Dialogus
06-28-2011, 05:18 PM
I have always been a fan of having a theme to your army and picking what you think sounds fun to play rather than what seems most likely to win the most games, and then trying to make that fun army competitive. So, I have been toying with the idea of starting a GK army with a rapid response theme; something that could emerge from the warp in orbit above the planet and engage the enemy within minutes.
So, I have two rules for my army:
1) Every thing must either be able to deep-strike or must be able to travel in a Storm Raven. In other words, no tanks. I've played IG so long that I want to try an army without them, haha.
2) Grey Knights only, no Inquisitors, assassins, henchmen, etc. If it's not shiny, it's not allowed.
I came up with a 1500 point list to work towards and eventually expand on, and I was hoping to see what you think.
List:
HQ
Castellan Crowe
- In Storm Raven, attached to Purifiers w/halberds
Librarian
Falchions
3x servo-skulls
Might of Titan
Sanctuary
The Summoning
Vortex of Doom
-In Storm Raven, attached to Purifiers w/halberds
Troops
10x Purifiers, split into Combat Squads:
5x Halberds
- In Storm Raven
4x Psycannons, 1x Warding Stave
-Deployed near objective in own deployment zone, late pulled into enemy lines using Librarian
5x Terminators
5x Falchions
1x Psycannon
-Deep Striking, into enemy lines
6x Grey Knight Strike Squad
6x swords
-Deep Striking, disrupt enemy advance and seize objective in own deployment zone
Fast Attack
Storm Raven
Multi-melta
Lascannons
Heavy Support
Dreadnought
Assault Cannon
Dreadnought CC/Storm Bolter
Psybolt Ammo
- In Storm Raven
Dreadnought
Twin-linked Autocannon
Twin-linked Autocannon
Psybolt Ammo
- Set up on the ground where it can cover both the Storm Raven's advance and own objective, while staying out of range of anti-tank weapons on the first turn.
= 1500 Points
So, my plan is to advance the Raven 24" in the first turn, dump the assault cannon Dread out since it can still shoot and have it try to take out an enemy transport. The Raven and the autocannon Dread would also fire at enemy tanks.
Turn 2, if my terminators arrive, I would have them deep-strike somewhere close enough for my Librarian to join them after the Raven's 12-inch move. If there is a suitable target I would have Crowe and the halberd Purifiers get out and start stabbing fools, engaging large squads and possibly splitting up to get the most use out of their Cleansing Flame power.
In turn 2-3, I would use the Librarian to pull the psycannon Purifiers into the enemy lines and attack. As the psycannon Purifiers begin to get killed, the psycannon squad would move towards a powerful infantry unit, hopefully keeping the model with the warding stave alive long enough to assault the infantry unit, tying them down with his invulnerable save and repeatedly hitting them with the Cleansing Flame power. My regular Grey Knights would deep-strike to cover the objective that the Purifiers left, trying to disrupt an enemy advance in the process.
It's impossible to plan beyond this, but hopefully with Crowe, the Librarian, Terminators, Purifiers and Dreadnought running wild on their half of the table and with the GKs and second Dreadnought covering my own this should work pretty well.
I wanted to make my Dreads Venerable but I decided that a GK squad would be more useful. My main fear is that I am putting too many eggs in my Storm Raven basket, and that if I don't get the first turn that I could get severely crippled if it goes down (though the Fortitude power will be very helpful to make sure it gets where it needs to). I think this list is pretty balanced in terms of its capabilities, but I haven't played an army like GK's before, so I have a few questions:
How much success have you had deep-striking your Storm Ravens, and should I do this if I get the second turn?
What would you take/do differently, following my two rules for picking units?
What would you take to expand this list to 2k, 2.5k, or 3k size?
And finally a rules question: If Crowe is joined with a unit of Purifiers, can they each use their Cleansing Flame power in the same assault? If so, do they happen simultaneously or sequentially?
Thanks!
So, I have two rules for my army:
1) Every thing must either be able to deep-strike or must be able to travel in a Storm Raven. In other words, no tanks. I've played IG so long that I want to try an army without them, haha.
2) Grey Knights only, no Inquisitors, assassins, henchmen, etc. If it's not shiny, it's not allowed.
I came up with a 1500 point list to work towards and eventually expand on, and I was hoping to see what you think.
List:
HQ
Castellan Crowe
- In Storm Raven, attached to Purifiers w/halberds
Librarian
Falchions
3x servo-skulls
Might of Titan
Sanctuary
The Summoning
Vortex of Doom
-In Storm Raven, attached to Purifiers w/halberds
Troops
10x Purifiers, split into Combat Squads:
5x Halberds
- In Storm Raven
4x Psycannons, 1x Warding Stave
-Deployed near objective in own deployment zone, late pulled into enemy lines using Librarian
5x Terminators
5x Falchions
1x Psycannon
-Deep Striking, into enemy lines
6x Grey Knight Strike Squad
6x swords
-Deep Striking, disrupt enemy advance and seize objective in own deployment zone
Fast Attack
Storm Raven
Multi-melta
Lascannons
Heavy Support
Dreadnought
Assault Cannon
Dreadnought CC/Storm Bolter
Psybolt Ammo
- In Storm Raven
Dreadnought
Twin-linked Autocannon
Twin-linked Autocannon
Psybolt Ammo
- Set up on the ground where it can cover both the Storm Raven's advance and own objective, while staying out of range of anti-tank weapons on the first turn.
= 1500 Points
So, my plan is to advance the Raven 24" in the first turn, dump the assault cannon Dread out since it can still shoot and have it try to take out an enemy transport. The Raven and the autocannon Dread would also fire at enemy tanks.
Turn 2, if my terminators arrive, I would have them deep-strike somewhere close enough for my Librarian to join them after the Raven's 12-inch move. If there is a suitable target I would have Crowe and the halberd Purifiers get out and start stabbing fools, engaging large squads and possibly splitting up to get the most use out of their Cleansing Flame power.
In turn 2-3, I would use the Librarian to pull the psycannon Purifiers into the enemy lines and attack. As the psycannon Purifiers begin to get killed, the psycannon squad would move towards a powerful infantry unit, hopefully keeping the model with the warding stave alive long enough to assault the infantry unit, tying them down with his invulnerable save and repeatedly hitting them with the Cleansing Flame power. My regular Grey Knights would deep-strike to cover the objective that the Purifiers left, trying to disrupt an enemy advance in the process.
It's impossible to plan beyond this, but hopefully with Crowe, the Librarian, Terminators, Purifiers and Dreadnought running wild on their half of the table and with the GKs and second Dreadnought covering my own this should work pretty well.
I wanted to make my Dreads Venerable but I decided that a GK squad would be more useful. My main fear is that I am putting too many eggs in my Storm Raven basket, and that if I don't get the first turn that I could get severely crippled if it goes down (though the Fortitude power will be very helpful to make sure it gets where it needs to). I think this list is pretty balanced in terms of its capabilities, but I haven't played an army like GK's before, so I have a few questions:
How much success have you had deep-striking your Storm Ravens, and should I do this if I get the second turn?
What would you take/do differently, following my two rules for picking units?
What would you take to expand this list to 2k, 2.5k, or 3k size?
And finally a rules question: If Crowe is joined with a unit of Purifiers, can they each use their Cleansing Flame power in the same assault? If so, do they happen simultaneously or sequentially?
Thanks!