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2000 points of Screaming Bell; But which goodies?
Topic Started: 1st November 2011 - 06:28 PM (652 Views)
Gixit
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I've always wanted to run a bell list, and around me 2k is the size to go to right now. It's been a pain assembling enough skaven to play my rats at that level (In fact, I'm still working on it -- hence the topic), but it's coming into view, meaning I need to stop just picking up goodies and get a list to build to in order.

I've come up with a couple ideas, essentially similar to each other

List 1 - "Pure Skryre"

Lords
Grey Seer on Screaming Bell. Skalm, Dispel Scroll

Heroes
Chieftain BSB with Storm Banner (Goes with bell)
Engineer L2 with Doomrocket and Condenser

Core
40x Clanrats, Shields & FC (Bell pusher)
50x Clanrats, Shields & FC (Warlock goes here)
50x Slaves
50x Slaves

Special
5x Globradiers w/ Champ
5x Globradiers w/ Champ

Rare
Doomwheel
Doomwheel
WLC
WLC


List 2: "Tweaked List"

Lords
Grey Seer, Screaming Bell, Skalm, Dispel Scroll, Dragonbane Gem because I had the points to spare

Heroes
Chieftain BSB with Storm Banner (Goes with Bell)
Engineer L1, Doomrocket and Condenser

Core
40x Clanrats, FC and shields (Bell pushers)
30x Clanrats, Shields (Warlock?)
30x Clanrats, Shields
50x Slaves
50x Slaves
5x Giant Rats w/ Packmaster
5x Giant Rats w/ Packmaster
5x Giant Rats w/ Packmaster

Special
10x Globradiers, Champ with Death Globe, Mortar (could go on some CR instead)

Rare
Doomwheel
WLC
WLC


I've got to admit, the sucker for symmetry in me loves the first list -- two doomwheels (one for each flank), 6 magic levels to guarantee all ruin spells if I want them, and no models from a specific non-Skryre clan. It's also got bigger units overall... but the second list has more models, the rat darts, and somehow managed to get more toys (Death globe, mortar) to boot by sacrificing a magic level and a doomwheel. It could probably trade in two rat darts and the utterly random dragonbane gem to get a second warlock to carry the rocket, giving the warlock with condenser L2 in the process I guess you could call that modification List 3, though it didn't seem different enough to note.

My biggest worry about List 2 is the overall lack of a hammer -- in list one, the 50 CR could pretend and the doomwheels (plural) would be more likely to get in there and help. I don't really want to use an HPA since I'm playing more or less friendly games, but making room for the furnace is nigh impossible alongside the bell. Tactically, that's my biggest pull towards list 1, which I could even edit to make room for the HPA if things get intense
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I have a Furnace + Bell list which also has 2 warplightning cannons and a doomwheel. It's a fun list but it's extremely vulnerable to shooting and people redirecting the Furnace unit.

Furnace + Doomwheel are the hammers
2x 48 slaves the tarpits
1x Bell + 40+ clanrats is the bunker for the BSB and Seer
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That first list is pretty cool. You have your flanks covered with the doomwheels, the 2 cannons could destroy any big beasties in the first turn with a bit of luck and your slave units are nice and big. I'd buy warpfire throwers for your units instead of the globadiers simply because they are so destructive. I'm loving the symmetry of it. I'm a total sucker for buying 2 of everything just because it looks so neat on the battlefield.
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Gixit
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I'm sort of glad I;m not the only one to like the symmetry. I did a little fiddling with the first list to get a rat dart, and came up with...

Grey Seer, Screaming Bell, Skalm, Dispel Scroll, Dragonbane Gem
Chieftain, BSB, Shield, Storm Banner
Warlock L2, Condenser, Doomrocket
40 Clanrats, FC, Shields
50 Clanrats, Shields
50 Slaves
50 Slaves
5 Globradiers
5 Globradiers
5 Giant rats, 1 packmaster
Doomwheel
Doomwheel
WLC
WLC

Cutting the globes could get a WFT on the combat clanrats and a second rat dart. My only reservation about the WFT is that it, like all weapon teams other than the mortar, can't both move and fire. That, and I've got a bit of a soft spot for globradiers, though the models are so expensive that I'd probably be looking to convert them from some plastic kit.

MUTATE: Also considering the possibility of trading in the 50 CR for 30 Stormvermin to act as a hammer.
Edited by Gixit, 3rd November 2011 - 04:06 AM.
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