Needless to say it was a massacre! I was completely overwhelmed by the gribbly horde and ended up conceding defeat on the 5th turn. My list just wasn't competitive enough, and combined with a few lucky rolls by the nids (popping my dred' on turn 1, and rolling for 50+ Tervi-gaunts) I was on the back foot pretty much from the get go.
However it wasn't a total bust - it did help me realise potential changes i need to make to make my trip to Mansfield slightly less of an embarrassment.
Things I realised after this game:
1 - NEED MORE DAKKA - I just didn't have enough firepower to either completely wipe out a unit of gaunts, or take down one of the HUGE Monstrous Creatures populating this list. I spread myself out across the board and each unit individually just didn’t have the oomph to make a dent in his army. Which brings me to my next point:
2 - Castle = GOOD - The strength of my knights lies in their devastating 24" firepower, however one unit alone won’t make a big enough impact. I need to deploy in chunks to ensure i have enough covering fire to make anything approaching my knights into go squish!
3 – Paladins are the SEX - I need to more aggressive with my Paladins – I’ve been playing rather conservatively with these guys, thinking that if they die I’ve lost a massive part of my army. However what recent games have taught me is that they Don’t die! Well, not to most things anyway. I can virtually ignore small arms fire and CC with standard troops (I still have to be pretty wary of assault termies and melta guns though)
So with that in mind, I’ve written up my *final* list for the tournament and here it is:
Blog Wars 2
Tournament Army List
Tournament Army List
HQ | |
275 | Lord Kaldor Draigo |
Troops | |
205 | Grey Knight Strike Squad – Extremis 3x Grey Knights + Halberd, Storm Bolter, 1x Grey Knight + Psycannon 1x Justicar + Daemon Hammer, Storm Bolter Psybolt Ammo Dedicated Transport – Razorback + TL Heavy Bolter, Psybolt Ammo |
205 | Grey Knight Strike Squad – Infernus 3x Grey Knights + Halberd, Storm Bolter, 1x Grey Knight + Psycannon 1x Justicar + Daemon Hammer, Storm Bolter Psybolt Ammo Dedicated Transport – Razorback + TL Heavy Bolter, Psybolt Ammo |
Elites | |
650 | Paladin Squad – Victrix 2x Paladins + Halberd, Storm Bolter 2x Paladins + Halberd, Psycannon 2x Paladins + Force Sword, Storm Bolter 2x Paladins + Force Sword, Psycannon 2x Paladins + Daemon Hammer, Storm Bolter Psybolt Ammo |
145 | Vindicare Assassin |
Heavy Support | |
135 | Dreadnought 2x TL Autocannons Psybolt Ammo |
135 | Dreadnought 2x TL Autocannons Psybolt Ammo |
Total = 1750 |
I'm hoping this list is balanced enough to give me a fighting chance in the tournament. It's not changed a lot from the list i previously used (Dropping the Storm Raven to include a 2nd Dred and a Vindicare) but I think form the lessons I have learnt I can possibly use it much better.
eep, that is not a lot of bodies. that said, they are generally rather difficult to destroy, and are augmented by quite a considerable amount of firepower. could be pretty scary!
ReplyDeletewhat do you usually go with the Grandmaster rule? make the paladins scout? make the dreads scoring?
So long as I dont get paired up against you - that looks good. You have lots of shooty,lots of mobilisation and lots of 2+/5++.
ReplyDeleteI bloody hate Paladins....
Don't worry about Atreides - he also plays 'Nids and probably isn't comfortable unless he's fielding 100+ models.
I'm well aware I’ll have a low number of bodies on the ground - especially compared to Guard or Nids. However I'm planning on using them as a fully supportive force - basically a massive moving firebase. Hopefully this will allow me to concentrate on eradicating anything that i come up against!
ReplyDeleteWith regards to Grandmaster I’ll probably be using it to give my paladins re-roll 1’s to wound or counter attack in the first Scenario. They count as troops thanks to Draigo’s special rule anyway! In the 2nd and 3rd Scenario I’ll probably make the dreds scoring units so I can contest more objectives