Iyanden 4.2.4 Vs. Steel Legion (NetEA Army Compendium v2014)

 

Well it Thursday and we manage another game of epic. It was 3000 point per side and it was between Iyanden 4.2.4 Vs. Steel Legion (NetEA Army Compendium v2014)…

Britt played the Steel Legion (NetEA Army Compendium v2014) and I played the Iyanden 4.2.4..

Armies used

Steel Legion (NetEA Army Compendium v2014)
INFANTRY COMPANY [300]
Commander, 12 Infantry, Hydra
INFANTRY COMPANY [300]
Commander, 12 Infantry, Hydra
REGIMENTAL HQ [550]
Supreme Commander, 12 Infantry, 7 Chimera, Hydra
VULTURE SQUADRON [300]
4 Vultures
TANK COMPANY [650]
9 Leman Russ, Vanquisher
ARTILLERY BATTERY [250]
3 Basilisks
ARTILLERY BATTERY [250]
3 Manticores
SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON [200]
Baneblade
SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON [200]
Baneblade

Iyanden Craftworld (4.2.4)

AVATAR [0]
WRAITHGATE [50]
SPIRIT WRAITHLORD WARHOST [450]
6x Wraithlord units, Wraithseer
SPIRIT WRAITHBLADE WARHOST [225]
4x Wraithblade units, Spiritseer
SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST [475]
4x Wraithguard units, Spiritseer, 4 Wave Serpent
VAMPIRE RAIDER [200]
RANGER TROUPE [125]
5 Ranger
SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE [250]
3 Falcons, 2 Fire Storm
ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE [250]
Storm Serpent
SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST [375]
4x Wraithguard units, Spiritseer, 2 Wraithguard
PHOENIX BOMBERS [325]
3x Phoenix Bombers

SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE [250]
3 Falcons, 2 Fire Storm

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Deployment

• Table shots

• Deployment of Both forces and Objective markers(If units not mark in first it will be in second. Yes I need to replace the camera)

• Iyanden Craftworld off board forces……

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Turn 1

• Iyanden Craftworld go first…
• Iyanden try and do a engage action with Vampire Raider, to take out the artillery battery on the Left flank, but rolls a one(Photo1)(Begins of beautiful romances)

• Steel Legion do sustain fire with ARTILLERY BATTERY, in the woods on the blitz(Photo1) and shoot SoV, Killing 2, which breaks the formation and flees behind the hill to it left.(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld place RANGERS on overwatch and to keep guard duty on the blitz(Photo1)

• Steel Legion do sustain fire with ARTILLERY BATTERY(Photo1) and shoot SoV behind crash spaceship, Killing 1 and giving it 2 BM’s(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld march move the EoV, into the ruins on the left flank(I want the –1 to hit), in readiness to have a assault come out of its portals(Photo1)(SC Reroll)

• Iyanden Craftworld do a engage action with SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST(Through Portal) and target INFANTRY COMPANY (Photo1) and the dice are rolled the SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST(BM) wins the combat and the INFANTRY COMPANY is broken(Photo2).The INFANTRY COMPANY flees back beside the woods and the SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST consolidates on the ruins(Photo3)

• Steel Legion do sustain fire with the TANK COMPANY(Photo1) and sho shoots the SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST, which is in the ruins in front of it, killing 1 and giving it 2 BM’s(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld fail to activate SoV, behind the spaceship and so regroup(Photo1)

• Steel Legion double move SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON from the left flank(Photo1) and shoots the EoV in the ruins, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld bring on PHOENIX BOMBERS and target the ARTILLERY BATTERY, Killing 1 and breaking the formation(Photo1).The ARTILLERY BATTERY to the ruins, and passing the DTT for the Forest(Photo2)

• Steel Legion double move VULTURE SQUADRON, over the Oasis(Photo1) and shoots the SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST, killing 3 and giving it 4 BM’s(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld bring the SPIRIT WRAITHLORD WARHOST through the warithgate and keep them out of view(Photo1)

