Saga of the Nurgles Chosen GT (Round 5/5 completed)

TiguriusX · January 28, 2021

I haven't posted any batreps lately because I haven't really played official competitive games for a while. T5S2 is having the invitational now and all other games are on hold until season 3 starts in 2 weeks. I finished #29 overall and missed the top 16 cut so I went looking for action to keep me busy.

A bunch of the EU members of the community are hosting a GT that will be starting soon.

If you are interested and able to play EU time zone games on TTS come on over (usually they play early morning/afternoon US times)

Here is the link to the DISCORD...inside you will find a BCP link to register

1 game a week and you arrange the game time with your opponent each round

All lists are locked once submitted

That means WL traits and relics and spells are fixed...no changing pre game like I do in the T5S2 games

My list

*Changed my list at the last minute before GT

I will be experimenting with an aggressor and MC TH list...time to see if I can counter the new DG Mortarion

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Space Wolves) [109 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++

+ Configuration [12CP] +

**Chapter Selection**: Space Wolves

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [12CP]

Detachment Command Cost

+ Stratagems [-3CP] +

Relics of the Chapter [-2CP]: 2x Number of Extra Relics [-2CP]

Thane of the Retinue [-1CP]

+ No Force Org Slot [3 PL, 40pts] +

Company Veterans [3 PL, 40pts]

. Company Veteran [20pts]: 2x Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades

. Company Veteran Sergeant [20pts]: 2x Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades

+ HQ [20 PL, -3CP, 410pts] +

Captain on Bike [6 PL, -1CP, 130pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Hunter, Master-Crafted Weapon, Rites of War, Storm shield [10pts], Stratagem: Warrior of Legend [-1CP], Thunder hammer [20pts], Twin boltgun, Warlord

Librarian [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: 2) Might of Heroes, 3) Null Zone (Aura), 6) Psychic Fortress (Aura), Boltgun, Chapter Command: Chief Librarian [1 PL, 25pts], Force sword, Frag & Krak grenades, Jump Pack [1 PL, 25pts], Psychic Mastery, Smite, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Armour of Russ

Primaris Chaplain on Bike [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: 2. Catechism of Fire, 6. Canticle of Hate (Aura), Absolver Bolt pistol, Chapter Command: Master of Sanctity [1 PL, 25pts], Crozius arcanum, Frag & Krak grenades, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Wulfen Stone, Twin Bolt rifle, Wise Orator

+ Troops [18 PL, 270pts] +

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

+ Elites [50 PL, 920pts] +

Aggressor Squad [12 PL, 225pts]: 4x Aggressor [160pts], Aggressor Sergeant [40pts]

. Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets/Fragstorm Grenade Launcher [25pts]: 2x Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets, Fragstorm Grenade Launcher

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 135pts]: Heavy plasma cannon

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 140pts]: Multi-melta [5pts]

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 140pts]: Multi-melta [5pts]

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Wolf Guard [7 PL, 140pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 10pts]

. Wolf Guard [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

. Wolf Guard Pack Leader [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

Wolf Guard [7 PL, 140pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 10pts]

. Wolf Guard [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

. Wolf Guard Pack Leader [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

+ Fast Attack [1 PL, 15pts] +

Cyberwolves [1 PL, 15pts]

. Cyberwolf [15pts]: Teeth and claws

+ Heavy Support [17 PL, 345pts] +

Eliminator Squad [5 PL, 110pts]: Las Fusil [20pts]

. Eliminator Sergeant [30pts]: Bolt pistol, Camo cloak, Frag & Krak grenades, Instigator Bolt Carbine, Morkai's Teeth Bolts

. 2x Eliminators [60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Camo cloak, 2x Frag & Krak grenades

Eliminator Squad [5 PL, 110pts]: Las Fusil [20pts]

. Eliminator Sergeant [30pts]: Bolt pistol, Camo cloak, Frag & Krak grenades, Instigator Bolt Carbine

. 2x Eliminators [60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Camo cloak, 2x Frag & Krak grenades

Whirlwind [7 PL, 125pts]: Whirlwind castellan launcher

++ Total: [109 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++

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How it plays

Decided to go back to my favorite biker captain. Wasn't seeing benefits of a non combat phobos captain

Gave him a MC TH so he can play with Mortarion as an emergency response unit

Replaced my eradicators with 2 units of las fusil eliminators...I will be playing hit and run tactics using the carbine on the pack leaders

Librarian is new to my list for the sole purpose of null zone...he goes with the jump guard and they all stay out of LOS

The WG and Librarian are a counter assault force and a hail mary with null zone if needed

Testing venerable dreads and shooting instead of pure melee wulfen dreads

If I can't use the range advantage to stay safe I can always strategic reserve and arrive turn 2

Aggressors are my anti harlequin addition...dakka dakka overcomes their 4++ fairly well

If I get mortarion lined up I can also put a few wounds on him with catechism of fire

The whirlwind has been a recent addition I find useful for utility purposes...suppression fire stratagem can be used to shut off overwatch or make something fight last.

This unit lets my librarian focus on the null zone tree and carry the armor of russ instead of using the tome of malcador for murderous hurricane.

I will also need it to shoot foot harlies hiding behind walls out of LOS

Edited March 3, 2021 by TiguriusX

TiguriusX · February 1, 2021

Round 1

SW v Salamanders

Map-Scorched Earth

My list

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Space Wolves) [109 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++

+ Configuration [12CP] +

**Chapter Selection**: Space Wolves

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [12CP]

Detachment Command Cost

+ Stratagems [-3CP] +

Relics of the Chapter [-2CP]: 2x Number of Extra Relics [-2CP]

Thane of the Retinue [-1CP]

+ No Force Org Slot [3 PL, 40pts] +

Company Veterans [3 PL, 40pts]

. Company Veteran [20pts]: 2x Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades

. Company Veteran Sergeant [20pts]: 2x Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades

+ HQ [20 PL, -3CP, 410pts] +

Captain on Bike [6 PL, -1CP, 130pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Hunter, Master-Crafted Weapon, Rites of War, Storm shield [10pts], Stratagem: Warrior of Legend [-1CP], Thunder hammer [20pts], Twin boltgun, Warlord

Librarian [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: 2) Might of Heroes, 3) Null Zone (Aura), 6) Psychic Fortress (Aura), Boltgun, Chapter Command: Chief Librarian [1 PL, 25pts], Force sword, Frag & Krak grenades, Jump Pack [1 PL, 25pts], Psychic Mastery, Smite, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Armour of Russ

Primaris Chaplain on Bike [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: 2. Catechism of Fire, 6. Canticle of Hate (Aura), Absolver Bolt pistol, Chapter Command: Master of Sanctity [1 PL, 25pts], Crozius arcanum, Frag & Krak grenades, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Wulfen Stone, Twin Bolt rifle, Wise Orator

+ Troops [18 PL, 270pts] +

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

+ Elites [50 PL, 920pts] +

Aggressor Squad [12 PL, 225pts]: 4x Aggressor [160pts], Aggressor Sergeant [40pts]

. Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets/Fragstorm Grenade Launcher [25pts]: 2x Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets, Fragstorm Grenade Launcher

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 135pts]: Heavy plasma cannon

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 140pts]: Multi-melta [5pts]

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 140pts]: Multi-melta [5pts]

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Wolf Guard [7 PL, 140pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 10pts]

. Wolf Guard [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

. Wolf Guard Pack Leader [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

Wolf Guard [7 PL, 140pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 10pts]

