Help with Toxic Cult vs Ice Caste?

[rayman]

What is a good 500pt Toxic Cult List vs Ice Caste? I keep getting swarmed by slaves, and then nothing left strong enough to take on the trueborn Tried Toxic and 4 Buzzblades as a screen, but didn't seem to work. Rest of List was Father Curwen, Fetishbearer, Warhead. Suggestions?

[Scotty Kahn]

Cant really think of a list specifically tooled to beat em, but I always use my Warhead to arc attack those slaves and drop em pretty easily.
He may get taken out but then your buzzblade/fetish bearer combo should be able to deal with the Trueborns.

This is my experience anyway.

[McNs]

Try adding Toxic Mistresses behind your Buzzblades - their SP/ST attacks should clear out the swarm screen after they hit your line and Curwin's tricks (Frantic Toxin, attacks, and Psychogenics) should do the trick.

Also consider adding a non-Toxic Bone Doc. They work wonders against slower, non-Never Fear hard targets.

[Scolex Johnson]

+1 to toxic mistresses and bone doc. at 500 points...I'd just go with 2 mistresses to help kill slaves en masse. Keep in mind they have the potential to poison anything their templates touch. Tossing in a few harpies isn't a bad idea either to help with mobility. Drillheads are also good to add some multi-wound models. Abominations are exceptionally useful.
Last game I had with my Skarrd vs Ice Caste, the spirit warden kept making ice walls and blocking my advance. I think my warhead spent more time knocking the ice walls down than fighting. This was a couple years ago...but I think that a kaustic actually won the final combat against arbiter of fate. That was a pretty big surprise.

[ToddMFerrullo]

I agree with McNs, add a few toxic mistresses for the template effects. A kaustic's poison globes also do a nice job clearing out slaves hordes. Father Curwen has both his arc attack and his psychogenics that can do a great job as well. The warhead is nice but against the ice caste it is like trying to beat them in the area they excel at. Toxic cult needs to play to its strengths, i.e. poison and then they will do fine.

On the other hand, I do find that the Blood Cult can have issues with slave or broodling hordes.

[Scolex Johnson]

My first game ever was me playing Skarrd vs another player's Brood. I think he had a couple sawblades and grists, about 8 broodlings, 4 brood hounds...and maybe a numbskull. Nothing seemed too complicated there.
The force you described would be good for teaching the basics, but it's limited only to close combat. MJB has a little reach but it's mainly a walk up and fight force. Throwing in a ranged unit would add depth as would something like infiltrating broodhounds.

[Core101]

If you have anything that causes fear use those against the slaves.