I take the archers because it is an archer themed list, but I do understand your point, they generally don't do much without being buffed by magic which I can only do in 2400... They are currently just to fill core points and I guess they're not competitive at all
I take Alarielle because again it fits the theme, and generally she is useful as a buff character and nobody likes toughness 7 phoenix guard
And the only reason I take light on the other wizard is because the Banner of Avelorn gives him plus 4 to casting Life and Light so it can be useful but most likely I will change the Level 2's lore to Metal or Shadow
That is one problem that i do have, my lack of chaff. This list generally requires good line of sight and hopefully shooting down at least a third if not more of my opponents army before it reaches them.
The Phoenix Guard on the other hand do generally just win combats or hold up enemy units as they just don't die
I have played against a Lizardmen army which was winning until the Slann miscast and died though the archers did manage to kill both a Carnosaur and Stegadon n combat with minimal casualties (that game I won through luck)
I have also beaten a Dark Elf army where again my shooting reduced his army to minimal numbers and the phoenix guard won combat
The game I lost to a Bretonnian army, where he barely had anything left just a Lord and a unit of fleeing peasants, until I got unlucky and his Lord chased a 30 archers down and I only had 5 Phoenix Guard left and he won through remaining points as his peasants rallied on the last turn
Generally though, I have very lucky dice rolls so manage to pull victory from the jaws of defeat, but I do agree with you in that this list isn't the best and should have lost most of the games I have played
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