think?

 

1k sallies (1000 points)

 

Space Marines

Salamanders

Incursion (1000 points)

Firestorm Assault Force

 

 

CHARACTERS

 

Adrax Agatone (85 points)

  • Warlord

  • 1x Drakkis

    1x Malleus Noctum

 

Apothecary Biologis (70 points)

  • 1x Absolvor bolt pistol

    1x Close combat weapon

 

Lieutenant (80 points)

  • 1x Heavy bolt pistol

    1x Plasma pistol

    1x Power fist

  • Enhancement: Forged in Battle

 

 

BATTLELINE

 

Heavy Intercessor Squad (100 points)

  • 1x Heavy Intercessor Sergeant

    • 1x Bolt pistol

      1x Close combat weapon

      1x Heavy bolt rifle

  • 4x Heavy Intercessor

    • 4x Bolt pistol

      4x Close combat weapon

      3x Heavy bolt rifle

      1x Heavy bolter

 

Heavy Intercessor Squad (100 points)

  • 1x Heavy Intercessor Sergeant

    • 1x Bolt pistol

      1x Close combat weapon

      1x Heavy bolt rifle

  • 4x Heavy Intercessor

    • 4x Bolt pistol

      4x Close combat weapon

      3x Heavy bolt rifle

      1x Heavy bolter

 

Heavy Intercessor Squad (100 points)

  • 1x Heavy Intercessor Sergeant

    • 1x Bolt pistol

      1x Close combat weapon

      1x Heavy bolt rifle

  • 4x Heavy Intercessor

    • 4x Bolt pistol

      4x Close combat weapon

      3x Heavy bolt rifle

      1x Heavy bolter

 

 

OTHER DATASHEETS

 

Bladeguard Veteran Squad (170 points)

  • 1x Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant

    • 1x Master-crafted power weapon

      1x Plasma pistol

  • 5x Bladeguard Veteran

    • 5x Heavy bolt pistol

      5x Master-crafted power weapon

 

Dreadnought (135 points)

  • 1x Assault cannon

    1x Dreadnought combat weapon

    1x Heavy flamer

 

Eradicator Squad (100 points)

  • 1x Eradicator Sergeant

    • 1x Bolt pistol

      1x Close combat weapon

      1x Melta rifle

  • 2x Eradicator

    • 2x Bolt pistol

      2x Close combat weapon

      1x Melta rifle

      1x Multi-melta

 

Invader ATV (60 points)

  • 1x Bolt pistol

    1x Close combat weapon

    1x Multi-melta

    1x Twin bolt rifle

 

Again, any thoughts would be appreciated 

[Lathe Biosas]

Lascannon /Missile Launcer for some ranged killing.

[Tacitus]

Swap the Box Naught's Assault Cannon to the MultiMelta?  Its thematic, and potentially a better choice.

 

That's a lot of Heavy Intercessors that don't fit your theme.

 

Adrax with the BGV is a nice combo - and I'm tempted to make the lieutenant also BGV, but rerolling the fist is probably better.   Especially as I'm checking his options and both fist options also includes a MC Power weapon.   I'm not sure if Adrax and the Lieutenant overlap too much.  Not that it removes hits/wounds but that you're paying for similar buffs.   I get he's also there to carry the Enhancement.  Meh I dunno, I dont see much better either.  If the Judiciar or the regular Ancient could join a Captain in the BGV I'd be all over that. 

[Soulhunter1995]

If I can scrounge a multi-melta and missile launcher somehow I'll definitely use that, I recently managed to procure lascannon & plasma cannon arms which I'm painting at the moment so I have them there ready 

 

Yeah, with the list in general I was trying to come up with something salamanders that didn't involve fire which I admit is weird but it was more a challenge to see if it could work ^^

[Tacitus]

10 hours ago, Soulhunter1995 said:

If I can scrounge a multi-melta and missile launcher somehow I'll definitely use that, I recently managed to procure lascannon & plasma cannon arms which I'm painting at the moment so I have them there ready 

 

Yeah, with the list in general I was trying to come up with something salamanders that didn't involve fire which I admit is weird but it was more a challenge to see if it could work ^^

Well their thing is Fire, Melta, and Master Crated (Usually Thunderhammers).  I still think the "biggest" change I'd make is swapping out at least one of the HINTS probably two for power armored Intercessors of some kind, and a something else - maybe TH/SS Terminators. Maybe a Brutalis with the Melta Chest, maybe He'Stan and an infernus squad.  I get not wanting to overdose on flame, but some flame isn't bad. 

 

Edit to Add:  In fact I really like He'Stan in an infernus squad with an Acient attached - doubly so with your Eradicators and a Melta Brutalis.  You're so overloaded on "Reroll the wound roll" between Adrax in the BGV, and He'stan around the melta plus his squad's flamers AND it is OC3, and FNP 4+++ in the center or on objectives which can even be a little call-back to OG Vulkan's perpetual status. 

Edited December 3 by Tacitus