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Here's another one. Thanks in advance for the advice!


LORD:

Spellweaver (lore of life) - level 4 wizard, elven steed, talisman of preservation, wand of wych elm [368]


HERO:

Noble - BSB, light armor, elven steed, hail of doom arrow, asyendi's bane [144]

Branchwraith - a cluster of radiants, an annoyance of netlings [115]


CORE UNITS:

Glade Guard (13) - musician, standard bearer, lord's bowman [180]

Glade Guard (13) - musician, standard bearer, lord's bowman [180]

Glade Riders (8) [192]

Dryads (9) [108]


SPECIAL UNITS:

Treekin (4) [260]


RARE UNITS:

Treeman [285]

Waywatchers (7) [168]


TOTAL POINTS: 2,000

The lord and bsb ride with the glade riders.

I like it! A few questions:

Why 13 in the glade guard? It's an interesting number, so I'm sure there's a reason!

Are you sure you want the level 4 caster and BSB in the glade riders? If you lose 4 models (not hard to do!) they won't be getting "Look out, sir!" saves anymore... if I was a shooty army (or if I had any shooting in my army) I'd target everything I had at that unit.

I like all of your selections, I'm just curious about putting both of your characters in that unit.

Hi, I am only just returning to the hobby so my questions probably wont mean much

what is the role your glade riders will play? if they are foraging forward ahead of your lines your other units might not be in range to benefit from the BSB.

also what will do your warmachine hunting? are waywatchers any good for that? as far as I am aware in the rules (buying rulebook tomorrow, I promise RiTides) shooting attacks go against the warmachine toughness so they are pretty darn hard to to take down with bows.

I do like the list though, I take it the 13 is just due to having the points spare?

Like I said probably useless questions from essential a noob, but listen to the other folk here, they have helped me a LOT with my own list

WombleJim wrote:as far as I am aware in the rules (buying rulebook tomorrow, I promise RiTides) shooting attacks go against the warmachine toughness so they are pretty darn hard to to take down with bows

Will be holding you to this!

Those are excellent points... would be interested to hear what your plan is for those glade riders as well, Oldblood! Nice to see so many people still going with wood elves, even if they're the "unpopular" army by people's initial impressions of the power scale in 8th edition (imho, an overreaction that will be put to rest, at least in part, after people have played more in 8th).

Waywatchers are great at war machine hunting, as are glade riders!!! on a board only 4' across they both are basically just as advanced when the game starts.
However I do think putting any hero in with glade guard is pointless. they are never going to break ranks unless you have 15 of them. Also your characters will just get shot down or ran into by anything and then die.

I would like to also ask about why your glade guard are in units of 13. I can't understand myself but for some reason it makes me think you have a plan! and I would love to hear that plan.

LORD:

Spellweaver (lore of life) - level 4 wizard, elven steed, talisman of preservation, wand of wych elm [368]


CORE UNITS:

Glade Guard (20) - musician, standard bearer, lord's bowman [264]

Glade Guard (20) - musician, standard bearer, lord's bowman [264]

Glade Riders (9) - musician, standard bearer, lord's bowman [252]


SPECIAL UNITS:

Treekin (6) [390]


RARE UNITS:

Treeman [285]

Waywatchers (7) - shadow sentinel [176]


TOTAL POINTS: 1,999


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That's the new list. Thanks everyone for your advice!