Fun lists for Smogcon

Need help with fun lists for Smogcon Iron arena guys!

Aiming to play a game with every caster in Cygnar!
Can we do it?

Either comment here on the blog post here or on facebook suggestions or changes you would make to any of these lists. (I will edit this post as changes are made)

I will be trying to batrep as many as I can so if you have anything you want to see in action I will try to make it happen

Here is a list of what I have available model wise



Stryker1 (+6)
Ol Rowdy (9)
Lancer (6)
Lancer (6)
Sentinel (4)
Long Gunnners (max) (10)
+ UA (free)
Long Gunners (min) (6)
Stormblades +UA +2x WA (10)
Stormblade Captain (2)
Journeyman Warcaster (3)




eStrykerPlayed in masters but list for Iron arena welcome

Stryker3
Squire
Ol' Rowdy
Runewood
Jr
Rhupert
Stormsmith
StormLances (max)
Precursors (max)+UA
Sword knights (max)
Sword knights (max)
Mechaniks (min)

pHaley The dead line tier 4
Hunter
Hunter
Jr
Long gunners (max)+UA
Long gunners (max)
Sword knights (max)+UA
Sentinel
Precursors (max)+UA
{cheaper long gunners+free UA}
{AD for sword knights +sentinel}
{pathfinder turn 1}



eHaley gravediggers tier 4
Defender
Thorn
Avenger (bonded)
Maxwell Finn
Master gunner
Trenchers (min)+UA
Trenchers (min)
Trencher commandos (min)+3WA's
{redeploy 1 trencher unit/model}
{+1 to start roll}
{trencher for each unit}
{+2 deployment area}


Haley3 tier 2
Lancer
Maxwell Finn
Jr
Trencher Cannon
Trencher Chaingun
Trencher Chaingun

Long gunners (max)+UA

Long gunners (max)

Trenchers (Max)+UA+3WA's

{echos in play turn 1 +3 redeploy}


pCaine
Stormwall
Black13th
Blazers (max)
Gunmages+UA
Hunter
Gunmages+UA
Hunter

eCaine
Played in masters but list for Iron arena welcome


pNemo eye of the storm tier 3
Squire
Lancer
Dynamo
Jakes
Firefly
Stormcallerx3
Stormblade captain
Jr
Stormblades+UA
Stormblades+UA
Silverline (max)
{free UA}
{jakes +firefly gain AD}
{+1 to starting roll}


eNemo The weathermen tier 4
Squire
Firefly
Dynamo
Centurion
Jakes
Firefly
Stormsmithx5
Jr
Stormtower
Stormguard (Min)
Silverline (min)
{stormsmiths gain AD}
{Fireflys gain AM}
{Upkeeps out for free}





Nemo3
Finch
Dynamo
Jr
Jakes
Thunderhead
Reinholdt
Stormblade captain
Strangewayes
Silverline (max)
Stormguard (max)
Stormtower



Siege Trial by fire tier 4Squire
Triumph
Jr
Charger
Jr
Charger
Jakes
Sentinel
Avenger
Strangewayes
Black 13th
Field mechaniks (min)
Gunmages+UA
{Jacks get a free focus turn1}
{trench for every battlegroup}
{reduce cost of jacks by 1}



Kraye Mobile strike force tier 4
Hunter
Hunter
Stormclad
Hammersmith
Sentinel
Rangers
Rangers
Blazers (max)
Black 13th


Sloan
Stormwall
Squire
Boomhowlers w/ Murdoch
ATGMP+UA
Rangers
A&H
Taryn
Reinholdt
JR
Tinker


Blaize Army of light tier 4
Gallant
Centurion
Runewood
Jr
Harlan Versh
Precursors (max)+UA
Precursors (max)+UA
Sword knights (max)
Sword knights (max)
{harlan gains AD}
{advance move for jacks}
{+2 spd units}
{free UA}


Sturgis tier 4
Squire
Firefly
Hunter
Jakes
Firefly
Stormcallers x6
Maxwell Finn
Stormtower
Trenchers (Min)+UA+2WA's
Trencher commandos (min)+3WA's
Trencher chaingun
Trencher chaingun
Rangers
{Trenchers pathfinder T1}
{Stormtower AD}
{Free firefly}



Durius tier 2
Stormwall
Sword knights (Max) +UA
Hunter
Hunter
Sword knights (Min) +UA
Hunter
Hunter
{free UA}
{pathfinder for battlegroup}

Belated end of year wrap up & goals for 2016

Posting this later than intended, I got married just before Christmas which has made the holiday period a little hectic as you can imagine. Oh that and Fallout 4... yeah I missed the end of my local clubs league due to that game.

