What is the Ultimate Mini Deathmarch?

[Toddy]

As a big fan of boney, deathrattley things (as well as the odd Morghast) I'm partial to a good Deathmarch. But I tend to play smaller (1000 - 1500 point) games (my group are pretty casual). However, I thought it would be interesting to see how you more learned chaps would approach my theme...

So! Given a 1000 point matched play force, that must legally include the Deathmarch warscroll battalion, what list would you pick?

[Ahn-ket]

1 deathmarch 110 (160 at 30th June) 

1 wight king 120

20 skellies 160

20 skellies 160

10 skellies 80

5 black knights 120

10 grave guard 160

With grand host of nagash alliance 

 

[ianob]

It’s tough because you’re paying 160 points in v2 and you need a second character to make use of the artifact, and you’re forced to buy expensive units that don’t work well at small sizes (knights and GG) plus neither do the skellies work at small sizes.

By the time you’ve taken your required minimums you’re at 740 points so there’s barely any decisions to make. I’d probably up the GG to 20 or a unit of skeletons to 40 (plus a command point) and play LoNagash with LoNagasshizzar, Ossific Diadem on the necro, and try to bomb people with your one big unit. If shooting is big in your area, Sacrament and give both heroes anti shooting plus the movement Warlord trait.

Its a bad army though no two ways about it. You can’t afford a 160 point battalion at 1k unless it has a huge impact.

[Sception]

I wouldn't run it at 1k.  You can still run a fine boney army, though.

Try:

• Necromancer general, lord of nagashizzar, overwhelming dread
• Wight King with ossific diadem
• 40 spearletons
• 40 more spearletons
• 5 black knights
• 1 extra command point
• 40 points left over for one of the cheaper endless spells, maybe spirit shackles or balewind vortex.

Or maybe dump the necromancer and endless spell for a vampire lord.

That gives to a solid wall of pointy, boney death, some knights to escort a hero or just throw forward to tie up a shooty unit for a turn, a couple great heroes with your key upgrades split between them, that way the loss of either one doesn't hurt too badly.  And you'll already have most of the units you'll need to field the fill formation at larger points, including a 50 point downpayment in the extra command point.

Only problem is 80 skittles might be a bit too strong at 1k points, depending on what opponents you play against.  In a more laid back, casual setting, or if that's just too many skeletons to do at once, then you could sub out the second unit to get a head start on your grave guard.

[Honk]

Like the list...2x40 skellis do enter the realm of unnice pretty fast.

on the other hand, you could get 10 knights for suicide charging... endless legion is a thing now

[RuneBrush]

I've played a few 1k games with a single block of 40 skeletons plus a unit of 10 and to be honest my opponents subtly (in the usual mate manner) suggested I might want to reduce them down next time   Especially as we always get 4 gravesites regardless of game size.

I do find that a Vampire Lord is great at this level unless your opponent is running something that will take a 5 wound character out in one ranged hit (Thundertusk / Knight Venator come to mind).  +1 attack feels a lot less overpowered than attacking twice, plus he can DI 3 units at 12" rather than 2 at 6" (like the Necromancer & Wight King)

[Honk]

I still have testest out suicide squats via endless legion ? 

placement of the gravesites and positioning of heros, maybe a big wave of 2x5 hexwraith through the middle in overflight mode, then resurrection on both flanks

[Aginor]

On 6/17/2018 at 3:41 PM, Sception said:

I wouldn't run it at 1k.  You can still run a fine boney army, though.

Try:

• Necromancer general, lord of nagashizzar, overwhelming dread
• Wight King with ossific diadem
• 40 spearletons
• 40 more spearletons
• 5 black knights
• 1 extra command point
• 40 points left over for one of the cheaper endless spells, maybe spirit shackles or balewind vortex.

Or maybe dump the necromancer and endless spell for a vampire lord.

That gives to a solid wall of pointy, boney death, some knights to escort a hero or just throw forward to tie up a shooty unit for a turn, a couple great heroes with your key upgrades split between them, that way the loss of either one doesn't hurt too badly.  And you'll already have most of the units you'll need to field the fill formation at larger points, including a 50 point downpayment in the extra command point.

Only problem is 80 skittles might be a bit too strong at 1k points, depending on what opponents you play against.  In a more laid back, casual setting, or if that's just too many skeletons to do at once, then you could sub out the second unit to get a head start on your grave guard.

I have played similar lists with my skellies and 4hey worked nicely.

Look Out Sir will make your heroes a bit more resilient, which is nice too.

[Toddy]

Thanks for a advice everyone.

Have decided to go for something like this initially:

(GHoN)

1 x Wight King

1 x Necromancer

40 x Spear Skeletons  

20 x Grave Guard

5 x Black Knights

And see how it goes. 80 skellies might be abit much from what everyone is saying here is saying (although doing it once might be a laugh) ?

 

[Jgregs]

Here is a pretty good bat rep using death march at 1000 points.

 

[Captain Roderick]

On 6/19/2018 at 6:47 PM, Jgregs said:

Here is a pretty good bat rep using death march at 1000 points.

 

Yes although check the comments for rules corrections as stuff is sometimes forgotten or misinterpreted with those guys. I think in that one he only forgot horse attacks ?