Thexus1 - Subduer, 3x Wrecker, 3x Warden, 3x Agitator, 2x Dominator + Eliminator
Objective: Stockpile
Into the seeing-if-this-list-works patrol:
Elara2 - Imperatus, Banshee, some other Heavy jack, Invictors + UA, 3x Arcanist, Narn, 2x Mage Hunter Assassin, Soulless Solo
Objective: Effigy of Valor
It's Entrenched, which one side getting a trench and hill, a central cloud, pair of forests on the other side plus a wall, alongside some other terrain that isn't super relevant.
I lose the roll, to my surprise get given first, Ret being keen for the wall, which seemed a bit to far back for relevance. Oh well.
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Merc 1: It's a line of dudes that run forward. I put up Deflection, with the Invictors it feels like it'll be super relevant. Going first with some opposing guns, I allocate out the rest of the focus and don't bother with the stabbing and healing gimmick.
I've got two Wardens on the far left as they are the most independent Monstrosity, pair of Wreckers beside them, Subduer central, Wrecker and Warden on the right.
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Ret 1: Everything moves forward without to much weird redeployness.
Invictors and one Mage Hunter Assassin are on the left with Imperatus on their side of problematic forest. Behind and just to the right of the forest and the other jacks, Elara and a bunch of solos. Lannysa and Narn are in that forest.
The sole model on the right side, who shelters somewhat behind the right most forest is the second Mage Hunter Assassin.
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Merc 2: The cloud dissipates like optimism in the face of US Presidential Election Main Party Nominees.
I decide to just go with the first turn advantage. Our lists threat to comparable distances, though both are reliant on some specific tech (TK's + feat vs Lannyssa + Feat/Boundless Charge spell).
Basically, if I threaten the Ret zone Elara won't go in to score, I'm further up the board so can start the scenario grind first on the top of 3.
My stuff all shuffles around, spreading out a bit and staying a touch over 16 from Imperatus.
Thexus hangs out on the hill.
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Ret 2: The two heavies on the right slip forward, one knocks down the Subduer with his gun.
The Subduer was buddied up with a Wrecker, they are on the receiving end of Hunters Mark off Lannysa and the Ret solos get Boundless charged and suicide forward. Both Monstrosities get heavily damaged, but keep their Brain systems active,so that works excellently for me.
On the left, the Invictors move in a scramble, do a couple CRA's that causes a Warden to Hyper Aggresive forward. An Invictor then caps one of his buddies, which gives Imperatus a charge angle after he gets buffed up by the Arcanists. He ends up next to the Ret Objective and easily butchers said Warden.
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Merc 3: Plan is to bin two of the heavies, the only real question was if I tried to get greedy and drag in the third heavy. Reasoning I'd be ahead of trade even if I don't, I opt out of that plan.
Red Eliminators fuel up a Wrecker, Thexus then feats on the opposing Battlegroup and falls back toward the right, casts some sweet Surgery.
Agitators go up and Instigate, Green Eliminators kill Narn and one Mage Hunter Assassin.
it takes the left and centre Wrecker, but Imperatus drops. The left most Warden goes in and kills the Ret objective.
On the right I screw things up somewhat, as I need to keep a Mosntrosity near Thexus in case of errant gun shots. This means the Subduer has to be the one to kill the last Mage Hunter Assassin, so the Wrecker goes in on the right most Ret jack with no backup, rolls not great on damage leaving it with a cortex box and it's right arm intact.
The right side Warden then sits in front of Thexus.
I go to 1 CP.
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Ret 3: The....Sphinx? Macticore? Heavy Arc Node guy. I can't tell Ret jacks apart. Actually, I think it's a Banshee. Whatever.
Said jack gets Arcanist buffed, charges up and obliterates the Subduer. Elara then arcs a pair of Convections at Thexus, putting him on seven health. Lannysa can't get in range for her own magic pew pew and the angry elves concede.
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Me on the right.
Fair enough to concede, I hadn't really clicked how far ahead I was, didn't even expect the assassination attempt. The Invictors can kill the damaged Monstrosity at mode, then get mauled, my right side Monstrosities will kill the Ret heavies then it's just a matter of Thexus hiding behind the Obstruction.
Think I've got to drop Thexus from me pairing anyway. Gorten is life, and Thexus is more a list I enjoy than a proper second list, much as I've theory machined for a long time without coming to a satisfactory other caster.
