Game 208: Vyros2 vs Grim1

Game 208 – Vs Ste Passey – Trollbloods – 13/06/18

My list:

Vyros, Incissar of the Dawnguard (Shadows of the Retribution)

-Harpy

-Harpy

-Harpy

-Harpy

-Siren

-Siren

-Siren

-Siren

Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios

Arcanist Mechanik

Arcanist Mechanik

Arcanist Mechanik

Max Mage Hunter Infiltrators

-Soulless Escort

Max Mage Hunter Infiltrators

-Soulless Escort

His List:

Grim Angus (Storm of the North)

-Trollkin Runebearer

-Dire Troll Bomber

-Dire Troll Mauler

Valka Curseborn, Chieftain of the North

Min Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scrbes

-Northkin Elder

Northkin Bear Handlers & Battle Bears

Northkin Bear Handlers & Battle Bears

Min Pyg Lookouts

Min Northkin Raiders

Min Northkin Raiders

Max Trollkin Champions

-Skaldi Bonehammer

Friendly game vs Ste, using Grim1/Grim2 combo. Vyros feels good into both. Dropped Sylys to upgrade Griffons to Harpies and put Soulless on each Infiltrator unit. I win first turn.

Synergy and Deceleration cast, everything runs up the table.

Ste fills up the stone and runs up the table, taking defensive positions with the Bears (Prowl) and Champions. Some Raiders jam me up with the rest hanging back to try and stay safe.

I need to clear out as much as I can before the Ambushers come in. All but 1 raiders die to guns and Infiltrators, the right Bear Handler is taken out by a Harpy shot. Vyros Feats.

Grim Feats on most of my army but not Vyros, puts Marked for Death onto right Infiltrators. Ambushers come on and take up strong positions. Most of Infiltrators killed allowing Feat moves. Vyros moves into position to threaten Grim forcing Ste to position Champions defensively. 1-0 to Ste.

The assassination isn’t on the table as none of my jacks can get far enough to build up Synergy so I go for some attrition instead. I don’t do too well, taking out a Bear from each unit and putting a load of damage into the Champions, killing 2. 1-0 to Ste.

Ste keeps on with killing what he can but can’t really get to my jacks. The left Siren takes a pretty big hit from the Bear unit and the Bomber shoots one up a bit. 2-0 to Ste.

I consider going into melee mode but not enough can really get in so I just keep shooting. Finish off the Bears on the left and the rest of the Champions, and take out the last of the Ambushing Pygs. 3-0 to Ste.

Ste should be able to close the game out on Scenario, but slightly misplays the turn and realises too late that the Elder can’t get into the zone to score it. 4-0 to Ste.

I need to take advantage of the luck from last turn and build up a Synergy chain. By the end of the turn the jacks have taken out everything except Grim and the Runebearer. 4-2 to Ste.

Ste contests what he can, moving Grim up aggressively. 4-3 to Ste.

I slam the Runebearer out of the zone and run up to score the flags. 7-4 to me.

Ste charges Vyros just to see what he can do. It is very little. I win 10-4. I have 25 seconds left.

VICTORY

-      Didn’t play the game well, needed to score my flag much more than I did, but the list doesn’t really have the solos to do it.

-      Pleased with how I turned it round at the end especially given the time limit I put myself under

-      Vyros definite weakest link, list may be vulnerable to people going for assassination