. Wolf Guard [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

. Wolf Guard Pack Leader [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

+ Fast Attack [1 PL, 15pts] +

Cyberwolves [1 PL, 15pts]

. Cyberwolf [15pts]: Teeth and claws

+ Heavy Support [17 PL, 345pts] +

Eliminator Squad [5 PL, 110pts]: Las Fusil [20pts]

. Eliminator Sergeant [30pts]: Bolt pistol, Camo cloak, Frag & Krak grenades, Instigator Bolt Carbine, Morkai's Teeth Bolts

. 2x Eliminators [60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Camo cloak, 2x Frag & Krak grenades

Eliminator Squad [5 PL, 110pts]: Las Fusil [20pts]

. Eliminator Sergeant [30pts]: Bolt pistol, Camo cloak, Frag & Krak grenades, Instigator Bolt Carbine

. 2x Eliminators [60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Camo cloak, 2x Frag & Krak grenades

Whirlwind [7 PL, 125pts]: Whirlwind castellan launcher

++ Total: [109 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++

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His list

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Salamanders) [103 PL, 1,999pts, 8CP] ++

+ Configuration +

**Chapter Selection**: Salamanders

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)

Detachment Command Cost

+ Stratagems +

Master Artisans [-1CP]

Relics of the Chapter [-1CP]: Number of Extra Relics

+ No Force Org Slot +

Apothecary [5 PL, 90pts, -1CP]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Chapter Command: Chief Apothecary, Frag & Krak grenades, Obsidian Aquila, Selfless Healer, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter

Company Veterans [3 PL, 54pts]

. Company Veteran: Frag & Krak grenades, Power sword, Storm shield

. Company Veteran Sergeant: Frag & Krak grenades, Power sword, Storm shield

+ HQ +

Bray'arth Ashmantle [11 PL, 220pts]: Burning Wrath, 2x Dreadfire claw, 2x Dreadfire heavy flamer

Primaris Librarian [5 PL, 95pts, -1CP]: 2) Fire Shield, 3) Burning Hands, 4) Drakeskin, Bolt pistol, Force sword, Frag & Krak grenades, Never Give Up, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter, Tome of Vel'cona

Vulkan He'stan [7 PL, 135pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Gauntlet of the Forge, Spear of Vulkan, Warlord

+ Troops +

Assault Intercessor Squad [5 PL, 95pts]

. 4x Assault Intercessor: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Frag & Krak grenades, 4x Heavy Bolt Pistol

. Assault Intercessor Sgt: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Heavy Bolt Pistol

Incursor Squad [5 PL, 105pts]

. 4x Incursor: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades, 4x Occulus bolt carbine, 4x Paired combat blades

. Incursor Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Occulus bolt carbine, Paired combat blades

Infiltrator Squad [6 PL, 130pts]: Helix gauntlet

. 4x Infiltrator: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades, 4x Marksman bolt carbine

. Infiltrator Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Marksman bolt carbine

+ Elites +

Aggressor Squad [12 PL, 200pts]: 2x Flamestorm Gauntlets, 4x Aggressor, Aggressor Sergeant

Aggressor Squad [6 PL, 120pts]: 2x Flamestorm Gauntlets, 2x Aggressor, Aggressor Sergeant

Bladeguard Veteran Squad [10 PL, 175pts]

. 4x Bladeguard Veteran: 4x Frag & Krak grenades, 4x Heavy Bolt Pistol, 4x Master-crafted power sword, 4x Storm Shield

. Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant: Frag & Krak grenades, Heavy Bolt Pistol, Master-crafted power sword, Storm Shield

Vanguard Veteran Squad [14 PL, 280pts]: Jump Pack

. Vanguard Veteran: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw, Storm shield

. Vanguard Veteran Sergeant: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw, Master-Crafted Weapon, Storm shield

+ Heavy Support +

Eradicator Squad [7 PL, 150pts]: Heavy melta rifle

. 2x Eradicator: 2x Bolt pistol

. Eradicator Sgt: Bolt pistol

Eradicator Squad [7 PL, 150pts]: Heavy melta rifle

. 2x Eradicator: 2x Bolt pistol

. Eradicator Sgt: Bolt pistol

++ Total: [103 PL, 1,999pts, 8CP] ++

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Pre-game & Deployment

Bad matchup for my aggressors.

Salamanders ignore AP1 and he has good saves

Good news is he has no artillery so my hit/fade style has a chance

I will be slow playing this game

My secondaries

Raise the banners

Warrior Pride

While we stand-aggressors-chaplain-librarian

His secondaries

Oath of Moment

Raise the banners

While we stand

-VV

-Ashmantle

-5-Aggressors

I put aggressors and 2 melta dreads in reserve

He puts nothing in reserve

My plan is to hold my DZ and let him come towards me. I will gladly sacrifice warrior pride points to max out WWS and Banners

If he comes at me then I need to hammer his lead elements

If I don't screw it up I can get 40 primary without leaving my DZ

I need to come out ahead on secondary points to win this game

Salamanders work best as a death ball and shouldn't be spreading out If he spreads I can pounce on his weak flank and try to kill it before he can react

I plan to use my las fusils to move...shoot...return to cover until he gets close and just generally be annoying

I win deployment roll and make him deploy first

I slow play deployment to see where he commits his forcesLooks like my flank will be overloaded

I intend to fall back and avoid if possible and focus on right flank with reinforcements

There is no apothecary on the right and no BGV protectors

If I can kill Ashmantle it will be a bonus b/c he is a WWS target

I am very happy with deployment

It fits my pre game battle plan

Basically I have WG on left and BCs on the right (2 different melee forces)

Captain starts on the left but can use turboboost to shift flanks

Librarian and Chaplain deploy center and can shift based on his deployment

I have eliminators on BOTH flanks and the Plasma dread + whirlwind on the left

BATREP

I will roll for first turn

Turn 1

Very minor just advance wolf to objective

Walk up to wall w/o touching on the right

Banners on both my objectives

No need for psyker powers

Las fusil fire and fade to kill 1 incursor (he burned 2 CP to save aggressors so I am happy)

Whirlwind rolls 3 for shots and does nothing to his VV

Quick end of my turtle turn 1

Not even worth a SS to be honest

His turn

Moves VV to get objective

Raises his DZ banners PLUS a banner in the middle area as well

This now needs to be addressed and I was not expecting it

Turn 2

I buff dread with catechism of fire

I put reroll wound aura on dread

No need for psyker powers again

Dread and eliminators move left to fire...he burns CP on transhuman for his aggressors

1 las fusil wounds but he makes 2 FNP

Right side I advance BC with a 6 and move all 5 onto objective

He has a special obsec rule on the VV so we are even right now

I need my eliminators to either kill 1 model or fire and fade to step forward

I manage to kill a VV so I fade back behind LOS. He used a CP reroll but it still failed

My BC sacrifice removes his banner and denies the point to keep the scoring even where I need it.

I have successfully delayed 2 turns and kept the game even...turn 3 I will be going into assault doctrine and full speed attack

The bad news is I have burned CP and am down to 3...gonna be tight management late game

His turn

He pushes the VV into my lines

Brings up rear VV as well

The fight for the game will 100% be determined on this right flank

Ashmantle kills 4/5 BC but the survivor is a threat to score hold more

He has to decide whether Ashmantle charges and becomes an easy target

VV fail to charge BC and Chaplain. Need a 5 and rolled 3 then 4 after CP reroll

Ashmantle and Vets also fail charges

Incursor fails to charge wolf (rolls a 3 needing 5)

BC makes his morale roll as well!!!

