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Sorry it's a shorty~

http://synaps3.blogspot.com/2010/12/2k-batrep-vs-eldar.html

Thanks for reading!

A real shame you had to end that game early. Looked like really good fun. I look forward to reading about the rematch

Aaargh!

Looks like a fantastic game, after reading the armylists, I thought you were going to have a real emotional time - good skills on clawing the win (pardon the pun)!!

Sadly, I think it was the dice that trumped my skill. My doomed genestealers took a 30 dice bladestorm with no casualties. Sure, I went to ground for 3+ and had 4+ FnP, but I should have lost some.

Then there was Eldrad rolling a 1 to save against a single str8 wound...

hyv3mynd wrote:Sadly, I think it was the dice that trumped my skill. My doomed genestealers took a 30 dice bladestorm with no casualties. Sure, I went to ground for 3+ and had 4+ FnP, but I should have lost some.

Then there was Eldrad rolling a 1 to save against a single str8 wound...

Don't be so hard on yourself. Over the course of the game all rolls will average out. Also, with a 3+ cover and FNP you only did slightly better than average with no deaths. I believe 2.5 unsaved wounds would have been average for the situation.

If it weren't for dice and rolling high/low in tense situations, there would be no reason to play 40k at all. Randomness helps keep the game exciting!

I noticed your Hive Tyrant is the same cost as the Swarmlord. Have you considered taking the Swarmlord? You won't have the HVC, preferred enemy bubble, 2+ armor save or regeneration. However you get a HtH instantkill, (an overall better combat monster) a bigger synapse bubble, preferred enemy or furious charge on one unit within 18", +1 to reserves and a reroll to outflanking.

I've read all your reports when you used the 280pt Tyrant and so far I don't think the Swarmlord would have been an inferior choice. In fact againt Jay's bug list you might have been able to instantkill a few big bugs in the fight.

Yeah, I agree the Swarmlord is better than a buffed-up tyrant, but your tyrant does have it's uses (AT). But I would prefer to swap out regen for 1x TL-devourers. I would also probably drop 1 tyrant guard for another hive guard. As it is, your tyrantstar, with 2+/3+ saves, 4+ cover, 4 ablative T6 wounds and FNP is already durable enough. Any more and it isn't terribly efficient.

Good battle. That seems to be a tough footdar list, very similar to Blackmoor's list (hmmmm....wonder if there's some influence there). But I think nids match up well against eldar. Eldar have a difficult time against T6 tyranids especially with more than 1 tervigons. I think my list with 6x biovores would have a jolly good time with that one.

Great read, loved the list and it was a good day for nids which is something that i always enjoy.

I just.....really don't see how his list does so well....at all. How does he do against armor?

I guess the strategy, rather than kill all the enemy tanks, is kill a tank and eradicate the unit inside.....but does that even work? And I suppose you can fortune the Avatar....but people are used to dealing with 6 wound Tervigons with fnp in cover, so an avatar isn't exactly HARDER to deal with...

Though I suppose he IS immune to melta weaponry, so that's something there....

nice game