Rhonlore Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hey folks, My playgroup is looking at running a league with 20ss games, 4 model requirement, with no increase to the Cache. The deployment is close deployment, with Turf War as the strategy, and Assassinate being the lone Scheme Here is the list I am thinking about using. Valedictorian (3 Cache) +Necrotic Preparation (1ss) Izamu the Armor (10ss) +Ash Ascendancy (1ss) +Unnerving Aura Ashigaru (5ss) Grave Spirit (3ss) In my opinion, Valedictorian is one of the top 2 henchmen for this format in faction. I also like Sybelle for her Bleeder Lash's many triggers when you take the upgrade. The Valedictorian has a very good Melee with nice triggers, a reasonable stat line for ressur's, and a great denial spell with her (0) action. Necrotic Preparation is just icing on the cake here. Izamu is a model I loved in 1.5 and I'm glad hes finally back. Close deployment means he is ready to bring the pain at turn one without any outside influence, and I think with Ash Ascendancy Unnerving Aura to back up his already very good abilities, he will be a house and difficult to deal with. I didn't expect to take the Ashigaru, but the synergy with Izamu through his Guard ability, I think he can do a lot of good work for five stones. That left me with 3 ss remaining, that I had to spend on a model, so I figured, why not take the Grave Spirit. He's great for peeling a card out of your opponents hand, and giving your guys an additional +2 armor is kind of insanity. Let me know what you guys think, and if you would make any changes. Or even toss in your own lists for this curious format! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arli Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I believe that would be a very strong crew for the Henchmen format. Play a few test games with it to see how well it works together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clement Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 How is ash ascendancy going on Izamu? He doesn't meet the requirements to purchase it. In fact no one does. The only way to put it on anything is to put it on Yan Lo using Ascendance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonlore Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Woops! You are absolutely right. I was reading Ancestor as Ascendant. In that case, I'll switch it up with Unnerving Aura (1ss). Thanks for the catch Clement. I just got the cards yesterday, these things are bound to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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