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The D.R.A.I.C.H. Best Of:
Drawing by Ming My apologies to the author of this artwork, for not being able to mention who he is for many years.
Here are the well written, long and comprehensive articles about tactics.
D.R.A.I.C.H. Beating Warriors of Chaos- by Red...- written in Apr 07, 2010
Overview, Unit breakdown, Characters and Special Characters, Chaos army themes you are likely to see, Druchii strategies, Druchii general tips, Dark Elf unit merits vs Chaos Armies.
D.R.A.I.C.H.Dwarf tactica, how to open tough, tin cans- by gramash- written in Mar 25, 2010
Dwarves Strengths (Though, Shooting, Close combat, Anti magic), Weaknesses (Movement, Line of sight, Magic), Tactics for DE.
D.R.A.I.C.H How to kill a big mean Ogre v7.0- by Enkiel- written in Mar 24, 2010
Know Your enemy (Strenght, Weakness), Ogre characters & units, Ogre Magic, Psychology, Druchii Tactics, Important Notes
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Druchii Naval Fire support: the RBT.- by Calisson -written in Mar 22, 2010
Shooting with RBTs, best targets, the psychological shot. Protecting the RBTs, Reaction to a charge, Deployment, How many RBTs? Statistics.
D.R.A.I.C.H- Banishing the Daemons- by Malevion - written in Mar 02, 2010
Strengths & Weaknesses of the Daemon, Specific Threats and how to cope with them, Daemon tricks, Our units and how they fare, General Strategies
D.R.A.I.C.H.-Waging Woodland War: Flaming the Wood Elves- by Stonecutter - written in Feb 26, 2010
Woodies' Shooting, Forest Spirits, Spites & Kindreds; and Mobility. Their Limited Close Combat, Vulnerable Characters and Units, and Magic Offence. Druchii tactics in all phases, tunig a list. WE special characters. Sethayla combat avoidance/shooting build. Written with Tethlis, Malevion & Auere, 4 strategists working together, Woodies stand no chance.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - RXB men, the modest shooters- by Calisson - written in Feb 23, 2010
How many? Why shields? Command? Use terrain. Go in melee. The large RXB unit. Priority targets. Comparison with other shooters.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Cool Shades in the woods- by Calisson - written in Feb 16, 2010
Description of this agile but frail shooting/melee unit - settings, tactics, comparisons.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Taming the Horse Lords - Beating Bretonnians- by Stonecutter - written in Feb 15, 2010
Know your Enemy (lance formation, characters, special characters, peasants, Cavalry focus, Magic, Psychology ) - Druchii tactics, tuning a list.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Murders in Rue Naggarond: Assassins!- by Thanatoz - written in Feb 01, 2010
Rules & FAQ, 7 Assassin builds & 3 bonus wannabee assassin builds, Mathhammer, The art of warfare and more!
D.R.A.I.C.H. – Chariots not dead! - Special & mounts.- by Calisson - written in Jan 23, 2010
a slow, stupid, sturdy support - Uses and misuses - as character’s mounts - Tactica with a character - An army with chariots. A long one, but it includes two entries.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Lokhir Fellheart, a corsair hero. - by Calisson - written in Jan 13, 2010
Analysis of Lokhir’s stats & properties, compared to a regular Master - In which units & against which armies is Lokhir best?
D.R.A.I.C.H. – The style of a druchii army - by Calisson - written in Dec 12, 2009
Army components: Melee, Agility and Influence - Balanced or specialised armies - Seven different mixes, making the flavour of the army.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Bathing the Druchii way: Cauldron Of Blood - by Thanatoz - written in Nov 18, 2009, viewed 281
- The price to pay, Equipment, 12” bubbles, bolstering the battle line, Disadvantages, Cauldron of Blood vs Hydra Banner, On the field of battle, and even Cauldron conversions!
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Strike the Empire. - by Calisson - written in Nov 05, 2009, viewed 186
- Empire’s gunline, infantry, mobile tin cans, Steam Tank, Priests & Magic, War Altar, characters & monsters, Magic, power lists, Terrain, Best DE units against Empire, How to win more than a game.
