Kaelyssa, The Night's Whisper

Most recent list iteration: Kae Defenders 2021 v1.1

[Theme] Defenders of Ios

[Kaelyssa 1] Kaelyssa, the Night's Whisper [+29]

- Hyperion [30]

Aelyth Vyr, Blade of Nyssor [0(5)]

Arcanist Mechanik [2]

Ghost Sniper [0(3)]

Hermit of Henge Hold [0(5)]

House Ellowuyr Warden Executioner [6]

Lanyssa Ryssyl, Nyss Sorceress [3]

Scythe [6]

Heavy Rifle Team [3]

House Ellowuyr Wardens (min) [8]

House Vyre Electromancers [5]

Arcantrik Force Generator [17]

Dawnguard Trident [16]

Thoughts

This is the next iteration of a list I used all three rounds of a recent steamroller winning the first two rounds by assassination and the last via scenario. It leans heavily into using the threat of Kaelyssa and a buffed Hyperion to keep your opponent into spaces you want them in while having multiple scoring elements and useful tech. The change was to reduce a full unit of wardens into a min unit + the executioner solo. I think the trade off of being slightly less good at taking blur is offset adequately by the addition of sidestep and the general power level of the executioner solo.

Comments

I'm Back?

So it's been a couple of years since I've played but like many other players the broad scale update has me interested. The handful of games I've gotten in have definitely been enough to whet my appetite for more. I'm hoping to use this space to continue spotlighting specific models and combos as well as the occasional battle report. It will probably take some time for a broad tournament meta to sort out with this level of changes and it will likely be shaken up again when the Orgoth faction is released so these might need updates relatively soon. I also just finished a local steamroller with the new and, in my opinion, dramatically improved Kaelyssa so I'll almost certainly be starting with some thoughts on her changes.

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 ...

I decided to start a blog mostly because I came up with a name I liked. I'm going to start the first post with my overly long winded analysis of Retribution themes. I'm not entirely sure how much I'll actually end up posting on this as my table time has decreased as of late. I'd like to use it to post lists I am testing and the outcomes of those games. I'll probably also post random thoughts about the faction from time to time.

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