pButcher v Legion (Vayl 2)

So, another game against Amir's Legion. Still beautiful, but only a matter of time before I hate it, I'm sure. After my last game against these guys, I'm really worried about the Angelius'. They really cut me to shreds. Armor piercing is gross.

Vayl 2
Angelius
Angelius
Ravagore
Seraph
Typhon
Shredder
Blighted Nyss Shepherd
Blighted Nyss Shepherd
Spell Martyrs
Spawning Vessel
Blackfrost Shard

pButcher
War Dog
Demolisher
Beast 09
Boomhowlers
Valchev
Iron Fang Pikemen, Officer & Standard
Iron Fang Konvik
Iron Fang Uhlans
Gobber Tinker

I go second - no surprises in my deployment. He has the 2 Angelius' on one flank, the rest on the other. 

Top of one, and the two Angelius' move in to contest the zone, the caster putting Admonition (free move when enemy ends a move within 6) and Refuge (if the model hits an enemy, it can make a full advance ignoring free strikes). Both are upkeep spells.  The Ravagore puts down some type of nasty AOE, but it drifts back.

I shimmied up, pretty nervous about the big uglies in from of me. I was going to mini-feat with the pikemen, but for some reason changed my mind. I was feeling pretty good about the Uhlans having charge targets next turn.

Top of 2 - the Angelus' did their thing, putting some big damage on the Demolisher, and pinging off a bunch of Pikemen. The Ravagore put in another AOE, that really got in my head.

Here is where i feel like I made a dog's breakfast of things. I charged the Angelius on the right flank with an Uhlan, so he Admonitioned I was expecting this, but felt like I'd be able to get other strikes on it. I couldn't - I'm not sure if it was impossible, or if I was just way to scared of the AOE on the ground. The Trolls charged in and did nothing, the Demolisher opened up and did nothing. 

Next Legion turn. The Typhon came in and attacked the Demolisher. A crit meant he could automatically throw - perhaps not the best thing to do, but too much fun for Amir to resist. The Pikement were wiped out.

Next Khador turn, The Tinker came good and healed up the Demolisher. Butcher moved up, Feated, and smashed the Typhon. Beast 09 took out an Angelius. The Boomhowlers stood around being Boomhowlers.

I clearly missed a couple of photos here, as this was the endgame. I'd managed to get rid of the other Angelius, and somehow had got myself back in the game. However, an assassination attempt my the Seraph put and end to things, with the help of some pretty strong dice (22 on 4 dice was the first damage roll). I simply need to do a better job at seeing where an assassination threat might be coming from. 

All in all, another game that I feel like I played pretty poorly in, but still got close. Amir started on fire, playing really well, but we'd both made some pretty odd decisions by the end of it.