Searforge or Trollbloods for Mangled Metal/Claw & Fang

[Bobby4th]

I am cross-posting this on Trollbloods list discussion forum since I would like the point of view of both types of players.


In a few weeks, I will likely be playing in a Mangled Metal/Claw & Fang tourney at my FLGS. I?ve played two whole games of Warmachine, and one of those was a Khador vs. Menoth starter boxes. I have all of the Rhulic Warjacks with both casters, and several of the Trollbloods beasts and two Warlocks.

Here's what I have for each:

Searforge Commission	Trollbloods
Durgen Madhammer Gorten Grundback	Calandra Truthsayer eHoarluk Doomshaper
Ghordson Avalancher Ghordson Basher x2 Ghordson Driller Grundback Blaster x2 Grundback Gunner x3 Wrougthammer Rockram	Dire Troll Bomber Dire Troll Mauler x2 Mulg the Ancient (in box) Pyre Troll (in blister) Slag Troll (in blister) Troll Axer Troll Impaler

And this is what I was thinking of running with each of them.

Gorten Grundback (-7 pts)	eHoarluk Doomshaper (-6 pts)
* Ghordson Basher (7 pts) * Ghordson Basher (7 pts) * WH Rockram (8 pts)	* Dire Troll Mauler (9 pts) * Mulg the Ancient (12 pts)

I've read on some of the previous messages that the Basher is a good choice for the focus-light Gorten, and with eDoomie I really want to use Mulg because everything I've read said they are a must to play together. With the nine points left over a Mauler seems like a good fit. I'll put Mulg together this week.

Being such a rookie, I was hoping for some feedback on the lists above, some tactical advice, for playing in the format and what traps to try and avoid against things I am likely to see. Maybe I should scrap my list entirely and try something else with what I have at my disposal?

I am hoping to try whichever list out with against a friend before the tourney, so that will give me a chance to work out any bugs.

[Bobby4th]

Dang it. I meant to post this in the list discussion forum. My apologies for putting it in the wrong place...