Black Legion vs Imperial Fists

Mission: Maelstorm of War: Cloak and Shadows 
Deployment Type: Vanguard Strike
Point Limit: 2000



Lists:

Chaos Space Marines:
Battalion Detachment: Legion: Black Legion

• HQ
• Abaddon the Despoiler
• Chaos Lord equipped with Chainsword, Power maul, The Eye of Night
• Troops
• 3 x 10-man Chaos Cultists

Vanguard Detachment: Legion: Black Legion

• HQ
• Warpsmith
• Elites
• 3 x Helbrute equipped with Missile launcher, Reaper autocannon

Spearhead Detachment: Legion: Black Legion

• HQ
•  Chaos Lord equipped with Chainsword, Power sword
• Heavy Support
• 2 x 9-man Havocs equipped with 4 x Lascannon
• 2 x 9-man Havocs equipped with 4 x Missile launcher
• 8-man Havocs equipped with 4 x Missile launcher

Space Marines:
Battalion Detachment: Chapter: Imperial Fists

• HQ
• Captain in Gravis Armor equipped with Boltstorm gauntlet, Master-crafted power sword
• Primaris Lieutenant equipped with Master-crafted auto bolt rifle
• Troops
• 2 x 5-man Intercessor Squad equipped with Auxiliary Grenade Launcher, 4 x Bolt rifle
• 2 x 5-man Scout Squad equipped with Sniper rifles
• Elites
• Primaris Ancient
• 6-man Aggressor Squad equipped with Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets/Fragstorm Grenade Launcher
• Heavy Support
• 2 x 5-man Hellblaster Squad

Supreme Command Detachment: Adeptus Custodes

• HQ
• Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike equipped with Auric Aquilis, Misericordia, Salvo Launcher
• Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike equipped with Eagle's Eye, Hurricane Bolter, Misericordia
• Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike equipped with Hurricane Bolter, Misericordia
• Elites
• 5-man Custodian Wardens equipped with 3 x Castellan Axe, 2 x Guardian Spear, 5 x Misericordia

The Deployment:
I set my units around Abaddon shielded by a wall of Cultists.
My adversary has set his Custodian Wardens in reserves, rest of the units on the deployment zone line.

Black Legion Turn 1:
I didn't have to many targets so I killed a squad of Scouts for first blood.

Imperial Fists Turn 1:
The blob moved forward but stayed hidden.

Black Legion Turn 2:
I killed the second squad of Scouts.

Imperial Fists Turn 2:
Custodians drop in my face and kill 2 Havocs. Rest of the army spreads across the board and score a lot of objectives.

Black Legion Turn 3:
I kill the Custodian Wardens and leave the Warlord in 1 wound.

Imperial Fists Turn 3:
Imperial fist kill some Havocs and the Custodians finish the job. Another Custodian does 6 wounds on the blue Helbrute.

Black Legion Turn 4:
I kill the Custodian bikers.

Imperial Fists Turn 4:
They kill a squad of Cultist and leave the other 2 in just one model. Plasma boys kill the Helbrute.

Black Legion Turn 5:
I kill a few Aggressors, Intercessors and Hellblasters.

Imperial Fists Turn 5:
Both squad of Cultists die, Warpsmith dies and most of a Havoc squad.

Black Legion Turn 6:
I struggle, but I managed to kill the Aggressors, Intercessors and Hellblasters squads.

Imperial Fists Turn 6:
They kill 2 more Havocs and a Chaos Lord.

Black Legion Turn 7:
I killed the Intercessors squad and the Primaris Lieutenant.

Imperial Fists Turn 7:
Primaris Ancient and Captain assault the Chaos Lord but fail to kill him.

Final score: Chaos Space Marines 10 - 11 Space Marines.
It was a nice game, we had fun. Custodians are awful, I hope they are deleted from history.