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Battle 1: Astorath, The Grim vs Ortan Cassius
As the Blood Angels player, I have several large advantages here. Namely, I have artificer armour and an AP2 weapon. Even though he is toughness 6, my furious charge mean that the strength of my axe will be equal to his toughness. Also, I cause instant death on a 6, so even he is not immune to being Insta-Killed. My tactics are to charge him and let my superior gear do its work

Battle 2: Mephiston, Lord Of Death vs Varro Tigurius
Again, I have several large advantages here. I hae artificer armour and my weapons are all either AP2 or AP3 (he is wearing power armour) next, my warlord trait gives me adamantium will and I am a psyker (4+ deny the witch). My tactics are to spam sanguine sword and use that to ID him.

Battle 3: Erasmus Tycho vs Cato Sicarius
We have the same stats. I get artificer armour, an iron halo, a master-crafted combo-melta with an 18" range of the melta part and AP4 on the bolter (not that that should matter), digital weapons and Frag and Krak grenades. He gets a power sword that can cause instant death for 1 round, artificer armour that gives him FNP, a plasma pistol and frag and Krak grenades. In combat, we're pretty much the same: we both strike at our strength and initiative and can't puncture eachother's armour. I get sort of an advantage in that I can re-roll 1 to wound. A main advantage I have is that he has one-use furious charge, I have it all of the time. I have a feeling that this will be a much more shooty battle. My tactics are to use my Melta to try and ID him. If that fails, I'll use my advantage of superior range to stay out of the range of his plasma pistol (but also out of my rapid fire range) and try to pick him off from there.

Battle 4: Lord Comander Cervan Dante vs Chapter Master Marneus Augustus Calgar
This is where I'm seriously disadvantaged. He strikes at double his strength AND at initiative. He also has twice my shooting range and AP2 as well as an orbital bombardment. Furthermore, my warlord trait is useless, while he can roll 3 times on the table and pick the one he likes best. He's also an EW, so I can't ID him. All I can really do is use my superior speed and mobility to my advantage. Use my jump pack to get within 6" of him, use my inferno pistol, the charge him and use my superior initiative to go first. 6 strength 7, AP2 attacks is nothing to be scoffed at. I can also use my hit & run to my advantage Also, I will be going first, since we have decided that the cheaper character goes first.

If you have any better suggestions, please tell me.

You didn't take into account psychic power tigirius can roll for, greatly giving him an advantage over mephiston.

If this is a 4 model vs 4 model battle then don't take Tycho. I would instead go for Dante, Mephiston, Gabriel Seth and Malakim Phoros. Whilst technically Seth is Flesh Tearers and Phoros is Lamenters, all are considered BA in the rules. Tycho is pants. Really really pants.


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If you do take tycho you might as well take DC tycho since he won't be joining any units anyway in a 4 vs 4.

Poly Ranger wrote:
If this is a 4 model vs 4 model battle then don't take Tycho. I would instead go for Dante, Mephiston, Gabriel Seth and Malakim Phoros. Whilst technically Seth is Flesh Tearers and Phoros is Lamenters, all are considered BA in the rules. Tycho is pants. Really really pants.


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If you do take tycho you might as well take DC tycho since he won't be joining any units anyway in a 4 vs 4.

4 separate battles dude

Actually I think Dante has a leg up on papa Calgar. It's close enough for dice to matter, but math favors Dante winning with like a wound left. That's assuming you start kinda close. If you're starting far enough away that he can orbit you, then shoot the next round, it's probably going to him.


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And yeah, tigurius might get a bunch of neat support powers, but he has no squad to buff. Mephiston should tear him apart assuming he doesn't get slapped by something vicious. (I forget what all tiggy has access to, but psychic shriek could hurt.)