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Going to play a friendly game tomorrow against a Dwarf player. He mostly does a gunline so to shake things up I gonna go wood elf on him.

Archmage Book of Hoeth High Magic

Noble Reaver Bow Luckstone Ironcurse Icon Dragon Armor GW Shield

3x10 Archers
20 LSG shields FC
4x5 Ellyrian Reavers with Musicians
4x Repeater Bolt
2x Great Eagle
2x6 Shadow Warriors

He normally plays with GW warrior and Hammers, no Anvil, Runelord, Lord, BSB Thane, and various small arms and warmachines, although heavy on grudge throwers light on cannons. Hoping for Curse of Arrow attraction and with only a 5+ save I should be able to widdle down his fighty blocks, and hopefully get some wounds from my vanguard moves.

Book of Hoeth and Shadow magic would be better for you I think. You can drop IF big Pits on him, or drop his blocks down to T1-3 and remove them with a archers.

I would go with High Magic here. For once even Curse of Arrow Attraction is useful, and the stubborn radius will be much needed.

However do drop as many Shadow Warriors as possible, they are ludicrously priced at 16pts. I have six myself and rarely consider them. One unit of five is ok for theme. This will free up 112pts enough for two more eagles and an archer. However as you are playing dwarves drop another eagle instead to net 162pts, enough for a backup mage with Seerstaff if you can find three points, or Silver Wand if you cannot. I would go with Light: Pha's Protection (12+ 12" protective radius version) plus Burning Gaze (more direct damage); or three random Shadows spells.

Actually I never thought of a light mage, was going to stay out of shadow as its a friendly game and their only damage is pit. Might drop the shadow warriors, skirmishers are nicer against his small arms fire

As you are playing friendly consider Fire to boost your ranged damage theme. Not as effective but more in keeping with what the army is trying to do.

Changed the list to add a level 2 with seer staff and light magic, took High magic on archmage, droppe 5 ellyrian reavers and the shadow warriors to take 9 phoenix guard with banner of sorcery. Also dropped luckstone and Ironcurse Icon. Wiped the dwarf player in 5 turns

He took Lord with 29 hammerers FC, 1 runed sword with ASF +1A and always wound on a 2+ and Banner of slowness. 1 Runelord with Balance and +1 to dispel, a Thane bsb GW Gromil in a unit of 29 GW Warriors FC, S5 Accuracy Grudge, S4 Accuracy Grudge, Organ Gun, Cannon, 2x 10 Tunderers with Standard. He tried to use Inaccurate fire (hiding the grudges behind a hill)