So for a while, I suspected that it might be time that I part ways with my beloved Circle Orboros. In the last year since I played much Circle, I first picked up Thornfall, then got back into Malifaux, and added not one, but two, armies for Warhammer Fantasy. Something had to give and I figured the time had come to eliminate a faction from my Warmachine-Hordes stable. Just not enough time in my life for so many armies. Cygnar was my first love, so it's hard to part with them. Mercs, by extension, are an extension of Cygnar (sic), so parting with them would be difficult if not impossible. The pigs are my newest Privateer Press army and very self-contained and easy to collect, so Circle seemed the obvious choice. That said, my wife's favorite model of any I own for any game is the Lord of the Feast... how could I reasonably leave the Circle when that means a parting of the ways between my beautiful wife and the Feast Lord? I'm not a jealous guy, so the Lord poses no threat to me. Haha! But 86-ing one of the things my wife loves? Couldn't do it.
But for the last year or so, I've had next to no interest in playing Circle. I've talked to friends about it, all of whom have encouraged me to hold on to my stuff, that I'll regret selling or trading it, and to wait. The flavor of the gum will come back on the bed post overnight. I know - gross thought. But it's something my Dad once told me and it seems to apply. Another way to look at it - absence makes the heart grow fonder (and more delicious if the Lord of the Feast is to be believed).
So, it's finally come around. I've started reading the boards again. Getting interested in some of Circle's new toys. Also, got a small bonus for guest lecturing in a colleague's course, which will help fuel some purchases to get me up to speed on new releases. I've decided, like I did with Cygnar a couple years ago, that I'm focusing in on three warlocks for the time being - two old favorites (because it's a home-coming after all) and one new release (because his original incarnation was one of my very favorites in the Mk1 days). The latter therefore becomes an easy guess - Baldur the Stonesoul. The other two are the dynamic duo who love to hate each other (wait, that can be said for a lot of the Circle warlocks, esp. coupled with one of my choices). That's right - Morvahna the Autumnblade and Kromac the Ravenous.
The lists I've built for these three warlocks will highlight models I've yet to make much use of (purchases right before I took my hiatus from Circle, for example), combined with some of the best Circle has to offer. Also, I'll be playing them in the order presented because I don't own everything yet that I want to use. I've also decided that I'm pushing local players to the 50pts level from here on out. I just enjoy that level of game play with all the new toys - and I think Circle in general shines at that level.
I'll color code a bit, too. Normal text is just that, normal stuff I'm used to using. My faction color of choice - teal, used in much of my painting - will make note of stuff I own but have yet to field (maybe once or twice, if at all). And finally, red will denote stuff I don't yet own. It'll shift over to teal when I finally make the purchases.
So without further ado, here we go!
Baldur the Stonesoul (-5WBpts) Tier 4 - 50pts
^Megalith (11pts)
^Woldguardian (9pts)
^Woldwatcher (4pts)
^Woldwatcher (4pts)
Celestial Fulcrum (9pts)
Druids of Orboros + Overseer (9pts)
Shifting Stones + Stone Keeper (3pts)
Shifting Stones (2pts)
Lord of the Feast (4pts)
Morvahna the Autumnblade (-6WBpts) non-Tier - 50pts
^Megalith (11pts)
^Warpwolf Stalker (10pts)
^Gorax (4pts)
Tharn Bloodtrackers Full (8pts)
Wolves of Orboros Full + Officer & Standard (8pts)
Shifting Stones (2pts)
Shifting Stones (2pts)
Gallows Grove (1pts)
Gallows Grove (1pts)
Reeve Hunter (2pts)
War Wolf (1pts)
War Wolf (1pts)
Wolflord Morraig (5pts)
Kromac the Ravenous (-WB4pts) Tier 4 - 50pts
^Ghetorix (11pts)
^Feral Warpwolf (9pts) (really want a new sculpt to go with this list)
^Gorax (4pts)
Tharn Ravagers + Chieftain (9pts)
Tharn Ravagers + Chieftain (11pts)
Tharn Ravager White Mane (3pts)
Tharn Ravager White Mane (3pts)
Lord of the Feast (4pts)
Three very different styles - brick, spell-slinging shenanigans, and brutal axe-to-face. Considering some changes on the Morvi list, trying to figure out if a Blackclad Wayfarer and Swamp Gobs would help the overall functioning of the list. Otherwise, this gets some great new stuff (for me) on the table - Guardian, Fulcrum, Reeve Hunter with War Wolves, the Groves, and of course Ghetorix!
Please share your thoughts on my lists, or better yet on my journey coming back full circle to Circle. Have you experienced something like this? Did you end up trading/selling the army and later regret it? Or did you hold true and thank your lucky stars that you kept your stuff?
All and all, happy to be back!
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