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    Stormcast Eternals 3.0 - There is no "a" in Vindictors

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    Just now, Squark said:

    Isn't swapping Raptors for Judicators still an increase in price, though? Unless you're talking single-reinforced who will be much weaker at killing screens/support heroes, or cutting a liberator screen since you don't need as many battlelines.

    It's a net decrease in points spent when you consider the battleline slot the Judicators are filling (520 + 115 vs 570/600)

    Stormcast Eternals 3.0 - There is no "a" in Vindictors

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    1 minute ago, Celestantpants said:

    Cool, that sounds reasonable.  So likely fulminators stay despite nerf.  They really are pretty important to passing the dps check.

    Yup. Both Longstrikes and Fulminators going up makes them difficult to use in the same list together (cant take a 3rd hammer unit, you give up a lot of screens & support heroes) but you can still do Judicators + Fulminators or Longstrikes + Drakes or Longstrikes + Annihilators

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    Stormcast Eternals 3.0 - There is no "a" in Vindictors

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    14 hours ago, Jaskier said:

    Curious to hear your opinions; if Fulminators do go up by 30 points, and we assume the other Dracoth variants don't change, would Fulminators still be the most popular Dracothian Guard variant or would another variant take their place? 260 for Fulminators VS 220 for say Concussors would certainly be less of an obvious choice. 

    Not as long as we stay in a meta full of Archaon, Gargants, Nagash, Kragnos, etc.

    Concussors don't do enough damage to kill Gargants in one turn

    The Rumour Thread

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    7 minutes ago, elescapo said:

    My interpretation is that their web artist was told, "Make it look like an engine, but Eldar".  So they included the cutouts with gears, because Eldar aren't known for their simple machines.  To the average human reader, though, gears = engines.

    I wouldn't read too much into it.

    Have Eldar ever been shown to use this kind of gear mechanism?

    Stormcast Eternals 3.0 - There is no "a" in Vindictors

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    1 hour ago, Chronos said:

    On a side note, I'm in the west GTA but I think you've scared me off of going into X-planet(I think you've mentioned that FLGS) as it seems like the meta is really strong/amazing players.

    I've been to many tournaments at X-Planet and it's like 80% casual dad types looking to get a day off to roll dice and look at cool models, and a handful of highly competitive players. The owner is a great guy and the community is spectacular. Never had a bad game there.

    Definitely my favourite spot for RTTs in Ontario

    Stormcast Eternals 3.0 - There is no "a" in Vindictors

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    8 hours ago, SoWJordan said:

    Hey Chronos!

    I wanted to start off by saying thanks for the kind words about us/our show - we're trying our best to rep the Canadian scene well! As a fan of our content I just wanted to clarify my intentions about the comments/discussions we've had about Stormcast, and the points you've mentioned.

    First off, as a general blanket statement I didn't mean to imply that any units were grossly overpowered/undercosted or anything when referring to SCE being 'very strong', nor did I want to be derogatory about the army. Like you mention I play Lumineth as well and I would say they are also very strong! I definitely didn't mean any of my comments as complaints, or with the inference that I felt any of the units should be nerfed, have their pts increased, or that the army shouldn't be good at anything.

    At this point with AoS I collect/play so many armies that I don't view the game through the standpoint of one specific army, and aim to be fair/impartial in my opinions & comments. That said, I LOVE Stormcast as an army (particularly once I had an idea for how to customize the army hobby-wise) so never meant to disparage the army or anyone who plays it.

    In the batrep you mention my goal was to highlight the areas of strength in the faction, not to tear them down but merely to highlight them to hopefully help players the community adjust to a new tome easier - I 100% agree with your comments about needing to adjust your perspective & tactics (and even lists) in response to new battletome or changes in the meta. One of the big goals of our channel is to help prepare those interested in tournament play in AoS, as learning opposing armies can be one of the biggest challenges when starting out - when I was starting there were almost no battle reports featuring the lists I would be seeing when going to events, so we wanted to help fill that gap.

    Regarding my comments about Longstrikes and your comparison between them and Sentinels; I again did not mean anything as a complaint about the unit. Playing a similar roles, Longstrikes do outperform 30 Sentinels with power of Hysh, with Sentinels only matching or eclipsing ;) them when considering Lambent Light (generally requiring a combination of 3 spellcasts - and we all know how reliable spells can be at times). I actually think Longstrikes are maybe even slightly harshly pointed for their fragility and weaknesses. All that said, I think the main thing I aimed to highlight with Longstrikes are their 'ease of use' for players to be aware of - there's almost no fail points in the application of their firepower when they're on the board. Regardless, in the end I think Longstrikes are completely fine as is.

    The main point I did highlight as a potential concern was Thunderbolt Volley - I do think it is potentially too strong/problematic on my early experience with the army (I admittedly have only played 8 games with them now after the GT). Am I calling for its immediate removal or FAQ? Not at all, but I do think its worth highlighting as something the game designers should keep a close eye on - it is very strong. Again, I'd say the same thing of the Sentinels ability to ignore LoS - I play no favorites!

