We played two 25 point games with following lists:
Mortenebra
- Slayer
- Cankerworm
- Deathripper
Minimum unit of Satyxis Raiders + Sea Witch
Withershadow Combine
Satyxis Captain
versus
Epic Vlad
- Drago
Maximum unit of Winterguard Infantry + Unit Attachment
Minimum unit of Kayazy Assassins + Underboss
Greylord Ternion
Kovnik Joe
War Dog
And second pairing was:
Warwitch Deneghra
- Corruptor
- Nightwretch
Minimum unit of Mechanithralls + Brute Thrall
Minimum unit of Soulhunters
Bane Lord Tartarus
Skarlock
Warwitch Siren
versus
Butcher
- Kodiak
Great Bears of Gallowswood
Maximum unit of Winterguard Infantry + Unit Attachment
Minimum unit of Kayazy Assassins + Underboss
Kovnik Joe
War Dog
So on with the game reports:
Game 1:
After first rounds movements things looked like that. I had originally deployed my Satyxis to the rightmost center but I decided that I got better use out of Satyxis elsewhere and tried to remove the Winterguard threat just by ignoring them. Also if they would actually present themselves as a juicy target I was sure I could launch Satyxis back at them with their amazing threat range.
Anyway. Such pondering was a bit useless as opponent did something unexpected.
So, epic Vlad used his feat. Four Kayazy Assassins were affected. If they had been about half an inch closer Mortenebra would probably have taken 3x MAT 12, P+S 15 damage boosted charge attacks where were one additional dice around, lowest discarded.
Well, luckily for me, they weren't half an inch closer and I got only one such attack. Still got six points in from only one such attack.
All in all things didn't look too bad because I had survived epic Vlad's feat with only six points of damage in and dead Sea Witch and one Satyxis Raider.
Those 3" area pieces of paper are, by the way, centered on the models they're closest to.
Well, I decided that the playing board looking like it did, it was time for me to wrap up the game and beat the snot out of Vlad.
It was all too easy!
Drago had moved to block Line of Sight to Vlad. However, Deryliss moved and put up Overrun on Mortenebra.
Then Mortenebra did something a bit foolish. She moved a bit and provoked one free strike. I wasn't too aware of the fact that Hand of Fate was active even on my turn. Well, Mortenebra survived the free strike. With one hit point!
Anyway, after that it was way like a walk in the park or a ride in the rollercoaster! Mortenebra cast Terminal Velocity, used her feat and killed one of the Kayazy near her, triggering Overrun. I moved Slayer so it had Line of Sight to Vlad, though there was one bothersome War Dog standing in its way.
Well, a three Satyxis Combined Melee Attack killed a Kayazy engaging Cankerworm, who after that charged the War Dog and ate it. If I smoked tobacco I would have lighted a cigar of victory at this point and if I grew moustache I would have twirled it already, savoring my awesome victory!
Well, then I moved Withershadow Combine and Admonia dealt 3 points of damage to Vlad via Unbinding. Tremulus gave his feared, game-winning re-roll to Slayer.
Then Slayer charged Vlad and decided to use Combo-Strike. Vlad had armor 19 at the moment.
So, Slayer crushed Vlad under its mighty strike that hit home. Victory for the mighty forces of Cryx!
Except.
Umm.
How the heck did that happen?
Well, for starters, the Combo-Strike damage roll was only 4, 3, 2 which meant I would be dealing 12 points in, which wasn't enough to one-shot Vlad. I decided to roll the 3 and 2 again using Tremulus' re-roll because it would've been so damn easier to deal only a couple of damage in with following attacks and getting 8 with two dice isn't impossible, which would have killed Vlad.
Well, the re-rolls came out as 3, 1. So I gave only 11 points in.
Then... Terminal Velocity gave boosts against living models and I had 3 focus on Slayer. That meant 3x p+s 16 attacks. Vlad did have defense 18 from his "get bonuses from being damaged" thingy but getting 11+ was within totally possible range even without getting to re-roll all the failed rolls.
But I did.
I didn't manage to roll 11+ even a single time from six tries I had.
Vlad survived with 4 damage boxes left.
Then Drago charged Mortenebra who had defense 15, arm 16 and one hit point left.
Drago had full focus and Hand of Fate from affinity.
End of this sad story.
Game 2:
Next game I happened to won the starting roll which seems to be a bit rare for me.
In this game too I was resolved to stay as far away from the Winterguard Infantry as possible, again.
But this time, as I was facing the Butcher, it meant that if I didn't confront the Winterguard I was against defense 17 Kayazy Assassins (defense 19 in melee).
I ran my Nightwretch real close to Kayazy and decided to try to put Crippling Grasp on them. And I succeeded and I thought I could sigh from relief until I realised that even after giving one of the best debuffs in the game to them they still had defense 17 against melee attacks.
Anyway, I put a Parasite on the Kodiak too. Then I just shuffled around because opponent didn't have any real threat range.
Anyway, things could have looked grim here.
I had placed Soulhunters way too up so Great Bears had an easy charge against them. Butcher also moved up front and used his feat. So two prancing ponies were reduced to little more than disgusting miasma.
This time Winterguard failed one important mission, though.
Four of them made it close enough to Tartarus so they could use their spray on him. And Butcher's feat really does affect also ranged damage rolls. I had to look that one up from the book, so amazing it sounds.
Well, the first shooter missed Tartarus altogether, that in hindisght probably was the miss that saved him. Because next spray hit and dealt 4 damage, next dealt 3 and last dealt nothing.
Tartarus still standing when people are lined up like there in the picture always makes Cryx player smile.
But also that line-up meant a devastating feat turn for Deneghra's feat.
Which promptly happened.
I moved Deneghra as much as I could to catch opponents whole army under her feat and flinged Scourge at the War Dog that was sitting real close to Butcher.
I scored a hit and the War Dog died and, well, Butcher was knocked down. That changed my plans somewhat. Even when the Thresher attack looked tempting on so many warrior models I really wanted Tartarus' weapons to bear at Butcher.
Remaining Soulhunter charged one Kayazy Assassin, getting itself so it could make two attacks at Winterguardsmen too who were standing in Tartarus' way. Well, it missed the Kayazy (MAT 8 missing any warrior model that suffers from Deneghra's feat and Crippling Grasp with other double 1's is just plain... wrong.) but killed the two Winterguard and used light cavalry movement to get from Tartarus' way itself.
Then Warwitch Siren moved up and lined a perfect Venom spray at three Kayazy's, all of whom died. Even the one who was preventing Tartarus' charge at Butcher.
Tartarus then charged and gave tons of damage in to Butcher. But still Butcher had tons of damage left so no big deal there...
Then Corruptor aimed and shot Butcher and managed to do some damage even (Butcher had -4 armor from Dark Shroud and Deneghra's feat).
Skarlock also threw one Venom at Butcher and it did some damage in too but still the bastard was left standing. (Yeah, he was standing even when he was knocked down! Or at least even when he lies on his back he still towers over the feeble, skinny wussies of Cryxian empire!)
Not many warcasters can boast surviving a well enough arranged Deneghra assassination run.
Luckily Butcher couldn't do much on his own turn as he himself and his army was suffering from Deneghra's feat. He did kill Tartarus though that kinda stuff he does in middle of breakfast and going to toilet in the morning.
He cast Iron Flesh on himself and camped one focus.
However, Kodiak came too close to him.
When it was my turn Deneghra upkept Parasite on Kodiak, gave two focus to Corruptor and launched a Scourge at Kodiak. Resulting area of effect knocked Butcher down too and then Deneghra charged in herself.
And Butch got served. On a plate. To lord Toruk.
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