This year was a good year for my Cygnar. Being in a more active meta has really helped.

I attended a bunch of local tournaments, thanks to Dave the local PG. 

I have also painted a lot of my Cygnar over the last twelve months, I totaled it up and I have painted roughly 226 points which is 120 models (including 3 Warcasters).

I sold most of my 40k Orks, partly to pay for Smogcon but also to buy more Cygnar.

By buying up people's Cygnar armies, and selling the models I didn't need, I have now acquired every choice Cygnar has to offer! Most of them at the full field allowance of 2, and multiple warjacks of most types. I did have to strip the paint from most of these models, but the cheaper cost made the extra work worth it.

Stipping some models using Biostrip 20

In February I will be going to Smogcon (a three day convention style event in London), this will be the biggest Warmachine event I have ever attended. I'm signed up for the masters event on the Friday, the Masters event being two 128 player events (on Friday and Saturday). From there, the top 8 players from each day go through to Sunday's games.

My aim is to come in the top 64 of the Friday. The rest of the weekend I will be trying to get as many games as I can in the Iron arena. If I can get one game with every caster in Cygnar then that would be great!

Can we win?

Aims for 2016? 

• Attend more tournaments and events
• Paint more of my Cygnar (if I can achieve 100% painted then that would be awesome)
• Make terrain and table for home games
• Try to find Necromunda players
• Repaint gangs and paint more terrain for Necromunda
• Make more batreps for my YouTube channel
• Write more articles for this blog
• Find a new way to finance the hobby now that the Orks are sold 

Current list pairing using ADR

So with Smogcon just around the corner I figured I would fix in my two lists for the Master's event.

Since it is a Master's event, and the new ADR casters include eCaine (who has been my favourite caster forever), it made sense to look at using the ADR

Here are the two lists I have put together:

List 1

eCaine +5 *
Squire 2
Ace 7 *
Reinholdt 1
Journeyman warcaster 3
Rhupert 2 *
eEiryss 3 *
pAlexia 5
Gunmages+UA 8
Rangers 5
Aiyana & Holt 4 *
Boomhowlers 9 *
Sword knights 6

Specialists
Sentinel 4 *
Lanyssa 2
Stormsmiths x2 *
Madelyn 2
Pendrake 2
Forge guard 8 *

Objective: Bunker

My old eCaine list included most of the solos that are now in the specialists instead of the sword knights. In certain match ups they were less useful, a problem that is solved using an ADR pairing.

Fighting hordes? In goes Pendrake! Against loads of shooting? Sentinel's got your back!

List 2

eStryker +6 *
Squire 2
Ol' Rowdy 9
Runewood 3
Journeyman warcaster 3
Ragman 2 *
Strangewayes 2 *
Stormblade captain 2 *
Sword knights +UA 8
Stormclad 10 *
Stormblades+UA+3WAs 11
Black 13th 4 *

Specialists
Lancer 6
Stormsmiths x3 *
pEiryss 3 *
Gorman 2
Sword knights 6

Objective: Fuel

Hopefully two assassination focused warcasters will keep people guessing.

I would like to play fully painted for the masters event if possible (anything with a * needs painting), but it's quite a lot to get done between now and February

So small disclaimer... I'm an average player, I'm going into a huge event with that in mind. If I finish in the top 64 of the 128 in Friday's masters event I will be very happy. I will be trying to batrep this event if possible.

On the subject of batreps I started a YouTube channel earlier in the year. I started well, posting batreps quite often, but I haven't posted a video since June... yeah, my bad.

I want to batrep my practices building up to Smogcon and as many of my games during the event as I can.

My YouTube channel can be found here

For the rest of the weekend I will be trying to get as many casual games as possible in the Iron arena.
If during these I can get a game with every Warcaster in Cygnar that would be cool.

So I have a request: if you have a list you would like to see played for a certain caster then let me know! Either request a general idea for a list or send me a complete list and I will try to play it and batrep it. A list of all the models I own can be found here. (Sorry no double Stormwall)


Feel free to either leave a comment on this post or email me with your list requests and suggestions at thomasgbell84@gmail.com