Editing Warhammer 40,000/7th Edition Tactics/Imperial Guard (section)

==Formations==
===Cadian Battle Group Detachment (Warzone Damocles: Mont'Ka)===
The Imperial Guard now get a Decurion-style Detachment of their very own. Unlike those that have come before, the Cadian Battle Group leans heavily on its chain of command, as your 1 Command choice is both your unlocking choice and your limitless choice. Each Battle Group Command Formation you take unlocks up to 3 Core choices, so cannon fodder or tanks, which in turn grant you up to another 3 Auxiliary Choices. Your ''Battle Group Command'' Company Commanders can shout [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbGs_qK2PQA&feature=youtu.be&t=265 faster and louder] than most Company Commanders, issuing up to three orders and doubling their command range to 24" when commanding units from the Battle Group.  On top of that, [[AWESOME|all orders issued by any officer in the detachment to any unit in the detachment is always tested on 3d6 drop highest]], which certainly works on Creed (in fact, '''ANY''' officer, including PCS ones). To add onto this, everyone re-rolls 1s to Hit with Lasguns and Hot-shot Lasguns, because years of live-fire drills make Cadians better shots.

Your Command choice has to be this:
====Battle Group Command (1+)====
'''Note:''' You theoretically have an unlimited number of command choices. As hilarious as an entire army of plasma or melta spewing CCS is, an unlimited number of BS4 Punisher or Exterminator Leman Russ tanks can be even more trollsy.

*A '''Company Command Squad''', optionally with '''Creed''' and/or '''Kell'''. Note that only this squad benefits from the BGC Command Benefit (3 orders at 24"); the other CCSs do not. 
**'''A note on Relics:''' As you can see on the table below, while the TART benefits any CCS, added to a BGC CCS it raises your odds of Inspired Tactics to greater than 1 in 5; unfortunately, because the BGC benefit drastically increases your odds of double ones, it also means you are far more likely to lose your TART.  Remember that it costs 25 points, and make your decision accordingly; Volkov's Cane is better, at only 10 points, out to 6 inches, but only out to 6 inches.
* A '''Tank Commander''', which may be '''Pask'''.
* A single '''Lord Commissar'''. Nothing too fancy, but remember that the Lord Commissar ''is a valid Order target'' and will propagate orders out to any unit he is attached to, due to a combination of the wording of the rules on orders and the FAQ clarifying that a mixed Faction unit has every Faction of every unit member.  This means you can ally a BGC into any Imperium army, strap the LC to any unit you want to buff, and have the CCS issue that unit orders!  In addition, both the LC and the CCS have access to the relics list; aside from the obvious, if you brought Cawl or Celestine, there are some choice options you may want to strap to your LC to get them into the unit.

