Now we know what shasvasti bring : lot of new mid-field toy, one more impersonation tool... So I ask you all again, based on my criteria in the first post, would you go Pano or CA ?
I'd go PanO because PanO have more HI and HI is cool. Albeit Morats are pretty cool too but I'm not sure how wise playing Brutes is.
Ok, so based on your criteria @Arkhos94 : - I want an army that can play TAG or strong HI with many choice available (opposite to the Marut or Achilles in Aleph) - I want to be able to play 1 group/10 order or 2 groups/13+regulars orders - I want to keep access a good bag of tricks (maybe not all but more than a few) - I loved playing a defensive style with nomads and want an army that can play defensive, aggressive or a mix of the two - Midfield game is an important part of my game style and I want to keep some (even if not as strong as Ariadna or Nomads) I'd say you should be going with VIRD is going to be your best choice right now, it seems like it ticks the most of your boxes.
I would have rather said Vanilla or SAA. VIRD is very light in its aggressive stance compared to ASA while ASA is still rather effective in reactive turn. NCA has everything except midfield. But Vanilla is really somewhere you could like to be.
My 2 cents Are you buying Defiance? If so It's predicted lots of CA in that Box... Jump start Do CA... Or Shasvastii... I mean 8 Taigha Thats a lot of cheap cheap Cheeeap 2 order throw away models for 40pts room for 2 more units in second group... Run 18-20 strong I've run a Proxied Sphinx... 12" on a dead run in TO that's a sick lil' TAG Just my thought 146 pts but daaaaamn! SPHINX Spitfire, 2 Heavy Flamethrowers / EXP CCW. (2 | 106) 8 8 TAIGHA Chain-colt / AP + Shock CCW. (0 | 5) TAIGHA Chain-colt / AP + Shock CCW. (0 | 5) TAIGHA Chain-colt / AP + Shock CCW. (0 | 5) TAIGHA Chain-colt / AP + Shock CCW. (0 | 5) TAIGHA Chain-colt / AP + Shock CCW. (0 | 5) TAIGHA Chain-colt / AP + Shock CCW. (0 | 5) TAIGHA Chain-colt / AP + Shock CCW. (0 | 5) TAIGHA Chain-colt / AP + Shock CCW. (0 | 5) 0 SWC | 40 PointsOpen in Infinity Army
There are infinity mini in it so yes. Gotta Catch 'Em All But I don't think we will have the mini in 2019 with a KS in Q3 or Q4 2019