In an apparent effort to be more like the US Masters, this event is adopting parts of the Swedish Comp system this year. Specifically, your first two rounds of pairings and your actual comp score will be tied solely to this system. On the one hand, this is good because people have some control over their destiny without worrying about judge or player opinion affecting them in an excessively adverse manner. On the other hand, Swedish Comp (like any hard comp system) has various holes and exploits that cunning mathematicians can take advantage of. It frankly made Masters more of a list building exercise and less of an actual tactical showdown, which seems to be the norm for east coast events of late (more on that when I do the Masters Review). I am hoping that WCGT does not go down this path.
Anyhow, with that in mind I have a choice to make with my selection of armies and several options jump out at me:
Option 1- Wood Elves with combat emphasis, Comp 12.5ish
Spell Weaver w Unicorn, 4++ Ward, Dispel Scroll, Sword of Antiheroes, L4 High Magic
Glade Captain, BSB, Stag, Armor of Destiny, Asrai Spear, Shield
Waystalker w Bow of Loren
Spellsinger, w Frog Scroll, L1 Lore of Metal
19 Gladeguard w FC and Scarecrow Banner
25 Eternal Guard w FC and Gleaming Pendant
10 Wild Riders w Banner
10 Wild Riders w Banner
5 Sisters of the Thorn w Banner, Musician
5 Sisters of the Thorn w Banner, Musician
7 Waywatchers
Great Eagle
The comp on this is actually pretty decent, but its a bit thin on chaff. All my main combat units are there and I managed to get the frog scroll and a metal wizard into it for some armor killing. Main knocks against it are that it is lower comp that I would like to be at this event and its made some serious sacrifices in the shooting phase to get to that point. Of what I would play, it is presently the best painted, with lots of conversions and detail work help from my friend Nathan all over the place.
Option 2- Ogre Kingdoms multi purpose army, Comp 13.2
Slaughtermaster, Sword of Antiheroes, 4++ Ward, Dispel Scroll, L4 Lore of Heavens
Bruiser, BSB, Armor of Destiny, Great weapon
Butcher, Frog Scroll, GW, L1 Maw
Hunter, Sword of Might, Charmed Shield, Beastkiller, Harpoon
8 Ironguts w FC
8 Bulls w FC
7 Maneaters w FC, Brace of Pistols, Dragonhide Banner, Poison, Stubborn
Ironblaster
Thundertusk
This is the watered down version of the list I wanted to take to masters, specifically with one Ironblaster being replaced by a Hunter and no Sabres in the army. Downsides are a complete lack of chaff units and light magic weapons. Upsides are that there are no easily scored points in the army and the Thundertusk makes the Maneaters really hard to take on in combat. It also will have issues with Purple Sun lists. The painting here is really very average three color, but it has numerous conversions and I did all of the work on it myself. I might take this to Broadside if I do not take it to West Coast.
Option 3- Mono Slaanesh, comps 14.6 (LOL)
Keeper, 75/25 L4 Slaanesh
Herald, BSB, Grace Locus, 50
25 Daemonettes w FC and MR1 Banner
25 Daemonettes w FC and Gleaming Pendant
5 Furies of Slaanesh
5 Furies of Slaanesh
5 Seekers of Slaanesh
Soul Grinder of Slaanesh w Claw and Flame Cannon
Soul Grinder of Slaanesh w Claw and Flame Cannon
This is the archetypical Slaanesh list that I have been running for the last couple years. Swann ramped it up with some off god stuff and did very well at the masters and it is what I ended up using to qualify for the masters, so it clearly still works. Recent tweaks have been adding flame cannons to the grinders and the Lash gift to the herald. Pros are that it works very well against elves and I know the army better than anything else I play, plus games go very fast with it. Negatives are that it is very frail to light council and dwarves, plus I am sort of bored with it. Oh and no frog scroll for funsies. It is the most poorly painted of the options I am considering, but it has several good conversions in it.
Option 4- Mono Khorne DoC, comps 13
Bloodthirster 75/25
Bloodthirster 50/25
Herald of Khorne, BSB, Jugg, 50
20 Bloodletters FC w Gleaming Pendant
20 Bloodletters FC
3 Bloodcrushers FC
Soul Grinder of Khorne w Claw, Flamer
Skull Cannon
Not a good list, but theme is there and it will be fast and fun to play. Sadly, the comp is kind of low for how bad this list is, but that's Swedish for you. Pros include the fun of two flying death machines zooming around the board being a huge pain in the ass for people. Cons include nothing in the way of chaff and an abundance of cannon bait. Paint wise this one is close to my wood elves with me having done almost all of the work on it, plus some conversions, but I would need to get my skull cannon and khorne grinder done in order to use this army. Lack of Frog Scroll is somewhat discouraging, too. Finally, at least three members of my own club are considering something similar, which would take away from the unique feel it would have.
I have three weeks to make up my mind on this crap. Curse you hobby ADD!
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