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|+ Order Probabilities
! rowspan = 2 | Modifiers !! rowspan = 2 | LD !! rowspan = 2 |  Success !! colspan = 3 | Inspired Tactics !! rowspan = 2 |  Incompetent Command
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! TART Retained !! Tart Lost !! Total
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! rowspan = 4 | Base
| 7 || 58.33%|| rowspan = 4 colspan = 4 | 02.78%
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| 8 || 72.22%
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| 9 || 83.33%
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| 10 || 91.67%
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! rowspan = 4 | Battle Group Command (BGC)
| 7 || 80.56% || rowspan = 4 colspan = 3  | 07.41% || rowspan = 4 | 00.46%
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| 8 || 89.35%
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| 9 || 94.91%
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| 10 || 98.15%
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! rowspan = 4 | Volkov's Cane (VC)
| 7 || rowspan = 4 | 97.22% || rowspan = 4 colspan = 4 | 02.78%
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| 8
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| 9
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| 10
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! rowspan = 4 | Tactical Auto-Reliquary of Tyberius (TART)
| 7 || 58.33% || 05.56% || rowspan = 4 | 02.78% || 08.33% || rowspan = 4 | 02.78%
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| 8 || 72.22% || rowspan = 2 | 08.33% || rowspan = 2 | 11.11%
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| 9 || 83.33%
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| 10 || 91.67% || 11.11% || 13.89%
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! rowspan = 4 | BGC + TART
| 7 || 80.56% || 10.65% || rowspan = 4 |  07.41% || 18.06% || rowspan = 8 | 00.46%
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| 8 || 89.35% || rowspan = 2 | 13.89% || rowspan = 2 |  21.30%
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| 9 || 94.91%
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| 10 || 98.15% || 15.74% || 23.15%
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! rowspan = 4 | BGC+VC
| 7 || rowspan = 4 | 99.54% || rowspan = 4 colspan = 3 | 07.41%
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====Core(0-3 per Command)====
*'''Emperor's Shield Infantry Company:''' Made up of 3 '''Emperor's Shield Infantry Platoons''' (see the Auxiliary section) plus a Company Command Squad, which means 170 Guardsmen and 3-27 Sentinels, along with whatever support units you want from the Infantry Platoon entry in the Codex. Man, that's a lot of dudes: 900 pts ''bare bones''. In addition to the buffs from the Emperor's Shield Platoon (see below), this formation's CCS can order any number of units from the same formation to FRF!SCF! on a single order. Before you start ordering all your units at once keep in mind two things: the ordered units must shoot ''at the same target'', and 300 S3 BS3 shots that reroll ones only translate into ~19 MEQ wounds, is that the best use of +750 pts of infantry? 40 guardsmen in rapid fire range can deliver enough dakka to delete a 10 marine squad - there's no prize for overkill after all.

*'''Emperor's Fist Armoured Company:''' A Tank Commander (not Pask) leading 3 Russ squads, and 1-3 Enginseers. The TC has a 12" aura of BS 4 for his Russes, and Enginseers keep things running by forcing Pens on Russes within 6" to be rolled twice and have the lower applied, no "keep the last result" bullshit. The more Russes run things over, the stronger the buffs gets: Toughness units are more likely to run (-1Ld per Tank after the first when resolving Tank Shock), while enemy armour crumples the same (+1 to ramming Str for each subsequent ramming Tank, which is great, as this will buff your S8 ram to S10.) That is, if you manage to ram using these lumbering behe-''WHAT YOU CANNOT CRUSH WITH WORDS YOU CAN CRUSH WITH IMPERIAL TANKS''. No transport provisions for the Enginseers but they don't need that, because Russes can't move more than 6", and the bonus works near Enginseers, not near transports carrying them. Still, their Trojan DTs from IA1 are always useful because it's a cheap way of giving your tanks Preferred Enemy.
**If you're on a budget or want to fill up on more Auxiliary formations take note this is the cheaper Core choice: 670 minimum, but a Kabe's Herald would be recommended so those Tank Orders aren't wasted, plus the compulsory Command formation takes the cost up to 750 pts, much more manageable than the ESIC's 1005 pts without anything better than S3 (plus 3 Sentinels, ''ugh'').

