Cryx Pairing: Goreshade3 + Scaverous

Ryilan
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Cryx Pairing: Goreshade3 + Scaverous Jun 15, 2017 9:19:58 GMT

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Post by Ryilan on Jun 15, 2017 9:19:58 GMT

Greetings servants of the Dragonfather,

For some reason i decided to build a Cryx pairing. I would blame Nyxu, but since he’s been tremendously helpful in creating these lists to begin with i won’t do that

This is the pairing i came up with:

War Room Army

Cryx - Goreshade, Lord of Yarr!

Theme: The Ghost Fleet

3 / 3 Free Cards 75 / 75 Army

Goreshade, Lord of Ruin - WJ: +27
- Kraken - PC: 36 (Battlegroup Points Used: 27)

Captain Rengrave - PC: 0
Hellslinger Phantom - PC: 0
Machine Wraith - PC: 2
Machine Wraith - PC: 2
Pistol Wraith - PC: 0

Blackbane's Ghost Raiders - Blackbane & 9 Grunts: 17
Revenant Crew of the Atramentous - Leader & 5 Grunts: 9
- Revenant Crew Rifleman - PC: 2
- Revenant Crew Rifleman - PC: 2
- Revenant Crew Rifleman - PC: 2
Revenant Crew of the Atramentous - Leader & 5 Grunts: 9
- Revenant Crew Rifleman - PC: 2
- Revenant Crew Rifleman - PC: 2
- Revenant Crew Rifleman - PC: 2
Revenant Crew of the Atramentous - Leader & 5 Grunts: 9
- Revenant Crew Rifleman - PC: 2
- Revenant Crew Rifleman - PC: 2
- Revenant Crew Rifleman - PC: 2

War Room Army

Cryx - Lord Birdzerker Scaverous

Theme: No Theme Selected

75 / 75 Army

Lord Exhumator Scaverous - WJ: +27
- Skarlock Thrall - PC: 4
- Cankerworm - PC: 9 (Battlegroup Points Used: 9)
- Deathripper - PC: 6 (Battlegroup Points Used: 6)
- Deathripper - PC: 6 (Battlegroup Points Used: 6)
- Erebus - PC: 16 (Battlegroup Points Used: 6)

Iron Lich Overseer - PC: 5
- Seether - PC: 13
Soul Trapper - PC: 1

Bane Warriors - Leader & 5 Grunts: 10
- Bane Warrior Officer & Standard - Officer & Standard: 6
Carrion Thralls - Leader & 9 Grunts: 10
Croe's Cutthroats - Leader & 9 Grunts: 16

I think the lists are explanatory for the most part. Gorehade3 leading a Ghost Fleet army. For his feat i’d use the machine wraiths/ghost raiders or stuff i brought back with Mockery of Life. Scaverous is my arm cracking list. Feast of Worms + Dark Shroud combined with several things that hurt like hell should be able to crack armor well, especially combined with telekinesis helping out or screwing up my opponent’s line. The birds are there to jam and to be eaten by the Seether for some sweet BIRDZERKING!

I’d like to know what to look out for with this pairing, what it’s weak against etc. Any suggestions as to the army themselves is always welcome.

Thank you for your time in advance,

Ryilan

Jun 7, 2017 19:57:46 GMT thelat said:

Your icon is tricking me into thinking that everything you say is very angry, even though it doesn't read that way.

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Cryx Pairing: Goreshade3 + Scaverous Jun 15, 2017 9:29:54 GMT

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Post by Gamingdevil on Jun 15, 2017 9:29:54 GMT

Goreshade looks good.

For Scaverous, how about including the Wraith Engine instead of the Bane Warriors and Wrong Eye & Snapjaw instead of the ILO and Seether? Wraith Engine poses a difficult question to some opponents and after the CID comes through will make Scaverous very survivable against shooting. He also projects Dark Shroud and is a single target for Telekenisis. Wrong Eye & Snapjaw crack more armour than an unsupported Seether (you don't have Sirens) and Starcrossed is very obnoxious combined with rerolls.

You could also still drop the birds for min Bane Warriors in that setup and you save 2 points, 3 if you drop the Soul Trapper, so maybe you could upgrade the Deathrippers or something.

Also, I like Erebus with Scaverous, but he's pretty bad at cracking armour, so maybe consider Barathrum instead?

Last Edit: Jun 16, 2017 8:27:41 GMT by Gamingdevil

Ryilan
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Cryx Pairing: Goreshade3 + Scaverous Jun 16, 2017 7:58:50 GMT

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Post by Ryilan on Jun 16, 2017 7:58:50 GMT

The overseether combination is actually pretty close in terms of damage with Snapjaw (Unless it's a living model, then Snapwjaw wins by a landslide). But Snapjaw does have several advantages the Seether does not, including starcrossed and being guaranteed to make it to the other side. And as you pointed out, Starcrossed + rerolls = fun. This is also why i would keep Erebus though. Def 14 + Poltergeist + starcrossed + re-roll should go very well indeed. He also comes with his own ability to gather souls for Scaverous and since i can swing armour to a -4 his POW 16 attacks start to hurt a lot.

