Post by WestRider on Aug 1, 2014 8:43:23 GMT
The Elvensword Ambassadorial Tournament is a local event run more or less yearly. I helped run it a couple of years back and ran Nids as a ringer, and then this year, got talked into actually taking up that position as an actual competitor. The main gimmick in the Tournament is that each Army is allowed only once. Ideally, there will be a representative of every Codex in the Game, but at the moment, it's looking like Sororitas, Militarum Tempestum, and (thank Freddie) Imperial Knights are going to be unrepresented.
Anyhow, list building restrictions:
- 2000 Points
- Primary Detachment must be from your chosen Faction, but an Allied Detachment or Formation from another Faction may be used
- No more than 2 Detachments, no more than 1 CAD
- Each detachment is limited to one Codex, rather than one Faction, so no mixing, say, CSM and Black Legion in a single Detachment
- Self Allying is allowed, as are Formations
- Dataslate characters are allowed, FW is unclear. I'm waiting to hear back on that point
- Looks like LoW might be in as well, but unclear
- ADL, Bastion, Skyshield, Firestorm Redoubt, and Vengeance Batteries are the only Forts allowed
So, these are my first thoughts on what to take here to try to take this thing:
Single Detachment
This was my first draft, because that's how I'm used to building Nid Armies
2xDakka Flyrant, eGrubs
2x1 Venomthrope
2x3 DS Rippers
10 Termagants
2x3 Warriors, BS
2x20 Adrenal Gargoyles
Crone
3 Biovores
T-Fex, Adrenal Glands, eGrubs
2xAdrenal DakkaFex
Then I started thinking about Formations:
Living Artillery
2xDakka Flyrant, eGrubs
2x1 Venomthrope
2x3 DS Rippers
10 Termagants
3 Warriors, BS
20 Adrenal Gargoyles
19 Adrenal Gargoyles
Crone
T-Fex, Adrenal Glands, eGrubs
Adrenal DakkaFex
3 Warriors, BS
3 Biovores
Exocrine
Better, but it still feels like there's a lot of chaff, and the Formation pulled out one of my OS Units. But then I remembered that I actually have disposable income now, and by October 25th, I could totally pick up what I need to run Skyblight and have it built and painted:
Skyblight
Dakka Flyrant, eGrubs
2x1 Venomthrope
2x3DS Rippers
3 Warriors, BS
3 Biovores
T-Fex, Adrenal Glands, eGrubs
Adrenal DakkaFex
Dakka Flyrant, eGrubs
Crone
2xHarpy, HVC
2x13, 1x14 Adrenal Gargoyles
This is pretty much where I'm at with it right now. Way more OS, way more speed, rather more firepower. Synapse is weak, especially against an opponent with good Anti-Air, but I think I can manage.
If FW is allowed, the Venomthropes are getting swapped out for my Malanthrope in a heartbeat, which will help with the Synapse issues as well.
If it turns out that LoW are allowed, I've got a Barbed Hierodule on the way, and I may rebuild around that. But for now, this is where my thinking has ended up.
Anyhow, list building restrictions:
- 2000 Points
- Primary Detachment must be from your chosen Faction, but an Allied Detachment or Formation from another Faction may be used
- No more than 2 Detachments, no more than 1 CAD
- Each detachment is limited to one Codex, rather than one Faction, so no mixing, say, CSM and Black Legion in a single Detachment
- Self Allying is allowed, as are Formations
- Dataslate characters are allowed, FW is unclear. I'm waiting to hear back on that point
- Looks like LoW might be in as well, but unclear
- ADL, Bastion, Skyshield, Firestorm Redoubt, and Vengeance Batteries are the only Forts allowed
So, these are my first thoughts on what to take here to try to take this thing:
Single Detachment
This was my first draft, because that's how I'm used to building Nid Armies
2xDakka Flyrant, eGrubs
2x1 Venomthrope
2x3 DS Rippers
10 Termagants
2x3 Warriors, BS
2x20 Adrenal Gargoyles
Crone
3 Biovores
T-Fex, Adrenal Glands, eGrubs
2xAdrenal DakkaFex
Then I started thinking about Formations:
Living Artillery
2xDakka Flyrant, eGrubs
2x1 Venomthrope
2x3 DS Rippers
10 Termagants
3 Warriors, BS
20 Adrenal Gargoyles
19 Adrenal Gargoyles
Crone
T-Fex, Adrenal Glands, eGrubs
Adrenal DakkaFex
3 Warriors, BS
3 Biovores
Exocrine
Better, but it still feels like there's a lot of chaff, and the Formation pulled out one of my OS Units. But then I remembered that I actually have disposable income now, and by October 25th, I could totally pick up what I need to run Skyblight and have it built and painted:
Skyblight
Dakka Flyrant, eGrubs
2x1 Venomthrope
2x3DS Rippers
3 Warriors, BS
3 Biovores
T-Fex, Adrenal Glands, eGrubs
Adrenal DakkaFex
Dakka Flyrant, eGrubs
Crone
2xHarpy, HVC
2x13, 1x14 Adrenal Gargoyles
This is pretty much where I'm at with it right now. Way more OS, way more speed, rather more firepower. Synapse is weak, especially against an opponent with good Anti-Air, but I think I can manage.
If FW is allowed, the Venomthropes are getting swapped out for my Malanthrope in a heartbeat, which will help with the Synapse issues as well.
If it turns out that LoW are allowed, I've got a Barbed Hierodule on the way, and I may rebuild around that. But for now, this is where my thinking has ended up.