Monday, November 14, 2016

FALL 2016 - RECAP & REPORT


The Great WAAAGH! came smashing into Nectavus, and conquered all foes! Congrats to The Great Green Hope, Therion, for winning this season with Nazdreg!

Another Black Crusade season down – and this this time Elite decks showed up to say hello, in a big way!

Orks: Orks have arrived - 5 Orks in the Top Cut (3 NazzyD, 2 Zoggy). They won it all. Overall they only had a 48% win rate as a faction, but they had the most games played with 93. Nazzy D had the most pledges with 14. NazzyD took home the trophy with a 48% win rate (middle of the pack) and 3rd most appearances by any warlord. Zoggy led the Green Horde in terms of win rate - 63% (only behind Eldoarth and Kith) in 24 games. Poor Gorzod brought up the rear - 4 wins in 17 games.

Necrons: 7th place in terms of games played (60) and tied for SM at 6th place for win rate at 47%. It might still be too early to tell just how good this faction is but the ally choices always make for some interesting decks and these guys can get the elite train rolling as well as anybody. Anrakyr did make it to the final. He did the best of the robots as well - 50% win rate in 30 games. Nahumek had a 44% win rate in 27 games. Szeras went 1-2. The jury's still out on him....

Eldar: Best win rate (61%) and the second most games played for the Space Elves (82). Eldorath had the highest win-percentage, and the most # of games played, of any Warlord with 65% and 66 games logged. 4 pledges in the Top Cut. Sometimes the classics work the best Even with the meta shifting away from swarms where Drone Defense System does less work, Old One Hand did work. His ally rate with DE went back up where Tau dropped off. Shrieking Exarch…that’s a thing. Fharenal did quite well in her small sample size (primarily piloted by Intolerance - he took her to the Top 8). She had a 58% win-rate in 12 games. Baharroth…. 0-4….moving on…

Dark Eldar: Second best win rate (56%) and tied with AM for third most games played (81). No surprise that Kith did well – second best win rate (64%) and third most games played (55). Again, the classics sometimes work best. 3 pledges in the Top Cut. Urien’s win rate dropped from last season (No Seth Rosen this season can probably explain that). He showed up 21 times but didn’t make the Top Cut. Morn saw a huge dip in popularity – 5 games played, 40% win rate. No Top Cut appearances.

Chaos: Third best win rate (53%) and fifth most games played (80). Ku’gath Elites…maybe you’ve heard of them. The Papa of Pestilence rose in power this season. He had the 7th best win rate (57%) and the second most games played (65, trailing Eldorath by 1). He went 4-0 in the Top 32 then went 0-4 in the Top 16. Zarathur…sometimes the old classics get out-gunned by the new hotness. What began as a measly 4 pledges petered out at 1 remaining after 6 weeks of swiss. 40% win rate and 5 games played…oof! Even Barstool showed up 9 times (for a 33% win rate). Vhashaelhur made 1 brief appearance and lost his game.

Astra Militarum: Tied with Dark Eldar for fourth most appearances at 81 games but had the second-worst win rate with only 44%. Best in faction was actually Colonel Straken! 5 pledges, 50% win rate and 30 games played. 2 in the Top Cut (going 2-2). Worr fell off a cliff. He only began with 2 pledges, finished with none and had a poor showing in the other areas as well: 46% win rate, 13 games played. That’s odd to me as his swarm can deal with elites by winning the battles of attrition and he doesn’t have to be at a planet to benefit from his ability and risk getting knocked out cold. Perhaps his decline has to do with AM players trying out Grigory Maksim. Tank Daddy showed up 31 times but only won 35% of his games. He might not quite be there yet. TC Hammer did well – 57% win rate (thanks to ellonellanfair, the only person who played him for his 7 appearances).

Space Marines: More than a bit of a dip in popularity here. Are mid-range decks hurt the most by our new elite heavy meta? Last season there were an incredible 220 games logged as SM. This season? Only 77 – good for 6th best. Their win rate was in the middle of the pack with 47%. Mavros won the most – 60% but only showed up 10 times (vs 82 last season) and didn't have a showing in the Top Cut. Vezuel showed up the most – 33 games – and won a respectable 52%. He was the only SM in the Top Cut, where he made it to the Top 16. Cato – 45% win rate in 20 games. And then we have poor Ragnar bringing up the rear: 29% win rate in only 14 games…

Tau: The second least played faction at 54 games. Win rate was middle of the pack with 48%. Dnapolitano did take Starballz (54% win rate in 13 games) to the Top Cut. Aun’shi did slightly better with a 55% win rate in 22 games (but no Top Cut showing). Shadowsun brought up the rear with a 37% win rate in 19 games.

