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An update to my list quandry

My previous post was asking for some help deciding on my list pair for a local steam roller in February.  After I posted it the TO tossed me a challenge to go single list Ravyn for the day.  So we are going single list Ravyn. 

After a quick ask for help I was pointed to a very similar version of the following by William Dutton and Dan Sedman.  It meshes well with my initial idea of going Helios and at least one AFG and I do love me some electromancers.


Retribution Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] Defenders of Ios

(Ravyn 1) Ravyn, The Eternal Light [+30]
 - Helios [34]
Arcanist Mechanik [2]
Arcanist Mechanik [2]
Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios [0(7)]
Fane Knight Skeryth Issyen [0(8)]
Houseguard Thane [0(4)]
House Vyre Electromancers [8]
House Vyre Electromancers [8]
Houseguard Halberdiers (max) [13]
 - Houseguard Halberdier Officer & Standard [4]
Arcantrik Force Generator [17]
Arcantrik Force Generator [17]

Basically all I did was swap out Sylys from their list and replaced him with a Houseguard Thane.  I'm not overly fond of Sylys and don't really plan on cycling snipe that much so I think I'd rather have the Thane for desperate pace and being a decent flag holder.

One of the other things I was considering was dropping the whole houseguard package and replacing it with Ryssovas and Aelith Vyr.  I love those models but it is very hard to want to take them as a first unit in Defenders.  Halberdiers have better threat, similar output, arguably better defenses, and get a substantial bonus of advance move from the theme.  The better choice is the halbs but since I'm already doing the Ravyn Challenge I might opt for the slightly more goofy Ryssovas option.

I do get the sideboard from ADR for this event so I'll have to decide what to put there.  Lynus and Edrea seem like something that are great on a sideboard that I never actually want to play because they are almost always better on paper than on the table but I do anticipate seeing haley3.  If the houseguard stay in a pair of heavy rifles are also likely to make it into the sideboard for a match where one of the units of electromancers seem unnecessary or being able to swap one in for the Thane if desperate pace isn't needed.

I should be getting a game or two in this weekend to start testing the list I will hopefully get a quick write up posted on Sunday.  I'm horrible at photographing my games but I will at least try to write up my test games and games from events and share them

JK


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