The 9th Age SkavenInAZ Battle Reports

[MedMos]

Just watched all the vampire reports on your channel (yes, I'm biased!), and am now subbed. Good work, I like the 'to the point'-style of your commentary.

 

[SkavenInAZ]

Thanks, MedMos!

 

[TMS]

That was a nice match!

A bit sad to see that the coach didn't feature in the list after all. And that was the altar of undeath that you used, right? You kept calling it "court of the undead" but the way you played it suggests an altar.

 

[SkavenInAZ]

Yes, Altar. Totally forgot the right name.
Went with Vampire Acolytes for more wounds and mobility. Might go back, we'll see

 

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[TMS]

Nice game. The army seems to be working out well for you.

Edit: And I'm glad to see that you'll be keeping it around. I'll be waiting for more reports on them.

 

[MedMos]

Yeah, I was worried when I saw them for sale... Good report, SinAZ!

 

[SkavenInAZ]

Thanks MS and MM!

The list has been doing well. I've tweaked it again and may take it to our tournament on the 1st. Would surprise a few opponents and evade some of the expected gearing of armies towards my VS =)

 

[MedMos]

You sneaky rat! Or... you know.

 

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[TMS]

Spoiler ahead.

Spoiler

Ouch, that was a rough match!

I've been thinking about facing monster lists and I think Winged Reapers might be our best bet. They've got plenty of attacks with high strength and initiative, and can take a lot of punishment. Since you intend to take this army to a tournament in the near future, what changes are you planning on doing?

 

[SkavenInAZ]

That's a very good question. I don't own any Winged Reapers, so that's a good option out the door.

I think I'd have to go back to my old Flying Circus type list - 12 Vampire Spawn, 2 Shrieking Horrors, General on Spectral Steed, etc. The Ghasts are great at killing infantry, but just can't hold their own against the big beasties. And while I don't expect to see 5 large monsters at every game, the possibility can't be ignored.

 

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[TMS]

A good bunch of new reports. Thanks!

 

[SkavenInAZ]

First game of 1.2 T9A!

 

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[TMS]

A good couple of new reports, and possibly the first one I've ever seen of HBE in action!

I've unfortunately dropped out of the T9A loop as it is but your reports continue to entice me. How have you taken to the latest update of the rules so far?

 

[SkavenInAZ]

I saw you drop out on one of the forums here. Boo, but when you can't find opponents, not much you can do about it.

I'm ok with some of the rules changes, but some need to be adjusted again.. Magic, Vermin Swarm %s in army building, VC as a whole potentially, etc..

It's a work in progress, which I'm ok with, even if this is a more challenging hotfix.

 

[TMS]

It's a shame, it was on to a promising start but by the time I had gotten enough painted there were only a couple of guys left asking for games, and soon that also dried up. Oh well, I'll continue following the project from a distance through the forums and battle reports like yours. I wasn't too excited to read through the update and what it meant for VC, but since I haven't actually played with it I shouldn't say too much.

 

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