SimaoSegunda
11-07-2015, 01:41
Hi guys,
I've been thinking about AoS deployment and army building tactics. I've seen a few people saying that the key to deployment is to place drops that counter the drops your opponent makes, like a kind of "warhammer: connect 4"- if he drops a monster, I put a cannon, if he puts chaos warriors down I put Waywatchers, etc etc.
I'm considering an alternative method for on-the-fly Listbuilding and deployment: Non-reactive synergy. Which is basically a flash way of saying, pre-plan a number of synergies going into the game, and know how many drops you need to bring each one into play. So, for instance, a wood elf army might have a 3-drop synergy of Durthu, a Branchwraith, and 6 treekin. Durthu can create wildwoods, into which the Branchwraith can spawn units of dryads. The treekin can shield the Branchwraith from attacks, while she in turn boosts their attacking power, and heals them if not summoning dryads.
I might also also plan a 5-drop synergy with Orion, some wild riders, war hawks, an eagle, and a mounted glade lord, for example.
My plan is to get one or both of these synergy builds onto the table. That requires me to get either a 3-drop, 5-drop, or 8-drop deployment onto the table, hopefully without giving my opponent a sudden-death opportunity. The synergy I need to prioritise might vary depending on what my opponent is bringing. If I'm pretty sure I can get all my drops down safely, then I will do so, but to be on the safe side I will deploy all of one synergy before I start on the next one. So against horde armies, I'll probably start with the 5-drop, because I've a good chance of getting it down. If, after that, my opponent has finished deploying, and I risk giving him sudden death, I will stop deploying. Otherwise, I move on to the 3-drop, being prepared to cut it short if need be.
Once I've got all the synergies I've planned down on the table, I will probably stop deploying, hopefully before my opponent has finished with his drops. If I can manage that, I might be able to force him to modify his plans to avoid giving me the sudden death.
Anyway, these are just my thoughts on how to handle Listbuilding and deployment in the new ruleset. Hopefully, some people will find my thoughts useful. If not, at least I've had fun rolling it around in my brain. Please feel free to let me know if this is useful/old news/ I'm being stupid, or if you have any refinements to offer. Cheers!
I've been thinking about AoS deployment and army building tactics. I've seen a few people saying that the key to deployment is to place drops that counter the drops your opponent makes, like a kind of "warhammer: connect 4"- if he drops a monster, I put a cannon, if he puts chaos warriors down I put Waywatchers, etc etc.
I'm considering an alternative method for on-the-fly Listbuilding and deployment: Non-reactive synergy. Which is basically a flash way of saying, pre-plan a number of synergies going into the game, and know how many drops you need to bring each one into play. So, for instance, a wood elf army might have a 3-drop synergy of Durthu, a Branchwraith, and 6 treekin. Durthu can create wildwoods, into which the Branchwraith can spawn units of dryads. The treekin can shield the Branchwraith from attacks, while she in turn boosts their attacking power, and heals them if not summoning dryads.
I might also also plan a 5-drop synergy with Orion, some wild riders, war hawks, an eagle, and a mounted glade lord, for example.
My plan is to get one or both of these synergy builds onto the table. That requires me to get either a 3-drop, 5-drop, or 8-drop deployment onto the table, hopefully without giving my opponent a sudden-death opportunity. The synergy I need to prioritise might vary depending on what my opponent is bringing. If I'm pretty sure I can get all my drops down safely, then I will do so, but to be on the safe side I will deploy all of one synergy before I start on the next one. So against horde armies, I'll probably start with the 5-drop, because I've a good chance of getting it down. If, after that, my opponent has finished deploying, and I risk giving him sudden death, I will stop deploying. Otherwise, I move on to the 3-drop, being prepared to cut it short if need be.
Once I've got all the synergies I've planned down on the table, I will probably stop deploying, hopefully before my opponent has finished with his drops. If I can manage that, I might be able to force him to modify his plans to avoid giving me the sudden death.
Anyway, these are just my thoughts on how to handle Listbuilding and deployment in the new ruleset. Hopefully, some people will find my thoughts useful. If not, at least I've had fun rolling it around in my brain. Please feel free to let me know if this is useful/old news/ I'm being stupid, or if you have any refinements to offer. Cheers!