I like the idea of the Wraith Engine a lot. Combined with feast of worms his two, soon to be three attacks hit at POW 15 with a -4 armor mod. That combined with a min unit of Bane Warriors should be enough Dark Shroud to help with the armor cracking.

I won’t be dropping the Soultrap though, in fact i’m getting two more of them. Scaverous likes his souls and not having to rely on soul harvester or feast of worms for them means i can save focus. With only Death Ward as an upkeep, i can throw out 4 telekinesis (Including Skarlock) per turn, or 1 Feast of worms and 2 telekinesis. And this is out of feat turn.

War Room Army

Cryx - Lord Soulsearching Scaverous

Theme: No Theme Selected
75 / 75 Army

Lord Exhumator Scaverous - WJ: +27
- Skarlock Thrall - PC: 4
- Cankerworm - PC: 9 (Battlegroup Points Used: 9)
- Deathripper - PC: 6 (Battlegroup Points Used: 6)
- Deathripper - PC: 6 (Battlegroup Points Used: 6)
- Erebus - PC: 16 (Battlegroup Points Used: 6)

Wraith Engine - PC: 15

Soul Trapper - PC: 1
Soul Trapper - PC: 1
Soul Trapper - PC: 1
Wrong Eye - Wrong Eye & Snapjaw: 17
- Snapjaw

Bane Warriors - Leader & 5 Grunts: 10
Croe's Cutthroats - Leader & 9 Grunts: 16

Ryilan

Last Edit: Jun 16, 2017 8:00:36 GMT by Ryilan

Jun 7, 2017 19:57:46 GMT thelat said:

Your icon is tricking me into thinking that everything you say is very angry, even though it doesn't read that way.

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Gamingdevil The Sky Fell Posts: 1,524	Cryx Pairing: Goreshade3 + Scaverous Jun 16, 2017 8:28:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Gamingdevil on Jun 16, 2017 8:28:34 GMT Looks good to me. I would like to see WSC in there, but I don't really see where you could get the points.

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Cryx Pairing: Goreshade3 + Scaverous Jun 16, 2017 18:23:33 GMT

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Post by Morganstern on Jun 16, 2017 18:23:33 GMT

Jun 16, 2017 8:28:34 GMT Gamingdevil said:

Looks good to me. I would like to see WSC in there, but I don't really see where you could get the points.

You could drop Cankerworm to make room for the WSC and swap the skarlock for a Warwitch Siren.

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Cryx Pairing: Goreshade3 + Scaverous Jun 17, 2017 8:18:45 GMT

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Post by Ryilan on Jun 17, 2017 8:18:45 GMT

Jun 16, 2017 18:23:33 GMT Morganstern said:

Jun 16, 2017 8:28:34 GMT Gamingdevil said:

Looks good to me. I would like to see WSC in there, but I don't really see where you could get the points.

You could drop Cankerworm to make room for the WSC and swap the skarlock for a Warwitch Siren.

The problem with that i find is that i lose too much armor cracking for what i'm getting. Cankerworm can deal a solid amount of damage to stuff due to him halving their base arm and applying another -4 mod to it and i'm not sure if it's worth giving that up for a free upkeep, puppet master and a warwitch.

Ryilan

Jun 7, 2017 19:57:46 GMT thelat said:

Your icon is tricking me into thinking that everything you say is very angry, even though it doesn't read that way.

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Cryx Pairing: Goreshade3 + Scaverous Jun 20, 2017 6:24:48 GMT

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Post by Gamingdevil on Jun 20, 2017 6:24:48 GMT

Jun 17, 2017 8:18:45 GMT Ryilan said:

Jun 16, 2017 18:23:33 GMT Morganstern said:

You could drop Cankerworm to make room for the WSC and swap the skarlock for a Warwitch Siren.

The problem with that i find is that i lose too much armor cracking for what i'm getting. Cankerworm can deal a solid amount of damage to stuff due to him halving their base arm and applying another -4 mod to it and i'm not sure if it's worth giving that up for a free upkeep, puppet master and a warwitch.

Ryilan

Instead of getting a Warwitch, you could try dropping 2 Soul Trappers to max out the Bane Warriors (3 until the CID hits)? Or even add the CA to give them some added survivability. Cankerworm is indeed pretty solid though.

Cryx Pairing: Goreshade3 + Scaverous

Post by Ryilan on Jun 15, 2017 9:19:58 GMT

Post by Gamingdevil on Jun 15, 2017 9:29:54 GMT

Post by Ryilan on Jun 16, 2017 7:58:50 GMT

Post by Gamingdevil on Jun 16, 2017 8:28:34 GMT

Post by Morganstern on Jun 16, 2017 18:23:33 GMT

Post by Ryilan on Jun 17, 2017 8:18:45 GMT

Post by Gamingdevil on Jun 20, 2017 6:24:48 GMT