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I am having severe troubles keeping my mates warg riders at bay, they destroy everything they touch at the moment, it doesn't help that his rolling is generally very good and mine isn't but how do you deal with them?

I have found them to die really quick against shooting, they have poor Defense and if you kill the Warg you have slowed down the rider (who is nothing without his mount).

Kill the rider and the Warg will probably run away as the have a low Courage.

Or just counter charge with your cavalry and then they will not get any bonuses.

Ahh, I love running Warg Riders! I honestly want to build an all-warg army soon.

But in my experience, simply sinking lots of arrows in them tends to help, but don't overdo it.

I am trying to get as many arrows into the 's as I can but with new missions they are proving really nasty due to the deployment situations being very close up in most. Anything combat wise than withstand a charge from these apart from most heroes and monsters?

Amen to that Dr.What, I very much want some too! The guy who I am struggling against, Robbie runs a full Sharku warband with his Isenguard at 500pts, it's lethal to say the least!

Warg's main foes are high defense values and arrows, if you can't get bows, get high armour, can't get high armour, can't get ether? Heavy Cavalry. Also terror, very good against such cowardly units.

Warg Riders-We are very cheap, Morgul Knight's aren't

Morgul Knights-We cause Terror and have a high armour value

Warg Riders-Time to get a job in a poll booth!

If you're playing evil, try your all-spirit list. That'd probably do the trick!

blood reaper wrote:Warg's main foes are high defense values and arrows, if you can't get bows, get high armour, can't get high armour, can't get ether? Heavy Cavalry. Also terror, very good against such cowardly units.

Warg Riders-We are very cheap, Morgul Knight's aren't

Morgul Knights-We cause Terror and have a high armour value

Warg Riders-Time to get a job in a poll booth!

Tried the heavy armour thing and got sent packing, saying that I rolled like crap and my mate owned with his dice

Dr. What wrote:If you're playing evil, try your all-spirit list. That'd probably do the trick!

Lol yeh I suppose I could try that...... will let you know the outcome when it comes to it

I agree with the posters above, heavy armour or terror works well too, althou I have found out that Trolls also work well

this thread amuses my greatly ^^ (sorry BCS)

S.

Dude, if you want to defeat the wargs, shoot them dead! Shoot. Shoot. Shoot! And if you can't, just have high defense soldiers blocking their path; like dwarfs.

What about the most under rated wizard of all time, RADAGAST, with his panic stead spell he should see them off in no time. Keep him protected by D6 warriors and let him panick until his heart is content. He can also target them in combat which also helps your guys out.

Sharazad wrote:this thread amuses my greatly ^^ (sorry BCS)

S.

Cheeky!

GimlisonofGloin wrote:What about the most under rated wizard of all time, RADAGAST, with his panic stead spell he should see them off in no time. Keep him protected by D6 warriors and let him panick until his heart is content. He can also target them in combat which also helps your guys out.

That sir, is a cool idea! I might well give him a whirl

Other things that will arrive next month to deal with the threat are a witch-king on fell beast and high elf spearmen, six to be precise.

Have you tried Nazgul to the warg face? It works wonders really

Trondheim wrote:Have you tried Nazgul to the warg face? It works wonders really

Nope but I figured a monstrous mount might show him who's boss on the charge

Just send the Knight of Umbar on armoured horse and 2-3 of your own wargs his way and watch him cry.
Or you could take Thranduil (auto-nature's wrath), Elrond (nature's wrath), Arwen (nature's wrath), Saruman (good or evil, sorcerous blast) or Gandalf (grey or white, sorcerous blast) as getting knocked the ground means - auto dismount for all mounted models (eat that ringwraith!)

Charge them back as they will be isolated. just leave a 1 1/2 inch gap for more troops to get through. Or attack them with other cavalry.