pThagrosh +5
Ravagore – 10
Nephilim Soldier – 5
Harrier – 2
Shepherd – 1
Forsaken – 2
This was my 15-point list I used
for the early portion of the Journeyman League and experience with Hordes as a
whole. There was very little creativity to this list, as the alternate battle
box required a Ravagore, Harrier, and Soldier. I knew little of the benefits of
many solos in Legion, but was advised to add some fury management. Enter the
Forsaken and Shepherd. Looking back now, there was no reason to include both a
Forsaken and Shepherd as pThags can easily handle 3 little beasties on his own.
However, these two models are great and should be some of the first purchases
for any Legion player.
As for how the list plays, it did
well in most match-ups as pThags feat is crazy at low point levels. A potential
10-point swing is huge when playing with only 15 points. The Ravagore won many
games just by its assassination threat with its Dragon Fire animus. With few
models, most opponents struggled to hide their casters. The list struggled when
facing armies with high ARM. pStryker and pSorcha battle boxes were tough
matchups. The list lacks greatly for armor cracking ability. But that is the
nature of battlebox games.
pThagrosh +5
Carnivean – 11
Ravagore – 10
Nephilim Soldier – 5
Harrier – 2
Shepherd – 1
Feralgiest – 1
Next up is the 25 point list I
used. I needed to add some armor cracking ability to my list so I added a
Carnivean. It is a versatile beast that can trash a heavy in one round with
little effort. I also enjoy having spiny growth the throw around on key models.
With Death Shroud from pThags and spiny growth, legion heavies can reach a
respectable armor 22 in melee. It made my army going from having difficulty
cracking high armor, to being that high armor force that others had difficulty
cracking. I also added a Feralgiest, because it has a neat ability that I have
not once remembered to use. But mostly I added it because it was the only other
1 point model I owned at the time.
The list dealt with most foes quite
well and I never came across an opponent I really struggled with at this point
in the league.
pThagrosh +5
Carnivean – 11
Ravagore – 10
Scythean – 9
Max Hex Hunters – 8
Shepherd – 1
Feralgiest – 1
So here we are at 35 points (I was
unable to play the second to last week, so I now have no model restrictions). I
can finally drop some of the models I didn’t care for (Nephilim Soldier) and
include more of the awesome heavies Legion has to offer. I chose to include one
of each of the “normal” heavies for Legion. They each have something different
to offer from their brothers, so I like having one of each. The Carnivean for
its animus and a 10” spray, the Scythean for reach and no tough, and the
Ravagore for long ranged firepower. I also added my first unit I owned and
played, the Hex Hunters. These guys just looked awesome to me and at the time
their rules seemed sweet so I picked up a box. Although pThags doesn’t really
bring much to them in the way of buffs, they are a nice little jamming unit
that can be quite irritating to deal with. With stealth, spd 7, and pathfinder,
they can easily find their way across the board and into the enemies units.
From there they try to get a kill and hex bolt a nearby heavy, preventing
tramples or special attacks. Even if they didn’t kill anything, they often took
opponents several turns just to remove.
While playing this list, I only
ever struggled with some scenarios, as my army mostly moved in a tight clump
around pThags. The Feralgiest is actually very helpful for this as a flag
capturer or contester as an incorporeal model. A lot of armies don’t have any
way of dealing with that.
Well there you have it, my
relatively noobie opinions of Thagrosh, Prophet of Everblight. Keep your eyes
out for a write up of my first Warmahordes tournament and further warlock
articles!
-Andy
-Andy
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