• Steel Legion march move SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON, down their left flank, in the hopes of capturing a Objective marker next turn(Photo1)

• Iyanden Craftworld double move SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST towards the Objective marker(Photo1) and shoot the VULTURE SQUADRON, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Steel Legion double move REGIMENTAL HQ, around the ruins(Photo1),It targeted the SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST in the ruins in front of it, in the hopes it would kill a few, well it kill none of them, but broken the formation due to BM’s and so it stays put(Photo2)

• Steel Legion march move INFANTRY COMPANY, towards the Blitz(Photo1)

• End of turn shots

• No Aircraft were lost in the Disengage section..
• Steel legion don’t rally ARTILLERY BATTERY.Iyanden Craftworld don’t remove BM’s from SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST.

Note: So the end of turn shot shows the possibility for the Iyanden Craftworld to break two formation and destroy another. So the plan was to prep the REGIMENTAL HQ and bring in the Vampire and wraithblades and all going well, there would be two broken formations and a destroyed one..Would the dice gods allow it to happen…….

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Turn 2

• Iyanden deploy Avatar, near the SPIRIT WRAITHLORD WARHOST, facing the INFANTRY COMPANY and VULTURE SQUADRON on the right flank of the Iyanden(Photo1)

• Iyanden Craftworld go first…
• Iyanden Craftworld do a engage action with AVATAR(support fire from SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST) and target INFANTRY COMPANY,(Photo1) and the dice are INFANTRY COMPANY(BM) wins the combat and the AVATAR, is wiped from the board(Photo2).The SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST break from BM for failed assault and stays put. The INFANTRY COMPANY consolidates 5 cms(Photo3)

• Iyanden Craftworld move EoV, from the ruins to be in range for support(gets a DC due to failed DTT)(Photo1) and shoots the REGIMENTAL HQ, killing 2 and giving the formation 2 BM’s(Photo2)

• Iyanden try and do a engage action with Vampire Raider, to take out the REGIMENTAL HQ,on the Left flank, but rolls a one(Photo1)(The crew could be looking for new job the way things are going…)

• Steel Legion do sustain fire with the TANK COMPANY(Photo1) and sho shoots the EoV, which is in the ruins in front of it, killing it out right(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld bring on PHOENIX BOMBERS and target the REGIMENTAL HQ, Killing 4 and giving it 5 BM’s(Photo1).

• Iyanden Craftworld do a marshalling action with SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST,so as not break when its shoot at again and so move further into the ruins and then remove all BM’s(Photo1)(SC Reroll)

• Steel Legion do sustain fire with ARTILLERY BATTERY(Photo1) and shoot SoV, Killing 2, which breaks the formation and flees behind the ruins on the left flank(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld double move SoV down the left flank and target the INFANTRY COMPANY, in the hopes of breaking it(Photo1).which they do and the INFANTRY COMPANY,flees forward back to the hill(Photo2)

• Steel Legion double move SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON to claim objective marker(Photo1) and shoot broken SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST, doing nothing(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld place RANGERS on overwatch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion do a engage action with INFANTRY COMPANY(Support from VULTURE SQUADRON) and targets the Broken SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST(Photo1).The dice are rolled and INFANTRY COMPANY wins the combat and the Broken SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST stays put.The dice gods were not kind I rolled a double 1 and Britt rolled a 1 and a 2.(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld double move SPIRIT WRAITHLORD WARHOST into the ruins, so it ready for next turn to jump the Armoured company(Photo1)

• Steel Legion double move the REGIMENTAL HQ, so the formation can clam the two objectives(Photo1)

• Steel Legion march move SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON, so it behind the SPACESHIP, in the hopes of capturing a Objective marker next turn(Photo1)

• Steel Legion do sustain fire with VULTURE SQUADRON(Photo1) and shoot broken SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST, Killing 1(Photo2)

End of turn shots

• Steel legion don’t remove BM’s from INFANTRY COMPANY.
• No Aircraft were lost in the Disengage section..

