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Got a 2400 points tournament coming up. 6 games, i.e. every mission in the rulebook. Fairly heavily comped with resubmit option, e.g. I was told i couldn't bring more then 40 crossbowmen. Provisionally done up a list, want some opinions on it.

2400 points

Lords:

Dreadlord 140
Armor of Darkness 25
Pendent of Khaeleth 35
Crimson Death 25
The Other Trickster’s Shard15
Dark Pegasus 50
290 points

Supreme Sorceress 225
Level 4 35
Lore of Shadow free
260 points

Heroes:

Death Hag 90
Cauldron of Blood 110
Battle Standard Bearer 25
225 points

Core:

20 Repeater Crossbowmen 200
Full Command 20
Shields 20
240 points

20 Repeater Crossbowmen 200
Full Command 20
Shields 20
240 points

5 Harpies 55 points

5 Harpies 55 points

5 Harpies 55 points

Special:

50 Executioners 600
Full Command 30
630 points

Rare:

War Hydra 175 points

War Hydra 175 points

"Fairly heavily comped" yet you're allowed 2 hydras and a Pendant Dreadlord?

If you want to run a Dreadlord on a Dark Pegasus, the "standard" option is much better than your current loadout. Sword of Might, Dragonehelm, full mundane armour, Pendant and Stubborn Crown makes for a much better and durable roadblock than your current chap. If you're not allowed Pendant and Crown on the same model, you can swap the Crown out for the Black Dragon Egg or OTS.

The level 4 could do with the addition of the Sacrificial Dagger, it turns the DE magic phase from just really good to stupidly awesome.

A hero support mage would be useful, either a Fire level 2 or a Metal level 1.

If you want to run a shooting heavy list, shades will do it infinitely better then the core xbows. You're also not getting the most out of Shadow magic, as you have nothing to make use of Mindrazor. At 2400, you can get a good core of 30 Corsairs with full command and frenzy banner, 20 Power Dice and then 10-12 xbows with a musician just to round out your core.

3 units of harpies is a little bit superfluous. 2 is good, 1 is fine.

If you're running Shadow magic, you really don't need Executioners as they really don't add anything that Black Guard can't do better. 50 Executioners will kill a fair bit of stuff, but it's also very easy to redirect. Corsairs and Black Guard with Shadow magic are just much more efficient.

I'm really not a fan of hydras, as they're just too easy to deal with in my opinion. I started phasing mine out and I never looked back, I'd much rather have 10 more shades.

Disagree, HYDRAS


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get 3

lol need 3000 points before i can get 3
i'm only borderline allowed 2 hydras and the lord, i'll get like 0 comp i just won't have to resubmit. The original list i submitted had 80 crossbows, THAT one i did have to change
i personally dislike corsairs; as a flanking unit witch elves are superior. the harpies are there to round out core, also as cheap throwaway block/denial units
have changed my mind about shadow, i'll probably take death instead
thoughts?

Listen to tmarichards he has given you very solid advice. I do a little happy dance when I see hydras they are free points and Ive won atleast two games by simply killing my free hydra points and then refusing to come out and play.

When Hydras get into combat, they can do a lot of damage. People know this, and tend to target them early, so Hydras often don't make it into combat.

It is possible to make use of this and use a hydra as a fire magnet, allowing other stuff to make it across the board unmolested. Just make that your plan in the first place and don't try to DEPEND on the hydra making it into combat.