I'll be at Arcanacon in three weeks (28th January) and lists need to be in by midnight tomorrow so for those of you attending who are as lazy as I am PULL YOUR FINGER OUT. Download the player pack here.
I have been working on a 1200 point for a few weeks now. Basically a streamed down version of my usual 1500 point list that I have a lot of experience with now and am starting to master :) This is what I had up to this point:
Tau with Drones (1200)
2 x Shas'el - missile pod, plasma rifle, multi-tracker, 2 gun drones 214
2 x 2 Crisis Suits - missile pod, plasma rifle, 1 multi-tracker, 1 targeting array 258
10 Kroot 70
10 Kroot 70
6 Fire Warriors 60
4 Pathfinders - Devilfish with multi-tracker, disruption pod 143
Piranha - fusion 60
Hammerhead - multi-tracker, disruption pod, 2 burst cannons 165
2 Broadsides - 1 shield drone, 1 target lock 160
Then I read the player pack (ALWAYS DO THIS by the way!) and discovered that it explicitly states that duplicating units "makes the Emperor throw up in his mouth a little". If I want full points for comp, I fear I will need to de-optimise the above list in order to introduce variety. Here goes:
Tau with Drones (1199)
Shas'el - missile pod, plasma rifle, multi-tracker, targeting array, 2 gun drones 117
2 Crisis Suits - missile pod, plasma rifle, 1 multi-tracker, 1 targeting array 129
3 Crisis Suits - missile pod, burst cannon, multi-tracker, team leader with targeting array, 2 gun drones 175
10 Kroot, 3 Hounds 88
10 Kroot 70
6 Fire Warriors 60
5 Pathfinders - Devilfish with multi-tracker, disruption pod 155
Piranha - fusion gun 60
Hammerhead - multi-tracker, disruption pod, 2 burst cannons 165
2 Broadsides - plasma rifles, 1 shield drone, 1 target lock 180
I'm wincing at the idea of only having one unit of plasma crisis suits. Without redundancy they become a tempting target for my opponent. Hopefully adding plasma to the Broadsides will balance this out - but this needs playtesting and I am running out of time. Hounds are good for adding some cc punch and more bubblewrap.
Not sure if this is the final list, but I'll get it ready to send anyway and decide tomorrow. Good luck to anyone else out there attending! I haven't decided yet whether to take it seriously or just get drunk and have fun...
I understand that. I've been working on a list all night because of comp bonus points at a tournament I want to go to. There is a point where you have to weigh the loss from the list vs the penalty of comp and decide.
ReplyDeleteAnd if the list was due at midnight, I'm sure it is too late now, but why did you not have the plasma squad at 3? (besides points and/or models)
The plasma squad is at three when you include the Shas'el. I think that 5 models (note the drones) is the optimal size for suit units. It means they need two casualties to force a morale test, and any bigger and jumping the Kroot bubblewrap whilst dodging terrain becomes difficult.
ReplyDeleteAh yep, makes perfect sense. Sounds like you have thought it through. Best of luck with that list.
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