Post by Arguleon Veq on Jan 7, 2009 18:22:00 GMT -5
Game 7 - Vs High Elves - 2000 Points
A different High Elf opponent to my regular Chracian High Elf opponent, his list was as follows -
Archmage; +1 Power, Ring, Scroll, Extra Level.
Mage; Annulian Crystal.
Mage; Extra Level, Scroll.
Captain; Great Weapon, Armour of Caledor.
21 Spears; FC
21 Spears; FC
15 Lions; FC
15 Pheonix Guard; FC, Banner of Sorcery.
14 Archers;
Bolt Thrower;
I am back to my list with Lord on Pegasus.
Pre Game Thoughts;
Another game where I will have to close with the enemy as I cant sit back and try to out shoot 14 Power Dice, 14 Archers and a Bolt Thrower. My army has seemed to do better on the offense though.
I think its pretty much the same plan as against the last High Elf list, this one will try to do the same, I will attempt to hunt his mages with my Knights and Ogres, take out his Archers and Thrower with my Lord. I will try to pin the Spears down with Maneaters whilst my fire-power weakens the elite units enough for me to be able to beat them.
Spells - The lesser mages got 1 and 1+2 on the Elf lore, the Archmage had 2,3,4,5 on Fire.
Early Game;
The Elves went first casting Shield on both Spear units. Shooting killed a Light Cav and wounded a Leadbelcher. I scrolled Conflag on my Pikes.
I advanced, my Light Cav with Maneaters and Lord on the left, Belchers, Lone Maneater and Heavy Cav down the right [Heavy Cav Shielding the Belchers] and my Infantry up the middle. My Cannon misfired and my Hotpot scattered wide. My Crossbows were out of range.
The Elves cast Firey Blast on my Heavy Cav, doing 5 wounds, I failed 4 of those 5 3+ Saves!. I got the feeling it was going to be another one of those games. Magic also killed a few pikes and shooting killed my Lords Pegasus.
My lone Heavy Cav Champ charged into the Pheonix Guard, contacting a mage, going for a last glorious charge. My Lord Moved up with the Maneaters, my Fast Cav moved to block the Archers LOS. my Duellists also moved over to support my left flank. My Handguns did a few wounds to white lions but 4 of 5. 5+ Saves were passed. My Hotpot did kill 2 though, my Cannon overshot but landed on the Bolt Thrower, killing it. Maybe my luck was changing.
The lone champ was hit by 2 Pheonix Guard. 1 wound. Another failed 3+ Save. His glorious charge resulting in miserable failure [Poor Knights!].
The Elves got ready for a big magic phase with my line right on top of his, now was his time to cause some serious damage. A Miscast wrecked his phase though and killed a few white lions. Shooting did kill all my Light Cav though.
Ogres Charge!;
My Maneaters and Lord charged the Spears on the left, 2 Maneaters hitting the mage. My lone Maneater charged the Spears on the right, hitting the Captain. My Leadbelchers moved up to shoot the Pheonix Guard, whilst my Duellists moved to shoot the Archers. My two Infantry Blocks continued to march up, ready for some fighting next turn.
The Belchers open up on the Pheonix Guard, killing 4 and doing 2 wounds to themselves...
The Duellists kill a few Archers.
The Maneaters and Lord cause 8 Wounds and kill the Mage but the Elves somehow hold. My Lone Maneater is wounded by the Captain and then by the Spears, he then does no damage at all and fails his Stubborn Break Test despite a re-roll, he gets away though and the Elves rush into my Paymasters unit. I lose a few men but do some wounds back, I win the combat by 1 and the Elves break and are ran down!.
The Pheonix Guard charge my Belchers who flee as a charge response so they can rally and stand and shoot when re-charged. The Elves still have a lot of magic but are limited in what they can cast at and so the damage is stunted. The Archmage then miscast and ended the phase. The Archers kill 2 Duellists.
My Belchers rally whilst the lone Maneater continues to run. My Duellists move to the flank of the Archers whilst my Paymasters unit turn to face the rear of the Pheonix Guard. My Pikes charged the depleted White Lions. Losing the combat but holding. My Maneaters and Lord beat and break the other Elven Spears, running them down. The Duellists shoot down some more Archers as do my Crossbows.
