TheoryHammer: Summer small points lists conundrum

Ok so I want to head down to the Showcase bunker in Media, Pa in the middle of this summer for a 4 or 5 round tournament that is undetermined between 1250 or 1500 points. If you've talked about the subject with me in person I love these points level. Heck the only two tournaments I've won happen to be a 1500 point one with my surprisingly competitive at that level "Poor Man's" Marine list and a 1250 point one with my Khorne Blitz Chaos Space Marines. With a notch in my belt a both these levels, also with a current streak of these games being the only ones I can win with a large margin I am left with a conundrum...do I take my Dark Eldar army which is my focus or do I revisit both winning lists for the event. It really all depends on the points level. Ill post the four lists for your viewing....

1250 Tournament Winning Chaos Space Marines

HQ

1. Daemon Prince- Wings, Warptime - 155

Elites- NONE

Troops

1. Khorne Berserkers – 265 -X10 -210 -Skull Champ 15, plasma pistol. P fist- 50 -icon -5

2. Khorne Berserkers – 265 -X10 -210 -Skull Champ, plasma pistol, P Fist- 50 -icon -5

• x2 Rhino- 145 total -Daemonic Possession- 20 each -Havoc Launcher- 15 each - 1(!) with dozer blade -5

Fast Attack- NONE

Heavy Support

1. Chaos Defiler- 150

2. Obliterator Cult- x1 -75

3. Obliterator Cult x1 -75

Summoned Daemons

1. X9 Lesser Daemons- 117

1250 Dark Eldar

HQ

1. Succubus- Agoniser, blast pistol, haywire grenades - 105

2. Haemonculus Coven

–Haemonculus Ancient- Animus Vitae, stinger pistol, Shattershard - 115

Troops

1. Kalabite warriors x8, blaster, Sybarite, agoniser - 207 - Raider, Night shield, flickerfield,

2. Kalabite warriors x8, blaster, Sybarite, agoniser - 207 - Raider, Night shield, flickerfield,

Fast Attack

1. Reaver Jetbikes x3-, heat lance, cluster caltrops- 98

Elite

1. Hekatrix Bloodbrides x8 , shardnet/impaler, hydra gauntlets, haywire grenades, syren, blast pistol, agoniser-286

- Raider, Night shield, flickerfield, enhanced aethersails, shock prow, torment grenade launchers

Heavy support

1. Ravager, night shields, flickerfield -125

2. Ravager, night shields, flickerfield- 125

So neither list is all that bad, the Chaos being a lot more resilient and beastly in combat. It lacks as much shooting as Id like but I know it works. I feel this would be favored over the Dark Eldar yet it will be determined in practice....

1500 Point Tournament Winning "Poor Man's" Imperial Fist Space Marines List

HQ

1.Librarian- Plasma Pistol, The Avenger, gate of infinity -115

Elites

1. Terminators- heavy flamer- 205

2. Legion of the Damned x5- Plasma Cannon, flamer - 195

3. Dreadnought- TL Lascannon, Dread. Close combat/flame - 145

Troops

1. Tactical Squad-+5 marines, Missile Launcher, melta gun, combi-melta- 185

2. Tactical Squad- +5 Marines, Missile Launcher, plasma gun -180

Dedicated Transports

1.Razorback (Tac. squad 1)- TL Lascannon -75

2.Land Raider Crusader (Terminators)- 250

Fast Attack

1.Bike Squad- melta gun, attack bike, multi melta- 150

1500 Dark Eldar

HQ 1. Succubus- Agoniser, blast pistol, haywire grenades - 105 2. Haemonculus Coven –Haemonculus Ancient- Animus Vitae, stinger pistol, Shattershard, power weapon - 125 -Haemonculus, venom blade, liquefier gun, casket of flensing -75

Troops 1. Kalabite warriors x8, blaster, Sybarite, blast pistol, agoniser - 222 - Raider, Night shield, flickerfield, shock prow, enhanced aethersails 2. Kalabite warriors x8, blaster, Sybarite, blast pistol, agoniser - 222 - Raider, Night shield, flickerfield, shock prow, enhanced aethersails

Fast Attack 1. Reaver Jetbikes x3- arena champ, power weapon, heat lance, cluster caltrops- 118

Elite 1. Hekatrix Bloodbrides x8 , shardnet/impaler, hydra gauntlets, haywire grenades, syren, blast pistol, agoniser-286 - Raider, Night shield, flickerfield, enhanced aethersails, shock prow, torment grenade launchers 2. Trueborn x4, x2 darklances, plasma grenades -97 Heavy support 1. Ravager, night shields, flickerfield -125 2. Ravager, night shields, flickerfield- 125 So both of these lists are pretty good at this level. The Space amrines work a lot better than listed yet the paint on them is crap and mixed so I dont like using them. I can easily run both lists tommorrow if I had to and I probably would. both so with confidence. Since I am into Dark eldar right now Im inclined to run with them since this list really has a lot in it for that low of points....yet for 1250 Im leaning towards chaos....there is much to be determined.....more on all this later...