2v2 Tournament Timisoara - lists and preamble

Hello esteemed readers,

In the articles that follow I will be covering the matches of the 2 vs 2 friendly tournament that was hosted on 10/2/2018 at our local games store, but first I want to share the lists and a couple of thoughts before we go on to them.

Even though I have been in the hobby since early 2016, this was the first tournament of Warhammer 40k that I participated in. I do believe that it was a good starting point since a good number of the participants were inexperienced with 8th edition and it would be a good diving board into at least the semi-competitive scene. I wish to congratulate my teammate Paul Ovidiu(T'au Empire), who has done an excellent job on his 3rd and 4th games of this new edition, as well as Octavian whose Dark Angels dished out a serious amount of punishment despite being a new player. 

The format of the tournament was something I have never tried before and it was certainly very different from a regular game of 40k, where relying on your own army and tactical input are key. Having a teammate of a faction I have never even touched before was very eye opening since we both had to factor in our strengths and weaknesses and apply them on the board as best we could and communicate our strategy in an efficient time frame(there was a bit of a difficulty with that in the first game I must admit). There will be a more detailed feedback of the experience at the end of the second battle report where I shall go into more detail, for now...here are the lists. Some of them ranging from the "holy" alliances of imperial factions to the alien and the heretical.

Team 1: The Penetrators
We did not play against this team, but their lists are worth a feature to make a better image of the tournament as a whole.

-Ultramarines-

Devastator Squad : Armorium Cherub
Space Marine Sergeant : Boltgun, Chainsword
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Heavy bolter
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Heavy bolter
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Lascannon
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Lascannon

Devastator Squad : Armorium Cherub
Space Marine Sergeant : Boltgun, Chainsword
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Heavy bolter
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Heavy bolter
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Lascannon
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Lascannon

Devastator Squad
Space Marine Sergeant : Boltgun, Chainsword
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Heavy bolter
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Heavy bolter
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Lascannon
Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon : Lascannon

 Primaris Lieutenant : Master-crafted auto bolt rifle

Apothecary

Company Ancient  Boltgun, Standard of the Emperor Ascendant

Roboute Guilliman

-Grey Knights-

Grand Master Voldus

Strike Squad
Grey Knight(halberd)
Grey Knight(psilencer)
2xGrey Knight(sword)
Grey Knight Justicar(halberd)

Strike Squad
3xGrey Knight(halberd)
Grey Knight(psilencer)
Grey Knight Justicar(halberd)

Paladin Squad
3xPaladin(sword)
Paladin(warding stave)
Paragon(daemon hammer)

Purifier Squad
Knight of the Flame(halberd)
2xPurifier(sword)
2xPurifier(psilencer)

Every unit so far had Smite(banishment) and Sanctuary.

Purgation Squad - gate of infinity, smite
Purgator(incinerator)
2xPurgator(psilencer)
Purgator(psycannon)
Purgator Justicar(daemon hammer)

Team 2: Not Heretics 
Clearly not heretics since this team is made up of Necrons and Dark Angels that were mysteriously replaced by Death Guard for the final game. Congratulations to them for winning first place.

-Dark Angels-

Hellblaster Squad
. 4x Hellblaster: 4x Plasma incinerator
. Hellblaster Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Plasma incinerator

Azrael
. Warlord: Brilliant Stragegist

Librarian:Force sword

Primaris Lieutenants
. Primaris Lieutenant: Bolt pistol, Heavenfall Blade

Primaris Ancient

Inceptor Squad 2x Inceptor, Inceptor Sergeant
. Assault Bolters

Intercessor Squad
. 4x Intercessor: 4x Bolt rifle
. Intercessor Sergeant: Bolt rifle

Tactical Squad 3x Space Marine
. Heavy Weapon Marine: Plasma cannon
. Space Marine Sergeant: Chainsword, Plasma pistol

Tactical Squad 3x Space Marine
. Heavy Weapon Marine: Plasma cannon
. Space Marine Sergeant: Chainsword, Plasma pistol

-Necrons- 

Command barge: gauss cannon, warscythe, veil of darkness, enduring will

2x Doomsday Ark: doomsday cannon, 2x gauss flayer array

2x 3 Scarabs

2x 3 Wraiths: paricle caster

3x Tomb Blades: nebuloscope, gauss blaster

-Death Guard-

Malignant Plaguecaster: Miasma of Pestilence, Putrescent Vitality

Typhus : Curse of the Leper, Plague Wind

Foetid Bloat-drone: Fleshmower, Plague probe

Poxwalkers : 10x Poxwalker
Poxwalkers : 10x Poxwalker
Poxwalkers : 10x Poxwalker

Chaos Lord: Chainsword, Combi-bolter

Lord of Contagion : 1. Revoltingly Resilient, Manreaper, The Plague Skull of Glothila, Warlord

Plague Marines : 4x Plague Marine w/ boltgun
. Plague Champion: Boltgun, Plague knife

Poxwalkers : 10x Poxwalker
Poxwalkers: 10x Poxwalker

Team 3: Vengeance for Cadia
This vengeful Imperial duo came here to kick ass for the fallen Fortress-World, and wreak havoc they did, managing to gather up the largest tally of corpses out of all the teams.

-Salamanders-

Bray’arth Ashmantle

Harath Shen: Warlord

Hellblaster Squad: Plasma incinerator
. 4x Hellblaster
. Hellblaster Sergeant: Plasma pistol

Hellblaster Squad: Plasma incinerator
. 4x Hellblaster
. Hellblaster Sergeant: Plasma pistol

Hellblaster Squad: Plasma incinerator
. 4x Hellblaster
. Hellblaster Sergeant: Plasma pistol

-Astra Militarum-

Regiment: Cadian

Company Commander: Chainsword, Laspistol, Old Grudges, Warlord

Tank Commander: Heavy Bolters, Heavy Stubber, Lascannon
. Command Battle Tank: Battle Cannon

Tank Commander: Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolters, Heavy Stubber
. Command Battle Tank: Battle Cannon

Baneblade: Autocannon, Demolisher cannon, Twin heavy bolter
. 2 Lascannon & Twin Heavy Bolter Sponsons: 2x Lascannon, 2x Twin heavy bolter

Team 4: The Index Guys
The unlikely alliance of Farsight Enclaves and Harlequins - indexes only, hence the name.

-Harlequins-

Shadowseer: 1. Twilight Pathways, Shuriken Pistol

Troupe Master: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace

Troupe
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace

Troupe
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Harlequin's Caress, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Harlequin's Caress, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Harlequin's Blade, Shuriken Pistol

Troupe
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Kiss
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Kiss
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin's Embrace
. Player: Harlequin's Blade, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Harlequin's Blade, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Harlequin's Blade, Shuriken Pistol


Starweaver: 2x Shuriken Cannon

Starweaver: 2x Shuriken Cannon

-Farsight Enclaves-

Commander: Advanced targeting system, Drone controller, 2x Fusion blaster, 2x MV1 Gun Drone, Puretide Chip

Kroot Carnivores: 10x Kroot

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits: 6x MV1 Gun Drone
. Crisis Shas'ui: Advanced targeting system, Cyclic ion blaster, Flamer
. Crisis Shas'ui: Airbursting fragmentation projector, Cyclic ion blaster, Flamer
. Crisis Shas'ui: Cyclic ion blaster, Drone controller, Flamer

Pathfinder Team
. 6x Pathfinder: 6x Markerlight

Tactical Drones: 7x MV1 Gun Drone

XV109 Y'vahra Battlesuit: Advanced targeting system, Early warning override