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    Default bonejack army viable?

    i was wondering do you think an army with only deathjack and then just bonejacks (and some units and solos of cousre) would work since i like the little critters and i love the deathjack so i wanted an army with the usual good units and solos (which i dont know) and then just bonejacks everywere and deathjack to be a real pain. i like the whole idea of hundreds of jacks with spray attacks and what not moving around wth arc nodes so that i can sneakily put like 4 warjacks inplace to fire of some spells into peoples rears and make caster runs etc etc while the rest and just being pests.

    so what do you think. deathjack and bonejack army viable?

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    Yeah, you can play a bonejack army.


    Viable? Probably not. Bonejacks aren't gunbunnies. But doable? Sure.
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    Morty could do some funky things with an army of scavengers and helldivers but i dont know if you could actually call it good.

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    A Bonejack heavy army is basically screwed if you go against a list that has a lot of infantry or a lot of heavy jacks.




    Which means you're boned (seewhatididthere?) against the majority of armies.
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    just checking quickly how much is the skarlock thrall? got told i should get him to add to my battle group but i was wondering if that put me above 15 points (easy when we have such a huge battle group 14 points for 50 bucks! )

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    Quote Originally Posted by destuctir View Post
    just checking quickly how much is the skarlock thrall? got told i should get him to add to my battle group but i was wondering if that put me above 15 points (easy when we have such a huge battle group 14 points for 50 bucks! )
    Skarlock is 2 points. But if you're looking into a bonejack list, use mortenebra (Who comes with her own skarlock)

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    I like playing the Coven with about 4 deathrippers and the DJ. I find that opponents are more hesitant to tie up the DJ's bodyguard arcnodes if they've got pow13 sustained attacks.
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    I've run a very successful army with 3 Helldivers, 2 Scavengers, and 2 Stalkers with Mortenebra. I did tune it down to 2 Helldivers later but in 50 points it looked like this.

    Mortenebra + Derilyss
    2x Helldiver
    2x Stalker
    2x Scavenger
    2x Harrower
    2x Sirens

    Points left over as well...

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    You can also consider the Denny 1 theme list. You get a free bonejack and if you take defilers, their sprays can kill swarms of infantry and Denny can Venom them as well. Its one of the best ways to play with a lot of bonejacks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tranlin View Post
    You can also consider the Denny 1 theme list. You get a free bonejack and if you take defilers, their sprays can kill swarms of infantry and Denny can Venom them as well. Its one of the best ways to play with a lot of bonejacks.
    Well that's certainly debatable. The list is limited, pDenny doesn't really have the Focus to run all of them well, and unless it's Stalker spam you'll have a very low number of attacks.

    Warwitch Deneghra
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Seether
    - Seether
    - Seether
    Skarlock Thrall
    Warwitch Siren
    Warwitch Siren
    Warwitch Siren
    Warwitch Siren
    Warwitch Siren

    Every Stalker has a Warwitch to power it if needed and the list is T4 so the Seethers are all AD and you have a better chance at winning the first turn. Edited: It was legal with a fifth Siren.

    Pirate Queen Skarre, Ships in the night T4
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    Blackbane's Ghost Raiders (Leader and 9 Grunts)
    Press Gangers (Leader and 5 Grunts)
    Sea Dog Deck Gun
    Sea Dog Deck Gun
    Skarlock Thrall
    Warwitch Siren
    Warwitch Siren

    Hilariously weird list that should give some people headaches.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lamoron View Post
    Well that's certainly debatable. The list is limited, pDenny doesn't really have the Focus to run all of them well, and unless it's Stalker spam you'll have a very low number of attacks.

    Warwitch Deneghra
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Stalker
    - Seether
    - Seether
    - Seether
    Skarlock Thrall
    Necrotech & Scrap Thrall
    Necrotech & Scrap Thrall
    Warwitch Siren
    Warwitch Siren
    Warwitch Siren
    Warwitch Siren

    Almost every Stalker has a Warwitch to power it if needed and the list is T4 so the Seethers are all AD and you have a better chance at winning the first turn.
    That Army's legal. You can take the Seethers at tier 1 thus upping the FA of sirens to 5, allowing you to take them to achieve tier two. The Stalkers will allow you to reach tier 3 and you will automatically have tier 4 because of the Seethers you already took.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lamoron View Post
    Well that's certainly debatable. The list is limited, pDenny doesn't really have the Focus to run all of them well, and unless it's Stalker spam you'll have a very low number of attacks.
    Denny doesn't need to spend focus to make a spray effective when something has -4 def & arm.

    Its not how I like to play Denny 1, but it can be good and its one option to viably play with a lot of bonejacks. But then again, Denny 1 can make almost anything good. lol

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    pSkarre with 4 (or more) Helldivers... "I said what what, in the !

    Also Stalkers work well.
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    In our last modified journeyman league, i tried running the witch coven with just bonejacks........it was amusing as all hell. stalkers with a 36" control area is freaking funny stuff. i stopped after 25 points though, as it got kond of boring.......i just sat coven back, ran everything up, and when able to moved in, and spell assassinated every time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by usbprime View Post
    spell assassinated every time.
    What kept your opponent from camping focus when it got predictable?? That POW12 isn't going to hurt anyone, even boosted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gamingdevil View Post
    What kept your opponent from camping focus when it got predictable?? That POW12 isn't going to hurt anyone, even boosted.
    Agreed, Spell Assassination for Coven is a backup endgame, (for me) army delivery is the primary win condition.


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    there is a limit on what we can really deal with and having that many is crazy!
    Well thats a whole different story. all i have for that is saeryn and even then it might be too much to chew through. pretty funny chat though

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    I play pDenny tier three with some success, heres my advice.
    1.you have one way to win, assassination.don't imagine you'll beast your buddy into submission.
    2.come to every game with a plan. make him react to you, not you to him. Map out your assassination and sick to it.
    3. Slam. Don't get locked with hvys.
    combo that has worked for me most is to get a point of damage on the caster by what ever means. Then pDenny and scarlock both cast ghost walk on scavengers and fly them in. double charge with finisher and boosted usually does it.

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    stalkers have arcane assassin, those focus points dont do jack.

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    I use two pistol wraiths to shut down the hvys. Mc thralls to tarpit. I hardly kill anything by the end. Bonejack list doesn't do so hot on objective games as they trend towards attrition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gamingdevil View Post
    What kept your opponent from camping focus when it got predictable?? That POW12 isn't going to hurt anyone, even boosted.
    Literally everyone got worried about my stalkers creeping up on either side of them. And would spend everything they had getting rid of them. Also most people in the league were starting new factions, and I focused on expanding mine and trying new combos. And as our PG always says "boosted pow 12's can kill casters......"

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    Leaping stalkers are quite something else


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    there is a limit on what we can really deal with and having that many is crazy!
    Well thats a whole different story. all i have for that is saeryn and even then it might be too much to chew through. pretty funny chat though

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sanctjud View Post
    Leaping stalkers are quite something else
    Ah, those were the days

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