Naestra and Arahan- Sisters of Twilight
Contributors:
Remind,
Cyric the Mad
Strengths- Sister-Twins rule
- Master of Wild rule
- Bow of Arahan
- Bow of Naestra
- Lots of wounds spread across models
- Special mounts - Dragon or the Eagle
- Viable in smaller games with the eagle
- Fly (if mount is alive)
- Dragon mount comes with his own special set of rules Large target,Terror,Fly,Poison Breath, Scaly Skin(3+)
Weaknesses- Very expensive (mostly because of the dragon)
- Special character, so no weapons items armor or spites
- They cannot be the general
- Dragon mount takes a hero slot
- No armor or ward saves at all (for the sisters)
- Both sisters are pulled in during a challenge which can tend to be problematic
Uses and Tactics
The sisters can be used in a number of ways:
- The sisters can draw ranged fire with little fear of long turn damage. Both sisters must be killed in the same phase. If at the end of any phase either sister is alive, both characters are returned to their starting wounds. Remember that they are fragile characters, so dishing out enough hurt to bring them both down in a single phase is not impossible. The mount does not benefit from this special rule – if the mount dies, the Sisters become skirmishers, making them vastly more vulnerable.
- They can clean up or help clean up small units. The unit (Sisters and Mount) is strong enough physically and ranged to where if a small unit or a fleeing unit gets away from you the sisters can be right there to help with clean up. This must be done carefully - you don't want to put yourself in a dangerous situation to be counter charged by a lot of units or put yourself in range of lots of projectiles.
- Going Hunting- same with small units but going after war machines and other loose characters. The same set of guidelines would apply with this as above - be smart about it. Don't put yourself in a bad place if you don't have to.
- Support Support Support - this applies mostly if the Sisters are mounted on the dragon. The Forest Dragon is a large creature, which means you can see over most things within reason. With this you can use your sisters to jump into a fray from behind or help a unit brace for a charge by helping dwindle its attackers down - possibly taking it out before it even gets there. As there is always a downside large creatures make it easier to hit so while helping a unit going to be charged make sure not in range of a ranged unit and stay behind the unit to be charged if possible or if on the dragon use the terror effect to your advantage. If you plan on jumping into a fray maker sure the enemy unit doesn't have a commander or character in it that will pose a threat to the sisters with no armor or ward save it ends up bad if you get hit to many times.
- Blocking war machines - The Sisters can be used as a march blocker early on. Using the Sisters in this way may not be easy and you will want to be extremely cautious while doing so.
- With the bow of Arahan and the dragon's breath you can effectively use the sisters as a highly mobile war machine. Naestra's bow will hold units in place, making them further targets for your other ranged attacks. These attacks look good on paper, but they can be extremely situational. If you choose these tactics, be extremely careful because these moves are a bit more risky than the others - one wrong move and you have just given your enemy a lot of VP's!
Being a high-cost unit that requires practice to use well, using it in an important match may be a gamble. The high cost of this unit dictates that at least part of your overall strategy be based around its inclusion. However, once mastered this unit could be one of the most deadly in your force. This unit can be used in smaller games if taken with the eagle instead of the dragon; the forest dragon mount is not recommended in games with less than 3,000pts. The Great Eagle mount could be used in 2,000pt games, but the effectiveness of the unit decreases disproportionately to the points saved. The Sisters are vastly better with a Forest Dragon mount.