Game 178: Elara2 vs Old Witch3

Game 178 – Vs Paul Jordan – Grymkin – 15/04/18

My list:

Elara, Death’s Shadow (Shadows of the Retribution)

-Chimera

-Siren

-Siren

-Aspis

Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios

Arcanist Mechanik

Narn, Mage Hunter of Ios

Mage Hunter Assassin

Min Mage Hunter Infiltrators

Max Mage Hunter Infiltrators

Max Mage Hunter Strike Force

-Commander

Max Mage Hunter Strike Force

-Commander

Spears of Scyrah

-Soulless Escort

His List:

Zevanna Agha, The Fate Keeper (Bump in the Night)

-Cage Rager

-Frightmare

-Gorehound

-Rattler

Glimmer Imp

Lord Longfellow

Witchwood

Eilish Garrity, the Occultist

Max Hollowmen

-Lantern Man

Max Hollowmen

-Lantern Man

Murder Crows

Max Neigh Slayers

Twilight Sisters

Round 2 of the Steamroller saw me face off against PJ and his Grymkin. After the success the last time I played Elara into Grymkin I decided to drop her again, with PJ choosing Old Witch over The Dreamer. I won the first turn and we got moving.

With a decent amount of Eyeless Sight shooting I again have to be careful with my initial advance, staying out of the 17” total threat of the Hollowmen. Scything Touch is put onto Narn and the rest of my forces join the line, with gaps left as well as possible to potentially allow the Infiltrators to charge in first (Side note: one of my greatest wishes at the moment is for a solo with Tactician: Mage Hunter)

The Witch moves up and casts Windstorm to reduce my Mage Hunters’ gun ranges, before using the Frightmare’s Animus to give her Eyeless Sight to shoot her Blind gun into my Mage Hunters, but I am able to Shield Guard it onto an irrelevant solo. The rest of the Grymkin forces run up, remaining outside of my new gun ranges.

A quick measure and it is clear that PJ has moved Old Witch a bit too far forward. With Apparition and her Feat Elara can get to her with 6 Focus and Scything Touch applied by Narn. Eiryss shoots off her remaining Fury with a Disruptor Bolt before Elara charges in and leaves her on 4 boxes. The Mage Hunter Assassin then charges in and finishes her off.

VICTORY

With a fair time before the next round starts we reverse my assassination run and see how the attrition plays out. I take out the Gorehound and 9 or so Hollowmen (all RFP) before PJ strikes back killing a load of other Strike Force. Early in my next turn the table is knocked, ruining the game state, so we call it, but I don’t feel too bad about how it would have gone. Definitely a game I’d like to play again. Elara’s assassination threat is legit though, so that’s a bonus. On to round 3.