So today I got a PM on Dakka from Valek asking how I would scale my army list down to 1,500. I responded by asking which of the two lists posted was he curious about but since I have a bit of time I figured I’d just do both down at the 1,500pt level. So here we go.
Standard – Non-Spyder Wing Army
HQ
Overlord – 100
Warscythe
5 Crypteks – 195
5xHeralds of Destruction, 1xSolar Pulse
Troop
10 Immortals – 170
Tesla Carbine
10 Immortals – 170
Tesla Carbine
5 Warriors – 65
Fast Attack
5 Wraiths – 175
5 Wraiths – 175
8 Scarabs – 120
Heavy Support
Annihilation Barge – 90
Annihilation Barge – 90
3 Canoptek Spyders – 150
This is 1,500 on the nose and I feel has the firepower and speed to death with most lists at this point level. You can also branch out and drop 5 Immortals or a Spyder and 2 Swarms to get a barge for your Lord. I went light on the Solar Pulse and the second overlord/court since I don’t feel you need as much firepower at this level. You could, if you feel like you need less CC drop the second wraith unit and and a spyder to add another lord and 3 more Crypteks to give you a total of 8 if your more shooty inclined. Overall I think it’s a solid framework. The above is what I’d run but I’m a little obsessed with CC. My second inclination would be this:
HQ
Overlord – 100
Warscythe
4 Crypteks – 160
4xHeralds of Destruction, 1xSolar Pulse
Overlord – 100
Warscythe
4 Crypteks – 160
4xHeralds of Destruction, 1xSolar Pulse
Troop
10 Immortals – 170
Tesla Carbine
10 Immortals – 170
Tesla Carbine
5 Warriors – 65
Fast Attack
5 Wraiths – 175
8 Scarabs – 120
Heavy Support
Annihilation Barge – 90
Annihilation Barge – 90
2 Canoptek Spyders – 100
This gives you a little more dominance regarding your shooting at the expense of close combat which is sometimes more other people’s style. Now onto the Spyder Wing at 1,500.
Spyder List
HQ
Overlord – 100
Warscythe
4 Crypteks – 160
4xHeralds of Destruction, 1xSolar Pulse
Overlord – 100
Warscythe
4 Crypteks – 160
4xHeralds of Destruction, 1xSolar Pulse
Troop
10 Immortals – 170
Tesla Carbine
5 Immortals – 85
Tesla Carbine
5 Immortals – 85
Tesla Carbine
Fast Attack
8 Scarabs – 120
8 Scarabs – 120
Heavy Support
3 Canoptek Spyders – 200
2xTL-Particle Beamer
3 Canoptek Spyders – 150
2xTL-Particle Beamer
As you can see it’s a little lighter on the troops than the previous list. If you wanted to put some back in you could always drop a units of scarabs but I feel 2 units is going to be needed for your ability to threaten the enemy. I’ve added the Particle Beamers to the Spyders so they can support outside of CC as you are going to need every unit contributing in an army like this. Likely the lords will join the Crypteks to take wounds for them. I’d recommend keeping the Crypteks in single units for this instead of spreading them out. At most I’d only put a single Cryptek into the 5 man Immortal squads. This army basically gives you two equal wings of attack and allows for some flexibility. It does lose some of its resilience at this point level but I think it’s more than playable. 1,500pt Venom DE
So those are my two lists so far scaled down to 1,500. I’ll have more thoughts on the codex after the tournament tomorrow. I should also have some battle reports up next week as well.
