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Hey guys, just wanted to post my slightly unorthodox 500 point PoM list, bounce it off you and see what you think....

High Executioner Servath Reznik
Avatar of Menoth
Castigator
Reckoner
Vassal of Menoth
Hierophant
Wracks (2)
Total: 499

Please, try and poke holes in it. I want to see if there is anything i haven't though of, and tweak if necessary. (Yes, I realize there are no troops! )

Avatar- not in Reznik's battlegroup and will not benefit from his battlegroup abilities.

Hierophant- In MK1, Warcaster and Attachment activate at the same time, and therefore both
must move before completing actions. If Reznik charges, the Hierophant must either run or
charge. If it does either, then it can't use its Harmonious Exaltation ability to reduce the
cost of Reznik's signature beatstick spell that I can't remember the name of.

Problem 3: No choir. Those warjacks are walking targets, and you have many points
invested in three of them.

I think that the Avatar's Menoth's Gaze will make up for him not being in the battle group. I really want to see if I can make a 'Jack based list work, and he can help stem the tide of troops I'll probably be up against. In addition, it will allow me to only worry about allocating focus to 2 jacks. I also have an evil little trick I want to try involving Rez' and the Excruciator.

As for the Hierophant... I'm kinda torn there. I'm afraid the choir will bog me down too much, and I kind of want the enemy to cast spells at me. However... I think I'll change to them because I don't want someone shooting up a quarter of my army in one turn. I'll just short them by one member to make points.


BTW, here is another list I really think might be interesting. Tell me what you think...

Reznik
Revenger
Castigator
Reckoner
Redeemer
Choir
Vassal
500 pts even

I think that this list will give me more options, especially with the Redeemer and Arc node. My main hang-up with it is I have too much 'Jack, and not enough focus. I have some wicked combos, but can I survive long enough to bring them off?

You also have a really constrained area to work with the choir. (four jacks, 1 melee, 3 ranged,
2 focus hogs)

Hrm, I don't know.

I'll probably go with the first list, including the choir, and dropping either the vassal or Hierophant. My biggest concern is with my strategy. I plan to use this list to apply constant pressure to the enemy, forcing them to react to me until I strike. I have 4 striking options, with Rez and any of the 3 beatsticks. Also, any of these can be combined with other facets to make them more powerful. I also have 3 ways to slow or severly hurt units of infantry, so that problem is mitigated, somewhat.
Where I'm stuck is with the following question: I have narrowed it down to 3 options, and of these 3, I can take 2.

1. Choir and Hierophant: Protect my expensive 'jacks and give Rez' a boost in range and focus manip.
2. Choir and Vassal: Protect my expensive 'jacks and give one or two of them nasty surprise capability.
3. Vassal and Hierophant: Maximize my threat ability and tweak up Rez's combination range/ flexibility.

The Downsides...

1. Kind of limits me to a smaller radius than I'd like, if I want to protect my 'jacks.
2. Reznik is more limited in his ability to cast his all important assassination spells (Witch Hammer, Brand of Heresy, etc...)
3. Leaves my 'jacks vulnerable...

Hmmm... Decisions, decisions