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As my other list states, this is designed around what I own, so no major reworking will be done. I may look into adding other units to this army in the future since they are all now plastic.

Caradryan and the Archmage join the PG, Prince in 1 spear unit, BSB in the other. Archers are there for gaks and giggles. With 3 blocks of infantry the middle can be held stable, DP's on one flank and swordmasters with eagles on the other.

Comments and criticisms away!

Archmage
lv4
Book of Hoeth
360

Prince
Armor of Caledor
Silver Wand
Radiant Gem of Hoeth
252

Noble
BSB
Helm of Fortune
Guardian Phoenix
186

Caradryan
175

CORE:

24 spearmen w/ com, Banner of Arcane Prot.
266

25 Spearmen w/ com
250

10 archers
110

SPECIAL

5 Dragon Princes w/ mus, Banner of Ellyrion
195

10 Swordmasters w/ com
180

23 Phoenix Guard w/ com, Banner of Sorcery

RARE:
2 Great Eagles
100

Army total 2499

I would try and find the points for a magic item on your DP squad. If your running a full command, look at adding in the ring of corin or what ever its called. You burn them out of dice and then destroy a magic item for 20 points.

The other issue is that your lacking in mobility. It just seems that you could use something to speed your unit up.

252 points could be better spent on something else then a Paladin melee/caster... If anything adding a low wizard with silver wand and reaver bow. That gives you the mutli hits with the ability to draw three spells or two if you drop down a notch.

Bumping this for more input. Now that I have income I can make adjustments to my 2 armies.

Input on which lores to take is also valued. As I mostly play with my wife I tend to change out lores each game to mix it up.

Firstly, you may as well get your Prince a Great Weapon. No reason to have him with just a hand weapon. He's still a viable CC unit.

Don't really think the Spear unit needs the BoAP, but, if you need to fill the points, why not.

DP's could probably do going with just the muso or just the naked 5 alone, but seems fine.

If you're planning on buying more stuff, I'd invest in some more Swordmasters as 10 seems a bit light and prone to getting shot up by enemy ranged fire.

What does your wife tend to play? That'll help out in advice on what Lores to take (though with BoH, Shadows, Death and Life can all be quite nasty to unleash).

Don't know why the GW wasn't listed as it's on the character. Don't have my book or army builder with me to double check the cost.

Wife plays the Dark Elves list that I also posted. I very much intend to buy a few more SM to flesh out the unit.

I'm fine with running a Mus. only on the DP's.

personaly i would swap the armour of caledore onto your bsb, go with dragon armour enchanted shield and vambraces on your prince, that would still leave you with 40 points for a weapon (in reality at this level 6 levels of magic is good, and if your using BoH then you are peachy all together) something to consider btw if you are playing friendly games that book is rowdy and IMHO a bit competative, thats just me thoough!

adding in 10 SM sounds like a sound plan, also if you are looking into buing new models (specially if your going against dark elves who you will see hydras) think about some WL with a banner of flame, they are phenominal creature hunters and with the banner wil go through regen like knife through butter lol

i liek the core, i disagree with the coment about low manuevarabilty, you have infantry and for an elf army its great runnig one big block of spearmen slows you down, having two plus the phoenix gaurd make for a very strong centre feild precence! archers are good for loosing hsots on skirmishers and fast cav (in DE case, dark riders and shades, oh an assasins! who dont have armour saves!!!)

Also as far as your banner of arcane prot goes, i wouldnt toss it on your spearmen your elites are the ones who will be absorbing spells, i liek the lion standard specially b.c of the amount of fear checks DE cause ie cavarly/war beasts monsters etc etc

Lores of magic wise, i actually really like running metal, giving your swordmasters or spearmen or PG a 3+ save with glittering robes is excellent, lowering other people WS BS and armoursave also helps plus searing doom does horrific thing to enemy cavalry!

I like the list very similiar to what i run, and i have to say its been working great for me!

Cheers

Mike

I am unsure if someone mention this already to you but with the way miscats work now you do not want the book of heoth since that will mean your mage white die a lot faster since it will almost always cast with irresistable force and that is what causes you do mistcast so i would put stuff on the mage that will give him a ward save (so some tailisman there is one in the rulebook that is really good), i would also give him the silver wand so he can have five spells instead of 4

book of hoeth only miscasts on dbl 6's btw it says so in the HE FAQ, you still need to meet the casting value also!!

i have not looked at the FAQ lately since i am just getting back into warhammer

always load out on GW for high elf combat characters since they still have ASF might as well hit with more than S4

I actually highly approve of the original list you had. I think its effective in all its glory.