We traveled up to Bel Air for a sweet sweet return to the tournament scene I am so fond of and played a full 5 round tournament. It was a huge test of my mental endurance as it has definitely been a while since I've done anything like this after a hiatus from gaming a while ago. Enough babble we're here for games!
MY LISTS
Kaelyssa
- Sylys Wyshnalyrr
- Banshee
- Phoenix
Arcanist x2
Eiryss 2
Stormfall Archers
Lady Aiyana & Master Holt
Dawnguard Sentinels
- Sentinel Officer & Standard
Mage Hunter Strike Force
- Strike Force Commander
Rayvn
- Phoenix
Narn
Mage Hunter Assassin x2
Mage Hunter Strike Force
- Eiryss 3
Mage Hunter Strike Force
- Strike Force Commander
Mage Hunter Strike Force
- Strike Force Commander
Stormfall Archers
Stormfall Archers
GAME 1
Menoth
Fiora priestess of the flame
Dervish
Castigator
Hierophant
Choir
Deliverers
Exemplar Bastions min
Holy Zealots
- monolith bearers
Aiyana & Holt
Temple Flameguard
- Temple Flameguard officer & Standard
Reclaimer
Saxon Orrik
Covenant of Menoth
The Wrack (3)
Vassal Mechanic
Vassal of Menoth
Victory via assassination
This game was the best way to start out an exciting day. I came in with my brand new list having just built the third unit of Mage Hunter Strike Force and Rayvn herself the night before. It was a very strange match up because I knew to fear the Fiora Feat but luckily a lot of fire just didnt stick and I was able to pick off key models and after losing almost a whole unit of Strike Force to Zealots turn 2 wiped the unit and the bastions on the opposite flank. The rest of the game was keeping Flameguard off of me and picking more key solos until an opportunity to assassinate Fiora revealed itself and Rayvn was able to clinch the win for me herself.
GAME 2
Butcher3
Behemoth
Devastator
War Dog
Black Dragon IFP
IF Kovnik
Winterguard Infantry w/ UA, 1 WA
Kovnik Joe
eEiryss
Ogrun Bokur
Madelyn Corbeau
Turn 2 loss via assassination
After game 1 with Rayvn I was feeling more confident but I knew to fear Butcher....Having played the matchup with my Kaelyssa list I figured I would drop Rayvn once again and see if she would do any better. She did. I put a good amount of damage on to Butcher top of turn two but I was unable to finish him. RIP Rayvn, Butcher is bruuuutal but honestly I think hes a really cool caster.
GAME 3
PResnik
Hierophant
Rekoner x2
Templar
Vassal of menoth
Vassalof menoth
Wracks
Bastion Seneschal
Choir min
Max bastion
Max zelots w UA
Maddy
Saxon
Turn 2 victory via assassination
Rayvn once again! I love this list it's so much fun to play! Both lists I was looking at were fairly low model count which leaves more holes for assassination attempts although I will admit that Passage is super annoying when my list has no access to magical weapons, I miss Aiyana. In this matchup though I had a lot of opportunity for assassination and snipe-feat-go did its work marvelously getting me a win bottom of turn 2.
GAME 4
Rhyas, Sigil of Everblight
- Succubus
- Typhon
- Scythean
- Seraph
Blighted Nyss Shepherd
Blighted Nyss Swordsmen
- Blighted Nyss Swordsman Abbot & Champion
Blighted Ogrun Warspears
- Warspear Chieftan
Blighted Ogrun Warmongers
Turn 3 loss via assassination
This game was weird, turn 2 was a comedy of errors on both sides, a wet noodle fight as we both botched a million almost certain rolls. It was funny to watch but put me in a really bad spot as Rhyas teir gave everything stealth turn one and turn two I couldn't do anything to avoid getting eaten by alot of terrifying Ogrun failing a bunch of morale checks hurt although I did have my sentinels take out Typhon and almost finish off the Seraph. Boardstate slipped out of my grasp quickly and Kaelyssa was taken out bottom of turn 3 after a last ditch assassination attempt on Rhyas herself.
GAME 5
Madrak Chieftan
Runebearer
Mulg
Rok
Earthborn
Axer
Bouncer
Whelps
Janissa Stonetide
Krielstone
-Elder
Turn 2 loss assassination
Kaelyssa and I were not ready for a lone Axer to charge so far and kill so much...half of my strike force and almost all of my sentinels were wiped out thanks to a rush and Madraks vicious feat turn and although I was able to kill the Axer I was left with not much of an army left and a whole blob of beasts staring me down. Ouch.
At the end of the day:
So 2-3 I accept that all 5 games were very fun and I learned plenty about some new factions/casters. First game against trolls and although I know about Rhyas I had no idea what she was actually capable of so it was really fun to see all these new things. It was also the first time playing the Rayvn 30 Mage Hunters list and wow its pretty mean! It was a bit of an eye opening experience to play a list like this and compare it to my Kaelyssa list. It was my first time being able to switch up games depending on the matchup and honestly there isn't much I was really getting from the pairing. Back to my War Room dojo!
I would like to thank all of my opponents and everyone who participated/organized the tournament. It was a great experience and you were all awesome! Round of applause for all of you!
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