GSC third at Fantasia, Sweden

[wormlord666]

GSC came in third at fantasia. (50 man tournament)
They used 20-0 scoring system and battlepoints. This list won 4 out of 5.
Serious amount of democharges....



++ Outrider Detachment -3CP (Tyranids - Genestealer Cults) [65 PL, -3CP, 1,295pts] ++

+ Configuration +

Cult Creed: None (Mixed Detachment)

Detachment CP [-3CP]

+ HQ +

Jackal Alphus [4 PL, 75pts]: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Jackal Sniper Rifle

Primus [4 PL, 85pts]: Blasting Charges, Bonesword, Broodcoven Primus, Needle Pistol, Toxin Injector Claw, Warlord Trait: Hivelord

+ Elites +

Kelermorph [3 PL, 80pts]: Cultist Knife, 3x Liberator Autostub, Oppressor's Bane

Nexos [3 PL, 55pts]: Autopistol

+ Fast Attack +

Achilles Ridgerunners [12 PL, 210pts]
. Achilles Ridgerunner: Flare Launcher, Heavy Mining Laser, 2x Heavy Stubber
. Achilles Ridgerunner: Flare Launcher, Heavy Mining Laser, 2x Heavy Stubber
. Achilles Ridgerunner: Flare Launcher, Heavy Mining Laser, 2x Heavy Stubber

Achilles Ridgerunners [12 PL, 210pts]
. Achilles Ridgerunner: Flare Launcher, Heavy Mining Laser, 2x Heavy Stubber
. Achilles Ridgerunner: Flare Launcher, Heavy Mining Laser, 2x Heavy Stubber
. Achilles Ridgerunner: Flare Launcher, Heavy Mining Laser, 2x Heavy Stubber

Atalan Jackals [9 PL, 240pts]
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Leader: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun

Atalan Jackals [6 PL, 120pts]
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Jackal: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun
. Atalan Leader: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Shotgun

+ Heavy Support +

Goliath Rockgrinder [6 PL, 110pts]: Drilldozer Blade, Heavy Seismic Cannon, Heavy Stubber

Goliath Rockgrinder [6 PL, 110pts]: Drilldozer Blade, Heavy Seismic Cannon, Heavy Stubber

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids - Genestealer Cults) [36 PL, 10CP, 705pts] ++

+ Configuration +

Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)

Cult Creed: Cult of the Four-Armed Emperor

Detachment CP

+ Stratagems +

Broodcoven [-1CP]

+ HQ +

Magus [4 PL, -1CP, 85pts]: Autopistol, Broodcoven Magus, Cultist Knife, Force stave, Power: Mass Hypnosis, Power: Might From Beyond, Stratagem: The Cult's Psyche, Warlord Trait: Inscrutable Cunning

Patriarch [8 PL, 150pts]: Familiar, Monstrous Rending Claws, Power: Mind Control, Power: Undermine, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Shadow Stalker

+ Troops +

Acolyte Hybrids [9 PL, 180pts]: Cult Icon
. 12x Acolyte Hybrid (Hand Flamer): 12x Blasting Charges, 12x Cultist Knife, 12x Hand Flamer, 12x Rending Claw
. Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Hand Flamer
. Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge, Hand Flamer
. Acolyte Leader: Blasting Charges, Cultist Knife, Hand Flamer, Rending Claw

Acolyte Hybrids [9 PL, 190pts]: Cult Icon
. 8x Acolyte Hybrid: 8x Autopistol, 8x Blasting Charges, 8x Cultist Knife, 8x Rending Claw
. Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Heavy Rock Saw
. Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Heavy Rock Saw
. Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Heavy Rock Saw
. Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Heavy Rock Saw
. Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Heavy Rock Saw
. Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Heavy Rock Saw
. Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Cultist Knife, Rending Claw

Acolyte Hybrids [3 PL, 40pts]
. 4x Acolyte Hybrid: 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x Cultist Knife, 4x Rending Claw
. Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Cultist Knife, Rending Claw

+ Elites +

Clamavus [3 PL, 60pts]: Autopistol

++ Total: [101 PL, 7CP, 2,000pts] ++

[niiai]

I have a hard time reading that list. How does it play?

Congrats to the player! Nice to see GSC can perform.

[wormlord666]

Oct 5, 2020 9:17:55 GMT niiai said:

I have a hard time reading that list. How does it play?

Congrats to the player! Nice to see GSC can perform.

I do not know if the player writes here, then he can help us, but he talked about it a bit on a facebookgroup. He said he sometimes used the 9cp investment (!) to drop bikes and doublebomb them, he sometimes used the flamers to shoot straight away to clear a hole for acolytes. 
The Rock grinders wer empty and it seems like he mostly had them because they look cool and used them as roadblocks and distraction carnifexing. Sometimes he used the acolytes as a countercharge threat and sometimes as a deep strike alternative. Seems like a versatile list. 

[hivemind03]

How is he double bombing now?

[No One]

Perfect ambush. You can't drive by though, no.

[wormlord666]

2 CP, lying in wait, 3cp Perfect ambush, 1cp extra expolsives. This is in the movement phase. In the shootingphase: 1 CP extra explosives, 1 CP Driveby demolitions. =8 cp

Suppose he used drive by in the movemnt phase as well when he said 9 CP. According to No One ( who usually has got things right) that is not ok anymore. Never mind, I believe a lot of things are dead even without it.

[hivefleetkerrigan]

You cannot use strategems out of phase. That's either in a FAQ or in rare rules. (I can't remember I've only gotten about 3 games of 9e in virtually).

Using drive by demolitions in the shooting phase post deepstrike is ok but will mean that you can't use the movement part of the strategem (as you cannot do a normal move after deepsriking for any reason).

[hivemind03]

Thats what it was. I thought they had ruined the whole combo but I was misremembering.

[timcz]

www.goonhammer.com/competing-with-genestealer-cults-in-9th-an-interview-with-bilbo-goransson/