1000 point doubles tourney

[Helvegr]

Myself and a friend are going into a GW doubles tourney. Its 1000 points for each of our armies for a 2000 point total. They told me that since we were coming pre-formed we could use a lord. My friend is bringing dark elves, and we are looking for most of our strength to be in close combat.

Here is what i'm thinking of bringing to the table.

Vampire Lord
level 3 upgrade
Blood Drinker
Walach's Bloody Hauberk
Dread Knight
Infinite Hatred
Red Fury

20 Grave Guard
Great weapons
Standard Bearer w/ Banner of the Barrows

Necromancer on Corpse Cart
Unholy Lodestone

5 dire wolves
Doom Wolf

Total 1000


I'm still very new, so any feedback would be great.

 

[Xurren]

Dont you still have to meet the 2 min core choices?

 

[Helvegr]

Dont you still have to meet the 2 min core choices?

Its actually 3 core at 2000 pts, and I think those are going to come from my buddy's army, as I don't have any core in this build.

 

[theshadows]

My friend is bringing dark elves, and we are looking for most of our strength to be in close combat.

I always thought that since what Vampire counts lack is ranged support, why not get your friend to bring cross bow men and bolt throwers, while you take a casty Vamp or two and summon hordes of zombies, slowing your opponents down as you tear them apart at range.

- just a thought...

 

[Helvegr]

if I engage them with zombies, wouldn't that negate our ability to shoot at them? Unless we could get everybody on the flank.

 

[Ergo-Sum]

I think the idea is that you use zombies or fell bats to match block or redirect one flank. Then if they are charged you can redirect the enemy units away, as they are rubbish they will die but the enemy units will over run off in the wrong way, allowing you even more shooting.

If you're going to run a combat focused army, then I'd look to get your lord in a load of calvary, probably black knights, and then shoot forwards. I think on this build I'd look to combine him with the black knights banner, which could give him hatred, so you could drop that. Or look to get dread lance and walking death. Maybe then the crown of the damned, as its (some what!) less of a worry to go stupid in a combat lord.

It would be useful to know the rough list your ally is going to bring, as you'll need a degree of fit and support between the two lists.