Imperial Guard 500 Point Lists

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I've noticed, much to my delight, an upswing in the number of guard players here on the forum. I've also noticed that there is a lack of tactically sound lists for our latest conscripts. In an effort to share my jaded opinions and some of my limited experience, I have written up a plethora of lists that I use for developing larger lists. Sort of a jumping off point, if you will.

I'll post each list separately, along with my narrow minded opinions.

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Headquarters Unit
Grenade Launchers x4
Chimera

Veteran Squad #1
Plasma Gun X3
Chimera

Veteran Squad #2
Plasma Gun X3
Chimera

Sentinel

TOTAL 500

This list has seen a lot of action and has performed extremely well. There is very little that can stand up to the combination of strength 6 multi-lasers and the burning hot goodness of plasma. The only drawback to this list is no melta, so you'll have to get a rear-armor shot on the big nasties.

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Headquarters Unit
Grenade Launcher x4
Chimera

Veteran Squad #1
Melta X3
Chimera

Veteran Squad #2
Grenade Launcher X3
Chimera

Sentinel
Autocannon

Sentinel
Autocannon

TOTAL 500 points

This is a personal favorite of mine. the autocannon sentinels are a very versitile weapon, especially at the 500 point level. With these, you get your free 6 inch scout move, or you can hold them in reserve and out-flank those big baddies that your opponent might like to field. There is also a squad of melta vets capable of putting the hurt on anything big and ugly that decides to stop by. The major shortcoming of this list, in my opinion, is the lack of AP 2 weaponry. Terminators and the like could prove to be rather troublesome against this force.

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Primaris Psyker

Veteran Squad #1
Grenade Launchers X3

Veteran Squad #2
Grenade Launchers X3

Vendetta Gunship

Vendetta Gunship

TOTAL 500 points

I have not fielded this list. On paper, it looks like it would be a lot of fun. Your opponent certainly would be surprised to see a pair of gunships waiting for him, plus the lascannons give you a nice long ranged attack on the very first turn. There are several problems with this though. Chief among them being the lack of an headquarters unit. There are no orders to be given should one of your squads break and run. Secondly, if your vendettas go down, you've got jack all to shoot the enemy with.

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Headquarters Unit

Veteran Squad #1
Plasma Gun X3
Missile Launcher
Grenadiers

Veteran Squad #2
Plasma Gun X3
Missile Launcher
Grenadiers

Infantry Platoon

Platoon Command Squad

First Squad

Second Squad


TOTAL 500

This list goes against my usual preaching about mixing up veteran and generic guardsmen. I fielded this particular army during the infancy of my 40K career. As it works out, you take the generic fellows and stick them out front to serve as cover for your veterans who stand in the back and shoot everything to bits. The BS 4 works out nicely with the plasma and the missile launchers. Unfortunately, this list is not very mobile. I have also included the grenadiers doctrine for those nasty overheats plasma guns are so famous for. In retrospect, I would probably dump the grenadiers doctrines and spend those 60 points on some special weaponry for the command squad and possibly a sentinel.

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Command Squad
Grenade Launchers x2

Veteran Squad
Grenade Launchers x3

Veteran Squad
Grenade Launchers x3

Devil Dog

Leman Russ


TOTAL 500

Here's a fun list for all of you tread heads out there. It serves as an excellent base for a 750 or 1000 point list that would include chimeras. At the 500 point level you have two very threatening vehicles that will obliterate just about everything. You could even go so far as to remove all of the special weaponry from the squads to switch out the Devil Dog for a Hellhound and then give your Leman Russ a couple of heavy bolter sponsons. Again, the problem with this is you are putting all of your eggs in one basket.

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Command Squad
Grenade Launchers x2

Veteran Squad
Grenade Launchers x3

Veteran Squad
Grenade Launchers x3

Devil Dog

Leman Russ


TOTAL 500

Here's a fun list for all of you tread heads out there. It serves as an excellent base for a 750 or 1000 point list that would include chimeras. At the 500 point level you have two very threatening vehicles that will obliterate just about everything. You could even go so far as to remove all of the special weaponry from the squads to switch out the Devil Dog for a Hellhound and then give your Leman Russ a couple of heavy bolter sponsons. Again, the problem with this is you are putting all of your eggs in one basket.

Two baskets Two awesome baslets. Imagine the look on your opponent's face when you got your Leman Russ cleaning up one flank, while your Hellhound is busy grilling the other.

Meanwhile your Vets sprint to secure objectives.

However, this list will face severe problems if your opponent is one of those crazies who takes Avatar, C'tan, Monolith or Wraithlord in 500p. lists. *cough* me *cough* (wheeze) Still, if his list includes those aforementioned Necron examples, your LR's battle cannon, with its great range, can still crush the few Necron warriors / Immortals he can squeeze in, no matter where they're hiding. And without scoring units, he loses two thirds of all battles.

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Well, that's why I originally went with the devil dog. If a monolith decides to show up, you have a 24" range melta gun there to put the hurt on it. Yes, it's only AV 12, and yes it has its own ordinance template, but the devil dog is better than a sharp stick in the eye.

All in all, though, I don't know if you could fit a monolith in at 500 points on a Necron list. I know the old Necron codex wouldn't allow for it.

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I don't know if you could fit a monolith in at 500 points on a Necron list.

1x Overlord w. Staff of Light

1x Cryptek -> Harbinger of Despair w. Abyssal Staff & Nightmare Shroud

5 Immortals

5 Immortals

1 Monolith


Boom! My monolith deepstrikes on an objective, teleports one of my scoring Immortal units through the front door (preferably the one with the Cryptek). They go to ground, unless enemy unit comes closeby, in which case the Cryptek unleashes his Nightmare Shroud -> enemy unit must take morale test. Then he uses his Abyssal staff flamer thingy that can eat through termie armor. Then my Immortals rapid fire their S5 AP4 weapons. By this time the unit is either dead or fleeing. I have to time it well, though as I'll be in CC next turn otherwise.

In annihilation games, my monolith begins game deployed and just fries everything while my Overlord gets teleported through the portal to go a-killin'.