Game 60: Issyria vs Zerkova1

Game 60 – Vs Richard Beech – Khador – 19/07/17

My list:

Issyria, Sibyl of Dawn (Shadows of the Retribution)

-Hyperion

-Chimera

Arcanist Mechanik

Narn, Mage Hunter of Ios

Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios

Spears of Scyrah

-Soulless Escort

Max Mage Hunter Strike Force

-Commander

Max Mage Hunter Strike Force

-Commander

Min Mage Hunter Infiltrators

His List:

Koldun Kommander Aleksandra Zerkova

-Destroyer

-Destroyer

Man-O-War Drakhun

Man-O-War Kovnik

Man-O-War Kovnik

Ragman

Min Iron Fang Uhlans

Max Man-O-War Shocktroopers

-Officer

Max Man-O-War Shocktroopers

-Officer

My final game of the evening saw me play Richard Beech with his unusual Zerkova list. Having just played against one unit of Shocktroopers I did not like the idea of facing 2, but knew that if I dropped the Sentinels I would just get clogged up with a cloud wall, so dropped Issyria instead. I won the roll to go first and got on.

Everything ran up, with Inviolable Resolve on Hyperion. The Chimera and Narn ran up the right flank hoping to stall the Ulans a while whilst the shooting flooded the centre of the board.

Richard moves up with the Destroyers shooting into my mass of infantry, killing 2 Mage Hunters and one Spear, triggering Vengeance. His Man-O-War lines run up the board and the Uhlans spread out on the flank.

With their Vengeance moves the 2 remaining Spears are able to get onto the Man-O-War Drakhun, dismounting him. The rest of my forces shoot into the Destroyers, dealing decent damage and taking out the gun on the left one. Narn is sent up to engage the Uhlans, and I prepare to take the brunt of Richard’s attack.

Between Man-O-War attacks, Destroyer shots and sprays from Zerkova the vast majority of my forces are removed, with Zerkova protected from response by feating. No points are scored but I am a very long way down on attrition.

Despite Zerkova’s feat Hyerion is able to advance up and kill 2 of the Man-O-War. The Chimera is sent to buy more time on the right flank. The remaining Mage Hunters shoot into the right Destroyer, again dealing good damage but not taking out any systems. I brace myself for the inevitable attack.

Richard moves Ragman’s Death Field to cover Hyperion, before charging in with the Man-O-Wars, killing the colossal once his attacks were done. Zerkova recognises that the last threat on the table is Eiryss, and turns to spray her off the table. With no way left to win the game, I concede.

DEFEAT

Man-O-War units are going to become a real problem if the theme turns out to be any good. The sheer amount of high armour boxes to grind through is so difficult, and with Zerkova’s feat adding to it there didn’t feel like a lot I could have done this game. In hindsight I should have run to engage with my forces and try to last out on scenario, and will have to remember this as a tool I have in future games.