Managing to stick to my plan of playing predominantly Thexus, it's him and the Drudge Horde versus a local favourite that I for various reasons (Mainly pairing based I think) have seen very little of.
Vlad2 - Conquest, min Mechaniks, 2x Eliminators, Outriders, 2x Manhunter, Yuri, 2x Drakhun
Playing Standoff, so flanking unit zone, a battlegroup defensive zone which has an objective in it.
Opening wise Khador stuff runs, stays shy of giving me anything valuable.
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Khador 2: Vlad feats on the Outriders and an Elimiantors, they come forward and maul the crap out of the Drudge Slavers, everything else holds relatively back.
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Merc 2: Thexus wonders forward a short way, feats to clear out the friendly rectangle and do some bunching up. Arcing through the Subduer turns a Drakhun around, he thumps his bro who ends up dying to a Thrall Warrior that contests the Khador rectangle.
Risen engage the Outriders after a few magic attacks fail to roll the required stupidly high amount in order to do stuff to Vlad feated models.
I killbox myself, so the scores go to 2 each.
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Khador 3: Conquest moves to contest the left zone, Vlad goes to the right to toe the Khador rectangle and and the right zone.
Outriders shuffle, do loads of sprays and kill more infantry. The Drakhuns kill the Subduer.
Eliminators get up aggresively.
Due to an un-noticed Risen, Khador only gets one point to get to 3v2.
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Merc 3: I have a good clock lead, but Thexus can't get anywhere and live, so I go for the kill Vlad plan. One Warden slams an outrider, then arcs TK's to move vlad across, where a pair of Adrenaled ambush Drudges go into him, it's a pretty bad low odds assassination so it doesn't work out. A Thrall Warrior spawns and tries the 2%, doesn't get it. Risen chock up on the Outriders.
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Khador 4: Hand of Fated with Arcane Might support Eliminators easily kill Thexus.
Bit dispiriting, did not have pre-planning or focus all game. When the plan becomes "I sure hope my savvy and intelligent opponent doesn't recognise these things he should do", you done screwed it.
I'm not going to analyse specifics of the game, as I'll get hung up on my far too many errors. Better to think on the matchup in a vacuum.
Conclusion 1: I should work out my pre-game steps and write the damn things down, as I've forgotten multiple steps at times with poor results. This game had the worst on table results of that, though player interaction issues have also emerged sporadically in tournaments.
- I roll dice in tray/take pictures spiel
- Defined "Cocked" for both players
- Define terrain BEFORE list selection
- Pick lists
- Read opposing feat. READ DUDE. READ IT.
- Thexus drop - Work out assassination loss vectors
Conclusion 2: I need to go through more thoroughly and determine Thexus' specific problem opponent models. Write the damn things down. Off the Cuff:
Cygnar - Haley2, Nemo3. Problem lists in general (Infantry Mulch, electro leap threat on Thexy)
Menoth - Reznik1, Choir annoyance in general though that's manageable
Khador - Outriders. Just......ew......particuarly in combo with any defence boost that makes them hard to kill early (Vlad2 feat)
Cryx - Skaverous1, Ghost Fleet (Long game, possibly playable)
Retribution - Rahn1
CoC - I think I'm good
Trollblood - Nah bro
Circle - Kromac1, Wurmwood1
Legion - Alright I think. Now that I've worked out how to play into sodding Fyanna.
Skorne - Ferox
Grymkin - Heretik bad?
Mercs - It's complicated.
Minions - Vaults would suck
