The Fell Caller and the Grand Exemplar meet on the battlefield!

Now for the first battle report of the year! In about 6 weeks my brother and me are going to a local 35pts Steamroller tournament, so we decided it was time to oil the gears and get ready to rumble. We printed out the new steamroller scenario's (which I like a lot) and picked one at random; fate decided Kill Box.

With the coming of MK2, time for a new start and new casters. We wanted to start out easy, so we both made a 25 point list, him taking Grissel and me taking Epic Kreoss. After setting up the table, we rolled the dice and my brother deployed first and started the game.

Deployment

Trollbloods: Grissel, Axer, Full Champions, Min Long Riders, Min Krielstone bearers + Elder, Fell Caller.



Protectorate of Menoth: eKreoss, Avatar, Redeemer, Full TFG + UA, Min Choir, Vassal, Covenant.




Turn 1

The Troll horde runs forward!



Menoth reacts by moving up the battlefield in orderly fashion and eKreoss gives Inviolable Resolve to the Avatar and Sacrosanct on the TFG. Redeemer shots some rockets to check range and does minor damage.



Turn 2

Grissel makes a tactical change and orders the Long Riders to run to the other flank. The Champions line-up in spear formation to prepare for the incoming charge.



eKreoss upkeeps both spells and gives the Redeemer some focus. Covenant no KD, Vassal with Enliven on the Avatar and Choir singing Battle Hymm. The TFG charge the Champion spearhead and do some damage, setting the trollkin on fire. Iron Zeal goes up for added protection. The Redeemer manages to shoot away most of the Krielstone unit with deviations and direct hits, leaving the Bearer standing alone. The Avatar tries to add insult to injury, but is just out of charge range (and forgetting to put up Menoth Gaze before the charge *doh*).



Turn 3

Grissel wants revenge for her fallen warriors and pops her feat! She starts off with casting Calamity on the TFG unit and shooting their leader in the face. The Champions make short work of the TFG in the front line, but feel the effects of Sacrosanct short after and fall to their knees before the Glory That Is Menoth, Awe Inspired by the.... ok, I'll stop now :) Anywyz, the Axer charges the Avatar and fails to penetrate his armor. The Long Riders run to the flank of my army. After that, everything gets to move some more and the 2 forces are fully engaged now (afterwards, we discussed that it would perhaps have been better to keep the Long Riders back for a charge next turn, instead of running them into melee with my stuff, not having used my feat yet).



eKreoss rubs his hands and feels his time for glory is near and calls for Strength of Arms! With the help of the Redeemer he destroys all three Long Riders and the Fell Caller. The Avatar and remaining TFG start to hack away at the Champions and the Covenant reads the no spells passage.



Turn 4

Grissel refuses to give up and tries to shoot eKreoss to death, but his armor protects him from the worst of the damage. eKreoss returns her the favor and ends the battle swiftly.



Well, I like my army! If I must believe the forums nowadays, eKreoss is the worst caster Menoth has. What a load of crap. His 2 upkeep spells are very nice, make the Avatar ARM 23 and punishing the enemy for killing stuff with Sacrosanct. In combination with the Covenant, he has ways to deal with arc nodes, KD and Stationary. On top of that, a nice amount of focus and a killer feat when used at the right time.

Already have ideas for expanding the list to 35 points; I'll switch the Redeemer for a Vanquisher, adding an extra Vassal and unit of Daughters for more flexibility and speed. Enough anti-infantry options and and ways to deal with heavy armor.