Note: Well this turn went down the drain, but maybe I can still get the TANK COMPANY, which is the BTS for the steel legion. So again the plan is to prep the TANK COMPANY and then look at supressing the AA fire, so to allow the Vampire a run in with out been shot at by AA fire. Then I can move the SoV over to claim the Blitz…..So on with turn three….

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Turn 3

• Iyanden Craftworld go first…
• Iyanden Craftworld do sustain fire with SoV down the left flank and target the INFANTRY COMPANY, in the hopes of breaking it(Photo1).(Yes the SL for got to flee the formation)

• Iyanden Craftworld do a engage action with SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST and target REGIMENTAL HQ and the dice are rolled the SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST(Broken due to BM’s) wins the combat and the REGIMENTAL HQ is broken too(Photo1), so the SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST, stays put and the REGIMENTAL HQ towards the spaceship(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld try and activate SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST rolling a one twice(SCR) and so the formation breaks due to BM’s(Photo1)

• Steel Legion do sustain fire with ARTILLERY BATTERY(Photo1) and shoot SoV,giving it a BM. The SL player was hoping to break the formations so it could not contest/claim the Blitz next turn(Photo1)

• Iyanden try and do a engage action with Vampire Raider, to take out the TANK COMPANY, but rolls a one(Photo1)

• Steel Legion do a marshalling action with the INFANTRY COMPANY(Photo1) and so shoots the Broken SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST, doing nothing to it and then removes all but 2 of the BM’s(Photo2)

• Iyanden Craftworld move the SPIRIT WRAITHLORD WARHOST, so that its on the end of the ruins and then shoots the TANK COMPANY, in the hopes of killing a few. After the smoke clears there is one less Leman Russ and the formation get 2 BM’s(Photo1)

• Steel Legion do a march move with the VULTURE SQUADRON, from one flank to the other, to claim a objective marker(Photo1)

• Iyanden Craftworld fail to activate SoV, behind ruins on their left flank and so it breaks due to BM’s. So it flees behind hill(Photo1)

• Steel Legion do a marshalling action with the ARTILLERY BATTERY and so it move forward to help claim objective marker(Photo1)

• Iyanden Craftworld bring on PHOENIX BOMBERS and target the TANK COMPANY, giving it a BM(Photo1).

• Steel Legion do sustain fire with the SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON and shoots the broken SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST,killing 1(Photo1)

• Iyanden Craftworld place RANGERS on overwatch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion place SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON on overwatch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion do sustain fire with the TANK COMPANY(Photo1) and sho shoots the broken SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST, doing nothing to it(Photo2)

End of turn shots

• Steel legion don’t rally INFANTRY COMPANY and the Iyanden Craftworld don’t rally 2 x SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST and a SoV.Both sides remove BM’s.
• No Aircraft were lost in the Disengage section..
• Steel Legion win 2-0

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END OF GAME SHOTS

Victory Conditions

Victory Condition	Iyanden 4.2.4	Steel Legion
1. Blitz	NO	no
2. Break their sprit	NO	NO
3. Defend the Flag	NO	YES
4. Take and Hold	No	YES
5. They Shall not Pass	NO	no

Summary

 

Another fun and interesting game. Although the Eldar air transport section maybe in for a shake up, few heads to roll. Man talk about pulling your hair out, but that the way it goes…….

Anyway on to other things..(Yes no change from last time)

1) I feel the Iyanden list is pretty stable at this point and I can see no glaring issues when using it.

2) I also feel the points cost are pretty spot on.

3) The list feel right with the 1:2 ratio.

4) The wraith blades are best suit in vampires or coming through a portal. Although lacking a FF limited their use, for supporting fire.

5) The Wraith lord formation is worth the 350 points..

6) I think dropping the AC rule was the right thing to do…

 

Regards

Greg