The Pheonix Guard charge my Belchers again, I stand and shoot and kill more of the Elves, the combat is drawn. In combat the Archmage cuts down 2 more Pikes thanks to the Flaming Sword [he killed 2 last turn as well] but the White Lions dont do so well and my Pikes cause a few wounds, the Pikes win but the Lions hold. The Archmage also cast Conflag on my Paymasters unit, killing 14 of them with 1 spell....
Closing Stages;
My Maneater Rallies. My Paymasters unit now too battered to assist the Belchers with a rear charge, stay put. The Maneaters and Lord turn to face the rear of the Lions. My Crossbows, Handguns and Pistols down the last Archers. My Belchers and Pheonix Guard draw again.
The combats continue, the Pikes still winning but the Lions holding. My Belchers finally break.
My Lord and Maneaters hit the rear of the Lions whilst the Duellists hit the flank. I wipe the out. I shoot at the Pheonix Guard bringing their numbers very low.
The Pheonix Guard, the last of the High Elves on the battlefield fail a charge on my Belchers and in my last turn my shooting finishes the unit off.
Result - Win
Massacre to the Dogs of War!
Post Game Thoughts;
It went very much like the last game against High Elves, a poor magic phase with my line on top of his and them my army hitting home pretty hard and breaking some units.My luck was up and down in this game, I got lucky with the cannon killing the bolt thrower by accident and my Paymasters Lads breaking those Elven Spears in 1 turn but my armour saves were abysmal and I couldnt seem to make my opponent fail any. It all evened out in the end, some of my bad luck with the Lone Ogre failing a re-rolled Stubborn test actually helped me in the end.
The plan went fine, My Stubborn units dealing with the dangerous Spears whilst my shooting worn down the Elite units enough for me to kill them off in combat. The Belchers performed their role well against the Pheonix Guard, whittling their numbers and drawing them away from the main combats to stop them doing any flank charging. Conflag killing almost all my Paymasters unit in 1 turn was nasty, had the Lions broke my Spears too in that turn when they won combat, the game could have been much closer.
My list seems to do much better when on the offense. Of my 5 wins, 4 are where I have took the fight to the enemy, both losses have been where I have hung back. Odd for a DoW army, I think its down to me focussing on my Ogres more when I am being offensive with them and thus using them more effectivly. My Lord went and got another Pegasus killed though, the RSPCA will be on to him soon.
A different High Elf opponent to my regular Chracian High Elf opponent, his list was as follows -
Archmage; +1 Power, Ring, Scroll, Extra Level.
Mage; Annulian Crystal.
Mage; Extra Level, Scroll.
Captain; Great Weapon, Armour of Caledor.
21 Spears; FC
21 Spears; FC
15 Lions; FC
15 Pheonix Guard; FC, Banner of Sorcery.
14 Archers;
Bolt Thrower;
I am back to my list with Lord on Pegasus.
Pre Game Thoughts;
Another game where I will have to close with the enemy as I cant sit back and try to out shoot 14 Power Dice, 14 Archers and a Bolt Thrower. My army has seemed to do better on the offense though.
I think its pretty much the same plan as against the last High Elf list, this one will try to do the same, I will attempt to hunt his mages with my Knights and Ogres, take out his Archers and Thrower with my Lord. I will try to pin the Spears down with Maneaters whilst my fire-power weakens the elite units enough for me to be able to beat them.
Spells - The lesser mages got 1 and 1+2 on the Elf lore, the Archmage had 2,3,4,5 on Fire.
Early Game;
The Elves went first casting Shield on both Spear units. Shooting killed a Light Cav and wounded a Leadbelcher. I scrolled Conflag on my Pikes.
I advanced, my Light Cav with Maneaters and Lord on the left, Belchers, Lone Maneater and Heavy Cav down the right [Heavy Cav Shielding the Belchers] and my Infantry up the middle. My Cannon misfired and my Hotpot scattered wide. My Crossbows were out of range.
The Elves cast Firey Blast on my Heavy Cav, doing 5 wounds, I failed 4 of those 5 3+ Saves!. I got the feeling it was going to be another one of those games. Magic also killed a few pikes and shooting killed my Lords Pegasus.
My lone Heavy Cav Champ charged into the Pheonix Guard, contacting a mage, going for a last glorious charge. My Lord Moved up with the Maneaters, my Fast Cav moved to block the Archers LOS. my Duellists also moved over to support my left flank. My Handguns did a few wounds to white lions but 4 of 5. 5+ Saves were passed. My Hotpot did kill 2 though, my Cannon overshot but landed on the Bolt Thrower, killing it. Maybe my luck was changing.
