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Post by geo67 on Mar 16, 2018 14:48:44 GMT
So, I'm building out my Grave Diggers lists, and I was wondering if Trencher Jr Warcaster is worth picking up.,(I rarely see him in any lists. I see him on the wrack at the LGS, and wonder if that's for a reason).
If so, strengths, weaknesses?
Maybe he's just a nice model to have in the box?
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Juris
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Post by Juris on Mar 16, 2018 20:12:43 GMT
So, I'm building out my Grave Diggers lists, and I was wondering if Trencher Jr Warcaster is worth picking up.,(I rarely see him in any lists. I see him on the wrack at the LGS, and wonder if that's for a reason). If so, strengths, weaknesses? Maybe he's just a nice model to have in the box? He's very good, but most often (for me, at least) I don't have a place or need for him in my lists. Honestly, he is more useful in Heavy Metal than he is in Gravediggers. His pros: He's very surviveable (dig-in on a 14/14 statline with overboosts). Rift is a very good spell for niche situations. Firegroup is a fantastic spell to support light warjacks in Cygnar. His Cons: He's 4 points and requires a warjack not on your warcaster. Gravediggers highly incentivizes you to bring at least 60 points of Trencher models, and bringing a warjack that is not paid for by warjack points digs deeply into that pool of "flex" points. Also, the Warjack's ideal targets can likely be dealt with similarly or in a stronger fashion by other Trencher models. In short, he's good, but not better than other options in Gravediggers in most lists. Consider him strongly with a Charger or a Grenadier in a Heavy Metal list, however. Bringing him with Grenadier, and a unit of Trencher Combat Engineers can be solid.
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Post by 36cygnar24guy36 on Mar 16, 2018 21:03:42 GMT
Pretty much what Juris said, points are too tight in Gravediggers, but in Heavy Metal he can fit in
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luckgod84
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Post by luckgod84 on Mar 16, 2018 22:02:51 GMT
I struggle to fit him in lists, mainly due to wanting to take as many trenchers as possible for free Finn and double trench busters. His jacks not counting for points towards solos is what kills it for me using him in grave diggers. Maybe if Grenadiers counted???
I do have a Stryker1 list I want to try out with Stryker running a Hurricane and Trench Jr running a Stormwall. With Snipe and Firegroup the Stormwall goes to range 20!
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Post by Soul Samurai on Mar 17, 2018 10:27:54 GMT
What is his actual role in your lists?
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Post by 36cygnar24guy36 on Mar 17, 2018 12:00:45 GMT
What is his actual role in your lists? Fuel a ranged Jack and be hard to kill at range
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luckgod84
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Post by luckgod84 on Mar 17, 2018 18:43:39 GMT
Late game chuck out a rift to stop a model contesting... it will win you games!
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moquan
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Post by moquan on Mar 18, 2018 9:05:18 GMT
Gravediggers, not so much. Somewhere else with something like 2 chargers, seems good.
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