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Jun 12, 2014
38
What you guys think of this? Opinions more than welcome please:

+ Lords (680pts) +

Strigoi Ghoul King (410pts) [Lore of the Vampires, Red Fury, Wizard Level 1]
Magic Items [BRB - Ogre Blade, BRB - Scroll of Shielding, BRB - Talisman of Preservation]

Tomb King (270pts)
Magic Items [BRB - Armour of Destiny, BRB - Obsidian Blade]

+ Heroes (270pts) +

Liche Priest (130pts) [Lore of Nehekhara, Wizard Level 2]
Magic Items [BRB - Dispel Scroll]

Necromancer (140pts) [Lore of the Vampires, Wizard Level 2]
Magic Items [AB - Staff of Damnation]

+ Core (655pts) +

Crypt Ghouls (510pts) [Champion, 50x Crypt Ghoul]

Dire Wolves (40pts) [5x Dire Wolf]

Dire Wolves (40pts) [5x Dire Wolf]

Zombies (65pts) [Standard Bearer, 20x Zombie]

+ Special (860pts) +

Grave Guard (560pts) [Champion, Musician]
40x Grave Guard [40x Great Weapon]
Standard Bearer [AB - Banner of the Barrows]

Hexwraiths (150pts) [5x Hexwraith]

Hexwraiths (150pts) [5x Hexwraith]
 

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Ghoul
Jun 27, 2014
106
Munich
Usually you take the Dragonbane gem fit the ghoul King. with a magical weapon and a ward a vampire lord is a better choice
on the zombies a musician is more important than the sb (because of the reform).

the rest looks okay in my opinion. however with the 2 big infantry blocks and only that little chaff I'm afraid you will get outmaneuvered.
 

Mad 'At

Dumb enough to work
Staff member
True Blood
Apr 2, 2011
2,378
Grödinge
@Scottishbloke78: I second the note about Dragonbane Gem on the SGK. Giving him 4+ Ward means you are just wasting his regeneration. Dragonbane Gem combos nicely as you get protection from one of the few things Regeneration doesn’t protect against.

Unsure about the Obsidian Blade on the Tomb King. I'm guessing he'll be going with the Grave Guard, and since those are Strength 6 so are unlikely to have a problem with armour. I'd consider the Destroyer of Eternities, although that does leave him a bit unprotected. You could also go with full out defence and fit him with Armour of Silvered Steel or Trickster's Helmet in addition to the freed up Talisman of Preservation.

You could run into trouble from not bringing a lvl4 to do your dispelling. Might be better to just take a Tomb Prince and upgrade the necromancer to lvl4 for that reason. I'm also not quite sure what you hope to achieve with the lvl2 Lore of Nehekharan. A lvl2 necromancer with Death might serve you better.
 
Jun 12, 2014
38
Lore of Nehek is in for the tricks it can provide. Extra attacks plus ward saves on units.
Doesn't dragonbane only give 2+ against flaming? If so surely 4+ ward overall better than 5+ regen??
Obsidian blade for those pesky 1+ armour save units.
 

Mad 'At

Dumb enough to work
Staff member
True Blood
Apr 2, 2011
2,378
Grödinge
I could be mistaken but I do believe that Lore of Nehekharan has many spells that only work on Nehekharan undead.

Well sure, 4+ is better than 5+, but if you buy that one you are wasting his inbuilt regeneration. Just giving him Dragonbane Gem saves you 40 pts and still provides you with a very decent protection, and you can spend a lot more points on making the dude more killy (Other Trickster's Shard is suddenly an option). If you want the 4+ ward save I'd go with a Vampire Lord instead.

A 1+ save turns to 4+ against the Strength 6 of the unit, plus you have Killing Blow ignoring it completely (if up against cav or inf). I don't think that unit would really struggle against those high armour units. 4 attacks that ignore armour save is probably not going to make the difference.
 
Jan 27, 2010
55
Nairobi
I also like the dragon bane gem! This might sound a little out there but put a Necrotect in the unit of Grave Guard or Ghouls. Maybe even both. Hitting on rerolled 2+ or reroll to hit poison attacks?! Good back up if you don't roll to get Vanhel's.
 

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