Infinity: Filling out the Haqqislam Red Veil Starter
I’m back for another Red Veil article. Today I discuss my ideas for growing the Haqqislam starter.
As I’ve often said, I don’t think there is any best army in Infinity. Every faction has so much to offer at this point that there’s just no way to pin down that perfect 300 point list. Even the most seasoned player can only base their decisions on what has worked for them on the table. That having been said, I think I’ve come up with some ideas for how I would grow the Haqqislam starter.
Maghariba
A quick apology to those who read my article on growing the Red Veil Yu Jing starter. This may sound a bit familiar… My first suggestion on expanding the Haqqislam starter is a slight variation on the suggestion in the Red Veil book. There they advise taking the Maghariba TAG along with a named character to fill the gap to 300. I think adding a Maghariba is a fun idea. The model is cool and TAGs are fun to play with. Rather than take the named character, I would simply add the Haqqislam support pack. The Doctor and Engineer are crucial for achieving certain objectives. Additionally, the Engineer can offer some help to the TAG against certain Hacking programs that can Isolate it and render it nearly useless. Unfortunately this list is missing a Hacker, but you can drop the two Nasmats to upgrade one of the FO Ghulams to the job. I’ve yet to meet the Infinity player who wouldn’t happily allow a proxy for something like this, but for competitive play, you’ll want to buy the Ghulam box to get the actual model. One last thing – if you are trying to build up towards a Ramah Taskforce sectorial all these models should be usable in it.
Group 1: 10
GHULAM Lieutenant Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 12)
GHULAM (Forward Observer) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 13)
GHULAM (Forward Observer) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 13)
KHAWARIJ Lieutenant Rifle + Light Shotgun, Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 27)
ZHAYEDAN (Marksmanship L2) Breaker Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 31)
FASID HMG + (Smoke and Normal) Light Grenade Launcher, Antipersonnel Mines / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (2 | 53)
TUAREG Sniper Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 33)
GHULAM Doctor Plus (MediKit) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 16)
NAJJARUN Engineer Rifle + Light Shotgun, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 17)
MAGHARIBA MULTI HMG, Heavy Flamethrower / . (2 | 78)
MAGHARIBA PILOT Pistol, Knife. (0)
NASMAT Electric Pulse. (0 | 3)
NASMAT Electric Pulse. (0 | 3)
4.5 SWC | 299 Points
Speaking of buying the Ghulam box, that’s another way to grow the Red Veil Haqqislam army. If you prefer to have more bodies on the ground you should consider the four Ghulams over the TAG. Ghulams are also usable in every sectorial so far so if you decide to focus on one all these guys will be there for you. There’s even enough space to fit in a Warcors who can ARO with his Flash Pulse and maybe blind a much more valuable model. In this list I’ve made the Zhayedan the Lt. so a third Ghulam can become a Forward Observer squeezing out the maximum points. I’m not entirely sure this is the right choice so feel free to try it either way. Oh and if you don’t mind shelling out a few more bucks, you could grab the Muttawi’ah box and stick one of those five point suckers in this list to get an even 300. These guys are a real terror to TAGs with their EM spray, but the odds of one of them Isolating a TAG all by their lonesome are slim. Also they only come in the box of four, and you’d be left with three models that don’t fit this list. But you could always use them in another list later so…
Ghulams
GROUP 1 10
GHULAM (Forward Observer) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 13)
GHULAM (Forward Observer) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 13)
GHULAM (Forward Observer) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 13)
GHULAM HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 20)
GHULAM Missile Launcher / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 17)
GHULAM Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 16)
FASID HMG + (Smoke and Normal) Light Grenade Launcher, Antipersonnel Mines / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (2 | 53)
KHAWARIJ Rifle + Light Shotgun, Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 27)
TUAREG Sniper Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 33)
ZHAYEDAN Lieutenant (Marksmanship L2) Breaker Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 31)
GROUP 23 / 1
GHULAM Hacker (Hacking Device) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 20)
GHULAM Doctor Plus (MediKit) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 16)
NAJJARUN Engineer Rifle + Light Shotgun, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 17)
NASMAT Electric Pulse. (0 | 3)
NASMAT Electric Pulse. (0 | 3)
WARCOR (Sixth Sense L1) Flash Pulse / Stun Pistol, Knife. (0 | 3)
6 SWC | 298 Points
Utility
There are certain things I hate to take to the tabletop without. A big one in this department is the Multispectral Visor. Without one of these handy, Camo models will have a much easier time sneaking up close and causing trouble. Haqqislam has only two troops with this gear. The level 2 visor on the Djanbazan is the best available in the faction, so I’ve added one of these guys to this list. I’ve also added one of the signature Haqqislam pieces, the Lasiq with Viral Sniper Rifle. While this model’s weapon is a big part of the appeal, it also has Mimetism, Climbing Plus, and a handy X-Visor to keep the Sniper Rifle from sucking when enemies get up close.
GROUP 1 10
GHULAM (Forward Observer) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 13)
GHULAM Lieutenant Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 12)
GHULAM Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 12)
FASID HMG + (Smoke and Normal) Light Grenade Launcher, Antipersonnel Mines / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (2 | 53)
KHAWARIJ Rifle + Light Shotgun, Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 27)
TUAREG Sniper Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 33)
ZHAYEDAN (Marksmanship L2) Breaker Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 31)
GHULAM Doctor Plus (MediKit) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 16)
NASMAT Electric Pulse. (0 | 3)
NAJJARUN Engineer Rifle + Light Shotgun, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 17)
NASMAT Electric Pulse. (0 | 3)
DJANBAZAN HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 35)
GROUP 22
GHULAM Hacker (Hacking Device) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 20)
LASIQ Viral Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 25)
6 SWC | 300 Points
~Hope you enjoyed the article. How would you fill out the Haqqislam Red Veil Starter? Am I too obsessed with specialists?