====Auxiliaries (0-3 per Core)====
*'''Emperor's Shield Infantry Platoon:''' 1 Infantry Platoon (5 Infantry squads minimum, no DTs) supported by 1-3 Sentinel units, either Scout or Armoured. The platoon has Move through Cover within 9" of the Sentinels and the PCS can issue "Fire and Advance!", making them shoot while counting as stationary, which is ultimately a reverse, more reliable version of 'Forwards, for the Emperor!'. He can issue this for free, meaning he still has an order left for a 'FRF!SRF!' or something.
** On Regimental Specialists in the Cadian Battle Group: FAQ states that Ministorum Priests, Primaris Psykers and Enginseers can't be added to formations, while the Commissar unit entry states "You may include on Commissar for every [CCS] or [PCS] in your <b>army</b>." Exception proves the rule, where the exclusion of Commissars in that FAQ of specialists implies that they can be added per their usual 1 per CCS/PCS rule.
*'''Infantry Platoon:''' Regular Infantry Platoon, to make ends meet, which is an important thing. If you want to use more than one Commissar or Conscript squad while still having some points for Russes this could be it. Otherwise pay the ESIP's "+1 Sentinel & +3 Infantry squads" tax and get the bonuses.
*'''Superheavy Support Element:''' Baneblade Variants. Or Lots of Baneblade variants, via Emperor's Fury Super-Heavy Company (did Baneblades just become legal for tournaments?). 
*'''Emperor's Fury Super-Heavy Company:''' [[Apollo Diomedes|IT IS THE BEEEHNBLEDS!]] '''3 Baneblades''' (or its variants), plus an attending Enginseer, who gains +2 to his repair rolls. If the enemy is hit by 3 Primary weapons it tests Ld on 4D6 unless it has gone to ground, and enemies within 12" of the formation move as if they were in difficult terrain, for they cannot withstand the sheer awesomeness of so much imperial armour. And that's all. Yeap, those special rules suck, because if something is hit by 3 Baneblades, it's probably dead or fearless anyway; the ''real'' reason this formation exists is so you can have 3 baneblades in your army (or AS an army, since as a Decurion-style detachment all choices within the Cadian Battlegroup are formations on their own). ''Now this is where you want a transport so your lone, unprotected Engie doesn't slow the formation (Superheavies move up to 12"). A Trojan can confer PE to a vehicle. It won't matter much on Primary weapons, but those other 12 barrels will notice it''.
*'''Emperor's Blade Assault Company:''' Aka "The MechVet" formation. A Company Command Squad joins 3 Veteran Squads (all four units mounted in Chimeras or Tauroxes) and 1-3 Hellhound Squadrons (of any kind). They get PE against enemies within 6" of an objective, and the infantry gets '''Objective Secured''', your only source of it. PE makes this formation scream "Plasma Vets!", although with Hellhound support it can also lend itself to melta or flamer spam. All in all, a sound alternative to Emperor's Shields, and a formation worth running standalone. ''I came, I saw, I burned''.
*'''Emperor's Spear Aerial Company:''' 3 Valkyrie or Vendetta squads in any combination, so the entire formation rolls as one squad for reserves. Also, at the start of Movement they can declare a Low Altitude drop, where they lose Jink and have to test dangerous terrain when flying over obstacles 3" high, but units disembarking through Grav Chutes won't scatter. Sadly, thanks to the recent FAQs and Errata, you can no longer put your battle brothers in these.
*'''Ogryn Auxilla:''' 1 Commissar leading 2 Ogryn squads and 2 Bullgryn squads, that gain Fearless while within 12" of the Commissar, and they inflict HoW at S7 if they charge a squad who has been succesfully charged by another Ogryn/Bullgryn of this formation. Leading with Slabshield Bullgryn makes this nasty. Remember though that Ogryns and Bullgryns are still overpriced. Are you ready to pay that much for a footslogging mob almost every dedicated melee unit will crush?
