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Hi Guys,

I haven't posted on here in a while, so if I seem familiar that might be why. Before I write this, I actually haven't properly played Warmachine. I've had an introduction game and I've spent today screwing around on the War Room and watching youtube battle reports. I always played a Deathstar in 40k, and I was challenged to make one in WM. The obvious choice for me was the Winterguard, which seem to be very capable with help from Irusk's Fire for Effect (in addition to Martial Discipline) and Kovnik Josef's For the Motherland.

This list allows me to run models I like (widowmakers, and you can't have decided to play khador without being wooed by their Warjacks) alongside something I can see being exceptionally reliable at dealing with an average chance to hit DEF 20 and a decent chance at hitting for 22.5 POW, which would be a decent chip on most of the target's I've seen, when you're talking about 15 blokes. Is trying to run two winterguard units silly? I figure it means that if the one being buffed by Kovnik is reduced, he can skip gleefully over to the other squad and perform the same feat again.

WC:
Irusk2, using Tier 2 of the Art of War

Warjacks:
1 Devastator (9pt)

Solos:
Kovnik Jozef Grigorovich (2pt)
Widowmaker Marksman (2pt)

Units:
1+9 Winterguard Infantry W/ Officer and Standard, 3x Rocketeers (11pt)
1+9 Winterguard Infantry W/ Officer and Standard, 3x Rocketeers (11pt) (extra officer is provided by the Tier list)
1+3 Widowmakers (4pt)
1+5 Battle Mechaniks (3pt)

Says it comes to 40pt (35+5), I don't quite understand the concept of gaining points depending on what commander you take, but I won't complain. Is this standard faire or something I should remove?

Critiques and Comments welcome. Let me know if I stumbled onto some generic netlist, it'll just tell me I'm on the right track.

Thanks,
Scipio.

I think the one issue with the list is that it is missing Behemoth. He is allowed in tier and is a fantastic target to take advantage of Fire for Effect.

This list is quite pillow fisted too. I'd recommend upgrading the clam jack into big B or a Spriggian.

Just to clarify since it sounds like you might have misunderstood Fire for effect: the boost affects a single model, it will not affect an entire Winter guard unit.

Could you fire for effect a winterguard officer...then have them initiate a CRA?

If so, you can pay the one focus, upkeep Fire for Effect, then recast it on the second Winterguard Officer and blamo. 2 shots guaranteed to go through 20 def and hit for 27 pow plus a boost

Making Kovnik just useful for tough and fearless.

You could do.

But getting that many winterguard within firing range of a single target would be quite hard, even with Irusk allowing them to see through each other.