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hi,
i play 40k a lot and just wanna get started with fantasy cause i want to try something new.
my problem is, i dont know how to evaluate some choices.

a rough draft of units i would like to field

1 Master Necromancer lvl3 230
- Master of the Dead
- Talisman of Preservation


1 Vampire 174
- Heavy Armor
- Enchanted Shield
- Sword of Striking
- Aura of Dark Majesty
- Fear Incarnation


5 Dire Wolves 40

20 Skeletons 120
- Standart Bearer
- Champion
- Spears

20 Skeletons 110
- Standart Bearer
- Spears


16 Grave Guard 247
- Full Command
- Screaming Banner
- Great Weapon








some skeletons (1or2 units? or maybe zombies?, are ghouls worth it?)
maybe a corpse cart?


i dont like mortis engine at all ( the look and fluff )
but what´s an other good option?

i got the books, but i´m wondering what´s a bargain and which upgrades and items to avoid.

i hope you can help me

Do you want a 1k list with these units included, or?
At 1k, I would suggest a Master Necro at level 3 with some gear, probly something to help him survive. ~220 or so
Then a killy Vampire Hero. ~200
I would probly skip the Banshee and other Necro at these points.
2x5 Wolves sounds solid.
Regarding Skeletons / Zombies / Ghouls, you can pretty much go either way. Zombies are probably the strongest choice, as they can easily multiply by a few castings of Invocation of Nehek.
Skeletons are a little more survivable than zombies on their own.
Ghouls are aggressive, and definitively worth it imo.
For 1k, spend 250 pts as you wish between these, should be fairly solid.

As for other choices... The best choice imo are Grave Guards, Crypt Horrors, Vargheists, Blood Knights for raw killing power.
Bat Swarms and Corpse Carts are really strong support.
Oh, and the Varghulf is nice too, but I wouldn't use him at this point level.

Was this the help you wanted?

thanks a lot for your help.

now this is my first list

need more advice please

Let's see..
Your Necro Lord can't have both the Talisman of Preservation and Seed of Rebirth. Max one magic item per type, per character. (in other words, each character can carry one magic weapon, one talisman, one arcane item, and so on). I'd suggest you just drop the Seed, the Talisman is good enough.

I assume you gave the Hero Vamp the Aura to maximize the use of the Screaming Banner, right? Wouldn't Fear Incarnate be a good addition to that? Other than that, he seems kitted fine.

I'd suggest giving the Grave Guard great weapons. It increases the killing capacity very drastically.

Also, since you gave your Master Necro Master of the Dead, I'd really suggest having at least one more unit of skeletons.
This is just a personal preference, but I'd drop the Banshee for this point level, and perhaps drop one unit of Wolves, in order to fit in more skeletons. Because in order to get the most out of Master of the Dead, you need more units around the Necro.

Oh, and a little note: The command on the skeleton unit is not cheap. I almost never use a Musician and only use a champion if there's another character in the unit. The Standard Bearer is good however.

79 spare points ...

maybe drop all wolves and get 1 unit of zombies and another necro?

i dont know

some more advice needed =S