So I've been a Khador Man-o-War player for a long time, but I've been noticing more and more that I'm kind of missing more strategic and tactical depth than they can likely offer me, and my eyes have started wandering onwards and outwards, settling on the Crucible Guard Infantry as my new lynchpin. I like going all-in on a motif, and they seem to bring everything I'm looking for right now. But, do they? Does a list like the one below offer the amount of casual competence as well as game play complexity I might be looking for? I like the idea of setting up combos and paying them off, but how much fun will that be a year from now? Can anyone tell me about their experiences playing this kind of approach for a longer amount of time?
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Crucible Guard Army - 75 / 75 points [Theme] Magnum Opus
[Gearhart 1] Marshal General Baldwin Gearhart [+27]
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2x Retaliator [9]
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Suppressor [13]
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist [4]
Hutchuk, Ogrun Bounty Hunter [0(6)]
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord/Steelhead Arcanist [4]
2x Trancer [3]
3x Crucible Guard Infantry (max) [15]
- Crucible Guard Infantry Officer & Standard [4]
2x Dragon's Breath Rocket [0(5)]
My strategy is to apply Crucible Guard synergies from Gearjart, the 'ja ks and Rockets to empower the Infantry to do pretty much everything, I don't think I need to elaborate on that. Rhupert helps them move, I'd sub in an Arcanist if I'm up against cloud walls. Trancers are apparently just very good, and I just kind of like the Partisan Mercs. I'm not sure if I could reasonably sub in any other warcaster; which could be a problem, long-term.
What do you think?
So, the armored corps theme force is the khador Man-o-war based theme force. One of its benefits is βMan-o-war units and tanker solos gain advance moveβ. Iβm not certain what counts as a βMan-o-war unitβ. For example, sorscha3 has the man-o-war keyword in her card, but is she a unit? What about the Man-o-war kovnik? Clearly a man-o-war, but a solo, so idk if he counts and gets advance move. Or the man-o-war assault chariot. Itβs definitely got man-o-war in the name, but itβs a battle engine, so Iβm not sure if it would get advance move.
Can anyone explain this mechanic to me a bit more clearly?
Just wanna know cause I'm broke and in case I'm too far I wanna farm money for the mask parts and all that. Or is it impossible to get everything first and it's better to do them in NG+?
