Well, I have played approximately 8 games with Forces of the Abyss since their refresh, and I lose more consistently with them than I do with Ogres or Empire of Dust.
They’re a very fun army to play, and I’m not suggesting it’s “them” that’s the problem, necessarily, but more the way I play them.
I’ve tried a variety of lists, and played games at everything from 1000pts to 2300pts+.
Thoughts on PROs and CONs, at least how I play them…
PROs
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Usually outnumber the opponent. Lower abyssals are so cheap, and I usually have several units crowded in front of a nagarri. One of the bunch will have 2 handed weapons.
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Fury is found widely and is great.
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I seem to be dishing out quite a bit of fireball these days.
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Berserkers are fast and nimble is great.
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Lots of regeneration in general.
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Since the errata, I actually find the nagarri substantially more useful as a late-game attacking unit. Side charged a goredrake yesterday and took it off the table.
CONS
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OK, you have lots of lower abyssals, but my god they’re terrible at actually dishing out any damage.
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Regenerating really well doesn’t matter that much if you’re just getting killed before you have the chance, or suffering colossal amounts of damage. After playing a lot of Forces of the Abyss it does make me see why playing a really high defence army might feel amazing
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Berserkers throw a lot of attacks down, but they’re only CS 1 and hitting on 4+ means you can end up with less than expected. And they don’t stick around. A nagarri can boost their regen, but I find nagarri struggle to keep up, factoring in speed and the larger bases.
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Overall, maybe a lack of significant CS in my lists in general is an issue…
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The Chroneas I’ve never managed to get his points worth out of him. Good CS, and I like cloak of death, but just too few attacks, he needs colleagues at all times?
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Final thoughts-
Units I am currently not playing… Molochs, Abyssal horsemen, efreet, Despoiler, Abyssal Guard…
Thoughts welcome.