Hi, did a battle to test an alternitive list for the Iyanden with only the Wraithseer giving +1 in initiative and a stricter Living Few rule rule.
AMTL
Reaver 1. Carapace AA, Quake x 2, Landing plattform, Supreme Commander 875p
Reaver 2. Plasma Destructor, Gatlin Blaster x 2 700p
Reaver 3. Plasma Destructor, Gatlin Blaster x 2 700p
Warhound AT. Vulcan, Plasma 275p
Warhound. Turbolaser, Vulcan 300p
Thunderbolt 150p
IYANDEN
Spirit Warhost 350p
Spirit Warhost 350p
Spirit Warhost in Wavesepents and a Wraith Seer 750p
Swords of Vaul. Falcons x 3, Fire Storm x 2, Fire Prism x 1 300p
Swords of Vaul. Falcons x 3, Fire Storm x 2, Fire Prism x 1 300p
Guardians 150p
Rangers 100p
Vampire 200p
Vampire 200p
Nightwings 300p
TURN 1
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Eldar wins initiative.
Falcons double on Reaver 3, putting a blastmarker and lowering some shields.
Retain: Vampire ground assaults the Reaver 3 (Reaver 1 AA fire, 1 DC on the Vampire as it aproaches)Fire fight = 2 wounds on the Reaver (1 crit) and 2 wraithguards killed Reaver wins with 1 and the Wraithguards regroup in the forest. The Vampire is destroyed.
Reaver 1 sustain on Wraithguards with Waveserpents (refered to as WS), killing 1 WG and 1 WS
Retain: Thunderbolts tries to go on CAP but fails. (usese SC without success)
Guardians goes on Overwatch to delay activations.
Reaver 3 fails to activate and regroup. 4 shields is powered up and 1 BM is lost.
WS doubles towards an objective
Warhound AT double and shoots at WS killing one Waveserpent
Falcons double toward Reaver 2 and lowering 2 shields
Retain: Nightwings fails to activate
Reaver 2 double towards Falcons killing all but the one who hides behind a building
Vampire uses SC and engage Reaver 2. Firefight = 4 DC lost on the Reaver, 1 Wraithguard killed. The Reaver runs toward the opponents Blitz.
Warhound moves and fires at the Wraithguards in the woods killing the Spiritseer
Rangers run toward the opponents Blitz ending up within 10 cm of Reaver 1
End of turn 1. Lone Falcon fale to rally and the Reaver repairs the crit, everyone else rally.
TURN 2
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Eldar wins initiative and the Avatar appears behid the forest, looking at the damaged Reaver
Wraithguards rolles snakeeyes (uses SC) and moves toward the Reaver.
Reaver engage the guardians whishing to avoid the Avatar and WG support. Guardians fire OW and places a BM. The Guardians kills the Reaver only loosing 2 stands. (The Reaver fails to save any of the three hits...) A BM is placed on Warhound AT and Reaver 3
The Avatar moves up to the Warhound AT and drops a shield with the spear.
Retain: The Vampire wants to break the Warhound AT but fails to activate
Warhound AT uses SC. Marshal and fires at the WS
Wraithguards fails to activate and shed some blastmarkers
Warhound sustains on rangers killing 2 and breaking them.
Retains with Reaver 1 who fires at the falcons killing 2 Firestorms and breaking the formation.
WS hold and regroup
Reaver double on WS killing 3 Wraithguards and 1 Waveserpent breaking the formation who "flees" to a nearby building.
Thunderbolts attack Falcons killing 2 Falcons and a Firestorm
Nightwings fail to activate once again...
End of turn 2. Lone Falcon, WS and Rangers fail to rally.
TURN 3
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Once again the Eldar win
Wraithguards engage Warhound AT and destroys it. 1 Wraithguard is killed and the nearby Warhound gets a BM. Wraithguards move on to the opponents side and secures two objectives.
Reaver 3 moves toward objective shoots at Wraithguards but only kills one.
Nightwings attack Reaver 3 and shoots down some shields
Retain: Vampire attacks Warhound but misses all shots
Thunderbolt breaks the lone Falcon
Guardians regroup
Warhound double toward the middle, kills another of the Wraithguards breaking the formation.
Wraithguard runs towards objective
Reaver 1 sustain on WS killing 1...
End of turn 3. Rangers fail to rally
TURN 4
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AMTL wins
Reaver 2 move and shoot at the WS killing 3 Wraithguards and 1 Waveserpent. The sole survivor of the BTS moves into house.
Reaver 1 sustains on the Guardians killing 2 and greaking the formation
Vampire uses SC and attacks Warhound scoring 3 hits and 1 DC breaking it
Lone Falcon double on the Warhound doing 1 DC!
Retain: Nightwings fails to activate again...
Thunderbolt kills Falcon
Wraithguards regroupes
End of game. Rangers BTS and Guardians fail to rally.
Victory points :Eldar 0 AMTL 0.
Points: Eldar 1000 ATML 1950
AMTL wins!
CONCLUSION:
Well this is just one battle and a lot of the failed activations were 1:s but still...
The Wraithguards is really tough, I do not think they are unbeatible gut they are really hard to get rid of. I think the restriction in numbers really makes the rolling assaults harder to do as there isn't enough units around. Also a failed activation on a mostly engaging force is really crippeling.
The ATML is also really hard to beat but they also have a hard time winning. I'm guessing this will not be my last game loosing on points in turn 4 against AMTL