Tyranids: The least played faction (31 games) and the worst win rate (42%). Old One Eye did make it to the Top Cut (where he lost both games in the first round) with a 47% win rate in 19 games. Subject Omega also saw a dip in popularity with only a 30% win rate in 10 games. Swarmlord was among the bottom feeders. He only had 1 pledge, which didn’t last. He played a measly 2 games, going 1-1.

Again, the “Pledge your Loyalty” system seemed to work out well. Despite the large number of drops (thanks a lot, cancellation announcement) overall loyalty rates remained pretty high. 63% of pledged players remained loyal. The Warlords that didn’t lose any pledges throughout the season: Colonel Straken, Anrakyr, Nahumek, Old Zogwort, Subject Omega, Ba’ar-Zul, TC Hammer and Baharroth. Of the 32 Top Cut players, 23 of them stuck with their pledge all season (the exact same as last season, oddly enough). Here’s what loyalty rates looked like at the start, the end and in the Top Cut:

STARTING

ENDING

TOP CUT OF 32

Nazdreg
14
Nazdreg
7
Nazdreg
2
Eldorath Starbane
11
Eldorath Starbane
6
Eldorath Starbane
4
Ku'gath Plaguefather
9
Ku'gath Plaguefather
7
Ku'gath Plaguefather
3
Grigory Maksim
8
Grigory Maksim
6
Grigory Maksim
1
Packmaster Kith
8
Packmaster Kith
5
Packmaster Kith
3
Epistolary Vezuel
6
Epistolary Vezuel
5
Epistolary Vezuel
2
Gorzod
6
Gorzod
3
Gorzod

Chaplain Mavros
5
Chaplain Mavros
1
Chaplain Mavros

Colonel Straken
5
Colonel Straken
5
Colonel Straken
2
Urien Rakarth
5
Urien Rakarth
3
Urien Rakarth

Aun'shi
5
Aun'shi
3
Aun'shi

Anrakyr the Traveller
4
Anrakyr the Traveller
4
Anrakyr the Traveller

Nahumek
4
Nahumek
4
Nahumek

Old One Eye
4
Old One Eye
2
Old One Eye
1
Zarathur High Sorcerer
4
Zarathur High Sorcerer
1
Zarathur High Sorcerer

Captain Cato Sicarius
4
Captain Cato Sicarius
3
Captain Cato Sicarius

Old Zogwort
4
Old Zogwort
4
Old Zogwort
2
Talyesin Fharenhal
4
Talyesin Fharenhal
1
Talyesin Fharenhal
1
Commander Shadowsun
3
Commander Shadowsun
1
Commander Shadowsun

Commander Starblaze
3
Commander Starblaze
2
Commander Starblaze
1
Subject Omega X-62113
2
Subject Omega X-62113
2
Subject Omega X-62113

Archon Salaine Morn
2
Archon Salaine Morn
1
Archon Salaine Morn

Ba'ar Zul the Hate-Bound
2
Ba'ar Zul the Hate-Bound
2
Ba'ar Zul the Hate-Bound

Ragnar Blackmane
2
Ragnar Blackmane
1
Ragnar Blackmane

Broderick Worr
2
Broderick Worr

Broderick Worr

Torquemada Coteaz
1
Torquemada Coteaz
1
Torquemada Coteaz
1
The Swarmlord
1
The Swarmlord

The Swarmlord

Baharroth
1
Baharroth
1
Baharroth

Total Pledges
129
Total Pledges
81
Total Pledges
23

Dark Eldar reigned supreme in the MVP dept. – Venomous Fiend got 11 votes (yes, you read that right – I’m including it in the DE column), Archon’s Terror got 10 votes and Klaivex tied for third with 8. Corrupted Teleportarium also had 8. The old big-and-bad Helldrake got 7 votes and the new big-and-bad  Squiggoth Brute got 5, as did Clearcut Refuge (which pairs nicely with said Squiggoth).

