Bathurst SR - Standoff
Finals time! No Cryx, so plan dodge that evil stuff was a complete success. Now that the plan has succeeded once, it is clearly infallible and I will never verse Cryx again.
Menoth time! Passage is annoying for the Assault shots, though of greater concern in this particular matchup is the Scourge of Heresy, for whom I'll always have the distinct memory of barreling over the Drudge blob and nearly decapitating Thexus from an otherwise indomitable position.
Ergo, it will absolutely be worth feating to kill that one model.
Otherwise, Reznik feat + Judicator shots is an assassination run ARkadius sure doesn't survive, he'll have to use distance and blocking models pretty well.
Arkadius1 (WWfF) - 4x Road Hogs, 2x Gorax, 6x Razor Boars, Battle Boar, Orin, Hutchuck, Targ, Efaarit, Swamp Gobber Chef
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Reznik1 (CM) - Scourge of Heresy, Revenger, Crusader, Avatar of Menoth, Tristan Durant1 + Judicator, 2x Vassal Mechanik, 3x Wrack, Alten Ashley, Choir of Menoth (Min)
The table obtains the at time dubious merit of being quite interesting.
There's an Obstruction of super height in the centre of the board. The left zone has a long wall and a pair of small forests, the right is surrounded by a literal river of rough terrain with "bridges" of normal terrain represented by trench templates. One side has a wall in a defensive spot.
Menites win the roll and take the side with the wall. I'm super relieved to have first so I can dictate lay of the land as it were.
So...that line two games ago about not realising I'm the unwitting shark? Yeah, I realise way to late how this matchup should have been played (i.e. nicely not brutally).
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Round 1: I bank hard to the left, if there's going to be a game damned if I want to fight it over a horde of rough terrain. Forced Evo Road Hog goes out as a lone ranger sort of guy, the others assume the jab position around Arkadius. One Razor Boar goes exxxxxxtreme left. A couple Rabo's go right as my weak play toward scenario. Effarit goes to the other exxxxxxxtreme flank.
Judicator on the left has max Focus, moves up and swings shots forward, setting two of the Rabo's and a Gorax on fire. One mechanic goes behind the Judicator, Tristan ambles up behind.
Centrally Reznik chills at the back, putting Ignite on Scourge of Heresy. Scourge, the Crusader and the Revenger go up into the Menoth rectangle. The Choir put Passage out on those jacks, reposition to be behind the wall.
Far right has the Avatar and a Mechanic, ready to fight their most fearsome foe, an Efaarit. And some Razor Boars.
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Minion 2: Hutchuck ambushes in on the left, throws a grenade to kill the Mechanic and knock down Tristan, charges and kills him, the Judicator shuts down.
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I don't think Hutchuck will ever have a better ambush turn.
Some models move around. Arkadius feats, Razor Boars on the left kill a Wrack and Alten. The Forced Evo'd Road Hog gets Primal, charges up and kill Scourge of Heresy. Another Road Hog with some Adrenaline moves up and sprays down two Choir.
The Efaarit moves up, shoots the Avatar's Mechanic and Repo's forward, ending up in the Menoth Advance Deploy zone.
I did some screw ups, primarily the right side Razor Boars were meant to move up and feat frenzy into the Avatar, instead they just put up Still as Death and wonder into the zone.
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Menoth 2/Minion 3: Reznik kills the Road Hog that destroyed Scourge of Heresy, the Redeemer charges a Road Hog for some damage, Crusader runs up the board. Avatar runs backwards and gets the Efaarit into Gaze range.
Hutchuck knocks down the Crusader. One Road Hog kills the Revenger, the next with Primal and Forced Evo easily pops Reznik. Efaarit also shot Avatar for five damage.
That was that. An excellent viewing portal at my abject lack of success in selecting a caster less complicated than Thexus. Haley3 is also tempting, the hell is wrong with me.
Would Bathurst again, sweet venue, great people, wonderful prize support (Disgruntled murmur against the concept of sportsmanship scores, but it's not my meta to preach at). If it happens will have to adjust my style and approach to fit (i.e. run Carver, piece trade, present options when odd moves are happening).
