tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post2151323872041038300..comments2024-03-25T20:55:48.523+00:00Comments on Didcot Wargames Club: Fracture of Biel-Tan Review: Part 2- The VisarchMike (Didcot Wargames Club)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-80582631883607888432017-02-14T20:10:36.870+00:002017-02-14T20:10:36.870+00:00Yeah, a really nice tactic to use. Could be very u...Yeah, a really nice tactic to use. Could be very useful against Deathstars too if you can get past their psychic defences. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-85151219978539235162017-02-14T19:40:11.258+00:002017-02-14T19:40:11.258+00:00As someone who loves the footdar and CC this is a ...As someone who loves the footdar and CC this is a fantastic idea. Cheers Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617903399877312991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-72765180917772472017-02-14T17:44:28.470+00:002017-02-14T17:44:28.470+00:00It's bizarre, he clearly has a forceshield on ...It's bizarre, he clearly has a forceshield on his right arm but doesn't have it in his rules. He's squishy and weak like Autarchs, and doesn't even have the reserves manipulation to make up for it.Anggulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317319765101663388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-20269100744544793982017-02-14T17:01:26.795+00:002017-02-14T17:01:26.795+00:00Aye, I'm looking forward to it. See you there,...Aye, I'm looking forward to it. See you there, whatever edition we're playing :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253461969117626423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-66423853370645777422017-02-14T16:16:04.989+00:002017-02-14T16:16:04.989+00:00I think the Visarch might see some competitive pla...I think the Visarch might see some competitive play as part of an "Assassin" combo like this:<br /><br />-Visarch<br />-Succubus with WWP, Haywire Grenades, Archite Glaive, and Armor of Misery<br />-Shadowseer with Mask of Secrets<br /><br />Use the WWP to Deep Strike with no scatter 1" away from the enemy model/unit that you want to "assassinate," in this case, let's say its a Riptide with two Shielded Missile Drones. The Visarch makes the Riptide/ Drones use the lowest Ld (i.e. Ld 7, from the Drones) and then you subtract -2Ld for the Armor of Misery and -2Ld for the Mask of Secrets, making the Riptide/Drones Ld3. You then either use the "Mirror of Minds" power from the Shadowseer or, if you did not roll that up, use Psychic Shriek (which is guaranteed, as a Primaris power).<br /><br />If you have and cast Mirror of Minds successfully, then the Riptide is basically guaranteed to die, since the Riptide has Ld3 and, adding a D6, the highest it can get is a "9," while the Shadowseer has Ld10 and adding a D6, the lowest it can get is an "11." This means that the Shadowseer will keep inflicting wounds on the Riptide until it dies, since there is not way to stop the "chain" by having the Riptide get a higher "sum" than Shadowseer.<br /><br />If you do nor roll up Mirror of Minds, then at least you can use Psychic Shriek, which with 3D6 gets an average roll of 11. Subtract Ld3 from this and you have automatically inflicted 8 wounds on the Riptide with Ignore Armor and Cover (so only Invuls and FNP, if it has Stimulant Injectors, can protect it).<br /><br />I think using Psychic Shriek like this can work well on other MCs or even on dangerous enemy units like Wulfen, Grav Centurions, Dreadknights, etc. and remove a lynchpin unit in an enemy army with high reliability. If your "assassin" unit does get charged later in the game, well you have some solid melee capacity between the Succubus and the Visarch. Finally, you can have all of them attached to some Wraithguard, both as a "meatshield" for the ICs and to provide even more damage output, if you need to kill something like a pair of Stormsurges with Shield Generators.MRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019308977575441590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-86761408674510622802017-02-14T15:37:30.323+00:002017-02-14T15:37:30.323+00:00Good idea. Got my ticket for Caley in the summer, ...Good idea. Got my ticket for Caley in the summer, so will hopefully see you there, though not on the tables ;)Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-24465420173510026612017-02-14T15:33:43.253+00:002017-02-14T15:33:43.253+00:00I could see tacking him into the old Wraithbomb ar...I could see tacking him into the old Wraithbomb armies that floated around at Caley Revolution, having a source of AP2 in that unit makes it a bit less vulnerable to getting charge-lockedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253461969117626423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-88740469769900811972017-02-14T15:27:36.787+00:002017-02-14T15:27:36.787+00:00Yeah, you don't see a ton of close combat Elda...Yeah, you don't see a ton of close combat Eldar armies on the table when their shooting is so good. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-6330300964411801952017-02-14T15:26:56.245+00:002017-02-14T15:26:56.245+00:00Yeah, it's a bit odd. The lack of an invulnera...Yeah, it's a bit odd. The lack of an invulnerable save also goes against him.Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-28484419147650924212017-02-14T15:25:17.395+00:002017-02-14T15:25:17.395+00:00Needed to have something to set him apart from a t...Needed to have something to set him apart from a tooled Autarch or combat Phoenix Lord. Also suffers from not having a role in any established Eldar builds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253461969117626423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-76277620814579300752017-02-14T14:01:20.806+00:002017-02-14T14:01:20.806+00:00Wears the ancient armor of the eldar at it's p...Wears the ancient armor of the eldar at it's prime...3+ armor save.<br /><br />I love the sculpt of the model. He is just so epic. I don't see him being in many armies due to his durability. Eldar has a huge problem with delivering CC units into combat. It's why everyone is so shooty or jet bikey!greggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528518337222880432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-13733978440094366642017-02-14T12:13:41.462+00:002017-02-14T12:13:41.462+00:00Yeah, some lovely sculpts on all three models.
E...Yeah, some lovely sculpts on all three models. <br /><br />Eternal Warrior does mitigate the toughness 3 a bit, but he is still laughably easy to wound. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-76957312117844463222017-02-14T10:00:39.704+00:002017-02-14T10:00:39.704+00:00Of the 3, this is the one I'd most want to pai...Of the 3, this is the one I'd most want to paint!<br /><br />I think the T3 of the model is the killer here though, even going first wouldn't save him if he were ganged up on. I'd say the Visarch looks like a combat bully - great against lesser stuff but would bounce off the real combat guys, though for only 150pts that's kinda to be expected.Triple Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002702481127525157noreply@blogger.com