Ok, I really love the dragon mage idea; even if it is less than optimal. I've also enjoyed my prince on an eagle in a few test games of 8th ed. That being said, here's a sample list I've thrown together.
Prince - 289
Dragon Armor, Enchanted Shield, Vambraces of Defense, Eagle, Sword of Might
Dragon Mage - 420
Silver Wand, Guardian Phoenix
10 Archers - 115
Muso
32 LSG - 508
FC, Flame Banner
15 Phoenix Guard - 280
FC, Ruby Ring of Ruin
18 White Lions - 300
FC
Lion Chariot - 140
RBT - 100
Eagle x 3 - 150
Thoughts?
EDIT: I've made a couple of the requested changes.
2250 Dragon Mage
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2250 Dragon Mage
Last edited by tierdar on Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:40 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: 2250 Dragon Mage
only thing i would say is there's probably gonna be a fair bit of shooting that really needs to be tied up, mebbe a small unit of Silver Helms or a Lion Chariot?
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Re: 2250 Dragon Mage
So, you think the second Lion chariot would be more useful than a lvl 1 mage with annulian crystal?
Re: 2250 Dragon Mage
Ok.. Some thoughts for you to consider. You need something to counter enemy artillery, or your DM and flying prince are going to be very dead vs such armies. So my suggestion N#1:
* Add 3 or 4 Great Eagles - they you complement the prince nicely, take out artillery, draw early missile fire
Suggestion N#2:
* You should really think over the 508 (five hundred and eight) points spent in a single unit... If you want to hoard up - use spears..
Suggestion N#3
* You may find useful an additional fast unit in the form of DP, SH, or a lion chariot
* Add 3 or 4 Great Eagles - they you complement the prince nicely, take out artillery, draw early missile fire
Suggestion N#2:
* You should really think over the 508 (five hundred and eight) points spent in a single unit... If you want to hoard up - use spears..
Suggestion N#3
* You may find useful an additional fast unit in the form of DP, SH, or a lion chariot
Re: 2250 Dragon Mage
Thanks for the suggestions. I know the 508 points in one unit is pretty insane... but I can always split it into two units down the road if they don't work out in test games. I have to spend those points in core anyway, so it really doesn't have a huge impact on the rest of the list.
As for the other two suggestions:
Which do you think would be more useful? 3 eagles, or a lion chariot?
Edit: I was looking at a draft 2500 point list when I typed that LSG unit. It should actually be 32, and 456 points instead.
I've edited the army list above. Dropped 2 White lions, fixed the LSG unit size, and added some eagles.
As for the other two suggestions:
Which do you think would be more useful? 3 eagles, or a lion chariot?
Edit: I was looking at a draft 2500 point list when I typed that LSG unit. It should actually be 32, and 456 points instead.
I've edited the army list above. Dropped 2 White lions, fixed the LSG unit size, and added some eagles.