Cry Havoc! And let slip the hogs of war.

[Alphadork]

Hey All,

My pigmen arrived today and I plan on using Lord Carver as my first caster an (as such) would appreciate feedback on following two 25pt lists

Carver (+6)
Warhog - 8
Warhog -8
Gunboar - 5
Targ - 2
Max Brigands - 8

or

Carver (+6)
War Hog - 8
Gun Boar - 5
Gun Boar - 5
Targ - 2
Min Brigands - 5
Slaughtehousers - 6

As a side note this was the first chance I had to read through the Minions book and it's awesome. Despite my best intentions of letting my friend have gators all to himself I'll be ordering a sizable Blindwater army shortly as a companion to Thornfall.

I've been playing Warmachine for while but WHFB (rather than Hordes) was always my go to fantasy miniatures game - (I have a small Trollblood force but rarely field them). With Minions that has now changed - in fact I expect to be playing them as much or more than my beloved Khador.

[Washburn]

List 1 would be my choice.

You don't need a melee unit and a ranged unit at 25pts, a supporting unit and a strong battle group are more important. I see list 1 being a good starting point.

[ConejitoD]

Both seems solid to me. Probably the first one is easier to run, but the second one can deal much better with infantry, and I think still hits hard enough to face high armour.

[Alphadork]

Many thanks for the feedback. I think my first list is pretty straight forward and has more hitting power, my only concern is that I regularly face a Cygnar player that loves ranged assassinations and a Cryx player that plays pDenny . . . alot. Given that I'll likely be ADing the Brigands "dug in" I'm worried about keeping Carver screened from both ranged/spell attacks.

The second list lets Carver hang out slightly more safely behind the Slaughterhousers (who should hit hard enough if the Gun Boars can "ping" a beast/unit) but if I lose the War Hog my Fury generation starts to hurt.

And at the risk of going all PP fanboy will add again what a fantastic book and model line the Minions offer. I can't wait to get my hands on Sturm and Drang plus the new "Fire Hog".

[dboeren]

You'll be casting Batten Down so Carver will have high ARM to help shrug off assassination attempts - plus you can use the Gunboar for hiding behind.

Both lists look fine though, I say you should try both of them and see what you prefer.