My Army List

Ok so I wrote a list right before the release of 6th.  Based on what I wanted to do, what the interwebs seemed to think was effective, and overall trying to maintain a balance between effectiveness and theme.  The list I came up with follows:


Keeper of Secrets


2 Heralds of Tzeentch
- Master of Sorcery
- We are Legion
- Bolt of Tzeentch

15 Blood Letters

7 Plague Bearers

7 Plague Bearers

10 Seekers of Slaanesh

6 Blood Crushers of Khorne

Daemon Prince
- Mark of Nurgle
- Iron Hide
- Unholy Might
- Daemonic Flight

1500 points roughly... 1496 I think...

I played my first game with it on Wednesday July 4th against Imperial Guard.  My opponent also took a list similar to what he would have taken last edition.  We got Purge the Alien with the short edge deployment (can't remember the name).  By turn 5 I had 11 VP (8 units killed, Warlord killed, First Blood, Unit in opponent's deployment zone) to his 3 VP (2 Units killed, Warlord killed).

Now, in fairness, he had a unit of Plague Bearers, the Blood Letters, the Seekers and the Blood Crushers all down to 1 wound each.  But even if I give him all those units I still won 11 to 7.

So you would think this was a resounding success, right?  Not so much, I got lucky, alot.  That unit of Plague Bearers should have died turn 1 to shooting.  My Keeper which eventually died, should have died a turn earlier than he/she did.  It took a turn longer than I wanted to kill his tank.  He only have one piece of armor, more would have been very problematic.

So I am going to make a couple changes for next game:

Out:
Both Heralds of Tzeentch
One Blood Crusher

In:
Soul Grinder w/ all 3 shooting attacks
The Masque

Hopefully I will get another game soon to test this.  I'll keep you posted.

The Flyer Problem...

The all Flyer Meta...

I don't see how it will be effective against armies that are designed to close fast and hard with the enemy.  Like, for example, Daemons.  If I deepstrike close to your side, by turn two most of my units are in combat or within 18" of my opponents table edge, making zooming a hindrance not a blessing.  If my opponent hovers after the first move, then I have won as the flyer can be attacked now and if he doesn't I know the danger arc the flyer will have.

The defense against flyers?  Hug your enemy.

At least that's my plan for the foreseeable future.

A New Blog...

Right, so 6th Edition has hit the world.  And I for one am ecstatic!  I have been being harassed by my frineds to get into 40k.  I love the story of 40k, but I prefer the Warhammer Fantasy game to the 40k one.  But I have finally decided to make the plunge into 40k.

I was forced to examine my army choices and there are many I want to do, but not a one jumps out and says "PICK ME!"  In fact I have struggled in this arena for a number of year. but in short order here are the choices I had in front of me:

1. Sisters of Battle: By far my favorite choice, I love the imagery (Chicks in Power Armor is awesome), I love the background (everyone should read the 2nd edition codex, makes the Vandire situation so much worse).  I used to love the way they played.  I hate the cost.  An all metal army is extremely cost prohibitive, and GW is creating a self full filling prophesy here.  "SoB are too expensive so no one fields them, GW won't make them in plastic because they don't sell."  And the White Dwarf codex was un-needed, and made them worse not better, at least in my opinion.
2. Space Marines: I love the story of Raven Guard.  I love the idea of the way they fight, but I'm not sold it really works in the current codex.  Everyone plays Space Marines.  And in the end this is the thing that drives me away, there are too many SM players already.
3. Eldar: What can I say I love elves... er I mean Eldar.  In Fantasy my first army was High Elves. I love the idea of Wraith Guard and Wraith Lords, but again cost becomes an issue here.  And like I said earlier, I already play elves, so I want something different.

Given my top 3 choices had issues, I re-examined the armies, and I saw something that made me kind of giddy.

Daemons of Chaos.

I know that most people think they can't be competitive and are under powered.  But that actually appeals to me, finding a way to make them work when others can't.  I relish that challenge.  I also look at the modeling and painting opportunities and see where I can push myself as both.  That personal challenge is appealing as well.

So I decided to make a blog about this endeavor.  I will be posting my thoughts on units, painting, modeling, competitive play, and anything else 40k that makes me want to write.  As well as kepping a log of how my army takes shape.  I'm going to see about getting a game in on wed, using proxies for almost everything.

Oh, and in case the name of the blog didn't give it away, the only definitive choice I have made thus far is a Keeper of Secrets will be in the list.  What can I say, I love Slaanesh!