Dagr Ormr

 The Dagr Ormr are my Militarum Tempestus based army with a supporting element of guard. This force is the only one that saw the purchase of new units in order to make the list legal. This army also saw a big reorganisation in order to bring it up to 2000 points. The biggest issue facing this list however is the looming of 10th and the Arks of Omen detachment restrictions. While it is possible to run this list under the AoO detachment, you have to run it all as one and can't split it. With the way the new codex works this isn't a major issue, it's just annoying.

Anyway the old list did not consist of max units, but rather was filled with available models, meaning that four of the squads were only 9 men strong with two special weapons a piece, and even the ten man squads only had 2 rather than 4 special weapons, as shown below;

Tempestor Prime (x2)

Militarum Tempestus Scions: 9x Scion, 2x HS Volley Gun

Militarum Tempestus Scions: 10x Scion, 2x Meltagun

Militarum Tempestus Scions: 9x Scion, 2x Plasma gun

Militarum Tempestus Scions: 10x Scion, 2x HS Volley Gun

Militarum Tempestus Scions: 9x Scion, 2x Meltagun

Militarum Tempestus Scions: 9x scions, 2x Plasma gun

Militarum Tempestus Command Squad: 3x Hot-shot Volley Gun, Vox-caster

Militarum Tempestus Command Squad: Flamer, Medi-pack, Platoon Standard, Vox-caster

Company Commander (x2)

Primaris Psyker

Command Squad: Heavy flamer, Medi-pack, Regimental Standard, Flamer

Commissar

Ogryn Bodyguard

Ratlings

Special Weapons Squad: 3x Grenade launcher

Veterans

Heavy Weapons Squad: Lascannon

Heavy Weapons Squad: Mortar (x2)

The army also relied of several units that no longer existed, such as mono weapon command squads, special weapon squads and veteran squads. The idea with this army was the guard elements would set up on the home objectives and sit there, not moving and just providing a base line, while the scions deepstrike in either on objectives or to target specific characters or vehicles. While this did work well in the few games I played (about 2 I think!) a lot had to change for the new list;

Militarum Tempestus Command Squad: Hot-shot Volley Gun, Plasma, Master-Vox, Medi-pack

Militarum Tempestus Command Squad: Flamer, Master-Vox, Medi-pack, Regimental Standard, Ogryn Bodyguard

Militarum Tempestus Command Squad: Plasma gun, Hot-shot Volley Gun, Master-Vox

Tempestus Scions: 2x Hot-shot Volley Gun, 2x Plasma gun, Vox-caster (X2)

Tempestus Scions: 2x Grenade launcher, 2x Meltagun, Vox-caster (X2)

Tempestus Scions: 2x Hot-shot Volley Gun, 2x Flamer, Vox-caster

Tempestus Scions: 2x Grenade launcher, 2x Flamer, Vox-caster

Platoon Command Squad, Platoon Commander, Medi-pack, Regimental Standard, Heavy flamer, Flamer

Platoon Command Squad: Heavy bolter, Heavy flamer, Grenade launcher

Primaris Psyker

Cadian Shock Troops: 2x Meltagun (X2)

Infantry Squad: Grenade launcher, Heavy bolter (X2)

Commissar

Ratlings

Regimental Preacher

Field Ordnance Battery: Heavy Lascannon

Heavy Weapons Squad: Mortar (X2)

As you can see, all the Scion squads have increased in size to ten men and have swapped some standard scions for special weapons. This was due to the change in rules that meant you had to have ten men in a unit to have two of the same weapons, which necessitate the purchase of a new box of Scion. This enable a third command squad to be built and also left a number of other scions, 12 to be precise, left over. These were mostly standard scions that had been booted out of squads for special weapons.

In addition to these extra scions, there are now a number of extra infantry squads. In the original list, there was just one vet squad, although I was planning on adding a second. Now there are 4 squads, two Cadian and two infantry, although you notice that the Cadian squads are both equipped with twin meltas, which are now a melta and plasma I believe. The need for twin meltas was a little bit of an overkill and the melta \ plasma mix is probably better for their role as counter units, especially when you consider the new heavy lascannon equipped Field ordnance battery, which should take care of vehicles no bother.

One other option I did consider, was using Catachan squads instead of Cadians, with their twin flamers, as a counter unit, as they could close and engage in close combat as well but their rubbish at it, so didn't bother. I really do wish that Catachans had received either an extra attack or S4 base, even better would have been +1A and +1S on the charge. That and a rule for the Sgt's big knife\sword.

Anyway, with the heavy weapons squads, the FoB and the infantry squads heavy weapons, there is now an even more formidable base line for the scions to strike from.