Warhammer 40K: The Unbeatable List – Orlando Open (GW’s 1st GT)
Goatboy here to look at the list that went all the way at Games Workshop’s first new GT – The Orlando Open!
Today we are looking at the Best General’s list – the 8-0 machine piloted by the one and only Richard Siegler from Art of War. He defeated a few of his teammates to take the overall and did it with the current bad boys on the block – The Adeptus Mechanicus. He even went and played the new Army of Renown with the Skitarii Veteran Cohort.
His list is a bit unconventional with a host of infiltrating models to help push opponents away, control sections of the board, and just smash stuff as needed.
The Unbeatable List – Richard Siegler
++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium – Adeptus Mechanicus) [111 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Army of Renown – Skitarii Veteran Cohort
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)
Detachment Command Cost
Forge World Choice: Forge World: Metalica
+ Stratagems +
Stratagem: Archeotech Specialist [-2CP]: 2x Archeotech Specialist
Stratagem: Artefactotum [-1CP]: Artefactotum
Stratagem: Host of the Intermediary [-1CP]: Host of the Intermediary
Stratagem: Mechanicus Locum [-2CP]: 2x Mechanicus Locum
+ No Force Org Slot +
Brotherhood of the Cog [4 PL, 80pts]
. Technoarchaeologist: Genetors, Mechanicus Locum, Relic (Metalica): Metalican Lung, Warlord Trait (Metalica 2): Ashrunner
+ HQ +
Skitarii Marshal [3 PL, 45pts]: Relic (Skitarii Veteran Cohort): Cantic Thrallnet, Warlord, Warlord Trait (Skitarii Veteran Cohort): Calculate Without Diversion
Skitarii Marshal [3 PL, 45pts]: Mechanicus Locum, Relic: Exemplar’s Eternity, Warlord Trait (Codex 6): Eyes of the Omnissiah
Tech-Priest Manipulus [6 PL, 105pts]: Logi, Magnarail lance
+ Troops +
Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 50pts]
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle
. 4x Skitarii Ranger: 4x Galvanic Rifle
Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 50pts]
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle
. 4x Skitarii Ranger: 4x Galvanic Rifle
Skitarii Rangers [4 PL, 50pts]
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle
. 4x Skitarii Ranger: 4x Galvanic Rifle
Skitarii Rangers [10 PL, 195pts]: Omnispex
. Ranger Alpha: Galvanic Rifle, Host of the Intermediary, Warlord Trait (Codex 3): Programmed Retreat
. 18x Skitarii Ranger: 18x Galvanic Rifle
Skitarii Vanguards [4 PL, 50pts]
. 4x Skitarii Vanguard: 4x Radium Carbine
. Vanguard Alpha: Radium Carbine
Skitarii Vanguards [4 PL, 50pts]
. 4x Skitarii Vanguard: 4x Radium Carbine
. Vanguard Alpha: Radium Carbine
+ Elites +
Sicarian Infiltrators [4 PL, 85pts]
. Infiltrator Princeps (Flechette/Taser)
. 4x Sicarian Infiltrator (Flechette/Taser): 4x Flechette Blaster, 4x Taser Goad
Sicarian Infiltrators [4 PL, 85pts]
. Infiltrator Princeps (Flechette/Taser)
. 4x Sicarian Infiltrator (Flechette/Taser): 4x Flechette Blaster, 4x Taser Goad
Sicarian Infiltrators [8 PL, 136pts]
. Infiltrator Princeps (Stub/Sword)
. 7x Sicarian Infiltrator (Stub/Sword): 7x Power Sword, 7x Stubcarbine
Sicarian Ruststalkers [8 PL, 136pts]
. Ruststalker Princeps (Blades)
. 7x Sicarian Ruststalker (Blades): 7x Transonic Blades
Sicarian Ruststalkers [8 PL, 136pts]
. Ruststalker Princeps (Blades)
. 7x Sicarian Ruststalker (Blades): 7x Transonic Blades
Sicarian Ruststalkers [8 PL, 170pts]
. Ruststalker Princeps (Blades): Artefactotum, Relic: Temporcopia
. 9x Sicarian Ruststalker (Blades): 9x Transonic Blades
+ Fast Attack +
Pteraxii Sterylizors [8 PL, 171pts]: Pteraxii Sterylizor Alpha
. 8x Pteraxii Sterylizor: 8x Phosphor torch, 8x Pteraxii Talons
Serberys Raiders [6 PL, 149pts]: Enhanced Data-Tether, Serberys Raider Alpha
. 8x Serberys Raider: 8x Cavalry Sabre, 8x Clawed Limbs, 8x Galvanic Carbine
Serberys Raiders [6 PL, 117pts]: Enhanced Data-Tether, Serberys Raider Alpha
. 6x Serberys Raider: 6x Cavalry Sabre, 6x Clawed Limbs, 6x Galvanic Carbine
+ Dedicated Transport +
Skorpius Dunerider [5 PL, 95pts]
++ Total: [111 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++
How It Works
The list has a ton of movement tricks and options to play within in 9th edition – with an extremely durable scoring platform. I really like the use of the Infiltrators as a way to get around the table and set up just uncomfortable decisions for the opponent. If they go to hard into taking the traps they get counterpunched to oblivion. He obviously only needs one large blob of Rangers to buff up and a ton of smaller units to use and abuse the upgrade from the Army of Renown.
Mixed in with a very rough deep striking Pteraxii flamer unit that can come down, do something interesting, and then pop away to come down later in the game. This list pushes the idea of patience as he can easily build up a lead and keep it as he has so much available to him to do damage.
Congrats to Richard and his teammates for bringing different lists and doing well with multiple different strategies. It would be one thing if everyone brought the same broken list but each player brought something unique to them and played with utmost efficiency to reach the top 4 at the end of the day.
Big props to GW for running a nice event as everyone I talked to had a good time. It makes me excited to play the Austin event.