Huge failures have swung the game completely in my favor

My turn

I score hold more thanks to wolf and BC not being charged

The surviving BC plants a banner

I swing my forces hard right for a decisive assault phase

Captain turb boosts hard and I start out maneuvering my opponent

2 dreads come in right as well

Aggressors come in on the left at extreme bolter range to incursors to be annoying

I plan on falling back and just surviving next turn with them

I cast Null zone right next to his VV and prepare for the slaughter...I won't fire at his VV so I can charge and score warrior pride

Shooting I kill 2 of his eradicators on right flank despite transhuman defense

This means my dreads are likely to live

Whirlwind suppresses his VV to discourage them from attacking me

In the charge phase I have to be CAREFUL not to trigger the 12" stratagem

My captain and librarian do NOT charge as originally planned b/c Ashmantle is within KILL range and could get free HI...I should have suppressed HIM!!!

I am able to get both BCs in and 1 of the dreads into his VV

I am NOT able to get the Librarian with armor of russ...so I can't force him to swing last

Luckily the dread kills all the VV with first attack and I consolidate BCs to screen for the HQs

The BAD news is I had planned on the hunter aura being active for my WG and they won't be able to advance next turn

His turn

He buffs his left eradicators and WIPES my aggressors

Oops...dumb mistake on my part

Was NO need to be in firing range and I just threw away a huge unit and 5 VP

He picks off far dread with single eradicator and kills it too....GDAMN he is mowing through my units

Ashmantle charges and we have a friendly casual interaction

He originally moved where I could HI with captain and librarian and my dread...that would be a very dead ashmantle

I let him take it back and move to the single BC instead

I HI with Librarian and dread still but the smash captain can't reach

I only do 6/8 wounds on Ash

He splits his attacks and puts 4 on dread 2 on Librarian and 1 on BC

Kills all but dread

I forget the SS b/c of the huge fail on my part...stress begins!

Turn 4

I fail to kill Ash in shooting (roll 2 2's to shoot...) but Captain finishes the job with a charge (just barely...tons of stress on all the rolling and FNP)

Eliminators shoot eradicator and kill the single model

WG kill 1 Veteran and wrap the survivor

End of the phase Ashmantle rises from the dead with a 4+ stratagem...CRAP

We are both super low on CP now but I need to kill his WWS or this game is a hard loss

His turn

Super smite for 6 kills my captain...crap

Aggressors and Ashmantle flame BCs to death

He kills 4/5 WG

I kill 2/5 VV in return

I fail morale at the end of the turn

Turn 5

Chaplain kills Ashmantle with Savage Strike and 2 bonus hits

Eliminators kill last VV

Shooting kills aggressors in middle

His turn

Chaplain takes 4 wounds from aggressors with wound +1 stratagem...no more CP in game either of us

He makes a 7 inch charge through difficult terrain with the aggressors to tag my chaplain

Aggressors finish off the Chaplain and I lose my final WWS

FINAL & RECAP

75-79 SW loss

The dice in turn 2 when he failed all charges gave me the chance at the win but I made some big mistakes in the final turns and lost a close match

The aggressors are a unit I am experimenting with and I really wasted them this game

I put them in harms way for no reason with the drop on the left. I should have concentrated on the right and overwhelmed with everything I had

I also should NOT have cast null zone...in the assault doctrine I was making his VV roll 4 either way. All it did was hurt my units. The smart play would have been psychic fortress

A few turns I should have used the whirlwind suppression on Ashmantle as well. Shut off his overwatch AND make him fight last...new list and still making dumb mistakes

It was a good exciting match though. I just need to get better...I blame the month off with no competition for the rust

I knew I needed to win the secondaries and that is what determined the final score. Losing the aggressors for nothing and my librarian on a HI I didn't need to make was very costly

If I had just let the BC die I could have been the one charging in with everything and a suppression would have made it safe

Edited February 1, 2021 by TiguriusX

TiguriusX · February 13, 2021

Round 2

SW v Necrons

Map-Sweep & Clear

My army

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Space Wolves) [109 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++

+ Configuration [12CP] +

**Chapter Selection**: Space Wolves

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [12CP]

Detachment Command Cost

+ Stratagems [-3CP] +

Relics of the Chapter [-2CP]: 2x Number of Extra Relics [-2CP]

Thane of the Retinue [-1CP]

+ No Force Org Slot [3 PL, 40pts] +

Company Veterans [3 PL, 40pts]

. Company Veteran [20pts]: 2x Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades

. Company Veteran Sergeant [20pts]: 2x Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades

+ HQ [20 PL, -3CP, 410pts] +

Captain on Bike [6 PL, -1CP, 130pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Hunter, Master-Crafted Weapon, Rites of War, Storm shield [10pts], Stratagem: Warrior of Legend [-1CP], Thunder hammer [20pts], Twin boltgun, Warlord

Librarian [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: 2) Might of Heroes, 3) Null Zone (Aura), 6) Psychic Fortress (Aura), Boltgun, Chapter Command: Chief Librarian [1 PL, 25pts], Force sword, Frag & Krak grenades, Jump Pack [1 PL, 25pts], Psychic Mastery, Smite, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Armour of Russ

Primaris Chaplain on Bike [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: 2. Catechism of Fire, 6. Canticle of Hate (Aura), Absolver Bolt pistol, Chapter Command: Master of Sanctity [1 PL, 25pts], Crozius arcanum, Frag & Krak grenades, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Wulfen Stone, Twin Bolt rifle, Wise Orator

+ Troops [18 PL, 270pts] +

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

+ Elites [50 PL, 920pts] +

Aggressor Squad [12 PL, 225pts]: 4x Aggressor [160pts], Aggressor Sergeant [40pts]

. Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets/Fragstorm Grenade Launcher [25pts]: 2x Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets, Fragstorm Grenade Launcher

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 135pts]: Heavy plasma cannon

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 140pts]: Multi-melta [5pts]

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 140pts]: Multi-melta [5pts]

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Wolf Guard [7 PL, 140pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 10pts]

. Wolf Guard [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

. Wolf Guard Pack Leader [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

Wolf Guard [7 PL, 140pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 10pts]

. Wolf Guard [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

. Wolf Guard Pack Leader [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

+ Fast Attack [1 PL, 15pts] +

Cyberwolves [1 PL, 15pts]

. Cyberwolf [15pts]: Teeth and claws

+ Heavy Support [17 PL, 345pts] +

Eliminator Squad [5 PL, 110pts]: Las Fusil [20pts]

. Eliminator Sergeant [30pts]: Bolt pistol, Camo cloak, Frag & Krak grenades, Instigator Bolt Carbine, Morkai's Teeth Bolts

. 2x Eliminators [60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Camo cloak, 2x Frag & Krak grenades

Eliminator Squad [5 PL, 110pts]: Las Fusil [20pts]

. Eliminator Sergeant [30pts]: Bolt pistol, Camo cloak, Frag & Krak grenades, Instigator Bolt Carbine

. 2x Eliminators [60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Camo cloak, 2x Frag & Krak grenades

Whirlwind [7 PL, 125pts]: Whirlwind castellan launcher

++ Total: [109 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++

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His army

++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Necrons) [31 PL, 12CP, 625pts] ++

+ Configuration [12CP] +

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [12CP]

Detachment Command Cost

Dynasty Choice: Circumstance of Awakening: Relentlessly Expansionist, Dynastic Tradition: Eternal Conquerors, Dynasty: <Custom>

+ HQ [8 PL, 170pts] +

Chronomancer [4 PL, 80pts]: Chronotendrils, Entropic Lance, Relic: Veil of Darkness

Technomancer [4 PL, 90pts]: Canoptek Control Node [15pts], Staff of Light, Warlord, Warlord Trait (Codex 4): Thrall of the Silent King

+ Troops [4 PL, 85pts] +

Immortals [4 PL, 85pts]: Gauss Blaster, 5x Immortal [85pts]

+ Elites [19 PL, 370pts] +

C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer [19 PL, 370pts]: Power of the C'tan: Gaze of Death, Power of the C'tan: Transdimensional Thunderbolt, Scythe of the Nightbringer

++ Outrider Detachment -3CP (Necrons) [75 PL, -3CP, 1,375pts] ++

+ Configuration [-3CP] +

Detachment Command Cost [-3CP]

Dynasty Choice: Circumstance of Awakening: Relentlessly Expansionist, Dynastic Tradition: Eternal Conquerors, Dynasty: <Custom>

+ HQ [5 PL, 95pts] +

Psychomancer [5 PL, 95pts]: Abyssal Lance, Arkana: Atavindicator [1 PL, 25pts]

+ Elites [30 PL, 560pts] +

C'tan Shard of the Deceiver [18 PL, 350pts]: Golden Fists, Power of the C'tan: Antimatter Meteor, Power of the C'tan: Cosmic Insanity

Canoptek Spyders [12 PL, 210pts]

. Canoptek Spyder [4 PL, 70pts]: Automaton Claws

. . Two Particle Beamers [10pts]: 2x Particle Beamer

. Canoptek Spyder [4 PL, 70pts]: Automaton Claws

. . Two Particle Beamers [10pts]: 2x Particle Beamer

. Canoptek Spyder [4 PL, 70pts]: Automaton Claws

. . Two Particle Beamers [10pts]: 2x Particle Beamer

+ Fast Attack [40 PL, 720pts] +

Canoptek Scarab Swarms [6 PL, 120pts]

. 8x Canoptek Scarab Swarm [120pts]: 8x Feeder Mandibles

Canoptek Scarab Swarms [6 PL, 105pts]

. 7x Canoptek Scarab Swarm [105pts]: 7x Feeder Mandibles

Canoptek Scarab Swarms [6 PL, 105pts]

. 7x Canoptek Scarab Swarm [105pts]: 7x Feeder Mandibles

Canoptek Tomb Sentinel [6 PL, 125pts]: Exile Cannon, Gloom Prism, Tomb Sentinel Claws

Canoptek Wraiths [10 PL, 140pts]

. 4x Canoptek Wraith (Claws) [140pts]: 4x Vicious Claws

++ Total: [106 PL, 9CP, 2,000pts] ++

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Pregame & Deployment

Never faced a CTAN in a game before...this should be interesting

Looks like I can only do 3 wounds per phase...and it heals on its turn. So that means a 3 turn kill unless I get psychic powers off

Shoot(3)-heal(2)-shoot(5)-heal(4)-shoot(7)-melee(10) and dead b/c only 9 wounds

Alternatively he charges me and I put 3 wounds on him in his fight phase...means he dies 1 turn quicker

At first glance I don't see much ranged shooting to fear...just MW spam

Sorry BCs you get to stand in front of the army and eat it

Plan will be avoid the CTANs and see if I can score

Will take glory kills for the first time ever...necron list is basically characters/monsters so it is perfect

I can also score points for putting 3 damage a turn into his CTANS and softening them up

My secondaries

Engage on all fronts

Glory kills (plan on 1 sentinel a turn and then the spyders with chip damage on CTAN to get 4 points a turn)

While we stand

-chaplain

-librarian

-aggressors

His secondaries

Assassinate

Direct assault

Treasure of Aeons (necron specific)

He gets points for controlling 1-3 specific objectives in the game at the end of his turn

I pick my DZ and the flanks...1 2 and 5

I deploy first...nothing in reserve

I will split and form 2 flanks

Right flank will be melta dreads and aggressors

Left flank will be plasma dreads and WG with eliminator support

Whirlwind will be firing at the single wound immortals all game and hope to clear them

Small arms fire into the swarms...hopefully aggressors make that a quick job

He does redeploy of spiders and scarab after deployment ends and has shifted around

BATREP

He wins and does pre move for his army

OOPS...totally forgot that. Left my eliminators in wraith charge range. Doh

Command phase puts 5++ on spyders

Switches gaze of death to sky of falling stars for NIGHT BRINGER

Puts 3 MW on my librarian with his indirect LOS power

CTAN go crazy with their MW powers after that

3 MW on Aggressors

3 MW on WG1

1 MW on WG2

2 MW on eliminator1

5 MW on eliminator2

3 MW on BC1

Painful learning experience on CTAN powers...

Good news is his wraiths fail to charge my eliminators b/c I pulled 2 units...haha take that!!

I totally forget to get a screenshot of his turn b/c I got blasted by MW and was kind of shocked to be honest

Had to focus on what I do for my turn

My turn

After planning I decide the plan will be YOLO!!!!!

I put catechism of fire on aggressors

I put reroll hit aura on melta dreads

I move in super aggressive to middle

Wolf lord turbo boosts to enter the middle fight from the left flank and hammer the spyders

Aggressors and BC1 and BC2 push into the middle

Melta dreads walk into the open and line up shots to middle as well...I kill 1 spyder

My rune priest runs for his life with 1 wound remaining and tries to get out of range from a follow up hit by hiding near the whirlwind

In the middle I am just barely able to kill all the scarabs with shooting (whirlwind mopped up the last few with perfect amount of kills) and clear space for charges into his important stuff

I am also able to put 3 wounds on each CTAN with shooting to weaken them for later turns

-Count deceiver as character for glory kills

-Count nightbringer as monster for glory kills

Good news is I make ALL my charges

Bad news is I ended up charging into too many combats so no matter what he gets to interupt and hurt me

Left flank I put both WG into his wraiths

Middle I put wolf lord into far left CTAN (deceiver) and spyders...aggressors and BC1 into spyders...BC2 into his psychomancer (guy with ignore LOS MWs)

I have to pick carefully who goes first

My wolf lord had to multi charge his deceiver to stop a HI so i start there and move away from deceiver to deny him an activation (nasty trick that denies HI and avoids combat damage)

Wolf lord kills 1 spyder only (rolled 1-2-2 for wound rolls)

Well crap...hope aggressors can pull it off

He interupts and kills 2/5 WG-Orange with wraiths activation

The remaining WG units manage to kill all wraiths in return then pile into scarab and tank the hits with 2+

BC1 are in YOLO mode and put 1 more wound on nightbringer before dying (I move blocked his CTAN to stop a HI into aggressors so this damage is just like winning a mini lotto)

BC2 kills his psychomancer and he fails his revival roll at the end of the turn (lucky me!!!)

