1000 pt Tournament Build

Dark Angels/Wrath of the Rock/Strike ForceShared

I am doing a beginner 40k 1000 point tournament, and not only is this my first tournament but will also be the first time I have ever played the game. Yay!

600·Updated 1d ago by Bjorn's Fellhand

Strike Force2,000 limit

1,985pts

Units

Models

3/3

The read

Anti-horde sits in the top 5%, spread across the list; mobility and reach are in the bottom third.

«the top 5%» means above roughly 95% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapevs the p50 ring

The shape, not the verdict. Area is not a score — two lists with the same area can play nothing alike. The bars beside it are the reading that counts, and each spoke is this list's percentile under baseline assumptions.

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-horde

Exceptional against massed infantry — top 5% of lists

Top 5% · 8.93 per 100 pts · mostly Lion El'Jonson (9%)

265 pts

Strength · Anti-infantry

Exceptional against line infantry — top 5% of lists

Top 5% · 6.17 per 100 pts · mostly Lion El'Jonson (16%)

265 pts

Strength · Objective control

Holds objectives comfortably

Top 10% · 6.11 per 100 pts · mostly Intercessor Squad (10%)

80 pts

Gap · Mobility

Slow to reposition

Bottom 8% · 0.52 per 100 pts · best available: Impulsor (9%)

70 pts

Gap · Reach

Short-ranged — has to close the distance

Below average · 0.60 per 100 pts · best available: Gladiator Lancer (7%)

160 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageStrong

Answers 4 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringStrong

15 scoring bodies, 97 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 4 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerThin

Average T4.5, 3.1 W per model and 9 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

85weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-hordep95 ×.2

Anti-infantryp95 ×.2

Anti-elitep90 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-horde is the clearest answer here; Reach is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package2 read

Detachment ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 1 conditional one it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Detachment

Dutiful Tenacityconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

Relics of the Dark Age1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,985(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 15
Largest single investment: Lion El'Jonson(13%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeLion El'Jonson9%
20 units contribute
anti-infantryLion El'Jonson16%
20 units contribute
anti-eliteDeathwing Knights16%
20 units contribute
anti-armourLion El'Jonson22%
20 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike4
Infiltrators1
Lone Operative1
Precision2
Anti-VEHICLE1
Anti-MONSTER1
Battleline6

Leader groups

Asmodai → Bladeguard Veteran Squad
Belialunattached
Lion El'Jonsonunattached
Librarian in Terminator Armour → Deathwing Knights
Librarian → Intercessor Squad
Captain in Gravis Armour → Eradicator Squad with Heavy Bolters

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

8Good4Possible6Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

A Grievous Blow
A Tempting Target
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
No Prisoners
Overwhelming Force
Secure No Man's Land

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

Defend Stronghold
Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
Plunder

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Forward Position
Outflank

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.

The read

Anti-horde sits in the top 5%, spread across the list; mobility and reach are in the bottom third.

«the top 5%» means above roughly 95% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapevs the p50 ring

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-horde

Exceptional against massed infantry — top 5% of lists

Top 5% · 8.93 per 100 pts · mostly Lion El'Jonson (9%)

265 pts

Strength · Anti-infantry

Exceptional against line infantry — top 5% of lists

Top 5% · 6.17 per 100 pts · mostly Lion El'Jonson (16%)

265 pts

Strength · Objective control

Holds objectives comfortably

Top 10% · 6.11 per 100 pts · mostly Intercessor Squad (10%)

80 pts

Gap · Mobility

Slow to reposition

Bottom 8% · 0.52 per 100 pts · best available: Impulsor (9%)

70 pts

Gap · Reach

Short-ranged — has to close the distance

Below average · 0.60 per 100 pts · best available: Gladiator Lancer (7%)

160 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageStrong

Answers 4 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringStrong

15 scoring bodies, 97 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 4 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerThin

Average T4.5, 3.1 W per model and 9 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

85weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-hordep95 ×.2

Anti-infantryp95 ×.2

Anti-elitep90 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-horde is the clearest answer here; Reach is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package2 read

Detachment ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 1 conditional one it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Detachment

Dutiful Tenacityconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

Relics of the Dark Age1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,985(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 15
Largest single investment: Lion El'Jonson(13%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeLion El'Jonson9%
20 units contribute
anti-infantryLion El'Jonson16%
20 units contribute
anti-eliteDeathwing Knights16%
20 units contribute
anti-armourLion El'Jonson22%
20 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike4
Infiltrators1
Lone Operative1
Precision2
Anti-VEHICLE1
Anti-MONSTER1
Battleline6

Leader groups

Asmodai → Bladeguard Veteran Squad
Belialunattached
Lion El'Jonsonunattached
Librarian in Terminator Armour → Deathwing Knights
Librarian → Intercessor Squad
Captain in Gravis Armour → Eradicator Squad with Heavy Bolters

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

8Good4Possible6Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

A Grievous Blow
A Tempting Target
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
No Prisoners
Overwhelming Force
Secure No Man's Land

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

Defend Stronghold
Display Of Might
Engage On All Fronts
Plunder

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Forward Position
Outflank

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.