Footslogger List

Hello all!  I hope your battles are going well!  Today I'm going to post up something I haven't done in an extremely long time.  Here is a fun list that I've been playing with, to reasonable success, the last week or so.  It amuses me greatly.  Why?  Because like those foot lists with a billion models/wounds, I am also putting a ton of bodies and wounds on the board.  It makes it incredibly difficult for your opponent to deal with, though there are certainly hard counters to the list that will decimate you.  Nevertheless, the list is fun.

~ Battalion Detachment ~

HQ:
* Captain w/ Power Axe, Storm Shield, and The Crusader's Helm.  [94]
* Chaplain Grimaldus. [120]

Elites:
* Reiver Squad (1x Sergeant and 9x Reivers) w/ Combat Knives and Grav Chutes.  [200]
* Reiver Squad (1x Sergeant and 9x Reivers) w/ Combat Knives and Grav Chutes.  [200]
* Venerable Dreadnought w/ 2 Twin Autocannons.  [156]

Troops:
* Crusader Squad (1x Sword Brother, 9x Initiates, 10x Neophytes) w/ 1 Power Axe, 1 Power Sword, 18 CCWs.  [249]
* Crusader Squad (1x Sword Brother, 9x Initiates, 10x Neophytes) w/ 1 Power Axe, 1 Power Sword, 18 CCWs.  [249]
* Intercessor Squad (1x Sergeant and 4x Intercessors) w/ Bolt Rifles.  [100]
* Intercessor Squad (1x Sergeant and 4x Intercessors) w/ Bolt Rifles.  [100]
* Intercessor Squad (1x Sergeant and 4x Intercessors) w/ Bolt Rifles.  [100]
* Intercessor Squad (1x Sergeant and 4x Intercessors) w/ Bolt Rifles.  [100]

Heavy Support:
* Hellblaster Squad (1x Sergeant and 4x Hellblaster) w/ Plasma Incinerators.  [165]
* Hellblaster Squad (1x Sergeant and 4x Hellblaster) w/ Plasma Incinerators.  [165]

Total Points:  [1998]

So what do we see?  Most importantly, we have 90 marines and 1 dreadnought on the board.  That is an immense amount of bodies.  It works out to be 140 wounds, plus an additional 8 wounds from our Ven Dread and 9 from our HQs.  This makes it incredibly hard for your opponent to deal with and they will be hard pressed to destroy all of your models.  We have deep striking disruption with the Reivers, long-range firepower from the Ven Dreadnought and Hellblasters, mid-range objective holding with the Intercessors, and aggressive advancement with our Crusader squads.  While the list doesn't have a super large amount of fire support, it is often enough due to the disruptive capabilities of the Reivers.  Add in the "Wisdom of the Ancients" stratagem and you have some pretty reliable shooting.  Two full squads of them is nothing to sniff at, especially when you consider combat squad and our chapter tactics.  Is the list competitive?  50/50.  But it is incredibly satisfying to play nonetheless.