Ulthuan

I personally rarely consider it for the sisters (at least over RoR+Loadstone / BotSF) because if positioned correctly they can threaten to nullify most magic missiles entirely with evasive and don't get targeted all that often as a result (especially with viletide, at 15" range that shaman need...

Well I did find it: p.345 "Units that are in a Marching Column, engaged in combat or fleeing cannot charge." Same wording as all the other spells etc. in this specific instance, but it's in the Quick Reference sheet, which iirc has some other wrong stuff in it as well, so probably best to ...

I could have sworn there was a sentence where the rulebook simply stated units in marching column "cannot charge" as well, but I probably misread then.

It feels a bit like GW designers aren't sure what to do with elves and how to make them fun and distinct. With T3 infantry based lists, there's a very thin line between gets stomped into the ground and being so strong no one can actually hit you. And it feels like GW is leaning towards the former i...

Well they did errata the berserker blade (for whatever reason) so maybe we get lucky and they change the thing's effect to a full rank and reduce its price to 50pts one day. Though seeing as how every FAQ question for HE has been answered thus far I'm half expecting them to specify that you actually...

I generally like it, the two things I would personally change would be: - Drop the Banner of Balance for either more white lions, veteran on the white lions or the lion banner (Ensuring that the big unit that wants to engage scary monsters doesn't die to a failed terror check (it has happened to me ...

So one thing that bugged me a bit about the previous version of the list was the lack of a general with decent Ld (technically it only really matters for the sea guard and the occasional terror check on redirectors, but I'm not too keen to fail either of those). Now since the format basically makes ...

Same here, I tend to default to 7+ so the occasional unlucky 1 and magic missile bs doesn't just take the unit out of the game. 8 is arguably ideal pointswise, now the unit strength is maximal while not giving up points until reduced to 1 model.

Therefore any unit in the front arc within that distance is declarable as a charge *even if there's no way you can complete it*. Impetuous requires the unit to be able to declare a charge. You cannot declare an impossible charge (aka one "the unit cannot possibly complete") per p.119. So ...

Impetuous units only need to test once there's at least one valid charge targe within their max declarable range (11" for our infantry, 17" for dragon princes, 19" for sun dragons), and only if there's a chance for them to complete the charge (from the faq I think). E.g. if there's an...

Since I've enjoyed the list quite a bit, from both a gameplay and thematic standpoint I tried to scale it up to 2000pts with the models I've got painted to see whether it would be a contender for the next tournament (instead of the Eataine-themed army I discussed in another thread. Same rules essent...

I really don't like them either (but might also be a skill issue on my part). The one thing I was able to pull off somewhat regularly tho is forming "flee highways" in skirmish formation when used in combination with an agressive army. Basically have them slip through gaps and march behind...

With a Sword of Hoeth and a combat mage I'd reccomend Illusion with intent to get Spectral Doppelgänger, Miasmic Mirage and Glittering robe, maybe Column of Crystal. This allows you to counteract enemy movement so your swordmasters can more easily avoid getting charged by things that threaten them a...

I'd say bring a mage, even just for dispelling purposes. Most of their spells are pretty nasty (devious magic missile, double move makes them decently mobile, rerolling/improving armour saves makes them too tough to reliably kill for most things in our list). I'd personally go High or Dark magic for...

Looks pretty good -- Only thing I would think about is taking more Sea Guard before adding on Razor Standard. I think the breakeven is something like 24 Sea Guard. Personal preference. Let us know how you get on! Kind regards, Axiem That's a fair point, I didn't do so this time because I knew I was...

Are you sure this is actually in order of releases and not an alphabetically ordered list of all currently planned releases? After looking at it for a minute or two I can't find a single exception on the list that isn't in alphabetical order, both as a whole and within the individual game systems, w...

I'll be playing against bretonnia net week, and since I expect falcon horn is going to be a thing, I figured I might as well theme my list around a caledorian noble riding a flightless sea dragon (and his retinue). Essentially I'm hoping the list will make it pretty difficult to approach without bei...

Even if its capped at +3 like the mortuary cult version is, some three groups of 4 Lv1s each spread across the table with 12 total Viletides at +4 to cast at ~800 points would put a sister deathstar to shame. Having a decent magic missile as a signature along with a rule like this would be a nasty t...

Yeah, when comparing fighty lords I am sometimes at a loss regarding how our Prince (or other elf lords for that matter) have been able of gaining their status as master fighters in the lore. No idea what GW's idea was with the differing fighty lords stats in some cases... As for our characters, I ...

The griffon Prince is very much a support unit. With the Star Lance, you don't want to get bogged down in combat (which I did). However, in this list, the Prince is expected to do a lot of heavy lifting. And he's just not suited to that. What's more, with the limited equipment options, he's a bit f...

Yeah unless they changed the sprue (which they definitely did not) there's 3 guys in there, it just gets really difficult to fit all of them on the chariot (especially when you also put a BT and a sea helm who no longer replaces any crew on there). I had to kitbash one of the seaguard to ride & ...

Looks like I gave the spell too much credit then going off memory. Goes to show how often I use our signature spells.

There's exactly one scenario where having more than one is useful, and it's if you play another Helves player, they pick Vaul's Unmaking, the bearer of the ring can't move outside of 15", the spell goes off successfully and you don't dispell it. Then you still have a backup ring .-. -

I personally don't think the list was maxed out in a competitive sense (which makes it even more impressive that he did so well). There's also a banner of ellyrion on the silver helms (granting them essentially 50% of a rule since they already have the other half) for example. And the razor banner o...

Looks good. I like the idea of the "double eagle bolt thrower" in the sky cutter, with bigs shots s5 multiple wounds and "through through " rule. Just a side note on the above: the eagle-eye BT on the Skycutter does not have through and through (unless you meant that only relatin...

I'd say high magic and battle magic are both valid choices, and it depends on the matchup. High Magic supports the army as a whole by making the cav punch harder, restricting enemy movement and is capable of nuking some counters to the star dragon (e.g. 80 skeleton poison archers) with fiery convoca...

Very nicely put together!

Here's the real question though: How does the banner whose name shall not be spoken perform? Surely a 55pt standard would at least keep up with a 25pt one .-.

Regarding the changed rules, this would also be an option. The skycutter is quite a bit tankier now, the mage not as vulnerable, though there might be a bit of a conflict of interest between combat & casting in the second half of the game, especially with the lack of range self spells and good a...

Thanks a lot for the feedback. Unfortunately the format also counts heavy flying chariots as behemoths (I'm fairly certain this targets the mortis engine, but the mounted skycutter gets caught in the crossfire) which would eat up both my flying character slots, so for that reason I prefer Griffon + ...

I'm currently preparing for a smaller tournament next month and decided to give an eataine-themed list a shot. The rules essentially limit flying behemoths to 1 and remove their magic item, honour etc. allowance when over 400pts (with a generous exception for sun dragons). I already used a sun drago...