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For competitive gaming though, I think I need versatility. A lot of times people end up avoiding the unit said vampires are in, and lately most opponents seem either so weak that a vampire lord is pretty much overkill already, regardless of deadly gear, or the vampire lord just plain isn't a challenge at all [Bloodthirsters, GUO, etc] so the gear is pointless.

That being said, I've been looking at the Vampire power that allows them to know ALL the spells from ANY lore other than Life. It seems like it would be nice to be able to pick a lore especially effective against my enemy, and be able to reach out and deal damage without necessarily having to get into combat.

Vlad's strength is in his toughness, though. 4+ ward and 4+ regeneration when with his personal guard and wight BSB are really hard to take down. It's nice having him as the general - even if the worst happens, on a 2+ he comes back. But I can get a vampire lord with 100 points of powers and 100 points of magic items that's level 3 for fewer points than Vlad. Do y'all think it would be worth it to take a pair of the all spells from any lore vampire lords, or to stick with what I have, Vlad and a caster lord/combat fighter in support?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/264653/1100983.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/264653/1100983.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/264653/1102738.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/264653/1102738.page GMT