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AoS How do you deal with Nagash/Endless spell spam

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Planning to go to a tournament soon and this is one of the armies I am not sure how to Face. Any tactics on dealing with Nagash and his spells?
 
Nagash can only cast one endless spell a turn. The Endless Spells won't become a real problem until turn two and three. My advice is to control the table and objectives and just accept what ever damage you will suffer.

What is the list you plan to bring to the event? Maybe we can help you plan how to play vs Nagash using your specific list.
 
you can out dispel most Nagash lists... take an extra Starpriest (which makes sense with out new spell lore) and you have three dispels a turn to his one or two endless spells cast a turn
 
LizardWizard said:
Nagash can only cast one endless spell a turn. The Endless Spells won't become a real problem until turn two and three. My advice is to control the table and objectives and just accept what ever damage you will suffer.

What is the list you plan to bring to the event? Maybe we can help you plan how to play vs Nagash using your specific list.
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I was planning on a standard double bastiladon thunderquake. It’s pretty low model count though so I’m not sure how it will deal with Nagash and a swarm of summoned undead.
 
Jason839 said:
I was planning on a standard double bastiladon thunderquake. It’s pretty low model count though so I’m not sure how it will deal with Nagash and a swarm of summoned undead.
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If you get doubled turned you will be in a rough spot. Ideally you will get to go second followed by a double turn and kill his heroes before he can re-summon any units. Make sure you screen objectives asap to stop his units from hunkering down to win the game.
 
Jason839 said:
I was planning on a standard double bastiladon thunderquake. It’s pretty low model count though so I’m not sure how it will deal with Nagash and a swarm of summoned undead.
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save points go double Stegadon with flamers, and get the extra startpriests. flamers schrek skelly hordes. also minimize your drops if you can. @LizardWizard I forget can DT take TQ?
 
LizardWizard said:
Sadly no, but FoS can. That would be pretty high tax though.
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what you call a tax id call the death of the TQ... 30 saurs, SB Carno slann and then TQ.... rough.... id have to double check points (im at work) but im not even sure you could do it...unless you went trog/steg/steg and minimum FoS
 
ILKAIN said:
what you call a tax id call the death of the TQ... 30 saurs, SB Carno slann and then TQ.... rough.... id have to double check points (im at work) but im not even sure you could do it...unless you went trog/steg/steg and minimum FoS
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If you run the Trog intead of EotGs and you only use 1 Razordon with Handlers than you can fit the list at exactly 2k. Not worth it imho, but it is technically usable.

I believe it is better to settle for two drops while running Fircelance & Thunderquake. Perhaps something like this:

Allegiance: Seraphon
Mortal Realm: Ulgu

Leaders:
Slann Starmaster (260)
- General
- Trait: Great Rememberer
- Artefact: Miasmatic Blade
Engine of the Gods (240)
- Artefact: Spellmirror
Saurus Scar-Veteran on Cold One (100)
- Artefact: Betrayer's Crown

Battleline:
5 x Saurus Knights (80)
- Lances
5 x Saurus Knights (80)
- Lances
5 x Saurus Knights (80)
- Lances

Units:
3 x Razordons (120)
3 x Skink Handlers (40)

Behemoths:
Bastiladon (280)
- Weapon: Solar Engine
Bastiladon (280)
- Weapon: Solar Engine

Battalions:
Thunderquake Starhost (120)
Firelance Starhost (150)

Endless Spells / Terrain
Balewind Vortex (40)
Chronomantic Cogs (80)

Total: 1950 / 2000
Extra Command Points: 2
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 82

If you are willing to risk higher drops you could drop cogs and a Razordon to add in the Saurus Astrolith Bearer. Otherwise you should be able to summon it fairly early.
 
