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I hate vampires, but i want to start a undead army can you still have decent armies ledby whigt lords and necromancers?

It is possible, but there are no lord choices that are not Vampires.

sexiest_hero wrote:I hate vampires, but i want to start a undead army can you still have decent armies ledby whigt lords and necromancers?

Do you hate the idea of vampires or the models?

Use a Necromancer model and use the Vampire rules with various magic blood powers.

But based on your initial question I think you wanted to know if there are Lord choices
for Necromancers and the answer is no.

Actually I don't have the book with me but I believe it states that the army must be led by a Vampire. It is VAMPIRE counts after all.

You wouldn't want to rely on a Necromancer for all your magic anyway- even in small games. they only get a choice of 3 spells.

I'm just not a fan of vampires, all other undead I love.

A very strong player around here was running a Vampire Thrall as a Master Necromancer, then three necromancers for characters. The army plays a lot more like the old style lists than how the newer ones play - you may find that a bit better.

Its important to have every spell on each necromancer, as you wont have a lord to augment your magic phase.