So I have been wracking my brain on what I want to take to the Bay Ara Open in March. I have over 3 months to prepare, but I need to paint my army. I have maybe 10% painted. So without further ado here is my first list that I want to test out.
HQ
Baron-105
TR
x5 War, Blaster, Venom- 125
x5 War, Blaster, Venom- 125
x5 War, Blaster, Venom- 125
x10 War, Cannon- 100
x10 War, Lance- 115
HVY
Voidraven, x3 Shatterfields, Flicker- 185
Voidraven, x3 Shatterfields, Flicker- 185
Voidraven, x3 Shatterfields, Flicker- 185
Allies
Farseer, Runes, Fortune- 100
x3 Jetbikes- 66
x6 Warp Spiders, Exarch w/ x2 Spinners- 149
Nightspinner- 115
FORT
Defense Line, Comms Relay
So the Baron helps me by getting first turn, something I love having, even in objective games. He can DS with the Spiders or give one of my Warrior squads a 3+ behind the Defense Line. He will most likely be DSing down all the time.
For troops, I almost went with 4 Venoms, but I wanted to have more bodies on the field. I also wanted to protect myself from Daemons and Drop Pods some what. I can push the DSing units further out by creating a cushion with the 10 man Warrior units. Also, people love killing Venoms, so that leaves 24 possible poison shots coming down on the unit that Deep Strikes down.
3 Voidravens to fight Airforces and create a alot of Havoc with their 3 missiles a piece. I love Voidravens over the Razorwing for multiple reasons. I am paying only 30 more points than I would with a Razorwing (a Flickfield I feel is mandatory so you dont have to jink). I get +1 Armor, a Str. 9 AP 2 Small Blast bomb, I get 3 Str 7 reroll wound large blast missiles, and 2 Str 9 AP 2 Lances. I just think it is so much better for only 30 points. I dont like that Bolters can Glance my flyers down. Voidravens dont have that problem.
With my Allies, I have Fortune to Fortune himself and swap between squads if need be. He is mostly there for Runes and plans on hiding out of Line of Sight.
The Jetbikes hang back in reserve to contest or control an objective at game's end.
The Spiders DS in and disrupt the backfield. They put out 14 Str 6 shots at good Ballistic Skill. Also, the Baron will accompany them and make them more resilient. They can destroy parking lots with ease, and destroy flyers. They are a good all around the unit.
The Nightspinner is a rarely seen unit. But this thing is insane. I love it. It can kill any tank in the game from anywhere on the field. It messes up infantry and can Snipe out important models. i think it can be a serious game changer.
Last but not least, the Defense line with the Comms Relay. The Relay is there to ensure I get my Voidravens and Spiders in, and my Jetbikes out. I cant afford to have a bad roll on my reserves. I heavily rely on my Voidravens to deal some serious damage. They will, but I need them on the table to do so.
Well there you have it. A long analysis, but pretty complete. I will field any questions anyone might have or comments you guys have on the list.
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The beast unit is turning out to get a lot of use as demon/deepstrike bubblewrap. They have invul saves and arent troops either.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to some BAO prep sessions in Jan and Feb!!!
I was thinking about them, but I have no models for them nor have I used them at all.
ReplyDeleteWhen testing starts this coming week, I am going to see if 3 Voidravens is too much. I think they will be clear winners in some games, but against things like Daemons and Pods (which i am already weak against) they dont help me too much.