Regular Dakkanaut
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So I misread your OP, I just saw 50 and assumed it was a 50 point list, not $50 LOL. What points level were you looking for? I am guessing 35 or 50?
Ok, so lets first work with what you have and construct a functioning 50 point list as I see a lot of good options here.
So lets use eGaspy since he rocks and is way better then goreshade. I also prefer him over scav. So he has +6 points, meaning we have a potential 56 to deal with.
Now he wants an arcnode, so that means we have to use a ripjaw(i would use a 4 point arcnode over this guy, but we are working with what we got. Gaspy, like all cryx casters, really loves his focus, so lets add in a warwitch siren so that arcnode can run for free, it also has a great spray and shadowbind so its really versatile. Ok so we got some jack points left...the real choice here is Deathjack or Cankerworm, lets go with the Deathjack for potential extra excarnates and hes pretty sweet. Speaking of excarnate lets throw in a min bile thrall unit as this is a great combo, we also need a min bile thrall unit to deal with really high def infantry(nyss, kayazy, etc). Ok we also need a tarpit and some infantry, this means the min bane thralls + UA. Since we are including these guys we should also add in tartarus for the extra mat and charge, plus he can make more banes and hes incredibly for gaspy's feat. Ok so what are we missing? Well we can't take full advantage of the feat yet as we lack infantry(bile thralls are worthless as they must charge), so lets add in another unit of infantry to fix this, 6 points for min Bane Knights. These guys also have reach so with tartarus thats a 12" threat range after being placed on a target. OK, so lets check what exactly do we have so far to make sure we aren't over on points.
eGaspy (+6)
-Ripjaw (5)
-Deathjack (12)
Units:
Min Bile Thralls (5)
Min Bane Thralls + UA (8)
Min Bane Knights (6)
Solos:
Tartarus (4)
Warwitch Siren (2)
So thats 42 of the 56 points, meaning we have 14 left.
So we can clear low def infantry with the bane thralls and knights and tartarus just boots them, plus these guys fuel the feat. We can clear high def/high armor infantry with the thralls, plus we got this excarnate to bring them back. We have a really big heavy hitter in the deathjack for those super higher armor warjacks/beasts, hes also high mat so he destroys casters if he can get on them. We have an arcnode so gaspy can stay further back then even before for those parasites, plus we have a warwitch siren so its extremely focus efficient meaning more clouds each turn. What about some support options to benefit all these guys?
Let's look at solos. The first thought is a skarlock as he can allow for a parasite cycle, he can also cast ANOTHER excarnate, so we can get back a ton of bile thralls potentially, so lets throw em in. What if we run into a caster like Caine, Ashlynn, etc or an army with a ton of heavies? Well lets throw in Gorman, his black oil can help lower the defense for these crazy high def casters or just straight up disable a heavy for a turn for multi heavy armies.
This leaves 10 points. Wrathe is a solid choice, he increases your bane thralls, bane knights, and bile thralls threat ranges, let alone your skarlock or gaspy himself. Add in that he can give your army extra armor vs living that are within his cmd range or better yet +2 armor to gaspy against warbeasts, well this is looking great. Also if he dies he can even come back on the feat turn as his dismounted self, and he has a reach weapon thats strong with high mat, though we never want him to die before the feat. Thats another 4, so we have 6 left.
The obvious combo is the cankerworm, a ripjaw, or a pistol wraith + siren or corbeau. We really don't wanna give up additional focus running jacks and we really don't need a second arcnode, though it could be useful, so lets instead look at the pistol wrath +siren/corbeau. Add in that pistol wraith, it can solve the same issue gorman was trying to solve by removing a heavy giving us so redundancy, but hes also incorporeal and really accurate so if there is a solo(eiryess, rhupert etc) that needs killing asap he can get it done. That leaves the siren and corbeau. Well sirens are great in general, but it can't really give focus to anything else as the DJ gets free focus. Corbeau is also great for that 3" move on like gaspy or tartarus to get the ranges for a specific spell, curse, charge, or to get out of range. She also gives +1 cmd...and wrathe is in our list giving out deathride or beyond death each turn, both range cmd spells, this seems like a nice combo in addition to the 3" move to begin with.
OK, so what did we end up with?
50 Points
eGaspy (+6)
-Ripjaw (5)
-Deathjack (12)
Units:
Min Bile Thralls (5)
Min Bane Thralls + UA (8)
Min Bane Knights (6)
Solos:
Tartarus (4)
Warwitch Siren (2)
Gorman (2)
Corbeau (2)
Skarlock (2)
Wrathe (4)
Pistol Wraith (3)
OK, so we have this annoying 1 point left over...well this can be resolved by simply downgrading the ripjaw to a 4 point arcnode and adding in a 2nd warwitch siren. I assume this is for casual play so until you get some 4 point arcnodes, simply tell your opponent its a 4 point arcnode of your choice, you can then test out the 4 point arcnodes(nightwretch and deathripper).
So we have a 50 point list using eGaspy thats pretty solid.
How can you change it? Well there are a lot of ways, but if you haven't played 50 at all I would try this out for a few games and see what you like and dislike along with what you think you are lacking, then devise changes yourself and finally ask people about it, in your meta itself, on these forums again etc.
IMO the clear upgrade is removing the pistol wraith and making the min bane thrall unit a max unit to take full advantage of the UA and tartarus, but maybe you like pistol wraiths a lot so you can figure out something else to remove. Besides that its an overall really solid list.
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