It's my current favourite jam:
Thexus1 - 3x Wrecker, 3x Warden, Subduer, 3x Agitator, 2x Dominator + Eliminators
Objective: Stockpile
Into Edwood, turning back from his brief journeyman affliction of hippy lovin to try out his old MK 2 favourite again. Which, for the Squidhead list, is a damn nightmare.
Vlad2 - Grolar, Rager, War Dog, Uhlans, Markov, 2x Drakhun, Outriders, Eliminators
Fast models, magic sprays, boosted damage rolls, superior threat range. Thexus wants nothing to do this.
How cold this possibly go wrong?
Scenario is Outlast.
I lose the roll and get given second, I take the side with a wall to cower behind.
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Khador Deploy: Berserker sitting in for the Mad Dog, Vlad being a superhero who disdains the no capes rule he is instead the small sized proxy base.Alexia2 is repping the second Drakhun, because those arbiters of bunkum are FA 2 in this new world that has clearly gone mad.
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Merc Deploy: Wall of man meat. Left one Domiantor at home, so Aiyanna is subbing in.
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Khador 1: Drakhuns/Eliminators go left, Grolar/Vlad stay central. Uhlans pile into the forest just in front of the right zone, Outriders (That, for the whole game, I referred to as Uhlans. S-M-R-T.) go on the right flank.
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Merc 1: During the opening Red tide's turn I'd been doing some threat range math, come to the conclusion I was screwed. With feat, all the opposing models threat way to far.
I concluded my best bet was to avoid Thexus dying to the Outriders and attempt to limit Monstrosity casualties to 2 on Vlads feat turn, if Eassius pops three then I have no chance of pulling ahead on attrition.
Ergo the oddest Cephalyx first turn I've done thus far. I hand focus out, leaving a pair on Thexus in case there's a long range magic attack I've missed.
Eliminators do some stabbing, then 90% of the list pelts off to the left side of the board, including Thexus (yellow Proxy base). On Warden with max focus and an Agitator go to the right side of the board to contest that zone in the future.
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Khador 2: Vlad wonders vaguely toward the left, sticks outside of my threat range. He feats, sadly rolls max, picks the Eliminators, Drakhuns and two of the Uhlans.
The feat models all charge my pair of Wardens, the extra point of armour wasn't enough to save them. Uhalans move to the centre back of the board with the Jacks.
I'm actually really happy with how this panned out. The results aren't good, but I predicted the likely actiosn and results to a tee. Whether or not that will save me I had my doubts, now watch my planning get considerably worse from here!
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Merc 2: The unfortunate result of playing into skilled Vlad2 is that the majority of my options involved attacking feated models which is...like....totally hard man.
Given the minimal contesting, plan is to score in both zones, kill the Drakhun/Eliminators and tie up the Uhlans.
To do these plans, I first need Thexus to move up and feat enemy models to where they need to be. My fear of side stepping Vlad Kayazy caused me to put two heavies in front of Thexus, so the Wrecker of the two gets out of the way to move up and kill one of the feated Uhalans over the wall (Just prior an Agitator wandered into the middle of my mob and Instigated).
Thexus then moves up, gets everything bar one Overlord and the Doge (With Vlad not being affected) in feat, things get pushed around. Important moves are the Outriders back in general, Markov out of the right zone, Uhlans back far enough for a Wrecker to get over the wall and the Eliminators into the Drakhun. Thexus then heals and TK's the Monstrosity that is on Uhlan murder duties.
Red Eliminators go, fuel up some heavies.
Subduer aims, hits one of the Drakhun, kncking down the Eliminators.
Left Wrecker goes in, Thresher kills the Eliminators, dismounts both Drakhun, then leaves one dismounted Drakhun alive.
The Dismounted Drakhun is an issue, I want to score and get him away from charge range on Thexus. I end up compromising with the last Wrecker, who walks up and kills the Drakhun clearing the zone, but only engages the feat boosted Uhlan and fails to kill it.
Remaining Elimiantors run to try to Shield Thexus, far right Warden touches that zone.
Mercs go to 2CP.
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Khador 3: My compromises prove to be my downfall.
Grolar goes in, eats the forward most Wrecker.
Markov charges the Wrecker next to Thexus, crits knocks him,, an Eliminator and Exulon down then ponies back.
Uhlans get hand of fate, three charge Exulon, takes only two to punch through the focus camp.
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Me on the left.
Foiled! Got greedy with Thexus' feat, should have just got to touch the nearest Outriders, push back then means they aren't in their 16 walk and spray range. Thexus' stack should have been burnt on TK'ing two of the Uhlans around, then the Eliminators take up a flank spot on either wall to stop their bases getting in.
Khador probably still gets me, but I definitely can make it more difficult.
Note to self: Thexus no likey Khador. Or at least the murder pony variant, basically anything with speed and magic ability attacks.
Cephalyx version of Orin, come on down! PP come to this thread right? They need model ideas yeah? Ah. No. That's the drugs again.
My Suss is calling. Must resist urge to play Legion. Find a way to make Hyper Aggressive effective in game. Look within myself and find if I really want to try the Duren list with two Siege Crawlers. Somehow find the will to paint Drudges I'm not enthused for so that I can then paint Trencehrs to trry Mags 2 in kingmaker.
