I've narrowed the position of winner to two lists, but the third place is a lot harder to find. While there's no prize for anything but 1st save pride, I'm sure each of you would like to know who gets it, with what, and, if you got it, the recognition can't be a bad thing.
So, without further ado, the contents of the lists, without entrant names, to avoid bias, for your perusal. Please take the time to vote for your pick of 3rd, ie, the best of these lists. :)
If your list didn't make it, I apologise, there IS a reason, that will become apparent when I publish the rest after announcing the victor. Obviously, no-one will know if you vote for your own list, but I'd like to think you guys are all more honest than that. :)
ALSO - PLEASE, don't post comments that in any way give away which list is yours, lol. Kinda beats the point.
ONE - NECRONS:
Necrons
HQ
Necron Lord
Necron Lord
Troops
Warriors x12
Warriors x12
Warriors x12
Warriors x12
Warriors x12
Warriors x12
1496 pts
TWO - Chaos
HQ: Bare Bones Daemon Prince - 110
Troops: 10 CSM W/ Heavy Bolter - 160
Troops: 10 CSM W/ Heavy Bolter - 160
Fast Attack: 26 Spawn - 1040
TOTAL: 1470
THREE - Space Marines
Here is your fail. Sicarius is crap as an HQ, Not one single melta in the army, not one single powerfist, Only 1 ap2 weapon and 2 weapons that can maybe slowdown av14. No mech, 2 troops, 185 points for a devastator squad that totes only 1 heavybolter, and Vanguard veterans who deepstrike kill maybe only guard and Tau in the assault and die. I couldnt win with this army even if it went against 180 grots.
1500 Pts - Space Marines Roster - Unnamed
HQ: Captain Cato Sicarius (1#, 200 Pts)
1 Captain Cato Sicarius @ 200 Pts
Frag Grenades; Iron Halo; Krak Grenades; Mantle of Suzerain; Plasma Pistol; Talassarian Tempest Blade
1 Mantle of Suzerain @ [0] Pts
Elite: Legion of the Damned Squad (10#, 340 Pts)
9 Legion of the Damned Squad @ 340 Pts
Bolt Pistol (x9); Bolter (x7); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Plasmagun; Missile Launcher
1 Sergeant @ [35] Pts
Bolt Pistol (x1); Bolter (x1); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades
Troops: Tactical Squad (10#, 180 Pts)
9 Tactical Squad @ 180 Pts
Bolt Pistol (x9); Bolter (x7); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Flamer; Lascannon
1 Sergeant @ [23] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Bolter; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades
Troops: Tactical Squad (10#, 180 Pts)
9 Tactical Squad @ 180 Pts
Bolt Pistol (x9); Bolter (x7); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Flamer; Lascannon
1 Sergeant @ [23] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Bolter; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades
Fast Attack: Vanguard Veteran Squad (10#, 225 Pts)
9 Vanguard Veteran Squad @ 225 Pts
Bolt Pistol (x9); Chainsword (x9); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour
1 Sergeant @ [45] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Power Sword
Heavy Support: Devastator Squad (10#, 185 Pts)
9 Devastator Squad @ 185 Pts
Bolt Pistol (x9); Bolter (x8); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Heavy Bolter (x1)
1 Sergeant @ [23] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Bolter; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Signum
1 Signum @ [0] Pts
Heavy Support: Devastator Squad (10#, 185 Pts)
9 Devastator Squad @ 185 Pts
Bolt Pistol (x9); Bolter (x8); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Heavy Bolter (x1)
1 Sergeant @ [23] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Bolter; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Signum
1 Signum @ [0] Pts
FOUR - Tau
I did not realize a single kroot squad un-failed me...ah well. I shall try again! I'd hoped the Krootox would've DQ'ed me, but here we go. Minor tweakage.
Headquarters Failures
Aun'Va, Master of the Undying FAIL
205
Commander Drop 'n' Fail
Shas'O
-Fusion Gun
-Flamer
-Shield Failerator
-Stimulant Injector
-Iridium Armor
141
Best of the Failures
Stealth Fail Team
6 Suits
6 Drone Controllers
6 Gun Drones
Team Leader w/ Markerlight, Bonding Knife
260
XV-8 Fail-Team
3 Crisis Suits
3 Burst Cannons
3 twin-linked flamers
117
Compulsory Fail Slots
11 Fire Warriors; Shas'ui w/ Bonding Knife, and EMP Grenades all around
158
7 Fire Warriors
70
Devilfish w/ 2 Seeker Missiles
100
Fast Attack
Vespid Stingwings
5 Stingwings + Strain Failer
102
Gun Drone Squad
6 drones
72
Heavy Support
Skyray Missile Failship
125
2 Sniper Drone Teams
160
Total: 1499
AND I fail to use a point. I realized that missile pods are too un-fail; so we lost those for BURST CANNONS.
