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So I am new to fantasy and was wondering If this lists any good and what it would have trouble against. Also any suggestions would be appreciated


1k wood elves

Wood Elf Noble 134
The Hunter's Talon
Hail of Doom Arrow
Additional hand weapon

Branchwraith 100 
Moonstone

10 Glade Guard 126
Musician
10 Glade Guard 126
Musician
10 Glade Guard 126
Musician

9 Dryads 108
10 Dryads 120
9 Dryads 108

Great Eagle 50

so... Any suggestions/thoughts?

looks good, lots of troops but you're characters are illegal. The branchwraith can only take sprites so isn't allowed the moonstone, plus the noble goes over the 50 point limi on magic items, you would be better off getting rid off The Hunter's Talon for Asyendi's Bane.
You have ever seem to be lacking in magic defense, maybe swap moonstone for A Cluster of Radiants, or even a spellsinger

Hope I helped

Thanks for the input.

Probobly change branch for spellperson

What is it that Asyendi's Bane does? I don't have my book on me.

It allows him to re-roll failed rolls to hit, but if he misses the re-roll he takes a S3 hit. The main use for it is to go on a BSB, to allow him to fire the Hail of Doom Arrow. I only ever use the re-roll if he needs a 2+ to hit, and even then he usually misses again...

tmarichards wrote:It allows him to re-roll failed rolls to hit, but if he misses the re-roll he takes a S3 hit. The main use for it is to go on a BSB, to allow him to fire the Hail of Doom Arrow. I only ever use the re-roll if he needs a 2+ to hit, and even then he usually misses again...

considering i am not planning on using a BSB, yes i know it's awesome etc but it seems kinda useless considering i dont really want to be in combat, that sounds like there is a character waiting to kill himself right there

would anyone suggest any of the other bows?

Bow of Loren/Arcane Bodkins is nice enough, but you need a Highborn to carry it and even then I think you can spend the 205pts better :/

Bear in mind that the BSB not only adds a pip of conbat res, but also lets you re-roll all failed ld test- the most use I get out of mine is re-rolling failed panic and swift reform tests, and he's very useful for that. Definitely worth the 25pts (well, 15 then 10 for Asyendi's Bane).

so here is a revised army list. any better?

1k wood elves

Wood Elf Noble 130
Asyendi's Bane
Hail of Doom Arrow
BSB

Wood Elf Noble 104
Hunter's Talon
Additional hand weapon

10 Glade Guard 126
Musician
10 Glade Guard 126
Musician
10 Glade Guard 126
Musician

9 Dryads 108
10 Dryads 120
9 Dryads 108

Great Eagle 50

I'd drop the Dryads down to the minimum unit size, and at 1K you probably only really need 2 units- even at 2.4K I find a third unit to often be superflous. You can put the points towards boosting one of the Glade Guard units, and giving them the flaming banner (16 is a great number for the bigger unit, and it'll stop a hydra/abomb single-handedly rolling over your army).

Having just said how good the BSB is, at such small points levels I'd be inclined to run without one mainly because it necessitates you having to take a second character to be the general, which you can't really fund. I'd take just the one Noble as the general with the HoDA, and swap the other Noble for more Glade Guard.