Hey everyone, My roommate and I often play smaller 1v1 objective-based matches during the week as it can be hard to find the time to play larger point games. On weekends, occasionally we do play larger games, but keep it to ~1000pts as we will play multiplayer (3-4 players). I am having difficulties developing lists and have tried multiple arrangements, including smaller battalions. I find that I'm almost always including a Slann Starmaster in my list, and in this case, he is taking up ~1/4 of my points and although he does indeed summon more units, I find that he can end up being somewhat useless otherwise as he must negate a spell to gain 3CP. To clarify - does the Slann need to be a general to summon? It would be nice to use another hero as my general for a more apt command ability and I am wondering if his inclusion may be a mistake. As an example of a previous match, my opponent was playing nurgle, and I decided to give the Firelance Starhost (150pts; Min: 490pts) a shot, giving my knights an additional mortal wound on a wound roll of 6. My opponent kindly informed me, after I excitedly charged and was about to roll my wound rolls, that currently his Wheel of Corruption was at Nauseous Revulsion making me RE-ROLL my crucial wound rolls of 6! So NONE of the mortal wounds went through and when I re-rolled, I failed to produce any 6's. Is this correct? I find that my battleline units consistently under-perform and could use some help with a list that includes a Slann or otherwise. Thanks a bunch!
That is unfortunate that the cycle was on Nauseous Revulsion. And yes, that rule was played correctly. I personally like using a Slann in 1k games. Here is a Slann'less 1k list I really enjoy: Allegiance: Seraphon -Mortal Realm: Ulgu Leaders: Skink Starpriest (80) - General - Trait: Master of Star Rituals - Artefact: Miasmatic Blade - Spell: Meteoric Convocation Skink Priest (80) - Cloak of Feathers - Artefact: Betrayer's Crown Battleline: 10 x Skinks (70) - Meteoric Javelins & Star Bucklers 10 x Skinks (70) - Meteoric Javelins & Star Bucklers Units: 6 x Ripperdactyl Riders (280) 3 x Razordons (120) 3 x Razordons (120) Battalions: Shadowstrike Starhost (180) Total: 1000 / 1000 Extra Command Points: 1 Allies: 0 / 200 Wounds: 64
Interesting! Thanks for this- I will give this a try next time I play. Although I don't currently have any Razordons in my collection, I doubt my opponent(s) would mind me using proxies. As you say you prefer using a Slann in 1000pt games, would you mind sharing an example list with his inclusion? Cheers! Edit - Disregard - I found your tutorial posts for GHB 2019