Game 227: Kaelyssa vs Karchev

Game 227 – Vs Jim Gradwell - Khador – 15/07/18

My list:

Kaelyssa, The Night’s Whisper (Legions of Dawn)

-Helios

Arcanist Mechanik

Eiryss, Angel of Retribution

Dawnguard Sentinel Scyir

Dawnguard Destor Thane

Dawnguard Destor Thane

Max Dawnguard Sentinels

-Dawnguard Sentinel Officer and Standard Bearer

-Soulless Escort

Max Dawnguard Sentinels

-Dawnguard Sentinel Officer and Standard Bearer

-Soulless Escort

Min Dawnguard Destors

His List:

Karchev the Terrible (Jaws of the Wolf)

-Devastator

-Juggernaut

-Kodiak

-Kodiak

-Marauder

-Marauder

-Marauder

Greylord Forge Seer

-Destroyer

Greylord Forge Seer

Widowmaker Marksman

Yuri the Axe

Kayazy Eliminators

Last round of the NWTC sees us up against England Lions, with me playing against fairly regular opponent Jim. Karchev vs Kaelyssa is a matchup I feel pretty decent about, but Jim is a great player. I won the first turn and we got going.

Refuge on Kaelyssa and run. Helios sets on fire, which is a pretty awesome visual.

Khador forces run up, Road to War is cast on Karchev.

Helios pulls in and kills the Destroyer, Kodiak on the left is Stationary and Disrupted. A Destor kills the Marksman and repositions to jam.

Khador forces continue advancing, taking up position on the right of the central building. 0-0

I figure that if I can kill the Devastator and keep Helios alive then I will be in an excellent position. Helios leaves the jack on 5 boxes and the Scyir can’t finish it off, so my plan has to significantly change. Things get much worse when 2 charging Destors are unable to take out a Kayazy, and as a result I don’t get nearly as much work done as I needed to. I lead 1-0 though

Due to the issues of last turn I wasn’t able to keep Helios alive, and he was taken down by 2 Marauders, along with the Destors and a couple of Sentinels on the right hand side. 1-1

Remaining Sentinels take out a Kodiak and a Marauder. 1-1.

Heavies continue to grind through Sentinels. 3-1 to Jim.

My list is scrambling super well (helped by some pretty hot dice) as I take out another Marauder. Soulless Escort scores the zone with Karchev sat in it. Awesome. 4-2.

Jim takes more Sentinels and Eiryss. 5-2

I take out the Kodiak on the left, leaving just a Marauder and a Kodiak. 5-2

Jim clears the zones to finally win 7-2

DEFEAT

-      Good game. Had my turn 3 gone better I could have ground it out but a few bad dice rolls and poor decisions on that turn moved the game away from me. I was really pleased with how the list kept going at the end though, with one extra jack dead early on I think I’d have had the momentum to get the win

-      Team lost this round, capping off a disappointing day. We learnt a lot to take forward though, and it was a great event. Can’t wait for the main team event in September.