Yes swordmasters can kill next to anything and I don't like that they are so uber either but you can kill them. Missles, magic, breath weapons, chariots. You could hit them in the flank with a monster or something that his 2 attacks couldn't possibly kill, or the flank with a static CR unit. If he gets so lucky that everything seems to bounce off them, then ignore them and go around them.
Easier said than done, but you dont realise that having to go around them -= quite badly restricting your movement, so yeah for that alone the Swordmasters are doing their job and are being their points worth, especially if its only 90 pts.
In the 6th Ed Swordmasters had the avantage over any Dark Elf regiment on the charge and in subsequent rounds of combat (except Witch Elves) Which is absoloutely correct imo balance wise.
Fluffwise Exes are little above City Guard, just happens to be Har Ganeth, no matter what Elite mark one may have put upon them due to their awesome-looking armour.
Seriously what are you talking about, the 6th edition DE book itself literally says that Executioners are highly Elite infantry and foremost of the warriors of the witch king.
On another note, post-revision the Druchii have had a real advantage against the Asur. If you thought our units are overpriced, just take a look at the 6th Ed. HE Army Book. They were loooong overdue.
Oh you mean the martial Nagarythe kindred having an advantage over the other High ELves in combat? Oh you mean like in the fluff?
The Revision wasnt so much as a revision, but a few tweaks here and there. Overrated imho.
Yeah but thats an important factor in why people actually choose armies you know?over another? because they feel it will give them an advantage in a particular phase of the game.
Asur had better cavalry and magic. We had better shooting, and around about the same for movement and Dark Elves were generally better infantry wise. I thought that yeah Asur have better Cavalry and magic,but at least Druchii have them in combat....WRONG! and DE shooting aint winning you games on its own bub.
6th Edition WItch Elves and Executioners (not Black Guard) were right in terms of performance vs points cost vs High Elves.
Now , no matter how you may dress it up, they (and Witch Elves especially) hold only a fraction of their effectiveness now in comparison to how they used to be. So Dark ELf Elite Infantry is sidelined in favour for stuff like Corsairs, dark RIders, Chariots, Magic. Now I dont have much of a problem with that, but I do with Witch Elves and the lack of ability of other Elites prevents me from wanting to try and buy them. Games Worshop having them still Blow in 7th Edition rules? Get ready to have warehouses of unsold Druchii ELite infantry is all I can say.
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