Preparing for "Retribution"

I’m playing at a small 40k event the weekend after next. It is a three round tournament for 1750 point armies. I’m taking Death Guard Legion as per the following list:

1750 Points Chaos Space Marines

HQ

Daemon Prince – Sorcerer, Mark of Nurgle and Wings

Troops

7 Plague Marines with 2 Melta including Champion with Power Fist and Combi-Melta in Rhino with Combi-Melta

7 Plague Marines with 2 Melta including Champion with Power Fist and Combi-Melta in Rhino with Combi-Flamer

7 Plague Marines with 2 Flamers including Champion with Power Fist and Combi-Flamer in Rhino with Combi-Melta

7 Plague Marines with 2 Melta including Champion with Power Fist and Combi-Melta in Rhino

7 Plague Marines with 2 Plasmaguns

Heavy Support

2 Obliterators

2 Obliterators

I tossed up as to whether I’d replace one unit of Obliterators with a Defiler. In the end I chose not to as I haven’t finished painting the model (and with in-laws here this week I couldn’t guarantee I would). The Defiler was my game-winner against the Iron Hands and I think I prefer him – but conventional wisdom suggests the second unit of Obliterators may be required.

The tournament is using a peer-based ranking system for lists so I have no expectations what comp score I will get – and have some doubts whether it will get things right. However, more than happy to see how it goes.

Really looking forward to it. It will be the first time I’ve thrown 40k dice in anger since winning Liber Animus V in 2008 with a Drop pod army. Given that was one of only two tournaments since 2006, I am horrifically out of practice. I think I’ll be reading the rulebook this weekend.