Post by Arguleon Veq on Feb 13, 2009 11:25:17 GMT -5
Game 5 - Vs Warriors of Chaos - 2000 Points
I used my normal list.
My opponents army was as follows;
Sorc Lord; Disk, Re Roll Item, Lvl4, Golden Eye. Tzeentch.
Sorc; Power Familiar, Book.
Sorc; Puppet.
Exalted; Khorne, Shield.
19 Khorne Warriors; FC, Shield.
19 Warriors; FC, Shield.
29 Marauders; Khorne, FC, Shield, LA.
4 Khorne Ogres; Chaos Armour, Champ, Great Weps.
Pre Game Thoughts;
Well I was facing a list with about as few units as me, but then again it was about equal to me magically and in combat. It would just be the usual routine of March Block and blast. Aiming for flank charges with the Hounds and Unclean One.
Game Summary;
Warriors went first and advanced, blasting 2 Hounds. I moved my Hounds and Unclean One up, killing a pair of Khorne Warriors.
Warriors advanced again, magic taking a wound off my Unclean One and killing some Horrors. In my turn my Hounds moved across my Battleline ready to try and get at the Ogres flank. I killed 7 Khorne Warriors thanks to my Unclean one and created 2 bases of Nurglings behind them. March blocking his packed army besides his Marauders on my right flank.
The army continued their advance, magic blasting more Horrors whilst the Disk Rider skimmed about to get better LoS. My Hounds charged the flank of the Ogres as they werent able to get out of my charge arc because of March Blocking. My Nurglings charged the Khorne Warriors in the rear. I also blasted 2 wounds off the Disk Rider thanks to flickering fire and did some damage to the Marauders. My Unclean One miscast though and lost a magic level.
My Hounds killed an Ogre and ran them off the board, my Nurglings killed 2 Khorne Warriors and won combat!, but the Warriors held.
Magic really started to take its toll on my Horrors and the Marauders continued down my flank towards them. The Khorne unit beat my Nurglings but they held with 1 wound after getting another kill. My Hounds returned from off the board, facing the Warrior combat. My Tzeentch Herald miscast, killed himself and 3 Horrors!, my Unclean one miscast again and lost another magic level!. My Nurglings finally died.
The Khorne Warriors moved on my Hounds, magic taking a Horror unit below half strength. In my turn my Unclean One hit the flank of the Marauders as they were just in his charge arc. My Hounds charged the last few Khorne Warriors. My magic failed again. My Hounds missed with 5 out of 6 attacks and 1 was cut down in return but i rolled well for Ld. My Unclean One beat the Marauders with his flank charge but they held and a nearby Sorc passed his Terror.
He continued to blast my Horrors in the last few turns, my Hounds were killed off and the Marauders continued to hold against my Unclean One untill in my last turn I got my mostly intact Horror unit into their flank and broke them, seeing them flee off the board.
Result - Win
Minor Victory for the Daemons.
Post Game Thoughts;
Well, very few casualties on both sides, I did kill his Ogres, Marauders and most of his Khorne unit though, so he only really had his characters and a unit of Warriors left. I had lost my Hounds and the vast majority of a Horror unit plus that Herald. March blocking went well, which made for a low kills game as with my magic failing with so many miscasts plus his magic doing pretty well and whenever he miscast he got a 12 result thanks to the puppet [also the reason why my Herald died and I lost 2 levels on the Unclean One] and got the spell off anyway.
My flank charges on his units on my flanks got me the points i needed for the win though, their flanks open thanks to me march blocking his central units and so leaving their inside flanks open for the charges of my faster units. I think Warriors are one of the best armies to face Daemons with, especially when you go magic heavy. My own magic heavy Warriors massacred a Kairos list not long ago. I was glad my opponent didnt get gate though, although a lot of my dice went into stopping pandemonium. The puppet was, as always, invaluable for my opponent.
I used my normal list.
My opponents army was as follows;
Sorc Lord; Disk, Re Roll Item, Lvl4, Golden Eye. Tzeentch.
Sorc; Power Familiar, Book.
Sorc; Puppet.
Exalted; Khorne, Shield.
19 Khorne Warriors; FC, Shield.
19 Warriors; FC, Shield.
29 Marauders; Khorne, FC, Shield, LA.
4 Khorne Ogres; Chaos Armour, Champ, Great Weps.
Pre Game Thoughts;
Well I was facing a list with about as few units as me, but then again it was about equal to me magically and in combat. It would just be the usual routine of March Block and blast. Aiming for flank charges with the Hounds and Unclean One.
Game Summary;
Warriors went first and advanced, blasting 2 Hounds. I moved my Hounds and Unclean One up, killing a pair of Khorne Warriors.
Warriors advanced again, magic taking a wound off my Unclean One and killing some Horrors. In my turn my Hounds moved across my Battleline ready to try and get at the Ogres flank. I killed 7 Khorne Warriors thanks to my Unclean one and created 2 bases of Nurglings behind them. March blocking his packed army besides his Marauders on my right flank.
The army continued their advance, magic blasting more Horrors whilst the Disk Rider skimmed about to get better LoS. My Hounds charged the flank of the Ogres as they werent able to get out of my charge arc because of March Blocking. My Nurglings charged the Khorne Warriors in the rear. I also blasted 2 wounds off the Disk Rider thanks to flickering fire and did some damage to the Marauders. My Unclean One miscast though and lost a magic level.
My Hounds killed an Ogre and ran them off the board, my Nurglings killed 2 Khorne Warriors and won combat!, but the Warriors held.
Magic really started to take its toll on my Horrors and the Marauders continued down my flank towards them. The Khorne unit beat my Nurglings but they held with 1 wound after getting another kill. My Hounds returned from off the board, facing the Warrior combat. My Tzeentch Herald miscast, killed himself and 3 Horrors!, my Unclean one miscast again and lost another magic level!. My Nurglings finally died.
The Khorne Warriors moved on my Hounds, magic taking a Horror unit below half strength. In my turn my Unclean One hit the flank of the Marauders as they were just in his charge arc. My Hounds charged the last few Khorne Warriors. My magic failed again. My Hounds missed with 5 out of 6 attacks and 1 was cut down in return but i rolled well for Ld. My Unclean One beat the Marauders with his flank charge but they held and a nearby Sorc passed his Terror.
He continued to blast my Horrors in the last few turns, my Hounds were killed off and the Marauders continued to hold against my Unclean One untill in my last turn I got my mostly intact Horror unit into their flank and broke them, seeing them flee off the board.
Result - Win
Minor Victory for the Daemons.
Post Game Thoughts;
Well, very few casualties on both sides, I did kill his Ogres, Marauders and most of his Khorne unit though, so he only really had his characters and a unit of Warriors left. I had lost my Hounds and the vast majority of a Horror unit plus that Herald. March blocking went well, which made for a low kills game as with my magic failing with so many miscasts plus his magic doing pretty well and whenever he miscast he got a 12 result thanks to the puppet [also the reason why my Herald died and I lost 2 levels on the Unclean One] and got the spell off anyway.
My flank charges on his units on my flanks got me the points i needed for the win though, their flanks open thanks to me march blocking his central units and so leaving their inside flanks open for the charges of my faster units. I think Warriors are one of the best armies to face Daemons with, especially when you go magic heavy. My own magic heavy Warriors massacred a Kairos list not long ago. I was glad my opponent didnt get gate though, although a lot of my dice went into stopping pandemonium. The puppet was, as always, invaluable for my opponent.