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So hello everyone! I'm VERY new to Fantasy. I've watched a couple games, read most of the rule book as well as my army book, but haven't played a game of my own yet. I'm building my army as I type this out in fact, which brings me to this question.

Saurus Warriors can switch out their hand weapons to spears for free. If hand weapons are just S: User and Spears are S: User with the Fight in Extra Rank rule, am I missing any tactical reason to keep them with their default clubs and axes?

Pardon my newbieness again, but I'm eager to learn. Thanks!

Hand weapon and shield will also give a 6+ parry save as well as the +1 to armour save.

Spear and shield looses the parry save, but you still keep the armour bonus.

So you loose a bit of defence, in exchange for the extra rank of support attacks.

...and keep in mind that the Fight in Extra Rank from the spear doesn't work on the turn that you charge.

kovcyrus wrote:
So hello everyone! I'm VERY new to Fantasy. I've watched a couple games, read most of the rule book as well as my army book, but haven't played a game of my own yet. I'm building my army as I type this out in fact, which brings me to this question.

Saurus Warriors can switch out their hand weapons to spears for free. If hand weapons are just S: User and Spears are S: User with the Fight in Extra Rank rule, am I missing any tactical reason to keep them with their default clubs and axes?

Pardon my newbieness again, but I'm eager to learn. Thanks!

Hand Weapon and Shields gives them a 6+ (parry) ward save, that only works on enemy CC attacks in the frontal arc. This may be used when the saurii charge.

Spears allows another rank of saurus to fight. This only works if the saurus are engaged in the frontal arc in CC AND if they didn't charge.

So basically, Spears more defense orientated, HW/S more offense.