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I am new to Warmachine and I only have the Convergence of Cyriss faction book. Read the quick start rules, seen a few games.
A few of my buddies and myself are looking to play for fun.

I was wondering if this was a playable list for 15pts?

Syntherion +6
Prime Axiom -19
3x Accretion Servitors -1
3x Accretion Servitors -1

Basically huddle around Syntherion and bodge repairs until i can get the Prime Axion sight on the opposing Warcaster, tow cable them closer (using Syntherion's feat) and looking to open up close on them.

Well...that's certainly doable.

You'll wipe the floor with probably over half the 15 point lists people will have, but all it takes is one good denial feat or heavy-munching army and your out 19 points.

As much as I love fielding my colossal, it's hard to justify under 35 points. Even then, it's really stretching resources. 50 is where it really shines, aside from skew lists.

Cool thanks, I will think again, before I make my initial purchases.

I may proxy it to see how it functions against the starter sets.

Its a cool idea but it is definitely a scew list. Any list with a jack killing model will wipe out your army. A butcher list could crush it pretty easily if you let the butcher charge Prime axiom. With fury on himself and his feat up, he would be rolling 19 + 5d6 on the charge. Other lists that have good tarpits will just tie up axiom while the rest of their army chases after syntherion

As amazing and awesome as the prime axiom is. most people will just GG the second you put it down. It's obnoxiously good at slaughtering casters with syntherion. 7 P+S 20 attacks with sustatined attack from 11" away. that will hurt and not even butcher camping focus can over come that onslaught. Honestly, I'd say for the battle box, an extra heavy and a diffuser

Playing a Colossal in a 15 point game will leave a bad taste in most peoples mouths towards you.

Even worse will be when you come up against someone who replies with eHaley/Stormwall who will just feat you then beat you. With its 14" threat range.

I did it once for gak and giggles and my gaming group continue to mention it regularly

Well yes but by the same token, butcher will stick it with six attacks averaging 33 per swing from almost the same distance and still have the rest of his entire army backing him up whereas without prime axiom, there is nothing else in his army. Give it a shot but I think you will find that you roflstomp some lists while other list roflstomp you and that's going to get pretty old for you and your opponents.

Thanks again for the replies

I proxied the starter box verses the khador box, and almost got a stock win, as I played reconstruct (from the first turn) on my galvanizer, it got mashed by the frost axe 'jack (as planned) it then popped up within combat range to the warcaster, and was 5 HP from running her through. That included shooting and moving the mitigator to the other 'jack to get the bonus +1's.

I do kind of see what is being said about the prime axiom, it just needs the support to do it's job and at 15pts it is the only damage doer.


So at 35pts could I get away with 2? ..........