**'''Alternate Take:''' While most dedicated melee units will crunch these guys in CC, the ogryms/bullgryns have some pretty decent anti infantry firepower, especially the ripper guns. If this whole group (in bare minimum numbers) manages to get a turn of shooting in before CC, you'll still inflict roughly 9 wounds on MEQ's. And then they'll charge you, then the enemy melee unit will have to deal with the other 3 squads charging in retaliation next turn. 
**1 word: '''Gorgon''' Even with being open-topped, this is the perfect set of units to go riding around it, for those times when you just want to crush something.
*'''Emperor's Wrath Artillery Company:''' 1 CCS in a Chimera or Taurox commanding 2 chosen artillery units (Basilisk, Hydra, Wyvern) and 1 unit of either Manticores or Deathstrikes, and supported by 1-3 Enginseers. The CCS can issue "Smite at Will", "Suppressive Fire" and "Fire on my target" to the vehicles of the formation (they count as Ld8). Furthermore, the formation gains Twin-linked against an enemy unit spotted (in line of sight, within 18") by a friendly unit with a Vox caster. ''This is one of the best formations in the whole book. Twin-linked Ignores Cover Basilisks, anyone? Maybe Jink ignoring Hydras if you're going against a flyer-heavy list, but meh, bring moar Basilisks.''
**'''Alternate Take:''' Your CCS can only issue two orders, so a good setup for this formation might be a squadron of wyverns and a squadron of basilisks. The basilisks and the manticore get orders and twin-linking, while the wyverns happily beat everything they see into dust without the need for support. Or you can order them to have pinning. Because that's totally better than a twin-linked, cover-ignoring manticore.
*'''Emperor's Talon Recon Company:''' 6-12 Sentinels of either flavor. They all gain Outflank, and PE against a unit chosen at the start of your first turn for the whole game. Furthermore, one Sentinel becomes a Character that can issue "Take Aim!", "Forwards, for the Emperor!", or "Move! Move! Move!" to units from the Formation, at Ld 8.
**'''Alternate Take:''' A fast nuisance is a good nuisance. Also, with "F,ftE!" they become akin to Crisis Suits with JSJ, but more resilient. Not to mention they can Outflank and put the hurt on their PE target, or pummel it with HK Missiles at any range. For a fun twist that no one expects, you can make the command sentinel your warlord ,and due to him gaining the character keyword, he can have a trait. That's right, with the cadian detachment rules you can have a BS 5 Sentinel and BS 4 escorts.
*'''Psykana Division:''' 1 Primaris Psyker leading 3 Wyrdvane units "[[Blam|supported]]" by 1-3 Commissars. The Primaris knows any powers known by Wyrdvanes of the same division within 12", and receives +1 to his mastery level for each 5 Wyrdvane models in the same distance, until the end of your psychic phase. This doesn't cause him to generate more powers, but does generate more charges. Scared by their attached Commisars, the Wyrdvanes harness charges on a 2+, but if they fail the psychic test, one Wyrdvane model is blammed ({{BLAM|mutant AND incompetent!}}). If they Peril, one of them is blammed BEFORE the peril actually manifests, which is nice. Outright means that when combined with Daemonology, you can get free warp charges AND harness them on 2+, ignoring perils.
*'''Militarum Tempestus Platoon:''' Vanilla Tempestus Platoon. Just don't. They'd do better in an Allied detachment, where they get OS and MT orders. Only take it if you can't take second detachments.
**'''Alternate Take:''' Umm, in order to take them as allies, you'd have to run an HQ and at least a troop of them. While a cheap commissar isn't bank breaking, it's still a waste of points and an easy kill at best. This formation is just a simple way to pop in a deepstriking melta squad or three, or some extra-accurate Hotshot rounds if you're feeling saucy. Don't forget that the Imperial Guard Scion Platoons DO NOT need a Command Squad or Commissar. Take a cheap squad for popping expensive enemy targets. And don't forget they can be issued AM orders (and the 24" Order range means you might actually get to order them), so feel free to ignore jinks with those deepstriking meltas.

