"Hi Kirby,
I’m a long time reader of your blog and would really like your take on my sisters of battle list. I’m bringing it to a comped tourney in just over a month and therefore have to balance my build between competitive choices, and those that will work within the comp system. The tourney is allowing imperial armor choices for sisters which balances the points somewhat more in my favor (yay for not paying 50 points for a rhino before upgrades!) Hence the repressors making an appearance.. while they’re not immolators, I can take them with my basic troops, which allows more heavy flamers to cook some heretics!
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, especially any ideas on how to effectively use this type of list to the fullest – thanks!
Jack
Total Roster Cost: 1498
HQ: Canoness (220 pts)
1 Canoness + Book of St. Lucius + Cloak of St. Aspira
4 Celestian Retinue, + Meltagun x2
1 Sister Superior,
1 Immolator (IA),
Elite: Celestian Squad (165 pts)
4 Celestian Squad + Meltagun x2
1 Immolator (IA)
1 Veteran Sister Superior + Book of St. Lucius
Troops: Battle Sisters Squad (191 pts)
9 Battle Sisters Squad, + Flamer x2
1 Repressor (IA),
1 Veteran Sister Superior + Book of St. Lucius
Troops: Battle Sisters Squad (191 pts)
9 Battle Sisters Squad, + Flamer x2
1 Repressor (IA),
1 Veteran Sister Superior + Book of St. Lucius
Troops: Battle Sisters Squad (191 pts)
9 Battle Sisters Squad, + Flamer x2
1 Repressor (IA),
1 Veteran Sister Superior + Book of St. Lucius
Troops: Inquisitorial Stormtroopers (120 pts)
5 Inquisitorial Stormtroopers + Meltagun x2
1 Repressor (IA)
Fast Attack: Dominion Squad (150 pts)
4 Dominion Squad, ) + Meltagun x2
1 Sister Superior,
1 Immolator (IA),
Heavy Support: Exorcist (IA)
Heavy Support: Exorcist (IA)"
Not sure if this is going to score highly on comp I'm afraid! Overall it looks solid though instead of flamers on the Battle Sisters I'd take meltaguns and put flamers on the Dominion squad instead. You've got a bunch of flame weapons already with the Repressors and Immolators so you don't need that many on your actual infantry but rather meltaguns to blow up tanks. The Dominions take flamers because they pay 15 points for meltaguns which is quite high.
I don't recall if the IA versions have smoke launchers but if you're new to the list I'd buy some of them to help your advance up. I'd then read this post about advancing mech and this post about advanced blocking as they are two very important skills for this type of list. Basically you want to move your mech forward as fast as possible whilst generating cover for each vehicle (3+ cover is preferred obviously). Watch you near the enemy you start to focus fire units down with a bunch of templates which are generally disembarked from their transports by your meltaguns.
The Exorcists aren't a personal favorite but they do provide ranged firepower whilst you are crossing the field. Use them to blow up or suppress backfield tanks or midfield blockers before they set up blocks on your tanks moving through midfield.
Again, not sure how you'll do on comp as it's not exactly comp friendly (though you may get marks for using a SoB list) but it is pretty good. Get out there and practice with it :).
