Jimsolo
Dracon
Posts : 3212
Join date : 2013-10-31
Location : Illinois
 |  Subject: Escalation League advice  Fri Jun 12 2015, 23:14 | |
| I have an escalation league coming up at my local, and I was looking for a little assistance. Here are the rules: - Spoiler:
- One codex. No allies.
- All armies use the "classic" Force Org chart (1-2 HQ, 2-6 Troop, 0-3 Elite, 0-3 Heavy Support, 0-3 Fast Attack. No Command Benefits.
- No Fortifications or Lord of War selections.
Escalation Rules: - Spoiler:
-Game one is 500 points.
-Each week the points value increases 250.
-Once a unit is taken, it must be taken again in every subsequent week.
-Units may not decrease in points or model size. Wargear selections may be altered, added, or dropped, but the total points and model count for the unit must be equal or larger than the week before. (For the purposes of these restrictions, Dedicated Transports count as being part of the unit they are selected for.)
- Units may not take upgrades between weeks which change their unit type. (You cannot field a Space Marine Command Squad as infantry and then upgrade them to bikes the following week, for example.)
Before I present my lists, whenever I've presented lists in the past I've always had people advocating the addition of units I don't own. To prevent that, here's a list of the models at my disposal. My available models: - Spoiler:
Lelith Hesperax
Urien Rakarth
Drazhar
3 Haemonculi (Scissorhand)
2 Archon (1 with sword, 1 with sword and blast pistol)
20 wyches (2 agonizer, 6 hydra gauntlets)
40 warriors (8 blaster/Dark Lance, 4 Splinter Cannon)
50+ wracks (1/5 ossefactors)
10 grotesques (2 scissorhands)
20 incubi
12 reavers (4 cluster caltrops, 4 heat lance)
15 hellions
15 scourges (4 heat lance, 4 haywire blaster)
5 Venoms
6 Raiders
1 Razorwing
3 Ravagers (magnetized to serve double duty as extra raiders)
1 Reaper
3 Taloi (Splinter cannon/Ichor injector)
3 Cronos (3 Spirit Probe, 1 Cronos is magnetized and can serve as a 4th Talos)
I've got the skills and the will to do minor bit conversions on them, but I lack the funds to purchase any new models during the campaign. (So Voidraven Bombers, Beast packs, adding two more Talos, etc, are all out as far as options go.)
Week One: - Spoiler:
-Archon (Huskblade, Armor of Misery) [100]
-Grotesques (x3) [160]
---Raider
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
Week Two: - Spoiler:
-Archon (Huskblade, Clone Field) [105]
-Grotesques (x3) [160]
---Raider
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Scourges (4x Heat Lance) [120]
-Scourges (4x Haywire Blaster) [120]
Week Three: - Spoiler:
-Archon (Huskblade, Shadow Field) [125]
-Grotesques (x3) [160]
---Raider
-Trueborn (4x Blaster) [170]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Scourges (4x Heat Lance) [120]
-Scourges (4x Haywire Blaster) [120]
-Reavers (x3, 1x Cluster Caltrops) [63]
Week Four: - Spoiler:
-Archon (Huskblade, Shadow Field, Helm of Spite) [150]
-Grotesques (x4, Abberation upgrade with Scissorhand) [215]
---Raider
-Trueborn (4x Blaster) [170]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Trueborn (4x Blaster) [170]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Scourges (4x Heat Lance) [120]
-Scourges (4x Haywire Blaster) [120]
-Reavers (x3, 1x Cluster Caltrops) [63]
Week Five: - Spoiler:
-Archon (Huskblade, Shadow Field, Helm of Spite) [150]
-Grotesques (x4, Abberation upgrade with Scissorhand) [215]
---Raider
-Trueborn (4x Blaster) [170]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Trueborn (4x Blaster) [170]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Scourges (4x Heat Lance) [120]
-Scourges (4x Haywire Blaster) [120]
-Reavers (x5, 1x Cluster Caltrops) [95]
-Ravager (default loadout) [110]
-Ravager (default loadout) [110]
Week Six: - Spoiler:
-Archon (Huskblade, Shadow Field, Helm of Spite, Webway Portal) [185]
-Grotesques (x4, Abberation upgrade with Scissorhand) [215]
---Raider
-Trueborn (4x Blaster) [170]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Trueborn (4x Blaster) [170]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Blaster) [120]
---Venom (Splinter Cannon x2)
-Kabalite Warriors (Splinter Cannon) [180]
---Raider (Night Shields, Splinter Racks)
-Scourges (4x Heat Lance) [120]
-Scourges (4x Haywire Blaster) [120]
-Reavers (x6, 2x Cluster Caltrops) [126]
-Ravager (default loadout) [110]
-Ravager (default loadout) [110]
Any suggestions or alterations are more than welcome! The large number of restrictions here have kind of stymied me. My normal Freakshow lists won't be possible with the composition restrictions. The de facto ban on Haemonculus Covens and Harlequins also limits my ability to run the army I have the most experience with under the new Codex. (Covens.) So any kind of aid is most appreciated. | |
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Jimsolo
Dracon
Posts : 3212
Join date : 2013-10-31
Location : Illinois
| | Subject: Re: Escalation League advice Sat Jun 13 2015, 22:37 | |
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Jimsolo
Dracon
Posts : 3212
Join date : 2013-10-31
Location : Illinois
| | Subject: Re: Escalation League advice Mon Jun 15 2015, 02:02 | |
| Did I structure this wrong? Lol, I know my lists aren't so ironclad no one can think of any suggestions. | |
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spellcheck2001
Le Maitre Macabre
Posts : 1325
Join date : 2013-03-28
Location : La La Land
| | Subject: Re: Escalation League advice Mon Jun 15 2015, 13:22 | |
| It looked pretty darn good to me  Possibly think about dropping the shadow field on the archon though. I think it is terribly overpriced for what it does. The grot bodyguard should be able to soak up wounds fired at him well enough Default loadout on the ravagers? Do you mean with dissie cannons? Would def upgrade them to lances (with the points saved from the shadow field  ) _________________  My DE project log  :- Harlequin Carnivale - La Danse Macabre  My Wargaming blog  :- Objective Secured | |
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