Stormlance Task Force: The 11th-Edition Space Marines Fast-Assault Detachment

Stormlance's rule lets your units declare a charge in a turn they Advanced or Fell Back. That single line is enormous: your whole army gains huge, reliable charge threat ranges, can Advance across the board and still slam into combat, or Fall Back out of a bad fight and re-charge somewhere better. It converts board speed directly into melee pressure and is the reason Stormlance dictates the tempo of a game rather than reacting to it.

These carry over from the detachment's previous incarnation and are near-certainly current, but confirm exact costs in the pack:

• Shock Assault — re-roll a charge and give the unit's melee weapons Lance (a to-wound bonus after charging). Spend it to make a game-deciding charge reliable and hit harder.
• Full Throttle — a Mounted or Vehicle unit Advances a fixed distance instead of rolling, guaranteeing the extra move. Use it when you must reach an objective or a charge.
• Blitzing Fusillade — a unit's ranged weapons gain Assault (already-Assault weapons gain Sustained Hits 1), so it can Advance and still shoot.
• Wind-swift Evasion — a reactive move on the opponent's turn to dodge or reposition a fast unit.
• A defensive -1 to be hit/wounded stratagem softens the counter-punch on your fast attackers after they commit.

The signature offensive enhancement is Fury of the Storm on a Mounted character (a Bike Captain or Chaplain on Bike): +1 Strength and AP in melee, rising to +2/+2 on a turn it charges — the core of a bike deathstar. Supporting picks include Portents of Wisdom (re-roll Advance rolls, smoothing the advance-and-charge plan), Hunter's Instincts (bring the bearer's unit in from Strategic Reserves earlier), and Feinting Withdrawal (shoot in a turn the unit Fell Back). Note that Mounted HQ options are limited in the current edition, which constrains who can carry the Mounted-only enhancements — check your Chapter's datasheets. (Points weren't confirmed for 11th edition.)

• Outriders — core fast bikes that benefit directly from the advance-and-charge rule and the Mounted enhancements.
• Chaplain on Bike / Bike Captain — one of the few Mounted HQ options and the natural carrier for Fury of the Storm to lead a bike block.
• Jump Pack Assault Intercessors + Jump Pack Captain — Fly plus advance-and-charge gives enormous, reliable charge range across terrain; a staple aggressive block.
• Inceptors and other jump units — everything gains the rule, so deep-strike and jump units convert speed into early melee.
• Fast/Flying vehicles (Storm Speeders, Stormtalon) — extend the mobility and disruption theme and love Full Throttle.

Choose Stormlance when you want a fast, aggressive army that dictates the game — early board control, alpha-strike charges, and the ability to disengage and re-engage rather than a static gunline. It's the natural home for a bike- or jump-pack-heavy collection, and unrestricted so any Chapter can field it.

Be aware it costs the full 3 DP, so like Gladius it uses your entire 2,000-point budget and cannot be paired with a 1-DP support detachment. Sample gameplan: deploy aggressively with a Mounted or Jump Captain carrying Fury of the Storm; push up turns 1-2 with Full Throttle advances, use Blitzing Fusillade so advancing units still shoot, then charge after advancing with Shock Assault making the key charge reliable. Trade efficiently — stuck units Fall Back and charge again next turn — and win on tempo and objectives rather than attrition.