Game
271– Vs Alun Barfoot – Skorne – 7/10/18
My
list:
Vryos,
Incissar of the Dawnguard (Forges
of War)
-Sylys
Wyshnaylrr, The Seeker
-Griffon
-Griffon
-Griffon
-Griffon
-Aspis
-Discordia
-Manticore
-Manticore
Arcanist
Mechanik
Arcanist
Mechanik
Arcanist
Mechanik
Eiryss,
Mage Hunter of Ios
House
Shyeel Arcanists
House
Shyeel Arcanists
His
List:
Xerxis,
Fury of Halaak (Imperial
Warhost)
-Agonizer
-Basilisk
Krea
-Basilisk
Krea
-Desert
Hydra
-Desert
Hydra
-Titan
Gladiator
Feralgeist
Min
Paingiver Beast Handlers
Min
Paingiver Beast Handlers
Round
5 of the UK Nationals and once again I'm faced with something I have
no idea how to play against, so I'm dropping Vyros again. As
suspected I get the double Hydra list, which I must admit absolutely
terrifies me. Thankfully I win the roll to go first and we get
moving.
Step
1 of “having no idea how to play a matchup” is to run as fast as
I can up the table, keeping out of the significant 14” threat range
of the Hydras.
Hydras
move up followed by the support staff, staying out of threat of more
than one or two Griffons each. Between the Krea animus and Sandstorm
my
shooting is going to be pretty ineffective.
I
have a really tough turn of positioning ahead of me, as I need to
tempt the Hydras in with enough firepower left over to take them out
afterwards. I can get a Griffon to the Agoniser, and if this game
goes long taking that out would be vital, so I build Synergy
and
send it in to take it out. I Feat with Vyros, and jam, hoping that
something will come up next turn.
Alun
plans out his turn really impressively, coming up with a way to
deliver a Hydra into my heavies. Unfortunately he makes one mistake.
After slamming the blocking Aspis out of the way with the Gladiator
he buys attacks to take it out, allowing me to Feat move a Griffon in
the way, saving the 2 Heavies. I end the turn having lost the Aspis
and 3 Griffons, which under Xerxis' Feat seems reasonable. More
importantly, I'd been able to move around the scenario elements,
allowing me to score 2 unanswered CPS.
All
I need to do to win is shoot off the Feralgeist and run Vyros to the
flag. I get it done and win 5-0 on scenario
VICTORY
This
was an odd feeling victory, whilst it was great to win the game I
didn't particularly feel like I'd earned it. Alun played the game
really well and one mistake cost him the game. Even so, I don't think
I would win this game on any other scenario, and only how live Spread
the Net is saved me. Still, with one round to go I was sat on 4-1,
guaranteeing me a positive result. The Best in Ret award was also
hotly contested, and that was my focus going into the final round.
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