Got a couple Sunday casuals, one day a Slam. One day.
I can speed paint heavies adequately, but cannot the say the same for units. Also Drudges aren't inspiring me at the moment, and thus we get:
Exulon1 - 3x Wrecker, 3x Warden, Subduer, 3x Agitator, 2x Dominator + Eliminators
Objective: Stockpile
Warden loading is in the optimistic hope that free Slams will alleviate my focus load in early turns, plus Stockpile and Shield Guard was hopefully going to offer some amusing Hyper Aggressive interactions.
First match into the latest Cryxian academy graduate piloted by one of the meta's long absentees, using such a rubbish excuse as "overseas".
Aiakos2 - Kraken, Harrower, Reaper, Withershadow Combine, 2x Warwitch Siren, Pistol Wraith Blackbane's Incoporeal tea party
Objective: Fuel Cache
I now know how to spell Aiakos' name. Truly a worthwhile skill my workplace had better appreciate. Shame I misspell so many normal words.
Blackbane's are an issue, given I have to Hex Blast the damn things. The Agitators can Influence and the Dominators can Seduce, though that's hardly what I want those units to be doing. Otherwise I'll happily get hit first, I can lose a couple heavies if it gets me the Kraken.
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Merc Deploy: Thexus salivates at the trench in front of him. Otherwise it's just a line of mixed Monstrosities with an Eliminator either side.
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Cryx Deploy: Stuff. Blackbanes go across from the side I've weighted more heavily, Kraken is in line with the forest (Tree's removed due to nearby powerlines). That Jack on the far right is the Harrower, the Reaper is amongst all the infantry models.
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Merc 1: Everything runs/Slams forward if they are a giant hunk of not-so-human meat slab, the Eliminators are mostly further back due to doing some light pin pricks to motivate said slabs of People Matter. Big Squid Brain puts up Decel and does some Psycho Surgery.
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Cryx 1: The Undead come forward, Ghosts up front with Kraken and important stuff behind. The Harrower and it's Witchy friend stick out on the right flank. The Colossal gets Scything Touch.
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Merc 2: I'm far enough up the board that I reason i can use the turn to load up the focus and just walk my stuff around.
On the left side a diamond of Monstrosites form up, Wrecks in the back read to kill the Black Banes if they make attacks and become Corporeal. The Subduer is the left most, hopefully positioned to drag in the Reaper. Last a Warden ran to at the tip and in range for Thexus to Spell Drive a Hex Blast to kill Black Bane.
On the right a pair of Wardens hang behind the cloud, out to the right the last Wrecker sits in threat range of the right flag while out of the Harrowers threat range.
Decel also goes up again.
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Cryx 2: Pistol Wraith wonders up to the left flag and makes the Subduer stationary. The Reaper moves up and tries to drag it in, the nearby Warden Shield Guards it and stops that nonsense as a wall was in the way.
Black Banes charge the Monstrosity diamond, most phase through to get to the Wreckers. They roll appallingly as defence 10 proves to be amazing. The Wrecker that took four charges did some dance of dragons junk to only be hit once.
The Kraken groans at this display, rolls up, blats the Warden and does a fair chunk of damage to the middle Wrecker.
Harrower moves up to the right flag, Aiakos stays hidden behind the Evil Empire's Objective.
Crys go to 1 CP.
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Merc 3: It's murder all the Cryx Jacks time. Exulon throws out some focus.
Left Kayazy go in, kill a Black Bane and fuel the Subduer. An Agitator moves up both sides and Instigates, one hangs back as it wasn't needed.
The Diamond based Wreckers move around, they do Threshers ti kill most of the pirates, one survives.
The Subduer moves a bit to get a clear line over the wall, drags in the Reaper and buys a couple attacks, taking out the left arm and movement. I'm not going to be able to finish it off, but I can live with that if the rest of the turn goes well.
The two Warden charge through the cloud into the Kraken, burn all their focus to just kill it.
On the right the Harrower gets charged and destroyed by the Wrecker.
I straight up forget to activate the back unit of eliminators, but oh well.
Mercs go to 1 CP.
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Cryx 3: The Reaper stands up and kills the Subduer, the Pistol Wraith kills the nearest Eliminator. The most forward Warden gets Strangleheld by Aiakos. A Warwitch runs to contest the right flag.
The last Blackbane charges Thexus and misses.
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Merc 4: I clean up, the Wreckers clear off either flag, Thexus holds back, the Wardens limp forward.
Mercs go to 3 CP's.
Cryx can't really contest, so I effectively win at the bottom of the next Cryx turn as Aiakos runs up on full camp to try to get to Thexus.
