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Hello Everyone I was looking into getting a second army going and have always been interested in getting a full merc army going for 35 pts. I've always had an interest in in the Highborn Covenant Faction particularly Constance Blaize and Ashlynn. These casters have always peaked my interest but I have always been on the fence of how to fully optimize them since I don't have to much experience with these casters except seeing my friends play them. I'm trying to put together a 35pt list for each of them to see how it would look on paper that can be for tourni and just fun game play, but leaning towards the more competitive side mostly before making the investment in the army. I'm looking to get some criticism and feedback on the lists I created to help get this army off the ground and to grasp a direction of to take these two lists, What steps can I take with these casters with building around them and using them to the fullest?


Army 1:

Ashlynn D'Elyse
Rocinante
Mule
Max.Horgenhold Forge Guard
Lady Aiyana & Master Holt
Max.Precursor Knights
UA. Precursor Knight Officer & Standard
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist

Army 2:

Constance Blaize, Knights of the Prophet
Gallant
Max.Precursor Knights
UA.Precursor Knight Officer & Standard
Max.Steelhead Halberdiers
Max.Steelhead Halberdiers
Anastasia di Bray
Gastone Crosse
Taryn di la Rovissi
Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios

For your Ashlynn list I would replace your precursors with nyss or boomhowlers+reinholdt. In general precursors are much easier to kill than other options and aren't too with the points in my opinion. I would also take our the mule and replace it with gun mages with ua and maybe add the mule back in with the jack marshalled gun mages. The mule is decent with Ashlynn but range 8 to 12 isn't reliable especially when Ashlynn doesn't want to allocate to it.

SO I've Decided to focus more so on Ashlynn for now and optimize her for the time, I made changes that were recommended and came up with the following list. I added in Sylys since he would allow me more access with my caster I believe. I added in Alexia since she seemed to benefit following behind my units and building herself up a nice unit and getting into the frey of battle. I took the advice and agreed that adding in the mages with the ua would benefit most and moved the Mule into their group to be a Jacked unit of mages. Compared to before it seems more solid but i'm still not quite sure if I went the correct way with her.

Ashlynn d'Elyse
Rocinante
Sylys Wyshnalyrr, the Seeker

Alexia Ciannor & the Risen (Alexia and 9 Risen Grunts)
Horgenhold Forge Guard (Leader and 9 Grunts)

Mule
Arcane Tempest Gun Mages (Leader and 5 Grunts)
Arcane Tempest Gun Mage Officer

Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator