Harlon's Landing - Space Wolves vs Death Guard

We're back in the Gehenna system, and this time it's televised - the battle of Harlon's Landing, now on Deployment Zone TV!

Space Wolves vs Death Guard!

Not only was this a narrative mission for the Gehenna campaign, it was also one of the Winters' Tournament Practice series - where Winters SEO chooses a selection of victims to face him with the most competitive game of Warhammer 40k they can muster.

(note: I didn't volunteer for this - competitive play is hard work!)

Space Wolves - The Hrungnir Pack

It the same multiple-small unit army of Primaris marines that I took against Monkey some week ago. it worked out pretty well for me last time, so almost no changes.

One minor change was swapping out my Wolf Priest's Canticle of Hate (I already have a +1 to charge as standard) for Exhortation of Rage (+1 to wound in melee).

I did build the list blind, so I didn't know I'd be facing Death Guard (much less what would be in this Death guard army!), but I knew it was a possibility. If I had more thunder hammers, I would have taken them, since my ubiquitous power fists were going to be wasted against Disgustingly Resilient. 

Still, what I did have in my favour was numbers, and bag of cunning wolf tricks.

• Fróði, Primaris Wolf Priest (HQ) (Warlord)
  Absolver Bolt Pistol, Crozius Arcanum, Master of Sanctity 
  Warlord Trait: Aura of Majesty
  Warrior of Legend: Wise Orator
  Litanies: Litany of Hate, Catechism of Fire, Exhortation of Rage
• Thorolf, Primaris Rune Priest (HQ)
  Psychic hood, Runic sword, Bolt Pistol
  Powers: Null Zone, Psychic Fortress
• Hallbjorn Rubber-Axe, Primaris Battle Leader (HQ)
  Master-crafted power axe and Special issue bolt carbine
  Relic: Armour of Russ
• Squad Rask, 5 x Intercessor Squad (Troops)
  Auto bolt rifle, 1 x Power fist
• Squad Leif, 5 x Intercessor Squad (Troops)
  Auto bolt rifle, 1 x Power fist
• Squad Brynhild, 5 x Assault Intercessor Squad (Troops)
  Astartes chainsword, 1 x Thunder hammer, Heavy bolt pistol
• Squad Herja, 5 x Assault Intercessor Squad (Troops)
  Astartes chainsword, 1 x Thunder hammer, Heavy bolt pistol
• Honoured Brother Víðarr, Redemptor Dreadnought (Elite)
  Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Icarus Rocket Pod, 2 x Storm Bolters
• Squad Kettil, 5 x Aggressors (Elite)
  Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets/Fragstorm Grenade Launcher
• Squad Arnolv, 5 x Aggressors (Elite)
  Flamestorm Gauntlets
• Squad Sigrdrifa, 4 x Inceptor Squad (Fast)
  2 x Assault Bolters
• Squad Gunnr, 3 x Inceptor Squad (Fast)
  2 x Plasma Exterminator
• 1 x Cyberwolf (Fast)
  Teeth and claws
• Squad Heimkell, 5 x Hellblaster Squad (Heavy)
  Assault Plasma Incinerator
• Eradicator Squad Surtr, 3 x Eradicator Squad (Heavy)
  Melta rifle
  
  

Points: 2000 | Level: 105 | Battle-forged + Battalion - A Trophy Bestowed - Warrior of Legend: 10 CPs

Death Guard - The End of All Things

Mortarion! When it comes to tournament play, Winters doesn't mess about. This list basically has two very dangerous, very resilient units - Mortarion and the Blightlords - with everyone else there to score the objectives.

My list is build to get close and assault - neither one is a particularly good idea with the Death Guard - but with the ranged firepower of the Plagueburst Crawlers, holding back isn't an option either.

• Mortarion - Daemon Primarch (Supreme Commander) (Warlord)
  Attendant's claws and teeth, Phosphex bombs, Silence, The Lantern
  Warlord Trait: Arch-Contaminator, Living Plague, Lord of the Death Guard, Toxic Presence
  Psychic Powers: Curse of the Leper, Gift of Contagion
• Pollos, Lord of Contagion (HQ)
  Plaguereaper
  Plaguechosen: Hulking Physique
• Delirium the Corruptor, Malignant Plaguecaster (HQ)
  Corrupted staff
  Psychic Powers: Miasma of Pestilence, Putrescent Vitality
• 5 x Plague Marines (Troops)
  4 x Boltguns, 5 x Plague Knives, 1 x Flail of Corruption
• 5 x Plague Marines (Troops)
  4 x Boltguns, 5 x Plague Knives, 1 x Flail of Corruption
• 10 x Poxwalkers (Troop)
  Improvised weapon
• Foul Blightspawn (Elite)
  Plague sprayer, Unholy Death's Head Grenade, Viscous Death 
  Relic: Revolting Stench-vats
• 10 x Blightlord Terminators (Elite)
  6 x Combi-bolters, 2 x Blight Launchers, 2 x Flail of Corruption
• Plagueburst Crawler (Heavy)
  2 x Entropy cannon, Heavy slugger, Plagueburst Mortar
• Plagueburst Crawler (Heavy)
  2 x Entropy cannon, Heavy slugger, Plagueburst Mortar
• Rhino (Transport)
  Combi-bolters
• Rhino (Transport)
  Combi-bolters

Points: 2000 | Level: 101 | Battle-forged + Battalion - Plaguechosen: 11 CPs

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