L'Etat Cest Moi
03-07-2011, 03:50 PM
This is the current list I have that I plan to run competitively at 1850. It needs you to rip it to shreds so that it can be made better.
Baron Sathonyx
3 Haemonculi - 1 with Darkgate/1 with Shattershard and Venom Blade/1 with Venom Blade
4 Grotesque - Raider (FF)/Haemonculi
4 Grotesque - Raider (FF)/Haemonculi
4 Grotesque - Raider (FF)/Haemonculi
5 Warriors - 1 Blaster/Raider (FF)
5 Warriors - 1 Blaster/Raider (FF)
10 Wracks - Raider (FF)
10 Wracks - Raider (FF)
Ravager - FF/Dark Lances or Disintegrators?
Ravager - FF/Dark Lances or Disintegrators?
Ravager - FF/Dark Lances or Disintegrators?
The Baron gives a +1 to the deployment roll. This is a great chance for an alpha strike army. His 2+ also makes him a useful distraction unit. But - for his points I could add another blaster squad, which is two more dark lances and another scoring unit.
The Haemonculi give the Grotesques a huge Ld boost. the Darkgate can smash vehicles big time and the Shattershard will eat things hardcore with its toughness test or remove model rule. They also give Grotesques a +1S from furious charge. Venom blades are in place to use 10 loose points.
Grotesques punch tanks. Tanks blow up. People in tanks come out to play but high toughness and number of wounds mean they also are eaten.
Warriors shoot side armor and assist in unmeching the table.
Wracks can either assault or hold an objective in cover with FNP.
Ravagers are always key. I have never used disintegrators, but I am tempted to. Nine AP2 shoots is nothing to sniff at. With Grotesques and seven raiders (plus blasters) doing vehicle destruction a MEQ killing machine like S5 AP2 is very nice. Not even to target terminators, as they have stormshields for their stormshields, but rather to destroy anything that thinks about getting in range. Think what they could do to long fangs? The average number of damage rolls a dark lance gets on AV12 is only one, and even then who knows what result you will get. I think that going with the infantry slaughter is a better choice.
What are the strengths, the weaknesses, thoughts on Baron, and are you on team dark lance or team disintegrator?
Baron Sathonyx
3 Haemonculi - 1 with Darkgate/1 with Shattershard and Venom Blade/1 with Venom Blade
4 Grotesque - Raider (FF)/Haemonculi
4 Grotesque - Raider (FF)/Haemonculi
4 Grotesque - Raider (FF)/Haemonculi
5 Warriors - 1 Blaster/Raider (FF)
5 Warriors - 1 Blaster/Raider (FF)
10 Wracks - Raider (FF)
10 Wracks - Raider (FF)
Ravager - FF/Dark Lances or Disintegrators?
Ravager - FF/Dark Lances or Disintegrators?
Ravager - FF/Dark Lances or Disintegrators?
The Baron gives a +1 to the deployment roll. This is a great chance for an alpha strike army. His 2+ also makes him a useful distraction unit. But - for his points I could add another blaster squad, which is two more dark lances and another scoring unit.
The Haemonculi give the Grotesques a huge Ld boost. the Darkgate can smash vehicles big time and the Shattershard will eat things hardcore with its toughness test or remove model rule. They also give Grotesques a +1S from furious charge. Venom blades are in place to use 10 loose points.
Grotesques punch tanks. Tanks blow up. People in tanks come out to play but high toughness and number of wounds mean they also are eaten.
Warriors shoot side armor and assist in unmeching the table.
Wracks can either assault or hold an objective in cover with FNP.
Ravagers are always key. I have never used disintegrators, but I am tempted to. Nine AP2 shoots is nothing to sniff at. With Grotesques and seven raiders (plus blasters) doing vehicle destruction a MEQ killing machine like S5 AP2 is very nice. Not even to target terminators, as they have stormshields for their stormshields, but rather to destroy anything that thinks about getting in range. Think what they could do to long fangs? The average number of damage rolls a dark lance gets on AV12 is only one, and even then who knows what result you will get. I think that going with the infantry slaughter is a better choice.
What are the strengths, the weaknesses, thoughts on Baron, and are you on team dark lance or team disintegrator?