Help with planning a army.

[Killz]

All right, I don't know if this is where I should post this, but if it isn't, mods can just move it, right?

Ok, I am going to the SF Bay Area Draft pool tournament, and I have absolutely no idea what to bring. I was thinking of maybe a grut army, since the champions can be flexible, and that way I won't have to worry about them taking the "keystone". But I was thinking, my "deck" should probably have multiple armies built into it, not just one single army. So I really don't know what would be good to bring.
I own

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Rotv x2
Granites and quasatch x2
venoc Vipers x3
omnicron Snipers x2
Heroes of venoc warlord
Heroes q9= 5
Heroes charos
Heroes moon tribe
Heroes essenwien
Glads and agents= x1
Rats= x1
Kaemon
Swarm of marro= x1 (but I have 3 squads of stingers and nagrubs.
Protectors x2
Dividers x2
dumatuff x1
marvel
DnD ms3 x1
Fire Elemental x3
Wind ...x3
water ...1x3
earth ...x3
wyvern x3
drow chainfighter x1
great ice x1
lizardfolk x1
phantom knights x2
hydra x2
sahuagin raider x2
Heroes of the Faerun

All help appreciated.
Thanks,
Killz

[Onacara]

Here is my general advice to this question....


"Play what ya know!"

This is the best advice to give anyone going to their first tournament (not sure if that applies here). You should feel comfortable playing with the units you bring above anything else. Playing an army you have never played before can be fun...but remembering all of the bonding/synergies etc can be alot especially when you are nervous (although there is no reason to be) or when you start BSing with everyone and are having a good time and your whole strategy (that someone else told you about) gets forgotten.

[killercactus]

I think Onacara's advice is doubly true in a format like this, where your oponent will be able to draft from your cards.

If I were going to this, I would bring some units that aren't normally seen in tournaments that I know I can play well. If your opponent can't play those units well, you've limited his draft pool while yours remains enhanced.

[BassistofDoom]

Onacara's right (like always). I was debating using a Roman army (which I've never played before) at my friend's tourney (which was my first) but decided to use my veteran elf army instead. It ended up carrying me to second place and I would have gotten first if it hadn't been for some very unlucky die rolling against two hydras.

[General Nilfy]

I have a small collection so I know what they are talking about. But I would go with Cyprien cause he is a wrecking force.

[Marro Divider #4]

Yeah Bassist of Doom, I had fun whooping you at my tourney!

Only thing is that I played an all-new army and still went 3 and 0... kinda contradicts Onacara, sorry

[BassistofDoom]

You have experience with Hydras though. But I agree with General Nilfy, Cyprien will absolutely mutilate a hero heavy army.

[Onacara]

Originally Posted by Marro Divider #4

Yeah Bassist of Doom, I had fun whooping you at my tourney!

Only thing is that I played an all-new army and still went 3 and 0... kinda contradicts Onacara, sorry

An 8 person single elimnation tourney with all people you already know is alot different than a 24 person event with people you dont know

[BassistofDoom]

He does have a point although I have never played with any of the people there except my brother and the marro divider. 24 people would definitely be harder though considering all the varying armies.

[tomcollins2000]

I agree with Onacara. But if you are crazy enough you can play "bad" or under dafted units and try to draft you opponents "good" units and mess up their plans. But it takes allot of skill to pull off because you might end up with a sub-par army.

[Killz]

All right, I came up with a "deck" that has units I have experience with, and then added units that are good "standbys"
Venoc x3
Mittens 1
DW 8000 1
M warriors 1
Omn Snipers x2
AE 1 (A list 1)
Chainfighter 1 ( I like this guy, though I only got one)
Estivera 1 (I don't know if she's A...)
Theracus 1
Finn 1 (go FaT bomb!)
Charos 1
Niflfiem 1 (Good hero slayer/squad killer, A list 2)
Dummy 1

This can have a lot of fun armies, and has a lot of variety. Basically the only unit in it which I have no experience with it Nilfiem, I never played a game with him. Any suggestions, does this look good?

[Aldin]

Since you don't have much experience with Nilf, I'd recommend Braxas instead. She does a lot of what he does in a drafting situation and fewer people are really familiar with how to get the most out of her. Nilf, on the other hand, is likely to be a figure which your opponents will love to grab and use against you.

~Aldin, substitutionally