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Balanced Army Composition
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 2:05 pm
by Bloodshakes
Hey guys, I'm making a balanced army composition but I need your help. I think I don't have enough anvil for staying power. And what do you think about my compostion now? I used all models I have but i'm willing to buy more at the time. I just need to find out what I should change about this composition to make it better, and what to buy first to make it even more better.
Thank you in advance and Merry Christmas!
General
Dreadlord mounted on pegasus
BSB
Master in anvil unit 2
Magic
Supreme Sorceres lvl 4
Anvil unit:
30 corsairs with double handweapons
Anvil unit 2:
no models yet
Hammer 1:
cold one chariot
Hammer 2:
5 cold one knights
Hammer 3:
Kharybdiss
Shooty:
15 darkshards
15 darkshards
1 reaper bolt thrower
Harrasement and tactical
8 shades
Fast
8 darkriders
These are the units I probably want to put in the current army: Black guard, Executioners, 5 cold one knights, 1 reaper bolt thrower.
Re: Balanced Army Composition
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 4:16 pm
by Amboadine
Quick question. What points level?
Re: Balanced Army Composition
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 4:41 pm
by Bloodshakes
Amboadine wrote:Quick question. What points level?
I think about 2000/2400 points
Re: Balanced Army Composition
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 4:57 pm
by direweasel
Black Guard are expensive, but IMO they're the best anvil unit we have. Win or lose, they WILL hold a combat unit for at least one round, unless your opponent kills the whole unit outright, which is not easy to do. I can't tell you how many times an opponent of mine has charged, or been charged, by a unit of black guard, only to win combat by 4 or 5, I laugh and say "unbreakable", and then the next turn they get flank charged by a horde of witch elves with a cauldron and hag (or two). That very trick won me a tourney a few weeks ago.
Re: Balanced Army Composition
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 5:44 pm
by Bloodshakes
direweasel wrote:Black Guard are expensive, but IMO they're the best anvil unit we have. Win or lose, they WILL hold a combat unit for at least one round, unless your opponent kills the whole unit outright, which is not easy to do. I can't tell you how many times an opponent of mine has charged, or been charged, by a unit of black guard, only to win combat by 4 or 5, I laugh and say "unbreakable", and then the next turn they get flank charged by a horde of witch elves with a cauldron and hag (or two). That very trick won me a tourney a few weeks ago.
Nice tactic! I think I gonna try that together with a unit of executioners instead of with elves. So the Black Guard would be a good first addition to my current army right?
Re: Balanced Army Composition
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:03 am
by Liquidedust
direweasel wrote:Black Guard are expensive, but IMO they're the best anvil unit we have. Win or lose, they WILL hold a combat unit for at least one round, unless your opponent kills the whole unit outright, which is not easy to do. I can't tell you how many times an opponent of mine has charged, or been charged, by a unit of black guard, only to win combat by 4 or 5, I laugh and say "unbreakable", and then the next turn they get flank charged by a horde of witch elves with a cauldron and hag (or two). That very trick won me a tourney a few weeks ago.
180 points for Kouran is a bit much at certain point levels to make them unbreakable however, he isn't really viable until 2.4/2.5k.
Re: Balanced Army Composition
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:38 am
by direweasel
Did I use the wrong term? I don't take Kouran, so it's whatever normal Black Guard are.