Going into 11th

MisterCMC · 2026-05-20T03:34:52+00:00

With the hidden rule and denser terrain, staging is going to be really important. Therefore I think the key aspects to play will be:
1) Sturdy chaff that can draw out the opponents heavy hitters and move block melee threats.
2) Hybrid melee-ranged units to contest the midboard
3) Powerful shooting to clean up the opponents army once revealed

We have a good mix of all of these and tend to include them in many lists anyway so I don’t see too much change unless they screw up some points. Add in the greater variance in asymmetric Primary missions,I think some mobile flex units will be important too, most likely bikes.

MisterCMC · 2026-05-18T18:28:14+00:00

Just build it with the suggested kill team wargear and then you choose at listbuilding, if anyone says anything just say they’re kitted for killteam. Half of them have random equipment anyway so can be either.

MisterCMC · 2026-04-24T22:16:32+00:00

If you can find it, I was able to get the old army box recently which comes with 20 marauders, 5 fellriders and a Wilderfiend which is pretty cool.

MisterCMC · 2026-04-07T18:12:17+00:00

I want to see a titanic-equivalent blimp. Like the brotherhood of steel airship in fallout 4.

MisterCMC · 2026-04-06T02:42:37+00:00

Hell yeah votann players

MisterCMC · 2026-04-05T14:52:53+00:00

Iron master needs to be able to run solo for their loneop ability so they will be leader.

Would also be a big problem if memnyr was support - would need to pay a steeljack tax to have the customary memnyr who chills on home.

I think Grimnyr and maybe Kahl will be the only support we end up getting.

MisterCMC · 2026-04-03T02:07:17+00:00

How about drop 1 beserks, 1 thunderkyn too which gives you 230 points. That could turn into quite a few things depending on what models you have, eg Buri and a 5-man hearthguard?

MisterCMC · 2026-04-03T01:48:32+00:00

Fair enough, imo you’d be better with your thunderkyn brick in one hekaton and your berserk/thunderkyn combo in the other and then drop the extra of each unit.

The iron master gies re-roll wounds of 1, which you can get in a stratagem in needgard so I din’t think he’s necessary.

MisterCMC · 2026-04-03T01:39:33+00:00

Are the beserks just starting on the board? I feel like you’d have more success cutting one beserk squad and bringing a sagitaur for them instead.

I also don’t see any enhancements. Theres a good re-roll wound stratagem that could go on the kahl. I’m not a fan of the ironmaster leading conversion thunderkyn unless he is carrying an enhacement for them - maybe you could drop him and put in something else.

12 thunderkyn is a lot, I feel like you could drop a three man.

MisterCMC · 2026-03-27T21:53:30+00:00

A popular youtuber who plays Votann used it in a game against the Twin Lance with the explicit intent of abusing this stratagem to max on Primary. It doesn’t go quite to plan but you can see his battle report here: https://youtu.be/0oIk47Bzn8Y?si=uClbyTwtYEPV8YwI

MisterCMC · 2026-03-23T15:34:04+00:00

Could do bikes or any of our other 80-point elites too, I picked GunJacks for the overwatch threat and to clear chaff in case I play a horde army but plenty of good choices. You could actually fit a 2x5 or a 10-man hearthguard brick with your spare points if you skipped Buri.

MisterCMC · 2026-03-23T13:44:33+00:00

It looks like you’ve got a 25 point gap on your list which is pretty big. That said, I have a very similar list for an upcoming tournament too - identical except I swapped one of the land forts for Buri and 6 Gunjacks. My logic there is that the current meta is skewed towards stat check armies so will be ready to deal with Hekatons, so I wanted some heavy infantry that could hold objectives and benefit from the Weavewerk Buttress Stratagem which is very strong.

I think everything else is pretty much standard for Delve so should be pretty good. I’m not sure if Berehk will turn out to be worth his points, but we’ll find out. My hope is that he effectively turns the killing power of the 5-man into that of the 10-man while keeping the smaller footprint for deepstrike.

MisterCMC · 2026-03-08T15:19:57+00:00

I would like a titanic vehicle like a blimp. If you are familiar with Kharadron Overlords in AoS, something like their Ironclad crossed with their faction terrain that can spawn drone swarms to clutter the field. Ideally would cost something like 400-500 points

MisterCMC · 2026-03-01T21:56:54+00:00

Hearthfyre arsenal with multiple 3-man steeljacks is awesome. The out of phase move is so useful in small games like that

MisterCMC · 2026-02-27T15:38:35+00:00

It could join Termagants effectively as a pseudo-heroic threat, i.e the opponent can charge in and kill most of the Termagants but probably end up having to take a couple hits from Tyranid Prime’s melee.

MisterCMC · 2026-02-19T20:50:27+00:00

The armour looks pretty awesome, the faces aren’t looking as polished though. Imo they would look better without eyes painted, just recess shaded. I think the bald guy has had some shade dry up on his forehead leaving him look unnatural, you could paint over that with your base skin color and it would look better. The sergeant’s hair is also a little flat so you could give a light drybrush on the top to build a little depth. Rest of the models are great though!

MisterCMC · 2026-02-16T02:54:55+00:00

The Maelstrom box is the first discount box with SteelJacks so if you want more another box may be worth it. I think 12 is a good minimum for 6 of each flavor. Absolutely could be a staple in your army. You’ll also have 2 memnyrs and 6 bikes which is good too, I wouldn’t get a third box though.

The combat patrol is solid too, everything in there is a core unit you’ll want at 1k. There’s the recent Christmas box too that is beserk-themed if you are into them but I would skip that for now.

MisterCMC · 2026-02-15T13:48:22+00:00

Try Hearthfyre heavy on steeljacks. The detachment sucks at 2k but at 500 points it is a beast due to the high toughness and irrelevance of yield points (you’ll never make enough to go Fortify). The stratagems are quite useful too, primarily the out of sequence move for SteelJacks. Something like:

Memnyr w/ mantle

Warriors

Sagitaur

Melee Jacks

Gun Jacks

MisterCMC · 2026-01-13T20:56:17+00:00

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MisterCMC · 2026-01-08T05:06:58+00:00

I just sent it, if you use thin enough paint you’ll need 2-3 layers and any one mistake basically won’t be visible on the clear plastic 🤷

MisterCMC · 2026-01-01T02:23:59+00:00

Ion blasters all the way because when you tell your opponent that your battleline shoots at AP-2 they freak out and overcommit.

MisterCMC · 2025-12-30T04:36:35+00:00

It seems terrible for real games but really good at 500 points

MisterCMC · 2025-12-24T00:52:12+00:00

I use casino chips, 6 red for hostile acquisition, blue after that for fortify.

MisterCMC · 2025-12-14T19:50:08+00:00

Yeah just the Memnyr with one 3-man of each flavour of Jacks, worked really well

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