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Soo me and a mate are going to try out the new rules for 8th Ed - 2000 pts - who do you think should win! Place bets NOW!

my VC army vs his Dark Elves

Vamp Lord with Dread Knight, Supernatural Horror, Walking Dead, Blood Drinker, Talisman of Preservation, Enchanted Shield, Ironcurse Icon,
Vamp battle standard bearer with Dread Knight,
12 Black Knights with Full Command and Banner of the Barrows

Vamp with Tomb Blade, Gamblers Armour
20 Sekletons with Full command and Lichebone Pennent

Necromancer with Extra Spell and Dispel Scroll
30 Skeletons with Full Command and Banner of swiftness

Necromancer with Black peripet and Obsideon Amulet,
20 Zombies with Standard

2 Wraiths and a Banshee

vs

Supreme Sorceress (225), Extra Level (35), The Guiding Eye (25) - once per game the unit joined by the character can re-roll missed hits for shooting, Darkstar Cloak (25)...310 points

Master (80), Battle Standard Bearer (25), Pendant of Khaeleth (35) - ward save passed by rolling under attacker's strength, Enchanted Shield (15), Sea Dragon Cloak (4), Heavy Armour (4) - 2+ save in close combat, otherwise 1+...163 points

40 Dark Elf Warriors (!) (240), Shields (40), Full Command (15), War Banner (25)...320 points

19 Repeater Crossbowmen (190), Shields (19), Full Command (20)...239 points

10 Harpies...110 points

20 Corsairs (200), Full Command (25), Sea Serpent Standard (25) - the unit has Frenzy...250 points

21 Witch Elves (210), Full Command (25), Banner of Murder (25) - the unit has Armour Piercing...260 points

9 Shades (144), Great Weapons (18)...162 points

War Hydra...175 points

Shouldn't this be in Battle reports or something?

Looks more like an army list than a battle report to me.

Im going to go with dark elves winning. They seem to be able to out maneuver, out magic, out shoot, and out combat you.

In case anyone interested - played the game and Vamps won -

Highlights included:

new charge rules
Wraiths and Banshee killing Hydra in h-to-H
My Black Knights scything through several units will no final loss due to Blood drinker - that unit was hell on wheels.
The Tomb Blade actually working
fighting in two ranks is awesome - for everyone
having 5 low level magic users was quite effective - channelling mattered.
we had 3 miscasts - none caused too much havoc

great game - really enjoyed compared to previous edition.

Don't think I'll bother about terror next time - plus realised half way through game could not have necro in Zombie unit.