2250 VC for GT's. Please comment

[william matthews]

Lord
Sword of Might
MoBA
Crown
Mag Lev
Avatar
Book
Lord of Dead

King
Nightshroud
Sword of Kings

Vamp
Etheral
BSB

Vamp
Hellsteed
Balefire Spike
Hauberk
Periapt
Summon Creatures

15x Skeles , Standard
15x Skeles , Standard
20x Ghouls
6 Black Knights , Champ,(Standard,Undead Legion)
4 Blood Knights , (Standard,Flame)
3 Wraiths , Banshee
13 Grave Guard , (Standard , Hate)
3 Fell Bats
5 Dire Wolfs

Plan is to dominate one flank and refuse the other.

Lord and King join grave guard, the king answering challanges for the boss.
Hellsteed to flap away with the bats.
BsB to float with the wraiths lingering with the black knights or the lord.

What are peoples thoughts?

Blah!

 

[Yanda]

I like the list, I would try to get that GG unit up to 15 or 16 models but I dont know where you would get the points.

 

[Xaret]

Maybe sacrifice a few ghouls, say 6, so you can get a 14 (2 rank 7 wide) full unit. Then if you wiggle the list a bit you can give someone summon ghouls.

I understand what you're doing with the BSB, but I don't like it. 50 points is a lot in this small an army, and I think you'd be better off putting it somewhere else. The wraiths will generally not be in the middle of the fight, which is where your BSB needs to be. If you like the *floaty* idea, maybe give him a nightmare, or the talisman of the lycni and have him run around your main units. he could then act as a caster helping IoN those units above their starting size.

That's my idea anyways, it's a good list, let us know how you get on!

 

[Skarsnik the Lord]

Looks solid, but I'd take great weapons for Grave Guards because there's only 13 of them... And I'd buff the unit size into 14. Royal Standard of Strigois might be quite risky for a such pricey unit like this, it can be baited easily, so Banner of the Barrows could be safer choice. And steed for the King is very good choice, indeed.

I agree with Xaret, I wouldn't use Spectral Form. BSB should be in the middle of the table, and I think 3 Wraiths (+ the Vampire) shouldn't be there. Ethereal Vampire is cool choice, but still it's quite risky. Instead of ethereality I'd choose Dread Knights and Walking Death/Infinite Hatred.

Unfortunately Hellsteed Vampire can't join Fell Bats - no character may do so. But Hellsteed is good anyway. Points then. If you add one GG, steed for the King and great weapons and change Hate banner into Barrows and BSB:s powers, you need 56 points. Dropping Fell Bats could be one choice, but then Summon Creatures of Night is waste of points.

Good luck in the tourney, let us know how the games went.

 

[william matthews]

I'm married to my ghost vampire BSB, it does feel like the week link but the converted brettonian I painted just looks way to nice.

I like the Ghouls idea. i'll give it a try thanks.

 

[william matthews]

First Place overall at Vancouver GT. Thanks for the comments.

The BSB Etheral vampire with wraiths and banshee trashed two armies flanks and killed a carnasour. A factor in every game it looks weak on paper but unit was very flexible and deadly in games, give it a try.

Peace all I'm off to Vegas.

 

[Larro]

Congrats! I'll be seeing you in Vegas.

- Larry

 

[Humaneater]

I like the list on the whole, but apart from the aforementioned ethereal on the vampire (which I'd not reccommend either), the only problem I see is a lack of synergy with your core choices. I'd take more ghouls, over the skellies, because a) I love em and b) Your list seems more combat oriented than magic and defense.