Original List Ideas
List 1 - The Blade in the Darkness
Lords
Prince
Giant blade, Dragon Armour, Shield, Barded Steed, Dawnstone,
Archmage (Lore of High Magic)
Lvl 4, The Book of Hoerth, Talisman of Endurance, Elven Steed
Heroes
Noble
BSB, Star Lance, Heavy Armour, Shield, Barded Steed, Golden Crown of Atrazar, GW
Core
5 Reavers
Bows, Musician
2 x 5 Reavers
Bows, Spears, Musician
2 x 15 Archers
Musician
Special
12 Dragon Princes (Char's here)
FC, Banner of the World Dragon
18 White Lions
Musician
Rare
Frostheart Phoenix
2 x Eagle Claw bolt throwers
Great Eagle
Swiftsence
2497 pts
Quite a punchy list that also incorporates a decent baseline from the archers and bolt thrower's. The intended plan is to use the lions and the phoenix to hold up units so the bus can punch through from the flanks. The Reavers and eagle are there as re-directors and for hassling war machines in the enemies back lines.
Initial thoughts
Pro's
1) Large dangerous bus that should be able to punch a hole through most units.
2) Char's are quite safe embedded in the bus with the banner and the Lore of High magic shielding them.
3) Pretty decent firing line to deal with monsters or chaff.
4) Lvl 4 with the book shouldn't have too much trouble firing through a few spells a turn.
5) Miscast protection means I can 6-dice if I need to.
Con's
1) The all your egg's in one basket syndrome. With the lack of a scroll in the list spells like 13th and dwellers are terrifying.
2) Chaff might be an issue as the enemy will definitely not want the bus hitting their prize units (hoping the ranged units can help here).
3) No decent ward save on the prince (hopefully high magic will help him out).
4) Lack of ranked troops for breaking steadfast.
5) No dispel scroll but the book should go a long way here anyway.
All in all I quite like this one and I'm not generally a fan of using large unwieldy ranked units anyhow. I would've ideally like a unit of phoenix guard to combine with the dragon princes but everything else is just to good not to use. The lions will have to do.
List 2 - Warlock of the Black Tower
Lord
Loremaster
Talisman of Preservation, The book of Hoerth
Heroes
Noble
BSB, Armour of Caledor, Halberd
Mage (Lore of High Magic)
Dispel Scroll, Golden Crown of Atrazar
Core
5 Reavers
Bows, Musician
2 x 5 Reavers
Bows, Spears, Musician
2 x 15 Archers
Musician
Special
22 Phoenix Guard (Loremaster, BSB, Mage here)
FC, Razor Standard
21 White Lions
FC, Banner of the World Dragon
Rare
6 Sisters of Avelorn
Flamespire Phoenix
3 x Eagle Claw Bolt Throwers
2499 pts
This list is a lot less aggressive than the first one and relies on whittling down the enemy with massed firing and magic. When the enemy closes in the redirectors will do their work and the two well protected combat units should provide a decent obstacle for most enemy units. The Flamespyre was included this time to help grind down large enemy blocks before they reach my lines. I also included a scroll caddy as I don't think I can count on the loremaster's dispelling capability.
Initial thoughts
Pro's
1) The loremaster brings an excellent range of spells to the table, several of which are great when combined with the Phoenix guard.
2) Two Decent size combat blocks which are going to be hard to destroy.
3) Flaming attacks from the sisters should be useful for removing regeneration so I can whittle down those regenerating nasties.
4) Dispel scroll included to stop those big unit destroying spells.
5) Large amount of ranged units will be scary for lower armoured armies.
Con's
1) No heavy cavalry for the larger charge threat.
2) No Lvl 4 may give me issues against magic heavy armies (Hoping the scroll will counter this).
3) The Flamespyre is just not as durable as the Frostheart.
4) No unit destroying spells of my own.
5) Characters aren't as well protected as I'd like (hopefully the high lore attribute can help here)
Again I'm quite fond of this list which will play somewhat like a bowline. I have never played this list type before and also never without a level 4 both of which make me slightly nervous
Any C&C is welcome regarding either of the lists
Thanks for reading
I look forward to your comments.