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Hi Guys!

What do you think of my 35 point Siege list? Ive just finished painting it all so please dont be too brutal!

Army Name: 35 Siege
Cygnar
35+5 points, 26 models

Major Markus 'Siege' Brisbane (cool)
* Hunter (can roam miles, doesn't rinse focus, hurts big stuff)
* Squire (enables measurement for Siege's rocket with 'control' measurement, and all of its buffs)
Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator (2x rockets!)

Arcane Tempest Gun Mages
* Gun Mage Officer
** Defender (rune shots!)
Captain Arlan Strangewayes (1x real focus on defender in addition to GM Officer pseudo focus)

Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team (utility and generally good)
10 Horgenhold Forge Guard (tough guys, hit hard)

Cheers!

That is a pretty basic, but good Siege list. You have the basic Siege assassination module with the basic gun mage module with some melee troops. The list should do well.

One thing you might consider is to drop the B13th and strangewayes and in their place take rangers. They would really improve your accuracy and as so much of your force and game is hanging on those shooty pieces it could be a good swap. Rangers also have AD, which is one of the best special rules with steam roller scenarios.

I would give the Scouts a try. You can run one guy out of formation and 5 inches away from thier caster to get the +2 to attack rolls.


This is a standard tactic with Seige and is really good.

Thanks for the replies guys!

Ive had a look and Rangers are 5 points for 6, so I could take them in place of the B13th and Reinholdt, what do you think?

I know Reinholdt is a gem with Siege, but I was thinking that if I keep Strangeways instead I can get '2 focus' on the Defender each turn. Is this fair enough, or would you drop Strangeways and keep the little guy?

Thanks a lot for any further advice!

Definitely keep Reinholdt, two POW 14s each turn is much better than getting fully boosted POW 14. The +2 RAT from rangers is almost as good as boosted to hit roll, which you would get from Arlen.

Thanks for the reply!

I take your point, Reinholdt is that good! Plus the Defender will benefit from the +2 to hit from the rangers, meaning the benefit from Strangeways is reduced.

I guess I dont like the idea of an unspent point! But the list will be pretty solid with the changes youve suggested? Im much more a painter than gamer, so i think a basic solid list will suit my level of tactical acumen!

Cheers!

Put a stormsmith in there and call it done

The list is solid and should give you a good idea how Siege/ shooty cygnar list plays. It is not a gimmick list and hasn't got many lists that it cannot win.

Haha nice! I've got hold of some Rangers so I'll give the list a test drive soon. Thanks very much for the tips!

I know I'm getting a bit ahead of myself, but what do you think of the list below for expanding to 50 points? Would it still be solid?

Army Name: 50 Siege?
Cygnar
50+5 points, 34 models

Major Markus 'Siege' Brisbane  +5 points
* Defender
* Hunter
* Squire

Arcane Tempest Gun Mages
* Gun Mage Officer
** Defender
Captain Arlan Strangewayes

Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team
10 Horgenhold Forge Guard
Rangers
Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator
Stormsmith Stormcaller


Cheers!

One change I would immediately make to that list is to change the defender under Siege to Ol'Rowdy. I think that at 50 pts you really need to have at least one melee heavy and Rowdy fits that place well. Especially as it is quite focus efficient and Siege doesn't have much to give.

Other than that no immediate changes come to mind, it should be decent list at that level. After some games at 35 pts you will probably see how your 35 point list handles the local meta and will be wiser on how to proceed to 50 pts.