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I recently started Warmachine and participated in a journeyman league and would now like to get my list up to 50 points so I can participate in those larger games. Problem is, I'm not entirely sure what to get for my last 13 points. At the moment my list is:

Kara Sloan
- Defender
- Charger
Arcane Tempest Gun Mages + UA
- Cyclone
Black 13th
Aiyana and Holt
Taryn di la Rovissi
Rutger Shaw
Reinholdt

I also have pStryker and a Lancer from the battlebox and would in time like to expand my caster options.

If possible, I would like to get something that works well with my current setup while keeping price relatively low. Also, I'm not looking for a competitive list, so I don't mind running high on warjacks. Things I have considered for my last 13 are:

Journeyman + Stormclad
Stormblades + UA + Captain
Hunter + Small Unit (considering Nyss Hunters from Mercs)
Hunter + Sentinel + Journeyman

Please let me know your opinions on what would be good for me to get to fill out my list (doesn't have to be one of the four I just listed).

Getting the Stormblades + UA + Stormclad would be nice, but would require some trimming of your original list.

A Hunter works awesome with the ATGMs with UA, so that is a solid choice as well.

Max Boomhowler + Journeyman + Reinholdt.

AS on Boomhowler, Reinholdt gives Kara an extra shot or die on attacks.

 jawn wrote:
Max Boomhowler + Journeyman + Reinholdt.

AS on Boomhowler, Reinholdt gives Kara an extra shot or die on attacks.

While Boomhowlers are awesome infantry, but they're also on the pricey side. I'm a new player myself and have yet to purchase Boomhowlers, but if you are willing to drop the money they're well worth it. The other models on there are pretty inexpensive though so it's still pretty cost effective.

I already have Reinholdt in my list, any other suggestions for that spot?

Whoops, didn't see him down there. The last point can really only be filled with a Gobber Tinker, who can repair your Jacks, but its a about $20.

Alternatively, you could go for Stormblades + UA + 2x WA and a Journeyman, which will be cheaper monetarily, but Boomhowler is one of the best scenario pieces available to Cygnar.

Is the journeyman just that good? I would think the full stormblade + UA + stormblade captain would be better, or am I missing something? Is it just because arcane shield is that good?

I agree with Boomhowler and JR. If you are not interested in those then consider some other sort of tankish jammish melee infantry like Precursors or Silverline. Again with either Rhupert (for the precursors) or Jr (for the silverline) to go with them. I believe both of them allow your ranged units to shoot thru them.

SIlverline, since they are plastic, are probably the cheapest option $$$-wise. But Boomhowlers is probably the best investment-wise. You will use these guys with a lot of Cygnar lists.

You should be playing scenario games. And in scenario games you are going to need units to take and hold objectives. But scenario or not you need to be able to stop opponents jamming units. Cyclone and B-13 can provide some covering fire type of stuff, but there are things that will get thru or around that, especially at 50 points where that is not enough to stop everything.

Anyways, I've played Cygnar since the start of Mk II and I can say that my game got much better once I got some melee units for some combined arms. I played a similar list to yours except I used Siege instead of Sloan. While I won some games I struggled against decent players and decent lists. And some lists just wiped me off the board.

I would replace the defender and chargers with a stormwall. More focus efficient , better in melee , more shoting . it is like a 2 defenders , 1 cyclon and a stormsmith in one on a reach jack.

If you want to take stormblades , I would always team them up with other storm units , there is a ton of tricks you can pull off with stormguard/silverline , mini stormlances , 2 cpts and a full unit of stormblades. Although kara is probably less optimal for such a build as she doesn't have snipe.

Otherwise there is no going around boomies . There are other tar pits in the game we can take , but they don't shot . Boomies with kara fear or dead eye , and murdok giving them assault , become ok shoting units.

I would drop Rutgar as he doesn't realy bring anything to the list . a JWC would help storm class units a lot . A storm smith or two are cheap , just 1 point , units that combo very well a stormwall.

Gorman would be much better then Rutgar for this list.

Stormwall is nice. No doubt about it. But I'm not sure it is the best investment for the OP. He is starting from a journeyman league so already have some of the jacks it sounds like. At this point he really needs some troops to balance out all his jacks and support.

Also stormwall is quite the investment money and hobby-wise for a new gamer. And you gotta figure out how to carry the blasted thing around.