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The US Masters Tournament is next weekend. 80 players from all over the US are descending on Durham, North Carolina to get their butts kicked by the 5 Canadian Players who qualified in the Pacific Northwest region. Every army (save Beastmen) is represented. And of those armies, every book but one is represented by multiple players. If you haven't guessed yet, the book with just one player is our own.
Julian Lesange is the only player repping the Vampires at the tournament. His list clocks in at a 8.5 Swedish, .5 points above the minimum allowed under the comp band and the lowest comp army in the tournament.
His list can be found HERE, or in the garbled cut-and-paste below.
2500 Pts Breakdown Comp Comp Breakdown Comp Hits Unit Description
Lords 516
Vampire Lord 516 220+105+6+40+5+45+5+50+30+10 73.00 15+24+5+15+5+6+3 Level 4 Wizard Ogre Blade Red Fury Quickblood-The Lore of the Vampires Level 4 Wizard-Heavy Armour-Ogre Blade-Enchanted Shield-Talisman of Preservation-Potion of Foolhardiness-Red Fury-Quickblood-Summon Creatures of the Night-The Lore of the Vampires
Heroes 465
Vampire 221 105+35+4+2+10+25+10+30 22 7+3+2+3+7 Level 2 Dispel Scroll Quickblood The Lore of the Vampires Level 2-Heavy Armour-Shield-Dragonhelm-Dispel Scroll-Seed of Rebirth-Quickblood-The Lore of the Vampires
Vampire 184 105+4+20+5+20+30 18 7+4+3+4 Level 1 Power Stone Quickblood The Lore of Death Level 1-Heavy Armour-Sword of Might-Charmed Shield-Power Stone-Quickblood-The Lore of Death
Cairn Wraith 60 60 7 7
Core 665
45 Zombies 145 (45*3)+5+5 4 4 Musician Standard Bearer
45 Zombies 145 (45*3)+5+5 4 4 Musician Standard Bearer
42 Skeleton Warriors 255 (45*3)+5+5 5 5 Musician Standard Bearer Champion Banner of Swiftness
5 Dire Wolves 40 5*8 2 2
5 Dire Wolves 40 5*8 2 2
5 Dire Wolves 40 5*8 2 2
Special 378
8 Vargheists 378 8*46+10 30 30 Vargoyle
Rare 475
Mortis Engine 240 220+20 16 14+2 Blasphemous Tome Blasphemous Tome
Terrorgheist 235 225+10 30 30 Infested
POINT TOTAL: 2499 COMP TOTAL: 8.5
Quite frankly, I think his list is going to really struggle at this tournament. Too many opponents have the mobility to completely out-maneuver him, and at an 8.5 he's going to be at a ~300 point deficit against most of the field (meaning that he starts the game out losing 12-8). If this list were a 12 or 13 I'd understand, but I've fit a double-blender BK bus into an 8.5 no sweat which would utterly thrash this list.
Having struggled myself to build a competitive VC list under Swedish, I wonder whether the comp isn't to blame for our paltry showing at the event. That and the fact that my abysmal painting speed knocked my overall score out of qualifying
I'd love to hear some thoughts, though. As well if anybody thinks I'm totally wrong on the merits of the above list.
Julian Lesange is the only player repping the Vampires at the tournament. His list clocks in at a 8.5 Swedish, .5 points above the minimum allowed under the comp band and the lowest comp army in the tournament.
His list can be found HERE, or in the garbled cut-and-paste below.
2500 Pts Breakdown Comp Comp Breakdown Comp Hits Unit Description
Lords 516
Vampire Lord 516 220+105+6+40+5+45+5+50+30+10 73.00 15+24+5+15+5+6+3 Level 4 Wizard Ogre Blade Red Fury Quickblood-The Lore of the Vampires Level 4 Wizard-Heavy Armour-Ogre Blade-Enchanted Shield-Talisman of Preservation-Potion of Foolhardiness-Red Fury-Quickblood-Summon Creatures of the Night-The Lore of the Vampires
Heroes 465
Vampire 221 105+35+4+2+10+25+10+30 22 7+3+2+3+7 Level 2 Dispel Scroll Quickblood The Lore of the Vampires Level 2-Heavy Armour-Shield-Dragonhelm-Dispel Scroll-Seed of Rebirth-Quickblood-The Lore of the Vampires
Vampire 184 105+4+20+5+20+30 18 7+4+3+4 Level 1 Power Stone Quickblood The Lore of Death Level 1-Heavy Armour-Sword of Might-Charmed Shield-Power Stone-Quickblood-The Lore of Death
Cairn Wraith 60 60 7 7
Core 665
45 Zombies 145 (45*3)+5+5 4 4 Musician Standard Bearer
45 Zombies 145 (45*3)+5+5 4 4 Musician Standard Bearer
42 Skeleton Warriors 255 (45*3)+5+5 5 5 Musician Standard Bearer Champion Banner of Swiftness
5 Dire Wolves 40 5*8 2 2
5 Dire Wolves 40 5*8 2 2
5 Dire Wolves 40 5*8 2 2
Special 378
8 Vargheists 378 8*46+10 30 30 Vargoyle
Rare 475
Mortis Engine 240 220+20 16 14+2 Blasphemous Tome Blasphemous Tome
Terrorgheist 235 225+10 30 30 Infested
POINT TOTAL: 2499 COMP TOTAL: 8.5
Quite frankly, I think his list is going to really struggle at this tournament. Too many opponents have the mobility to completely out-maneuver him, and at an 8.5 he's going to be at a ~300 point deficit against most of the field (meaning that he starts the game out losing 12-8). If this list were a 12 or 13 I'd understand, but I've fit a double-blender BK bus into an 8.5 no sweat which would utterly thrash this list.
Having struggled myself to build a competitive VC list under Swedish, I wonder whether the comp isn't to blame for our paltry showing at the event. That and the fact that my abysmal painting speed knocked my overall score out of qualifying

I'd love to hear some thoughts, though. As well if anybody thinks I'm totally wrong on the merits of the above list.