Hello everyone Frankie here to discuss my list and how I have prepared for this year’s Adepticon.
First of all, Adepticon is an awesome event that takes place every year in Chicago, IL. If you have not traveled to this event I recommend it. We make the trip every year and enjoy playing games and spending time with friends from all around the world. Enough about the con itself, let’s talk about the 40k Championships. The format is always a little different than all the other events we attend, but still a lot of fun with a large turnout. This year they are ITC point scoring and have changed up their missions a ton, which is a positive in my opinion. I rarely play test missions before attending events mainly due to time, but this year I gave the primer missions a shot. After playing through the first two Primers I realized how important objective secured units will be, which helps me since I am bringing Battle Company. Here is the list I am planning on bringing:
HQ
khan Moondraken
Chaplain Bike, Auspex, Hunters Eye, Melta Bomb
Command Squad Bikes, Melta Gun x5, Apothecary
-Razorback Twin-linked Lascannon, Dozer blade
Troops
Tactical Squad Grav Cannon x5
-Rhino Dozer Blade
Tactical Squad Grav Cannon x5
-Rhino Dozer Blade
Tactical Squad Grav Cannon x5
-Rhino Dozer Blade
Tactical Squad Grav Cannon x5
-Rhino Dozer Blade
Tactical Squad melta x5
-Rhino Dozer Blade
Tactical Squad melta x5
-Droppod
Fast Attack
Attack Bike Multi Melta
Attack Bike Multi Melta
Heavy Support
Devastators Grav Cannonx2 x5
-Rhino Dozer Blade
Devastators Grav Cannonx2 x5
-Rhino Dozer Blade
10th Company Task Force
Scouts x5
Scouts x5
Scouts x5
Inquistion
Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor Power Armor, Servo Skull x3
Assassins
Culexus
I’m expecting to see a lot of Eldar armies and deathstars this year. My tactic’s against Eldar will be to get a large lead on the missions and try to take out the Jetbike’s as fast as possible. I believe Eldar will be my toughest match-up since they are so fast and can pop open my vehicles so easily. Luckily the missions require them to get close to me due to the progressive missions needing scoring units in key places. The kill point mission will be really tough, if I pull an Eldar player on that mission I will need to pull out all the tricks to win that game. Deathstars will be tough as well, unless the Culexus can play cagey and allow my army to whittle them down. Against Deathstars I will need to get a bunch of points while my army is still on the table and possibly kill the troops. I believe my army will be able to hang with the best of the lists out there and as long as I play smart against my bad match-ups I will do well. Some other armies that will be tricky will be Daemons and Astra Militarum with a lot of flyers. I hope to play against some mirror match’s so I can really put my list to the test but am not counting on it.
My goal this year is to make it into the top 16 and hopefully make it to at least the Semi Finals. It will be tough since a lot of highly skilled 40k players will be there. I can’t wait to see you all there this year and look forward to spending some time in the windy city. Hope you all enjoyed the new images and write up. What armies do you think I need to be ready for? Think I have the tools to bring home the W?