Arming Your Vampire Count's Skeletons

Post by **Grogsnotpowwabomba** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 9:21 pm

All things being considered, what do you find to be the best way to arm your Vampire Count Army Skeletons and why?

I am vascillating between HW + Shield or Spears

Light Armor makes them too expensive in my opinion, but if you disagree please explain why.

Thanks again.

The legion grows...

Rylanar · Post by **Rylanar** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 9:48 pm

light armor is VERY expensive, but i use it only in the main regiment

Kragg the dragon lord · Wed Jan 08, 2003 3:35 am

I like them cheap..... and you can have more of them...

Just like Orcs..

Kragg

Post by **Grogsnotpowwabomba** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 6:39 am

True, but I am thinking that the 1 extra point for spears might be worth taking. It almost doubles their offensive capability, and only slightly reduces their durability.

Its also only 1 point more.

And they definately look cooler with spears.

Hmmm...I have them all sitting here waiting to be equipped and I don't know what to do...

Wed Jan 08, 2003 12:55 pm

spears. they seldom get to charge and they look cool that way just to bad you must have shields *pout*

Post by **Grogsnotpowwabomba** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 2:33 pm

Linda wrote:spears. they seldom get to charge and they look cool that way just to bad you must have shields *pout*

I just saw that Hellish Vigor also allows rerolls of misses in combat.

I'm almost definately going spears now.

Light Armor is a waste though if you ask me. I'm surprised so many have voted for it.

Quasekomiki · Post by **Quasekomiki** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 2:43 pm

I'd say spears too...
Without Van Hell's help they'll rerely charge anyway...

Pheonix · Post by **Pheonix** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 7:42 pm

i usually have the full everything for my main unit with my general in but for the other units i dont have light armour because its a total waste of points (as you pointed out everyone)

Drakfien venomblade · Post by **Drakfien venomblade** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 8:54 pm

I know it's expensive but the thing you need to win with skellies is numbers. I voted for the light armor. With a 4+ save in HTH you have a good chance of having the WS 2 skelly live to get his wimpy strike back. If you arm them with spears they only get a save of 6+ which means that most of your skeletons won't make the save. With light armor 1 in 2 wounds are save with just shield (with spear) only 1 in 6 are saved. For combat resolution it's as important to avoid casualties as it is to cause them.

Post by **Grogsnotpowwabomba** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 11:05 pm

Sargonis wrote:I know it's expensive but the thing you need to win with skellies is numbers. I voted for the light armor. With a 4+ save in HTH you have a good chance of having the WS 2 skelly live to get his wimpy strike back. If you arm them with spears they only get a save of 6+ which means that most of your skeletons won't make the save. With light armor 1 in 2 wounds are save with just shield (with spear) only 1 in 6 are saved. For combat resolution it's as important to avoid casualties as it is to cause them.

I agree that Skelletions need numbers to win, but I would argue that paying for light armor is a waste if you want numbers. 2pts per model is a fairly large difference.

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