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so I have a few more units to paint before I have 1k pts worth completely done and Im putting together a list.

Mage lvl1
Dispel scroll

Spears x21
full command

Swordmasters x7
bladelord

swordmastersx7
bladelord

tyranic chariot

lion chariot

RBTx2

comes in at just under a grand

dont know if 1 mage will do much and maybe if I downgrade the lion chariot to a tyranic to get a better mage or magic items? Please let me know what you think warhammer people as I have little experience in playing fantasy.

Most of us play at higher levels therefore going down to 1000 points is hard for us. Try to find an escalution league. That way you will find newer players and people wanting to play at that level. With all this said let me try to help somewhat.

I love the swordmasters in units of seven. One I upgrade to bladelord and give him the amulet of light. That allows you to deal with those units which require magical attacks to harm. Undead have two and remember they are in the top three so you can figure that you will see them.

Two chariots at this level is probably an overkill. Same could be said about two RBTs. Dropping one or the other or both would allow you to get an eagle or some shadow warriors. These units are very important for march blockers and war machine attackers.

One mage might be a little on the light side although you can probably get away with it. Providing you give him a dispell scroll or two. Sorry that is about all the help that I can give you.

I think the single mage will be a bit weak (depending on who you play). I would try to find points to either upgrade him to level 2, or get a second level 1 mage. Two mages spamming Shield of Saphery/Drain Magic can cause a lot of headaches at 1k. Silver Wand is a nice cheap way of getting an extra spell for a mage. Might be worth going for the 2 Tiranoc Chariots instead of the Tiranoc/Lion Chariot duo.

I see this list as being relatively defensive, holding back everything until you can unleash all at once. Those RBTs will be your best friends - two of them will be devastating at 1k points. Your opponents will probably also have a hard time against that Spear block, especially with Sword masters hanging around their flanks to mop things up.

Overall, I think this list should do pretty decently - a nice Saphery-ish theme could build from it.

So you think getting rid of the lion chariot for another mage is worth it? I like the idea of two mages for my army but the lion chariot is like my heaviest hitter. might hafta try both

Here's the thing about 1k games -

Even if your opponent brings out some tough units, chances are he 1) doesn't have too many ranks in said unit, 2) has only one big unit and few other small-ish units.

I've found at <1.25k points, shooting is really really dangerous. With your two RBTs, you should be able to cause lots of panic checks on your opponents (what're you expecting to face, btw?). Concentrated volley shots into units should whittle them down to be fairly harmless - impact hits from regular chariots alone should be able to clean up easily.

My concern for the single mage is that he won't really be doing much. With only 3PD, he'll probably be getting dispelled a lot (you'd probably be spamming Shield of Saphery on 2PD and then trying to cast Drain Magic with your last die). You're not likely to see particularly magic-heavy lists at this level, and even if you do, they're gonna have a really small force that should be able to be destroyed by shooting alone. I feel like a Scroll Caddy as your lone hero is just not terribly worthwhile.