<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "dark elves shadowblade/assassin question"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/93.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net dark elves shadowblade/assassin question http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1537119.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1537119.page GMT dark elves shadowblade/assassin question http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1537353.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1537353.page GMT dark elves shadowblade/assassin question
Bat Manuel wrote:He's great in an enemy war machine...like the Anvil.


an Anvil of Doom is a single model of US5, you cannot replace any of the guards with your assassin - invalid place.

Any other war machine is fine.. until it misfires on turn 1 before you reveal Shadowblade and then he blows up with the crew and you give a free 300 points to your enemy.
It happens.

Other assassins are incredibly overpowered for their point costs, gaining 5-7 attacks at high strength or with an almost guaranteed killing blow thrown in - plus Cauldron of Blood blessing just to add to the punishment.
I've played one list where I had 2 assassins, they killed so much stuff together it was plain ridiculous.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1538631.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1538631.page GMT Re:dark elves shadowblade/assassin question http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1538935.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1538935.page GMT dark elves shadowblade/assassin question VC. Put him in the same squad a general is in, reveal and try to take out general. He does cost a lot of points so this is like scarificing a queen to take out a king in chess.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1566451.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1566451.page GMT Re:dark elves shadowblade/assassin question KB, you don't have many chances at it with him though you can get high S from the potion to get past armor. Doesn't really solve the problem of lords having 3 wounds and often ward saves. If you miss one attack, and they save one, their lord survives. Shadowblade only has a 5+ ward, and 2 wounds. He is very unlikely to survive getting hit back. I guess the large S3 blast is kinda nice, but not the greatest thing for 300 points to be doing.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1567808.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1567808.page GMT Re:dark elves shadowblade/assassin question VC general early might make the rest of the game go easier. But you are hoping that getting those wounds won't cost you so much in other things that you loose anyway.

I don't think I'd take that gamble myself, but someone else might think it worthwhile.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1568177.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1568177.page GMT dark elves shadowblade/assassin question http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1575727.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1575727.page GMT dark elves shadowblade/assassin question
However, I'm with notabot187, a regular assassin is better and costs less.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1578230.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/292598/1578230.page GMT