    In the end, I just wanted to clarify my comments to avoid any unintended derogatory sentiment towards the army - so I hope you know that I do not hate the army nor want it to be nerfed into the ground or any such thing. In addition (lol) I've got nothing but love and appreciation for your time and consideration of our content!

     

    Hey Paul!

    As Chronos first said the Incantor is a great unit and was a strong consideration for the list, to explain my choice and respond to your - justified - thoughts on the list overall its worth considering the context of my choices for the event itself:

    - This was a small GT (sub 30 players) with what I expected to be a HEAVY Destruction/Combat presence (indeed 10/26 were destro with another 8 being nearly pure combat armies). Good reasons to go Stormkeep/Hallowed Knights.
    - Of those there were 4 SoB players, and I knew to expect at least 2 of the players bringing them to be fighting on top tables. I fought and beat 1, but didn't get the chance to play Yury who won the event. Further good reasons for Stormkeep/Hallowed Knights.
    - I expected very few 'Magic Dominant' armies, and also knew the venue had lots of LoS block terrain, so I had little fear of casters picking off Gardus or my other heroes early.

    With all those in mind I felt the Arcane tome Relictor would replace the Knight Incantor well as a caster for Celestial blades/mystic shield, and I didn't 'NEED' the auto-unbind. Additionally the Relictor brought the 2+ Bless Weapons prayer, and the extended range as another potential hero from which to trigger Thunderbolt Volley. In the context of this event the second Lord Relictor definitely felt like he provided more value - and in hindsight it was definitely the right decision based on my matchups!

    In large part, Stormkeep was also the right call and provided much more value to me/my games than Scions would have (which I think is predominantly the better choice at larger/more varied events).

    Also worth noting that prior to list submission I had played 1 game with SCE (the one vs IJ) where I wasn't forced to rely on many dominion units because of my limited collection. I wouldn't claim its a masterful list that can podium at any event - missions and matchups in the final rounds are SO impactful in AoS 3 as Stormkeep does have some significant weaknesses.

    All in all, I think it was definitely the right list for the event, and I had a blast playing it - I hope I was able to shed some light on its perceived faults!

    Anyways, cheers - keep up the awesome content!

    - Jordan

    Since you had such good knowledge of the local meta I think you made the right call.

    How did you find your list matching up against Seraphon? Was the lack of Scions and Incantor an issue?

    Looking forward to bumping into you at events again (probably at the top tables, like usual) in the new year! Maybe this time you will be the one playing a stormcast castle list xD

    Unpopular opinion thread

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    On 11/26/2021 at 4:42 AM, pnkdth said:

    Fringe cases do occur due to a string of perfect match-ups or maybe someone has create an unexpected anti-meta list which catches people off-guard.

    Top 6 factions have 236 of 430 4+, 19 of 79 5wins.

    Bottom 6 factions have 44 of 430 4+, 2 of 79 5wins.

    Notably SBGL, SoB, Seraphon, DoT with 8-10 5wins has twice as many as the tier below them with 4-6 5wins (LRL of 6s). So in regards to 2.0 the meta is healthier since the upper half is more spread out. However, if you also look at data presented by THW you can still identify the top dogs and trends.

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    TL;DR: The meta is much healthier than in 2.0 and the main focus should be to bring up the bottom of the pile while nipping off some of the buds in the top tier. Let's hope the winter changes reflect what we've learned so far from the data.

    I agree we must buff stormcast!

    Stormcast Eternals 3.0 - There is no "a" in Vindictors

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    31 minutes ago, Chronos said:

    It's the last round.

    Rest of the list is K Incantor, L Relictor, Imperatant with 6 Longstrikes, 5 Vindictors, and 2x10 Skinks.

    T&N in the last round is rough. If it was the first round it might be okay because that is when you will likely be facing the weakest opponent you will see at the event.

    I think in this case I would avoid a list that relies on Scions, like 3x3 Grandhammers

    Stormcast Eternals 3.0 - There is no "a" in Vindictors

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    1 hour ago, Chronos said:

    Found out the three Battleplans I'll be playing this weekend at a tournament and unfortunately for me Tooth and Nail is in there. My plan was to run three units of Grandhammers, but that battleplan is really going to hurt. Of course it will also hurt summoning armies, but I'm not sure how to navigate having to not be able to use Scions.

    I could switch all three units for 4 Fulminators and another 3 Raptors, but then I kind of feel like I should just go with it and try to learn to play around it. Grandhammers are just SO slow and they won't benefit from half their warscroll.

    Kinda bummed out, tbh.

    Which round is Tooth & Nail? 

    What is the rest of your list? If you have sufficient shooting you can probably force the enemy to come fight your Grandhammers.

    The Rumour Thread

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    38 minutes ago, KingBrodd said:

    Really looking forward to Dragon Week!! Hopefully we get a tease at a new Dragon model as well, who knows maybe the Idoneth will get a Sea Dragon after all!! 

    New Easterlings look glorious.

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    These guys look like they have to take a dump and are looking around for the bathroom

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