The theme is much the same. I almost added a Hammerhead (albiet, armed with an Ion Cannon), but another AV13 vehicle might actually be dangerous. instead, Sniper Drone Teams! Sniper rifles will REALLY HELP. I freakin' swear. BS3 rail rifles are where it's at FOR FAILURE. I have added as much fail as I think I can to the list. Generally, I think the bonding knives are fail because chances are the squads that have them are squishy enough to fold like wet napkins when they do get hit.
So, there we go. I'd really like to see Imperial Guard Fail. THAT is a challenge. SM fail, probably not as much. Necron Fail is probably the other one, but you have to admit that they have an amazing anti-infantry redundancy, though.
FIVE - Imperial Guard
Here's my L33T guard list. It's only 7 Kill Points!
HQ:
485 - Company Command Squad w/Carapace Armor, Camo Cloaks, Krak
Grenades, Medi-Pack, Colour Sgt. Kell, Nork Deddog, Vox Caster,
Lascannon, Melta Bombs (Cmdr), Power Fist (Cmdr), Plasma Pistol (Cmdr),
Chimera (HBolter Turret, Pintle Stubber, Snow Plow, Extra Armor, Camo
Netting)
Elites:
410 - 10 Ogryns
Troops:
80 - Penal Legion Squad
110 - Veteran Squad w/Lascannon, Flamer, Sniper Rifle, Power Weapon (Sgt.)
Fast Attack:
80 - 5 Rough Riders w/Plasma Gun, Grenade Launcher, Meltabombs (Sgt)
Heavy Support:
335 - Leman Russ Punisher w/Pask, Plasma Cannon Sponsons, Hull Flamer,
Snow Plow, Extra Armor, Hunter-Killer Missile, Camo Netting, Pintle
Mounted Storm Bolter.
5 comments:
Sadly, I see that those armies are fail--but they aren't really FAIL. They just look like battleforces. Armies people actually field, and then get schooled and quit the hobby. lol
Anyway, I voted. =|
Failure is hard work.
Necron Warrior Spam is certainly an interesting take, though the Warriors can at least harm anything they shoot at. Just not very well. Plus, unless you run terminators into multiple assaults, it'll take a while to carve through all that. 74 Necrons means a phase-out of about a squad and a half left.
The Spawn...I'd love to see that fielded. It'd look freaking cool, if nothing else.
I think the marines are arguably the least fail. Cato's not great, but still reasonably nasty with FNP and a power weapon and such.
The lascannons also help unfail it.
With Tau, Aun'va IS pretty freaking fail, though theoretically crisis suits are un-fail, even with crap weapons. There's always the chance that there are enough markerlights to bring down a hail of seeker missiles, but I can see the 'battelforce' point in it.
Admittedly, the 500pt command squad IS amazing, but that's also ALL the bells and whistles and a vehicle.
Ogryn are auto-fail, but Ratlings would've been MORE fail.
I think the Guard army unfails with the Punisher, though. That's a LOT of BS4 anti-personnel shots, and while it's costly, the thing IS AV14 and a monster in terms of damage output. I might be biased because I went up against one with Daemons and mystics in the middle of the table, though. (Protip: OW.)
The Punisher almost didn't see the IG get into this stage of the competition. Only the Ogyrns and CCS got them into contention...like I said though, the lists I made for IG and SM were more Fail than anything I received from those Codexes.
A lot of entrants focussed on the whole army being Fail, not units individually as well.
On the plus side, it gives a couple posts here, including one that can try and display where some lists went wrong...
:)
Ok so I came up with an even more fail army for SM:
HQ
1. Captain
Troops
1. Tactical Squad x9
2. Tactical Squad x9
3. Tactical Squad x9
4. Tactical Squad x9
5. Tactical Squad x9
6. Tactical Squad x9 w/ rhino w/ chronus
Heavy
1. Devastator Squad x 10
2. Devastator Squad x7
yeah...
Nice! lmao
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