Local league, cryx worth picking up?

In addition to what you have there, I would recommend a few more warjacks, other than that, you have anything you need for some good lists. You could do the dark host theme easily with what you own, which is the bane theme. You could probably do infernal machines theme as well.

The reason themes (in competitive land) are so much better than normal is you are basically playing 7-12 points above someone who is not playing in a theme. And while that may not make a difference to some, its an extra warjack or a couple of solos, and to me, that makes a big difference.

Cryx can be competitive without themes and you have the pieces to do it, but themes "help you win more" by giving what you would normally take, let you take more of it, and give you additional abilities. Honestly I see no reason not to play in a theme.

For purchases, I would recommend the kit that has the inflictor warjack in it, good shield guard body guard jack that is semi-resilient. I would also recommend the crab-jack kit. If you know how to magnetize, any of those three warjacks are good in their own niche. The harrower is a non-character warjack with reach and thresher. The leviathan is a good ranged jack with a powerful (albeit unreliable at times) gun, and the desecrator has good synergy with banes and has both armor cracking and anti-infantry options.

The seether is great in black industries where it can get to the other side of the board. cheap jack with good offensive stats that is really saved by Carapace.

-und_ed

Cheers Tiberius, I had actually bookmarked it as something to look at on the trip home tonight. Was mainly opening it up to the forum as a first port of call as the league has only been confirmed Sunday evening and I hadn't had a chance to deep dive.

As for pSkarre, how do you find the revised feat playing out? The commentary I got was that the feat being based on how many models you wanted to affect really limited the usefulness. I'm assuming this hasn't been your experience then?

For me, while it is no longer a global buff, as you said, but take a damage for each target you need the +5 ARM and +5 STR on, it really doesn't matter too much as you can pick and choose your key components that you expect to be doing the work. Not every bane or troop needs it because there are usually only so many charge targets that need that extra hitting power. Obviously something going after a heavy or a warcaster or some tough key solo can get it. If it is a bane attacking a single wound infantry, they don't need it. And Dark Guidance, the spell, is still a global effect so all the guys will still get the additional dice to hit.

So Skarre is just as good as before, just now includes some decision making and extra damage taking.