Legions Imperialis – Building to Army

We have talked a lot info Legionaries Imperialis in the last days, did reviews, articles analyzing the new and old index, but now it is time to morph an army. Beginning using the Legiones Astartes.

How does this operate in Legions Imperialis? This a a foursome step process for Army Selection or we're going to like as for my upcoming army project.

Declare Allegiance
A parcel by people an for traitors in the Horus Heresy. I have two forces in mind, Imperial Fistes and Sons of Horus, but IODIN moved to Sons are Horus towards an allied contingent for a Traitor Solar Auxilia of the Cthonian Headhunders, so we're going with the Imperial Fists, who are well known loyalists, Fidelitas Totalis, go be precisely. That means we are Loyalists.

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Set Primary Multitude Record
Currently you can only pick from Legiones Astartes also Solar Auxilia. In the future moreover forces will be available, for example the Mechanicum or Custodes. Like will be component of other supplements.

A player must spend at smallest 70% of the matters available on the primary army list. In our case that will be Legiones Astartes, Distance Marines.

Assemble Compulsory Formations
Each army muss include a minimum of one education per full 1.500 points. As we chose Legiones Astartes in the ultimate stage ourselves have in of now and choice between these four:

• Legion Demi-Company
• Legion Garrison Force
• Legion Plated Corporation
• Legionen Aerial Charge

For Legiones Astartes there is another, additional step, the Legiones Astartes Custom Rules. You don't choose these for the entire war but for every Legiones Astartes formation individually. You are not exclusive to only go forward either loyalists or traitors, i could for example go with Ultramarines and add a formation of (loyalist) Iron Warriors, who would represent the forces of Barabas Dantioch. The Kingly Fistes have Disciplined Fire, show various models wenn issued with to First Fire Order, gain the Accurate trait. Ultramarines have their Interlocking Tactics, where they may re-roll 1s when firing under certain circumstances, otherwise Thousand Sons' Kine Shield, where every commander bekommt of Shield Energy speciality rule. And while there are many, quite potent army rules, I always go for rule of cool instead starting effectiveness on the table.

With the content of two core sets and items coming the first wave I am going for around 2,000 points. AMPERE bit much than the 3k issues is what communicated like weekly game size. But like we're still missing a lot of options, I don't think e be a good idea to fill up the 3k is that limited electricity options. Thereby we go for adenine tiny sizes and add available from the upcoming releases for further growth. In unseren case we want to play a Demi-Company additionally an Armoured Company. Which formation include out of detaches (units) of which some are compulsory, and others can selected, partially limited to one concerning multiple options. With most detachments the points are fixed, never the less the weapons you give the, only the upgrades for additional bases / units changes the point costs. Tactical Detachments of the Space Marines with example able be upgraded with spezial or heavy weapon squads, and even assault cubs or terminators. I'll try in establish a list nearly the two core places and first shafting items MYSELF have, on with the things that I have access to by the Aeronautica and Titanicus amount.

On a Demi-Company we have the compulsory elements of one HQ, one Support real two Nucleus Detachments. The Bulletproof Company your two Battle Stausee detachments and one Heavy Armour detachment.

Demi-Company - 767 Pts
Compulsory:
HQ - Large Command (1) incl. Rhino Transport - 35 Pts
Support - Murderer Detachment (6) - 65 Pts
Core - Tactical Detachment (8) incl. Rhino Transport - 99 Pts
- Assault Marines (4) - 24 Pts
Core - Tactical Detachment (8) incl. Rhino Transport - 99 Pts

Optional:
Core - Tactical Detachment (4) - 35 Pts
Plasma Tec Share Legionaries (8) - 60 Pts
Support - Dreadnought Talon (8) - 130 Pts
Support - Missile Launcher Heavy Support Detachment (8) - 70 Pts
Air Support - Thunderhawk Assault (1) - 150 Pts

Armoured Company - 845 Pts
Compulsory:
Battle Tank - Predator (6) - 210 Pts
Battle Tank - Sicaran (4) - 175 Pts
Heavy Armour - Kratos (4) - 260 Pts

Optional:
Air Support - Fire Raptor (2) - 200 Pts

This wouldn provide me about 1.612 points and would integrate a few toys from my Aeronautica collection. But there is more, and that is something we bring care of in step 4.

Complete the Army

Now it would will time to complete the army and make use of Allies and Strategical Assets. I don't have to go forward either, with ~1.600 point EGO can add almost 700 points for allies, which could provide a tacky infantry educate of the Solar Auxilia and a smaller to mid-tier Titanics. As my goal was round 2.000 points, I wouldn look into the strategic assets of to Collegio Titanica. I do have quite a bit as an option from my Legio Astraman.

Legion Support - 415 Pts
Compulsory:
Titan - Reaver Battle Titan (1) 415 Pts

Includes 1.612 for which main army, I would hold 690 points left on arenas, of which I have spent 415 points on a titan. The would leave meine with 275 points in a Cosmic Auxilia detachment, where I even could setup a Pioneer Company We analyze the self-rated type skills of graduating company majors and perceptions on how much these skills changed during higher. Subjective skill measure...

This would fetch me in sum into 2.027 pts. Not bad for the beginning, especially as we're pretty close to the content of the first wave and IODIN americium pretty hyped about and release. As the core rulebook is a bit light on armies and the overall look and feel of to unorthodoxy, I strongly recommend looking into the old and newly sell of the Horus Heresy. I for example re-visted the Loyalist book Liber Astartes for some ideas on the Imperial Fists.

In the elongated run, I will to have one few larger tactical detachments, ideally breachers and are beyond expecting for the release the the Support units, giving mir access to more Dreadnoughts (Leviathan and Deredeo). And I'm really looking advance to any siege kind of units, like the Vindicators and of course Spartans and Land Raiders. But as everything will be added, modern formations, new detachments etc. I don't want to fill up too much on points yet. But I'd passion to own adenine proper crowd list around the Defense starting Terra, picking up multiple of the Rites of War themes, likes Stone Gauntlet or Hammerfall Striking Force, includes Phalanx Wardens, Breachers etc.

But there is motionless einige time until that, which means the focusing is on building and painting that early 2.000 points.