That’s about as much detail as I’ll get into since you can check out all the stats for yourself at DNapolitano’s webpage HERE.

I've also updated the Daemon Princes and Chosen page to reflect this season's Top 32 and best Player for each Warlord HERE.

As always the comments section was full of some venting and chuckle-inducing-comments. I’ve listed them below for your enjoyment.

Also below you will find a breakdown of the Top Cut of 32. Interesting info there.

So, in closing – THANK YOU to all who participated. An extra THANK YOU if you donated prizes or money to support The Black Crusade League. Lastly, an EXTRA BIG THANK YOU to my Mournival: Paul, Mitch and Dan. Your help was immeasurable.

I hope to see all of you (and more of your friends) next season! Registration opens January 8th, 2017. The game may be canceled but it’s NOT dead. So come back for next season (where we’ll have some new cards). See you then.

TOP CUT OF 32 BREAKDOWN:
Every faction did get at least one warlord in the Top Cut, so that was nice to see. 
Eldorath Starbane
6
Ku'gath Plaguefather
4
Packmaster Kith
4
Nazdreg
3
Broderick Worr
2
Epistolary Vezuel
2
Colonel Straken
2
Old One Eye
2
Old Zogwort
2
Talyesin Fharenhal
1
Commander Starblaze
1
Anrakyr the Traveller
1
Grigory Maksim
1
Torquemada Coteaz
1

Who was the winning warlord
Who was the losing warlord
Winning Ally
Losing Ally
Win Condition
Game Round
Kugath Plaguefather
Eldorath Starbane
Dark Eldar
Tau
Planets
6
Kugath Plaguefather
Grigory Maskim
Dark Eldar
Orks
Concession (in game)
6
Anrakyr the Traveler
Packmaster Kith
Eldar
Eldar
Planets
3
Eldorath Starbane
Packmaster Kith
Eldar/DE
Chaos
Planets
4
Old Zogwart
Old One Eye
Astra Militarum
None
Concession (in game)
7
Packmaster Kith
Colonel Straken
Chaos
Orks
Concession (in game)
4
Colonel Straken
Nazdreg
Orks
Astra Militarum
Concession (in game)

Talyesin Fharenal
Commander Starblaze
Dark Eldar
Astra Militarum
Planets
3
Nazdreg
Torquemada Coteaz
Chaos
Orks
Concession (in game)
5
Eldorath Starbane
Broderick Worr
Tau
Orks
Planets
5
Kugath Plaguefather
Eldorath Starbane
Dark Eldar
Dark Eldar
Concession (in game)
5
Old Zogwart
Packmaster Kith
Chaos
Chaos
Planets
4
Nazdreg
Broderick Worr
Chaos
None
Concession (in game)
3
Kugath Plaguefather
Old One Eye
Dark Eldar
Stalking Lictor
Concession (in game)
4
Epistolary Vezuel
Epistolary Vezuel
Tau
Tau
Won Last Planet
7
Eldorath Starbane
Eldorath Starbane
Dark Eldar
Tau
Planets
5
Nazdreg
Kugath Plaguefather
Chaos
Dark Eldar
Concession (in game)
3
Old Zogwart
Kugath Plaguefather
Astra Militarum
Dark Eldar
Concession (in game)
4
Old Zogwart
Kugath Plaguefather
Astra Militarum
Dark Eldar
Planets
4
Colonel Straken
Eldorath Starbane
Orks
Dark Eldar
Planets
6
Anrakyr the Traveler
Eldorath Starbane
Eldar
Tau
Planets
3
Eldorath Starbane
Kugath Plaguefather
Eldar/DE
Dark Eldar
Planets
4
Game Not Played
Game Not Played
N/A
N/A
N/A

Talyesin Fharenal
Epistolary Vezuel
Dark Eldar
Tau
Planets
5
Nazdreg
Old Zogwart
Chaos
Astra Militarum
Won Last Planet
7
Eldorath Starbane
Old Zogwart
Eldar/DE
Astra Militarum
Planets
6
Anrakyr the Traveler
Colonel Straken
Eldar
Orks
Planets
7
Packmaster Kith
Talyesin Fharenal
Chaos
Dark Eldar
Planets
6
Nazdreg
Eldorath Starbane
Chaos
Dark Eldar
Planets
5
Anrakyr the Traveler
Packmaster Kith
Eldar
Chaos
Planets
4
Nazdreg
Anrakyr the Traveler
Chaos
Eldar
Planets
3

