Dark Elf Slave convoy. Source

Tau4Eva and I faced off in another battle Wednesday night. He was using his tournament practice army for the tournament this weekend at Gamers Sanctuary. I used my new Gorebull and new hero and Beastlord. We played at 2500 points. The mission was Blood and Glory. For those who aren't in the know, basically you have to kill the enemy down to 3 points; they get one point each for each standard on the board and two for their general.

Lists:

Abramagor's Horde

Lord

B Abramagor

Composition: Lord General; Primal Fury; Hand Weapon; Shield

233 points
GBS Great Bray-Shaman

Composition: Lord Primal Fury; Level 4 Upgrade; Hand Weapon

235 points
Hero
WBSB Wargor (Battle Standard Bearer)

Composition: Hero Primal Fury; Hand Weapon; Heavy Armour; Shield; Battle Standard Bearer

141 points
G1 Gorebull

Composition: Hero Beserk Rage; Hand Weapon; Heavy Armour; Shield; Causes Fear; Frenzy; Stomp

202 points
BS1 Bray-Shaman

Composition: Hero Primal Fury; Hand Weapon

100 points
BS2 Bray-Shaman

Composition: Hero Primal Fury; Hand Weapon

125 points
Core
GH 42 Gor Herd

+ Foe-Render, Musician, Standard

Composition: Core Ambush; Primal Fury; Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Extra Attack

361 points
UH 40 Ungor Herd

+ Halfhorn, Musician, Standard

Composition: Core Ambush; Primal Fury; Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Shield

215 points
UR1 5 Ungor Raiders

Composition: Core Ambush; Primal Fury; Hand Weapon; Short Bow; Skirmishers

30 points
UR2 5 Ungor Raiders

Composition: Core Ambush; Primal Fury; Hand Weapon; Short Bow; Skirmishers

30 points
Rare
G2 Ghorgon

Composition: Rare Beserk Rage; Causes Terror; Frenzy; Immune to Psychology; Large Target; Stubborn; Thunder Stomp

275 points
Special
M 9 Minotaurs

+ Standard

Composition: Special Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Light Armour; Causes Fear; Extra Attack; Stomp

551 points
Total: 2498 points

Dreadlord's Host

General: Dreadlord

Lord
H Dreadlord, Highborn

Composition: Lord General; Hand Weapon; Heavy armour; Sea Dragon Cloak; Shield; Eternal Hatred

280 points
HS Supreme Sorceress, High Sorceress

Composition: Lord Druchii Sorcery; Level 4 Upgrade; Hand Weapon; Eternal Hatred

285 points
Hero
B BSB

Composition: Hero Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Heavy Armour; Sea Dragon Cloak; Shield; Battle Standard Bearer; Eternal Hatred; Extra Attack

119 points
S 2 Sorceress

+ Dark Pegasus

Composition: Hero Druchii Sorcery; Level 2 Upgrade; Hand Weapon; Eternal Hatred

200 points
Core
W 23 Dark Elf Warriors, Warriors

+ Lordling, Musician, Standard

Composition: Core Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Spear; Light Armour; Shield; Eternal Hatred

176 points
RC1 20 Dark Elf Repeater Crossbowmen, Repeater Crossbowmen

+ Musician

Composition: Core Musician Mus; Hand Weapon; Repeater Crossbow; Light Armour; Shield; Eternal Hatred

225 points
RC2 20 Dark Elf Repeater Crossbowmen, Repeater Crossbowmen

+ Musician

Composition: Core Musician Mus; Hand Weapon; Repeater Crossbow; Light Armour; Shield; Eternal Hatred

225 points
HC 5 Harpies, Harpy Coven

Composition: Core Beasts; Flyer

55 points
Special
BG 19 Black Guard

+ Tower Master, Musician, Standard

Composition: Special Warrior Elite; Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Halberd; Heavy Armour; Eternal Hatred; Immune to Psychology; Stubborn

307 points
COK 9 Cold One Knights

+ Musician, Standard

Composition: Special Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Lance; Heavy Armour; Shield; Eternal Hatred

