tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096783199273382184.post1049263023957782678..comments2023-10-22T07:03:05.297-04:00Comments on The WayGate: The Webway List Development Continues: Wych Weapons and Beast MastersSeerKarandrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05864552771430102654noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096783199273382184.post-61132037664518782602011-08-11T01:48:35.022-04:002011-08-11T01:48:35.022-04:00I have never personally been a fan of Harlequins d...I have never personally been a fan of Harlequins due to their points cost but I do love me some Incubi. You do make a good point about the Blood Brides. I think I have them in the list almost as a fluff point. They are more or less ablative wounds for Lelith. They have only been thru one game so we will see if they stay or they turn into a wych squad. I may do that, then I can put agonizers back in.<br /><br />The Beast master pack has been very effective in killing units and keeping thick units occupied. The wound allocation you can get away with is very nice. My kymerae seem to have a knack for making saves. I know Old school thru thunder hammers at the unit for 3 turns.SeerKarandrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864552771430102654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096783199273382184.post-29996117865427446452011-08-11T00:18:08.974-04:002011-08-11T00:18:08.974-04:00I greatly prefer Shardnets because they enhance th...I greatly prefer Shardnets because they enhance the primary strength of Wyches, i.e. survivability. Wyches only have mediocre damage output even with a good Combat Drug result, but they are annoyingly difficult for many units, and especially elite combat units (Dreads, Terminators, etc) to kill- shaving off another 1-5 attacks from that only makes them more effective in this respect.<br /><br />I'm not really impressed with Bloodbrides; it's not so much they they're expensive (they wind up being similar cost per attack as Wyches, as you note), but rather than they lack an effective role. You can already take six Wych squads in your Troops- what, exactly are Bloodbrides bringing that the Wyches don't? Unfortunately, the answer is "not much." I'd rather take Trueborn for AT, Grotesques for survivability, or Harlequins/Incubi for assault.<br /><br />I'm a big fan of Beastmaster squads using a mix of all three beasts- Clawed Fiends are great for soaking up those S6+ wounds that otherwise pop a full Razorwing Flock. Yours is looking pretty good there, I'm eager to see what the whole squad looks like.AbusePuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413248837734103198noreply@blogger.com