Game 122: Rahn vs Goreshade3

Game 122 – Vs Adam Cort – Cryx – 17/12/17

My list:

Adeptis Rahn (Forges of War)

-Sylys Wyshnaylrr, The Seeker

-Chimera

-Phoenix

-Manticore

-Manticore

-Manticore

Arcanist Mechanik

Arcanist Mechanik

Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios

House Shyeel Battle Mages

Max Cylena Raefyll & Nyss Hunters

His List:

Goreshade, Lord of Ruin (Slaughter Fleet Raiders)

-Kraken

Aiakos, Scourge of the Meredius

-Reaper

General Gerlak Slaughterborn

Lord Rockbottom

Max Black Ogrun Boarding Party

Max Bloodgorgers

Max Bloodgorgers

The Devil’s Shadow Mutineers

Round 2 sees me play against Adam Cort’s Cryx. His pair is Goreshade3 and Denny1, and with 3 high cost expensive units in my Ossyan list I decide I will be better off using Rahn. Adam drops Goreshade (not the rubbish Ret one), I win first turn and we get moving.

Adam has deployed extremely wide, with Goreshade looking like heading into the central trench. I run everything up, TKing all 4 heavies to get them further up the table. Polarity Shield is on the Nyss to protect against the Bloodgorger’s ability to charge further into living targets. I make sure that I’m either out of range of his drags, or have enough Shield Guards around to protect me.

Adam runs everybody up. Aiakos casts Escort and moves up behind the Reaper. The Kraken gains Infernal Machine and gets into range of the Nyss. Bad positioning by me means I can’t Shield Guard the shot only the Manticore nearby as it would clip Eiryss. Goreshade casts Occultation on himself to protect against my assassination.

Even with Occultation up though Goreshade is too in the open to be safe. He is within 19” of the Chimera, which means I can Apparate and run to within Stealth range. From here I can TK Goreshade forwards and Force Hammer him into the Kraken. The Phoenix clips him with blast damage, spiking damage to force him to spend a focus, before a TK’d Manticore charges in to finish Goreshade off.

VICTORY

Even with lists like this with a colossal and Stealth it is difficult to protect from the Rahn assassination. The issue may have been that Adam deployed too wide. A fem models in front of the caster can often take an assassination off the table. Very few people in the UK are rocking Rahn at the moment, and he is a very difficult caster to play against if you’re not used to his angles. I move to 1-1 in the event and hope to push onwards.