Ilphrin wrote:My main Problem is the Hellblaster, Steam Tank and the Demis. It feels like Empire is so much more flexible then dark elfes. They use warmachines to cover space and cheap 1+ AS Knights for redirection. Steam Tank is the most powerful model in WHFB i feel... They channel with 5 dice...
The hellblasters are a pain in the *rse.
The good thing is., they don't get very far,. and we are lucky they have to hit these days. The used to be AUTO hit!
How many of these does he use?
The trick here, isn't to get them with loads of dark elves bodies,. but with multiple threats., harpies, Pegasus Master (with cloack or ward save)
warlocks. Multiple threats to silence each warmachine.. Sure he gets to kill the harpies, or dark riders. It does serve the greater good.
You get this point?
Steam tankCan you believe this thing was also more powerfull in the past?
I could "grind" units., and it had loads and loads of wounds. The thing is., It has lots of armour., so you don't want this thing in combat with our lightly troops.
Confront it with a dreadlord on a dark steed, or pegasus. Buy the ogre or giant blade.. That will "grind" the tank.., However there is a more faster method. Searing Doom, the numer ZERO spell from the lore of metal. Let your sorceress cast the boosted spell with 6 dice,. hope for an double six.
If all fails., then single bolts from your bolt throwers, will cause some holes in this thing.
Demie chicsAllright., there are things we elves armies don't want to confront one on one.
First of all., only enough executioners can open these KFC knights., problem is, your executioners can't get them and he will certainly not charge your 30 exectutioners. So., dont confront this unit at all., and feed it harpies or dark riders. When the demies, are setting up for a nice charge., put your harpies in front of them., angle them so, that he can't overrun in your precious unit. Now you have delayed this unit,. enabling you, to charge his unit with yours., shoot them to death., kill them with metal magic,. or charge them with your dreadlord, who has maximum saves and the ogre blade.
If all else fails., a dreadlord, on a steed. with an 1+ armour save., 4+ ward save and the crown of command., will stop any unit a couple or turns.,
Try to flank the demies with such a lord.
Flexible empireWell its true,. as one the babies of GW. They do get some nice threarment., But so are we.
Use our better speed.
Empire magicWhat spell, do you really fear?
There is non., because you gave your sorceress the fire gem, and your dreadlord a dragon helm,. and your master the cloack of twilight.
SO the default spell of light,. (wich is fire based) does't give you trouble at all.
The net of amynthok., you do want to dispell that ofcourse.
Birona's timewarp., Very effective,. but he can only charge in his next movement fase., so nothing really shocking here.
