Again, Destruction was rolled, ergo...
Gorten - Earthbreaker, Thor, Hawk, Madelyn, Gorman, Tinker, Anastasia, 2x Press Gangers, pAlexia + Risen, Gun Mages + The Dude
Objective: Effigy of Valor
I brought the Durgen list for nothing! I'd painted Acosta the day before just for that list, but can't resist the Gorten on Destruction face roll.
Cheebeen showed mercy and didn't play eKreuger.
pMorvhana - Stalker, Gorax, Stones, Druids + UA, Blood Trackers + Nualla, 2x Croak Raiders, Blackclad, Witch Doc Croc
Objective: Effigy of Valor
Circle Deploy: I won the roll and go against my standard instincts by choosing second. Because face roll. Against Kreuger I'd probably go first to stop his own scenario storm by running models into his face and using Earthbreaker to stop the push.
Croaks proxied by the outflanking units on the AD line, metal shamblers on the left side and painted Nyss on the right. Otherwise Trackers and Druids are in the centre, Morvy and other non-AD stuff in the dead centre.
Trackers Prey left unit of Press Gangers.
Merc Deploy: I picked this side because the forest poking into the zone looked agonising.
Circle 1: Croaks run on the outflank, Druids go into the forest and cloud, Trackers go to the left of centre.
Merc 1: The Croaks threaten my Earthbreaker, so I plan to move the infantry up and get the Colossal in the middle of the force. Gun Mages end up splitting into two groups to react on where Croaks end up.
Press Gangers go up to die, Gorten and Alexia hide behind a wall. Couple Solos hide in my trench.
One of the Preyed Press Gangers flees into the backfield.
Circle 2: Druids/Blackclad cloud and kill some Press Gangers. Blood Trackers savage the Communists pretty bad.
Morv feats.
Stalker gets Lightning Reflexes off Morv, ports in, kills Hawk and a pair of Press Gangers then Sprints a short distance, trapped by living Gangers.
Both Croak units keeping running around, a pair charge and kill a Press Ganger on the right edge of the zone.
Merc 2: I don't have to do much to clear off the zone, I Intrigue Alexia forward and spawn Risen behind the Druids.
I give some focus to the Earthbreaker, keep Solid Ground and leave two on Gorten.
Gorten runs to the right edge of the zone. Press Gangers and Gun Mages move around, the Gangers do little but the Gun Mages split in two halves, kill the contesting Blood Tracker and several of the right side Croaks.
Gorman Blinds the Stalker and a pair of Gangers.
Earthbreaker gets Damage Tuned Up, moves to the right, shoots down the Objective, knocks down the Stalker and kills three more Croaks.
Alexia charges the Stalker. Some Risen wall off Thor. Risen flail against Druids, Alexia burns Risen to kill the Stalker.
Piper Dirges the Mages and runs away from the healthy Croak unit.
Mercs go to 3 CP.
Circle 3: I'd technically already won, as Morv was left half an inch out of the killbox, but we budged her forward to make it a game.
The left Croaks move up and pew pew some Risen, the hiding Press Ganger from the Prey unit and Thor.
Druids fuffle around, they Pull Gorten a couple times.
The Blood Trackers go in, they fail to move their Prey around as Gangers tough and do a couple points to Gorten.
Gorax gets Primalled and teleported into Gorten, hits and Boosts damage but gets a miss, Gorten lives on four boxes.
Merc 3: Again, can drag caster in to kill or push out for scenario. I choose scenario because it involves less dice.
Alexia burns a load of Risen, kills the Gorax. Gorten feats, pushes stuff back. Couple random solo activation's to clear out the last Trackers in the zone, cruise to the win.
Didn't need to kill the Gorax, but had to torch a Risen that would block up the Druids/Gorax being pushed back, made attacks functionally because I had no reason not to.
Me on the left.
