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So my usual store is planning to do a 35pt dual list Steamroller in the near future. I have not done such an event thus far, but I would like input, as I'm still not sure which faction I will use.

So if I go Cygnar, my first list would be

Sturgis
-Ol'Rowdy
-Squire
Allison Jakes
-Stormclad
Journeyman Warcaster
Black 13th
Stormblades
-Unit Attachment
-2 Stormgunners

Then I'm undecided on my 2nd list either...

Kara Sloan
-Defender
-Hunter
Journeyman Warcaster
Reinholdt
Gunmages
-UA
-Hunter
Stormblades
-UA

or

eHaley
-Thorn
-Ironclad
-Squire
Journeyman Warcaster
Gunmages
-UA
Stormblades
-UA
-1 Stormgunner
Eiryss2

Or the other faction that I'm thinking is Retribution

Garryth
-Sylys
-Chimera
Arcanist
Mage Hunter Assassin
Mage Hunter Assassin
Max Mage Hunter Infiltrators
-Eiryss
Max Mage Hunter Strike Force
-UA
Lanyssa Ryssyl
Aiyana and Holt

and then either

Issyria
-Hyperion
Arcanist
Arcanist
Houseguard Thane
Max Halberdiers
-UA
Max Riflemen
-UA

OR

Ossyan
-Hypnos
-Banshee
Arcanist
Arcanist
Max Mage Hunter Strike Force
-UA
Max Riflemen
-UA

Thoughts?

I'm not a huge fan of sturgis, but I think him and eHayley are your best bet. Issiyria and Garyth are my 2 least favorite ret casters. Slone can do a lot of damage in friendly games but in tourney play I haven't seen her do as well, because a lot of common choices in tourney play bring counters to her play style. (Though that's just personal xp, so ymmv). EHayley is your rockstar list of all six because she herself has enough tricks that protecting against all of them is nigh impossible. Also, while I might be a bit meh on sturgis, I like the rest of that list.

I'm skeptical about the number of warjacks you've got EHaley fielding. She does best for me when her Battlegroup starts and ends at the Lancer.

So after some deliberation and play testing it looks like I may have swung around the other way. These are most likely looking like the lists I will take, though using eCaine and eHaley makes me feel like a sell out to the mainstream popular casters.

List 1
eCaine
-Squire
-Hunter
Reinholdt
Rhupert
Gorman
Gun Mages
-UA
-Hunter
Max Silver Line Stormguard
Aiyana and Holt

List 2
eHaley
-Squire
-Thorn
Black 13th
Gun Mages
-UA
-Cyclone
Stormblades
-UA
-1 Stormgunner

Domine Nox wrote:
So after some deliberation and play testing it looks like I may have swung around the other way. These are most likely looking like the lists I will take, though using eCaine and eHaley makes me feel like a sell out to the mainstream popular casters.

List 1
eCaine
-Squire
-Hunter
Reinholdt
Rhupert
Gorman
Gun Mages
-UA
-Hunter
Max Silver Line Stormguard
Aiyana and Holt

List 2
eHaley
-Squire
-Thorn
Black 13th
Gun Mages
-UA
-Cyclone
Stormblades
-UA
-1 Stormgunner

I actually started with those two casters because they looked cooler than the rest and then found out they were hilariously powerful (well, ECaine, I knew EHaley was terrifying ahead of time).

These lists look much more synergistic and better-organized than the first draft; you should tell us how the games go.