A buddy of mine asked me what list I would build for a tournament that allowed these units and below is what I came up with.
I am pretty disappointed with the fact that many of the units are not useable by Blood Angles. This has to be linked to the fluff reason that the BA and the Adeptus Mechanicus are at odds because the BA stole the STC for the Baal Pred (spoiler, it didn't originate on Baal) and the fact that BA don't use Land Raiders the way the AM thinks they should..
Sooo.. because of that Forge World is going to have to try harder to get money from me. With that said I think the best Marine list that can take advantage of some of the new toys are the Black Templars.
The BT get a lot of breaks when you compare some of their army list choices to 'modern' codices. Their Preds and Land Speeders are cheaper and you can still take 5 man las/plas squads with them. Their lords and ICs get access to the old style war gear options as well. The whole thing benefits from a bit of reverse codex creep as the army lists and tournaments have evolved.
I'd also like to point out that the BT don't subscribe to the Drop Pod Assault rule. They still have the old deny-deny-deny drop pod rules that got the rule changed in the first place.
Without any more rambling here is the list.
2000 Pts - Black Templars Roster
Total Roster Cost: 2000
HQ: Marshal (1#, 180 pts)
1 Marshal, 145 pts = (base cost 80 + Power Fist x1 25 + Storm Shield x1 15) + Terminator Armor 25
1 Adamantine Mantle, 35 pts
: Emperor's Champion (1#, 140 pts)
1 Emperor's Champion, 140 pts = (base cost 90 + Accept Any Challenge... 50)
Elite: Sword Brethren Terminator Assault Squad (7#, 280 pts)
1 Sword Brethren Terminator Assault Squad, 0 pts
7 Terminator with Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield, 280 pts = 7 * 40
Elite: Sword Brethren Terminator Squad (6#, 295 pts)
1 Sword Brethren Terminator Squad, 0 pts
3 Terminator, 129 pts = 3 * 43 (base cost 40 + Tank Hunters 3)
1 Terminator with Cyclone Missile Launcher, 68 pts = (base cost 40 + Tank Hunters 3) + Cyclone Missile Launcher 25
1 Terminator with Cyclone Missile Launcher, 68 pts = (base cost 40 + Tank Hunters 3) + Cyclone Missile Launcher 25
1 Drop Pod, 30 pts
Fast Attack: Caestus Assault Ram (IA) (1#, 285 pts)
1 Caestus Assault Ram (IA), 285 pts = (base cost 275) + Frag Assault Launchers 10
Fast Attack: Land Speeder Squadron (1#, 70 pts)
1 Land Speeder Squadron, 0 pts
1 Land Speeder Typhoon, 70 pts
Fast Attack: Land Speeder Squadron (1#, 70 pts)
1 Land Speeder Squadron, 0 pts
1 Land Speeder Typhoon, 70 pts
Troops: Crusader Squad (6#, 130 pts)
1 Crusader Squad, 0 pts
3 Initiate with Bolter, 48 pts = 3 * 16
1 Initiate with Meltagun, 26 pts = (base cost 16) + Meltagun 10
1 Initiate with Multimelta, 26 pts = (base cost 16) + Multi-melta 10
1 Drop Pod, 30 pts
Troops: Crusader Squad (6#, 130 pts)
1 Crusader Squad, 0 pts
3 Initiate with Bolter, 48 pts = 3 * 16
1 Initiate with Meltagun, 26 pts = (base cost 16) + Meltagun 10
1 Initiate with Multimelta, 26 pts = (base cost 16) + Multi-melta 10
1 Drop Pod, 30 pts
Troops: Crusader Squad (6#, 135 pts)
1 Crusader Squad, 0 pts
3 Initiate with Bolter, 48 pts = 3 * 16
1 Initiate with Meltagun, 26 pts = (base cost 16) + Meltagun 10
1 Initiate with Lascannon, 31 pts = (base cost 16) + Lascannon 15
1 Drop Pod, 30 pts
Troops: Crusader Squad (6#, 135 pts)
1 Crusader Squad, 0 pts
3 Initiate with Bolter, 48 pts = 3 * 16
1 Initiate with Meltagun, 26 pts = (base cost 16) + Meltagun 10
1 Initiate with Lascannon, 31 pts = (base cost 16) + Lascannon 15
1 Drop Pod, 30 pts
Elite: Dreadnought (2#, 150 pts)
1 Dreadnought, 120 pts = (base cost 105 + Multi-melta 10) + Extra Armor 5
1 Drop Pod, 30 pts
The only thing you really need to be careful with is the shoebox that is the Caestus. I like this list. It's very aggressive and if you get the 2nd turn you are for sure putting your opponent in a bad situation. You are ablet to come down and literally wall off critical objectives and defend then with all your deep striking terminators.
Bonus section: I am trying to spec out some Forge World purchases. I'd really like to get my hand on a couple Contemptor Dreads that I can up for my chaos army. The Nurgle Contemptor with the butcher cannon may be a chunck of points but it really is a beast.
What do yall think? Any of the new FW pieces just begging to be a part of your army?
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