Goatboy’s Grimdark Armylist: Burninating the Countryside with the Salamanders!
Goatboy here with a flamer-based Salamanders build that kicked serous butt at a recent 400-person 40K tourney!
This past weekend saw the Cherokee Open run by our friends at FLG. It was an over 400 player event with some of the winners designed to murder all those pesky C’Tan. The list I want to show today is a 4th place finished who only lost once this past weekend. While it is a Space Marine build – it happens to be a Salamanders build which is pretty dang awesome.
Noah Neundorfer got 4th place with this wild Space Marine army. I just love how it feels so Salamander like. It is just going to burn the crap out of you and doesn’t care who gets in its way. It only took 1 loss this weekend as well which is pretty dang awesome. Check out that Vanguard Vet unit with hand flamers and the Captain that joins them with the Immolator enhancement that gives all their torrent weapons a +1 to their attack. That is a pile of wounds coming at anything that is standing in the way.
Burninating Salamanders
Space Marines
Salamanders
Forgefather’s Seekers
Strike Force (2,000 Points)
CHARACTERS
Vulkan He’stan (100 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Bolt Pistol
• 1x Gauntlet of the Forge
• 1x Spear of Vulkan
Apothecary Biologis (85 Points)
• 1x Absolvor bolt pistol
• 1x Close combat weapon
• Enhancements: Forged in Battle
Captain with Jump Pack (85 Points)
• 1x Hand flamer
• 1x Power fist
• Enhancements: Immolator
Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (90 Points)
• 1x Combi-weapon
• 1x Paired combat blades
• Enhancements: Adamantine Mantle
BATTLELINE
Intercessor Squad (80 Points)
• 1x Intercessor Sergeant
◦ 1x Astartes grenade launcher
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Bolt rifle
◦ 1x Power fist
• 4x Intercessor
◦ 4x Bolt pistol
◦ 4x Bolt rifle
◦ 4x Close combat weapon
DEDICATED TRANSPORTS
Impulsor (80 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
• 2x Fragstorm grenade launcher
• 1x Ironhail heavy stubber
• 1x Shield Dome
Impulsor (80 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
• 2x Fragstorm grenade launcher
• 1x Ironhail heavy stubber
• 1x Shield Dome
OTHER DATASHEETS
Aggressor Squad (95 Points)
• 1x Aggressor Sergeant
◦ 1x Flamestorm gauntlets
◦ 1x Twin power fists
• 2x Aggressor
◦ 2x Flamestorm gauntlets
◦ 2x Twin power fists
Company Heroes (105 Points)
• 1x Ancient
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Bolt rifle
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Company Champion
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Master-crafted power weapon
• 2x Company Veteran
◦ 2x Bolt pistol
◦ 2x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Master-crafted bolt rifle
◦ 1x Master-crafted heavy bolter
Eradicator Squad (180 Points)
• 1x Eradicator Sergeant
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Melta rifle
• 5x Eradicator
◦ 5x Bolt pistol
◦ 5x Close combat weapon
◦ 3x Melta rifle
◦ 2x Multi-melta
Incursor Squad (80 Points)
• 1x Incursor Sergeant
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Occulus bolt carbine
◦ 1x Paired combat blades
• 4x Incursor
◦ 4x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Haywire Mine
◦ 4x Occulus bolt carbine
◦ 4x Paired combat blades
Infernus Squad (90 Points)
• 1x Infernus Sergeant
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Pyreblaster
• 4x Infernus Marine
◦ 4x Bolt pistol
◦ 4x Close combat weapon
◦ 4x Pyreblaster
Infernus Squad (90 Points)
• 1x Infernus Sergeant
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Pyreblaster
• 4x Infernus Marine
◦ 4x Bolt pistol
◦ 4x Close combat weapon
◦ 4x Pyreblaster
Infiltrator Squad (100 Points)
• 1x Infiltrator Sergeant
◦ 1x Bolt pistol
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Marksman bolt carbine
• 4x Infiltrator
◦ 4x Bolt pistol
◦ 4x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Helix Gauntlet
◦ 1x Infiltrator Comms Array
◦ 4x Marksman bolt carbine
Invader ATV (60 Points)
• 1x Bolt pistol
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Multi-melta
• 1x Twin bolt rifle
Land Raider Redeemer (270 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
• 2x Flamestorm cannon
• 1x Hunter-killer missile
• 1x Multi-melta
• 1x Storm bolter
• 1x Twin assault cannon
Storm Speeder Hammerstrike (125 Points)
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Hammerstrike missile launcher
• 2x Krakstorm grenade launcher
• 1x Melta destroyer
Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs (200 Points)
• 1x Vanguard Veteran Sergeant with Jump Pack
◦ 1x Hand flamer
◦ 1x Vanguard Veteran weapon
• 9x Vanguard Veteran with Jump Pack
◦ 9x Hand flamer
◦ 9x Vanguard Veteran weapon
Burninating Salamanders Tactics
Stacking a ton of buffs on auto hitting flamers can do a ton of Damage to a C’tan. Immolation protocols for 2CP lets all your torrent weapons get Devastating Wounds and with their detachment rule of allowing all your weapons to gain assault – you can murder big things. Crucible of Battle for 1CP gives you +1 to wound when you attack the closet enemy unit within 6”. All of these things can combine with any of the flamer options just being brutal into a C’tan or any other tough unit.
This is an awesome list that just keeps going, and going, and going – FLAME ON!
