Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Hi All,

So, i am just getting back into Warmachine after a 7 year break, so I am getting used to MKii. There will be a tournament coming up and I was thinking of Bringing eHaley and eStryker. My haley list is pretty well sorted, but i havn't played eStryker. (other thoughts are brisbane but just not sure)

This eStryker list is as follows:

eStryker
- Ol' Rowdy - Basically i see him as being very focus efficient with his free charge
- Storm Clad - Again, focus efficient with stormblades

Jr. - for AS and boosted hand cannon
Rhupert - for tough / pathfinder, likely on the sword knights

B13 - use Ryan to hit large blocks of infantry, and can go after stealth, pretty self sufficient
Storm Blades - hard hitting 2nd wave, gives storm clad focus
Sword Knights - just vicious with positive charge from eStryker and next to Storm Clad, which has reach
- UA

So, a couple of thoughts have been to replace Ol' Rowdy with a Jack Marshaled Centurion to march up with the sword knights. Positive charge it and should be nasty. the Jack is very tough, can't be charged and with Pronto should be able to move up the field quickly.

Another is to replace "something" (either Jr. or B13) with Runewood which can also buff an assaulting infantry unit.

The way i see it, the army needs to hurt the other guy enough to allow stryker to get in the Casters face. I think both of the above do the job

Looking forward to some comments

Thanks all


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Version 2 of the List

eStryker
- Ol' Rowdy
- Lancer - for the node and reach

Rhupert
Jr.
B13
Storm Blades
Sword Knights
- UA

HOwever, I still have 4 points left I am not sure what to do with... Thoughts?

I've never played eStryker, so take my advice with a grain of salt.

1) Grab a squire. Stryker is an assassin, and that extra focus is absolutely invaluable.

2) keep your 'Jacks as they are- they are effective fairly focus lite, and Styker doesn't hand out focus that well.

3) Try adding more Stormblades to the unit (UA and WA). I currently think that they could use a larger unit, to increase their survivability. Maybe drop size of Sword knights to min, no UA.

Remember, grain of salt.

Stryker loves his infantry, the B13 is a little out of place but can always be good ,but with the 4 points left i would get the UA and 1 WA for the Stormblades Assault is nice on them.

I also agree with the squire but i also think the extra infantry bodies are more valueble then the 1 focus. Stryker only needs 2 foucs depending on the caster you try and kill.