Solar auxilia starting army to build up to

[rich musk]

Wondering how good of a final list to aim for when starting to collect.

++ Crusade (Solar Auxilia) [3,000pts] ++

• HQ +

Lord Marshal [180pts]: Archaeotech pistol, Artificer Armour, Displacer Matrix, Grav-wave generator, Lord Marshal, Master-crafted weapon, Paragon Blade, Relics of the Dark Age of Technology

• Elites +

Household Retinue Squad [305pts]: Nuncio-vox, Power Axes
. Dracosan Armoured Transport
. Prime: Volkite Charger

• Troops +

Auxilia Infantry Tercio [735pts]
. Auxilia Lasrifle Section
. . Sergeant: Close Combat Weapon, Lasgun and Collimator
. Auxilia Lasrifle Section
. . Sergeant: Close Combat Weapon, Lasgun and Collimator
. Auxilia Lasrifle Section
. . Sergeant: Close Combat Weapon, Lasgun and Collimator
. Dracosan Armoured Transport: Multi-laser
. Dracosan Armoured Transport: Multi-laser
. Dracosan Armoured Transport: Multi-laser

Auxilia Infantry Tercio [880pts]
. Auxilia Flamer Section
. . Sergeant: Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol
. Dracosan Armoured Transport: Demolisher Cannon, Heavy Flamer
. Dracosan Armoured Transport: Demolisher Cannon, Heavy Flamer
. Dracosan Armoured Transport: Demolisher Cannon, Heavy Flamer
. Veletaris Storm Section: Volkite Chargers
. . Prime: Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol, Volkite Charger
. Veletaris Storm Section: Volkite Chargers
. . Prime: Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol, Volkite Charger

• Fast Attack +

Auxilia Thunderbolt Heavy Fighter [230pts]: Flare Shield, Four Kinetic Piercer Missile, Ground-tracking Auguries

• Heavy Support +

Saturnyne Pattern Carnodon Strike Squadron [270pts]
. Saturnyne Pattern Carnodon Strike Tank: Twin-Linked Lascannon, Two Volkite Calivers
. Saturnyne Pattern Carnodon Strike Tank: Twin-Linked Lascannon, Two Volkite Calivers
. Saturnyne Pattern Carnodon Strike Tank: Twin-Linked Lascannon, Two Volkite Calivers

• Lords of War +

Cerastus Knight-Lancer [400pts]: Cerastus Shock Lance

++ Total: [3,000pts] ++

[young agate]

Joe Cool. This is a pretty fun list for mechanized SA from what I know

[kindred quarry]

Lightning > Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt is kind of meh since it's an air superiority fighter and not make lists commit to strong air, whereas the Lightning with Kraken can bust open Spartans and whilst it won't dogfight amazingly, it can at least make your opponent have to think about it.

Dracosans with Lasrifle Sections aren't really worth it imo. You're paying a lot of points for a TL las-cannon to carry 100pt infantry who have 36" range, especially when those points can be spent on fun stuff like the Malcador Infernus.

[rich musk]

right, is it better to just leave them with no transport?

[kindred quarry]

I think so. They'll get Pie Plate'd but they're 100pts of 20 guys so it's whatever.

Slap Medicaes in there for the 5+ FNP.

They outrange Bolters by 12", so I usually keep 'em sat in the back until/if I need to bring up a second line to secure an objective.

[rich musk]

whats good to take instead on the points saved

[kindred quarry]

Infernus.

with Chemical Ammo and heavy flamers for redundancy.

Out-warcrime the War Crime Legions.

Laugh as they melt into goo on an Always 2+.

[rich musk]

so get rid of the lasrifle tercio dracosans and give them all medicae attachments

and then a malcador infernus

[kindred quarry]

Three lasrifle sections might be overkill, but don't take my word for that.

[rich musk]

probably, this is more of a buying list though so im not sure how practical it would be

[kindred quarry]

I guess by the time you've a unit or two painted, we'll prolly have the 2.0 rules for 'em anyhow.

So can go from there.

But I don't see Lasrifles ever being 'bad' unless they dramatically overprice them.