COMMENTS:
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Elysian Assault Team FTW
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clearcut on runtherders is good
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Command wins the game!
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So Many Tanks
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Chaos player surrendered.
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Squiggoth Brute is very good.
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Heavy marker drone powaaaa
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YO FUCK GIFT OF ISHA IN ITS STUPID FACE.
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Fiendishly teleporting fiends are fiendish
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Ymgarl Genestealer ftw
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Catachan in Maksim elite is scary.
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Stole 4 units, of three different factions, over the course of the game.
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Dargon raaawr
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I wish I could have played...
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nice game
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Winner Klaivexed a Solarite Avetys.
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BAVs + Mavros = spicy bullshit
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Elites are Scary
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suck it space marines. The 80's called. They want their phoned-in machismo back!
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3 Lychguards with flying on win planet
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I don't care what the people say, the Elite meta is here to stay.
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I am very bad at using OCTGN's interface. ;)
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Nurgle Elite is stupid
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Doom destroyed a damaged LR Conqueror, a Blitza Bomma and a Vostroyan Officer in round 3. Honorable mention for Foretell.
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Unbelievably close game
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Firedrakes plus Jump Packs is good?
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Tau was allied with SM
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#conquestisdead
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range ftw
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I think my opponent forgot they signed up for this.
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very close game, ork pressure on throught but atrox assassination won it when all was looking lost
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raaaawrrrr dargon
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AoE 4 against mid range units. Goodnight
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Deception wiped a 3 cost combat unit equipped with Jetbike.
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Even the odds with honorable mention. 3 Valid targets 4th round, move shackle scarab off Assault Valkyrie to ECT on fifth planet so Starblaze didn't get wrecked.
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Doom destroys elites
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Aun'Shi is terrifying... so many useless 2 shield cards....
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Eat a Dick, Firedrake Term!
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Kingsley says "I'm actually going to drop, so I'll concede"
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Eoin is a gentleman, great opponent.
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Very low card draw for each player due to planet lineup. 1-5 (Plannum, Osus IV, Ferrin, Irridial, Y'varn)
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#conquestisdead
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Wow...What a game. Launch the snots for 8 on Kugath after a Haze...that's a story to tell the grandkids.
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straken is the real deal
*
A lot of mistakes on both sides (we were tired). Super intense game that started out with Eldorath taking a small lead but still ended with two big fights.
*
I love Klaviex Warleader
*
Ended game with only one card left in my deck.
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The MVP is actually using Maxos to get Cardinis into play.
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Sometimes the big red button is the ONLY answer
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I came back after he one shot killed my Tomb Stalker with Phylactery. FUCK YEAH!
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Better Communication from Opponent would have been nice
*
opponent mistook planet order first round... I know the feeling, I did the same thing last season :-(
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Cadian Huge Chain
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Opponent missed first agreed upon time, rescheduled. He shows up but is very sick and give up after 1 round of play due to fever getting the better of him causing massive misplays. Sad reality. #NurgleFeverAssist #KhorneAndNurgleBFFs
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You never see it coming
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urien loves the elite meta
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gv here - I couldn't make it to the game as... my son decided to come to this world 3 weeks before time! unexpected drop pod! I want to keep be a part of this tournament if possible :)
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Second concession in a row due to scheduling :(
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Should review my decklist before starting a game. -2 Rally the Charge +2 Exterminatus
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pity that ops wasnt able to play, he just wrote to me "you won that, i cant play" :(
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They see me Brutal'ling, it's Cunning .....
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I GO WHERE I WANT
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almost got the AOE
*
Mirror matches are bad for statistics
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ive got 10 resorces in 3rd round, put in play iyanden, fire prism, starbane council, and had wildrider and mighty wraithknight in HQ - that was solid bold units swarm ;)
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Necrons is Tricksy!!
*
Daaaargon
*
Both Warlords bloodied with battle at last planet. Swingiest game ever with both sides looking in control at some point.
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#buttsforthebuttgod #Poopforthepoopthrone
