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Warmachine/Hordes newb here.

There are 3 armies I’m interested in:

Cygnar with Kraye specifically.
Cryx with Skarre and Goreshade.
Skorne with Zaal

I wanted to just start one army.
If it helps I play 2 types of armies in 40K:
Plague marines hvy and then the biker/jetbike lists.

So I like the sort of speedy Kraye list.
While I like the sort of anvil like qualities to Skarre and Goreshade.
Zaal interested me with the whole we die and get stronger sort of deal.

Kraye with cav Jacks. Is the speed making a huge difference, will it be able to out run most lists?

Skarre with focus factory/skarlock, throwing out spells and such, was thinking of using Bloodgorgers.

Goreshade being a bastard. An extra unit and his solocaster attitude.

Zaal with his army dying to kill the enemy. Karax/AG/Savage. Hollow Farrox. But I’m hesitant with the Fury mechanic.

Any suggestions?

My 7 Cents.

Zaal armies are fun, but stretched for points at 500. You're trying to mix synergies
between the warbeasts, the Ancestral Guardians, and having spare infantry for
both Hollow and soul tokens that you often run out of points rather quickly. (However,
I feel this way about most Hordes armies).

How about this list I posted a bit ago?:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/252467.page

For Kraye I was thinking:

Kraye
2 Sentinal-anti-infantry duties
2 Hunters-focuses on harder targets at range.
Thorn-the main combat dude, most likely bodyguard role early on.
500 as well.

I'm just not sure if a shooting purpose is the right way to go.

My 7 Cents.

In Mk2 for Kraye? I think you almost want something heavy like
a Centurion or an Ironclad for Full Tilt.

Go with the Skorne as they're the only Hordes faction you've gone for.

Re: Goreshade. He loves his Battlegroup, in MKII (beta) he gives them all Steath and Dark Shroud (-2 to Enemy Arm).

If I were to go with Cryx, for me Soul Hunters and Wrathe are a must.

It seems Goreshade and Skarre are good to buff them, and both need the McThralls for sacrificing purposes (Soul Gate and Focus Factory respectively).

As for Skorne: I like their look alot, and I think Ferox are almost mandatory, but I hate those models...

I love the Brute model, but don't think they would fit too well in my lists.
I hate the krea model, but it seems they are next to auto-include.
The savage looks ok (at an angle) and will make it into the lists, but the army looks really.......wierd.......

/shrug, I guess I can't have it all.

My 7 Cents.