Experimental 1750 list (Tournament results)

[jvh792]

I've never used them either. What I don't understand is that no one on those batreps ever bothers to shoot the venomthrope first. Super easy first blood, and no more cover saves.

[glassiya]

I still don't get what's "experimental" here. Besides Venomthropes.

[gigasnail]

they understand target priority is why they don't shoot them first. they're not a threat. they don't really do much, and they suck up points.

[Squire]

I'd much sooner use gargoyles as a moving cover save than venomthropes. You should only need to provide cover for MC's, since the little guys can cover medium sized models, and it doesn't really matter that gaunts aren't getting an invulnerable- though that's probably not the case when you are walking devourer gaunts up the table. I'd rethink that one

[gigasnail]

You dont get invul saves from venomthropes.

[tanagra]

I think he was referring to the potential FnP from the Tervigon.

[gigasnail]

that's not an invul save either.

[tanagra]

RESULTS:
I find that I can't concentrate enough to play the game and take down details for matches so i'm summing up my findings.
For starters... I got second place! 6 players entered this week. Low day. 3 matches total. Barely lost the first, Barely won the second and almost got massacred on the third.


Match one vs Tank lovin' IG: Deathmatch style game. Win depends on how many of your enemies models you killed, counting up their point cost to determine.

This list was ill prepared for his mass amount of 14 front armor tanks. Very few of his tanks took damage from anything of mine and he expertly maneuvered them away from my reserves when they came in, focusing fire on my zoans, MCs and Hive Guard until they went splat. The only thing that truly pulled my butt from the bottom burner was playing the side objectives. Bonus points for killing the enemy warlord first and for getting the first assault kill on the board. Lost by 1 victory point. Was left with only my Prime and a Mycetic spore on the table at the end.

Match two vs more general IG list: King of the hill. One flag. Elite, FA and HS count as scoring units as well.

This guy had tanks as well, but more 12 front armor. His Warlord was inside the only 14 armor tanks. I played very aggressive in this match, pushing everything I had out to the hill, making full use of cover from terrain and venomthrope. My reserves made terrifyingly good work of his backfield, killing off most of his tanks and distracting him from the objective. My army was torn to pieces in the process. By the end, he had 2 planes in the air, all tanks dead and only 1 troop squad near the objective. I had 5 termagants and my venomthrope. What got me this victory was having one more scoring unit by the hill than him. a.k.a. playing the objective.

Match three vs jet wearing tau suits: Own the corners. Board separated into 4 quadrants. Having a troop choice in a quadrant makes it yours.

This match sucked so bad for me. I had no chance here. Tau are evil against nids if you can't get into CC. I got shot up before I could even make a dent in his army. By the end, I only had the venomthrope and my warrior squad + prime still alive, holding my only quadrant. The only thing that kept it from being a total massacre was playing the objective.

Every single one of my opponents admitted to panicking when I dropped 2 monstrous creatures and a brood of zoanthropes in their lines. 2 even said they noticed the 'glass hammer' quality of my list. And I have to agree with them. All 3 matches, won or lost, ended up with 95%(estimated) of my army dead. The damage output is incredible, but survivability needs alot of work.

Lessons learned today:
Play the objective.
Play with their heads.
Warriors are not worth their points.
Get more Dakka beasts.
Pod those damn devilgaunts.