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Turn 1 Bloodied Zoqwort
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Yay Terror?
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BAVROS, conquests power couple.
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#conquestisdead
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Total mismatch. Armourbane trumps synthetic shields
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Turn 1 Blade? No problem. I got this!
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It wasn't a great game, a Shadowsun elite deck which manages to draw 1 elite all game, despite winning the majority of command is always going to be in trouble!
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I love Klaviex Warleader
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Urien isn't someone to sneeze at
*
Down to wire, Doomsday Ark + 2x Squiggoth FTW
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Stayin' loyal to Straken! Even if I should've pledged for Coteaz
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3x Muster the Guard saving 16R!!
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7 hammers on turn 1 is hard
*
Got stupidly lucky on random discards!
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Calculated Strike v. Bonesinger = sad space elves
*
Opponent was a pleasure to play
*
daaaaargon
*
Starblaze is better than before but still suffers from being Tau.
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Used unseen strike to take out a trailblazer with 2x gun drones before it could swing. I also needed iron halo to stay alive long enough to win though.
*
Misplayed combo of 'For The Tau Va' and 'Kauyon Strike' resulting in both warlords getting bloodied in same combat. Whoops.:D
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Eldar outrun Orbital City
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great opponent! Very socible!
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Cadian Choppa FTW
*
Extermination razorwing discard at p3
*
mechanical enhancement is a pain
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Mighty Wraithknight is a G
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#conquestisdead
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Closest Game I have ever played. It was an Epic Battle at 7.
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Three Indomitables are never enough!
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Destrio is a brave player, and has SoulTsunami's utmost respect.
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Was a good game :)
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Him triggering Y'varn to put down a Heldrake whilst I only had a Void Pirate looked like gg, especially when the next card I picked was a Squiggoth. Imagine my joy when the Squiggoth then killed the Heldrake before it could even ready :)
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Ping to win. (Mavros & Blood Angle Vets)
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AoE 8 on the Broadside for the win! (but Tarrus got me there)
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c-c-c-combo.dec
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possesed and rokkit launcha is real :)
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A bloodied starbane is a dead starbane
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Or more like Shroud Cruiser + Venemous Fiend = Opponent's command game sad face
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2x Possessed. 2x Rokkit Launcher. 1x Corrupted Teleportarium. Poor bastard
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Staging Ground, Ambush Platform, Starblaze Outpost, Standard Bearer > Borkan, Enclave, Bond of Brotherhoud, no planet is safe brother
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Cadian with choppas, immune to warp
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Barlus got rid of my first Hypex, then I used Oubliette and discarded my second! Stoopid Oubliette.
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indomitable is pretty good too
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Kill the big turkeys!
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I lived in terror of Gorzod stealing my Leman Russ'
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Vezuel is a beast with Fulgaris.
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I wouldve used Urien. Still going for the DE token.
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Smasha Gun hurts
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Plannun was the best friend of Leman Russ Conqueror
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#ButtsForTheButtGod
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Leman Russ Conqueror + Preemptive Barrage + Keep Firing! + Keep Firing! = CCCCOMBO!!!
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#conquestisdead
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Kith v Kith all day everyday all season.
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eh 3/3 off of 2 byes and 1 win ain't bad.
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Omega needs his resources
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Had to fight for command
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All I want is one real win! #FML
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Initiative management is key for squishy warlords
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Valis is the best opponent, always hilarious, fun game.
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...how did i choke coins over cards, against cato?!
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Ogryn the unroutable
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Now everyone will watch me try to use OCTGN on a trackpad on youtube D:
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Kith v. Eldorath unresolved
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Craziest combo I've used in a while: Rotten Plaugebearer'd my own Fiend, Teleportarium'd over the Fiend to their warlord whom had 1 hp, Kraktoof Hall'd the damage from the Fiend onto the warlord to bloody him ... THEN triggered Atrox to the HQ to get an extra hit in for the lolz
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rekt
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Goofed turn 1 and didn't have resources to flip Deathwing Terminators after losing some command. Thought I was done, but a strong command game and aoe 1 brought it all the way back.
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Doom. Always run Doom.
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step 1: Play Squiggoth Brute. Step 2: Don't fuck up. - Joey Cook

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