faelin
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Post by faelin on Mar 19, 2018 6:43:49 GMT
I keep finding myself facing double bane riders, often with Coven, but not always. I was wondering, what kinds of different tactics have you found best to deal with them? What casters are best against Coven? Which worst?
Just looking for other's thoughts.
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bundeez
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Post by bundeez on Mar 19, 2018 20:33:55 GMT
I had some luck against that list with Lucant and the TEP's:
Convergence Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] Destruction Initiative
(Lucant 1) Father Lucant, Divinity Architect [+28]
- Conservator [12]
- Conservator [12]
- Conservator [12]
- Corollary [6]
- Inverter [15]
Attunement Servitors [0]
Attunement Servitors [0]
Reflex Servitors [0]
Reflex Servitors [0]
Optifex Directive [4]
Optifex Directive [4]
Transfinite Emergence Projector [19]
Transfinite Emergence Projector [19]
TEPs can circumvent Coven feat (and clouds), beat stealth, decent chance to kill riders and help out vs. wraith engine. The feat usually lets the TEPs survive and Lucant can help out against wraight engine/heavies as well.
Only thing to be aware of is the Blind. Crit only, so takes some tries to get off. If it happens feat and engage or back off if the feat is not available (or a bad time to do).
If Lucant is not working out for you the list works just as well with Axis instead. Just be aware that he does not have a damage buff (outsite feat) or magical weapons. So if you meet a lot of wraith engines, Lucant might be the better choice.
Only other list/caster I played into Cryx was Iron Mother (Axiom and 3 assimilators), but most cryx lists eat that for breakfast.
Orion might be interesting with his great assassination potential against Coven.
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faelin
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Post by faelin on Mar 20, 2018 1:17:29 GMT
That is almost exactly my generic drop, except replace the second optifex with a third reflex.
So my answers to everything is TEP. I wish they would rebalance our options a bit to bring a few more models into viability
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bundeez
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Post by bundeez on Mar 20, 2018 5:10:03 GMT
I completely agree with you.
While the TEP is amazing, it IS kinda boring when it's the only real answer in the faction. And opponents pretty much know what to expect, which makes it easier for them to counter play/build for it.
I would love a Convergence CID. Fix the bad jacks, fix most of the units and/or the recursion from the Enigma Foundries and maybe some of the casters. Aurora could use a infantry damage buff instead of Arcane Might for example.
Then I could play each Theme in tournaments and not have to drop 2xTEP in every match in every tournament forever and ever and ever...
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