BATTLE REPORT!
I used
@Canas 's list and did very well. But to keep it under 2k which they wanted to I dropped a Razordon keeping it at 1970.
Alright so he was Nurgle taking
Archaon
Unclean one (or the one that gives 3" movement)
4 units of 10 plaguebearers
And some type of wizard which he didnt use so I cant remember.
I used everything in Canas's list so we shant go over that, ran the Slann with Vast intellect and Retrices and the EoTG had the unbinding artefact (mind my bad jargon as Im a bit tired). So battleplan was knife to the heart, so two points if you fully control both with 5 or more models at the beginning of the third battlephase you win.
His plan (quite clearly saying it aloud) was to rush my point first turn and win before I could do anything. The book was infront of him as I gave him plenty of time to prepare (which he did)....does that make me a bad person for not pointing out he couldnt win objectively until turn 3? Anyway his turn was first.
Somehow was able to place two of his trees, one was before deployment and the other in his hero phase, ending a run within "7 of it enabled him to charge. Which he did with 3 units of plague bearers, Archaon and Unclean. Wizardthing and the last unit stood on his point.
Hero phase he attempted to change his Nurgle phase to increase movement, unbound it, mystic shield, unbound it, but decided to shoot the bastiladon with an arcane bolt, which made its mortal wound save.
Charge runs and charges were....flawless. I had my two bastiladons and EoTG lined up, next to the Razordons and 20 skinks. Behind these were the Chameleons, 10 skinks and my Slann and Astrolith Bearer. 30 skinks were in range to hold the point so I was confident.
Last unit of skinks chose the opposite corner to go for the point.
Archaon and two units of plaguebearers charged the line of big guys. Some bearers stopped next to my Razordons....and Overwatch!?. 5 died, surprising seeing as I couldn't even reroll hits yet.
Combat!
Archaon was there to instant kill the bastiladons, he didnt but declared the rest of his attacks were going to the next bastil. 1st bastil took 0 damage. Next with all Archaons attacks took 1. Rerolling saves on the battalion was a lifesaver.
My activation! Stegadon stepped on the over unit of bearers, killing 7. The end result was the Razordons killing the over unit in melee and the bastils dealing 3 damage (meh) to Archaon
My turn.
Slann dealt some mortal wounds to Archaon, and gave the EoTG some dice manipulation. Who also dealt mortal wounds.
Shooting phase...oh boy *plays bag pipe*
So the chameleons played surprise in the previous phase and popped up behind Archaon...and just about everything shot at him, rerolling failed hits due to Astroliths now planted staff.
He didnt fly so good lads, 9 damage by the bastiladons, 6 by the chameleons and the skinks finished him off. Combat the bearers got stepped on. His idea now was to flank me with his last unit and unclean one.
I had to cut him short and point out the ruling of the battleplan to him, and that was it. Shook his hand and that was game. Must have realised he wouldnt survive the next turn. Should I have pointed it out in the beginning? Both of our handbooks were on the page so he had every chance to see it.
Anyway I have learnt that Archaon isnt unstoppable...and lads apparently Bastiladons are overpowered and our dice manipulation is stupid.
But I feel like I had a good game. No need to boast about it. Again thanks for the list...it was a rather uncomfortable game though.