277 points
Rare
WH1 War Hydra

Composition: Rare Fiery Breath; Monsters and Handlers; Causes Terror; Eternal Hatred; Large Target; Regenerate; Scaly Skin; Thunder Stomp

175 points
WH2 War Hydra

Composition: Rare Fiery Breath; Monsters and Handlers; Causes Terror; Eternal Hatred; Large Target; Regenerate; Scaly Skin; Thunder Stomp

175 points

Total: 2499 points

Deployment

The beastmen put the minotaurs on their right flank and the Dark Elves counter with their hydra and cold one knights. The center is held by repeater crossbowmen and warriors. This is really tough for me because my dudes have NO ARMOR.

Turn 1 - Dreadlord's Host

The dark elves move up. The Cold One Knights failed their stupidity test. I guess that is what happens when you put your general on one side and the bsb on the other flank instead of in the middle ;)

Turn 1 - Abramagor's Horde

The Ghorgon charges the warriors and they fail their terror test. The minotaurs march up to the wall hoping it'll help them take a charge. The ungors who were ambushing rolled a one and Tau4Eva made them come in on my side of the board. They shot the harpies and did a wound. The rest of the army moved up and set themselves for some magic and shooting.

Turn 2 - Dreadlord's Host

The sorceress on pegasus flew around the back of my army to start shooting me with magic. The ghorgon took some more wounds from shooting and was at two left. The harpies charged my ungors who ambushed and forced them to break and die; the hydra and cold one knights charged my minotaurs. The minotaurs were hit by a debuff to their WS so they hit on 5s. The wall helped me out so the hydra and COKs only hit on 4s. Still the breath weapon and lances were enough to destroy the minotaurs. It was pretty sad. The minotaur unit + gorebull were something like 800 points.

Turn 2 - Abramagor's Horde

With my right flank crushed I moved up the ungor raiders to hopefully spare me a turn from the war hydra. The ungor herd moved over to hopefully hold for a bit on my right flank. The ghorgon charged in and blew up a ton of crossbowmen. The gor horde got stuck in on the black guard and did some damage, but not enough.

Turn 3 - Dreadlord's Host

The ghorgon broke the crossbowmen and they ran. He couldn't catch them with only D6 overrun as he's eating bodies. The battle for the hill was joined by the hydra on my left flank. My beastlord managed to hold his crew in combat with crown of command. The sorceress on pegasus flew behind me and shot down my Great Bray Shaman with Fate of Bjuna. I totally forgot to give him a talisman to protect him. The hydra charged the ungor raiders and obviously destroyed them.

Turn 3 - Abramagor's Horde

The battle for the hill is getting desperate. My gor horde is getting whittled down and my beastlord is still taking jaws off. The flaming banner from my BSB helped me wound the hydra. The ungor herd on the right flank broke the harpies and overran into the COKs. The ghorgon charged the crossbowmen again and killed more. Tau4Eva just couldn't roll sixes to wound him.

Turn 4 - Dreadlord's Host

The hydra on the right flank goes around the back of my Ungor herd and the warriors charge in. The hydra on the left is finally killed. Tau4eva's BSB WON'T DIE. The Ungor herd attempted to break the COKs with static res by were unable to due to the unkillable dreadlord with Crown of Command.

Turn 4 - Abramagor's Horde

The battle is getting even closer to the end. I have five fortitude on the board and Tau4Eva has five. The goal is to get the opponent down to three. The level one shaman with Okkam's Mindrazor manages to irresistably force it on the ungor herd and they kill some COKs. The Unkillable Dreadlord remains unkilled.

Turn 5 - Dreadlord's Host

The hydra charges in and kills the BSB and the rest of my gor herd. I'm now down to three fortitude. On the right flank my ungor herd kill the remaining COKs with the benefit of Okkam's Mindrazor. The game is a draw!

Overall it was a really great game. Extremely bloody! Both Tau4Eva and I finished some models this week: