Galber Salvage and Exploration Co. Log

[INKS]

Your Imperial fists, I mean Votann look awesome. :P

I just got my 1st box of warriors, waiting on some paint but I am excited to play them. I have a lot to go through and work on but I hope we see some sort of release and codex later this year. I know it's not on the horizon yet, but fingers crossed.

 

I really could do with more Votann Lore. Just love learning about these guys. And there isn't enough yet.

[Dr. Clock]

First double Hekaton was a success!

 

Played vs Chaos (Dread Talons for some reason - probably won't see them again lol). Primary is the 'units can Guard for extra points next turn if they survive' one?

 

Really love how this list plays. It's forgiving, straightforward and flexible.

 

2100pts (Narrative home game):

 

Brokhyr + 6 Thunderkyn (Grav)

Kahl + 10 Hearthkyn (Hekaton)

Grimnyr + 10 Hearthkyn (infantry)

Einhyr + 5 Hearthguard (DS)

5 Hearthguard (DS)

10 Yaegirs

3x5 Beserks (2 Sagitaurs and Hekaton 2)

1x3 Pioneers

 

Here's my left flank deployment.

 

 

And deployment right:

 

 

Opponent gets turn 1 and moves 2x5 Possessed out to tap middle and right. Whiffs shooting pretty much - 3 damage on the flying Hekaton from a Defiler. Defiler kills a couple Yaegirs maybe?

 

My turn 1 I merk the Possessed and send Pioneers in to mess with Rhino on their flank which I nearly destroy with Sagitaur. I'm up 4 on secondaries here.

 

Opponent Turn 2 sees Terminators and Lord charge left Hekaton from DS, plink a few wounds on. Raptors and Lord AND Daemon Prince arrive in my DZ to threaten home objective next turn. Yaegirs die from dismounting Havocs and Legionaries. Pioneers die to legionaries charging out of Rhino they tapped, and 5 more charge the Sagitaur I tapped the objective with, and plink a couple wounds on it. Enemy Forgefiend, lascannon Havocs, Defiler all pretty much flub shooting at my Hekatons again.

 

My turn 2 basically everything fails their leadership checks on the flanks, so I only score centre. Also my vehicles on left don't fall back from the terminators and legionaries, but fire into combat and get some kills, and the Hekaton fires out of melee to kill 5 Legionaries that killed Pioneers. Legionaries on Sagituar and Terminator each take a unit of 5 Beserks on the chin, and 5 hearthguard make the charge on to terminators from Deep-Strike.

 

 

I unleash the thunderkyn on 5 legionaries threatening right, killing all 5. Heathguard and Einhyr make their charge into the Havocs on that flank as well, and kill a couple. The Beserks that jumped out there while their sagitaur fell back don't make their charge tho. In centre the Kahl Guard jump out and I foolishly give them the Sustained strat to shoot on the forgefiend, but it randomly pay off when I roll a 6 to hit on their rail rifle to push 10 wounds on it and kill it. The centre Hekaton also ruins the lascannon Havocs.

 

 

Opponent turn sees and Defiler shoots and then piles in on right Heathguard w/ Einhyr, killing all 5, but the Einhyr smashes it to bits in return. Raptors launch toward my home objective, but I Overwatch with Thunderkyn and kill them all except their Lord. Lord and remaining 2 terminators die to Beserks on right and I opponent conceded right there with just 20 cultists, 2 rhinos, 3 havocs, Chaos Lord and a daemon prince left while haven't lost a vehicle yet and I've got the run of the middle objectives. 

 

In future I think 5 hearthguard + Kahl are going in Hekaton instead of 10 Hearthkyn, who will just be relegated to rear screen, and eventual replacement.

 

Till next time!

 

Cheers,

 

The Good Doctor.