Post by Big Fat Troll on Jul 3, 2017 3:16:45 GMT
Something occurred to me today.
So, you can't really play a king against a caster like Denny 1 or she will just focus fire it into oblivion before it does anything and you will lose the game right there because you're so far behind on attrition you can't catch up. Borka changes that calculus, but how about changing the arithmetic instead? Losing 36 points this way is way too much, but 16? That's less than a Bomber. The War Wagon has the same footprint but greater threat range and ratio of boxes to point cost. It doesn't have nearly as much damage output, of course, but for the purpose of soaking damage, it's more cost effective.
Of course, it will usually do more than soak damage. The wagon would still be attacking and could still be played quite aggressively, ranging ahead and disrupting enemy lines.
Why would this even matter? Well, Kriel Company does not have a full-fledged screening unit. So the Wagon could fill that niche somewhat even if the tactics are a little different. KC lists do struggle with opposing gun lines. A Wagon could get up the field before it gets shot up and block LOS, tie up a couple things in melee, do some damage with those impact attacks, etc.
I wish I'd thought of this list in CID. Perhaps I could have lobbied to change the restriction from disallowing beasts who don't have ranged attacks to disallowing warlocks who don't.
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Trollbloods Army - 74 / 75 points
[Theme] Kriel Company (CID)
!!! You are using a pre-release theme.
(Ragnor 1) Ragnor Skysplitter, The Runemaster [+30]
- Dire Troll Bomber [19]
- Mountain King [36]
- Trollkin Runebearer [4]
Troll Whelps [4]
Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scribes (min) [6]
- Stone Scribe Elder [3]
Trollkin War Wagon [16]
Trollkin War Wagon [16]
So, you can't really play a king against a caster like Denny 1 or she will just focus fire it into oblivion before it does anything and you will lose the game right there because you're so far behind on attrition you can't catch up. Borka changes that calculus, but how about changing the arithmetic instead? Losing 36 points this way is way too much, but 16? That's less than a Bomber. The War Wagon has the same footprint but greater threat range and ratio of boxes to point cost. It doesn't have nearly as much damage output, of course, but for the purpose of soaking damage, it's more cost effective.
Of course, it will usually do more than soak damage. The wagon would still be attacking and could still be played quite aggressively, ranging ahead and disrupting enemy lines.
Why would this even matter? Well, Kriel Company does not have a full-fledged screening unit. So the Wagon could fill that niche somewhat even if the tactics are a little different. KC lists do struggle with opposing gun lines. A Wagon could get up the field before it gets shot up and block LOS, tie up a couple things in melee, do some damage with those impact attacks, etc.
I wish I'd thought of this list in CID. Perhaps I could have lobbied to change the restriction from disallowing beasts who don't have ranged attacks to disallowing warlocks who don't.
conflictchamber.com/#c7201b_-0DfL0rc6bL6R0k0mhUhU
Trollbloods Army - 74 / 75 points
[Theme] Kriel Company (CID)
!!! You are using a pre-release theme.
(Ragnor 1) Ragnor Skysplitter, The Runemaster [+30]
- Dire Troll Bomber [19]
- Mountain King [36]
- Trollkin Runebearer [4]
Troll Whelps [4]
Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scribes (min) [6]
- Stone Scribe Elder [3]
Trollkin War Wagon [16]
Trollkin War Wagon [16]