===Castellans of the Imperium===

Found in Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia, this detachment skirts the line between using no force org, and being battle forged. Basically, take Imperial Guard, Sisters of Battle, Space Marines (Vanilla Space Marines with Black Templars mind you),Imperial Knights, Assassins, and Militarum Tempestus. Then build the army around the units in there different unit organizations. Ok, so its not that clear cut. The detachment basically lists what units (by name) can be used in what position. In the case of the Guard, they offer up cheap units to fill the troop choice, as well as some nasty vehicles in heavy support. Lets not forget Lord of War as well. However, Elite and Fast attack force org are contested with Space Marine standard. That being said, the detachment does list Vendettas in Fast Attack. Aside from giving open reign with you army construction, the detachment gives you some other nice benefits. 

* Hatred for all. Yep, everyone in the detachment gains hatred. Even better, if you fill out the force org chart, all the units gain Zealot instead. 
* Chenkov fun. Yep, if a troop unit is destroyed, it has the chance to be in on-going reserves. Add in that you have no upper limit on the number of troops you may take, and you have some combat staying power. Just hope its not a kill point battle.
* Build a Imperial Crusade. Basically, take what you want to create the perfect army that you always wanted.

The detachment has some problems, though.

* Points cost. You think getting that Zealot is cheap? You are wrong. Three Lord of War Choices ain't cheap. Not to mention the number of heavy support, HQ, elite, and fast attack choices you need to fill out that Force Org. 
* Multiple armies. For this detachment, you need at least two of the armies listed. So if you are starting out, this is not the detachment for you.
* LARGE!! This Detachment is large if you plan on filling it out. Having all those books, rules, and units can be daunting. 
*Restrictions. Sorry, unless later FAQed, no Forgeworld for you (Except Vendettas, long story). Except that from Forgeworld Emails, all of their 'dreadnoughts' count as Dreadnoughts for the purposes of formations(just remember that the Leviathan's Relic of Darkness rule means that he can't claim the formation benefits, even if you put him in there). In addition, all of their Badab War Characters count as their respective type for formations. Sevrin Loth is a Librarian, while Captain Tarnus Vale is a Captain. That being said, units in armies such as Space Wolves, Dark Angels, Blood Angels, and the like cannot be taken in this detachment.

Tactical Note: A lot of the short comings of this formation can be overcome, very simply. For 10 meltaguns take Inquisitor Coteaz as one of your HQ choices. Bam. You've not only fulfilled the "two armies rule", all of your non-vehicles model are also ObSec. Furthermore, as a Guard player specifically, any Commissar or Militarum Tempestus squad can fulfill the second army rule for this detachment, so the argument that this detachment isn't for new players is weaker for new Guard players. If you do decide to do this, consider having Chaplain Grimaldus as the second HQ and make him your Warlord, since his WT gives your entire detachment LD 10.

===Dataslate Formations===

*'''Armoured Shield (Start Collecting!)''' - Requires a commissar, infantry squad, and Leman Russ tank. Russ Gives a +4 cover to infantry in this formation, if they are within 6 inches of the Russ. While its not as game breaking as other formations, this formation does allow you to run a pseudo Tank company. Just take multiples of this formation. Now to be fair, you will have access to dedicated transports (Infantry Squadron has the option of 2 Dedicated Transports). Not to mention, these are regular guard, not Vets. So no 3+ cover saves with forward sentries. Also, the formation specifies One Russ, not a squadron. Still, 4+ is pretty good, plus the commissar means these apes won't be falling back without a fight. Have the Russ do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to fighting. Use the guardsmen to keep units from assaulting the Russ. 
*'''Catachan Ambush Patrol (Apocalypse)''' - An Infantry Platoon and 1-3 Vet Platoons, preferably all modeled as Catachans.
** They all get Shrouded until such a point where they either move through cover, shoot, or charge, when they lose it.  They also make anyone who charges them through difficult terrain to make dangerous terrain.  In short, they're still redshirts, with a little better use when camping.

*''''Emperor's Fist' Tank Company (Apocalypse)''' - A Leman Russ leads three full Leman Russ Squadrons.  Tank Commander optional.
** All the Squads are Armoured Spearheads of their own, making each one get a leader.  Also, the lone russ gets BS4 and can give it to anyone within 12" of him.  The last rule is the ability to let them roll Thunderblitz if more than two of them all ram/tank shock the same guy before rolling anything else once per turn.

*'''Emperor's Talons' Recon Company (Apocalypse)''' - A lone Scout Sentinel leads 3 full squadrons of Sentinels of any other make.
** Like the formation above, the lone one acts as leader with BS4 and Stealth, and anyone within 12" of him gets both of these, helping survival slightly.  Also, they get Preferred Enemy against one enemy when they deploy.

*''''Emperor's Wrath' Artillery Company (Apocalypse)''' - A Chimera leads three full Ordinance Squadrons full of either Colossi or Basilisks.
** When the Arty is within 6" of the Chimera, they can exchange their shots for a single 24-240" S9 AP3 Ordinance X (X being the number of Colossi or Bassies firing), Apocalyptic, Cover-ignoring, Pinning blasts.  It's a risky measure, but it does make big blasts.

