The Army Advice and Feedback Thread

[The B.I.V.]

Interesting build. Nothing much really to say about it. I mean, it's obviously a thematic build so telling you to swap in Q9 for something isn't really what you're looking for...

[Airborne Elite 5]

It did ok. OM management was hard, but it was fun to play. Definitely won't use it again though.

[zeekthefreak]

Originally Posted by The Grim Reaper's Friend

Great thread idea, Neo. Personally, I like to experiment a lot with my armies, but one that has never failed me is the marro. Its' a bit changeable, but the base is pretty much the same.

The hive - 160
X1 Stingers - 60 (Yes, just one)
Tor-Kul-Na - 220
X2 Nagrubs - 60
500 points, 11 hexes, plus the hive

Fairly straight forward. All of the OMs go on the hive. Then, depending on what your opponent does, you can either use the Nagrubs to move Tor-Kul-Na (Note that while the Nagrubs need to stay within 12 spaces of the hive, Tor-Kul-Na can go all over the board.) or move the stingers onto a high ground. It ussulaly wins without much trouble. Of course, ahvign two sets of stingers would be mroe safe, so if you want to give up the tank for a smaller version, try

Hive - 160
X2 Stingers - 120
Su-Bak-Na - 160
X2 Nagrubs
500 points, 14 hexes, plus the hive

Same idea except that Su-Bak-Na is slightly more maneuverable and has hive supremacy. Because of hive supremacy, I think this one might a bit better, especially with the extra stingers, but the other one is fairly effective also.

The only problem is the hive cant bond with the nagrubs. As wulsinu the nagrubs are not marro which is what the hive specifies. However you can simply put an order marker on the nagrubs to bond with tor-kul-na. I have fought against this army multiple times and am now approx. 2-9 against it. One thing to be wary of, is armies that have alot of squads. Both of my wins were with warforged. I moved in quickly put the stingers at a Dis. killing a squad each turn usually. Another thing to be careful of is flying ranged units such as the POU because they can fly in and kill the hive, most likely ruining your round allowing your opponent to wreak havoc.

[TGRF]

Originally Posted by zeekthefreak

The only problem is the hive cant bond with the nagrubs. As wulsinu the nagrubs are not marro which is what the hive specifies. However you can simply put an order marker on the nagrubs to bond with tor-kul-na. I have fought against this army multiple times and am now approx. 2-9 against it. One thing to be wary of, is armies that have alot of squads. Both of my wins were with warforged. I moved in quickly put the stingers at a Dis. killing a squad each turn usually. Another thing to be careful of is flying ranged units such as the POU because they can fly in and kill the hive, most likely ruining your round allowing your opponent to wreak havoc.

Wow, that was a blast from the past.

~TGRF.

[zeekthefreak]

Originally Posted by The Grim Reaper's Friend

Wow, that was a blast from the past.

~TGRF.

Yah. Except the last time i lost to that army was like 2 months ago. Lol so kind of not so long ago blast through the past.

[Sheep]

Upcoming tourney is General Wars @ 450pts. Was thinking about running Rats x5 plus 250pts/4hexes filler.

Ideas for the filler include:

Brute Gruts and Taelord (drop a Rat)
Bramcephys and Marcu
Cyprien, Iskra, and Retchets (drop a Rat)
Moltenclaw, Garrett Burns, and Isamu
Hydras x2 and Isamu

I like the italicized ones especially.

Spoiler Alert!

Ideas for Rats x4 + 290pts/8hex filler.

Ornak, Feral Troll x2, and Isamu

Ideas for Rats x3 + 330pts/12hex filler.

Marro Dividers x5 and TBR
Torin and PKs x3

[The B.I.V.]

Why no range with your rats?? For that reason, I'd lean towards Hydras or Moltenclaw...

[Sheep]

Originally Posted by The B.I.V.

Why no range with your rats?? For that reason, I'd lean towards Hydras or Moltenclaw...

What I found most fun with playing the Templar Knights with the rats was that you could lock opponents down and then slaughter them 1 by 1. That strategy is something I'd like to replicate to a stronger effect with more rats and clean-up-esque fillers.

[The B.I.V.]

I see. In that case, yeah, Cyp + fam looks like it would be a fun way to go!

[Sheep]

Originally Posted by The B.I.V.

I see. In that case, yeah, Cyp + fam looks like it would be a fun way to go!

I like that choice. Being able to engage numerous figures with the Rats and then fly in to pick them off with Cyprien sounds fun! Iskra/Retchets can clean up.

The Majors are the biggest threat and would destroy the entire army, countering Scatter, Chilling Touch, and Lethal Sting. And with the defense they have it's gonna be hard to get to use life drain on them.

[Sheep]

Thinking of an army for my girlfriend...

200 Sacred Band x4
300 MDG
390 Parmenio
450 Red Whrmlings x2 or Izumi Samurai
450pts/20hexes

Probably the Wyrmlings since it gives her a special attack and range, right?

[The B.I.V.]

How romantic! I'd go with Wyrmlings, personally. They're a total babe-magnet. That, and they give you some range and flight. Izumi don't really give you much of anything in that build...