Basic, all commers, Archon-led 1850 list

I have now played this list a few times and I really like the way it has performed on the table against a variety of opponents (necrons-win-, space wolves-win-, Imperial guard-draw-). I thought I would share it with you, fellow custodes:

Archon Shadow Field, Agonizer, Combat Drugs, Phantasm Grenade Launcher, Splinter Pistol

2 x Heamonculus with liquifier guns (each in a wych squad)

4 Incubi, Venom with dual cannon

2 x 9 Wyches, Hex with agon, haywire grenades, one wych weapon (ATM i run one gauntlet and one shardinet and impailer), Raider flicker field

1 x 10 Warriors, Splinter Cannon, Blaster, Sybarite. In Raider Flicker field

1 x 5 Warriors, Blaster, Venom Dual cannon

1 x 3 Wracks, Venom Dual cannon

6 Reaver Jetbikes, 2 x Heatlances, Arena Champ

2 x Ravagers with 3 lances, Flicker field and night shield
1 x Razorwing, Splinter cannon, dissintegrators, 4 stock missiles, flicker field.

Total 1850.

It has a good variety of different options and plays very well. For more competitive play there are a few tweaks in there that are made, but this is awesome for casual play. Although it would not do too badly in a competitive environment (given its performance against the IG)

Cheers!

How often does the Arena Champ come into play for you?

Because I do not run 2 x 3 man unit the champ's ld 9 comes in handy quite often and has prevented the bikes from fleeing on many occasions.

Do you have to risk him often to the armor/cover save situation? To a vague extent I'm just wondering what's shooting you where it matters, usually to my mind a unit of 3 is wiped or it isn't wiped, and so with a unit containing 3 'valuable' models I'm intrigued the 3 bullet catchers are enough.

fair question, but can't the champion have a heat lance himself?

I dont think the champ can have a heatlance... maybe, I had not thought about it. Sometimes he does get torrented to death... most times he lives. But I do know that I would rather have him than not.

Champs can't take heat lances - that might actually make them good

As for the competitive side of this list. The wracks become a blaster warrior unit. The heatlances become blasters, the arena champ is dropped (hence the unit is split) one wych is dropped and the 9 man wych raider gets aethersails.


Played it twice today. Against space wolves, lost the first game, trashed him in 4 the second game.

You don't like the Heat Lance?

i like them. but on 3 man squads i prefer the blaster.