His last remaining spyder only kills 1 aggressor after transhuman (his character put FIGHT LAST on my aggressors)

Remaining 3 aggressors punch the last spyder and earn the glory kill for wiping out the spyder unit

That was a BRUTAL turn 1 but I punched back hard enough to threaten his CTANs next round

I also saved 2 CP for my captain to fight on death too if things work out well

Turn 2

Command phase 5++ on golden guy

CTAN MW powers kill wolf lord (doh!) and a single aggressor

Good news is he has 0 CP remaining

Other good news is he had to focus on my wolf lord so much that the rest of my army is still in play

His sentinels also arrive and kill 1 melta dread and put 4/8 on the other

I HI both WG into his nearby scarab but he pulls casualties and is able to get out of combat from yellow squad

WG kill 2 bases and lose 2/3 in return (rolled 4 1's from 9 wounds)

He kills aggressors but 2/5 BC survive and pass morale.

Obsec means I hold the middle and deny him direct assault. Good job BCs!

My turn

YOLO HARDER!!!

Without my wolf lord i need luck to kill his CTANs

The good news is they are BOTH damaged enough that I might pull it off (6/9 and 7/9)

I use the stratagem to put my 4 WG in assault doctrine and send them into the middle

The hope is I can weaken both CTAN and the WG mop up

BCs in middle fall back so I can shoot

Last surviving WG falls back from scarabs so they can be shot

The rune priest is now safe from LOS ignoring MW and advances back into the fight. He lines up a smite on the CTAN with 7 wounds. If I succeed I can kill both this turn with shooting/melee (3 max damage a round)

Super smite gives me 3 damage. Oh ya!!!

Shooting works too...my random eliminator las fusil puts 3 wounds on his nightbringer even though he tries to CP reroll. This is HUGE b/c now my MM dread can fire at the deceiver (nobody else had LOS). It works and I have managed to put 3 wounds on both CTAN dropping them to 2/9 and 1/9 at the end of the shooting phase

WG multi charge both CTAN

I then make an 8" charge with my melta dread and the howls of elation begin

The dread EASILY kills the deceiver CTAN

CTAN blows up and kills 2 WG and the other CTAN

That CTAN also blows up

When the carnage is over I own midfield and his MW monsters are GONE on turn 2.

Meanwhile my plasma dread and BC3 and elminators wipe his scarabs on objective 2 in melee.

It is now a fight of my scattered survivors v his tomb sentinels

Bad news is I scored 0 engage this turn

Turn 3

He kills all my stuff in middle

My turn

I kill 1 sentinel with shooting and charge from chaplain/BC3

Last surviving WG gets a low advance roll but pushes up to the wall preparing to score engage and maybe attack next turn

Turn 4

He teleports his character and immortals to my DZ

Sentinel shoots and kills 4/5 BC3 in the middle with his sentinel

He charges BC3 and Chaplain but the chaplain manages to survive with transhuman and his invulnerable...I take 4 damage but live but don't do any damage in return

My turn

I kill his sentinel with shooting and charge from the Plasma dread

Move block with whirlwind in my DZ and charge in to tie up his immortals

Last surviving WG takes his DZ and gets engage points scoring again

Turn 5

He charges chaplain and rune priest in middle and I HI with dread for 1 CP

He forgot I have armor of russ...I offer a different move but he says he has to go in or game is lost.

I pop wulfen stone for my plasma dread and all units swing first but am unable to wipe his scarabs and he spends a CP to auto explode and kill my rune priest to wipe out more WWS points

My turn

We look at the board and figure out what I need to score

I just need a HOLD MORE and 3 points from engage to pull out the win

Plasma dread kills last remaining scarab base to secure hold more and Chaplain drives over to the 4th corner for engage all scoring

Final & recap

83-82

SW VICTORY!!!

The new scoring at the bottom of turn 5 decided this game

I like the change

Was not ready for his CTAN MW barrage but I managed to come out with the win

Next time I shall be better prepared

The las fusil eliminators were surprisingly effective for me. Flat 3 damage and BS2 had them sniping all game long

I also found the extra 2 CP from NOT reserving my BCs to be helpful

WWS probably looks like a mistake but I needed it to draw him into my melee threat range. I wanted him in close and figured I could pull it out.

Glory kills was AWESOME as a secondary against his force. Super easy to max it out at 15 between the monsters and characters I was killing.

This puts me at 1-1 now...3 more rounds to go!!

Edited February 13, 2021 by TiguriusX

Bjorn Firewalker · February 13, 2021

Congratulations on your victory!

Jorin Helm-splitter · February 14, 2021

Nice win, comebacks like that one where you overcome a brutal early stretch are always to nice to have.

So far I've had 1 game where the new rules gave my opponent a chance to win and even though I lost, I like that whoever goes second gets to score primary objectives at the end of thier last turn. Before the rule change I would have won a close game without a ton of effort during my last turn.

Edited February 14, 2021 by Jorin Helm-splitter

TiguriusX · February 14, 2021

Round 3

SW v Tau

Map-Surround & Destroy

My army

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Space Wolves) [109 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++

+ Configuration [12CP] +

**Chapter Selection**: Space Wolves

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [12CP]

Detachment Command Cost

+ Stratagems [-3CP] +

Relics of the Chapter [-2CP]: 2x Number of Extra Relics [-2CP]

Thane of the Retinue [-1CP]

+ No Force Org Slot [3 PL, 40pts] +

Company Veterans [3 PL, 40pts]

. Company Veteran [20pts]: 2x Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades

. Company Veteran Sergeant [20pts]: 2x Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades

+ HQ [20 PL, -3CP, 410pts] +

Captain on Bike [6 PL, -1CP, 130pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Hunter, Master-Crafted Weapon, Rites of War, Storm shield [10pts], Stratagem: Warrior of Legend [-1CP], Thunder hammer [20pts], Twin boltgun, Warlord

Librarian [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: 2) Might of Heroes, 3) Null Zone (Aura), 6) Psychic Fortress (Aura), Boltgun, Chapter Command: Chief Librarian [1 PL, 25pts], Force sword, Frag & Krak grenades, Jump Pack [1 PL, 25pts], Psychic Mastery, Smite, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Armour of Russ

Primaris Chaplain on Bike [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: 2. Catechism of Fire, 6. Canticle of Hate (Aura), Absolver Bolt pistol, Chapter Command: Master of Sanctity [1 PL, 25pts], Crozius arcanum, Frag & Krak grenades, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Wulfen Stone, Twin Bolt rifle, Wise Orator

+ Troops [18 PL, 270pts] +

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

+ Elites [50 PL, 920pts] +

Aggressor Squad [12 PL, 225pts]: 4x Aggressor [160pts], Aggressor Sergeant [40pts]

. Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets/Fragstorm Grenade Launcher [25pts]: 2x Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets, Fragstorm Grenade Launcher

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 135pts]: Heavy plasma cannon

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 140pts]: Multi-melta [5pts]

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 140pts]: Multi-melta [5pts]

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Wolf Guard [7 PL, 140pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 10pts]

. Wolf Guard [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

. Wolf Guard Pack Leader [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

Wolf Guard [7 PL, 140pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 10pts]

. Wolf Guard [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

. Wolf Guard Pack Leader [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

+ Fast Attack [1 PL, 15pts] +

Cyberwolves [1 PL, 15pts]

. Cyberwolf [15pts]: Teeth and claws

+ Heavy Support [17 PL, 345pts] +

Eliminator Squad [5 PL, 110pts]: Las Fusil [20pts]

. Eliminator Sergeant [30pts]: Bolt pistol, Camo cloak, Frag & Krak grenades, Instigator Bolt Carbine, Morkai's Teeth Bolts

