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So for the journeman league in my area I got the old magnus box. I am pretty sure I know what lists I will be using in the league, but afterwards I want to make a magnus tier list. Here is what I have planned:

Magnus the Traitor
*Renegade
*Renegade
*Mule
Idrian Skirmishers (Leader and 9 Grunts)
*Idrian Skirmishers Chieftain & Guide
Steelhead Halberdiers (Leader and 5 Grunts)
Steelhead Halberdiers (Leader and 5 Grunts)
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist

So the plan is start the game with blur on magnus, snipe on the mule, iron aggression and temper steel on the gades. Turn 1 swap blur onto the skirmishers and then use the entire army as a hit and run force. The Steelheads are my speedbump infantry and gorman is just good for the utility. Once I have the option I just need to drop 2 obliterators and a shot from the mule to kill the enemy caster. Thoughts?

swap the mule for a mangler or nomad, you need a hammer in this list.

The idea of this list is to not get stuck in melee, hence the small amount of melee troops. I like the mangler and I may use it as well, but I feel that the mule makes better use of Magnus's feat. He can aim for the range boost, boost his shot to slam away some enemy troop and the use the feat to kite away from the enemy. The Idrians have the same idea to them, shoot and then run for it using assault and battery.

in theory it might be a sound idea, but most scenarios require you to more or less meat in the middle, and you dont want to meet in the middle with more guns than swords. plus relying so much on shooting will hamstring you when you face armies that have stealth, incorperal models or too many models to shoot down.

just my 2 cents