Magnetizing a Stormwall / Hurricane (part 1)

When I first magnetizined my Hammersmith / Centurion , I learned some things about magnetization. And I learned when assembling my first huge-base model (the Storm Strider) that it was also quite a job. Now, I've purchased my first colossal. It's both of those difficulties combined.

My Personal Win/Loss Record

I've just been looking at my own win/loss record over the past year or so, and I've been struck by something notable. When I first started playing Warmachine, just prior to the advent of Mk3, I did so because my friends Mark, Rich, and Chris had gotten into the game. I'd resisted quite a bit at first, but eventually got into the game. Nowadays, Rich and Chris hardly ever play, but Mark and myself still do. I refer to the small group of the four of us as our "mini-meta". Mark plays Mercs and Khador, Rich plays Cryx, and Chris plays Convergeance, Circle, and Trolls.

Let me briefly summarize the seventeen games I've played since the beginning of 2017.

Stale Cygnar Mercs Need CID Badly

I understand the limitations on mercenaries in Cygnar themes. In mk2 Warmchine, "Mercnar" was totally a thing - you'd have entire armies of Boomhowlers, Nyss Hunters, and Forge Guard, led by a Cygnar caster. Fill the rest with Merc solos. I suppose it's best that we got away from that, but I'm left with a number of mercenary models that I'd really like to play on occasion. Nobody wants to own models that sit on a shelf and never see play. So today, I'd like to review some of Cygnar's lesser-used mercenary options, look at why they're never seen in tournament lists, and explore whether changes might be made to get them back on the table.

Analyzing OTC Stryker2 List Builds

Continuing my Cygnaran armchair quarterbacking, I'm now analyzing the other popular Cygnar caster at the OTC. Haley3 was number three, but given that she was always in Gravediggers, and given that I don't personally have much interest in Haleys or in Trenchers, I'm skipping that one.

There were eight Stryker2 lists at the OTC this year, six in Storm Division, and two in Heavy Metal. Let's go through and analyze list composition.

Analyzing OTC Nemo3 List Builds

Nemo3 is the biggest caster in Cygnar at the moment. On his feat turn, his two striders and dynamo melt heavies, and all the lightning generator he can bring melts infantry regardless of its defense. There are twelve Nemo3 lists at this year's OTC, half each of storm division and heavy metal. This should give us a decent sense of what's popular in his lists. Let's dissect things.

Analyzing The OTC Cygnar Lists

The Ontario Team Championships begins tomorrow, and the lists have been posted online for a while now - enough for analysis. I've pored through the 21 Cygnar list pairs looking for trends, and I have a few things to share.