Standoff
Last round before the cut to top four.
More Legion. Well, Arkadius it is. It's a Fyanna build I sure as hell haven't seen before, loads out ye old Raptors.
Minion Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] Will Work for Food
(Arkadius 1) Dr. Arkadius [+32]
- Battle Boar [7]
- Gorax Rager [7]
- Gorax Rager [7]
- Razor Boar (2) [7]
- Razor Boar (2) [7]
- Razor Boar (2) [7]
- Road Hog [16]
- Road Hog [16]
- War Hog [15]
- War Hog [15]
- Targ [0(4)]
Gatorman Witch Doctor [0(4)]
Hutchuck, Ogrun Bounty Hunter [0(6)]
Orin Midwinter, Rogue Inquisitor [0(5)]
Swamp Gobber Chef [1]
Swamp Gobbers Bellows Crew [2]
Versus
Legion Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] Ravens of War
(Fyanna 2) Fyanna, Torment of Everblight [+28]
- Naga Nightlurker [8]
- Neraph [12]
- Seraph [14]
- Seraph [14]
Annyssa Ryvaal [8]
Grotesque Assassin [0(4)]
Grotesque Assassin [0(4)]
Spell Martyr [1]
The Forsaken [4]
Blighted Nyss Raptors (max) [18]
Blighted Nyss Raptors (max) [18]
Hellmouth [6]
I win the die roll, couldn't say "first player" quick enough.
My side has a forest and a rock obstruction in around the defensive rectangle, Legion has some rubble and a wall on the right the Hellmouth hides behind.
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Minion 1: Stuff runs up, with a leaning toward the centre and the right.
Forced Evo goes on a Road Hog that hides behind the obstruction, hoping to pop out with feat and kill the Hellmouth.
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Legion 1: I wildly underestimate the damage output of Raptors, who easily kill the three Rabo's in the centre. Should have held them back. Fyanna decides to feat, which is unfortunate. Hellmouth gets Iron Flesh.
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Minion 2: Well, this is a bad situation. I see my future, and it's annoying yo yo's by units shooting me to death. Have to feat and just get up the board.
On the left, one Road Hog assaults to spray down a Raptor and the Spell Martyr (No Gallowsing me please) then frenxies on a Rabo to the right to move into the rubble.
A Gorax toes the circle with a Gobber behind him providing a cloud.
Centrally my stuff mainly hides behind the rock. Sweet blessed rock.
Rightwise, RaBo's clear off tentacles, letting the Forced Evo'd Primalled Road Hog to kill the Hellmouth, then sprint up and engage a pair of Raptors alongside a Razor Boar escort.
More Gorax toeing.
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Legion 2: The Naga Crit Shadowbinds the Road Hog in Cover. Stomach drops like it was dealt a furball covered in hot sauce. Raptors and a good Grotesque Assassin charge finish it off.
Beasts try to free up the right Raptors, Forced Evo does some good and the 'hog lives as does his Razor Boar attendant.
A Grotesque assassin runs into the right zone.
We both score our defensive rectangles, so 1-1.
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Minion 3: Ye gods I might have a scenario chance.
First War Hog goes into the Legion zone and kills the Objective.
Other War Hog runs to the left zone. He then gets zapped by Orin, who boosts the damage rolls to kill the contesting Assassin and the two relevant Raptors. Every damage roll was super good, including the eleven one two dice to hurt the War Hog.
Gobbers toe the left zone. Gorax toes this zone and my rectangle.
In the right zone, the Gorax moves within 5" of the contesting Assassin, who then gets Primal Shocked to death as Arkadius toes the circle for scoring. Targ and the Battle Boar run to form a meat shield in front of him.
Frenzying Road Hog and Razor Boar in the extreme top right kill a Raptor apiece.
I score my rectangle, the objective and both Circles to go up 5-1. One CP away.
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Legion 3: EVERBLIGHTS ORDERS YOU TO CONTEST.
The left three Raptors all move to the edges of the left circle.
Distraction Road Hog/Razor Boar finally die, as does the War Hog that was in the middle of the Legion zone. The other War Hog is still contesting the left corner though.
The back beasts toe the right circle.
The vital component is one Seraph that flies up to the top right corner of my zone with Admonition on it.
Nerither side scores.
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Mid-turn pic after the Admonition move.
Minion 4: It's all about triggering that Admonition then killing that Neraph, no other zone is clearable.
Arkadius Forced Evo's the only beast that's relevant, the Battle Boar. He puts Crippling Grasp on the Seraph, then moves up and engages, blocking the beast from trying to get away from the little pig. If it doesn't do it Arkadius jabs it with a needle and renders it stationary.
It moves back, away from Hutchuck's charge range.
I didn't forget the Ogrun, he just got denied ambush by the opposing tier, was Annyssa's Prey target so has just been chilling in my backfield this whole time.
Targ charges the Seraph to get out of the way, a shame as an Ancillary would have been nice.
Battle Boar charges the Seraph, hitting on 5's at +1 to damage. It's a 66% chance to win.
I fall one box short.
I then proceed to use an ability I never have before, the Gatorman's Sac Strike on Targ, which kills the Seraph and ends the game.
Awkwardly, this doesn't work and the call on the day was incorrect. I blame the Battle Boar.
Mowan takes it with good grace, though its obviously not the greatest end. Will need to play again and do it all fair and square.
Raptors....where the hell have these things been? Legion seem pretty damned fine to me sitting over here.
In any event, it's 4-0 and I make the cut to the masters final.
