Here is my current 1850 Imperial Guard Army List. This is a pretty competitive list and won’t make you a lot of friends in casual play.
I took the Pysker Battle Squad out because I feel the Psyhic Hood is a better buy for the rise of Tyranid powers and proof against the standard threats of Space Wolves, Eldar, and Chaos. All four of those factions seem to dominate the Tournaments I go to.
If you encounter a rogue Nob Biker list just use your Chimeras to box them out and hit them with all the firepower at your disposal.
If you have the new Army Builder 3.2 be careful because there are several errors encountered when making this list. It charges you more for Hydra Squads, and defaults to mortars on the Heavy Weapon Teams, and does not make you take 3 henchmen for your HQ Inquisitor.
1850 Pts – 5th Edition Roster
HQ: Company Command Squad (7#, 175 pts)
4 Company Command Squad Meltagun x4; Astropath; Chimera
1 Company Commander
HQ: Inquisitor Lord (3#, 77 pts)
1 Inquisitor Lord [OM] @ 77 pts (Psychic Hood)
2 Mystic [OM] (Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
1 Hierophant [OM] (Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
Troops: Veteran Squad (11#, 175 pts)
7 Veteran Squad @ 175 pts Shotgun x5; Plasmagun x2; Veteran Weapons Team Lascannon; Chimera
Troops: Veteran Squad (11#, 175 pts)
7 Veteran Squad @ 175 pts Shotgun x5; Plasmagun x2; Veteran Weapons Team Lascannon; Chimera
Troops: Veteran Squad (11#, 175 pts)
7 Veteran Squad @ 175 pts Shotgun x5; Plasmagun x2; Veteran Weapons Team Lascannon; Chimera
Troops: Veteran Squad (11#, 175 pts)
7 Veteran Squad @ 175 pts Shotgun x5; Plasmagun x2; Veteran Weapons Team Lascannon; Chimera
Troops: Veteran Squad (11#, 185 pts)
9 Veteran Squad @ 185 pts Demolition Charge; Melta Bombs; Shotgun x6; Meltagun x3; Chimera; Demolitions 1 Veteran Sergeant
—————–) Fast Attack: Vendetta Gunship Squadron (1#, 130 pts)
Troops: Veteran Squad (11#, 150 pts)
9 Veteran Squad @ 150 pts Shotgun x6; Flamer x1; Meltagun x2; Chimera 1 Veteran Sergeant —————–) Fast Attack: Vendetta Gunship Squadron (1#, 130 pts)
Heavy Support: Manticore Rocket Launcher (1#, 160 pts)
1 Manticore Rocket Launcher @ 160 pts (Storm Eagle Rockets; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Heavy Flamer)
Heavy Support: Manticore Rocket Launcher (1#, 160 pts)
1 Manticore Rocket Launcher @ 160 pts (Storm Eagle Rockets; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Heavy Flamer)
Heavy Support: Hydra Flak Tank Battery 21#, 150 pts)
2 Hydra Flak Tank Battery @ 75 pts
2 Hydra Flak Tank (Auto-targeting System; Heavy Bolter; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Twin-Linked Hydra Autocannons x2)
Here is another set up for pitched battle. I bunched up in the middle because of an outflank threat. I try to screen the Maticores with the Hydras.
Okay so that’s my guard and how I set it up. Hit me up if you have any questions about the new guard.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
