u/DaveMichael — reddlx

Fun match-ups against Helsmiths?

Background: I've got a Helsmiths of Hashut Spearhead box incoming - I've been a quiet Chaos Dwarf fan for decades and wanted to finally paint some. I'll probably be playing solo games or games with my son until I can find a gaming group.

I've currently got some papercraft proxies for the Stormhost and Skaven spearheads to test the game out (printed the rules and got a map and cards cheap), but I would like to invest in minis for a genuine opposition force at some point and would like it to be something that isn't completely lopsided on the tabletop.

Right now I'm leaning towards Ossiarch Mortisan Elites (I just like the look of them) or the Fangs of the Blood God (extra Flesh Hounds for my World Eaters force). Nothing else has caught my eye but I'm curious what opinions are out there on balance and whether those two picks would lead to curb-stomping the spiteful bull fans, or them getting curb stomped.

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u/DaveMichael — 7 days ago

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Pic 1 left to right: Depredator, Curseclaw, Champion

Pic 2 left to right: Raptor, Chaos Lord, Huntmaster

I'm trying to come up with ways to make the Lord stand out more as a Lord - he started as a Raptor Champion with a lightning claw back in 3rd edition. Maybe base skulls?

Alternatively I might promote the bat-winged guy (formerly part of a Possessed squad) to Lord, make the Lord a Champion with power fist and make the current Champion the Huntmaster. I like the idea the Huntmaster would have wings tho.

Unfortunately all the plasma pistols got seconded to rebuilding my regular army. 😭😭 Just glad I can revive these guys without ripping off their jump packs. I do have a spare one-armed guy I could convert to a Skysear with flamer for some flexibility.

u/DaveMichael — 19 days ago

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I've committed to building a unit of Mutilators (rebased) as Exalted Eightbound, so I'm thinking I'll use him as a Slaughterbound to lead them and then use the standard Slaughterbound and Eightbound as a separate unit. It should keep them nice and visually distinct on the tabletop.

Debating whether to replace the gun arm with Eightbound bits but TBD.

u/DaveMichael — 25 days ago