05 Jan 2014
I helped a buddy out in testing his 2k Empire list for an upcoming tourny. I haven't played in a long town, and the rust was evident. This is what I had:
SM with Hellheart, Dragon Helm, Crown of Command, Great Weapon
BSB with Dragonbane Gem, Armor of Silvered Steel
6 Bulls, standard and musician
6 Guts with full command, standard of Discipline
10 Gnoblars with full command, trappers
4 MFC with full command, Heavy armor, Fist, Dragonhide
2x1 Sabertusk
1 Stonehorn
1 Ironblaster
He had this as I recall
Level 4 Wizard with Life, dispell scroll
BSB on barded steed with great weapon
2x4 Demigryphs both with magic banner, one had gleaming pendent, the other flaming
Steam Tank
Great Cannon
Big block of swordsmen with 2x5 detachment of bowmen
The magical chariot
A block of 10 nights
I deployed horribly, blocking my Gut behind my bulls, and allowing him a chain over run charge off of a sabertusk into my bulls from one Demigryph. I did however stop the other one up with my gnoblars, who never die in vain. This allowed me to charge that unit with my MFC and Stonehorn and crush them.
His cannon misfired and lost his second turn of shooting as well. My Cannon took 5 wounds off the tank and 1 off the chariot. I then mistook the tank to only having 6 wounds to start instead of 10, so didn't finish it off with another shot, thinking I could finish it off with magic or charges. Woops...
I also managed to get a sabertusk into his great cannon, but died in the close combat after killing only 2 of the 3 crew....
I was banking on trollgutting my Ironguts as well, but only managed to cast in the first magic phase. I failed to cast numerous times ending my magic phase. I also failed to roll well enough to stop his magic phase. I did manage to Hellheart the caster, having him drop the small template on his unit which killed a bunch of guys, but he only lost one magic die so it didn't affect his casting at all.
I lost my Stonehorn to the tank, as I charged it when it had 5 wounds taking and thinking it only had one left. I only got 3 impact hits, and did no wounds. He then ground me out over 4 combat phases. 10 wounds.. Not 6....
MFC were still alive at the end of the game, having went through both Demigryph units and into the swordsmen.
BSB was still alive and in combat with the knights, the slaughtermaster died in a challenge as he constantly had a +4 toughness spell on his unit that I could never manage to dispel, and I failed to successfully cast any spell to heal the slaughtermaster at all...
Cannon was still alive, grinding away into the front of the knights that had my BSB and dead SM in its rear.
Over all I think my list could do well. I positioned horribly, and moved badly. I am WAY out of practice to the odd movement style of WHF. I also rolled the worst magic phases I have ever seen. I couldn't cast anything, he couldn't fail in casting anything.
SM with Hellheart, Dragon Helm, Crown of Command, Great Weapon
BSB with Dragonbane Gem, Armor of Silvered Steel
6 Bulls, standard and musician
6 Guts with full command, standard of Discipline
10 Gnoblars with full command, trappers
4 MFC with full command, Heavy armor, Fist, Dragonhide
2x1 Sabertusk
1 Stonehorn
1 Ironblaster
He had this as I recall
Level 4 Wizard with Life, dispell scroll
BSB on barded steed with great weapon
2x4 Demigryphs both with magic banner, one had gleaming pendent, the other flaming
Steam Tank
Great Cannon
Big block of swordsmen with 2x5 detachment of bowmen
The magical chariot
A block of 10 nights
I deployed horribly, blocking my Gut behind my bulls, and allowing him a chain over run charge off of a sabertusk into my bulls from one Demigryph. I did however stop the other one up with my gnoblars, who never die in vain. This allowed me to charge that unit with my MFC and Stonehorn and crush them.
His cannon misfired and lost his second turn of shooting as well. My Cannon took 5 wounds off the tank and 1 off the chariot. I then mistook the tank to only having 6 wounds to start instead of 10, so didn't finish it off with another shot, thinking I could finish it off with magic or charges. Woops...
I also managed to get a sabertusk into his great cannon, but died in the close combat after killing only 2 of the 3 crew....
I was banking on trollgutting my Ironguts as well, but only managed to cast in the first magic phase. I failed to cast numerous times ending my magic phase. I also failed to roll well enough to stop his magic phase. I did manage to Hellheart the caster, having him drop the small template on his unit which killed a bunch of guys, but he only lost one magic die so it didn't affect his casting at all.
I lost my Stonehorn to the tank, as I charged it when it had 5 wounds taking and thinking it only had one left. I only got 3 impact hits, and did no wounds. He then ground me out over 4 combat phases. 10 wounds.. Not 6....
MFC were still alive at the end of the game, having went through both Demigryph units and into the swordsmen.
BSB was still alive and in combat with the knights, the slaughtermaster died in a challenge as he constantly had a +4 toughness spell on his unit that I could never manage to dispel, and I failed to successfully cast any spell to heal the slaughtermaster at all...
Cannon was still alive, grinding away into the front of the knights that had my BSB and dead SM in its rear.
Over all I think my list could do well. I positioned horribly, and moved badly. I am WAY out of practice to the odd movement style of WHF. I also rolled the worst magic phases I have ever seen. I couldn't cast anything, he couldn't fail in casting anything.
The greatest power is often simple patience.
E. Joseph Cossman
OK 8th Win/Loss: 4-3
E. Joseph Cossman
OK 8th Win/Loss: 4-3