D.R.A.I.C.H- High Elf Tactica - by Bounce - written in Oct 18, 2009, viewed 425
- Strengths, Weaknesses, Prince on Star Dragon, units - and how to beat them, Magic Items, Possible Lists to take on a High Elf Army
D.R.A.I.C.H - Battle Standard Bearers - by Thanatoz - written in Oct 13, 2009, viewed 502
- The Death Hag BSB, The Cauldron BSB, The unkillable BSB and other master builds, Magic banners…
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Dark Elf Spears Tactica - by Skilgannon - written in Oct 12, 2009, viewed 681
- Key points regarding our Spears Units, Versus each unit, Working with other units, Summary
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Black Guard FOR DUMMIES. - by Calisson - written in Oct 11, 2009, viewed 699
- Everything: Weaknesses, Strengths, Comparisons, Formations, banners, Magic objects, COB, assassins, Characters, uses, different units - including Kouran.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Need a ride? The footed Master/Dreadlord - by Thanatoz - written in Oct 05, 2009, viewed 277
- Why your character might be a footslogger, Magic items, The bodyguard unit...
D.R.A.I.C.H. Druchii medium cavalry. The DR with shields. - by Calisson - written in Sep 19, 2009, viewed 679
- compared to DR & COK, Specialized use: fast SCR provider, Drawbacks, Best setting, S-DR über-unit, Escort for a cheap Master, Army building with a S-DR unit
D.R.A.I.C.H.- Magic Weapons Summary - by Bounce - written in Sep 11, 2009, viewed 800
- An important thing for any aspiring Druchii General is their choice of Magic Items. This summary gives a comprehensive description of All our Magic items and What situations they are best used for.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - The manticore - by Thanatoz - written in Sep 11, 2009, viewed 508
- Why the manticore? Vulnerability, Army composition, A word on wargear, The hydra-manticore terror bomb, Know thy enemy: a word on tailoring, On the field of battle, Putting theory into practice
D.R.A.I.C.H. The Handbow Corsair tactica. - by Calisson - written in Aug 17, 2009, viewed 592
- 10 RHB corsairs are the best escort available for infantry, especially BG or WE. Here is explained why, in details - and much more!
Deployment-Phase Tactics for the Druchii General - by Dyvim Tvar - written in Aug 06, 2009, viewed 957
- Overview, Principles, General Patterns, Deployment of Specific Troop Types, … alas! Last chapter unfinished.
D.R.A.I.C.H- Cold One Knights Summary - by Bounce - written in Aug 05, 2009, viewed 1409
- Unit Command, Size, Overall Common Setups, Tactics, Weaknesses, Unit Comparisons
D.R.A.I.C.H. :: "Shady Business" - The Shade-Star - by Furgil - written in Aug 05, 2009, viewed 1084
- What is a Shade-Star? Shade-Star Unit Choices, Tactics, Alternative Shade Armies, Example Army Lists
Here's your Help on How to... Witch Elves (quite long...) - by Ehakir - written in Aug 03, 2009, viewed 723
- The Combat Power of Witch Elves, Why not to get Witch Elves, The Armory, Assassins; The Cauldron’s Blessings
D.R.A.I.C.H. :: Math-Hammer : Statistical Dice Analysis - by Furgil - written in Jul 28, 2009, viewed 322
- Tabulated charts for: Leadership, Magic, Shooting, Combat, Hits, wounds, Saves, Flee/Pursuit
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Druchii for the beginner - by Calisson - written in Jun 02, 2009, viewed 831
- designed for new DE players (including former ones who want to resume), who play already Warhammer with another army.
D.R.A.I.C.H. For true beginners: Druchii for the Newbii - by Calisson - written in Jun 02, 2009, viewed 656
- for someone who is learning WarHammer, and is taking dark Elves as his/her first army.
D.R.A.I.C.H. Deploying the terrain by the rules. - by Calisson - written in May 15, 2009, viewed 305
- Effects of categories of terrain, Help & hindrance, how to set up, rules, battlefield areas, Some tips, examples, Make your own for free
Intersite battle, druchii turn 6 - by The Golden Arrow - written in Apr 22, 2009, viewed 450
- A battle fought on the Internet - with very detailed explanations. A treat!
D.R.A.I.C.H. The balance of an army. A theoretical approach. - by Calisson - written in Apr 04, 2009, viewed 936
- Ten defensive strategies, The five (or six) phases, Melee-oriented vs distance-oriented, Adaptation to small armies, Check-list for a balanced army, From theory to practice
Tactics Question of the Week #9 - by Lakissov - written in Mar 12, 2009,
- every week, someone presented an interesting situation with two forces somewhere in the middle of the battle. 9 editions.
The D.R.A.I.C.H. Boot Camp – specialization – best setup for any Druchii unit - by Calisson - written in Mar 08, 2009, viewed 1631
- The "Boot Camp" series evaluates all DE units in their perfornmances: resistance to mass shooting & to a charge, charging, further rounds of melee, with a CoB, with a banner, Shooting, unit’s champions. And cousel for best setting.
