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Im trying to decide what i want to do to fill out from the Battlebox with cygnar, any comments on this set up?

pStriker
Ironclad
Lancer

Black 13
Long gunners (full)
Lady Aiyanna and Master Holt
Stormblades
Storm blade UA
StormGunners (2)

Personally

Long Gunners are good with pStryker and I have used them with some success. But they are very static, and have bad matchups.

I think if you are going to run a Lancer then I would get the Squire, gives you a bigger control area and the re-roll to hit with Earthquake is really useful and extra focus is helpful.

B13th are really good but I would be tempted to drop them, Aiyanna and Holt and the Long Gunners and take ATGM & UA. With True Sight from the UA means they offer you anti-stealth tech

With the points freed up I would get a Journeyman Warcaster so you can two units with Arcane Shield on. If you are going to run Stormblades then access to Pathfinder is going to be a must so would get Rhupert

Which would then leave you enough points to upgrade the Ironclad to a Stormclad. Though the Ironclad is a nice Jack the Stormclad hits harder. Or you could get Ol' Rowdy and Reinholt to allow Stryker two pistol shots and his Character Jack and gives him access to focus efficient Jacks.

pStryker +6
Stormclad 10
Lancer 6
Squire 2

ATGM & UA 8
Stormblades & UA +2WA 10
Jnr 3
Rhupert 2

or

pStryker +6
Ol' Rowdy 9
Lancer 6
Squire 2

ATGM & UA 8
Stormblades & UA +2WA 10
Jnr 3
Rhupert 2
Reinholdt 1

I've found that pStryker is more of a fan of Sylys Wyshnaylerr (god I hate that name, however it's spelt). The free upkeep every turn (which you will be upkeeping) is worth more than the 1 extra focus 3 times. Ol Rowdy is a good jack if you take Sylys, since he can run for free on turn 1 when you will be using your focus to put out 3 upkeeps. More likely than not; Snipe on the ATGM, AS on rowdy, Blur on someone else like the Lancer. This does mean that the Lancer won't be running turn 1, but with SPD 6 he will still get a decent way up. And he'll be 16/18 with Blur, which aren't bad stats for a light.

And Reinholdt can do more than just hand out free shots, especially for Stryker. Between Reinholdt, Sylys and a boost you can be rolling 5 dice dropping the 2 lowest for an Earthquake-assassination-set-up. Which is pretty sweet.

I run pStryker with Sylys and it works, but I think if you are running a Lancer then the Squire for the additional control range, spell re-roll especially factoring in Reinholdt as well. Both are good options and work all down to personal preferences :-)

Personally I have stopped casting Blur, and casting on the Lancer I see as waste. I find if people want to shut him down then they just run to engage him. Snipe and Arcane Shield are the only upkeeps I find I cast now when running him.

So i changed the list around alittle bit, and ordered this set up to try out on the table.

pStriker
Ironclad
Lancer

AGTM + UA
Black 13
Storm Blades + UA + 3 WA
Goreman dewulfe
Eiryiess