My first battle report, so let’s get to it : )
My list:
[Arkadius 1] Dr. Arkadius [+32]
– Gorax Rager [7]
– Gun Boar [9]
– Road Hog [16]
– Road Hog [16]
– Splatter Boar [8]
– War Hog [15]
– War Hog [15]
– Targ [0(4)]
Bog Trog Mist Speaker [0(4)]
Gatorman Witch Doctor [0(4)]
Kwaak Slickspine & Gub, Croak Sorcerers [0(4)]
Swamp Gobber Chef [1]
Underchief Mire [4]
– Blackhide Wrastler [16]
On other side of the table:
Legion Army – 75 / 75 points
[Theme] Ravens of War
[Kallus 1] Kallus, Wrath of Everblight [+30]
– Angelius [17]
– Angelius [17]
Grotesque Assassin [0(4)]
Grotesque Assassin [0(4)]
Spell Martyr [1]
Spell Martyr [1]
Strider Deathstalker [0(4)]
Grotesque Raiders (max) [12]
Grotesque Raiders (max) [12]
Hellmouth [6]
Hellmouth [6]
Strider Blightblades [10]
Strider Blightblades [10]
Strider Scouts [9]
– Strider Scout Officer & Musician [4]
It’s jam&spam list, that floods table with infantry, exploits Kallus’ feat and focus on scenerio. It’s a challange to withstand it’s numbers for Arkadius.
Deployment: I win the starting roll and opt to go first. I narrow my deploy by 13,5 inchthreat of his ambush models (grotesques and blightblades).
Turn 1 (Both players)
We both run forward and cast our upkeeps – Ignite on GRaiders and WealdSecrets on War Hog, ForcedEvo on Road Hog and Guardian Beast on Arkadius. Because of hellomuth „placing” not „moving” tentacles I find the last upkeep pretty much useless.
Turn 2 (Both players)
I advance slowly, block hellmouth drags and kill blightbaldes with Gun Boar’s blasts. I put little into opponent’s zones because I want to force his engagement to maximse my feat attacks. My oponent drops first ambush unit (Graiders), Feats on most of his army and promptly score 3 points.
0-3 on scenerio.
Turn 3 (Arkadius)
I am jammed by 3 raiders and 1 tentacle, and by removing two additional models I could land Road Hog and War Hog on Kallus. Not 100% assasination – kalus was 17/18 in melee with Feat and unyielding, but scenerio looks very bad for me. Even if my plan fails I will still drop some models, contest scenerio pieces and score a point. Between Gun Boar, Splatter Boar Road Hog and Wrestler I just don’t make it through 16 def incubi. My two main models this turn – RoadHog and War Hog manage to drop like 3 more models and incubis, but I need toprimal Road Hog. I drop some models outside Kallus’ feat and left only two incubi on field, but it doesn’t feel enough.
1-3 on scenerio
Turn 3 (Kallus)
My oponent seriously damages both Road Hogs with grotesques and Gun Boar with ambushing blightblades, kills War Hog with Hellmouth + Angelius team and contests my zone. Scenerio still 1-3.
Turn 4 (Arkadius)
I kill lot ofgrotesques, and some blightblades, but Wrestler and primaled Road Hog frenzy, so I don’t get to do much work this turn. I think this was the moment when I should commit war hog more – trampling towards hellmouth and possibly killing it. It would be better in upcoming turns for me.
2-3 on Scenerio, I manager to score my zone
Turn 4 (Kallus)
Blightblades finish Gun Boar, Angeliuses kill both Road hogs, and after contesting my zone oponnent scores rest of the scenerio pieces.
2-6 on Scenerio.
Turn 5 (both players)
For my part I trample Wrestler to opponents zone trying to kill hellmouth (just for honor, it woudn’t prevent from scenerio loss) and my War Hog kill Angelii. I run my last contest pieces to zones, but they are pretty fragile. After my turn its 3-6 on Scenerio.
In his turn Kallus use repulsion two times to clear his zone, and hellmouth + grotesqueskill contesting splatter Boar. It ends on 3-8 Scenerio win for Legion. (Picture from after my 5th turn)
Afterthoughs:
I think I made misplans more than mistakes – I should focus on hiding and protecting RoadHogs and try to make assualt + sprint movments. Still on live scenerio it’s very hard to fight vs hellmouths and I have lot to learn in playing this lists. But MU feel playable if I practise it more.
And for goodbye – picture of Arkadius and his (my :D) cat. 😉
