- Jan 8, 2012
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So after playing my first couple of games in this new codex, im honestly considering just throwing in the towel and destroying everything with a hammer. Every game I play is just so one-sidedly frustrating that its not even fun!
So I wanted to ask, before plastic carnage ensued, How do you win with your armies?
Im a 40k guy so I'm used to having all of my units be useful in some way. maybe not always in combat, and with vampires I'm definitely used to crappy combat. The way I run my list right now in 2000 points is with a combat vampire lord who is tooled against units, but could handle himself in a challenge especially with the other tricksters shard. I also have a WK BSB, and two necromancers.
For my units, I have 2 units of 30 skeletons, 30 ghouls, 40 grave guard with BotB, 3 vargheists, 5 black knights, and a terrorgheist.
My problem is that I'm very weak magically, and despite those strong units I have won maybe two combats ever in three games. The game against the high elves an hour ago was just miserable. Mindrazor irresistibly on a horde of spearmen chewed through 25 grave guard, 3 vargheists, and a spirit host. the ensuing cr left me with my vampire, bsb, and 4 grave guard. it was ugly. I wanted to flip the table.:grave:
I'm used to every unit contributing, and though I count on skeletons losing whenever they get stuck in even with flank and rear charges Im just losing miserably. every single game. I do not, however, want to have to resort to some gimmick in order to win a fantasy game. Im not going to run a 150 unit of zombies or something stupid like that because I try and be a good sport. Im not above running the grave guard horde like a death star but it still wouldnt really be fun not caring what happened to the rest of the army and just letting them buzz through everything.
so my question ("Finally!") is how do you guys win your games. What is the deciding factor for you that puts you over the top? is it some gimmick? do you have a broken list that just infuriates everyone you play against? or are you able to take a balanced list and run it well enough that you can pull it off.
I'm new to fantasy, so my concern is that I wont be able to win in this system without some cheese. please prove me wrong, because Im honestly considering scrapping this entire army and going back to raping face with Salamanders
So I wanted to ask, before plastic carnage ensued, How do you win with your armies?
Im a 40k guy so I'm used to having all of my units be useful in some way. maybe not always in combat, and with vampires I'm definitely used to crappy combat. The way I run my list right now in 2000 points is with a combat vampire lord who is tooled against units, but could handle himself in a challenge especially with the other tricksters shard. I also have a WK BSB, and two necromancers.
For my units, I have 2 units of 30 skeletons, 30 ghouls, 40 grave guard with BotB, 3 vargheists, 5 black knights, and a terrorgheist.
My problem is that I'm very weak magically, and despite those strong units I have won maybe two combats ever in three games. The game against the high elves an hour ago was just miserable. Mindrazor irresistibly on a horde of spearmen chewed through 25 grave guard, 3 vargheists, and a spirit host. the ensuing cr left me with my vampire, bsb, and 4 grave guard. it was ugly. I wanted to flip the table.:grave:
I'm used to every unit contributing, and though I count on skeletons losing whenever they get stuck in even with flank and rear charges Im just losing miserably. every single game. I do not, however, want to have to resort to some gimmick in order to win a fantasy game. Im not going to run a 150 unit of zombies or something stupid like that because I try and be a good sport. Im not above running the grave guard horde like a death star but it still wouldnt really be fun not caring what happened to the rest of the army and just letting them buzz through everything.
so my question ("Finally!") is how do you guys win your games. What is the deciding factor for you that puts you over the top? is it some gimmick? do you have a broken list that just infuriates everyone you play against? or are you able to take a balanced list and run it well enough that you can pull it off.
I'm new to fantasy, so my concern is that I wont be able to win in this system without some cheese. please prove me wrong, because Im honestly considering scrapping this entire army and going back to raping face with Salamanders