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Salamanders 2000pts - Leviathan worth taking?


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I've assembled my must-have units in the following list.

 

+HQ+

1x Captain [124 pts]: TH/ SS

1x Lieutenant [71 pts]: Power Fist, Storm Bolter

1x Lieutenant [71 pts]: Power Fist, Storm Bolter

 

+Troops+

5x Tac Squad [87 pts]: Storm Bolter, Chainsword, Lascannon

5x Tac Squad [87 pts]: Storm Bolter, Chainsword, Lascannon

5x Tac Squad [87 pts]: Storm Bolter, Chainsword, Lascannon

 

+Elites+

3x Company Veterans [64 pts]: Chainsword, Storm Shields, TH on the Sergeant

5x Company Veterans [96 pts]: Chainsword, Storm Shields, TH on the Sergeant

1x Ironclad Dreadnought [139pts]: Dreadnought Chainfist, 2x Hunter-Killer-Missile, Hurricane Bolter, Ironclad Assault Launchers, Meltagun

1x Ironclad Dreadnought [139pts]: Dreadnought Chainfist, 2x Hunter-Killer-Missile, Hurricane Bolter, Ironclad Assault Launchers, Meltagun

10x Sternguard Vets [149 pts]: SIBs, Power Fist

 

+Heavy Support+

5x Dev Squad [97 pts]: Armorium Cherub, Storm Bolter, Chainsword, Lascannon

5x Dev Squad [97 pts]: Armorium Cherub, Storm Bolter, Chainsword, Lascannon

 

+Dedicated Transport+

1x Drop Pod [65 pts]: Storm Bolter

1x Drop Pod [65 pts]: Storm Bolter

 

++Total [1433 pts]++

 

Troops, Support and one Lt hang back, the Captain, one Lt and his Company Vet retinue and the Sternguard ride in the pods.

 

I want to add 2 more Dreads, Lascannon Venerables if the points allow for it, else Lascannon Morits if I can prder the parts from FW, else Regular Lascannon Dreads.

That puts me around 1700, 1740 with the Venerable Dreads.

 

From here, I'm not sure where to go.

 

I actually like the idea of adding a Leviathan with a Siege Claw and Melta Lance, that would, however, take up all the space that's left.

 

Alternatively, I could add another Sternguard Squad in a third Drop Pod and still have points to spare.

 

In the context of that list, what would you go for?

 

Edit: That got a lot more specific than I had intended... maybe I should have posted this in the Army Lists section instead... sorry :blush.:

Edited by HighMarshalAmp
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300 points for five melta shots and three claw attacks isn't a great deal.

 

Leviathans as melee platforms are really expensive for the number of attacks they get, and losing an attack when they take a gun doesn't help. From a performance standpoint, double guns is the way to go if you run a Levi at all.

 

Who knows how things will change with the new FW books though.

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