. 2x Eliminators [60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Camo cloak, 2x Frag & Krak grenades

Eliminator Squad [5 PL, 110pts]: Las Fusil [20pts]

. Eliminator Sergeant [30pts]: Bolt pistol, Camo cloak, Frag & Krak grenades, Instigator Bolt Carbine

. 2x Eliminators [60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Camo cloak, 2x Frag & Krak grenades

Whirlwind [7 PL, 125pts]: Whirlwind castellan launcher

++ Total: [109 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++

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His army

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (T'au Empire) [108 PL, 1,998pts, 11CP] ++

+ Configuration +

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)

Detachment Command Cost

Sept Choice

. Custom Sept: Hardened Warheads, Up-gunned

+ Stratagems +

Emergency Dispensation (1 Relic) [-1CP]

+ HQ +

Commander in XV8 Crisis Battlesuit [8 PL, 125pts]: Drone controller, 2x Flamer, Warlord - through unity, devastation

. 2x MV7 Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight

Ethereal [4 PL, 80pts]:, Honour blade, Hover drone,

. 2x MV7 Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight

+ Troops +

Strike Team [3 PL, 65pts]

. Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Pulse rifle

. 4x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle: 4x Photon grenades, 4x Pulse rifle

. 2x MV7 Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight

Strike Team [2 PL, 45pts]

. Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Pulse rifle

. 4x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle: 4x Photon grenades, 4x Pulse rifle

Strike Team [2 PL, 45pts]

. Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Pulse rifle

. 4x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle: 4x Photon grenades, 4x Pulse rifle

Strike Team [3 PL, 65pts]

. Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Pulse rifle

. 4x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle: 4x Photon grenades, 4x Pulse rifle

. 2x MV7 Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight

+ Elites +

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits [19 PL, 305pts]: Gatling burst cannon

. Crisis Shas'ui: 3x Burst cannon

. Crisis Shas'ui: 3x Burst cannon, XV8-02 Crisis Iridium battlesuit

. Crisis Shas'ui: 3x Burst cannon

. Crisis Shas'vre: 3x Burst cannon

. 5x MV7 Marker Drone: 5x Markerlight

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits [9 PL, 177pts]

. Crisis Shas'ui: 3x Burst cannon

. Crisis Shas'ui: 3x Burst cannon, XV8-02 Crisis Iridium battlesuit

. Crisis Shas'vre: 3x Burst cannon

. 2x MV7 Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight

XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit [9 PL, 175pts]: 2x Fusion blaster, Fusion collider, 2x MV5 Stealth Drone, Shield generator

+ Fast Attack +

TX4 Piranhas [4 PL, 63pts]

. TX4 Piranha: 2x MV1 Gun Drone, Burst cannon

TX4 Piranhas [4 PL, 63pts]

. TX4 Piranha: 2x MV1 Gun Drone, Burst cannon

+ Heavy Support +

XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [18 PL, 395pts]

. Broadside Shas'ui: 2x High-yield missile pod, 2x Smart missile system, Advanced targeting system

. Broadside Shas'vre: 2x High-yield missile pod, 2x Smart missile system, Advanced targeting system

. 5x MV7 Marker Drone: 5x Markerlight

XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [18 PL, 305pts]: Magna rail rifle

. Broadside Shas'ui: 2x Smart missile system, Heavy rail rifle, Velocity tracker

. Broadside Shas'vre: 2x Smart missile system, Heavy rail rifle, Velocity tracker

. 5x MV7 Marker Drone: 5x Markerlight

+ Dedicated Transport +

TY7 Devilfish [5 PL, 90pts]

2x Smart missile system

++ Total: [108 PL, 11CP, 1,998pts] ++

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Pregame & Deployment

Never played Tau competitively before...no idea what to expect other than super overwatch tricks

He has a ton of LOS ignoring guns which will suck for my play style

That is the extent of my pregame research b/c I was busy with work and this game was a short turnaround

My secondaries

Engage on all fronts

Raise the banners

Warrior Pride

His secondaries

Engage on all fronts

Deploy scramblers

WWS

-Broadside1

-Broadside2

-Crisis 5 man

I put 2 melta dreads and a wolf in strategic reserve

I need to be careful how I hold objectives b/c he ignores LOS with so many guns

I decide to put whirlwind and plasma dread on objectives and hope they live

He puts all crisis in deepstrike

2 breachers and drones in strategic reserve

His big stuff is centrally located with vehicles on the flanks

BATREP

Turn 1

He wins roll to go 1st

Pushes drones and vehicles for engage points and prevents me from doing a quick banner in middle

Broadside1 wipes out forward eliminators

Broadside2 kills 3/5 WG and lose 1 to morale (+1 to hit b/c "fly" and he had reroll all wounds buff...I rolled 6 2's and a 1 out of 14 wound rolls)

My turn

YOLO...my new motto is YOLO

The wolf lord is on a kamikaze charge to the Tau backline

I hope to draw fire and force his reserves to drop near me instead of my vulnerable backlines

The main weapon I have this game is my melta dreads coming from reserve...need to set up an opportunity for them to come in and do damage

The move I am unsure of is my aggressors...I keep them back as a counter attack force

Whirlwind kills 1/5 firewarriors on his backline (if I can wipe them he has to shift his firepower)

Plasma dread and aggressors kill piranha...2 drones pop out

WG kills drone and hugs wall

Wolf lord kills devilfish and hugs drones that pop out

BCs kill drones that popped out of his piranha and consolidate into his firewarriors...melee slingshot has them halfway across the table already and threatening his DZ objective

Turn 2

He brings in his super crisis suits in his DZ and aims at the WG

His mini crisis comes at my DZ

He blasts my wolf lord apart with LOS ignoring missiles

BCs have 5 markerlights placed on them then die to missiles

Ghostkeel kills last surviving WG in middle

More LOS ignoring missiles put 3 wounds on rear BCs

41 AP1 shots hit WG and I fail 17...all dead

13 AP1 hit eliminators and I fail 10...all dead

My turn

Chaplain gets +2 to charge off and moves to safety while providing a bubble

Aggressors move left to line up a charge at his piranha they wipe out 5 marker drones then make a LONG charge

They kill the piranha then hug the wall

BCs on left move left to clear DZ threat of crisis suits

I bring melta dread directly into combat in my DZ

BCs clear the drones so the dread can do his thing

He fails horribly and only kills 1 (he literally rolled 1s for hitting and 1s/2s with rerolls to wound)

This screws me horribly...I had arranged the BCs to pile into his firewarriors after the unit died but now I am stuck strung out

This also puts objective 1 at risk now b/c he can contest the whirlwind and remove a banner

UGGGG

Turn 3

His last surviving crisis suit falls back from combat and goes to my objective

His big crisis suit unit goes mid board

His rail gun suits line up shots at melta dread on the left

Company vets obliterated

Aggressors take 11 wounds from LOS missiles but transhuman stops ghostkeel (2 models remain...not enough to kill)

Lose 3/5 BC but HI and kill 4/5 firewarriors to try and stop scramblers

I pay for auto pass morale

My turn

I move rune priest to snipe his last firewarrior to free up BCs for more charging

I push aggressors and last BC unit mid field to try and kill his crisis suits while they are vulnerable

I kill 4/5 FW with whirlwind and he fails morale so eliminate his scramble secondary

I kill 4/5 drones in middle

I kill 1 broadside in rear with melta

I prepare to charge his crisis suits in middle and then realize I screwed up...

