Buffs for Everyone! Or: The Fell Caller & You. - by Javaman

Hey everybody! Here's my contribution to our growing troll tactica. Keep in mind I'm writing this pretty much off the top of my head, so it's going to be pretty basic, at least at first. Everybody else is organizing these things by stats, attacks, casters and whatnot, and I'll make an effort to do the same, but be kind in your judgements. Feel free to add to it.

Awesome Armies ~ Hoarluk Doomshaper, Rage of Dhunia by Just Cabal

So here it is, our final installment of Awesome Armies.  Just Cabal was nice enough to put together his version of the eDoomshaper list he likes to run.  Included on the left is a poll about the Five armies contributed.  Which do you folks like the best... you can vote for multiples if you like.

(E) Hoarluk Doomshaper +6

Earthborn Dire Troll - 10

Dire Troll Mauler - 9

Krielstone Bearer (full) - 4

- Stone Scribe Elder - 1

Trollkin Champions - 10

Troll Whelps - 2

Troll Whelps - 2

Trollkin Champion Hero - 3

Total 35 Pts

Invitational Games

So the invitational has come and gone.  Hopefully I will get more up later but here was my record for the weekend.

Leto Trolls vsVinter Cygnar ~ Win
Grim Trolls vs Stryker Cygnar ~ Win
eMadrak Trolls vs Menoth Vlad? ~ Loss
Grim Trolls vs McBain Mercs ~ Win
pDoomy Trolls vs pMakeda Skorne ~ Win
Leto Trolls & Caine Cygnar vs Coven Cryx & pMakeda Skorne ~ Loss
eDoomy Trolls & eStryker Cygnar vs pMorghoul Skorne & Coven Cryx ~ Win
pMadrak Trolls vs Old Witch Circle ~ Loss
Grissel Trolls & eStryker Cygnar vs Vlad & Reznik? Menoth ~ Loss
Grissel Trolls vs Harbringer Menoth ~ Win
Grissel Trolls vs eThagrosh Legion ~ Win
Borka Trolls vs eButcher Khador ~ Loss

Overall record (team games counting when my caster fell in relation to opponents, in this case all team games they both lived when I died or vice versa, no tradeoffs.)
8-7

Working on a battle report for the game against Mercs, but I wont be able to post it until his stats are released.\

Awesome Armies ~ Madrak Ironhide, World Ender by Sevwall

I'm competative. I want to win. When I really want to win, I turn to this list. Its fast, its mean, and it tries to remove any good answer that your opponent has. It’s geared towards in your face aggression and centered in the fact that any model in the army has a decent chance of killing anything on the opposite side of the table. MadrakII may be fated to end the world, but he’s going to end the opposition first. As it is meant to be a tournament list, it is build for the 35 point level.

35/35
Madrak, World Ender (*5pts)
* Troll Axer (6pts)
* Mulg the Ancient (12pts)
Pyg Burrowers (Leader and 9 Grunts) (6pts)
Fennblades (Leader and 9 Grunts) (8pts)
Stone Scibe Chronicler (2pts)
Fellcaller Hero (3pts)
Totem Hunter (3pts)

Awesome Armies ~ Grim Angus by Theummhmmguy

So this list I have been tinkering with is different, but I have found it to be simply amazing at going in for the kill.  Grim Angus and his pair of Earthborn Dire Trolls that I have named Cannonball and Grapeshot.  The idea with this list is simple, send in your Earthborns to take em out.   Ideally I play this list at 25pts, and though I don't intend my 25pt list to be Tooth & Claw... it is, but when I extend to 35 I throw in a little ranged and call it good.  Before I get too far into it here is the list;

35/35
Grim Angus (*6pts)
* Troll Axer (6pts)
* Troll Impaler (5pts)
* Earthborn Dire Troll (10pts)
* Earthborn Dire Troll (10pts)
Pyg Bushwackers (Leader and 9 Grunts) (8pts)
Stone Scibe Chronicler (2pts)

Awesome Armies ~ Borka by Goris

To kick off our newest Series, Awesome Armies, Goris has given us a write up on Borka and the successes, strategies, strengths and weaknesses with the army he has chosen to go with it.  


