I am running a 1750 points scythe wing with the storm lord. But. I am unable to fit in a chronotek without losing a nightscythe. i prefer more bodies but the option to reroll the lightning is just too nice. if i take the chrono i will get some lanceteks.
scythe wing is designed to take as many Scythe as possible. so if you are losing a vehicle for a model that has a gimmick. then i'd advise not to take it for the gimmick.
thats what i was thinking. Thanks.
Well you are an army with 24'' range, what if the stormlord loses his nightfight on turn 2? or do you have 2 destruction crypteks with solar flares?
It might be a good idea to post a link to your armylist with your reasoning behind it. Now were just guessing on how to help.
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Originally Posted by starlight
the army list is as follows:
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showth...45#post6278245
I think Chronotek is too important to lose and at 1750, I feel that we need a bit more versatility than just straight up scythes.
My list is as follows:
It's still subject to change - that 4 base swarm is a little too small to achieve anything, but for the 60pt I have left over, I need to fill it with something and it's either that or 2 tremorteks.
As for wraiths, it's for the versatility where you need it. Use it like a guided missile and suicide it into a high value target or keep it close to the scythes and use it to exploit any openings the scythe produce.
All in all, I feel an all-out abuse of the scythes is actually quite limiting. It's good against mech and MSU, but it lacks the ability to really remove large quantities of high durability units - see BA FNP jumper or just large amounts of MEQ bodies, or things like Mephiston (and god forbid, FNP Mephiston). You tend to be too reliant on your Doomscythes when you don't have ways to deal with threats like that.
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Personally i'd Drop storm lord take 2 CCB overlords and 2 solar pulse HoDteks . that way you are not restricting your firing only your opponents and tbh with storm lord without a chrono tek your only geting 2/3 rounds of night fight anyway with the possibility of it ending turn 2 this way you have a defo 2 turn of night fight plus you can 2 more fast armour 13 tank busters plus you will prob have extra points to ad more tek or whatever you choose, 5 night scythes and warriors are plenty
but if your haven't got the time/money to do this i would take the chrono it wont be good if night fight ends turn 2 and then with the rest of the points add in 2 teks with solar pulse
Last edited by kendowned; 21-06-2012 at 11:31.
The chance of it ending on turn 2 is 1/36, ending turn 3 is 1/9 and the 1/4 on turn 4. I like my odds there. It's incredibly improbable for it to end turn 2, very unlikely for a turn 3 and then anything from there is just bonus.
Then there's also the lightning. Against mech spam lists, lightning alone can win you games and create openings that your oppoent cannot possibly prevent. Hold back for 2 turns, let lightning do their thing while you manoeuver into position and then third turn, nightfight or not, commit fully and wreck a flank - aka "turn of overwhelming violence". 2 turns from solar pulse is good, but having 3 turns is significantly better.
Finally, the issue of cost. 2 CCB lords and 2 Destructotek with solar pulses is 470 pt, whereas Imhotekh + Cronotek is slightly over half that. I will concede however, having CCBs in there somewhat mitigates the need for Wraiths, so in an all mech list, it's probably better to a bargelord and then stack court memebers in your warrior squads rather than taking Wraiths.
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these numbers are with the chrono tek i was agruging that it would be risky taking stormlord without one. my sugggestions are just an alternative to the sotrmlord both have pro's and con's.
lightning is nice vs them msu mech spam lists but i dont think they will be a problem with this list anyway with 7x4 tesla shots and 3 deathrays and with 2 cbb overlords and for the 1st 2 rounds they will be stuggling with night fight you on the other hand will not. i know that ccb lords are more expensive than stormlord and chrono tek but you had points left over and you would not be able to take another sythe anyway with the chrono tek.
but yeah in the direction you are looking at you would be better taking the 1 barge lord and more teks than the wraiths.
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