Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
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Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
So it seems that my brave elves from Cothique will face new foe. Daemons of Nurgle.
Any input and advice is welcome!
At the moment I am planning to take this army. It is more or less what I have in the way of units at the moment.
Besides these I have a unit of 20 Seaguards and 10 warriors with two hand weapons. And an Eagle.
I have other character, among them a prince on griffon.
Characters
Loremaster of Hoeth (General)
Heavy armour & Great weapon
Items: Talisman of Preservation, Crown of Command 315 p
Noble Battle Standard bearer
Heavy armour, two hand weapons
Items: Golden Crown of Atrazar, Amulet of Light 129p
Mage lv2 - High magic
Annulian Crystal 170p
Annointed of Mathlann (Asuryan)
160p
Core
Spears of Mathlann -
29 Spearelves with Full command
Banner of Courage
359p
Waveriders
6 Silver helms with Full command
Banner of Ellyrion 187p
Mistnar wardens
12 Archers with Hawkeye & Musician
164p
Special
The ravenclaw
Repeater bolt thrower
60p
Scions of Chrace
20 White lions with Full command
(BSB goes here)
330p
Fury of Chrace
White lion chariot
110p
Sisters of the Annuli
10 Sisters of Avelorn with High Sister
190
Rare
Wardens of Mathlann
15 "Phoenix Guard" with Full command
(Annointed here)
Banner of Defiance
320p
2499 points total
Any input and advice is welcome!
At the moment I am planning to take this army. It is more or less what I have in the way of units at the moment.
Besides these I have a unit of 20 Seaguards and 10 warriors with two hand weapons. And an Eagle.
I have other character, among them a prince on griffon.
Characters
Loremaster of Hoeth (General)
Heavy armour & Great weapon
Items: Talisman of Preservation, Crown of Command 315 p
Noble Battle Standard bearer
Heavy armour, two hand weapons
Items: Golden Crown of Atrazar, Amulet of Light 129p
Mage lv2 - High magic
Annulian Crystal 170p
Annointed of Mathlann (Asuryan)
160p
Core
Spears of Mathlann -
29 Spearelves with Full command
Banner of Courage
359p
Waveriders
6 Silver helms with Full command
Banner of Ellyrion 187p
Mistnar wardens
12 Archers with Hawkeye & Musician
164p
Special
The ravenclaw
Repeater bolt thrower
60p
Scions of Chrace
20 White lions with Full command
(BSB goes here)
330p
Fury of Chrace
White lion chariot
110p
Sisters of the Annuli
10 Sisters of Avelorn with High Sister
190
Rare
Wardens of Mathlann
15 "Phoenix Guard" with Full command
(Annointed here)
Banner of Defiance
320p
2499 points total
Re: Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
Is the Amulet of Light a Warhammer Armies Project Item? I'm just making sure I have the most up-to-date version. If I remember correctly, that's the item that bestows Magical Attacks, I'm not sure those have a negative effect on Daemons anymore. Let me know if I'm wrong though.
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Re: Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
There is a specific book called Magic items that provide each race with a range of new items, among them Amulet of Light. It gives magical attacks to the hero and unit which is not of any use but it also forces the opponent to re-roll 6:s when taking ward saves.
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Re: Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
As I experiment about with stuff I realize that the Sword of Hoeth might be a great weapon for a fighting character.
Since the daemons of Nurgle have high toughness but no armour having your hits wound automatically is really useful.
Since the daemons of Nurgle have high toughness but no armour having your hits wound automatically is really useful.
Re: Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
Very helpful! I overlooked this. It's wonderful to see some of the classic early-edition items come back. It also raises the power level and theme of our characters significantly... It's nice to have our characters feel powerful in combat and magic again. I felt like that was missing from the standard WAP High Elf book.Ramesesis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:26 pm There is a specific book called Magic items that provide each race with a range of new items, among them Amulet of Light. It gives magical attacks to the hero and unit which is not of any use but it also forces the opponent to re-roll 6:s when taking ward saves.
I agree too that this might be one of the few situations where Sword of Hoeth has good application. Very few Daemons are using heavy armor!
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Re: Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
I am considering trying out a prince on foot with the sword. My cavalry consists of a mere 6 Silver helms and they feel too few to have a prince riding with.
Another alternative is giving the sword to a Loremaster
Another alternative is giving the sword to a Loremaster
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Re: Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
The battle was thight. I lost one of my mages on the first turn courtesy of Reign of Chaos, and later in the game I lost the second one to the same.
We played Dawn attack so we could not really place as we wished. But my opponent got a strong center while my line was strung out and my prince with his White lions ended up on my far right flank.
But in the end I won!
We played Dawn attack so we could not really place as we wished. But my opponent got a strong center while my line was strung out and my prince with his White lions ended up on my far right flank.
But in the end I won!
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Re: Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
Congrats on the win. I think Dawn Attack is usually a tough scenario for HE, since we depend on synergy between units and a tight deployment so much. So well done in pulling it off.
I'm curious to hear how the prince + Sword preformed
I'm curious to hear how the prince + Sword preformed
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Re: Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
The prince and his Sword paid off. He was last elf standing after he and his White lions went toe to toe with unit of plaguebearers, a match up that put the lions at a disadvantage.
Having collected himself he decided to take on the enemy general, a daemon prince. He cut it down in one round and earned the title Daemonslayer
Having collected himself he decided to take on the enemy general, a daemon prince. He cut it down in one round and earned the title Daemonslayer
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Re: Facing daemons of Nurgle in WAP 2500 points
Nice!Ramesesis wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:22 pm The prince and his Sword paid off. He was last elf standing after he and his White lions went toe to toe with unit of plaguebearers, a match up that put the lions at a disadvantage.
Having collected himself he decided to take on the enemy general, a daemon prince. He cut it down in one round and earned the title Daemonslayer
He definitely earned that title. That must have looked epic. I can just picture the deamon prince towering over a lone elven model.
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