Way of the Retribution.: Shadows of the Retribution, Ossyan vs Destruction Initiative, Iron Mother, Convergence of Cyriss

The second of three games with this list. I played into a Convergence list which is quite common, however I don't know the details so the convergence list is probably inaccurate with regards to drone selections, however most of the entries are correct.

Theme: Shadows of the Retribution

2 / 2 Free Cards 74 / 75 Army

Lord Arcanist Ossyan - WJ: +28

- Hypnos - PC: 18

- Banshee - PC: 18

- Gorgon - PC: 9

Mage Hunter Assassin - PC: 4

Mage Hunter Assassin - PC: 0

Narn, Mage Hunter of Ios - PC: 0

Arcanist Mechanik - PC: 2

Mage Hunter Infiltrators - Leader & 9 Grunts: 13

- Eiryss, Mage Hunter Commander - PC: 6

- Soulless Escort - PC: 1

Mage Hunter Strike Force - Leader & 9 Grunts: 16

- Mage Hunter Strike Force Commander - PC: 4

Convergence of Cyriss

Theme: Destruction Initiative

3 / 4 Free Cards 75 / 75 Army

Iron Mother Directrix & Exponent Servitors - WJ: +27

- Iron Mother Directrix & Exponent Servitors Cont.

- Cipher - PC: 16

- Prime Axiom - PC: 38

- Corollary - PC: 6

- Diffuser - PC: 6

Transfinite Emergence Projector - PC: 19

- Permutation Servitors

Reflex Servitors - 3 Reflex Servitors: 0

Algorithmic Dispersion Optifex - PC: 2

Elimination Servitors - 3 Elimination Servitors: 0

Elimination Servitors - 3 Elimination Servitors: 3

Attunement Servitors - 3 Attunement Servitors: 4

Accretion Servitors - 3 Accretion Servitors: 2

Optifex Directive - Leader & 2 Grunts: 4

I won the die roll so chose the edge and he went first.

CoC turn 1

Narn charges the mine and sprints off. the 2 mage hunter assassins charge the TEP and leave it on one box.
ONE BOX! WHY DID THEY BUFF IT?! OP BROKEN!!
Quicken on the Infiltrators and they kill a few balls and reform.
The jacks run central and Hypnos takes Admonition, forgetting completely of course that the colossal has a harpoon gun.
The strike force, without other targets shoot at the TEP and it shield guards off, killing about 5 drones, the other 3 it couldn't shield guard failed to break armor.

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Ret turn 1
End of round 1

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CoC turn 2

So the TEP comes in and TEPS all over my strike force, as it does. The colossal pulls in Hypnos and a Gorgon but doesn't kill either, somehow? His drones manage to kill one infiltrator, because they are using Gunfighter to make the attacks and the Infiltrators have quicken on them.

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Ret turn 2
End of round 2

I don't remember how damaged my jacks were, but I remember the Gorgon had one arm, Hypnos had both. This turn I feated and the MHSF charged and killed the TEP. One Gorgon, Ossyan and the Banshee shot at the colossal while Hypnos and the other Gorgon hit it. Eyriss3, some infiltrators and Narn charged it. But it didn't die. The other infiltrators charged and killed the objective putting me on 2 points.

Ret 2 points

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CoC turn 3

So the next turn it killed Hypnos with the help of his other jacks. But he couldn't do much else other than contest the scenario.

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Ret turn 3
End of round 3

More charging Infiltrators finished off Prime Axiom with the help of Vyros who with quicken advanced to the zone, shot and spelled Prime Axiom and dominated to put ret at 4 points.

Ret 4 points

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CoC concedes

Here the Convergence player conceded.

I was real lucky with my MHA just putting 22 points of damage on the TEP first turn. It was another game however where Hypnos could have happily kept it locked down.
Despite not having very good armor cracking, I believe i handeld the Prime Axiom simply because my opponent let me. There is no reason why he shouldnt have focused down Hypnos first and put a backlash on the Banshee to threaten Ossyan.

Thursday 6 July 2017