Thanks to this baby I can field all 3 of my armies, Astra Militarum, Adeptus Mechanicus and Imperial Knights (who the hell will call them Questoris Imperialis?!) while referring to only one book. So I've been looking around and trying to come up with proper lists that will fit under 2,000 points.
First I decided to build around my Imperial Knights, and grab that 3 Command Points benefit from the Super-heavy Detachment.
So I have something like this:
Imperial
Knights
Knight
Paladin 320+30+2x4+100 = 458
Knight
Errant 320+30+4+76 = 430
Knight
Warden 320+95+17+17+30 = 479
Total:
1,367
Battalion
Detachment
Tech-priest
Dominus 125+8 (Volkite blaster) + 2 (macrostubber) = 135
Skitarii
Vanguard 10x10+7 (omnispex) = 107
Skitarii Rangers 5x10 + 7 (omnispex) = 57
Kataphron
Destroyers 3x35+ 3x27 (plasma culverins) = 186
Final count: 1,993
This gives me a whooping extra 6 Command Points, but I had to go very light on the upgrades. None of my Imperial Knights have carapace weapons in this iteration.
I was thinking, what if I make the Adeptus Mechanicus Battalion the main force instead?
List 1:
Battalion
Detachment
Tech-priest
Dominus 125+8 (Volkite blaster) + 2 (macrostubber) = 135
Tech-priest
Dominus 125+14 (eradication ray) + 2 (macrostubber) = 141
Skitarii
Vanguard 10x10+7 (omnispex) + 3x14 (plasma caliver) = 149
Kataphron
Destroyers 3x35+ 3x27 (plasma culverins) = 186
Kataphron
Destroyers 3x35+ 3x27 (plasma culverins) = 186
Total:
797
Vanguard
Detachment
Tempestor
Prime 40+5 (plasma pistol) = 45
Militarum
Tempestus Command Squad 4x[9+7 (plasma gun)] = 4x16=64
Militarum
Tempestus Command Squad 4x[9+7 (plasma gun)] = 4x16=64
Tech-priest
Enginseer 40+12 (servo-arm) = 52
Total:
225
Imperial
Knights
Knight
Paladin 320+30+2x4+100+45 = 503
Knight
Errant 320+30+4+76+30 = 460
Total:
963
Absolute total: 1,985
This doesn't look optimal. For one thing, I have 15 points left over. For another, my Tech-priest Enginseer is pretty much useless because there is nothing for him to repair. Wait, what? Repair? Aha! That's it! Since the guy can repair Astra Militarum vehicles, then I'll give him an Astra Militarum vehicle to repair! Let's replace the Knight Errant with a Shadowsword instead.
List 2:
Battalion
Detachment
Tech-priest
Dominus 125+8 (Volkite blaster) + 2 (macrostubber) = 135
Tech-priest
Dominus 125+14 (eradication ray) + 2 (macrostubber) = 141
Skitarii
Vanguard 10x10+7 (omnispex) + 14 (plasma caliver) = 121
Kataphron
Destroyers 3x35+ 3x27 (plasma culverins) = 186
Kataphron
Destroyers 3x35+ 3x27 (plasma culverins) = 186
Total:
769
Vanguard
Detachment
Tempestor
Prime 40+5 (plasma pistol) = 45
Militarum
Tempestus Command Squad 4x[9+7 (plasma gun)] = 4x16=64
Militarum
Tempestus Command Squad 4x[9+7 (plasma gun)] = 4x16=64
Tech-priest
Enginseer 40+12 (servo-arm) = 52
Total:
225
Super-heavy
Auxiliary Detachment
Knight
Paladin 320+30+2x4+100+45 = 503
Shadowsword
430+ 20x2 (lascannons) + 14x2 (twin heavy bolter) = 430+40+28 = 498
Total:
1,001
Absolute Total: 1,995
Looks better now, doesn't it? Now I can hide my Tech-priest Enginseer at the back and have him repair my Shadowsword every turn while shooting from afar.
The alternative is to take out the Tech-priest Enginseer and upgrade my Knight Errant into a Knight Crusader, while taking out one Militarum Tempestus Command Squad.
