Vampire Counts: Army Book Overview

[Aren]

I really like our lore as well and even the last spell, it gives us a bit more offensive power compared with last book lore. Though then I liked Summon Undead Horde, used to be my favourite spell :'( shame we lost it.

I like my VAMPIRE counts army to have a VAMPIRE super mage. I'm not a fan of Necros, call me a fluff obsessed carebear but it reminds me too much of crazed Konrad who had his whole army commanded by necros. I like Lord Aren to be completely self sufficient. Last edition I could, now I can for less power and more points.

 

[The Sun King]

Well I don't care much for fluff - so my opinion is solely based on game mechanics and I do like the fact that MN's are very viable

 

[Aren]

Sure, cheap casters are always nice, the more the merrier. I don't even mind paying all those points for a caster vamp lord only if they did something different. For example, a vampire trait that for every successful dispell you get to raise d3 models in an infantry unit or a wound back on a character. The example there is not OP, I would value it at 30 points but it would be quite fun. MotBA I liked before but now it is really meh. Dark Acolyte, seriously? So +d3 to casting of IoN if you get it through. It makes it slightly harder to dispel, that's it. And a hunger rule for spells. Generally, just more vampiric traits for casters, cc blender lords have really nice and interesting powers, it should be the same for other build types too.

@King- whatever floats your boat for me if the Undead armies were without vampires I would not be playing, hence I don't play TK.

 

[Vipoid]

Sure, cheap casters are always nice, the more the merrier. I don't even mind paying all those points for a caster vamp lord only if they did something different. For example, a vampire trait that for every successful dispell you get to raise d3 models in an infantry unit or a wound back on a character. The example there is not OP, I would value it at 30 points but it would be quite fun. MotBA I liked before but now it is really meh. Dark Acolyte, seriously? So +d3 to casting of IoN if you get it through. It makes it slightly harder to dispel, that's it. And a hunger rule for spells. Generally, just more vampiric traits for casters, cc blender lords have really nice and interesting powers, it should be the same for other build types too.

I agree completely.

I also find it saddening that Hero Vampires are only Ld7, instead of Ld8. The latter would give you the option of taking a master necromancer as your main caster, but having a hero vampire as your general.

 

[rothgar13]

That's probably deliberate, so that you don't have to forcibly make your Vampire the General if he's in the same army as a Hero-level Necro.

 

[Vipoid]

That's probably deliberate, so that you don't have to forcibly make your Vampire the General if he's in the same army as a Hero-level Necro.

Well, tbh, having to make a Hero-Vampire your general over a necromancer hardly seems unreasonable. Especially considering the name of our army...

 

[Jan Von Carstein]

A good writeup, helping with everything related to VC.

 

[SheBeast76]

Love this guide!

I'd like to make a suggestion, for a section of sample lists?

 

[The Sun King]

I've written one but it'll get published in The Invocation(this site's E-Zine) but I don't know when that is. Otherwise you can head over to https://www.vampirecounts.net/Thread-Sunny-s-challenge?page=16 and see if there are any lists that you like there

 

[StavrosVonStrongheim]

This is exactly what I was looking for. As a newly bitten vampire, I thank you from the bottom of my hollow heart!

 

[Alastor]

As someone new to Fantasy gaming, and 8th edition Vamps I found this very helpful. Thanks for taking the time for noobs such as I.

 

[MorgretBonesmasher]

This as a great article to read!