Now, I am a huge fan of the eDoomy beast trifecta. However, that being such a popular list of late, I decided during nightfall to branch out and try our lower fury Melee centric casters. So I tailored a Borka list that has been working very well for me and provides a good number of troops, a few beasts and some great speed.

Points: 50
Borka Kegslayer (*5pts)
* Troll Axer (6pts)
* Earthborn Dire Troll (10pts)
Kriel Warriors (Leader and 5 Grunts) (4pts)
* 1 Kriel Warrior Caber Thrower (1pts)
* Kriel Warrior Standard Bearer & Piper (2pts)
Krielstone Bearer and 3 Stone Scribes (3pts)
* Krielstone Stone Scribe Elder (1pts)
Trollkin Fennblades (Leader and 9 Grunts) (8pts)
Trollkin Long Riders (Leader and 2 Grunts) (7pts)
Alten Ashley, Monster Hunter (2pts)
Fell Caller Hero (3pts)
Fell Caller Hero (3pts)
Horthol, Long Rider Champion (5pts)

Nightfall Review ~ Solos

Fel Caller Hero ~ He is an animal.  Who would have though all you had to do was increase his RAT a little and he would become a killing machine?  I like him on offense much more than I used to, but losing the ability to buff RAT & MAT still stings a little every time I use him.  Nightfall killing machine he should have been... spraying five sword knights in one attack = good.  Hitting one of them = Bad.  Not killing the one he hit = Insulting.  Redemption came in the form of a mostly dead unit of exemplars in another game but the lack of damage was already done.

Nightfall Rating 3 Stars
Least Favorite Band ~ Kriss Kross

Nightfall Review ~ Units

Kriel Warriors, Caber Tosser, Standard & Piper ~ The staple, the bread and butter, the left and right arm... these guys do thier job and do it well.  And what is their job you might ask?  Well, they run up and do their best not to die too fast.

Nightfall Rating 3 Stars

Nightfall tool of choice ~ The 'Log Puller' ~Lady & The Tramp

Nightfall Review ~ Warbeasts

Pyre Troll ~ Played a single game with this guy.  I think because I'm still reeling from when he got nerfed... yeah he is awesome again but I need to work him back in.

Nightfall Rating 2 Stars.

Nightfall Question ~ Are we there yet?

Slag Troll ~ Probably the reason why the Pyre Troll hasn't seen more action.  That and there are lots lots lots more Warmachine players in my lgs than there are Hordes.  That means we needs our jack killer.  For the record, my Slag Troll has been tearing it up in Nightfall.. though he does lack a little bit of punch... most our light beasts with two open fists do.
Nightfall Rating 4 Stars.
Nightfall Medical Condition ~ Mild Siderosis, with some outbreaks.

Player Spotlight ~ Goran75

Known to us on the PP forums as Goran75 he is a painter extraordinaire and of course awesome because he plays Trolls.  I sent him a small handful of questions and here are his responses.


Q. How long have you played WM/Hordes, and what got you started?
A. Been playing about 3 times a month for two years or so. Before that I was a 40k fiend (black Templars, Eldar). unfortunately, lately, I have been going through chemo to kick rectal cancer in the *** (eh, get it, subtle humor that). so sadly, I dont have the umph to game at the moment, somedays watching TV is taxing. dont worry this phase is just about over.

Christmas Figurine Exchange

In my local LGS we did a Christmas figurine exchange.  We paired up guys based on what they had and wanted and they all painted a figure for each other $15.00 or less.  Here are most of what appeared a few days before when we had our Christmas Brawl.

Point Of Order

This post is more a request for discussion/clarification than a proper Thought.

When he was introducing me, our gracious host thegreatblah said:

"I have always thought Cryx to be the army that is most like Trolls, though many will say it is Menoth or Khador."

I'd be interested in knowing more about the thought process behind this idea. I can certainly see parallels - both factions have a definite close-range tilt and are somewhat light on the conventional ranged attacks, although I'd argue that Trollbloods have access to more 'standards' (that's 'standard' in the sense that 'House of the Rising Sun' is a 'standard' song, appearing in the repertoire of many performers) in this field than Cryx, or at least more pieces which are taken because they have a ranged attack. Both factions punish you for engaging them - Trollbloods by hitting you back, harder, and Cryx by getting back up or walking through whatever just engaged them to get at the squashy bits behind.

I'd still be interested to know where else this came from, though.