meeper
April 30th, 2008, 23:46
This is my first stab at an empire army. Any tips would be greatly appreciated! I am trying to go for a decent all rounder list.
Lord
Arch Lector on War Altar Mace of Helstrom, Armor of metoric iron- 310
Heroes
Battle Standard Bearer- Full Plate Armor -83
(Goes w/ Great Swords)
Warrior Priest w/ Barded Warhorse, heavy armor, shield, sword of power- 150
Battle Wizard- 1 dispel scroll- 90
Core Units
Knightly Order (5) w/ musician- 123
Knightly Order (5) w/ musician- 123
Swordsmen (25) Musician, Standard bearer-165
Detatchment Unit- Halberdiers (10)- 50
Swordsmen (25) Musician, Standard bearer-165
Detatchment Unit- Halberdiers (10)- 50
Crossbow Unit (10)- 80
Crossbow Unit (10)- 80
Special Units-
Great Swords (19) Full Command- 220
Great Cannon- 100
Great Cannon-100
Rare
Helblaster Rocket Battery - 115
wraith20033
May 28th, 2008, 02:11
Not bad overall. You might want to give your BSB a barded warhorse to increase his survivability (he can still join the greatswords too) Also, if you only want a level one wizard i suggest lore of beasts to give you a decent close combat guy if need be. or fireball is always good!
beiltan2003
May 31st, 2008, 03:17
Arch Lector on War Altar Mace of Helstrom, Armor of metoric iron- 310
i like the guy on the war alter but im not a huge fan of the mace, maybe try sword of sigismund and just try some normal armor rather than the metioric iron, i think you could spend those points better b/c your on the alter, maybe even get dawn armor instead (you could afford it by switching to sigismund) overall though good solid character though make sure not to leave him unsupported, great for undead and or daemons
Heroes
Battle Standard Bearer- Full Plate Armor -83
(Goes w/ Great Swords)
good solid guy, maybe chuck in the war banner or the griffon standard or something if you got a few extra points
Warrior Priest w/ Barded Warhorse, heavy armor, shield, sword of power- 150
again, good, solid, i personally might go with a lance or sword of might and then use the points for something else... doomfire ring or silber horn or soemthing but thats a minor point
Battle Wizard- 1 dispel scroll- 90
stick another dispel scroll on him if you expect to face magic in any large amount
Core Units
Knightly Order (5) w/ musician- 123
Knightly Order (5) w/ musician- 123
no complaints, see if you can squeeze out full command?
Swordsmen (25) Musician, Standard bearer-165
Detatchment Unit- Halberdiers (10)- 50
Swordsmen (25) Musician, Standard bearer-165
Detatchment Unit- Halberdiers (10)- 50
i like swordsmen as a detatchment a bit better as i fell the have more staying power and dont get reduced below five as easily...
Crossbow Unit (10)- 80
Crossbow Unit (10)- 80
no complaints
Special Units-
Great Swords (19) Full Command- 220
Great Cannon- 100
Great Cannon-100
seems fine, against some armies the cannons wont do much, if youre not playing a specific foe and are just making a more general list maybe scrap one of these and try a mortar or some pistoliers for a bit more balance?
Rare
Helblaster Rocket Battery - 115
again, if you know youll be playing really BIG armies (goblins, skaven) its awsome, against small ones then maybe go with the hellblaster instead
overall list looks good, maybe try squeezing a few points to shift some stuff around to make some tweaks