The Defenestrator
AesophDarkfable
Warlord
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 | | 11/03/2005 10:27 AM |
| | recovered topic 10825 | |
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The Defenestrator
AesophDarkfable
Warlord
5628 Posts
| | 11/03/2005 10:27 AM |
| | I think its a solid build with the disclaimers you put in place. Lacks a little bit of punch but your going to try and make up for them with stuns. Sounds fun | |
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Gloom_
Sergeant
583 Posts
| | 11/03/2005 11:38 AM |
| | I'm going to nick that idea.. It looks pretty fun! Not sold on the Skeletal Dwarfs, but this looks like it'll run much better than the Brain Dead band I used to run back in the day (Flayer, solid commander and Dread Guards). I like the synergy with the Naga and the Horrors using the Lightning bolts, and the Horrors can hold strong enough for the Naga-powered mindflayer stuns. I did try Chraals with the Mindflayers recently, but I couldn't crack a combo that worked.. | |
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forkedmoon
Underboss
1305 Posts
| | 11/03/2005 12:24 PM |
| | I've seen Mind Flayer Telepath with the steel predator be rather effective | |
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Aesnath
Underboss
1358 Posts
Augusta, GA
| | 11/03/2005 12:49 PM |
| | It's actually a pretty good synergy. I'd be worried about the mind flayer's livlihood, but a stun every turn ain't bad. I'd also try for a second mind flayer, but that's just me. | |
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Red Ranger
Sergeant
708 Posts
| | 11/03/2005 3:41 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by forkedmoon
I've seen Mind Flayer Telepath with the steel predator be rather effective
I actually tried the MFT and SP at a local tourney in September. Wasn't as strong as I had hoped. Good players can still get spread out and block the predator from important pieces before he can burp on the main group. This might be different with maps though, I'll have to try it again. The band was:
Mind Flayer Telepath
Steel Predator
Red Wizard
Blue
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Red Ranger
Sergeant
708 Posts
| | 11/03/2005 3:44 PM |
| Thanks for the input everyone. I'll let you know how it runs once I've had a chance to play it.
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Originally posted by Gloom_
I'm going to nick that idea.. It looks pretty fun! Not sold on the Skeletal Dwarfs, but this looks like it'll run much better than the Brain Dead band I used to run back in the day (Flayer, solid commander and Dread Guards). I like the synergy with the Naga and the Horrors using the Lightning bolts, and the Horrors can hold strong enough for the Naga-powered mindflayer stuns. I did try Chraals with the Mindflayers recently, but I couldn't crack a combo that worked..
I wanted to try the Chralls too, since they make it easier to block access to the mind flayer, but didn't really feel I could get enough into the band with a strong commander, chralls, and flayer. | |
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Gloom_
Sergeant
583 Posts
| | 11/03/2005 5:15 PM |
| | And the other inherent problem with Mindflayers and Chraals, is it cranks up the squishyness quite a lot. Going after the commander is always an attractive proposition in Chraal Builds, and if there is a Mindflayer (Telepath or Vanilla) sat behind the Chraals as well as the Commander the Chraals are linked to, it makes it much more worthwhile to bypass the Chraals, as the Flayers predictaby go squish in combat with relative ease. Anyone ever sucessfully use a Mindflayer Rend? I haven't managed it yet.. | |
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Gloom_
Sergeant
583 Posts
| | 11/03/2005 5:17 PM |
| | Oh, and IMHO Flayer and Steel Predator is a bit of a one trick pony. Works better in 500 points (more Predators, room for a Blackguard, and multiple Telepaths). | |
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Aesnath
Underboss
1358 Posts
Augusta, GA
| | 11/03/2005 5:55 PM |
| | I actually used mindflayer rend once, back in the day, against a hound archon. The DR made it quite an ineffective attack, but it was better than nothing. | |
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