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Salamanders/Firestorm Assault Force/OnslaughtShared

Hyper mobile, flexible list using fire storm assault force. Makes use of many transports to transport up to 49 models. Has an abundance of heavy armor units.

900·Updated Jun 26 by Mr. Sally

Onslaught3,000 limit

2,900pts

Units

Models

The read

Anti-infantry sits in the top 3%, spread across the list; mobility is in the bottom 9%.

«the top 3%» means above roughly 97% 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-infantry

Exceptional against line infantry — top 3% of lists

Top 3% · 6.59 per 100 pts · mostly Aggressor Squad (12%)

165 pts

Strength · Anti-horde

Exceptional against massed infantry — top 4% of lists

Top 4% · 9.02 per 100 pts · mostly Aggressor Squad (14%)

165 pts

Strength · Anti-elite

Exceptional against elite infantry — top 7% of lists

Top 7% · 3.35 per 100 pts · mostly Land Raider Redeemer (11%)

250 pts

Gap · Mobility

Slow to reposition

Bottom 9% · 0.55 per 100 pts · best available: Land Raider Redeemer (7%)

250 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 scoringAdequate

17 scoring bodies, 90 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 3 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerAdequate

Average T5.3, 4.0 W per model and 7 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

85weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-infantryp97 ×.2

Anti-hordep96 ×.2

Anti-elitep93 ×.2

Plan around

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

Rules package6 read

Detachment ×2Enhancement ×2Leader ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 4 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Detachment

Close-Range Eradicationconditional
Close-Range Eradicationconditional

Enhancement

Adamantine Mantleconditional
War-tempered Artifice

Leader

Seeker of the Unfoundconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

ONSLAUGHT OF FIRE1 CP
CRUCIBLE OF BATTLE1 CP
IMMOLATION PROTOCOLS2 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: 2,900(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 17
Largest single investment: Repulsor Executioner(9%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeAggressor Squad14%
22 units contribute
anti-infantryAggressor Squad12%
22 units contribute
anti-eliteLand Raider Redeemer11%
22 units contribute
anti-armourAggressor Squad12%
22 units contribute

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

Special tools

Deep Strike3
Lone Operative2
Indirect Fire2
Anti-VEHICLE3
Battleline2

Leader groups

Vulkan He'stan → Infernus Squad
Captain in Terminator Armour → Terminator Squadenhancement
Techmarineunattached
Lieutenantunattached
Captain in Gravis Armour → Aggressor Squadenhancement
Librarian → Intercessor Squad
Captain → Assault Intercessor Squad
Ancient → Infernus Squad
Techmarineunattached

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

7Good5Possible6Difficult

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

A Grievous Blow
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.

A Tempting Target
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-infantry sits in the top 3%, spread across the list; mobility is in the bottom 9%.

«the top 3%» means above roughly 97% 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-infantry

Exceptional against line infantry — top 3% of lists

Top 3% · 6.59 per 100 pts · mostly Aggressor Squad (12%)

165 pts

Strength · Anti-horde

Exceptional against massed infantry — top 4% of lists

Top 4% · 9.02 per 100 pts · mostly Aggressor Squad (14%)

165 pts

Strength · Anti-elite

Exceptional against elite infantry — top 7% of lists

Top 7% · 3.35 per 100 pts · mostly Land Raider Redeemer (11%)

250 pts

Gap · Mobility

Slow to reposition

Bottom 9% · 0.55 per 100 pts · best available: Land Raider Redeemer (7%)

250 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 scoringAdequate

17 scoring bodies, 90 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachThin

Deep Strike on 3 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerAdequate

Average T5.3, 4.0 W per model and 7 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

85weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-infantryp97 ×.2

Anti-hordep96 ×.2

Anti-elitep93 ×.2

Plan around

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

Rules package6 read

Detachment ×2Enhancement ×2Leader ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 4 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Detachment

Close-Range Eradicationconditional
Close-Range Eradicationconditional

Enhancement

Adamantine Mantleconditional
War-tempered Artifice

Leader

Seeker of the Unfoundconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

ONSLAUGHT OF FIRE1 CP
CRUCIBLE OF BATTLE1 CP
IMMOLATION PROTOCOLS2 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: 2,900(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 17
Largest single investment: Repulsor Executioner(9%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeAggressor Squad14%
22 units contribute
anti-infantryAggressor Squad12%
22 units contribute
anti-eliteLand Raider Redeemer11%
22 units contribute
anti-armourAggressor Squad12%
22 units contribute

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

Special tools

Deep Strike3
Lone Operative2
Indirect Fire2
Anti-VEHICLE3
Battleline2

Leader groups

Vulkan He'stan → Infernus Squad
Captain in Terminator Armour → Terminator Squadenhancement
Techmarineunattached
Lieutenantunattached
Captain in Gravis Armour → Aggressor Squadenhancement
Librarian → Intercessor Squad
Captain → Assault Intercessor Squad
Ancient → Infernus Squad
Techmarineunattached

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

7Good5Possible6Difficult

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

A Grievous Blow
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.

A Tempting Target
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.