Obeisance

Got my second AOS tournament on the weekend. I finished painting my OBR last night. The lists have been published. Tournament is 40 players and there's some rough lists. Like one list with four Bloodthirsters of Insensate Rage. There's a cool Skyre list with a Warpcog Convocation. ... I sure have painted a lot since Contrasts came out six months ago.

Wait, it grants point of origin on casting? I thought it was just line of sight. I assume range is still needed from Arkhan? Otherwise it's basically a spell portal.

I've gotten a lot of value out of the Shrieker, some from the Predator. I've never actually cast the Carrion. It doesn't seem worth the -1 cast. Prove me wrong?

How are people finding Petrifex lists that don't run Arkhan or Katacross? (Also Nagash, I guess)

Yeah, this was my third game. I transcribed a bunch of notes and stats into an excel document, but copied the wrong profile. Boooooooooooo.

Oh holy ******. I'm so incredibly wrong. I was using the Falchion profile instead of blades.

Sure. I'm taking this list to a tournament in Jan. Allegiance: Ossiarch Bonereapers - Legion: Petrifex Elite Arkhan the Black, Mortarch of Sacrament (360) Mortisan Boneshaper (130) - General - Trait: Mighty Archaeossian - Artefact: Godbone Armour - Lore of Mortisans: Empower Nadirite Weapons Mortisan Soulmason (140) - Artefact: Gothizzar Cartouche - Lore of Mortisans: Drain Vitality 20 x Mortek Guard (260) - Nadirite Blade and Shield 20 x Mortek Guard (260) - Nadirite Blade and Shield 10 x Mortek Guard (130) - Nadirite Blade and Shield 10 x Mortek Guard (130) - Nadirite Blade and Shield 6 x Necropolis Stalkers (400) Mortek Shield-corps (120) Bone-tithe Shrieker (30) Nightmare Predator (40) Total: 2000 / 2000 Extra Command Points: 1 Allies: 0 / 400 Wounds: 105 ... TBH I feel like it's about as tuned as I can get. The points are so tight. The next event has a bunch of scenarios where I need to split my forces, so I can group into 20+10 Morteks with Mason and Shaper, 20+10 Morteks with Arkhan, Stalkers go where they need to. I needed some smaller units to sit on objectives, so the 20s can go out and do work. The smaller units are also for protecting my backline if I need it, so much ****** turns up on the board edge. I originally wasn't running Arkhan, but with no shooting and only buff magic- my opponent was kind of in control. Arkhan can reliably cast and dispel, mobile enough to run off and grab objectives in a pinch.. yeah. Shield Corps is actually really good. You get 1 RDP for having it and a use of Shieldwall every turn. So it's basically 120pts for 3 command points and an artifact. Shrieker is a amzing. Predator is so-so. I'd actually like to squeeze in more threatening magic, but eh.

Also my opponent tells me you can't return Stalkers to play because it's Wounds Characteristic. =(

So I had a game yesterday, my first win with OBR. Loss, draw, win. I'm only three games in because I'm in the process of painting them. Last game, my opponent's Mawcrusher moved twice and went into my backline. Shot Arkhan (who didn't move and just hid due to fearing threat range) for a single wound and Protection kicked in, saving him. Stalkers bumped speed, ghosted through a building and charged the Mawcrusher. I got 4 in. 5 attacks at 3+/2+ -4 rend 3 damage, rerolling 1s to hit is just insane. The Mawcrusher got no save and was one-rounded. They hit like trucks. And Morteks sitting in a forest near an objective? So hard to remove. ... I'm trying to dig points to take some other Endless Spells to improve Arkhan's damage output- but there are just no points. =(

What was the exact size of each card? I found the card generator.

Sleeper Agent - Only difference is the chestplate and adding a helmet. Weapon choices are identical. KK9T - I literally just glued them to the back of Magic cards. Only cards I had with a black border.

Also, you should do a couple more for Arcane Bolt and Mystic Shield- then you can use them as spells as well as tokens.

Thanks!

If you had a choice between the Artisan Key and Gothizzar Cartouche, what would your pick? I'm also liking the Lode of Saturation. Key is really solid, but it's only on a 4+. Cartouche is awesome, but it's not against Death and I think OBR area going to be popular. Lode is all around solid, but I think I prefer recursion Army for context: I'm currently painting this for a tournament in Jan. Arkhan Mortisan Boneshaper - Artisan's Key - Reinforce Shields Mortisan Soulmason - Mighty Archaeossian - Godbone Armour - Empower Weapons 20 x Mortek Guard: Blade 20 x Mortek Guard: Blade 20 x Mortek Guard: Blade 6 x Necropolis Stalkers: Swords Mortek Shield-Corps Bone-Tithe Shrieker Nightmare Predator Total: 2000 / 2000 Wounds: 105 Drops: 4

I'd be kind of tempted to try the Helm of the Ordained insead of the Gothizzar artifact. +1 to wound is great, but it's not against Death. And I expect to see a lot of other OBR at tournaments. Heh, I'm currently painting this exact list.

That would be either AoS Coach or The Honest Wargamer, I suspect.

Work in progress.

Tbh if I could find secondhand Stormfiends on the cheap, I'd run them. Such expense. Many dollars. I put 6 metal Jezzails in acetone this morning. My next big tournament is in Jan. So it's like.. paint a whole Bonereaper army, or 1-2 things for Skaven? I've been in painting mode for like... ages. Finished 2000pts+ of Skaven in like two months. Then stripped and repainted my Combined Army (~30 models) in 6 weeks. I don't really need a third painting clock in a row. So Skaven it is. Just trying to work out which way I go.

I don't know, the Deciever looks really interesting. He's fast and can teleport around the board and grab objectives. He can bounce to 6" away. 6+ with a reroll is really good odds. He's -2 to hit by shooting. He's got a meh gun, standard tail and his dagger is 6x3+/2+ for -3 D3. Taking Ghrrstryke as suggested is 6x2+/2+ -3/D3, plus 6x3+/3+ -1 1. You could totally see him appearing and assassinating stuff.

Was that the recent KLGT? How did the Deceiver go? What was it for? What did you do with it? What weapon got Ghyrrstrike? Feel free to tell me about your games.

Are people actually running Deceiver vs gunline meta? My local area hasn't shifted that way yet.

Neither, because you can't afford them.

Stalkers. Would you give them the falchion? In the one game I've played, not striking first results in deaths. Somewhat fragile, even with Petrifex. The last dude can hit pretty hard if you just go with it. I suspect this has been asked repeatedly.

I meant to ask; do Hekatos get it?

Also, who gets access to faction command abilities? IE the Petrifex -1 rend.