9th Edition Struggles

My deathstar ready to take fire from a traitor Sisters of Battle force.

The Apothecary is good but didn't pull his weight...

Except for the early days of 9th edition, I've been struggling to win games of Warhammer 40k - even with an overpowered Salamanders army.

I've watched a ton of videos, read tips online, played almost weekly, but I still play rather weak-ly. My current group is rather small, but dedicated group of veteran and newbie players and in just not doing well against anyone.

I'm trying to prep for the Las Vegas Open this January. I've been playing the hell out of my Salamanders in preparation but I've also considered my Wolves, my oldhammer Crimson Fists, or a new Custodes list of Allarus Custodians that splinters into individual, 1-man units through the Unleash the Lions stratagem.

The recent Space Marine codex really beat up my favorite build of Salamanders that used scouts in my troop slots and Centurions as my primary damage dealers. The Centurions are now unplayable and Primaris marines are almost universally better than "first born" marines. I'm painting models like a madman, but I think assault intercessors maybe my best hope.

I also need to stop playing death stars and elite forces...

I should just accept that I'm a beer and pretzel player and stop going to tournaments. Although... I think I'd earn some cool points for bringing my Crimson Fists to the LVO and play with models older than the average player.

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