League advice

[Galron]

I am not used to small point leagues in the current meta. Back in the older days of leagues they were for fun and not really competitive. I went to one yesterday and was annihilated with my EC by a DG player with a caster who shut down my rerolls, a flipping plague burster, some pox walkers, and death shroud that never mattered. It power level disparity was so bad the org is allowing me to swap armies.

 

So I am thinking of my Dark Angels(Star Phantoms) they require the least amount of work to be able to jump into the league. What I was thinking based on the board size at 500p was

Lazarus -to help mitigate Psyker powers and buff the hell blasters

Intercessors

Hell Blasters x5 with Assault plasma

Impulsor with shield dome

 

COnversely looking at the small boards I am also considering these alternates

Laz

6 intercessors

2 Deathwing COmmand Squad with TH/SS

5 Hellblasters

 

or

Laz

5 INtercessors

3 Eliminators

6 Hellblasters

Just looking at what a modern codex can bring annoys me that other codices are left so far in the dust.

Edited September 5, 2021 by Galron

[march10k]

I like the second option.  The two TH/SS deathwing would be pretty sturdy in a 500 point meta while not cratering your model count or your unit count.  Having access to 'remnant' squads of terminators at a points level where a minimum of 5 is AYEIOB is stout.