Sorscha - a poor man's Una2 battle blog

Played her once in a SR (fairly Meh showing 1-2)

First Game (not her). PLayed a vlad2 AC list. Brain fart. Yes. That Blight bringer can TRAMPLE to Vlad2 who was an idiot to go try to kill a constesting model. Really stupid play as I likely would have won on Scenario - or at least been close. Good reminder. Plus TOTALLY screwed up the bombers - who should have mini-feated and if they had I think I totally win the game.

Game Two (s3). Played Shae for the first time ever. Once again the weak link for AC with S3 the way I have her built - spread the net. It is just brutal to get back to the 2 scoring elements on his side. Was doing "OK - though I did get a few Shocks turned into Press gangers. Would have been interesting to see how it turned if I hadn't lost 2-7

Game 3 (vlad) - Kinda tabled a new player. Bombers did what they should have done game 1 - mini-feated to shoot twice.


Getting "concerned" about spread the net. I think it represents the scenario I have lost, by far, the most with the theme. I would love to hear later in the month as people get the chariots on the table how it is going for them. I may do some juggling to get Hutchuck into the list JUST for this scenario... Maybe Lose the second unit of Shocktroopers for a rager and a drakhun. Or figure out a way to get eliminators in....

I will chime in here. I am not sure S3 is the best AC Caster out there, but I want to try her since her Flank interactions are not easy to measure from theory.

So I wanna run a first test with her:
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Khador Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] Armored Corps

!!! Your army contains pre-release entries.

[Sorscha 3] Kommandant Sorscha Kratikoff [+28]
- Berserker [8]
- Berserker [8]
- Rager [10]
- Rager [10]
- Sylys Wyshnalyrr, The Seeker [4]
Man-O-War Drakhun [9]
Man-O-War Drakhun [9]
Man-O-War Kovnik [4]
Man-O-War Suppression Tanker [0(6)]
Man-O-War Suppression Tanker [0(6)]
Kommandant Atanas Arconovich & Standard [7]
Man-O-War Demolition Corps (max) [14]
- Sergeant Dragos Dragadovich [0(6)]
Man-O-War Shocktroopers (max) [16]
- Man-O-War Shocktrooper Officer [4]

Its the basics. Cheap jacks to abuse Flank, a lot of Countercharge and a good and easy way to abuse Shatter on the Demos. This List should have enough dmg for any list out there.

I like the idea of having ranged in the list, either with bombs or Jacks, but I want to test the fundamentales first.

how is sorscha3 for you guys working out? the questions for me in building a list are:

should i even consider beast09 is he worth 18 points?

kodiaks, berserkers or ragers? i would prefer kodiaks because of there toolbox and "real" heavy status.

Drakhuns? overcosted 1hit scalpels, flank enablers, how much value do they really bring

ST? As mentioned IF enables them to camp in a zone and they will be your safety scenario net. (for me a stable under sorscha)

Balance between Jacks and MoW? should i shoot for the 3 free cards or will 2 work just fine.

Is atanas really necessary when you don't get that much out of tactician (countercharging drakhuns through ST's sound fun, but worth it?)

could ask 10 more questions... Sorscha3 at least for me leaves the list building process with a few holes, which vlad2/irusk2 all can cover. I like the flank bonus but what's in her kit that enables to win the game? attrition through flank? scenario because of cloudwall and huge amount of high arm boxes (but slow). assassination? how? in my opinion she is to straight forward for this.

That's my list for at the moment. It's hard to play the price for dragos, but i think he brings more to a min squad, then just 2 more dudes (wrong?). In the FB group there is a guy who seems to love Zerkers with her, so i will try them out.
The list in waddling into scenarios, probably tanks the alpha but can countpunch pretty hard. The kodiaks are mobile and are amazing under flank and the ST are the scenario anker (duh)

War Room Army

Khador - Sorscha AK

Theme: Armored Corps
2 / 2 Free Cards 75 / 75 Army


Kommandant Sorscha Kratikoff - WJ: +28
- Sylys Wyshnalyrr, The Seeker - PC: 4
- Kodiak - PC: 13 (Battlegroup Points Used: 13)
- Kodiak - PC: 13 (Battlegroup Points Used: 13)
- Berserker - PC: 8 (Battlegroup Points Used: 2)
- Berserker - PC: 8

Man-O-War Suppression Tanker - PC: 0
Man-O-War Suppression Tanker - PC: 0
Man-O-War Strike Tanker - PC: 5
Man-O-War Strike Tanker - PC: 5
Man-O-War Drakhun - PC: 9
- Man-O-War Drakhun (Continued)
Man-O-War Kovnik - PC: 4

Man-O-War Shocktroopers - Leader & 4 Grunts: 16
- Man-O-War Shocktrooper Officer - PC: 4
Man-O-War Demolition Corps - Leader & 2 Grunts: 8
- Sergeant Dragos Dragadovich - PC: 6


THEME: Armored Corps
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GENERATED : 07/15/2018 09:20:38
BUILD ID : 2067.18-06-10

The thing that Sorscha does which neither of the others can do is play a NASTY sorta of control game.

A)  Don't like Chosen - well lets just freeze a few to block the charge.  In an ideal world make it the unit leader
B)  Want to tune your demo corp to an 11 - freeze something.

I am right now on a Vlad2 kick so I haven't gotten back to her (plus if I build the second unit of Demo Corp I have to paint the second unit and I am so behind as it is....) but I think that ultimately that is her play - lots of demo corps and lots of jacks.  I think Ragers are ideal here - as they can take some shield guards to protect demos on the approach.  Slyss also cause spell.  

Altanas is strange.  Tactician isn't required but relentless charge is fantastic on the DC and then Relal strike is hysterical on her in the late game.

I may have to take it out again for a spin but Vlad2 is so much fun.

I found that I wanted Kodiaks because of pathfinder.  I played Beast 09 and when he worked with flank he was a glorious killing machine but my opponents sorta figured that out early.  

I have been sadly playing a lot more vlad2.  I found her not that great into CG - where I really wanted Vlad2's feat on DemoCorp to help with threat extension.  Hopefully get back to her later in the month.

Also, as an aside, don't play any version of Sorscha without beast09. He's absolutely worth every point and then some. Don't view him as a beater, though: He doesn't actually do any more damage than a Jugg. He's a tech piece that seriously punishes people for shooting, clears out pesky infantry, and is a fantastic place to put Freezer from the forge seers.

Freezer + Countercharge from Stoke is also incredibly mean.

Problem is karchev can't take beast09, and you need cold immunity to be able to get freezer