Preparing for "NorrCup"

The Pressgangers in the north of Sweden are planning a league. The league will be played in 3-4 areas, with 3-5 players in each league. Each player will submit 2 lists (with the usual rules of character restriction etc.) and face each player once. Then the 2 best players from each league will continue in the playoff.

I still haven't had time to build either my Connie or Kraye list, so I'll just pick the two lists I've played with the most. I don't know if they cover the weaknesses of each other, but I don't mind. I'd rather play something I'm used to than to play something completely new for this league. The two lists I ended up submitting are:

50/50
Major Victoria Haley (*5pts)
* Lancer (6pts)
* Stormwall (19pts)
* Squire (2pts)
Storm Strider (9pts)
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team (4pts)
Tempest Blazers (Leader and 4 Grunts) (10pts)
Captain Arlan Strangewayes (2pts)
Journeyman Warcaster (3pts)

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Major Markus 'Siege' Brisbane (*5pts)
* Stormwall (19pts)
* Squire (2pts)
Arcane Tempest Gun Mages (Leader and 5 Grunts) (6pts)
* Arcane Tempest Gun Mage Officer (2pts)
Greygore Boomhowler & Co. (Boomhowler and 9 Grunts) (9pts)
* Captain Jonas Murdoch (2pts)
Rangers (5pts)
Eiryss, Angel of Retribution (3pts)
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist (2pts)
Journeyman Warcaster (3pts)
Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator (1pts)
Stormsmith Stormcaller (1pts)

I have no idea what I might end up playing against. I know we have two Cryx players, a Khador and a Legion/Retribution. My guess is I'll see eLich/pDenny/eSkarre from the Cryx players. My Khador playing friend will play eSorscha/Butcher3/Vlad3. I have no clue what the Legion/Retri player would play, my guess is eVayl with her nasty tier list.

I will do my best to take pictures and report each and every game that I play, so stay tuned. The league will start the 24th this month and will end in March.

Constance Blaize list building

 

So my next project for Cygnar will be the unloved Swan - Constance Blaize. I'm getting a bit sick and tired of always "having" to play with Stormwall in every list I make. Blaize seems to be one of the few casters who can run a pretty high model count of troops and just her Gallant in the battlegroup. There's been a thread on PP's forum where people have been playing her with quite a high succses rate, and I want to jump on that bandwagon.

The list I've got so far looks something like this;

Constance Blaize, Knights of the Prophet (*6pts)
* Gallant (9pts)
Precursor Knights (Leader and 9 Grunts) (8pts)
* Precursor Knight Officer & Standard (2pts)
Sword Knights (Leader and 9 Grunts) (6pts)
* Firefly (5pts)
* Sword Knight Officer & Standard (2pts)
Archduke Alain Runewood (3pts)
Captain Arlan Strangewayes (2pts)
Harlan Versh (2pts)
Journeyman Warcaster (3pts)
My options from this point is either to try the Nyss Hunter with Jonas Murdoch for some shananigans. Assault, Dig In, Crusaders Call and the effect of Connies feat. According to the thread on the forums this a pretty solid tactic that can suprise a lot of players. The Nyss Hunters can get insane threat range with the help of Crusaders Call and Assault.

The other option I've got is to try the Silverline Stormguards and Stormblades. With the help from the Captain, Runewood and Rhupert they can become a solid line and perhaps let me make full use of the Stormblades.

The only "problem" is that I don't own either the Nyss Hunter or the Stormguards and I don't really want to spend money on both units before I played with them. I will try and get some games this weekend and proxy them.