MSX = 3 execs + COB = The "Burger Khaine" - by Calisson - written in Jan 30, 2009, viewed 1450
- Development on MSU, the Execs and COB: the MSX concept. army list, Using the MSX army. Discussion (this was more a debate than an article)
Defending Against Enemy Magic -- the Druchii Way - by Dyvim Tvar - written in Oct 24, 2008, viewed 3820
- Scalable Defense - Dispel Dice – When and How to Use Them - Tactical Defense – Mage-Hunting, Screening, and Other Tricks - Special Cases – Vampires, Tomb Kings, Ogres & More
Game-Winning Magic in 7th Edition Warhammer - by Dyvim Tvar - written in Oct 09, 2008, viewed 6715
- Overview - Casting Order - Budgeting Your Power Dice - Arcane Item Selection - Spell Lores - Mounts, Deployment, and In-Game Use of Sorceresses
D.R.A.I.C.H. Movement Phase - by Darluith - written in Sep 03, 2008, viewed 1243
- Agility, or having more movement is a key to this success. Flying, Arc of Vision, Hampering opponent’s movement, Movement Tricks and Rules ...
D.R.A.I.C.H. Best use of Power of Darkness - by Calisson - written in Sep 02, 2008, viewed 1363
- How can I best use PoD to provide the ideal number of power dice? How should I best combine the choice of spells and of PoD, The magic tsunami..
D.R.A.I.C.H Magic Phase Tactica - by Darluith - written in Aug 11, 2008, viewed 1807
- All Lores, Power of Darkness, choosing your Lore, Enemy magic, magic synergy, links... everything!
7th Edition Damage Charts. - by Zeth - written in Aug 07, 2008, viewed 686
- how much a single model will do, a 5 wide unit with champion, when affected by the +1A blessing, when affected by the KB blessing.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Complementary material - by tmr - written in Aug 02, 2008, viewed 2556
- Everything that can help you to win a game although it is not about tactics.
Druchii Tactics Hall of Fame (updated Sept. 12 2007) - by Dyvim Tvar - written in Sep 17, 2006, viewed 12849
- This pre-D.R.A.I.C.H. thread attempts to compile some of the most useful tactics articles and posts of the past.
Most recent on top. Number of views are expressed as of November 20th, 2009.
Drawing by Ming My apologies to the author of this artwork, for not being able to mention who he is for many years.
Here are the well written, long and comprehensive articles about tactics.
D.R.A.I.C.H. Beating Warriors of Chaos- by Red...- written in Apr 07, 2010
Overview, Unit breakdown, Characters and Special Characters, Chaos army themes you are likely to see, Druchii strategies, Druchii general tips, Dark Elf unit merits vs Chaos Armies.
D.R.A.I.C.H.Dwarf tactica, how to open tough, tin cans- by gramash- written in Mar 25, 2010
Dwarves Strengths (Though, Shooting, Close combat, Anti magic), Weaknesses (Movement, Line of sight, Magic), Tactics for DE.
D.R.A.I.C.H How to kill a big mean Ogre v7.0- by Enkiel- written in Mar 24, 2010
Know Your enemy (Strenght, Weakness), Ogre characters & units, Ogre Magic, Psychology, Druchii Tactics, Important Notes
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Druchii Naval Fire support: the RBT.- by Calisson -written in Mar 22, 2010
Shooting with RBTs, best targets, the psychological shot. Protecting the RBTs, Reaction to a charge, Deployment, How many RBTs? Statistics.
D.R.A.I.C.H- Banishing the Daemons- by Malevion - written in Mar 02, 2010
Strengths & Weaknesses of the Daemon, Specific Threats and how to cope with them, Daemon tricks, Our units and how they fare, General Strategies
D.R.A.I.C.H.-Waging Woodland War: Flaming the Wood Elves- by Stonecutter - written in Feb 26, 2010
Woodies' Shooting, Forest Spirits, Spites & Kindreds; and Mobility. Their Limited Close Combat, Vulnerable Characters and Units, and Magic Offence. Druchii tactics in all phases, tunig a list. WE special characters. Sethayla combat avoidance/shooting build. Written with Tethlis, Malevion & Auere, 4 strategists working together, Woodies stand no chance.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - RXB men, the modest shooters- by Calisson - written in Feb 23, 2010
How many? Why shields? Command? Use terrain. Go in melee. The large RXB unit. Priority targets. Comparison with other shooters.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Cool Shades in the woods- by Calisson - written in Feb 16, 2010
Description of this agile but frail shooting/melee unit - settings, tactics, comparisons.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Taming the Horse Lords - Beating Bretonnians- by Stonecutter - written in Feb 15, 2010
Know your Enemy (lance formation, characters, special characters, peasants, Cavalry focus, Magic, Psychology ) - Druchii tactics, tuning a list.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Murders in Rue Naggarond: Assassins!- by Thanatoz - written in Feb 01, 2010
Rules & FAQ, 7 Assassin builds & 3 bonus wannabee assassin builds, Mathhammer, The art of warfare and more!