He has no CP so I thought I was free and easy to charge...NOPE

Tau get free overwatch and free support overwatch

If I charge and die he gets to keep firing

I spend some moments groaning and kicking myself then swap to plan B

I charge BC and chaplain into single drone on right side

Leave aggressors to die a horrible death in middle

RP charges crisis suit and kills it to save my DZ for now but he is going to get shot and pay for it...all because the melta dread failed so hard

Turn 4

2 man BC killed by LOS missiles

Heavy missiles kill melta dread

Aggressors get lucky and tank first barrage of LOS missiles but die to second (at least they at shots)

Ghost kill melta snipes RP once aggressors are cleared

Kills wolf

Kills 3/5 BCs

I HI and put 2/3 wounds on his crisis suit with 2+ armor

My turn

Move to try and save as many points as possible on turn 5

BC fall back and stand on objective to prevent a hold more

Chaplain flees to try and do something turn 5

Whirlwind fires at 2 drones and fails to prevent them taking my banner down (rolled 4 2's and a 3 then 2 to wound)

Turn 5

He blocks off objectives and kills BCs

Puts 4 wounds on my chaplain with LOS ignoring missiles

My turn

I have a path to victory but need luck

If I get a charge from whirlwind and chaplain it will end in a draw

If I somehow kill his crisis suits I can win

I spend CP to give plasma dread reroll hits and CP to auto chant reroll all melee hits from chaplain

Whirlwind moves to auto charge range of his ghost keel and fires at crisis suits

I manage 6 wounds and barely kill his 2+ save crisis suit with 1 wound remaining (thanks to BCs earlier)

Next my plasma dread gets 2 overcharged hits and wounds but he rolls 6-6 to save and my hail mary play goes up in smoke

Now I need to play for the tie...

Chaplain charges through INSANE overwatch (every unit nearby fires)

I take 2 wounds and have 1 remaining

I then make the charge

I activate the wulfen stone and roll nothing but 1s 2s and 3s

I reroll all dice and get basically the same with nothing but 1s 2s and 3s

I only get 1 wound through and do NOTHING to his crisis suits

Here comes the shame...

They manage 3 hits and I roll 2-2-2 and die in melee to Tau

Final & Recap

74-76

SW loss

His non stop LOS ignoring missiles are basically a hard counter to my playstyle

I like the sneaky close quarters game where I make usage of LOS blocking terrain and fall back when weak

He was just picking me off everywhere he wanted

Usually I can count on the survivors of a melee combat to move around behind the scenes and still be helpful...engage all fronts or stuff like that

He just kept picking them up and removing them all game

This particular army was not built for the rain of tau missiles

Really wished I had my terminators with SS in this match

TiguriusX · February 28, 2021

Round 4

SW v Custodes

Map-Overrun

My army

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Space Wolves) [109 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++

+ Configuration [12CP] +

**Chapter Selection**: Space Wolves

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [12CP]

Detachment Command Cost

+ Stratagems [-3CP] +

Relics of the Chapter [-2CP]: 2x Number of Extra Relics [-2CP]

Thane of the Retinue [-1CP]

+ No Force Org Slot [3 PL, 40pts] +

Company Veterans [3 PL, 40pts]

. Company Veteran [20pts]: 2x Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades

. Company Veteran Sergeant [20pts]: 2x Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades

+ HQ [20 PL, -3CP, 410pts] +

Captain on Bike [6 PL, -1CP, 130pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Hunter, Master-Crafted Weapon, Rites of War, Storm shield [10pts], Stratagem: Warrior of Legend [-1CP], Thunder hammer [20pts], Twin boltgun, Warlord

Librarian [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: 2) Might of Heroes, 3) Null Zone (Aura), 6) Psychic Fortress (Aura), Boltgun, Chapter Command: Chief Librarian [1 PL, 25pts], Force sword, Frag & Krak grenades, Jump Pack [1 PL, 25pts], Psychic Mastery, Smite, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Armour of Russ

Primaris Chaplain on Bike [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: 2. Catechism of Fire, 6. Canticle of Hate (Aura), Absolver Bolt pistol, Chapter Command: Master of Sanctity [1 PL, 25pts], Crozius arcanum, Frag & Krak grenades, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Wulfen Stone, Twin Bolt rifle, Wise Orator

+ Troops [18 PL, 270pts] +

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

Blood Claws [6 PL, 90pts]

. 4x Blood Claw [72pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades

. Blood Claw Pack Leader [18pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades

+ Elites [50 PL, 920pts] +

Aggressor Squad [12 PL, 225pts]: 4x Aggressor [160pts], Aggressor Sergeant [40pts]

. Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets/Fragstorm Grenade Launcher [25pts]: 2x Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets, Fragstorm Grenade Launcher

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 135pts]: Heavy plasma cannon

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 140pts]: Multi-melta [5pts]

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Venerable Dreadnought [8 PL, 140pts]: Multi-melta [5pts]

. Great Wolf Claw w/Storm bolter: Storm bolter

Wolf Guard [7 PL, 140pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 10pts]

. Wolf Guard [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

. Wolf Guard Pack Leader [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

Wolf Guard [7 PL, 140pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 10pts]

. Wolf Guard [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

. Wolf Guard Pack Leader [26pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [4pts]

+ Fast Attack [1 PL, 15pts] +

Cyberwolves [1 PL, 15pts]

. Cyberwolf [15pts]: Teeth and claws

+ Heavy Support [17 PL, 345pts] +

Eliminator Squad [5 PL, 110pts]: Las Fusil [20pts]

. Eliminator Sergeant [30pts]: Bolt pistol, Camo cloak, Frag & Krak grenades, Instigator Bolt Carbine, Morkai's Teeth Bolts

. 2x Eliminators [60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Camo cloak, 2x Frag & Krak grenades

Eliminator Squad [5 PL, 110pts]: Las Fusil [20pts]

. Eliminator Sergeant [30pts]: Bolt pistol, Camo cloak, Frag & Krak grenades, Instigator Bolt Carbine

. 2x Eliminators [60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Camo cloak, 2x Frag & Krak grenades

Whirlwind [7 PL, 125pts]: Whirlwind castellan launcher

++ Total: [109 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++

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His army

++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Custodes) [42 PL, 805pts, 10CP] ++

+ Configuration [12CP] +

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [12CP]

Detachment Command Cost

Shield Host: Aquilan Shield

+ Stratagems [-1CP] +

Open the Vaults [-1CP]: Open the Vaults: 1 Extra Relic [-1CP]

+ Agents of the Imperium [5 PL, 85pts] +

Lord Inquisitor Kyria Draxus [5 PL, 85pts]

+ HQ [6 PL, 112pts, -1CP] +

Shield-Captain [6 PL, 112pts, -1CP]: Captain-Commander [-1CP], Indomitable Constitution, Praesidius, Revered Companion, Sentinel Blade [2pts], Storm Shield [10pts], Warlord

+ Troops [11 PL, 260pts] +

Custodian Guard Squad [11 PL, 260pts]

Custodian [52pts]: Sentinel Blade [2pts], Storm Shield [5pts]

+ Elites [10 PL, 158pts] +

Prosecutors [3 PL, 60pts]: Sister Superior [12pts]

4x Prosecutor [48pts]: 4x Boltgun, 4x Psyk-Out Grenades

Vexilus Praetor in Allarus Terminator Armor [7 PL, 98pts]: Castellan's Mark, Misericordia [3pts], Vexilla Imperius

