magebonreve
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Warhammer player since 1989. From Belgium. Looks like a beer publicity ;-)
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Post by magebonreve on Jul 25, 2023 20:14:51 GMT
Hi, I will play friday for the very first time against vampire counts with my dark elf army. I normally play chaos and can cope with etheral units, fear/terror (daemons are immune) and even hordes of skeletons.
My opponent loves to field etheral cavalry, some banchees, bat swarms and a unit of six vargheists to attack artillery or block fast cavalry in addition to big blocks of skeletons :-)
What I fear with my dark elves is that shooting is ineffective against hordes of undead that will resurrect... Of course, executionners and other elite units are very nice with their always strike first and high strength.
I would field two hydras, two or more ballists, two wizards to counterbalance the level of sorcery of the undead and a maximum of magic items to fight the etheral units.
Any ideas are welcome!
Have a good evening - Pascal
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Post by grandmasterwang on Jul 26, 2023 6:27:48 GMT
I think you should be ok from your post.
Beware of the banshee screams at your low leadership Hydras!
For lore selection choose one with magic missiles for his ethereal and the 25 point Ruby ring of ruin for fireball bound spell is a good choice.
Goodluck and have fun!
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magebonreve
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Warhammer player since 1989. From Belgium. Looks like a beer publicity ;-)
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Post by magebonreve on Jul 26, 2023 8:33:41 GMT
thanks for your answer! I will post a report and some pictures.
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Post by vulcan on Jul 28, 2023 0:43:10 GMT
Warlocks. Yeah, they're OPP. They're also very effective.
Witches will tear through skeletons like a chainsaw through butter, but they will take heavy casualties. Corsairs will do the trick more slowly, but take fewer casualties.
Lore of Fire, with the spell that makes a unit deliver magical attacks, can be HUGE to swing a battle with etherials.
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Post by brigada75 on Aug 22, 2023 9:14:19 GMT
Corsairs, 10 x Darkshards with Flaming Banner, 2 x Reaper Bolt Thrower. Keep the Hydra under the General bubble ; )
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