GT Results - Dark Elves Share Top 10 with daemons.

Skilgannon · Post by **Skilgannon** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:46 am

Just thought I would add this;

Dark Elves managed 5 of the top ten places at the GT heat 1 with Daemons taking the other 5 places.

Dark Elves finished: 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 9th and 10th.

I came 9th with my Warrior heavy force more details can be found in the Battle Reports section.

Congradulations Marucs Pitt who used a Dragon/Hydra/4 Shade list to come second with 6 wins out of 6.

Danceman · Post by **Danceman** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:04 pm

Congratulations for grabbing 9th! Especially so for not taking the usual suspects.

How did VC do, poor showing or simply pushed down from the top?

Grandmaster ej · Post by **Grandmaster ej** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:40 pm

Pushed from the top, taking away raised units as scoring units delt them a blow that just took them out of contention this time round.

Dragons and Bloodthirsters seem to be the ones to beat if heat 1 is anything to go by.

Skilgannon · Post by **Skilgannon** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:47 pm

Yes although I think two Vampire Lists managed 5 wins so usually that would be enough for top ten.

Also Vampires are suffering from the new books, against 6th Ed books they are nasty but not so much against the books from High Elves onwards. Also I'm not aware of too many top players taking Vampires.

Marauder mitch2 · Post by **Marauder mitch2** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:49 pm

Jamie has it on its head the ld bomb Bloodtirster lists will be out in force especially as 3 in the top ten were identical and used by 3 good players.

Count zero · Post by **Count zero** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:11 pm

is the final places up on the net anywhere?

i lost 4th game to a thirster LD list on table 9, and the guy subsequently beat my friend on table 4 in the 5th game (my mate should have won but moved his skinks out of a table quarter on the final turn in a moment of madness!) and saw he played his final game on table 2 (i think vs HE) however he wouldn't have won 6 out of 6 as i believe he had a draw on the 1st day.

Post by **Rork** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:49 pm

I expect it will be a few days before the results get posted. No doubt it will get substantially raked over with the choir of Daemon hate getting louder

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Kurt_wulfraign · Post by **Kurt_wulfraign** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:08 pm

Concratulations to Skilgannon and all other Druchii!!

Does anybody know the list of the winning Deamon-player?
And what on earth is the LD-bomb Thirster list??

I need to know what I'll be up against in Heat 3.

Cheers,
Kurt

Marauder mitch2 · Post by **Marauder mitch2** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:09 pm

To be honest, most of the top 10 are well known players which was there, apart joe sturge but he was having a mare from what i heard. But a big well done for Bobo and Marcus.

Post by **Dalamar** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:12 pm

LD bomb, also known as terror bomb is this:

Terror causer (Thirsted is good because he's flying, Keeper is pretty good for it too)
Masque of Slaanesh (reduces Ld by d3, preferably general's LD if possible so troops have nobody to turn to)
Standard of -2 Ld

It makes you take terror tests at -3 to -5 on your most important units.

Skilgannon · Post by **Skilgannon** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:17 pm

Does anybody know the list of the winning Deamon-player?
And what on earth is the LD-bomb Thirster list??

I believe it is something like this for both armies:

Blood thirster
Slannesh herald on Steed Siren Song
Jugger BSB -2 LD banner
Masque

10 Daemonettes
10 Horrors Standard
10 Horrors Standard
6 Furies

5 Flesh Hounds
5 Flesh Hounds

1 Fiend
1 Fiend

There is one more unit I think i'm not sure what.

Post by **Rork** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:29 pm

Even I'm not that mercenary with my army selection :lol:

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Count zero · Post by **Count zero** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:43 pm

Skilgannon wrote:
Does anybody know the list of the winning Deamon-player?
And what on earth is the LD-bomb Thirster list??

I believe it is something like this for both armies:

Blood thirster
Slannesh herald on Steed Siren Song
Jugger BSB -2 LD banner
Masque

10 Daemonettes
10 Horrors Standard
10 Horrors Standard
6 Furies

5 Flesh Hounds
5 Flesh Hounds

1 Fiend
1 Fiend

There is one more unit I think i'm not sure what.

thats pretty much what i faced expect no Masque, only 1 fiend but had 5 flamers and 1 unit had 6 flesh hounds. .

Gethsemane · Post by **Gethsemane** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:17 pm

Congrats Skilgannon on winning with a less taken force. Good luck in the next round.

Post by **Rork** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:35 pm

http://baddice.co.uk/links/gtheat1-results/

Those are the overall results. Daemons took it on VPs over DE.

Comrade igor · Post by **Comrade igor** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:36 pm

That daemon list looks alright for DE, no magic is a boost for us, yu just have to be weary of the sirensong if you're running a dragon (there are ways around it, it's only 20" range and happens before movement, so if you are more than 20" away at the end of your turn you're fine).

The daemon list is better against other daemons than anything else.

*EDIT* Holy snap, Joe Sturge down at 144th. Bit much to ask for a report? :p

Skilgannon · Post by **Skilgannon** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:52 pm

I think Joe had to leave after day one I didn't see him day two and he didin't display his army for best army despite being nominated. He got no points on day 2 and only one win on day one.

Slortor · Post by **Slortor** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:07 pm

poor guy...

so Bobo really did win it with a filth list

I though it was just someone pulling legs over on TWF.

And big congrats to the Warriors army in 8th place... probably gateway but even so good placing.

Post by **Dalamar** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:30 pm

I have an important question to you Skilgannon:
How did your two bolt throwers fare?
I'm considering dropping mine in favour of a second hydra.
Few reasons:
One less rare unit
Much harder to kill
Much more reliable
Neither is scoring unit

Only problem being sudden lack of ranged high S attacks. But those are only useful against select few armies (flying Greater Daemons and Steam Tanks come to mind...)

Comrade igor · Post by **Comrade igor** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:53 pm

Don't think there will be a shortage of flying gribblies any time soon dal...

Syn'dar · Post by **Syn'dar** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:06 pm

GG to all the dark elves players (screw the rest !)

Post by **Dalamar** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:45 pm

There's a difference between flying gribblies like dragons (consisting of monster + rider) and daemons (being monstrous flying character). The first, my dragonlord or even hydrae, can deal with, the other... not so much.

Skilgannon · Post by **Skilgannon** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:44 pm

My Bolt Throwers did what they usually don't die (hiding behind lots of spears help) and kill stuff. Personally I didn't face many Large targets but there were plenty all around. I wouldn't drop them if I was you but I don't know what else is in your list. Two out of three of the best placed Dark Elves didn't have Bolt Throwers. Lots and lots of greater daemons in particular if that is your concern.

That warriors army was actually Daemons, loads of the armies weren't as advertised.

Slortor · Post by **Slortor** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:45 pm

looks like theres plenty of both...

I think you need the RBT - even if you dont llike them

Post by **Dalamar** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:47 pm

Without Bolt Throwers I could squeeze in 3rd harpies