Aww forgot about mages not being able to take magic armour hehe.... silly me

I'll get my coat

Fielding a dragon? you mean for close combat? as reading the rules, it can only use it's breath weapon once a game... BRB 67

I have placed this on the main warhammer forum but would also like the 'real' DE specialists to give me advice I'm thinking of making a heavy mobile nuker/damage dealer (mounted mage on pegasus) and just need some advice on builds from people who have had experience (as i have none, only static bunk...

Does a dreadlord/sorc on a dark pegasus class as skirmish rule?
I know it has the 'fly' rule but the book states 'more than one flying units count as skirlishers'..
so, i'm a little confused..

Has anyone ever run a witch elf based army? crone and cob, wich elves and maybe nother mage, some shades and rxbow + hydra? maybe even add chariot? I know crone would be volnerable in combat but i feen the los rule would help her survive I really want to run one but not if i'll get slaughtered!! loo...

Thanks for all replies and advice Just a few questions... This advice on HARPIES 'harpies are essential. not because they can charge and kill 30 archers (they cant) but because 55 points of harpies will give hard cover to your elite units behind them. if he shoots at harpies with 30 archers, fine be...

My DE army for sale.. have to sell, leaving to work abroad

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Are dark rif=ders still viable in 8th ed?

Seems shades are fr better and cheaper and due to the 8th ed quick reform, dark riders would get shot down easily

Buyer collect if possible - selling due to leaving to live abroad Location Sheffield, England Army consists of ... Dreadlord on cold one (metal gamezone one - painted but easy to strip and re-paint) Sorceress on peg (metal gamezone - again painted but easy to strip and re-paint) 40 rxbow unpainted 3...

Thanks for reply :-) I do understand about shades but from the description, Dark Riders are poor in 8th rules. Against shooty armies they still have to get within 12" to shoot without penalty and they have less bs than shades with a much higher cost. I can imagine the better mobility would be g...

Would a shade-heavy army work against WEs?? (i do like to be sneaky) say 4 units of 5 shades with ahw .. keep them at distance, out of their shooting arc and pepper them with shooting (basically deploy near them, shoot then follow them and shoot while movinf forward with my main army) then when they...

Thanks for the replies, I do wish to improve my gaming but as my main two friends play both Wood elves and High elves, these are the two learning armies i will be mainly against (especially wood elves). I do like the idea of 2x dark mages but feel the dryads would tear my witch elves apart without t...

THanks for advice... The game is 1500 points ... i play tomorrow.. My opponent has 80 Glade guard archers in 2 units 1 mage and treeman (mage in gg unit) Rest in dryad units i have at my disposal (made up to use) 1 charriot 6 shades 1 assassin Mage on foot x2 mage/master on pegasus (can be either) ...

I can squeeze in 2 lev 2 wizards and a dreadlord on cold one... if that helps.. (tool up the dreadlord and unleash him) And as for magic, Dark and shadow? or Shadow and fire? I have ny bsb on my cod... which i place behind my lines.. Witch elves aith cod and shadow magic should give me a chance agai...

Thanks for all advice... He played around 80-100 Gladeguard in 3 units flanking his main cc dryad units.. Sadly, due to the distance fired by the gg bows, most of my xbow men were slaughtered before they could fire back (even then -2bs die to distance and 2x shots) causing little damage. Dryads wipe...

Thanks for advice.. he has 80 GG into 2 unit groups (1 with a mage) and several units of dryads - (maybe a treeman) I intend to use the cok, chariot and mobile dread (the dragon build looks interesting but due to points, he'll be on a cold one) on the archers (with shadow magic/dark magic - coldwind...

I'm playing against a WE player who fields around 80 archers.. Ways i intend to deal with them.... 1. Dark magic - chill wind 2. my supreme sorc with lifetaker and sac dagger (stick her in a unit of xbowmen (2 units x 20) 3. cok's to charge (unit of 10) 4. 6 shades to pepper them from the flanks 5. ...

crimson strike at str 6 2 handed
whip strike str 5 + ap + 1 attack and 1 handed (so can carry shield)

seems both are good but whip bests it with other bonuses..
Unless i'm missing something?

Cheers for reply

Yeah realised that after posting...

ok, no crown of command on Coks...

Am i reading this right? If i have both, i have to choose only 1 to use?
(cant have regen with ward save)

Seems strange that i see lots of dreadlords with both on..

Well, i found a 2nd hand charriot (i do think the old cold ones look like chickens) and put together a force to fight against WE's (my last static army got decimated with arrows before i could do anything)... My WE killing army Dread on Cold one (Pok, Ha,chillblade, dragon helm, shield, sea dragon c...

PLaying against fast moving WE, i need more mobility (dread on cold one, unit of cok's, shades... and thought about chariots....

Never seen one used in the games i have seen played....

Are they worth it?

Useful against the fast moving Wood elves?

Aww shame.. was going to have him tooled up, blessing from the cauldron and have a dreadknight with ring of hotec...

but i understand your reasoning... Thank you for your advice

is it a good tactic to place a master in the Cok unit? (i usually have him on peg but fancy a change and give my cok more hitting power) MASTER on cok heavy armour sea dragon scloak pendent of kaleth dragon healm - Maybe not needed as save already +1 without it shield BEAASTMASTERS SCURGE (or sword ...

THank you for your reply..