Giant Crusader Blobs and Bastion
Greetings Sons of Dorn!
Would anyone have any advice for running 20-man crusader squads in Bastion? I am aware that players have had success with these, but I am not really familiar with the strategy.
I am aware that one play in Gladius was to utilise the reactive move in combination with the surge, but in bastion there is no access to that.
Here is a list I am playing at the moment, with one tournament to go before 11th drops. I decided to give Assault Terminators the battleline keyword through an enhancement.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Black Templars
+ DETACHMENT: Bastion Task Force (Interlocking Tactics)
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 2000pts
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+ ENHANCEMENT: Hero of the Chapter (on Char2: Ancient in Terminator Armor)
& Blades of Valour (on Char4: Judiciar)
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 13
+ SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: (1x4) - Assassination: 4 Characters - Cull The Horde: 2x5 (before leaders attached)
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CHARACTER
Ancient in Terminator Armor (95 pts)
• 1x Storm bolter
• 1x Thunder Hammer
• Hero of the Chapter (+20 pts)
Chaplain Grimaldus (110 pts)
• 3x Cenobyte Servitor
• 3x Close Combat Weapon
• 1x Chaplain Grimaldus
• 1x Artificer Crozius
• 1x Plasma Pistol
Emperor's Champion (100 pts)
• 1x Black Sword
• 1x Bolt pistol
Judiciar (85 pts)
• 1x Absolvor bolt pistol
• 1x Executioner Relic Blade
• Blades of Valour (+15 pts)
BATTLELINE
Assault Intercessor Squad (75 pts)
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant
• 1x Heavy Bolt Pistol
• 1x Astartes Chainsword
• 4x Assault Intercessors
• 4x Astartes Chainsword
• 4x Heavy Bolt Pistol
Crusader Squad (300 pts)
• 1x Sword Brother
• 1x Master-crafted Power Weapon
• 1x Pyre Pistol
• 11x Initiate
• 7x Astartes Chainsword
• 11x Bolt pistol
• 11x Heavy Bolt Pistol
• 4x Power fist
• 8x Neophyte
• 8x Astartes Chainsword
• 8x Bolt pistol
Crusader Squad (300 pts)
• 1x Sword Brother
• 1x Master-crafted Power Weapon
• 1x Pyre Pistol
• 11x Initiate
• 7x Astartes Chainsword
• 11x Bolt pistol
• 11x Heavy Bolt Pistol
• 4x Power fist
• 8x Neophyte
• 8x Astartes Chainsword
• 8x Bolt pistol
Intercessor Squad (80 pts)
• 1x Intercessor Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
• 1x Astartes grenade launcher
• 1x Bolt Rifle
• 1x Power fist
• 4x Intercessor
• 4x Bolt pistol
• 4x Bolt Rifle
• 4x Close combat weapon
OTHER DATASHEETS
Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (90 pts)
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack
• 1x Plasma pistol
• 1x Power fist
• 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Pack
• 4x Astartes Chainsword
• 3x Heavy Bolt Pistol
• 1x Plasma pistol
Infiltrator Squad (100 pts)
• 4x Infiltrator
• 4x Bolt pistol
• 4x Close combat weapon
• 4x Marksman Bolt Carbine
• Infiltrator Comms Array, Helix Gauntlet
• 1x Infiltrator Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Marksman Bolt Carbine
Repulsor Executioner (235 pts)
• 1x Armoured Hull
• 1x Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon
• 1x Icarus Rocket Pod
• 1x Repulsor Executioner Defensive Array
• 1x Twin heavy bolter
• 1x Twin Icarus ironhail heavy stubber
• 1x Multi-melta
• 1x Heavy Laser Destroyer
Scout Squad (70 pts)
• 1x Scout Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Astartes Chainsword
• 1x Scout
• 1x Bolt pistol
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Missile Launcher
• 3x Scouts
• 3x Bolt pistol
• 3x Close combat weapon
• 3x Combat Knife
Terminator Assault Squad (360 pts)
• 1x Assault Terminator Sergeant
• 1x Storm Shield
• 1x Thunder Hammer
• 9x Assault Terminator
• 9x Thunder Hammer
• 9x Storm Shield