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165 - Librarian w/ 3 powers (probably Sanctuary, Might of Titan, and Quicksilver)
245 - 5 Terminators w/ Psycannon and Psybolts
245 - 5 Terminators w/ Psycannon and Psybolts
245 - 5 Terminators w/ Psycannon and Psybolts
290 - 10 Strike Squaders w/ 2 Psycannons, Daemonhammer, Psybolts
290 - 10 Strike Squaders w/ 2 Psycannons, Daemonhammer, Psybolts
135 - Dreadnaught w/ 2 twin-linked Autocannons and Psybolts
135 - Dreadnaught w/ 2 twin-linked Autocannons and Psybolts
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A basic hammer and anvil strategy is what I'm considering, with the Terminators and Dreads forming the anvil while the Strike Squads zoom around in their rides and add in more Psycannon shots. This list can crank out 20 S7 AP4 Psycannon shots and 8 TL S8 AP4 Autocannon shots a turn, plus a bunch of S5 Stormbolters. The Librarian is a support piece mostly, able to put down something that resembles Inhospitable Ground via Sanctuary in the opponent's turn, and +1S/I10 to a squad within 6" in my turn. There's a lack of anti-armor, though the Psycannons do rend so they could pop tanks at times. This shouldn't be much of a problem with EV running Dark Elder. I'm not terribly familiar with the DE codex, but I hear it described as a glass cannon all the time, so I doubt I'll be seeing much AV13+.
There aren't a lot of bodies in the list, 20 PA and 16 TDA troops, but that's how elite armies work. I've been playing with Purifiers instead of Strike Squads, but I'm not sure how the tradeoff will work. The biggest problem is trying to break it into 250 point chunks. At 500 I could run the two Strike Squads, without their Rhinos, but 750 becomes a bit trickier. All that can be ironed out with some time I'm sure.
The biggest hurdle is probably the Psyflemen. GW doesn't make TL autocannon dreadnaught arms, so I'm looking at converting them. There are TL autocannons in the barricade terrain set, but only two sets per box so I'd need two boxes. This wouldn't be horrible except that the barricades are $22 a pop, which on top of a $45 Dread makes for an expensive piece. Then there's the actual converting too. The in-game effects are compelling though, plus I wouldn't mind trying my hand at some more extensive conversions. I'd like to do GKs as a showpiece, so spending some extra time converting isn't an issue. I'm also thinking about getting a Stormraven, for my Blood Angels, so I can use the GK bits on the Dreads and Rhinos. Plus I'd have a Stormraven.
Unfortunately Paladins, the two wound Terminators, look to be a bit too expensive to be feasible. They can take a pair of Psycannons per five guys though, and they can mastercraft them to boot, so they're extra effective. I did scrawl out a Draigo list with 16 Paladins and two Dreadknights, but that's a bit too small of a force I think. Terminator Psycannons also come one to a box, so I'd have to get twice as many boxes to get all the cannons.
Overall, I think I've got a decent start on a list. Now that I have the codex in hand I can dig into the lists springing up around the interwebs and see what other people are coming up with. I like my general idea, but there's lots of room for tweaks. Next time, Ork lists.
