Trying Absylonia@35 points for the first time. Tier 4 advice

[Tanglethorn]

Hi all,

No one uses her at all at my club and I am picking her up this Saturday. I want to stay in tier unless there is a killer list that is better. I own most of all the beast models.

How competitive is the below list?

Absylonia Tier 4

Angelius
Carnivean
Scythean
Raek
Harrier
Shredder x2
Forsaken x2

I feel at 35 points she might really shine and I like her feat a lot. Her tier allows the Lessers to get AD and the Heavies to gain advanced move and the Discounted heavies are a big bonus.

Thoughts?

[MeniteTom]

Pretty much standard at 35 points, there's very little to change. However, I would swap the Harrier and/or a Shredder for Stinger(s).

[Lachlan the Mad]

Swap the Harrier for a Stinger (Abby doesn't need the auto-hit, she and the Raek can hunt solos by themselves just fine, and Bushwhack <3 )

I would slip a Bolt Thrower in there, but my love for the Bolt Thrower is extreme, and probably forbidden in most of the Iron Kingdoms.

[wazatdingder]

I find that Stingers for very good speed bumps to protect your beasts from the alpha strike. With Reach, they can do quite a bit of damage when they get a free strike, and will put the hurt on living beasts.

[regleant]

I actually prefer Harriers to Stingers. They will hit, and live to hit again. Larger threat range + flight. Stingers might get their kill, but then stand out their in the open waiting to die.

Just throwing that out there...

[Episkopos]

I run a Shredder, a Harrier, and a Stinger just to have the most animi available.

[masterofnone]

Pretty standard for 35. I also run one of each lesser. Sometimes I'll drop the Raek and Carni for Typhon and run a 3rd Forsaken and a shepherd. Remember the heavies only get Advance move 1 per Forsaken in the list. So in your list you have to pick 2 heavies to do the move.

If your meta isn't familiar with Absy get ready for a ton of crying. People always forget about her feat and have a tendency to whine when you heal 2 or more beasts to full. Also, when playing against Warmachine armies watch for clumped up jacks and drop blight field on them to neuter them for a turn. I run her for any event where a tier list is required(Domination/Longest Night etc.) and my meta is very used to me playing her by now but I still have a very good record with her.

[Tanglethorn]

I asked a few people at my LGS about her and most of them say she is effective, but boring to play. I want to use her only because no one else does and it seems like she really shines at 35 points.

[MeniteTom]

She's hardly boring. Hell, Saeryn is more boring than her.

[Tanglethorn]

That's good to hear! Luckily no one plays casters that can purge upkeeps either so I should be safe lol.

[Lachlan the Mad]

I love me some Absylonia, I've gotta say, although I don't exactly own a large number of warlocks yet. She brings to the Legion exactly what I wanted when I bought the battlebox; Buff, then CHAAAAAAAAAARGE.