I was issued with an unexpected pass to attend Blood and Steel a 50pt Hardcore tournament organised by Battlecult. I have not played any genuine Hardcore so decided a practice game was in order.
I decided to dig out my old Troll list and take Calandra as she is possibly the nastiest Warlock the Trolls have. I also popped in a Bouncer as I know Hardcore is all about assassination runs, and despite being a tricksy Warlock Calandra is on the squishy side. My opponent took a Morty Cryx list, heavy on ‘jacks and with Deathjack leading the mayhem. I was expecting a tough game!
The game didn’t go well for the Trolls. I had taken far too many models and failed to use most of the army each turn. 7 minute turns at 50 pts is a big shock! Eventually a Seether snuck through my ranks and got the assassination run on Calandra. I had cast bump on the Bouncer rather than Calandra and the ‘jack side stepped around him and finished her off easily.
This was an important learning experience! I’m not sure my Trolls are the right way to go for Hardcore. Too much infantry, too much shooting and too many area of affects to resolve. Also although I can see a use for the Bouncer it will be important to get the bump animus on the right model in future. Hmmmm…… food for thought!
