Goatboy’s Monday Thoughts – Stupid List – Telepathy Bomb

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Jun 23 2013

Goatboy here again – looking at ways to create odd lists that push one idea to the limit. They are not balanced by any means but it does give an idea on something crazy you could see on the table top.

I am not sure if it will work as this is just looking at the math behind the actual list. Still it is a worth wile thought to see if something can truly come out of this.

Hello Telepathy
Lately I have been using Telepathy as a stop gap for my armies. The Psychic discipline has a lot of useful abilities that move from benefiting your own army to causing a lot of issues for your opponent. I am not sure if it is truly viable as I feel you have to invest in it too much to get it to work as well. Plus you will have those games where you get Terrify on every caster option. Still let’s see if it can work.

With Eldar’s anti Psychic ability gone and the others probably going away whenever they get a new book it is time to see if we can push the Mind Bullets to the moon.

I give you the list – Stop Hitting Yourself

Daemons/CSM

HQ: Keeper of Secrets, Lvl 3, Greater Gift X 2
HQ: Herald of Slaanesh, Lvl 2, Exalted Gift
HQ: Herald of Slaanesh, Lvl 2, Exalted Gift
HQ: Herald of Slaanesh, Lvl 2
HQ: Sorcerer, Terminator Armor, Veteran of the Long War, Lvl 3, Spell Familiar
Troops: Daemonettes X 18, Alluress

Troops: Daemonettes X 18, Alluress

Troops: Cultists X 15, Flamer

Heavy: Soul Grinder, MoS, Baleful Torrent

This list gives me 12 throws on Telepathy and still seems like it can do other stuff as needed. I know you can do more with DP’s but that is just a rehash of my MC smash list and I think Biomancy just works better there. This list will also be very fast – with invisible Soul Grinders getting a lot of laughs as they run around the table and cause problems.

The two Exalted Gifts are there to get the Grim Book and the Portal. Both of these are extremely good at letting the Daemon player over extend and still come back biting. The only real issue with building this list is painting all that purple and pink.

Next week I want to show you another list idea I have brewing that generates a very aggressive list out of a not so aggressive set of armies. I think it could cause a lot of problems for lists as it moves fast, gets in there quickly and keeps your opponent from leaving their deployment zone. Look for that next Monday.

If you happen to be in the Richmond, VA area I will be at Spikey Con next week doing my normal thing. Playing some games, drawing on bags, and just trying to figure out 40k.

So what’s your take on “super-psyker” lists like this one. Do you think they are flask int he pan, or only getting more powerful as more books get updated?

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Thomas Reidy, aka Goatboy, the ever-evil member of BoLS. I do arts, play 40k, and even paint a lot of stuff. I have been playing Warhammer 40K since the 1990s, and have won multiple national events including Adepticon and GW GTs. I've been writing for BoLS for 15 years. Look at my Instagram to see what I am working on - or working on for someone. I am always doing something hobby related.

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