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Which item is better on the Void Lurker, the Darklords Onyx Ring, or the Ensorcelled Armor? The the Armor would give him a 5+ defense which is pretty good with his 5+ regen, but the Ring would give him a 4+ regen with 4+ defense.

In general armour is better mathematically.

Well that settles that i guess.

It also depends on who you play. I suppose a more in depth answer might be more fun eh?

The void lurker has no stealth.
He has average nerve for a Dragon Type.
He has low armour.
Comes with regen base.
Is cheaper than most dragon types.

If you face any amount of shooting that Void Lurker is going to take a beating. Regen of 4+ will heal on average half his wounds a turn. Against a lot of shooting this is not gonna be ideal since a unit of arqs or ogre shooters with +1 to hit can do 7 (ogre shooters) to 8.5 (arqs) a turn. Two/three turns of just one good horde of shooters shooting away can really put your lurker in danger depending on rolls. Defense 5 against these pierce 2 shooters wont do MUCH better but it will do much better if your enemy has a lot of bowmen, lightning bolt or breath attack etc.

If you face lots of shooting definitely go for the 5+ armour. Big flyers ALWAYS attract shooting.

If not and you are confident you can keep the lurker out of harms way (relying on flanks, hitting ranged units etc) then regen 4+ can really keep him in the fight. But even in these situations a defense of 5 can be handy.

In short, higher defense is the "safe bet" and especially if you already have some regen.

Whats the list you are running out of interest?

Spectres Troop-100
Spectres Troop-100

Butchers Regiment w/ Helm of Confidence-165
Butchers Regiment w/ Pipes of Terror-160

Nightmares Regiment-180

Void Lurker w/ Enscorcelled Armor-295

Total:1000

The Lurker and the Nightmares are my hammers and the Butchers are the anvils. Originally the Lurker had the Darklords Onyx Ring but im gonna test run him against some Dwarves with the armor.

Just the hope the dwarves don't have a battery of well placed Organ guns and your list will be fine I think

 Swastakowey wrote:
Just the hope the dwarves don't have a battery of well placed Organ guns and your list will be fine I think

Well it was until turn 3 when the dice decided to me. Seriously, for 2 turns i watched 1 Butchers and 2 Specteres fail to damage on a 4+/4+ roll. It was bull . Even my opponent said that i didnt really do anything wrong, the dice just decided to hate me. I also failed Every. Damn. Nerve Test.

Cant beat bad dice im afraid.

 Swastakowey wrote:
Cant beat bad dice im afraid.

Ya nothing you can do about that, it just makes the game suck cuz there was nothing i could have done.