*''''Imperial Shield' Infantry Company (Apocalypse)''' - A CCS commands 3+ Infantry platoons.
** At the end of each break, every company can regain d3 casualties up to their starting strength.  In short, it's a weaker form of Chenkov at the command of this group.  Then again, this is pretty much how normal people play the AM.

*'''Lord Castellan's Supreme Command (Apocalypse)''' - Creed and Kell join a CCS with two guards, an Astropath, an Officer of the Fleet, and a Master of Ordinance in an Imperial Bastion and laugh it up.
** This thing is essentially like a [[Dawn Of War]] HQ on board.  Creed can order anyone on the field (ANYONE), Ordinance can make d3+1 bombardments each time he shoots, and they get two assets each break.

*'''Sanctioned Psyker Battle Elite (Apocalypse)''' - A Primaris Psyker controls 4+ regular Battle Psykers (Replace with Wyrdvanes?).
** This formation gives one thing: A unique Warp Charge 3 power called  ''Temporal Distort''.  It's a power with 36" range that can either bar enemies from charging or add +6 to an ally's run and +2d6 to their charge.  It's...a useful power, especially for support.

*''''Steel Fury' Baneblade Company (Apocalypse)''' - 3-5 BANEBLAAAADES!
** When in Arrowhead pattern, they gain a Combined Fire Bonus (Measured by how many Baneblades shot their main cannon at a target) when rolling vehicle damage.  Rest assured that any non-superheavy in their way will DIE.
** When in Broadsword Pattern, anyone stupid enough to charge them must take a Morale test, with a -1 bonus for each Baneblade in formation. 

*'''Vortex Deathstrike Missile (Apocalypse):''' This may or may not have been errata'd into the Warzone Pandorax version (see below), but firing one of these off will lead to an ass-kicking even a titan would be jealous of. Literally, nothing in the game hits as hard as this. It's a Deathstrike missile launcher with the plasma warhead replaced with the 40k version of a nuke: a ''vortex'' warhead. While being fragile in the extreme, unable to go off in turn 1, having to take a lord commissar, an entire infantry platoon, and a 200-point tax on top of that to keep it safe, ''and'' being a single shot wonder, it is still completely worthwhile. A 10" blast of '''fuck you''' that will remove anything it touches. No, no saves of any kind. No, you don't get Reanimation Protocols. ''No,'' you don't get Eternal Warrior. If it's not flying, a Super-Heavy or Gargantuan creature, it's ''gone,'' and even baneblades and bio-titans will be seriously ass-fucked when this says hello. And the cherry on top? The sheer size of the template makes it ''very'' good at hitting what it's aiming for; if you're direct-firing, anything with a base the size of a large blast template or bigger is ''impossible'' to miss; even firing blind (full scatter) you have a 50% chance of hitting the point you were aiming at.Take only if you think your balls are as brazen as an imperial guardsman

===Warzone Armageddon===

*''''Imperial Vengeance' Armoured Company (Apocalypse)''' - A CCS and 3 Infantry Platoons (each with a PCS and two Infantry squads), all with Chimeras.
** An economical formation with economical uses.  The men get Stubborn and Counter-Attack within 12" of an objective, and any friendly vehicles within 12" of the CCS Chimera can move 12" Flat-Out on open ground.

*'''Armageddon Stompa Hunters (Apocalypse)''' - 3-5 Armoured Sentinels.  That's models, not squads.
** When in Arrowhead pattern, these Sentinels can elect to aim at a superheavy and fire twice at them,giving up the ability to fire the next turn.  They also get bonuses on superheavies by giving all Armoured Sentinels within 12" of the lead Sentinel +1 on all pen rolls against superheavies.

