New to the Dark Kindred

Alernas malvae · Post by **Alernas malvae** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:36 pm

Hello all to start. I am looking forward to starting my DE army soon (probably not until new book comes out in August) and was wondering if there were any general hints to help with army construction. I'm looking to build a force loyal to the Witch King and highly mobile. Are Cold Ones as deadly/Cool as they look? Is there a unit/magical item i should generally try to avoid? what is your never leave home without it model/unit/character? Thank you in advance and my apologies if this is outta place.

Post by **Dalamar** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:04 pm

Highly mobile - easy, focus on dark riders, shades and cold ones (knights and chariots) Dark Elves are the most mobile army in the game IMO so it's not too hard to make an army based around that

Cold one chariots are as deadly as they look... knights tend to disappoint but in right circumstances they are very sharp tools in the box.

unit? for now avoid Black Guard, they are awesome models but fade in comparison to other rare choices.

never leave home without? for me it would be Dark Riders, at least two units of them, their versatility is just amazing.

Alernas malvae · Post by **Alernas malvae** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:43 pm

Thank you. I have 2 units of 5 dark riders, a noble on a chariot plus 2 more chariots and 10 Knights led by a noble in my 1500 quick list. i want to prove a dark elf army can be done without bolt throwers.

Post by **Dalamar** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:34 am

No need to prove that, I often play without bolt throwers and I'm quite successful with that. War Hydrae!

Dark elf player · Post by **Dark elf player** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:45 am

Hello and welcome, I hope that you find this site most enjoyable. I know that I'am. I'm afraid that I cannot give you any help on army building since I'm new to DE as well, but I already have a general idea of what I will do.

Saint of m · Post by **Saint of m** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:47 am

Custom make your harpies when you go to get em (not alot of people like the current ones for one reason or another.) Warriors should be ok, crossbowmen should be ok.

Wait untill Augest for the following: All other heros from the DE line up, Cold One Knights, corsairs, hydras. We might be getting plastic modles by then. We'll be also getting nnew charecter modles for several of the normal and special units.

Beast masters are pretty up in the air right now (they might be taken out as an hero choice, they might not.)

Rogo · Post by **Rogo** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:53 pm

You don't need to have bolt throwers firing 6 bolts at 3+ (not inc. mods) and a -2 to save is enough to cause problems for even dwarfs. I'm gonna play safe until i have more experience (and corsairs) and until you have played a few battles i'd recommend you do too. Good Luck

Rogo

Nightblade183 · Post by **Nightblade183** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:35 pm

I feel that many DE players underesimate corsairs (either that or I am just really lucky with them) I like the mobility of the DE most of all and I finally got some DR!! They are so vesatile I feel they must be included in almost, if not every, DE army. Also I like the 2+ AS of the COK so much that I never leave without them either usually 1 unit of 6 or 7 as a decently fast hammer. Shades or Harpies (or both) should go in most DE armies one small unit of 5-7 tends to work well. As for the rest many like chariots, but I don't have any in my collection

O well Witches are just as fun IMO.