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Gladitrons + Blastrons Army Combination Discussion.
As talked about here we can tell the Galditrons Blastrons combination is a deadly one at that. So if you would remove the talked about figures in that army (Dund) what what you use, how so, and is it a good army combination for the Gladitrons and Blastrons. Lets get the ball rolling with some ideas for a
480 and 560 army.... or whatever you would like. |
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Re: Gladitrons + Blastrons Army Combination Discussion.
The two units I have most enjoyed playing with Glads/Blasts are Raelin and Q10. Raelin adds needed defense, esp. for the Blasts, and Q10 adds a special attack.
I also don't like to play with less than 2x of either Blasts or Glads; they seem to really stand out. If points allow, I'll generally take 3x each, before adding in other units. So at 600 points, I might run: Blasts x2 120 Glads x3 360 Raelin 440 Q10 590 Isamu 600 Or at 650 - take out Isamu and add in one more set of Blasts. Good times! New? Read this. | The INDEX 2.0 | Mmirg's Maps Magnify Your Scape: BoV | SoV | C3V (Playtest!) | C3G The Dice Tower Con w/ Scape! |
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Re: Gladitrons + Blastrons Army Combination Discussion.
Obviously, multiples of both squads is nice.
3 squads of Glads seems to be the industry standard. If we take a cue from gamjuven's army at the Gencon main event, having a third squad of Glads is even better than having Raelin. The worst matchup for 'trons are rats+krav+raelin, probably in that order. 4th Mass is a bit worrisome, too, as are the other WTF squads when fronted by rats, to a lesser degree. Figures that play well alongside 'trons:
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360 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 370 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Isamu 380 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Marcu 390 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Marcu + Isamu 400 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Marcu + Isamu + Otonashi 410 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Marro Warriors 420 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx3 430 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx3 + Isamu (drop a blast), or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Shotgun Sullivan 440 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin 450 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Isamu 460 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Marcu 470 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Marcu + Isamu 480 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Marcu + Isamu + Otonashi, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Theracus 490 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Marro Warriors (drop a Glad), or Gladsx2 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Kaemon Awa + Isamu 500 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx3 + Raelin (drop a blast) 510 - 500 army again, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Shotgun Sullivan 520 - Gladsx4 + Blastsx2 + Raelin (drop a Glad) 530 - 520 army again, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Kumiko + Isamu 540 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + KMA 550 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Laglor 560 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Laglor + Isamu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Kaemon Awa 570 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Laglor + Marcu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Kaemon Awa + Isamu 580 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Laglor + Marcu + Isamu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Kaemon Awa + Marcu 590 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q10 600 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q10 + Isamu 610 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q10 + Marcu 620 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q9 630 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q9 + Isamu 640 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q9 + Marcu 650 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Braxas 660 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Braxas + Isamu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Captain America (if Marvel is allowed) |
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Re: Gladitrons + Blastrons Army Combination Discussion.
Some good armies, I like the chart dok!
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Re: Gladitrons + Blastrons Army Combination Discussion.
Some new options have arrived, courtesy of Wave D1.