+ Fast Attack [10 PL, 190pts] +

Pallas Grav-Attack [5 PL, 95pts]

++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Imperium - Adeptus Custodes) [61 PL, 1,194pts, -2CP] ++

+ Configuration [-2CP] +

Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]

Shield Host: Shadowkeepers

+ HQ [10 PL, 190pts] +

Captain-General Trajann Valoris [10 PL, 190pts]

+ Troops [10 PL, 209pts] +

Sagittarum Custodians [10 PL, 209pts]: Sagittarum Custodian [50pts]

Sagittarum Custodian [53pts]: Misericordia [3pts]

+ Elites [9 PL, 180pts] +

Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought [9 PL, 180pts]: 2x Twin Adrathic Destructor [20pts]

+ Fast Attack [32 PL, 615pts] +

Venatari Custodians [16 PL, 275pts]

Venatari Custodian [55pts]

Kinetic Destroyer and Tarsus Buckler

Venatari Custodian [55pts]

Kinetic Destroyer and Tarsus Buckler

Venatari Custodian [55pts]

Kinetic Destroyer and Tarsus Buckler

Venatari Custodian [55pts]

Kinetic Destroyer and Tarsus Buckler

Venatari Custodian [55pts]

Kinetic Destroyer and Tarsus Buckler

Vertus Praetors [16 PL, 340pts]

Vertus Praetor [4 PL, 85pts]: Salvo Launcher

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Deployment & Pregame

His list is a bad matchup for me

He basically has an unkillable shield captain in his aquilon detachment

Gonna test a keep away style and see if I can score by not fighting

My secondaries

While we stand

-Aggressors

-WG1

-WG2

Raise banners

Minimize losses

17 units total

75% is 12.75 (4 or fewer dead)

50% is 8.5 (8 or fewer dead)

25% is 4.25 (12 or fewer dead)

I outflank all 3 dreads...they are my expendables

Also DS the WG

2 BC on the left to hug the wall and hide

Whirlwind Aggressors and Eilminator middle behind the wall

Company veterans and all 3 characters safely behind the wall as well

Right flank is wolf and BC

His secondaries

While we stand

-Bikes

-Venatari

-Shield custodians

Raise banners

Minimize losses

We laugh at the IDENTICAL choices

No deep strike for him

I thought he would put venatari in DS but oh well

He puts all his things deep in his DZ and out of LOS as well

He has superior mobility and range so I can't reach him

BATREP

He wins the roll to go 1st

Moves up conservatively to put banners

Left flank his unkillable shield captain pushes out the furthest

My turn

Raise banners and sip some tea...not much to do until turn 3

My RP moves up to plant banner and mirrors his shield captain

1 wound on a pallas tank from WW

Turn 2

He spreads to prevent my outflank from reaching his side but doesn't do much else

We joke these are the fastest turns of 40k ever

My turn

I shuffle aggressors and whirlwind around

I am trying to make room for my eliminators to move closer to line up a shot next turn

I advance company vets as bait to see if I can get him to push up and be vulnerable to my turn 3 reserves

WW does 1 more damage (6/8 remain)

We joke I may kill a tank if we play 2 games

Turn 3

He moves tank and kills my vets

Mistake on my part. I should have psychic fortress with my RP but I was not thinking ahead

My turn

Time for action...I decide to split forces instead of overwhelming one flank

My characters move up for full assault on the right flank

Melta + plasma dread arrive as close as possible but within Wolf lord bubble

2 WG also drop in within 9"

Left flank I send 1 melta dread with elminator support to kill his pallas tank

Rune priest puts 3 MW smite on vexilla but he denies my psychic fortress

Fail to kill right pallas with all my melta/plasma

Kill left pallas with dread and eliminator combined fire

Tangle on plasma dread for 3 and he fails charge

WG2 also fails charge

WG1 has to daisy chain for obsec only gets 2 models into combat

He turns off all my rerolls

WG1 makes 4 wounds to kill 1 model

He interupts with 20 attacks on the dread but I take 2 damage only (needed 5 to wound and did poorly then I made 2 6 armor saves)

I kill 1 in return after he uses CP to make his saves

I take the point and remove his banner

Good news is he burned like 6 CP that turn

Bad news is I didn't do nearly what I wanted and need to take a counter punch

Here is a closeup of the combat zone

Turn 4

He smites 3 on the dread in combat (2 remain)

Spends all his CP to buff venatari and they double fire and kill WG1

Plasma dread takes 3 damage from Pallas (got 1 FNP) and 2 from custodes but will live

His achilles does 1 damage to left melta dread (got 1 FNP)

His bikes kill the left melta dread

He makes all charges and makes dread fight last with paralysis grenades

Venatari 20 attacks rerolling into WG and put 19/20 wounds on them...1 survivor for now

Shield captain only kills 2/5 BC

Trajan kills right side melta dread

I pay CP to pass morale on WG

His reroll hits/wounds combos just pounded the crap out of me...that hurt

My turn

This is it...need a good turn to decide the match

I move in aggressively for the kill

RP pushes in deep and a null zone will make quick work of all his units here b/c of the melta and dread claws I have

I null zone with 9 but he denies with 10...crap...that may be the game right there

I kill his psyker with shooting but the damage is done

I decide to focus and kill a unit rather than risking it so put everything into venatari

Wolf lord kills 3 venatari

Dread finishes the job

Good news is I wiped a dangerous unit

Bad news is I failed to kill 2 other major threats (custodes + trajan) and I have no character blocking in place besides the single dread

On the left flank I was goofing aronud and decided to see what BC and aggressors can do to his unkillable shield captain

2 wounds...total

Was funny to see play out

Sidenote...first time I have paid the price for BC headstrong

Usually don't use them to babysit and never had an enemy charge them

I lose BC-Blue to charge of the bikes (should have advanced...)

I lose a handful of BC-Red to his super captain but they pass morale and keep the banner and point active

Close up of the combat zone

Turn 5

He kills all my stuff on the front lines

Left flank he brings his bikes forward to kill the aggressors in melee

I was hoping that avoiding shooting would be enough but he tore them apart with reroll hit and wound

My turn

Not much to do

I fire 2 eliminators and they roll 2 1s to wound

Thats game

Final & recap

85-66

SW loss and an ass whooping with my frontline combat units

It has been a while since I got wiped out where I tried to push

Game unfolded like I thought. Primaries didn't matter and it was a secondary fight. Problem is I failed the secondary fight

This list is teaching what I don't like and what doesn't work

It was an early version of the rune priest and is horrible...the tempestas tree + tome of malcedor is my preferred combo

I think I am done with aggressors and eliminators in future armies

I also didn't have much luck with the dreads

I probably should have brought them all in on the same flank in this game

I also did a poor job with my WWS choices. I could have picked my RP and chaplain and hidden them while still sending a fighting force in

Things to consider going forward I guess

I am now 1-3 and will end with a losing record in this GT

I can still reach 2-3 so I will keep on keeping on

Tokugawa · February 28, 2021

Nice and detailed report, very easy to read.

TiguriusX · March 3, 2021

Round 5 is a forfeit victory.

I see many other players dropping or forfeiting as well.

This seems more common with digital GTs

No point in playing if not near the top...plenty of other GTs are about to launch so everyone is moving on.

I finish 2-3 and will update with my final ranking after tournament concludes

*I finished 20/38

Winner was a tyranid list

Edited March 9, 2021 by TiguriusX

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