Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Add Reply
First Eshin runout
Topic Started: 3rd August 2004 - 11:30 PM (211 Views)
Saxon
Unregistered

Had my first run out with the eshin list last night, playing a couple of 750 point games.
my list
assassin - weeping blade
sorcerer - 2 x warpstone tokens
3 x 10 NR - xhw, TS
5 GR - poison everything
2 rat swarms

game 1 vs orcs
hero with 1+ AS
shaman lvl 2
20 orcs xhw
16 big uns
8 boar boys -f/c

I got first turn skitter leaped assassin into mage- dead mage
subseqeunt turns involved gutter runners and assassins running laps around the boar boyz and shooting to thin the numbers down.
last turn his general charges and dispatchs a NR unit, the GR charge the boar boyz (now only 4 left), the assassin, swarm and NR charge the big uns
GR lose but make break test on 4, the big uns lose and make break test on 4.
His last tunrn - boar boys kill remaining 2 gutter runners, swarm/assassin/nr butcher the big uns - win combat by 10 - they break (obviously) +1 standard for me, remaining boar boy panics and is lost for the game.
overall SV to the rats

Game 2 vs VC
Lahmian vamp
2 x lvl1 necro
2 x 16 skellies
16 zombies
10 ghouls with champ.

I got first turn again skitter leap assassin into thrall (thinking it was the general - doh!) one dead thrall
next turn assassin charges the actual general (checking with opponent this time :huh: ) one dead general - undead begin to crumble (my opponent was really unlucky with his rolls he rolled double sixes twice for 2 of his units) I didn't actually need to kill them- they just fell apart. Swarms charge other necro and hold him up for 2 turns until assassin arrives to do some damage.
Ghouls charge swarms and eventually kill them
NR charge ghoul unit, gutter runners fail fear test, NR unsuprisingly get butchered (despite hitting first with 20 attacks!, they only killed 1, in return he rolled 5 poisoned wounds to start with).
overall I lost 190 points
my opponent lost 970 (those +100 points for each character killed is a treat).
massacre to me
my impressions are that this list is fun to play, the low leadership is going to make it tough vs fear and terror causes. Also T3 for the NR with no armour means that they'll be easy to kill.
anyone was fun to play though!
Quote Post Goto Top
 
Thrask Vilepaw
Member Avatar
The Grim Squeaker

good good im glad the eshin list is working well for you. Nice one on the victories.
Official master of parades by Rattsu
BEWARE THE GRIM SQUEAKERPosted ImagePosted Image
Vinshqueek
 
Thrask, for being such a nice squiggly thing!
Giantrat
 
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.

8th member of the day
24 hour painting challenge : 30 clanrats in 10.5 hours SUCCESS
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Persian711
Unregistered

Congrats, yea the NRs really aren't going to do much damage against any well armored or in general "good units" I'd just givem stars or slings and just piss off the enemy from long distance. Let them try and charge you and either fail or have you retriet :P the skaven way! Those who turn and run away live to fight another day.
Quote Post Goto Top
 
Ratgash
Unregistered

Congrats! You did well, and it seems your opponents had some troubles with dispel attempts.
Quote Post Goto Top
 
« Previous Topic · Skaven Discussion · Next Topic »
Add Reply