Well I got excited by my review of Tomb Blades in my Fast Attack review and so I’ve been toying with a list that included them. In fact it’s a list designed around them. I've also got an idea on how I'm going to build them since I'm not a huge fan of the artwork on them. Anyway, here we go:
HQ
Overlord – 120
Phaeron, Warscythe
Overlord – 120
Phaeron, Warscythe
5 Crypteks – 195
5xHarbringers of Destruction, 1xSolar Pulse
5 Crypteks – 195
5xHarbringers of Destruction, 1xSolar Pulse
Troop
10 Immortals – 170
Tesla Carbine
10 Immortals – 170
Tesla Carbine
10 Warriors – 130
10 Warriors - 130
Fast Attack
5 Wraiths – 200
2 Whips, 1 Pistol
5 Tomb Blades – 150
5xParticle Beamer
5 Tomb Blades – 150
5xParticle Beamer
Heavy Support
Annahilation Barge – 90
Tesla Cannon
Annahilation Barge – 90
Tesla Cannon
Annahilation Barge – 90
Tesla Cannon
So as you can see the list is extremely shooting oriented. It’s got 10 St6 small blasts, 3 4-shot TL St7 arcing shots, and a hefty amount of infantry shooting. Between the blasts and the St7 I should be able to dismount most armies and once most armies are on the ground they are paste. The Wraiths will naturally screen the Tomb Blades to give them cover saves as well as prevent counter assaults. This will also allow the Tomb Blades to soften up any units the Wraith might be preparing to engage in CC or to open transports for the Wraiths. You could drop the Wraiths and add another Tomb Blade unit with 3+ Saves but I think the CC is required at this point.
Two turns of night fighting should give me the ability to drop a few transports before return fire can hit me. Overall it’d be a very fun list. The only problem is the lack of a model for the Tomb Blades which makes me a sad panda. Hopefully it’ll be in the second wave as I’m going to be getting some practice in with it over the next few months since I think this unit has a ton of potential though choosing between Wraiths and Tomb Blades isn’t going to be easy once the models do arrive.
Thoughts?
