Game 236: Rahn vs Arkadius

Game 236 – Vs Adam Jones – Minions – 09/08/18

My list:

Adeptis Rahn (Defenders of Ios)

-Sylys Wyshnaylrr, The Seeker

-Chimera

-Phoenix

Arcantrik Force Generator

Arcantrik Force Generator

Arcanist Mechanik

Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios

Fane Knight Skeryth Issyen

Houseguard Thane

Ghost Sniper

Ghost Sniper

Max Houseguard Halberdiers

-Officer & Standard Bearer

Min Houseguard Halberdiers

-Officer & Standard Bearer

His List:

Dr. Arkadius (Will Work for Food)

-Targ

-Gorax Rager

-Gorax Rager

-Gun Boar

-Gun Boar

-Razor Boar

-Razor Boar

-Road Hog

-Road Hog

-War Hog

-War Hog

Bog Trog Mist Speaker

Gatorman Witch Doctor

Hutchuk, Ogrun Bounty Hunter

Kwaak Slickspine & Gub, Croak Sorcerers

Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew

Casual Thursday night game against my clubmate Adam, using Dr Arkadius, a caster who has always scared me due to his crazy threats and angles. Adam wins the first turn and I pick completely the wrong table side.

Forced Evolution goes onto one of the Road Hogs and everything runs up, respecting my threat ranges.

I realise I have picked the wrong side, tilt, and play like an idiot. I miscalculate the threat range of War Hogs getting into my AFG and so sent too many Polarity Shield Halberdiers forward to block them off. Not my finest moment.

Adam kills off a lot of Halberdiers from the max unit, significantly reducing my damage potential.

I finally get my head in the game and start playing some half decent Warmachine, taking out Hutchuck, both Razor Boars and both Gorax, removing Primal from the table. I score my zone to lead 1-0.

Adam’s number one aim this turn is to take out the Phoenix, so works at clearing a path and uses the Feat to get the threat range needed. Unfortunately with Primal gone and with cover from the building the War Hog can’t take the Phoenix out, and Adam’s dice further abandon him as he can’t take out Skyreth Issyen. 3-1 to Adam.

I press on with attrition as best I can, taking out the War Hog who failed on the Phoenix and the Forced Evolution Road Hog. 3-1.

Adam just has to clear zones to win and succeeds in going so. 6-1.

DEFEAT

-      So many mistakes in the first turn or so, but played pretty well after that.

-      Thought that this would be a good match up but I was definitely wrong as the effective walking threat of the beasts is so far. I think it would have been much better with the other table side though.

-      Thankfully not many people play Arkadius…

Game 235: Rahn vs Sturm&Drang

Game 235 – Vs Andrew Howarth – Minions – 04/08/18

My list:

Adeptis Rahn (Defenders of Ios)

-Sylys Wyshnaylrr, The Seeker

-Chimera

-Phoenix

Arcantrik Force Generator

Arcantrik Force Generator

Arcanist Mechanik

Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios

Fane Knight Skeryth Issyen

Houseguard Thane

Ghost Sniper

Ghost Sniper

Max Houseguard Halberdiers

-Officer & Standard Bearer

Min Houseguard Halberdiers

-Officer & Standard Bearer

His List:

Sturm & Drang (Will Work for Food)

-Gatorman Soul Slave

-Battle Boar

-Road Hog

-War Hog

Bone Shrine

Dahlia Hallyr

-Skarath

Efaarit Scouts

Efaarit Scouts

Hutchuck, Ogrun Bounty Hunter

Rorsh

-Brine

Swamp Gobber Chef

Wrong Eye

-Snapjaw

Farrow Valkyries

Final game of the SR sees me up against an interesting Minions pair with Sturm (Drang did not feature). I won the first turn.

Polarity Shield on the big unit and everything runs

Vision goes onto the Road Hog and the beasts get up the table, with the Road and War Hogs at the front of the line.

I take out both of the front line beasts with the Halberdiers and some AFG shots. Skeryth flanks hard on the left.

Snapjaw goes into the Halberdiers on the right, killing a few. Skarath’s spray clears the way for Brine to get in to the Phoenix, but narrowly fails to take it out. 1-1

I take out both Efaarit, Snapjaw and Brine, leaving Skarath on a handful of boxes. The attrition is going very well indeed. 3-1

Skarath tries to do what he can but can just take off a few Halberdiers. 4-2

I have a simple enough task to clear the zones to win 8-2

VICTORY

-      Armies with no anti-shooting tech and no upkeep removal will always struggle against this list, and Decel from Sturm is just not enough to stop the AFGs running rampant.

-      I always felt in control in this game, even had the Phoenix died to Brine I would have felt in a pretty strong position.

-      Finished the event in 2^nd behind Mark, and starting to feel very comfortable with this Rahn build.

Game 234: Vyros2 vs Skarre3

Game 234 – Vs Mark – Cryx – 04/08/18

My list:

Vryos, Incissar of the Dawnguard (Forges of War)

-Sylys Wyshnaylrr, The Seeker

-Griffon

-Griffon

-Griffon

-Griffon

-Griffon      

-Griffon

-Aspis

-Manticore

-Manticore

Arcanist Mechanik

Arcanist Mechanik

Arcanist Mechanik

House Shyeel Artificer

Lanyssa Ryssyl, Nyss Sorceress

House Shyeel Arcanists

House Shyeel Arcanists

His List:

Skarre, Admiral of the Black Fleet (Slaughter Fleet Raiders)

-Satyxis Blood Prie

-Slayer

-Slayer

-Slayer

-Slayer

Axiara Wraithblade

General Gerlak Slaughterborn

Max Black Ogrun Boarding Party

Max Black Ogrun Boarding Party

Black Ogrun Ironmongers

Max Blighted Trollkin Marauders

-Jussika Bloodtongue

Cephalyx Overlords

Scharde Dirge Seers

Second round of the SR saw me up against Mark’s Cryx, with my first game against the increasingly popular Skarre3. I won the first turn.

Decel and run.

Mark runs up with Draconic Strength on the Marauders

I decide to Alphe Strike 2 of the Slayers, taking them both out and covering off the Marauders with Covering Fire.

Mark has a strong attrition turn managing to take out 4 Griffons without really triggering any Feat moves. He scores 1 to lead 1-0.

I am in a rough spot but keep trying to play the attrition game to see how it feels. I take out another Slayer and the objective as well as a selection of infantry. 1-1

Mark continues to remove jacks at an alarming rate, taking another Griffon and Manticore, leaving me with just 3 jacks and Vyros. 3-1

I have a very long shot assassination but I have to go for it. I build Synergy whilst clearing a path, before sending a Griffon into Skarre. I leave her on 9 boxes.

DEFEAT

-      We mathed out the assassination and it was 0.1%. Seems about right!

-      The Skarre list is very good indeed. I shouldn’t have gone for the Slayers when I did, as I should have been able to take a turn of shooting without losing too much, then counterattack as the list is designed to do