The lone champ was hit by 2 Pheonix Guard. 1 wound. Another failed 3+ Save. His glorious charge resulting in miserable failure [Poor Knights!].
The Elves got ready for a big magic phase with my line right on top of his, now was his time to cause some serious damage. A Miscast wrecked his phase though and killed a few white lions. Shooting did kill all my Light Cav though.
Ogres Charge!;
My Maneaters and Lord charged the Spears on the left, 2 Maneaters hitting the mage. My lone Maneater charged the Spears on the right, hitting the Captain. My Leadbelchers moved up to shoot the Pheonix Guard, whilst my Duellists moved to shoot the Archers. My two Infantry Blocks continued to march up, ready for some fighting next turn.
The Belchers open up on the Pheonix Guard, killing 4 and doing 2 wounds to themselves...
The Duellists kill a few Archers.
The Maneaters and Lord cause 8 Wounds and kill the Mage but the Elves somehow hold. My Lone Maneater is wounded by the Captain and then by the Spears, he then does no damage at all and fails his Stubborn Break Test despite a re-roll, he gets away though and the Elves rush into my Paymasters unit. I lose a few men but do some wounds back, I win the combat by 1 and the Elves break and are ran down!.
The Pheonix Guard charge my Belchers who flee as a charge response so they can rally and stand and shoot when re-charged. The Elves still have a lot of magic but are limited in what they can cast at and so the damage is stunted. The Archmage then miscast and ended the phase. The Archers kill 2 Duellists.
My Belchers rally whilst the lone Maneater continues to run. My Duellists move to the flank of the Archers whilst my Paymasters unit turn to face the rear of the Pheonix Guard. My Pikes charged the depleted White Lions. Losing the combat but holding. My Maneaters and Lord beat and break the other Elven Spears, running them down. The Duellists shoot down some more Archers as do my Crossbows.
The Pheonix Guard charge my Belchers again, I stand and shoot and kill more of the Elves, the combat is drawn. In combat the Archmage cuts down 2 more Pikes thanks to the Flaming Sword [he killed 2 last turn as well] but the White Lions dont do so well and my Pikes cause a few wounds, the Pikes win but the Lions hold. The Archmage also cast Conflag on my Paymasters unit, killing 14 of them with 1 spell....
Closing Stages;
My Maneater Rallies. My Paymasters unit now too battered to assist the Belchers with a rear charge, stay put. The Maneaters and Lord turn to face the rear of the Lions. My Crossbows, Handguns and Pistols down the last Archers. My Belchers and Pheonix Guard draw again.
The combats continue, the Pikes still winning but the Lions holding. My Belchers finally break.
My Lord and Maneaters hit the rear of the Lions whilst the Duellists hit the flank. I wipe the out. I shoot at the Pheonix Guard bringing their numbers very low.
The Pheonix Guard, the last of the High Elves on the battlefield fail a charge on my Belchers and in my last turn my shooting finishes the unit off.
Result - Win
Massacre to the Dogs of War!
Post Game Thoughts;
It went very much like the last game against High Elves, a poor magic phase with my line on top of his and them my army hitting home pretty hard and breaking some units.My luck was up and down in this game, I got lucky with the cannon killing the bolt thrower by accident and my Paymasters Lads breaking those Elven Spears in 1 turn but my armour saves were abysmal and I couldnt seem to make my opponent fail any. It all evened out in the end, some of my bad luck with the Lone Ogre failing a re-rolled Stubborn test actually helped me in the end.
The plan went fine, My Stubborn units dealing with the dangerous Spears whilst my shooting worn down the Elite units enough for me to kill them off in combat. The Belchers performed their role well against the Pheonix Guard, whittling their numbers and drawing them away from the main combats to stop them doing any flank charging. Conflag killing almost all my Paymasters unit in 1 turn was nasty, had the Lions broke my Spears too in that turn when they won combat, the game could have been much closer.
My list seems to do much better when on the offense. Of my 5 wins, 4 are where I have took the fight to the enemy, both losses have been where I have hung back. Odd for a DoW army, I think its down to me focussing on my Ogres more when I am being offensive with them and thus using them more effectivly. My Lord went and got another Pegasus killed though, the RSPCA will be on to him soon.