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Well here is my take on it. A the moment you can bring what you want to the table. So units that were previously under powered such as Giants, Gorgers, Shadow Warriors , etc... As soon as you start restricting what people take it confines the possibilities in the game. Someone who brings 3 Dragons a...

The funny thing about AoS is you get to use models that were gathering dust on your shelves which I think is a positive. Under 8th Ed the High Elf army book was great because you got to use nearly all the troops in the book and still create a competitive army. Which is why I considered the HE book t...

Play balance (this is something that will need to be worked on) As a starting point maybe trying the Battalions, Cohorts or whatever other name is given at the end of each War Scroll. I am unsure of whether these are balanced groups of troops or not when comparing different armies. Along with this ...

Hi all Don't underestimate the Brets. They have won a number of Tournaments in the UK, USA and Australia during 2013-2014. Although the Bret troops are over-costed they are still pretty good if used correctly as mentioned above. Usually this will mean multiple lances concentrating on one of our unit...

I fought 2 x 8 Leadbelchers in a Tournament a few years back (vs. former Australian Master, ETC player Chris Cousins). I was using Dark Elves with a Level 4 on Shadow. I spent a few turns with Miasma on the Ballistic Skill of one Leadbelcher unit of 8 which made it a lot less effective. I was gettin...

Hi Swordy great report as always An interesting match up HE vs. HE as the armies were so different from each other. As you said yourself charging the SM's and DP's in at the same time meant that his Phoenix got easy combat res off the SM's. The solo DP's in the flank were more likely to win even if ...

If I see a Hellpit in the Skaven list I see it as free points. Once wounded by Flaming the Abom cannot come back to life again. Magic: Fireball and/or Ruby Ring this depends on the Lore of Magic you are using. Shooting: Sisters, archers/Reavers + RBT's 2 rounds of shooting should kill it. Close Comb...

Looking forward to the Batreps as always.

Looking forward to tales of glory from the Eagle Noble

Hi Swordmaster I also read Seradain's post and his army list is really solid and has some great ideas re: MSU builds, but it comes in at like 7.3 under Swedish making it difficult to adapt for Cancon without dropping a character. I played around with it and got it to this but it loses the whole play...

One thing you could do is drop the RBT's and the Musicians from the Reavers (fast cavalry don't really need this) and add in a Frost Phoenix.

Your Prince on Star Dragon is vulnerable to Searing Dooms with only a 4+ Ward while with Dragon Armour he has a 2+ save vs. fire based attacks.

akorndr2 wrote:yeah whitle lions die to wood elf shooting as most of it is magical those lion cloaks dont help much lol

Give them the Banner of World Dragon and they are very survivable .

Great first post as mentioned above. Most tables I play have pre-set terrain similar to Tournies our club games generally ignore the Magical Terrain but we have used these features in the past. As you have touched on the style of army you use will help determine which terrain features are advantageo...

Hi SM your Batreps are interesting as always. I was just wondering how you will tweak? change this list for your next Tourney? I like your idea of Charmed Shield and Golden Crown on Eagle Nobles for extra defence. What is the verdict on the Eagle Riders? will they stay in the list? I think they prov...

I agree with what Curu has stated about the WE competitive builds. Where I play a lot of the Tournies are uncomped but we have had a few Swedish Comp one's last year. Firstly in my opinion the best WE builds tend to be shooty avoidance with strong Magic and a counter punch in the form of Wild Riders...

Some other builds and ideas here.

http://www.ulthuan.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=56956

Hi SM and Ian

Ye the Tourney is uncomped let me know how you would make it stronger for a MSU style of list.

Ye sorry SM still tweaking the list just put in the basics. Lords 255 Army General: Level 4 Metal Achmage, Ruby Ring, Golden Crown Heroes 487 Noble BSB, Barded Steed, HA, Dragon Helm Dawnstone, Potion Foolhardiness, Lance, Shield Noble Eagle, Dragon Armour, Enchanted Shield, Ogre Blade, Luckstone Lv...

5 Games over 2 days. 50% Lords
Blood and Glory, 2x Battlelines, Meeting Engagement, Dawn Attack

Uncomped in Tassie not sure I can make it so playing around with lists. No end times stuff though.

Lords Army General: Level 4 Achmage, Power Scroll (Metal, High, Life or Shadow not sure Lore as yet) Heroes Noble BSB, Barded Steed, HA, Dragon Helm Dawnstone, Lance, Shield Noble Eagle, Dragon Armour, Enchanted Shield, Ogre Blade, Luckstone 180 Lvl 1 Steed, Scroll, Kaine's Ring Core 630 15 Archers...

Swordmaster Regarding Wood Elves The Waywatchers are my number one target when fighting WE's. They need to be dealt with to save our expensive cavalry troops. This is one reason my Silverhelms may be out of my new lists and archers back in to assist the Magic and RBTs. They will also provide more (c...

Ye true Swordmaster,

I am having trouble keeping up with the new challenges but I think Wood Elves is one particular threat that MSU HE's have trouble with as small units can be Magicked and shot off quite easily unless given a degree of protection.

Swordmaster you have inspired me to try MSU HE's again The last MSU HE game I had I almost lost to WE's as they shot off my Silverhelms with Way Watchers. Then proceeded to destroy most of my army if the game had gone more than 6 turns I would have lost. I might take another look at at MSU/MMU High ...

Hi Swordmaster Yes 2 of the Swedish guys are also on out of the Box an interesting listen while painting. I think one of the reasons Elves are good for MSU is their speed. Demons also as Curu says ItP and quite powerful units. MSU is my preferred playing style but I find time can be an issue at Tour...

Thanks for the link Swordmaster Interesting game to see though a bit slow to watch. I guess in the hands of the best players MSU works well as they tend to not make many mistakes. Not sure if you have seen the Swedish ETC guys Youtube casts, here is the link in case. warhammer outside of the box. ht...

MSU is is a style which is fun to use especially with Elves and Daemons. Like all play styles it has its good and bad match ups. Is it optimal? probably not it is a very precise form of play and errors can cost games more so than larger block armies. Also harder to play due to the number of moving p...

Great Batreps as always.

Just wondering if you are happy with your eagle Noble builds? what would you do to tweak these guys builds?

Defeating Skaven. Kill their General and BSb then their Leadership folds. If the Grey Seer is the Army General then you also wipe out their Magic phase. Dealing with Hellpits Magic: Fireballs, Ruby Ring Shooting: hit it with Sisters then shoot with Boltthrowers, and archers Close Combat: Banner of ...

A Level 4 on Metal will help vs. armor

Defeating Skaven. Kill their General and BSb then their Leadership folds. If the Grey Seer is the Army General then you also wipe out their Magic phase. Dealing with Hellpits Magic: Fireballs, Ruby Ring Shooting: hit it with Sisters then shoot with Boltthrowers, and archers Close Combat: Banner of ...