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Originally Posted by King Ulrik Flamebeard TBH I'm not that bothered with the Dispel scrolls, as the army is infantry they'll be moving towards combat quickly and once there my dispel dice should be high enough to stop most magic. Also I could just add the DS to the great shaman. |
Well, look at it this way, another dispel scroll is additional insurance that your infantry line gets to their intended targets. On 5 DD and one scroll a typical 2k opposing force will have a minimum of 6 power dice, going up to a potential 12 (not including magcal item dice). You would need to stop 2-3 turns worth of magic to get near your foes, another scroll will help you to dispel the spells that will damage you the most. The Itty Ring is still something you should take IMO, it's great for anoying your foe and picking out characters in units.
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Originally Posted by King Ulrik Flamebeard Adding fanatics I'm sure of, while most say six isn't many I'm unsure. Yes they'll do lots of damage but they also push my cheapish NGs units up by another 25pts each, they stand a good chance of being a sacrifical unit and the more costly they are the worse for me. |
6 is the limit I think. If you're worried about costs how about a sneaky gobbo twist on the age old cup and ball" trick? Have one unit only with a full compliment of 3 fanatics, no faatics in the other. Mark which unit has the fanatics underneath the movement tray so it's a legitimate. This way, you can have you opponent second guessing themselves about which gobbo unit has them, and they may well focus their fire on the unit without them!
That will save you 25 pts too!
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Originally Posted by King Ulrik Flamebeard I have thought about increasing these, more squigs is what I want. Less I'll need more herders but IMO they're less important, squigs are fun. ^_^ |
True, and seeing that you're focussed on fun with this army, if you want them to go crazy earlier, keep the herder / squig ratio as is.
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Originally Posted by King Ulrik Flamebeard Yep, was considering using the trolls as a flanking/shock unit. Dead centre of the battle line will have my opponents worried a bit. |
Excellent, they serve well in this role. Just be wary of flame cannons, warp flamethrowers, and lore of fire!
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Originally Posted by King Ulrik Flamebeard I suppose, but is four units horde-y enough? |
Yeah, definitely. Don't forget you have your unruly squig herd in there too as a block unit, that will be large enough IMO.
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Originally Posted by King Ulrik Flamebeard I did consider BOs but I thought the small unti would be terribly vunerable and easy pickings, especially with GWs. |
You'd be surprised, people would rather pick off the night goblins before black orcs most of the time - fear of fanatics is a beautiful thing!
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Originally Posted by King Ulrik Flamebeard Kinda figured this, just checking because I've seen people say the FC is pointless and is an easy 100vps (banner). |
Bah! Silly snots, at Ld 8 (with your orc general in range) it's a must. And yes, it is an easy 100 vp, but it can make the difference in winning / losing a CR, so your chances of getting an opposing unit's banner is increased as well (especially with flank support from giants / trolls).
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Originally Posted by King Ulrik Flamebeard Thanks for the comments from all, keep them coming but this is my first draft list. I will knock up a few others, but this army is for fun and won't see action but occassionally as I suck with my dwarfs. So I have plenty of time to add other stuff to it for options, but I just need a fun looking list for the event I'm taking part in.
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No problem at all KU, keep the updates coming, good luck with the modelling.