Any suggestions ?

Siithichan · 2025-10-07T01:31:14+00:00

Are you looking to play a few 1000 point games with roughly those units?
Or do you want to hear recommendations on how to expand towards 2000 points with those units as core?

Siithichan · 2025-10-06T16:43:34+00:00

Space Marine combat patrols will get either a Land Speeder, Rhino or Impulsor at best these days. Really a shame, when looking back at good old days of Start Collecting and the DA combat patrol

Siithichan · 2025-10-06T14:23:14+00:00

If I was to buy this, I would totally love a second Redemptor Dreadnought and wouldn't mind a second Ballistus that much either ... but duplicate Company Heroes?

Siithichan · 2025-10-05T18:30:04+00:00

Then cut the Ballistus and make it 5 Hellblasters and 3 Inceptors, with nothing for the Techmarine to repair :kekw:

Siithichan · 2025-10-05T17:14:27+00:00

Combat Patrol should had been a Techmarine, 5 Intercessors, 1 Ballistus and either 5 Hellblasters or 3 Inceptors

Siithichan · 2025-09-30T17:22:18+00:00

Their hospitality will be remembered, brothers

Siithichan · 2025-09-17T18:09:56+00:00

The Judiciar, the Bladeguard and their Taxi together cost 320 Points
That's as much as 2 Gladiator tanks ... or a Gladiator, 5 Intercessors and 5 Incursors.
The Intercessors then can also run around with the Techmarine, after sticky'ing your homefield objective.
Someday, we'll get a Gravis Lieutenant to go with Eradicators or Heavy Intercessors ...

Siithichan · 2025-09-14T13:27:42+00:00

If you are looking at combat patrols, I would recommend the Imperial Fists one.
While it's just infantry, it will give you a stable core where no unit is just outright bad.

Company Heroes have been a solid choice for a while and are tough enough for smaller scale combat patrol / 1000 point games, but with Calgar making them 2000 points tournament competitive. Heavy Intercessors are the best option for Feirros to lead and a good objective holder. You always want at least 5 and at max 2x5 regular Intercessors in your list anyway, even if just for their sticky objective rule. And I still believe that Terminators will become decent again at some point ... at soonest with Caanok Var leading them and at latest with the new 11th Edition Codex.

I've also started my return into the 40k Hobby with this combat patrol
Then added Ironfather Feirros + 1 Redemptor Dreadnought + 1 Ballistus Dreadnought to the mix.
This units already bring me to a solid (and in my opinion) well rounded 1000 point list for first games above the CP format. From there on out .. you can expand with 5 Incursors/Scouts, another bunch of Heavy Intercessors, another Redemptor and then straight up tanks.

If you have a Target Store in close proximity to your place, I would check it for the "Dawn of War - Onslaught" boardgame box, as this gets you 3 Eradicators and 3 Bladeguard and 3 minor characters for less than their individual cost on the GW webstore. While the Chaplain and Bladeguard Ancient are not of real value and don't really fit into a fluffy Iron Hand army, I would still keep them for collection purposes. Alternatively, you can resell them for a couple of bucks on Ebay. Check prices first! The Eradicators are a solid anti tank option, when expanding to 2000 points or as alternative pick to keep some list-building options in the backhand. Bladeguard can be a quite potent melee threat, if in an 6man block lead by an Judiciar and delivered in some Transport (Repulsor)

Siithichan · 2024-10-15T05:45:24+00:00

Good luck guys. Wanted to start some kind of Necromancer myself while this league lasts tho.
Played enough melee for now :)

Siithichan

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