Battalion
Detachment
Tech-priest
Dominus 125+8 (Volkite blaster) + 2 (macrostubber) = 135
Tech-priest
Dominus 125+14 (eradication ray) + 2 (macrostubber) = 141
Skitarii
Vanguard 10x10+7 (omnispex) + 3x14 (plasma caliver) = 149
Kataphron
Destroyers 3x35+ 3x27 (plasma culverins) = 186
Kataphron
Destroyers 3x35+ 3x27 (plasma culverins) = 186
Tempestor
Prime 40+5 (plasma pistol) = 45
Militarum
Tempestus Command Squad 4x[9+7 (plasma gun)] = 4x16=64
Total:
906
Imperial
Knights
Knight
Paladin 320+30+2x4+100+45 = 503
Knight
Crusader 320+95+17+2x4+100+45 = 585
Total:
1,088
Absolute Total: 1,994
Absolute Total: 1,994
This is a Battle-forged list, so it runs okay. The problem is that I can't use Canticles of the Omnissiah with this list because my Tempestor Prime and Militarum Tempestus Command Squad do not have the abilitiy, Canticles of the Omnissiah, and you can only use it when all the units in the same Detachment have the ability. Like my Battalion Detachment from earlier, where my Militarum Tempestus units are in a separate detachment (Vanguard Detachment), then all the Adeptus Mechanicus units in the same Detachment (i.e. the Battalion Detachment) will benefit from Canticles of Omnissiah. The Tech-priest Enginseer doesn't, but he doesn't need them when he's staying at the back to repair my Shadowsword.
So an alternative is to eschew the Shadowsword or Knight Crusader altogether to run a more Cybernetica list.
Battalion Detachment
Tech-priest Dominus
125+8 (Volkite blaster) + 2 (macrostubber) = 135
Tech-priest Dominus
125+14 (eradication ray) + 2 (macrostubber) = 141
Skitarii Vanguard
10x10+7 (omnispex) = 107
Kataphron Destroyers
3x35+ 3x27 (plasma culverins) = 186
Kataphron Destroyers
3x35+ 3x27 (plasma culverins) = 186
Cybernetica
Datasmith 22+10 (gamma pistol)+ 20 (power fist) = 52
Kastelan
Robots 4x [65+15x3] = 4x110 = 440
Total: 1,247
Vanguard Detachment
Tempestor Prime 40+5
(plasma pistol) = 45
Militarum Tempestus
Command Squad 4x[9+7 (plasma gun)] = 4x16=64
Militarum Tempestus
Command Squad 4x[9+7 (plasma gun)] = 4x16=64
Militarum Tempestus
Command Squad 4x[9+9 (hot-shot volley gun)] = 4x18=72
Total: 245
Super-heavy Auxiliary
Detachment
Knight Paladin
320+30+2x4+100+45 = 503
Total: 1,995
Okay, that looks pretty cool, but what about the fluff? I mean, my Imperial Guard army is supposed to be an armored regiment. Where are all the tanks? All we have are Kamikaze Troopers and a Shadowsword!
Spearhead
Detachment
Tank
Commander 167+22 (Battle Cannon)+ 8 (heavy bolter)+ 2x17 (heavy flamer) = 231
Tank
Commander 167+25 (Vanquisher Cannon)+ 20 (lascannon)+ 2x20 (multi-melta) = 252
Leman
Russ Demolisher 132+20 (Executioner plasma cannon)+ 2x15 (plasma cannons)+ 20
(lascannon) = 202
Leman
Russ Demolisher 132+20 (Executioner plasma cannon)+ 2x15 (plasma cannons)+ 8
(heavy bolter) = 190
Onager
Dunecrawler 90+40 (Icarus array) + 8 (Cognis heavy stubber) = 138
Total:
1,013
Super-heavy
Auxiliary Detachment
Knight
Paladin 320+30+2x4+100+30 (Icarus autocannons) = 488
Shadowsword
430+ 20x2 (lascannons) + 14x2 (twin heavy bolter) = 430+40+28 = 498
Total:
986
Absolute Total: 1,999
Here's an all-tank list. We have 4 Leman Russ tanks, 1 Onager Dunecrawler, 1 Shadowsword, and a single Knight Paladin. The problem? We only get one command point out of all of this. Powerful, powerful units, but not much command points. Not a lot of units on the table too. Oh well.
Anyway, we shall see. I'll play around with these various lists and see which is the most optimum build. Let me know which you think is best. I'll be preparing for the Konor Campaign in July, and I hope I can run a good list! So I'll need all the advice I can get.
For the Emperor!
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