Undead Dragons?

[theclash24]

I think this is the right place to post this:

Zombie/Undead dragon...useless or useful? Im thinking about converting one of those neat dragon kits from fantasy...but I dunno if its worth the points and what to put on him and how to kit my army to keep him safe while advancing or what to bring along with the monster...? I have twin vargies in my 2k list, so this would be 2k as well...and im thinking lots of fast attack stuff, like the zombie dragon, maybe a solo vamp with wings, terror etc. and twin vargies as well...lots of fast sweeping stuff, but most of the fast stuff cant really handle themselves well.

 

[Fallen Angel]

IMO no. Its not worth it. The dragon is just to sucky with T5 and will cost you around 750 pts. also, in a 2k game you really need your general in the centre of your army to keep it advancing at an acceptable speed.

One thing to have in mind is that 8th edition is on the doorstep and that it is very likely that you'll only be able to spend 25% of the total points on characters, so in a 2000 list that would be 500 pts. Not much for a vamp lord on dragon..

 

[Sception]

Definitely wait until 8th ed is out and we can see the new character restrictions for ourselves. If 25% max characters goes into effect, then the dragon lord is basically a non-starter.

I've been converting my own out of a plastic GW dragon, an empire general, Balrog wings, and a WotC dracolich D&D model, and that whole project is basically on hold until I can see whether I'll even be able to field it. If I can't run it until 3,000 point games, and even then it's my only hero and general facing down all the artillery options of a 3,000 point army, then I'd really rather not spend more time on it.

 

[Fodderboy]

I have fun with my combat lord on a dragon.
The dragon essentially provides a 3+ ward save vs range attacks, and give -1 to hit in combat. With the Blood Drinker, any hits I take before getting into combat are generally topped up. Then I start laying waste.

Sure it doesn't have the full-on badassery of two breath weapons or T6, but we've got 1 weapon and two spells that can heal it up - one of the reasons undead are relatively pricey to begin with.

Yes he can be insta-gibbed, but so can anything else. Like always, be choosy with your targets.

 

[Sanai]

Remember that the -1 to hit of the dragons ability affects ALL enemies in base to base, no matter what they are trying to hit.

 

[athenscott]

I am just waiting for it's 8th edition to be released. Does anyone has update about it??

 

[Disciple of Nagash]

This is the most upto date news we have:

https://www.vampirecounts.net/thread-9036.html

I would really hold off until it comes out before you spend your money on a dragon that you might never fit in to a 2000pt army due to the percentage limit.