Manticore tactics against WE

[Sith]

I need some advice / deeper insight into some early tactics ideas for a Lord/Manti combo I'd like to field against Wood Elves.

Summary of Wood Elf list:
- not alot of shooting (?? strange, i know)
- big groups of wardancers
- dryads
- mages
- a tree man

My idea:
Lord with Lifetaker, Blood Armour and Ring of Darkness.

Lifetaker to increase Blood Armour AS.
Increased AS could help against heavy shooting by picking close combats well.
Ring of darkness to further help in close combat.

Main battefield role : mage/cavalry hunting, picking off skrimishers.

Any constructive ideas welcome.

Thanks.

[Crawd]

I dunno if blood armour is good for a lord.

Just the Heavy Armor + Sea Dragon Cloak + Shield = 3+/2+ AS. With the Enchanted Shield, you can get 2+/1+ AS which cost less than Lifetaker and Blood Armour.

I used a Lord on Manticore and I liked him to survive as much as possible, so I gave him the Armour of Ethernal Living and the Crown of Black Iron, so He has 4+/3+ AS, 5+ Ward and 4+ Regen. He never died but the Manticore did a few times.

[Farodin]

Well as a veteran WE-player, I thought I gave you some advice.
First, I guess you should defeniteky take the GoP, and I agree with Crawd, don't take Lifetaker with Blood Armour but take just HA+SH+SDC with enchanted shield, oh jeah, one tip, don't let him fight wardancers, they ROCK.

[Raneth]

I'd go Magic-heavy against Woodies - Magic Missiles are so juicy against Skirmishers...

...anyway. You rely on LT/BA to buff his ASv before combat, which realistically just isn't going to happen. Remove the hassle and just go with ES+mundane armour. That isn't to say that LT isn't damn juicy against WE - by all means keep it (though I'd rather have it on a Peggy Noble).

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