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Ghoul king fury quick blood sword +r str or attacks unsure which dragon bane gem other trickster shard
Vamp 2nd level bsb dragon helm seed of rebirth iron curse icon sword of swift slaying or dispel scroll fury

2 x 40 ghouls

6 x crypt horrors
3 x vargheist
3 x 1 spirit host

2 x mortis engine

Hey Canadian guy,

What is the theory behind running two mortis engines? I am very interested from a tactical standpoint.

Thanks

The regen each gives stacks so set up
In arow ghouls horrors ghouls
Mortis each behind horrors vargheist and little speed bumps where required.
So in theory ghouls regen 5 characters and horrors regen 4 and later in game suicide charge engines into the heart of any worthwile enemy targets!

I like it.

It will be kind of hard to keep your engines in range of everything if you roll low, and the second one is wasted on the horrors. I'd just run one and replace the other one with, maybe, some blood knights or something.

I don't see the point in quickblood for the Strigoi? You've got re-rolls to hit already and have I8 so will be going first the vaste majority of the time anyway and with 3 T5 wounds and a 4+ regen you should be able to take a round of combat from anything quicker than you. I just don't see it as worth while on the Ghoul King.

Personally I'd make him a unit killer with Sword of plus however many you can afford attacks and redfury and watch him get you 15 combat res on his own. generally I like to pair the sword of +3 attacks with the potion of foolhardiness for 9 attacks on the charge .


I'm not sold on Ghouls at all in the new armybook. 10 Points seems a huge amount for poision, T4 and no other real benefits. The Counts Core section is the armies real weak point though.

Crypt Horrors work well in this list with a 4+ regen. Presumably Vargheists and Spirit hosts for tying up flanks or hard hitting units.

I was questioning the quickblood but there are hE builds, WOC builds and daemon builds in my neck of the woods that could cause him grief.
Also 30 points then toi am leaning to the +3 attack sword vs +3 str
Bang on for the use of the host and vargeihst.

I was running +3 attacks, but I've switched to sword of anti-heroes. He's got 6 attacks at S5 already, and adding in strength and more attacks vs characters seems to be where he needs it.

I'd drop the 2nd engine and pick up 4 wraith heroes.
They do wonders for ghoul units and can charge out to redirect or take out monsters/steamtanks.

-Matt

I would like to try the second engine a few times. If it seems uneccessary iI would go amix of ethereal hereos and bat swarms for the attack last affect.