TV1.1M Chaos with Skills

ClayInfinity · Post by **ClayInfinity** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:35 am

Hi,

Am playing in a Res tournament and am keen to use my new Chaos team.

Its a 1.1M tourney and regular skills can be bought...

So I am thinking:

4 Chaos Warriors (2 with block, 1 with Claw, 1 with Leader)
8 Beastmen (1 with Extra Arms)
2 Rerolls

As much as I want to use the Mino figure, a Big Guy is too unreliable and at $150K its expensive.

Essentially, the CWs will be the driving force of the team and the Beastmen will be speed bumps...

Any thoughts, pro's or con's?

Cheers
Clay

tenwit · Post by **tenwit** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:05 am

My thought is that CWs can't get Leader as a regular skill. In its place I'd put Sure Hands on someone. Picking up always costs (me) a reroll...

Can you not put two skills on one player? I'd put Claw and Block on the same CW, if possible.

Marlow · Post by **Marlow** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:08 am

As nice as Leader is I would have though more Block or Guard would help.

I would propably take Mighty Blow over Claws as it helps against the Low AV teams, where as claws does nothing against AV 7 Elves & Skaven.

ClayInfinity · Post by **ClayInfinity** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:14 am

tenwit wrote:My thought is that CWs can't get Leader as a regular skill. In its place I'd put Sure Hands on someone. Picking up always costs (me) a reroll...

Can you not put two skills on one player? I'd put Claw and Block on the same CW, if possible.

Yes, I think you can double skill, but I am not sure I am keen to put all my eggs in one basket...

And the Extra Arms beastman is the ball picker-up guy... but I wasnt aware Leader wasnt available to CW's... with 2 RR's I think its a necessity and hence may give it to a beastman instead.

Marlow wrote:I would propably take Mighty Blow over Claws as it helps against the Low AV teams, where as claws does nothing against AV 7 Elves & Skaven.

Thats a good point... MBlow may be best all round... will suss out the races of the competition. We're expecting around 20 players, so there will be diversity and hence I presume some low AV teams.

Andromidius · Post by **Andromidius** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:06 am

Leader is a Passing Skill, hense why the Chaos Warriors (and Beastmen) can only get it on a Double.

~Andromidius

ClayInfinity · Post by **ClayInfinity** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:25 am

Andromidius wrote:Leader is a Passing Skill, hense why the Chaos Warriors (and Beastmen) can only get it on a Double.

~Andromidius

Ooh, is it?

OK.. will rethink that. You can take doubles, but the cost may not be worth it.

mattgslater · Post by **mattgslater** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:54 pm

Of course the cost is worth it! It's a half-price TRR!

BloodBowlGuy · Post by **BloodBowlGuy** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:49 pm

Extra Arms is good for catching the ball. Big Hand is good for picking up the ball. Sure Hands is always good for picking up the ball and/or not losing the ball to strip ball.

tenwit · Post by **tenwit** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:46 am

Extra Arms is also good for picking up the ball. Big Hand doesn't help most of the time, in fact it's very rarely of use to a Chaos team. Much more useful for teams that expect people to be standing nearby when they grab the ball (Skaven and Chaos Pact).

ClayInfinity · Post by **ClayInfinity** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:58 am

tenwit wrote:Extra Arms is also good for picking up the ball. Big Hand doesn't help most of the time, in fact it's very rarely of use to a Chaos team. Much more useful for teams that expect people to be standing nearby when they grab the ball (Skaven and Chaos Pact).

Yes, Extra Arms is +1 to pickup, pass and catch. Hence its a generalist skill. Sure Hands is used once in the pick up but does prevent the strip. Big Hand is great for picking up in Zones but does nothing else.

I find Extra Arms is good because it effectively gives you AG4 for ball movement (passing and catching). Two Extra Arm beastmen are great!

SteffenS · Post by **SteffenS** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:35 am

Extra arms doesnt help passing. It "only" gives +1 to pickup, catch and intercept NOT pass.

Still its a good skill once a couple of warriors and beastmans have block. In this tourney EA is a good deal IMO.

PubBowler · Post by **PubBowler** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:19 pm

I would take Sure Hands over Big Hand or Extra Arms in a tournie team.
To much Strip Ball about IMO.

If you have doubles available the Leader on a CW isn't a bad choice (better than a Beastman as he is more durable).

I favour Block over Claw but you might want to think about Frenzy on a Beastman to threaten Blodgers and effect your opponents tactics. [/i]