Raiding Force 1000 pts

Hello! I'm playing around with utilizing the Raiding force rules to their fullest, starting with a 1000 point list. All equipment is standard unless otherwise noted. Please let me know what you think!

Black Heart Patrol

Archon WL Trait: Labrynthine Cunning
Blast Pistol
Huskblade
Writ of the Living Muse

Commentary: Obviously he likes to hang out with Ravagers. It feels like a waste, but I'm having a hard time finding a more active role for an Archon.

9x Warriors (Lellith Fan Club)
Blaster
Blast Pistol

Raider
Disintegrator Cannon

Scourges
4 Haywire Blasters

Ravager
3 Dark Lances

Ravager
3 Disintegrator Cannons

Cult of Strife Patrol

Lellith Hesperax WL Trait: Blood Dancer

10 Wyches
Shardnet and Impaler
2 Sets of Hydra Gauntlets
Hekatrix Agonizer

Raider
Disintegrator Cannon

Prophets of Flesh Patrol

Haemonculus WL Trait: Diabolical Soothsayer

5 Wracks
Liquifier Gun
Scissorhands

1000 pts exactly, if my math is right


While not reaching IG levels, I think this list has a healthy dose of CP at 8-10. I see no reason to blow a lot pre-game either. There are no obvious targets for portals, and I think the Raiders can make it without use of screaming jets. I also see no Haemy relics I'm dying for. My trouble is that the coven feels like a tax to me.

Hey it looks good, simmiliar what I am going to run. What I personally would change are the hwb-> blasters. They are more safe, as you can kill monsters and snipe characters after dropping behind enemy lines

I hear you, but the points would be hard to find. That'd be an additional 36 points?

If your archon is hanging with the ravagers then taking venom blade and splinter pistol would save on points.

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8-10 CP? Surely you only get 7?

3 from being Battle Forged +4 for 3 Patrols?

Diabolical Soothsayer grants 1d3, add that to the seven you calculated and you get 8-10.

Ohh,

Thank you

That looks really nice and fun to play.

You have to deduct 1 CP for Alliance of Agony though. You get 4+3 minus 1 plus D3. So 7-9.

The Ravagers might make good targets for Screaming Jets if going against a very shooty army in case they go first. I know my opponents like to target them early but thats meta-dependend.

And yes, the Coven does seem like a tax, I’m running into the same issue with my own lists unfortunately. Basically the only advantage is an extra warlord trait, a re-roll for the Haemi and the potential to get 2 more CPs. Versus whatever else you can buy for those points instead, like another patrol of Kabalites from Flayed Skull for instance. Not sure whats better to be honest.

I personally like the addition of a small coven detachment as a backfield objective holder, use black cornicopians if they get whittled down or as an emergency redeploy into enemy territory

Fair enough, I do need to spend that point on Alliance of Agony.

The problem with jetting the Ravagers is that the Archon won't be able to keep up. I want them to have those rerolls.

On Coven: I'd kinda like the Wracks to be 10 strong and use the Prophets of Flesh strategem, but it feels not worth it in the end. Ultimately I feel like I'm getting a middling objective holder plus 1d3 cp for 139 points as is. Is it worth it? Maybe, I'm not sure yet.

On Scourges: Haywire Blaster is definitely the wrong choice here. I'm thinking of downgrading Lellith to a Succubus and doing a little tinkering to take Blasters. That causes its own imperfections, but that's the way of the world.

Remember, the ravagers don't need to deepstrike away from the Archon. Just use it to keep them off the table for turn 1 bombardments

Why no vehicles? They are even better now

I'm afraid I don't understand. I have 2 Raiders and 2 Ravagers. What am I lacking?

Just a small note, placing the raider from the cult detachment in the black heart detachment will give it the feel no pain and still allow it to transport the wyches

Yes you are right on that. I had a small misunderstanding on the rules implications when i wrote this list.