11 minutes ago, kaffis said:

Don't get me wrong -- I've totally done the math on Simultaneous Orders 2x1 Fire Rune/Storm Sorceress Deepwood Archer squads -- they're 30 points once you pay for Maegan. And for 3 attacks each? It *could* be dangerous. For 132 points you get 3 of them and Maegan with Malcorne's to fish for the 4-unstable turns, and if you hit them and nail all your dice rolls, you'd be talking up to 60 damage a turn, without exhausting anything (I'd probably keep Maegan back to protect her rune-recasting). Which is probably amazing if you hit it, and even pretty respectable if you get more average rolls if your meta is 1-armor bodies. But... I can't bring myself to bank on that.

Storm is 1-3, so not terribly compatible but a good upgrade I often use. The lack of ReRoll makes it casino though, as it is 3/8 chance of doing anything.

3 minutes ago, Darthain said:

Storm is 1-3, so not terribly compatible but a good upgrade I often use. The lack of ReRoll makes it casino though, as it is 3/8 chance of doing anything.

That's what makes it so strong on Deepwood Archers: they have built-in Precise 1, allowing them to reroll the Fire Rune attack. Still not something I would base my army around, but in my opinion it's one of the best candidates for Fire Rune.

When darnati release, running blocker formations with them with a warsong herald will be really good. It allows Meagan a reroll when firing on an engaged unit, and ups fire rune reliability to 3 rolls minimum.

Scions don't have the meat to hold zerkers very long, even with immobilize. What elves need is the infantry unit to soak some charge time and allow ranged chip damage to add up.

1 hour ago, Parakitor said:

That's what makes it so strong on Deepwood Archers: they have built-in Precise 1, allowing them to reroll the Fire Rune attack. Still not something I would base my army around, but in my opinion it's one of the best candidates for Fire Rune.

Storm sorceress is not an attack, it is a skill that causes a die roll and a result. Fire rune is a skill that causes a ranged attack. Precise gives rerolls during an attack, but sorceress cannot benefit because it isn't one.

So yeah, you get to ReRoll the rune, but not the sorceress.

Just now, Darthain said:

Storm sorceress is not an attack, it is a skill that causes a die roll and a result. Fire rune is a skill that causes a ranged attack. Precise gives rerolls during an attack, but sorceress cannot benefit because it isn't one.

I got all turned around, sorry. I thought we were still taking about Fire Rune. I have no valid opinions on Storm Sorceress yet.

Played the Uthuk core and like others have said, they move so fast, it’s easy to trace where they’re headed, so alatari can outpace them. My Waiqar did very well, by just blocking and mismatching.

Good to remember that while the Uthuk move very fast, they tend to move fast in a straight line.

Turning... they're not as great at for the most part.

Unless they bring the upgrade for rippers to turn on the innate move, things get real hard to line up then.

40 minutes ago, Jukey said:

Unless they bring the upgrade for rippers to turn on the innate move, things get real hard to line up then.

You're not wrong.

I'm actually a little disappointed at just how good Dead Sprint is compared to Feeding Frenzy. I would never ever in a million years take FF over DS.

10 hours ago, Tvayumat said:

You're not wrong.

I'm actually a little disappointed at just how good Dead Sprint is compared to Feeding Frenzy. I would never ever in a million years take FF over DS.

I think FF May come into its own on the large formations of Rippers (6 or 9 tray). Maybe some crazy dispatch runner build. I’m certainly betting very few people have tried that 9 tray yet. Usually a formation that big gets into and stays in combat.

Dead Sprint is certainly superior in small formations. I’ve used it to great effect to get rippers where I’m forcing opponents to split effort or take a flank charge.

3 hours ago, Church14 said:

I think FF May come into its own on the large formations of Rippers (6 or 9 tray). Maybe some crazy dispatch runner build. I’m certainly betting very few people have tried that 9 tray yet. Usually a formation that big gets into and stays in combat.

Dead Sprint is certainly superior in small formations. I’ve used it to great effect to get rippers where I’m forcing opponents to split effort or take a flank charge.

Having tried precisely this combination, with Dispatch Runner... nope. It still doesn't work. I totally agree that this is the best concept for its use, and it just falls flat on its face.

By the time you're getting Lethal 2 out of the upgrade you've already pulverized so much of the enemy that the unit in question just isn't benefitting that much.

Compared to Dead Sprint giving the ability to make tight turns or extreme range charges? The two aren't even in the same theoretical ballpark, IMO.

I've felt that Feeding Frenzy felt weaker. It hasn't made it into a list yet.

2 hours ago, Tvayumat said:

Having tried precisely this combination, with Dispatch Runner... nope. It still doesn't work. I totally agree that this is the best concept for its use, and it just falls flat on its face.
By the time you're getting Lethal 2 out of the upgrade you've already pulverized so much of the enemy that the unit in question just isn't benefitting that much.
Compared to Dead Sprint giving the ability to make tight turns or extreme range charges? The two aren't even in the same theoretical ballpark, IMO.

And the other advantage to Dead Sprint, is that after defeating an enemy, you can cover ground better to reinforce your units that may be separated, and attack another enemy. Even if you got the extra lethal, I doubt there is enough time left in the round to hunt down another unit and use that lethal. Would it be too strong if you gained Lethal 1 for every two trays removed, instead of three?

I wonder that, too.

11 hours ago, Church14 said:

I think FF May come into its own on the large formations of Rippers (6 or 9 tray). Maybe some crazy dispatch runner build. I’m certainly betting very few people have tried that 9 tray yet. Usually a formation that big gets into and stays in combat.

Dead Sprint is certainly superior in small formations. I’ve used it to great effect to get rippers where I’m forcing opponents to split effort or take a flank charge.

The larger the block of rippers, the faster it want to get engaged, which Dead Sprint massively effects

If people care, here is the link to the uthuk list: http://tabletopadmiral.com/runewars/lists/1544/ .

34 minutes ago, Panzerninja said:

If people care, here is the link to the uthuk list: http://tabletopadmiral.com/runewars/lists/1544/ .

Alternate list title: Darthain's Deafening Defeat Detachment.