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8th Ed. Demigryph problem

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Yo I have a huge problem when playing against my friend. He plays imperial and these days he always wields 6 Demigryph knights. I really can't finde a solution for these. they come at an armor save of +2, which renders skinks and salemanders useless (since they dont have the -3 armor save anymore). I've also tried to run 2 steagons and 20 sw into them at the same time, but I got all of them handed back to me in boxes of shredded meat. Can it really be right that their mounts can give 3 supporting attacks each? Hope someone has the answer, cause I've tried focusing them down 3 games in a row with no result. Never killed a unit of them. I'd have my stegadons shoot the bolt thrower at them, but since stegadons are kinda expensive just for the bolt thrower, I find this solution not to be viable.
 
hmmm...
maybe a unit of 6 or more kroxigors, perhaps boosted with wildforn,
that should be enough to get through that armor...
 
Libina said:
Yo I have a huge problem when playing against my friend. He plays imperial and these days he always wields 6 Demigryph knights. I really can't finde a solution for these. they come at an armor save of +2, which renders skinks and salemanders useless (since they dont have the -3 armor save anymore). I've also tried to run 2 steagons and 20 sw into them at the same time, but I got all of them handed back to me in boxes of shredded meat. Can it really be right that their mounts can give 3 supporting attacks each? Hope someone has the answer, cause I've tried focusing them down 3 games in a row with no result. Never killed a unit of them. I'd have my stegadons shoot the bolt thrower at them, but since stegadons are kinda expensive just for the bolt thrower, I find this solution not to be viable.
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The mounts don't get any supporting attacks.

Page 83, All the cavalry rules apply to monstrous cavalry with 1 exception, use the highest wounds characteristic of the rider or the mount.
The FAQ added Toughness to that as well.
The FAQ also added the that RIDER can make a maximum of 3 supporting attacks.
The Cavalry rules say that only the rider can strike with supporting attacks.
Monstrous Beasts can make up to 3 supporting attacks; but Demigryph Knights are not monstrous beasts.

Steggadons are a good answer. Once you pin them in place, you can flank with static combat res or a beat stick to win combat.

Lore of metal is always a good answer.
 
n810 said:
hmmm...
maybe a unit of 6 or more kroxigors, perhaps boosted with wildforn,
that should be enough to get through that armor...
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Problem is I'd need 1000 skinks to support that, otherwise my kroxs will also die due to the fact they strike last. With 50 pts/kroxi and only 58pts/dgk I need to put a lot of pts into a unit like that. And then in a situation where he wouldnt buy as many dgks, 6 kroxis might seem like a bit of an overkill in a 2k game.
 
Stegadons (preferably ancients) with sharpened horns

Scarvet cowboys with GWs or halberd w/ potion of strength or 1+ rerollable/ stegadon helm to just tank them till you can flank them

Oldblood cowboys with pirahna blade or any +Str sword

Searing Doom

I'd even chuck a solar engine blast at them on the 50/50 of getting 2d6 Str 5 or better
 
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