Re: [Epic] Critique Of Chaos Horde

From: Brett Hollindale <agro_at_...>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 07:53:35 GMT

At 09:09 PM 27/4/97 EDT, you wrote:
>I realize that the army is very specialized but is it considered cheesy
>to specialize in CC with chaos?

Not by me - if Chaos wants to field daemons then it pretty well has to
specialise in CC.

It is probably cheesier to go the other way and not include any daemons at
all...


> Granted...I may have gone overboard with
>only using certain types of troops...ie Bloodletters, Trolls, and Juggers
>but they just seemed like logical choices. Ok Mike, thanks to your
>comments, here are some changes I am considering. I will eliminate the
>Keeper of Secrets (hheheh I didn't even realize I didn't give him any
>minions.) That adds another 300 Points.

Pity. I like the KOS. And I really like those fiends... And the KOS's
orgasm barrage kills super heavies (like a leviathan) about 1 in 4...

If it was me, I'd take two! (In fact if it was me I usualyy have three...)


> I will also probably remove the
>Plague Tower and add a Primearch as well as a legion. I will then have
>200 Points left over for something like Beasts of Nurgle or rhinos for
>the marines. Let me know what you think. Also....is Magnus or Mortarion a
>better buy?

Drop the leviathan and take them both! But against orcs I'd just about
always take Mortarian over Magnus.

> I shyed away from mortarion at first because my opponent
>generally plays with a largely mechanized force containing little
>infantry. Then I realized that bikes, devastators, and even lightly
>armored vehicles are vulnerable to the plague wind. Magnus's one shot
>seems like kind of a waste for a 300 pt unit. Seems like a shadowsword
>taken as a support unit would be more efficient (more guns, better armor,
>better movement, although no cards). Let me know what you think.
>
> Adam Blitzer
>
>Revised 5,000 Point Chaos Horde
>Lord of Battles - 500
>Khorne Juggers - 150
>Khorne Juggers - 150
>Khorne Juggers - 150
>Khorne Juggers - 150
>Subtotal: 1100
>
>Bloodthirster - 300
>Bloodletters - 150
>Bloodletters - 150
>Bloodletters - 150
>Troll Warband - 250
>Troll Warband - 250
>Subtotal: 1250
>
>Miscellaneous Primearch (help me pick one) - 300
>Marine Legion - 500
>Troll Warband - 250
>Troll Warband - 250
>Subtotal: 1350


This is actually only two support units for the primarch and not three. As
I understand the rules the legion doesn't count as a support card...

Try taking three detachments of rhinos with the marine legion or two rhinos
and more marines...

And think about squeezing in the other primarch - you probably won't regret
it...


>
>Artillery Company- 600
>Bombard Battery - 250


Are you sure bombards are 250?


>Leviathan - 350 (mostly to counter the opponents leviathan)
>Subtotal: 1200
>
>100 Points left to use.....
>



Agro
Received on Mon Apr 28 1997 - 07:53:35 UTC