D.R.A.I.C.H. – Chariots not dead! - Special & mounts.- by Calisson - written in Jan 23, 2010
a slow, stupid, sturdy support - Uses and misuses - as character’s mounts - Tactica with a character - An army with chariots. A long one, but it includes two entries.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Lokhir Fellheart, a corsair hero. - by Calisson - written in Jan 13, 2010
Analysis of Lokhir’s stats & properties, compared to a regular Master - In which units & against which armies is Lokhir best?
D.R.A.I.C.H. – The style of a druchii army - by Calisson - written in Dec 12, 2009
Army components: Melee, Agility and Influence - Balanced or specialised armies - Seven different mixes, making the flavour of the army.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Bathing the Druchii way: Cauldron Of Blood - by Thanatoz - written in Nov 18, 2009, viewed 281
- The price to pay, Equipment, 12” bubbles, bolstering the battle line, Disadvantages, Cauldron of Blood vs Hydra Banner, On the field of battle, and even Cauldron conversions!
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Strike the Empire. - by Calisson - written in Nov 05, 2009, viewed 186
- Empire’s gunline, infantry, mobile tin cans, Steam Tank, Priests & Magic, War Altar, characters & monsters, Magic, power lists, Terrain, Best DE units against Empire, How to win more than a game.
D.R.A.I.C.H- High Elf Tactica - by Bounce - written in Oct 18, 2009, viewed 425
- Strengths, Weaknesses, Prince on Star Dragon, units - and how to beat them, Magic Items, Possible Lists to take on a High Elf Army
D.R.A.I.C.H - Battle Standard Bearers - by Thanatoz - written in Oct 13, 2009, viewed 502
- The Death Hag BSB, The Cauldron BSB, The unkillable BSB and other master builds, Magic banners…
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Dark Elf Spears Tactica - by Skilgannon - written in Oct 12, 2009, viewed 681
- Key points regarding our Spears Units, Versus each unit, Working with other units, Summary
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Black Guard FOR DUMMIES. - by Calisson - written in Oct 11, 2009, viewed 699
- Everything: Weaknesses, Strengths, Comparisons, Formations, banners, Magic objects, COB, assassins, Characters, uses, different units - including Kouran.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Need a ride? The footed Master/Dreadlord - by Thanatoz - written in Oct 05, 2009, viewed 277
- Why your character might be a footslogger, Magic items, The bodyguard unit...
D.R.A.I.C.H. Druchii medium cavalry. The DR with shields. - by Calisson - written in Sep 19, 2009, viewed 679
- compared to DR & COK, Specialized use: fast SCR provider, Drawbacks, Best setting, S-DR über-unit, Escort for a cheap Master, Army building with a S-DR unit
D.R.A.I.C.H.- Magic Weapons Summary - by Bounce - written in Sep 11, 2009, viewed 800
- An important thing for any aspiring Druchii General is their choice of Magic Items. This summary gives a comprehensive description of All our Magic items and What situations they are best used for.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - The manticore - by Thanatoz - written in Sep 11, 2009, viewed 508
- Why the manticore? Vulnerability, Army composition, A word on wargear, The hydra-manticore terror bomb, Know thy enemy: a word on tailoring, On the field of battle, Putting theory into practice
D.R.A.I.C.H. The Handbow Corsair tactica. - by Calisson - written in Aug 17, 2009, viewed 592
- 10 RHB corsairs are the best escort available for infantry, especially BG or WE. Here is explained why, in details - and much more!
Deployment-Phase Tactics for the Druchii General - by Dyvim Tvar - written in Aug 06, 2009, viewed 957
- Overview, Principles, General Patterns, Deployment of Specific Troop Types, … alas! Last chapter unfinished.