First, the Drow Chainfighter is a handy filler hero, and you could even make an argument for an Air Elemental as Raelin's bodyguard. Any point level there that has Marcu + Isamu + Otonashi would support Marcu + DC for 5 points more, and Marcu + Air Elemental actually makes some sense at 490 (alongside Gladsx3, Blastsx2 and Raelin). Secondly, the Fen Hydra does offer some potential against some bad matchups - most notably Braxas. You could put it in in place of Kaemon Awa in the 480-495 and 560-585 ranges. Third, and perhaps most significantly, the Phantom Knights are a pretty strong counter to the 4th Mass and KMA, and they can hop rat screens to deal with other ranged threats. I very rarely suggest armies with more than 2 different common squads, but the following army really intrigues me: 80 Raelin RotV 160 Gladiatrons x2 120 Blastarons x2 140 Phantom Knights x2 500, 23 hexes EDIT: oh what the heck, here's an update to the table. In light of the new figures that give the 'trons a bit of trouble, I'm wiping out all the "drop-a-figure" or "play light" armies that go 'tron crazy. This is probably overreacting to possible metagame shifts, but it's an interesting exercise. EDIT 2: I realized my 530 solution was 25 hexes, so I suggested some cowboy/ninja options in that range. I also added Brunak as a possible alternative to Laglor in the 550-570 range, where he can carry Raelin around and give you some special attacks in the bargain. The 560 and 570 point armies now have four options, depending on whether you want to add Brunak, Laglor, Kaemon Awa, or the Fen Hydra to your Glad/Blast/Raelin core. EDIT 3: In an edit that nobody will ever notice except me, I'm adding wyrmlings in the 500-530 range. I'm dropping Kumiko and James Murphy because it's hard to imagine preferring them to three wyrmlings in a blind tournament environment. EDIT 4: Wohoo, more figures. I love editing this post. Eltahale is a pretty obvious add for the 'trons IMO because she can clear rats and jump behind the lines to assassinate dragons/Raelin/Grimnak. I'm not ready to put her up with Q10 at 590, but I like her a lot at 580. I also threw her in with the PKs at 640. Code:
360 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 370 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Isamu 380 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Marcu 390 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Marcu + Isamu 400 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Marcu + Isamu + Otonashi 405 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Marcu + Drow Chainfighter 410 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Marro Warriors 420 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx3, or Gladsx2 + Blastsx2 + PKx2 430 - Gladsx2 + Blastsx2 + PKx2 + Isamu 440 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin 450 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Isamu 460 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Marcu 470 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Marcu + Isamu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Laglor 480 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Marcu + Isamu + Otonashi, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Kaemon Awa, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Laglor + Isamu 485 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Marcu + Drow Chainfighter 490 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Kaemon Awa + Isamu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Laglor + Marcu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Air Elemental + Marcu 500 - Gladsx2 + Blastsx2 + PKx2 + Raelin, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Red/Black wyrmlingx2 510 - Gladsx2 + Blastsx2 + PKx2 + Raelin + Isamu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Red/Black wyrmlingx2 + Isamu 520 - Gladsx2 + Blastsx2 + PKx2 + Raelin + Marcu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Red/Black wyrmlingx2 + Marcu 525 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Shotgun Sullivan + Marcu 530 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Red/Black wyrmlingx3 540 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + KMA 550 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Laglor, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Brunak 560 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Laglor + Isamu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Brunak + Isamu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Kaemon Awa, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Fen Hydra 570 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Laglor + Marcu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Brunak + Marcu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Kaemon Awa + Isamu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Fen Hydra + Isamu 580 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Eltahale, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Kaemon Awa + Marcu, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Laglor + Marcu + Isamu,, or Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Fen Hydra + Marcu 590 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q10 600 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q10 + Isamu 610 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q10 + Marcu 620 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q9, or Gladsx2 + Blastsx2 + PKx2 + Raelin + Kaemon Awa 630 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q9 + Isamu 640 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Q9 + Marcu, or Gladsx2 + Blastsx2 + PKx2 + Raelin + Eltahale 650 - Gladsx3 + Blastsx2 + Raelin + Braxas Last edited by dok; September 22nd, 2010 at 01:52 PM. |
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Re: Gladitrons + Blastrons Army Combination Discussion.
I have to agree here, very intriguing. I do see ne problem though. Heavy Hitters. Specifically TKN and combined with Stingers, or any combo of the same type. I would move in heavy hitter, bait robos, then pick off glads. If the knights advance i would just knock them out with heavy hitter. say its
TKN 220 Stingers x3 400 Rats x 2 480 Filler 500 the rats would bind glads at the beginning, if the knights rush then they would be easy enough to attack with heavy hitter. The rats separating the heavy from the blasts. Making there special obsolete. If they attack =rats they advance. Mean while the stingers pick off glads and the heavy hitter gets the knights. This is my only conter im concerned with. Otherwise I do like this combo.... |
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Re: Gladitrons + Blastrons Army Combination Discussion.
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