Game 286 - Durgen vs eSkarre

A wild Mooposaurus appeared! Offer of playing with dollies was accepted!

Cryx, so Durgen pops out again.

Durgen - Earthbreaker, Gun Mages + Dude, Steelhead Halberdiers, Nyss, TAC, eEiryss, Thor, Tinker, Dougal, Reinholdt
Objective: Effigy of Valor

eSkarre - Deathjack, Nightmare, Spraynode, Satxis Raiders + Witch, Raider Captain, Necrosurgeon + Stitch Thralls, Bane Cav, Ragman, Gorman
Objective: Fuel

Where are the dudes I'm meant to be able to blow up?! This is madness!

Unrelated note: Warroom, I want two things.
1) Objectives to be added
2) Tournament linking for Army Lists, so that way I don't mix up characters between lists.


Cryx Deploy



Merc Deploy



Cryx 1: The Horde advances! Deathward goes on the DJ.



Merc 1: Redline the Earthbreaker, Prime the Nyss. Steelies run out to the left, Nyss space out to the right. Earthbreaker waves its arms in fear and runs away from the Satxyis. Durgen cower behind the Objective.

I had the option of Double Powder Rationing early to attempt a kill on the Deathjack, I didn't really consider the implications of Skarres feat with a low model count high quality list or I would have. Definitely threw away to many Steelheads, I think the better move is to Prime them which stops the extra Black Spots attacks and spread out in a more split pattern while being more conservative with the Nyss, letting the Bane Cav run to engage junk on the right.



Cryx 2: Deathward upkept. Skarre feats on Deathjack, Nightmare, Durgen and herself, then Black Spots the Steelies. Satyxis, Nightmare and the Ripjaw with Black Spot kill all the Steelheads, one of the TAC and leave the other two on 1 box. The Necrosurgeon heals Skarre back to one damage. The Bane Cav kill four of the Nyss, while Runs in front of Skarre. DJ kills a Nyss. Gorman walks over and clouds in front of Skarre.



Merc 2: Primed upkept, Redline drops. Nyss charge the Bane Cav bypassing DJ, they kill two and leave two on two health. Dougal mini feats and Artillerists the Earthbreaker.

Durgen feats, casts Inhospitable Ground and puts two Explosivos on the Gun Mages, falls back and does little with his shots after unfortunate scatter. TAC kill a Satyxis.  Thor boosts the Earthbreaker damage. Tinker runs to block the DJ.

Earthbreaker walks over, lines up on Skarre and fire the left Torpedo at Gorman. The shot scatters onto the Bane Cav and kills it, which was the other sides torpedo target. Instead get a line on the Necrosurgeon, which scatter over Skarre and kills said surgeon and a pair of stitch thralls. No real targets for the mini shots.

I take a stupidly long Gun Mage activation, lining up most shots on the Satyxis Witch. An aimed and then a boosted Explosivo shot miss Gorman. The rest of the Gun Mages get the Witch and a couple more of the Raiders.

Eiryss runs up and bombs.


Cryx 3: Death Ward upkept. Bane cav kill some of the Nyss, leave three behind. Skarre puts Admonition on Nightmare, Perditions one of the Nyss, who Prime explodes another Nyss leaving one, then she charges a Stitch Thrall over in the zone. Ragman advances, Dark Shrouds. Nightmare wonders forward and kills the Objective. Deathjack kills Eiryss and Tinker. Satyxis kill the TAC and a Gun Mage, then run up to engage the remainder. Gorman walks up and Black Oils the Earthbreaker.

Cryx go to 2 CP.



Merc 3: The last Nyss is not the Last Starfighter and misses the Bane Cav. Durgen gets Artillerist and Reload. Gun Mages move around a bit, a few aim, one triggers the Nightmare Admonition so it advances and engages the Earthbreaker. The Gun Mages then Thunderbolt Nightmare back and stab two Satyxis to death. Durgen then shoots and kills Gorman, puts Inhospitable up and Redlines the Earthbreaker. The Earthbreaker walks over to the friendly zone.

Cryx go to 3 CP.



Cryx 4: Jacks get fully fed, Ragman Dark Shrouds, Jacks kill Earthbreaker so game over man, game over.

Cryx go to 5 CP.



Mercs on the left.

A little disheartened, I'm enjoying Durgen but still don't seem to be making any ground in the Cryx matchup. Steelheads still get a few more goes, but the TAC are just to slow to do what I want them to, which is screen Durgen. I've been meaning to learn some of the cav rules, so will likely give eAlexia a spin, though likely there are better solos to throw in (Harlen/Taryn?)

Thinking next faction will be Cygnar, it's a cheap buy in and I don't sense the same SUSS I've had with my factions so far (I already feel nothing for Constance, that's definitely a step in the right direction yeah?). I'm not going to make Cancon ever (Wedding Anniversary matters more to me), so functionally Wintercon is the Warmachine event for me to play towards each year, so I'll keep Mercenary-ing until then at the very least.