New Makeda list

I've been thinking about my recent games with Makeda. I really like what she brings to the table. I have to admit, I was ready to abandon her in favor if her epic incarnation, but decided to give her a closer look. I had difficulty with her feat the last 2 games because the slaughterhausers have Remove From Play. The first game I brought back 1 Nihilator, the second: nothing. A little underwhelming to say the least. I will eventually play the epic version, but for now I want to see what prime can do.

I came up with this list:
Points: 50/50
Archdomina Makeda (*5pts)
* Cyclops Brute (5pts)
* Cyclops Raider (5pts)
* Titan Gladiator (8pts)
Cataphract Cetrati (Leader and 5 Grunts) (11pts)
* Tyrant Vorkesh (3pts)
Cataphract Incindiarii (Leader and 5 Grunts) (9pts)
Nihilators (Leader and 9 Grunts) (8pts)
Paingiver Beast Handlers (Leader and 3 Grunts) (2pts)
Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew (Leader and 1 Grunt) (1pts)
Tyrant Commander & Standard Bearer (3pts)

Good mix of range and melee and anti spell. I have a few ideas about how I want to play this list:

1. Makeda casts Farstrike on 3 of the Incindiarii. The Incindiarii do a CRA, 3 pods of 2, This puts their guns at range 14" plus 5SPD giving them a threat range of 19" with P+S 14, 3"AOE with continuous fire and a RAT of 8.

2. Makeda casts Savagery on the Nihilators combined with the Tyrant Commander's Press Forward gives the Nihilators a SPD 13 full advance. I miss out on the charge attack bonus, but P+S 12 is enough to kill on average dice.

3. Cetratii with Vorkesh makes a nice anti-spell brick that's hard to remove and can still benefit from Carnage. Vorkesh is invaluable when facing casters like Sorscha or Dr. Arkadius and brings some nice abilities like Cleave and Precision Strike.

4. The Brute is essentially a bodyguard for Makeda keeping her safe from knockdown and any ranged attack. I plan on holding back the Gladiator for a juicy target while providing Makeda with Fury and blocking charges

5. I took the gobbers because I had 1 point left, isn't that always the way? I wanted an Extoller Soulward for obvious reasons, but had to settle on the gobbers. I'll use them to their max potential: blocking LOS and providing concealment.

pMakeda - thoughts

I didn't do too badly with the before mentioned Makeda lists. I would have done better had I not included the mammoth. He's a big walking target and EVERYTHING is out to kill him, and once he's gone, there's a big hole in your army. I played against Adam and his Farrow and against Matt and his Trolls. I lost both games but had fun.

Last weekend, I played Adam again and his Farrow using a different pMakeda list:

Points: 50/50
Archdomina Makeda (*5pts)
* Basilisk Krea (4pts)
* Cyclops Brute (5pts)
* Molik Karn (11pts)
* Aptimus Marketh (3pts)
Cataphract Cetrati (Leader and 5 Grunts) (11pts)
* Tyrant Vorkesh (3pts)
Nihilators (Leader and 9 Grunts) (8pts)
Paingiver Beast Handlers (Leader and 3 Grunts) (2pts)
Tyrant Commander & Standard Bearer (3pts)
Tyrant Rhadiem (5pts)