D.R.A.I.C.H- Cold One Knights Summary - by Bounce - written in Aug 05, 2009, viewed 1409
- Unit Command, Size, Overall Common Setups, Tactics, Weaknesses, Unit Comparisons
D.R.A.I.C.H. :: "Shady Business" - The Shade-Star - by Furgil - written in Aug 05, 2009, viewed 1084
- What is a Shade-Star? Shade-Star Unit Choices, Tactics, Alternative Shade Armies, Example Army Lists
Here's your Help on How to... Witch Elves (quite long...) - by Ehakir - written in Aug 03, 2009, viewed 723
- The Combat Power of Witch Elves, Why not to get Witch Elves, The Armory, Assassins; The Cauldron’s Blessings
D.R.A.I.C.H. :: Math-Hammer : Statistical Dice Analysis - by Furgil - written in Jul 28, 2009, viewed 322
- Tabulated charts for: Leadership, Magic, Shooting, Combat, Hits, wounds, Saves, Flee/Pursuit
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Druchii for the beginner - by Calisson - written in Jun 02, 2009, viewed 831
- designed for new DE players (including former ones who want to resume), who play already Warhammer with another army.
D.R.A.I.C.H. For true beginners: Druchii for the Newbii - by Calisson - written in Jun 02, 2009, viewed 656
- for someone who is learning WarHammer, and is taking dark Elves as his/her first army.
D.R.A.I.C.H. Deploying the terrain by the rules. - by Calisson - written in May 15, 2009, viewed 305
- Effects of categories of terrain, Help & hindrance, how to set up, rules, battlefield areas, Some tips, examples, Make your own for free
Intersite battle, druchii turn 6 - by The Golden Arrow - written in Apr 22, 2009, viewed 450
- A battle fought on the Internet - with very detailed explanations. A treat!
D.R.A.I.C.H. The balance of an army. A theoretical approach. - by Calisson - written in Apr 04, 2009, viewed 936
- Ten defensive strategies, The five (or six) phases, Melee-oriented vs distance-oriented, Adaptation to small armies, Check-list for a balanced army, From theory to practice
Tactics Question of the Week #9 - by Lakissov - written in Mar 12, 2009,
- every week, someone presented an interesting situation with two forces somewhere in the middle of the battle. 9 editions.
The D.R.A.I.C.H. Boot Camp – specialization – best setup for any Druchii unit - by Calisson - written in Mar 08, 2009, viewed 1631
- The "Boot Camp" series evaluates all DE units in their perfornmances: resistance to mass shooting & to a charge, charging, further rounds of melee, with a CoB, with a banner, Shooting, unit’s champions. And cousel for best setting.
MSX = 3 execs + COB = The "Burger Khaine" - by Calisson - written in Jan 30, 2009, viewed 1450
- Development on MSU, the Execs and COB: the MSX concept. army list, Using the MSX army. Discussion (this was more a debate than an article)
Defending Against Enemy Magic -- the Druchii Way - by Dyvim Tvar - written in Oct 24, 2008, viewed 3820
- Scalable Defense - Dispel Dice – When and How to Use Them - Tactical Defense – Mage-Hunting, Screening, and Other Tricks - Special Cases – Vampires, Tomb Kings, Ogres & More
Game-Winning Magic in 7th Edition Warhammer - by Dyvim Tvar - written in Oct 09, 2008, viewed 6715
- Overview - Casting Order - Budgeting Your Power Dice - Arcane Item Selection - Spell Lores - Mounts, Deployment, and In-Game Use of Sorceresses
D.R.A.I.C.H. Movement Phase - by Darluith - written in Sep 03, 2008, viewed 1243
- Agility, or having more movement is a key to this success. Flying, Arc of Vision, Hampering opponent’s movement, Movement Tricks and Rules ...
D.R.A.I.C.H. Best use of Power of Darkness - by Calisson - written in Sep 02, 2008, viewed 1363
- How can I best use PoD to provide the ideal number of power dice? How should I best combine the choice of spells and of PoD, The magic tsunami..
D.R.A.I.C.H Magic Phase Tactica - by Darluith - written in Aug 11, 2008, viewed 1807
- All Lores, Power of Darkness, choosing your Lore, Enemy magic, magic synergy, links... everything!
7th Edition Damage Charts. - by Zeth - written in Aug 07, 2008, viewed 686
- how much a single model will do, a 5 wide unit with champion, when affected by the +1A blessing, when affected by the KB blessing.
D.R.A.I.C.H. - Complementary material - by tmr - written in Aug 02, 2008, viewed 2556
- Everything that can help you to win a game although it is not about tactics.
Druchii Tactics Hall of Fame (updated Sept. 12 2007) - by Dyvim Tvar - written in Sep 17, 2006, viewed 12849
- This pre-D.R.A.I.C.H. thread attempts to compile some of the most useful tactics articles and posts of the past.
Most recent on top. Number of views are expressed as of November 20th, 2009.