Goatboy’s Grimdark Arylist: Emperor’s Children Peerless Blades – Peerless Indeed!
Goatboy here to talk about an Emperor’s Children army list that eschews the normal 3 Daemon Prince build and goes down a totally different route!
While there are a ton of Ultramarines winning – even winning the biggest event – the current crop has lost Calgar and his two friends, so we will not be talking about them. This time, I want to talk about an Emperor’s Children list that loves Fulgrim, Lucius, and eschews the normal 3 Daemon Prince build for a totally different vibe.
Terran Villegas won with the following list in a 35 person even in Spain. It is an interesting list that goes towards the consistent nature of Peerless Bladesmen with their always on Sustained Hits or Lethal Hits. It is an interesting go wide build with a ton of options all over the place and some fun methods to punch up into the enemy.
Oh, and it doesn’t have 3 Winged Daemon Princes in it.
Emperor’s Children Peerless Blades
Strike Force (2000 points)
Peerless Bladesmen
CHARACTERS
Fulgrim (340 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Daemonic blades
1x Malefic lash
1x Serpentine tail
Lord Exultant (105 points)
• 1x Bolt Pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Phoenix power spear
1x Rapture lash
• Enhancement: Blinding Speed
Lord Exultant (105 points)
• 1x Bolt Pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Phoenix power spear
1x Rapture lash
• Enhancement: Distortion
Lord Exultant (110 points)
• 1x Bolt Pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Phoenix power spear
1x Rapture lash
• Enhancement: Rise to the Challenge
Lucius the Eternal (150 points)
• 1x Blade of the Laer
1x Lash of Torment
BATTLELINE
Infractors (85 points)
• 1x Obsessionist
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Power sword
• 4x Infractor
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Duelling sabre
1x Icon of Excess
Infractors (85 points)
• 1x Obsessionist
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Power sword
• 4x Infractor
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Duelling sabre
1x Icon of Excess
Infractors (85 points)
• 1x Obsessionist
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Power sword
• 4x Infractor
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Duelling sabre
1x Icon of Excess
Tormentors (85 points)
• 1x Obsessionist
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Power sword
• 4x Tormentor
• 2x Boltgun
4x Close combat weapon
1x Icon of Excess
1x Meltagun
1x Plasma gun
DEDICATED TRANSPORTS
Chaos Rhino (80 points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Combi-bolter
1x Combi-weapon
1x Havoc launcher
Chaos Rhino (80 points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Combi-bolter
1x Combi-weapon
1x Havoc launcher
OTHER DATASHEETS
Chaos Spawn (70 points)
• 2x Chaos Spawn
• 2x Hideous mutations
Flawless Blades (200 points)
• 6x Flawless Blade
• 6x Blissblade
6x Bolt pistol
Maulerfiend (130 points)
• 2x Magma cutters
1x Maulerfiend fists
Noise Marines (145 points)
• 1x Disharmonist
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Power sword
1x Screamer pistol
• 5x Noise Marine
• 2x Blastmaster
5x Close combat weapon
3x Sonic blaster
Noise Marines (145 points)
• 1x Disharmonist
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Power sword
1x Screamer pistol
• 5x Noise Marine
• 2x Blastmaster
5x Close combat weapon
3x Sonic blaster
Emperor’s Children Peerless Blades Tactics
This detachment has some amazing enhancements with the simple Distortion that gives +1 to attacks and damage. You have Blinding Speed that gives the bearer and the unit a once-per-game fights first. You also have Rise to the Challenge, which lets the model get an additional attack phase if they are within Engagement range of 3 enemy models.
The detachment also gets an auto fight on death, as well as a few other fun options like an out-of-phase charge move in your opponent’s movement phase, which could be fun. It is an interesting detachment as it always works and doesn’t rely on you killing things. I do think Coterie is probably better still, but it is awesome to see something else win for the underrepresented Emperor’s Children.
We’ll see if I have any better luck when I bring them to Adepticon, as I should try to play this newly painted army of mine. If not, I will at least look cool by throwing down with some models with hot pink OSL and hot pink static grass. It will still be a fun time.