===Warzone Damocles===
*'''Hellstorm Squadron (Apocalypse)''' - 3-5 Hellhounds, and only Hellhounds.
** Combining these hounds together gives them the option to replace their shots with their cannons with a single ID hellstorm template so long as it's within 12" and within the lead Tank's LoS.  It's pretty clear from this that they're here to murderize entire blobs, and they're all gonna die.

*'''Steel Phalanx Tank Squadron (Apocalypse)''' - 3-5 Leman Russes of any sorts can join this group.
** The ability to make squads out of all these Russes lets them roll Thunderblitz if more than two of them all ram/tank shock the same guy before rolling anything else once per turn.  But we all know that the odds of this being your reason for taking this isn't that high.  You just want all that glorious Dakka together.  The Emp's First is a better one by far.

*''''Rain of Fire' Direct Support Battery (Apocalypse)''' - 3-5 Basilisks.  Sense a pattern here?
** First off, this gives you rerolls on the scatter die, which is always a plus.  However, in doing so, the Basilisks now have no minimum range and half the max range, making them meant for close range fire, making the reroll on scatter a blessing when your army tends to rely on blobs of doom. This is a strong formation for Bassies, since half of ''twenty feet'' isn't really a serious loss; they'll still reach across all but the largest of Apoc boards.

===Warzone Pandorax===
*'''Deathstrike Vortex Missile Battery (Apocalypse)''' - 3-5 Deathstrikes are armed up with vortex warheads.
** The formation is unusual in that they can only fire one single-use missile (A 12-960" Ordinance 1 S:D AP1 Large Blast Vortex) a turn starting with turn 2, with the option to save missiles for another turn.  Smell that D...and at intercontinental ranges, too! But these babies carry a major risk: if the vehicle gets a weapon destroyed, its warhead goes off and the vehicle blows up immediately, replacing the model with a Vortex as if it were fired on the vehicle.

*''''Emperor's Mercy' Commissariat Squad (Apocalypse)''' -A Lord Commissar gets a retinue of 3+ lesser Commissars.
** As is fitting for Commissars, they all get fearless, since they do not want to blam themselves.  They also ups the Aura of Command to 12", giving everyone within it Furious Charge and Hatred.  But if someone does fail morale within 12" of the group, they get to blam someone, just like they were within the unit.  It's a very helpful command squad.

*'''Xerxes Airborne Support Wing (Apocalypse)''' - 3-5 Valkyries are grouped in, all with Multi-Missile Pods in exchange for any transport capacity.
** In exchange for their transport capacities, at least two of the Valkyries can combine their shots into one Heavy X 72" S4+X AP6 Apocalyptic Barrage (X being the number of participating Valkyries), meant for melting hordes everywhere. IF you've got 5 Valkyries participating, the barrage goes off at strength ''9,'' making it effective against light and medium vehicles, too.

===Sanctus Reach - The Red Waaagh!===

*'''The Steel Host''' - A Tank Commander goes leading three Russ squadrons and a Hydra.
** This is more meant for ranged Russes, but the ability to confer Preferred Enemy to anyone within 12" of the Commander is a good gift no matter what you equip.
**  Alternate Take:  This formation allows you to take 12 battle tanks and 3 Hydras, all in a very legal non-Apocalypse formation. In other words, consider this formation an army list for an armoured company that doesn't need Forge World. 

*'''Rampart Detachment''' - A PCS leads two 5-manlet Bullgryn squads.
** Plain and simple, this is a force with major defense, with Fearless, Fear, Counter-Attack, and +1 to cover for anyone covered even partially by the formation and their meaty shields. Meaning anything behind a unit of badass space ogres with those manly shields get a 3+ cover save, extra camo cloak trolling gives you a 2+!
**Tactical Note: Since most of the Guard's big stuff is either a) not infantry, or b) not mobile, this formation doesn't seem so great on paper. But then you note that the wall protects ''friendly'' infantry. This opens up the ''entire Imperial armed forces'' as potential benefactors of that meaty 3+ cover save. Sneak in some Stealth or Shrouding for a 2+ on ''any Imperial infantry unit.'' 7th edition is ally edition.