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I am thinking of getting started on a Vampire counts army and would like to know if this list looks viable as a competitive army?

Do I have too many eggs in one basket (ie the Vampire lords costing tons of points, too many characters etc...)
Should I drop the 2 necromancers for a lvl3 Master nerco with dispel scroll?
How does my core/special look?
enough redirectors and units to clog up the battle field? should the zombie unit be one big unit instead?
Should I have a corpse cart? what would I drop to get one?

Any ideas and suggestions would be great. Thanks

here is the 2496point army

LORD
Vampire Lord w/ lvl 1, Barded nightmare, heavy armour, shield, Dragon helm, Ogre blade, Talisman of preservation, Quick blood and Red fury. 428 points

Heroes
Wight King w/ BSB, Barded steed, Heavy armour, Shield, Lance 139pts

Necromancer w/ lvl 1 with dispel scroll. 90pts

Necromancer w/ lvl 1 with Book of Arkhan 90pts


CORE
2x5 Dire wolves. 80pts total

2x30 Zombies with Musician. 190pts total

38 Crypt Ghouls incld Crypt Ghast. 390pts

SPECIAL
12 Black Knights w/ full command w/ Banner of the borrows (should the Knights and grave guard switch banners?), Barding, Lances. 392pts

30 Grave Guard w/ Full command w/ (Banner of swiftness or Flame banner?), Great Weapons. 400-4005pts

3 Varrgheists. 138pts

2x2 Fell Bats. 64pts total

2x1 Spirit Host. 90pts total.



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The Vampire lord seems a little overkill. I am not sure if I should change anything on him or leave him be?
I think that taking a level 3 (4 if I can get some points) Master necromancer with a dispel scroll is a better choice than 2 level 1 necromancers.

I am thinking a larger unit of zombies instead of 2 speed bump units might be more useful. one unit of 60 too big? would 50 be better? taking 1 horde of 50 zombies saves me points and I just hit core at 625points if I do this. This also gives me enough points to take the Master Necro.

Also I think I will give the Grave guard the burrow banner and the Black knights the Swift Banner.

I am also on the fence about either taking the Vargheists or Crypt Horrors. I like the Vargheists because they can work independently of a vampire and they fly, But the Horrors are tougher and poison is always nice?

This is my revised list.
I still have some questions, and I would love to hear your comments.
Which lore should I take on the Vamp and nercro?
is the lord overkill? should I change something on him or the necromancer?
How does the army look in general? etc...


The army as it stands is 2481. so I have 19 points to kill. ideas?
LORD
Vampire Lord w/ lvl 1, Barded nightmare, heavy armour, shield, Dragon helm, Ogre blade, Talisman of preservation, Quick blood and Red fury. 428 points

Master Necromancer w/ lvl 3 with dispel scroll. 190pts

Heroes
Wight King w/ BSB, Barded steed, Heavy armour, Shield, Lance 139pts


CORE
2x5 Dire wolves. 80pts total

50 Zombies with Musician. 155pts

38 Crypt Ghouls incld Crypt Ghast. 390pts

SPECIAL
12 Black Knights w/ full command w/ Banner of Swiftness, Barding, Lances. 357pts

30 Grave Guard w/ Full command w/ Banner of the borrows, Great Weapons. 440pts

3 Varrgheists. 138pts

2x2 Fell Bats. 64pts total

2x1 Spirit Host. 90pts total. or 1 units of 2?