Ides of March: Part 2 - The lists

So following on from last week's post, here is what I came up with in the end:

List 1 – RASK

Points: 42/50
Rask (*6pts)
* Bull Snapper (3pts)
* Ironback Spitter (8pts)
Bog Trog Ambushers (Leader and 5 Grunts) (5pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew (Leader and 1 Grunt) (1pt)
Totem Hunter (3pts)
Feralgeist (1pt)

List 2 – BARNABAS

Points: 42/50
Bloody Barnabas (*6pts)
* Bull Snapper (3pts)
* Ironback Spitter (8pts)
* Blackhide Wrastler (9pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Feralgeist (1pt)

 

Nothing too dramatic. I received some feedback from my previous post indicating I was thinking about it too hard and everything what super obvious, so just went with what I know in the end.

List 1

In the Rask list, I decided to go with 3 Posse after a little playtesting. I don't like playing Posse spam as much as playing with heavies but I'd hate myself if I took a crappier list to a tournament without very good reason, more than I hate myself for playing 3 Posse with Rask, and 3 Posse at 42pts seems really good. I do really like the triple heavy + 2 Posse at 50 pts though.

In terms of solos, I went with the Totem Hunter and a Feralgeist. I considered dropping the Geist and the Gobbers for a Croak, but figured a Feralgeist is a 100% dedicated scenario piece that would do a lot of work in that department for this list, and the Gobbers can always run to get a point somewhere if they aren't making Rask invincible, or block charge lanes or whatever. An extra ranged attack is cool but with a Spitter and Totem Hunter I feel reasonably comfortable with lane-clearing.

The Totem Hunter is there because he clears mini-jams like a boss with Prey, Sprint and Leap. His biggest weakness is tough, which as you may know I cannot do anything about. He can also do some serious damage with Fury late-game if he is still around. All around good model.

At 50pts with 3 Posse I would probably have another Ironback Spitter. Dem guns. Although as mentioned previously, I usually prefer a Wrastler/Horror/Snapjaw combo and 2 Posse at 50pts.

List 2

I went with Barnabas over Maelok primarily because I'm more comfortable with him. He is pretty good all-around, I like him vs almost anything that doesn't ARM stack. He's always fun to play and is one of the better designed casters around, not accounting for his faction's pillow-fists. Maelok is cool but at 42 I think he loses a little bit of pazzaz to Barnabas, and that pazzaz loss is only accentuated by my relatively weaker play with him.

I went with a Wrastler over a Swamp Horror, just because I like having access to at least a little bit of reliable punch in the list. Wrastlers can kill most heavies one-on-one if they can hit the Death Roll, which is worth something in a Barnabas list. Plus, Gator Rise Missile is something I haven't done in a long time. I miss it.

At 50pts I might throw in some Croaks, a Thrullg and maybe switch the Feralgeist for Pendrake. All the guns help. Or another Spitter. Or I'd play Maelok.


Stay tuned for Ides of March: Part 3 - How I lost first round and managed to barely rank in the top half!