[2000] Blood Dragons (Daemon Legion)

[gingerninja]

Hello all,

I have my first battle coming up for Vampire Counts, against Tzeench Daemon Legion. As these guys are fast and magic heavy, I have chosen the following army, let me know what you think.

Blood Dragon Count (Lv2)
Obisdian Amulet, Master Strike, Heart Piercing, Great Weapon: 341pts

Necromancer (Lv2)
Book of Arkhan: 125pts

Necromancer (Lv2)
Dispel Scroll: 125pts

Necromancer (Lv2)
Dispel Scroll: 125pts

29 Skeletons (Count Here)
Light Armour, Shield
Standard, Musician: 305pts

20 Zombies
Standard, Musician: 175pts

20 Zombies
Standard, Musician: 175pts

5 Dire Wolves: 50pts

5 Dire Wolves: 50pts

7 Ghouls: 56pts

8 Ghouls: 64pts

20 Grave Guard
Full Command: 290pts

3 Fell Bats: 60pts

3 Fell Bats: 60pts

Let me know what you think!!!

P.s. Has anyone else noticed that a vampire with obsidian amulet and cloak of mist and shadows is close to invinsible against normal armies!!!

[DavidWC09]

The Cloak of Mist and Shadows has its downside, a serious one for a vampire expecting to see some combat. Its user can only attack other ethereal creatures. But give the obsidian amulet to a wraith, and then you have a nigh invulnerable character.

The list is solid. I don't know if I'd take a second unit of fell bats unless I knew my opponent's army composition, or had a good idea of it. Otherwise, I'd say it's a very good build.

Are you giving the GG a magic banner?

You should be able to summon scads of skeletons and/or zombies to get in those necessary flank charges.

If he's playing all demon, you should outnumber. That along with the summoning should allow you to work demonic instability in your favor.

Good luck! It's a good list that should serve you well.

[gingerninja]

I believe that his list will look simular to this

Lord of Change

3*16 Horrors (With champion sorcerors)

2*3 Screamers

2 Chariots of Tzeench

This is the army I've seen him use before (ish)
It generates a lot of power and dispel dice, so magic maybe an issue. I wasn't going to give them a banner no, however I am using the 2 fell bat groups to attack his screamers

[bald inquisitor]

maybe some black knights?

The lord of change will be a pain up your ass man, engauge asap.

The chariots should be charged.

The horrors are sucky in CC.

So bascially just engauge all of his units power he engauges you ^_^

Which is y black knights might be a good idea.

[DavidWC09]

Yikes, a greater demon. He'll have your lord beaten on str, toughness, wounds, and initiative. The only advantage you'll have is on weapon skill, but the obsidian amulet should help. Are you thinking of taking your blood dragon toe-to-toe with his lord? If so, I'd drop Master Strike since killing blow won't work on him. If you had points for the sword of striking, or even the sword of might so that you'll wound on 4s instead of 5s. Personally, I'd avoid the thing and try to bog it down in throw away units.

Otherwise, you should be pretty strong, don't you think? You'll have flank charges where he won't. I'd just want a strategy for dealing with those chariots as they're pretty tough.

Good luck with the game. My friend has put the fear of demon armies in me and they can be tough when played well. And yeah, I can see how he will have a lot of magic!

[gingerninja]

Well the game turned out to actually be against an empire gun line!!!, However I managed a winning draw, (won by 258pts). Vanhanse's Dance is kick ass!!!! My blood Dragon killed a wizard Lord and two units, before being cruely cut down by the Hell blaster!!!!

All in all a good game!!