whats in a core?

its a starting point and quite tasty but not the core I was thinking of lol


as im testing the corpse thief claw at different points levels their is for me a starting point for every army before I add in the optional extras to finish a list or round it off


so how do u decide on a core??


well firstly this will depend on play style and wat kind of list you are wanting to run a core could be the go to unit/combo that u like or it cud be a solid hq and 2 troops I think these are the main 2 styles of cores and ill try and expand a little on these with my armies etc


with 40k being so diverse now its not just a matter of a CAD but weve got detachments and everything else


so lets go for the standard CAD eldar


HQ
spirit seer

troops
avengers x5
serpent
scatter laser
ghostwalk

x2

this comes in at 490 points  so in a standard 1500pt game iv got 1010pts to spend on goodies

but this could easily go the other way and I could start with something like 9 hornets 2 far farseers and a skyshield landing pad which comes to 1025 so after  that u may not have much room left at 1500pts to throw in lots of other stuff


the key differences is one starts with a power house n then puts in the troops as u need them lol and the other start with wat u need (hq, troops)  and then uses whats left to build

another example is my Decurion style necrons now the core for them is the reclamation legion + royal court this my core and it comes to roughly 1300 pts which is a lot but i think this is a must for necron's and wudnt write a list without putting these 2 in first


and that is essentially wat the core is its a must have it doesn't have to be pts efficient for example a core for my eldar allies is  an autarch on bike n 3 wind riders which is 136pts


as i do try to write take on all comers style lists i do tend to start with hq n troops n for my other armies it looks like this

DE
lhamean
venom
canon


troops
warrior's x5
syberite
venom
canon


warriors
venom
canon


comes in at 295 pts very cheap give's me plenty of points 2 add in stuff that i want


demons
i tend 2 go for 3 tooled up princes n then fit the rest of the army around that

tau
i think i build it round aunva and broadsides and aegis




conclusion
their is pros and cons to both methods and like i mentioned its all down to play style TAC lists that want a bit of everything may start with a core that is HQ n troops then build up


an aggressive player may decide on building a list round a death star like the cent star or screamer star n then add troops in after that