I've spent a while tinkering around with 1500 point SW lists and I quickly discovered that my preferred list (Rune Priest or Njal, lots of Grey Hunters, and Vindicators) suffered primarily from a lack of long-range firepower. My original lists looked something like this:
105 rune priest / wolf tail talisman 175 grey hunter pack / x9, mark of the wulfen, power weapon, wolf standard, flamer 40 rhino / dozer blade 180 grey hunter pack / x10, mark of the wulfen, wolf standard, 2x meltagun 40 rhino / dozer blade 180 grey hunter pack / x10, power weapon, wolf standard, 2x meltagun 40 rhino / dozer blade 120 vindicator / dozer blade 120 vindicator / dozer blade ---- 1000 TOTAL
This plays pretty similarly to the manner in which a friend's CSM lists work: full squads of troops which are competant at CC or shooting, with double meltas, in Rhinos. He played Predators; I prefer Vindicators. He plays a Daemon prince; I played a Rune Priest.
Since the list doesn't have a whole lot in the way of speed or range (compared to CSM's TL lascannons and flying Daemon Prince) It became obvious that more ranged shooting was necessary. Luckily for me, Space Wolves have access to two more excellent ranged anti-tank options: Long Fangs and Land Speeders. My current 1500 list looks like this:
120 rune priest / wolf tail talisman, saga of the beastslayer, melta bombs
(murderous hurricane, living lightning)
115 rune priest / wolf tail talisman, chooser of the slain
(living lightning, storm caller)
233 grey hunter pack / x8, mark of the wulfen, wolf standard, meltagun,
wolf guard w/ powerfist and combi-melta,
rhino w/ dozer blade
233 grey hunter pack / x8, mark of the wulfen, wolf standard, meltagun,
wolf guard w/ powerfist and combi-melta,
rhino w/ dozer blade
238 grey hunter pack / x5, power weapon, wolf standard, meltagun,
wolf guard w/ powerfist and combi-melta,
razorback w/ twin-linked lascannon, dozer blade, storm bolter
90 land speeder / typhoon launcher
90 land speeder / typhoon launcher
140 long fang pack / x6, 5x missile launcher
120 vindicator / dozer blade
120 vindicator / dozer blade
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1499 TOTALThis list still features three tough scoring units with potent CC abilities and double melta shots, two rune priests for psychic cancel and extra anti-tank shots, and beside the two Vindicators (which I love!) I can throw out nine krak missiles and a twinlinked lascannon. To expand the list to 1850 all I have to do is drop some wargear on the Rune Priests and add two venerable dreads with TL-lascannons, for more ranged anti-tank and additional armour saturation. If I was really smart I'd add a fourth squad and a TDA Wolf Guard with cyclone launcher to the Long Fangs, but I can only stand to paint so many Marines.
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