I do see a problem with the thunder quake list you have, while it has an insanely high damage output with double Bastiladons and the knights, it cannot take much damage in return, with nighthaunt and a bunch of endless spells their damage output would also be very high. I would suggest with that list to skink spam to roadblock the rapid nighthaunt units. That atleast is my personal experience playing them, however if I missed something, please point it out as the list is pretty cool
 
Lizerd said:
I do see a problem with the thunder quake list you have, while it has an insanely high damage output with double Bastiladons and the knights, it cannot take much damage in return, with nighthaunt and a bunch of endless spells their damage output would also be very high. I would suggest with that list to skink spam to roadblock the rapid nighthaunt units. That atleast is my personal experience playing them, however if I missed something, please point it out as the list is pretty cool
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Agreed. The Saurus Knights will crumble in the first two turns. Hopefully by then you have enough CCP and are lucky with EotGs rolls to replenish your lines.
 
Yeah the EotG should be very helpful in stopping the army from being totally overrun and buying you some time, but if the strategy is to just buy time for more summons a bad EotG roll could put that in danger. It would put us on the back foot from the get go, and would require some very good rolls for survival. I do agree though that ccp can delay them long enough for the Bastiladons to get in good damage.

Win or lose, two Bastiladons is awesome!
 
I am not a huge fan of Thunderquake for the reasons you mentioned. I much prefer having a fully fleshed out summoning apparatus and some Ripperdactyls.
 
There are 2 main problems with Nagash. And I know because that's how i play the Guy..

1 - what kind of friends he takes with him? Because a list with Vampire Lord on ZD + large units of Black knight (plus necromancer) is doable, and puts a lot of hurt as you suffer heavy pressure by multiple dangerous targets. In the meantime, 3 units of dire wolves / chainrasps go and take objectives

2 - Hand of dust + umbral spellportal. Since turn 2 everything in your army is at risk to be one-shotted
 
Killer Angel said:
There are 2 main problems with Nagash. And I know because that's how i play the Guy..

1 - what kind of friends he takes with him? Because a list with Vampire Lord on ZD + large units of Black knight (plus necromancer) is doable, and puts a lot of hurt as you suffer heavy pressure by multiple dangerous targets.
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A vampire lord on zombie dragon is killable, along with black knights. I find that in particular the vampire lord on zombie dragon can be focused down and killed. It may be 400 ish points, but it only has 14 wounds and a 3+. Killing it with say a carnosaur, a round of shooting with some Bastiladons, ripperdactyls, or a big blob of saurus can do it in. As for the black knights they have similarly awful damage output to our knights, so they can be tied down.
 
LizardWizard said:
If you run the Trog intead of EotGs and you only use 1 Razordon with Handlers than you can fit the list at exactly 2k. Not worth it imho, but it is technically usable.

I believe it is better to settle for two drops while running Fircelance & Thunderquake. Perhaps something like this:

Allegiance: Seraphon
Mortal Realm: Ulgu

Leaders:
Slann Starmaster (260)
- General
- Trait: Great Rememberer
- Artefact: Miasmatic Blade
Engine of the Gods (240)
- Artefact: Spellmirror
Saurus Scar-Veteran on Cold One (100)
- Artefact: Betrayer's Crown

Battleline:
5 x Saurus Knights (80)
- Lances
5 x Saurus Knights (80)
- Lances
5 x Saurus Knights (80)
- Lances

Units:
3 x Razordons (120)
3 x Skink Handlers (40)

Behemoths:
Bastiladon (280)
- Weapon: Solar Engine
Bastiladon (280)
- Weapon: Solar Engine

Battalions:
Thunderquake Starhost (120)
Firelance Starhost (150)

Endless Spells / Terrain
Balewind Vortex (40)
Chronomantic Cogs (80)

Total: 1950 / 2000
Extra Command Points: 2
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 82

If you are willing to risk higher drops you could drop cogs and a Razordon to add in the Saurus Astrolith Bearer. Otherwise you should be able to summon it fairly early.
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3 extra command points.... you are only at 1950 and have 2 battalions.
 
LizardWizard said:
Yep, I didn't spend the Points for the CP. It is certainly possible to do so.
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my understanding of the rules is you don't SPEND the points. you just get them for every 50 you are under the limit.
 
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