Imperial Guard "Sea of Bodies" 2,000pt Army

[Geneva]

Hey, how ya doin'?

New codex, new rules, new army lists! The perfect opportunity to make the movement and shooting phase even more unbearable for my opponents.


HQ

Commissar Yarrick

Primaris Psyker x3
- Mastery Level 2

Company Command Squad
- Plasmaguns x2
- Lascannon

Priest

Ordo Xenos Inquisitor
- Mastery Level 1 and Force Sword
- Rad Grenades
- Psyk Out Grenades
- Power Armour
- Liber Heresius


TROOPS

Platoon Command Squad
- Meltaguns x4

Combined Infantry Squad
- Infantry Squad x3
- Autocannons x3
- Grenade Launchers x3

Combined Infantry Squad
- Infantry Squad x2
- Autocannons x2
- Grenade Launchers x2

Veteran Squad
- Plasmaguns x3
- Forward Sentries

Conscripts
- 50 Conscripts


FAST ATTACK

Vendetta


HEAVY SUPPORT

Leman Russ Eradicator

Leman Russ Battle Tank

Leman Russ Executioner
- Plasmacannon Sponsons
- Lascannon


FORTIFICATION

Aegis Defence Line
- Quad Gun


Total: 2,000pts



This army puts a grand total of 130 models on the field. The main thrust of the army comes in the form of the Conscripts squad. 50 bodies will be accompanied by the Inquisitor who will supply them with her magic grenades, Commissar Yarrick who will bark out Orders and provide a hidden fist, a Priest who will boost the squad with War Hymns, and whichever one of the three Primaris Psykers is lucky enough to roll a 2 on the Divination table (the power that grants a 4+ invulnerable save.) The result should be a massive blob that can soak up huge amounts of firepower with also churning out a nice bit of damage each turn with the help of some built in force multipliers. The unit clocks in at 425 to 500pts but I reckon it'll be such a distraction it will more than earn its price tag.

The Conscript Squad of Blobby Doom will be supported by the Eradicator and the Executioner who will advance to ensure they can hit the choicest targets. In turn, the blob will shield the tanks from would be assault units. The Executioner will also be granted Prescience each turn either by a Primaris Psyker or the Inquisitor to mitigate Gets Hot! results and ensure that small little blast marker covers as many models in a squad as possible.

The backfield will supply supporting fire from behind the Aegis Defence Line. Two sizable Infantry blobs will provide anti-tank and, later, anti-infantry support with the help of some orders from the Company Command Squad. The Russ Battle Tank will also lay down some long range firepower from here and the last of the Primaris Psykers will make sure the backfield gets the Divination support it requires.

Finally, the Vendetta will provide mid-game anti-tank and obligatory anti-air and will ferry the Meltagun Command Squad to wherever it needs to go in case there's just one tough target that needs removing.

The list is intended to capitalise as much as possible on the new improved orders system and the plentiful Divination support.

Sound solid?

[WestRider]

I'd drop a couple of Conscripts or something to get Servo Skulls for the Inquisitor, but other than that it looks pretty solid. Maybe a little light on anti-air, but you've got a solid enough ground game to provide all kinds of problems for air-heavy Armies.

[kainlettern]

Question cause I'm not too familiar with formations. But is it a formation that gives you the Inquisitor and if so, could someone give me the point cost and details so I can abuse this? If this was GK allies, where are the troops and maybe think of that with some tweaking?

[WestRider]

The Inquisitor comes from Codex: Inquisition. The individual Units are pretty much the same as the Inquisitors and Retinues from Codex: GK, but they're Bros with most of the Imperial Forces instead of being Allies of Convenience, there's no Troops Requirement when you take them as Allies, and they don't take up your usual Ally slot.