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50 Point Charsaug League. Region: One unit gets Fearless, Tough, immunities.Incursion Scenario (Three flags, one disappears).
Zerkova - Conquest, 2x Vanguards, Ternion, Gorman, 2x Eliminators, Assassins (Max) + UA, Widowmakers, Marksman (Kell subbing in)
eSkarre - Kraken, Deathripper, Bane Knights, Mechanithralls + WA Brute, Withershadow Combine, Skarlock, 2x Pistol Wraith, Bloat Thrall, Necrosurgeon + Stitch thralls
List error: I played two points down, meant to have a Marauder instead of a Vanguard. Given Vanguard Awesomeness I'm ok with this.
Game:
Out of frame: Kayazy Eliminators on the left.
I went first. Kayazy where the special region unit for me, for Cryx it was the Mechanithralls. Banishing Ward went on the Kayazy, Watcher went up on Zerkova. Kell is a sub for the Widowmaker Marksman.
Rule error on my part: Used a Ternion cloud on Zerkova, that would have killed him as a result of the Orgoth seal. Thankfully after this I used Gormans cloud, so it didn't impact the game.
Re-correction: Ternions CAN cloud Zerkova, Orgoth seal only stops Magic attacks. Doh.
Cryx opening turn, runs happen! Note the Pistol wraith on the far right.
Khador turn 2. All spells upkept Zerkova moves up a bit, casts Icy Grip on the Mechanithralls, Feats. Feat hit everything except for Skarre and Bane Knights in the back and the flanking Pistol Wraiths.Widowmakers killed the Bloat Thrall (Just), resulting explosion got a Bane Knight. Left Eliminators ran up to Kraken to stall it. Right Eliminators ran straight up the flank. Conquest advanced, little blasts got some thralls, Big gun got a line on Scarre, hit but didn't do a great deal of damage. Kayazy charged the thralls, killing a bunch.Gorman clouds Zerkova, Ternions cloud Vanguards.
Cryx turn 2. Kraken kills Eliminators, resultant Quick Work shots fail to do much (1 point to Gorman). Mechanithralls have difficulty hitting the Kayazy. Bane knights charge/run through the building to get tot he rightmost Eliminators, fail to hit. Right Pistol Wraith hits Conquest and messes it up (Sac Movement or action next turn). Left Pistol Wraith shoots up some of the Kayazy.
Tactical mistake: Vanguard should have Shield Guarded one of those shots to stop the Conquest being Frozen.
Khador turn 3. Kayazy mini-feat, three get to Skarre! Two miss, third does little damage. Sad face. remaining Kayazy kill one of the Shadow Combine (Which would have stripped them of Banishing Ward). Eliminators ignore the Bane Knights, run up towards Skarre (EXTREME FLANK). Conquest sacs movement, fires some shots to kill the Brute thrall and some Mechanithralls. Gorman clouds. Ternions spray, causes Mechitralls to Tough.
Tactical error: Didn't activate the Widowmakers by the look of it.
Cryx turn 3. Mechanithralls respawn! Skarre feats, making herself not able to be targeted and stopping Zerkova and a Vanguard from acting (Feat apparently errated to not work on Collosals thankfully). Pistol Wraith shoots Zerkova, misses. Kraken charges! Zerkova hit for lots! (5 hit boxes left) Other Melee attacks miss. Bane knights kill Widowmaker. Deathgriiper (Obscured by Conquest) is engaged and useless. Two more Kayazy die to Mechanithralls hitting in the back. Another Kayazy is pseudo-Seduced to wonder into no where (See far left rear of photo).
Khador turn 4. Zerkova cowers, drops Icy Grip but keeps other upkeeps. Some of the Banes die to the Widowmakers. Gorman Blinds the Kraken. Conquest does a bunch of shots, kills Mechanithralls. Eliminators kill Necrosurgeon. Kayazy kill the remaining members of the Combine.
Tactial error: Put two focus on the Conquest. DIDN'T USE THEM. Also didn't sac movement for aiming bonus.
Mid Cryx turn. Watcher! Bane charges Zerkova, Watcher triggers and the Vanguard moves in and kills him.
Cryx turn 4. Banes kill another Widowmaker. Pistol Wraith hits Zerkova with a shot, but it gets Shield guarded. Kraken turns and kills Gorman.
Mechanithralls reduced to two, stitch thralls. Zerkova cowers behind Conquest, Widowmakers kills last Bane Knights and Pistol Wraith. Eliminators run up. I get a CP.
Rules error: This turn I used Icy Grip on the Kraken. Re-reading the card, it only works on warrior models. Vanguard Placement would have stopped the Kraken getting to the Conquest in any case though, and Zerkova would have been safe. I don't think it would have changed the outcome, but still a lame rules error to make.
Cryx turn 5.Eliminator dies to Kraken, comrade fails her command check.
Khador turn 6. Last two assassins and Underboss charges Skarre. Underboss gets the kill.
Summation: 6.5. Having a Cryx player describe Zerkovas Tier list as "It's like versing Cryx!" makes Khador happy.
