help with list vs. Dwarf

[etancross]

We have a challenge board going on at our local GW and the Dwarf player that i beat down a few weeks ago just challenged me. I think he will be gunning for me this time.

I got really lucky last time plus we both made some mistakes so this time I want to make sure I have a good solid list to take on some Dwarfs to make sure im not going to get blasted off the board so this is what I came up with so any help or advice would be appericated GREATLY!

Necrarch Vampire Lord
General; Necrarch; Barding;
Level 3 Upgrade; Hand Weapon; Undead
Nightmare
Spell Familiar
Ring of the Night
Nehekhara's Noble Blood


Necromancer
Barding; Level 2 Upgrade;
Hand Weapon; Undead
Nightmare
Talisman of Protection


Lord of the Barrows
Wight Lord
Barding; Hand Weapon;
Lance; Heavy Armor; Undead
Nightmare
Enchanted Shield
Crown of the Damned


Banshee
Ethereal; Undead

Spirit Host
3 Spirit Host
Ethereal; Swarm; Undead


5 Black Knights
Standard Bearer Std; Barding;
Hand Weapon; Lance;
Heavy Armor; Shield; Undead
Hell Knight
Barding; Hand Weapon;
Lance; Heavy Armor; Shield
Banner of the Barrows
Nightmares

19 Skeletons
Musician Mus; Hand Weapon;
Light Armor; Shield; Undead
Skeleton Captain
Hand Weapon; Light Armor; Shield


3 Bat Swarm
Causes Fear; Flyer; Swarm


22 Zombies
Hand Weapon; Undead

22 Zombies
Hand Weapon; Undead

Giant

 

[WEEVILWOOD]

as my main opponents are dwarfs, and i have used necrarchs befor against them might i surgest you maximise on the vampires spell casting powers.

You might want to drop the wightlord for a thrall with noble blood and a barded steed, you have a fighter character that can aid out in spell casting, or even equiping the thrall with dark acolyte and the book of arkhan will give you a boost to your knights.

i would lose the ethereal units as dwarf artilary can be magical and will jut them to shreds. bat swarms are going to be a points sink as they are blow from the sky (well two feet from the ground) and wont get there points back excangfe them for 3 fell bats to take out the artilary crews. and use the freed up 405pts to sink back into a unit of grave guard with the doom banner and halberds, to take on the heavy dwarf units. for the points saven on 2batwarms, 3 spitet hosts and a banshee you could get a unit of of around 25 Grave gurad with halbers, full command and the banner.

but you have a good core of zombies and they will be the key to breaking them. so keep them big!

 

[The Dark Lord Mr Fluffy]

Ya might also try to make the black knights unit bigger, because they will probably get wiped out by Combat Resol-thingy (meh), but using them to flank the stuntys while they're stuck against a massive horde of zombies (who are dying in droves) could just tip the battle in your favour

P.S. Units of 40 zombies are the future!