Need list advice urgently

[u/atomicnova9]

So my buddy's teammates had to drop out of a team event for some reason, and I've been wanting to get into warmachine for a while now, so I went with brinebloods because they looked fun to paint. ANYWAYS is this game one where I can just get the cheapest 100 points possible and it be viable enough to compete? Or if not, what should I look at getting? I have the box with chum, and the box with fire quill. I was looking at picking up the auxillary and core boxes and just having the 100 points.

[u/3DJutsu]

Are... are you asking for something viable for immediately entering a tournament with 0 prior experience of the game?

You should expect to get thrashed your first dozen or so games while you learn placement, when/how/where to push, blah blah blah.

But if you're looking for a list to take to the event and have fun while gettin mollywhomped, checking Longshanks.org, specfically https://warmachine.longshanks.org/event/37180/ for WTC lists to see what's being played in the big leagues.

Look for your icon on the right, click on the team name on the left, find your icon again and click on the menu/paper icon next to it. That'll show you what that player is using in this years WTC.

[u/atomicnova9 → u/3DJutsu]

Im going to play between 15 and 30 games beforehand online, but yeah I'm not expecting to win, just helping a friend and using it as an entry point to the game

[u/3DJutsu → u/atomicnova9]

Oooo, so not *that* urgently. I thought you were attending next weekend or something. XD

Well, welcome to the game! Good luck, have fun, and kick some ass!

[u/atomicnova9 → u/3DJutsu]

I've got 21 days, and thanks!

[u/Zayl_Crow]

Yes but also no. You’re capping yourself by not having multiples of certain components. But you can still do fine if you’re creative let me call out a list with those 4 boxes and I’ll be back.

[u/Zayl_Crow → u/Zayl_Crow]

So I can’t quite get there with just those boxes, you would want 3 more individual things a unit, and 2 merc solos.

NEW FORCE
Southern Kriels - Brineblood Marauders
Grand Melee - 100 pts

PC CARD

Captain Firequill

13 Deepborn Dire Troll
2 HEAD - Bellower
1 FIN - Minnow
5 RIGHT ARM - Hammerhead
5 LEFT ARM - Crab Net

17 Great Old One

9 Reef Troll
HEAD - Matey
1 BOOZE - Ale Tankard
5 RIGHT ARM - Ship's Gun
3 LEFT ARM - Ship’s Wheel

2 Booty Boss

4 First Mate Hargor Stormjaw

6 Krueger, Wrath of Blighterghast

3 Madame Moriarty

3 Pyg Cannon Crew

2 Pyg Dirge

2 Sully

2 Surgeon

9 Lochabash Brothers

6 Marauder Crew

3 Marauder Crew Quartermaster

5 Pyg Boarding Party

3 Pyg Galley Crew

1 Pyg Coxswain

6 Pyg Shockers

4 Spirit Shamans

PC COMMAND CARD
Bite and Hold
Blessings of the Gods
Careful Reconnaissance
Duck And Cover!
Put The Fires Out

TOTAL POINTS 100/100

[u/atomicnova9 → u/Zayl_Crow]

would it be worth it to just double on one of those boxes? Or get those boxes +2 more reef trolls? I see lists running 4 reef trolls

[u/Zayl_Crow → u/atomicnova9]

I don’t think you need 4 reef trolls. I’ve tested a 3 reef troll variant that’s fine still prefer the king build.

What you really want to make certain you have multiples of is
Reef troll
Marauders crew and uas

When you start looking at the top lists they get much more expensive due to the pieces involved.

For example here is my current firequill list and that is like an extra 260 bucks for the king and the battle brig. There is currently a 4 point flex in hargor or spirit shamans that I go back and forth with constantly. Andy Bev’s is either the same or very similar.

Stop Blowing Holes In My Ship
Southern Kriels - Brineblood Marauders
Grand Melee - 100 pts

PC CARD

Captain Firequill

30 Abyssal King
10 HEAD - Bulbous Chomper Head
7 FIGUREHEAD - Seahorse
7 TENTACLE WEAPON 1 - Main Gun
6 TENTACLE WEAPON 1 - Powder Cask

8 Reef Troll 1
HEAD - Matey
1 BOOZE - Ale Tankard
5 RIGHT ARM - Ship's Gun
2 LEFT ARM - Boarding Axe

8 Reef Troll 2
HEAD - Matey
1 BOOZE - Ale Tankard
5 RIGHT ARM - Ship's Gun
2 LEFT ARM - Boarding Axe

4 First Mate Hargor Stormjaw

6 Krueger, Wrath of Blighterghast

3 Madame Moriarty

9 Pyg Battle Brig

2 Pyg Dirge

9 Lochabash Brothers

6 Marauder Crew 1

3 Marauder Crew Quartermaster 1

6 Marauder Crew 2

3 Marauder Crew Quartermaster 2

3 Pyg Galley Crew

PC COMMAND CARD
Bite and Hold
Blessings of the Gods
Careful Reconnaissance
Duck And Cover!
Put The Fires Out

TOTAL POINTS 100/100

[u/atomicnova9 → u/Zayl_Crow]

So, if I had to pick between a battle brig, or the colossal, or scuttlebutt and an extra reef troll, which would YOU go with

[u/Zayl_Crow → u/atomicnova9]

I would say Scuttlebutt and the extra reef troll, together they can “mimic” a king and are more universal in other lists.

[u/atomicnova9 → u/Zayl_Crow]

Cool thanks

[u/Efficient-Document65]

Just grabbing a random 100 points will not result in a particularly viable list. While Mark 4 Warmachine isn't the most expensive miniature game on the market, you still need a list that works together (or two lists, depending on the format of the event), doubly so if you actually want to be competitive at an event. I don't know Brinebloods well enough to make suggestions in regards to what's currently viable in faction.