Ravinsild Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I’m pretty interested in a Dark Elf Army but it seems they’ve been split into 5 or 6 sub-factions and I have no idea how viable they are on the table top. Its all well and good to collect the models and paint them and they look amazing, but if I never win a game even once that gets frustrating. I was personally thinking of maybe collecting this, as I have no Dark Elf models at all: Allegiance Ability: Darkling Coven Leaders: Sorceress Sorceress on Black Dragon Black Ark Fleet Master - Allies Assassin - Allies Battleline: x10 Blackguard x10 Darkshards x20 Dreadspears x10 Executioners x10 Blackguard x10 Darkshard x20 Dreadspear x10 Executioners Other Units: x20 Black Ark Corsairs - Allies Total: 1860 Points I wanted to leave some points open for endless spells or something since I would presumably be bringing quite a few spellcasters but I have no idea which ones are of value to Dark Elves. It would be neat to bring some Dark Riders I think as well but it seems difficult to fit so many allies in now. Not sure how or if I could or if this list is any good. Just basically curious about the state of Dark Elves and how good they are or have potential to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syph0n Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Have a look at the Darkling Covens thread for a bit more advice. I'm by no means an expert, but between the Endless Spells and Realm artefacts, you could well make the older armies more viable. Anvilgard worth looking at too for the extra bonus. Just an initial gut feeling is I'd sooner have bigger units than lots of smaller. I'd drop the Corsairs as allies, because I don't believe they are worth spending ally points on. I'd sooner 2 hydra, or something to keep up with the dragon like the Order Serpentis units or their Dragon. I'd pick up the battalion for an extra artefact and bonuses for having lots of aelves together. Lethal Coordination I think it's called. More foot sorceresses too. Casting bonuses for sacrificing is useful! Edit: For a very highly competitive dark aelf force, you should look at Daughters of Khaine and the Idoneth Deepkin range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecktron Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Ravinsild said: I’m pretty interested in a Dark Elf Army but it seems they’ve been split into 5 or 6 sub-factions and I have no idea how viable they are on the table top. Its all well and good to collect the models and paint them and they look amazing, but if I never win a game even once that gets frustrating. I was personally thinking of maybe collecting this, as I have no Dark Elf models at all: Allegiance Ability: Darkling Coven Leaders: Sorceress Sorceress on Black Dragon Black Ark Fleet Master - Allies Assassin - Allies Battleline: x10 Blackguard x10 Darkshards x20 Dreadspears x10 Executioners x10 Blackguard x10 Darkshard x20 Dreadspear x10 Executioners Other Units: x20 Black Ark Corsairs - Allies Total: 1860 Points I wanted to leave some points open for endless spells or something since I would presumably be bringing quite a few spellcasters but I have no idea which ones are of value to Dark Elves. It would be neat to bring some Dark Riders I think as well but it seems difficult to fit so many allies in now. Not sure how or if I could or if this list is any good. Just basically curious about the state of Dark Elves and how good they are or have potential to be You dont have to start with a 2000 points list. I recommend building a 1000 points list first, play a few games and see for yourself what works for you and what not. As others have said: take a look at the Lets Chat Darkling Covens thread for a good overview or take a look at the 1D4Chan wiki: https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Age_of_Sigmar/Tactics/Order/Darkling_Covens In general, you can use every faction and have fun playing. It all depends on your local community and how you want to play. A Darkling Coven army will work great in narrativ/open play or non-competitive matched play. If you want to play tournament-style games Id recommend taking a look at the Daughters of Khaine. They still have the Dark Elves style but are also very competitive thanks to their new Battletome. But again, doesnt mean the other factions are trash. Just that the Daughters are one of the stronger armies at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 18 hours ago, Ravinsild said: I’m pretty interested in a Dark Elf Army but it seems they’ve been split into 5 or 6 sub-factions and I have no idea how viable they are on the table top. Its all well and good to collect the models and paint them and they look amazing, but if I never win a game even once that gets frustrating. In my experience pretty much every army you could possibly field in AoS has the potential to win games, depending on the scenario and the skill of the player. The term 'viable' doesn't really have any meaning in this game. I wouldn't worry about that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStreicher Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 5:29 PM, Jamie the Jasper said: In my experience pretty much every army you could possibly field in AoS has the potential to win games, depending on the scenario and the skill of the player. The term 'viable' doesn't really have any meaning in this game. I wouldn't worry about that sort of thing. I disagree. I made a simple Idoneth Army and played VS a Brayherds army. I lost 4 eel riders and he was tabled in turn 3. (16:9 victory points). though I guess he made a lot of mistakes idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 41 minutes ago, JackStreicher said: I disagree. I made a simple Idoneth Army and played VS a Brayherds army. I lost 4 eel riders and he was tabled in turn 3. (16:9 victory points). though I guess he made a lot of mistakes idk There'll always be a rare alignment of circumstances in which it's almost impossible for a particular army to win, but that's true even of tournament-winning builds. Out of interest, what battleplan were you using? And what sort of army builds did you both use? I'd be surprised if there wasn't a path to victory for your opponent, even if it would have been challenging to execute successfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStreicher Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 3 hours ago, Jamie the Jasper said: There'll always be a rare alignment of circumstances in which it's almost impossible for a particular army to win, but that's true even of tournament-winning builds. Out of interest, what battleplan were you using? And what sort of army builds did you both use? I'd be surprised if there wasn't a path to victory for your opponent, even if it would have been challenging to execute successfully. I agree though he was very bitter afterwards and was sure there was no chance he could have pulled it off. battleplan (using oben warcards): The the one where you have to place 3 objectives. 1 victory point if you hold one at the end of the phase, 3 VP if you hold it in 2 successive phases. Deployment: 2 triangles Split the army in 3 equally large segments. One segment arrives per turn from any table edge or wholly within your Depl. Zone at the end of the mov. Phase My army: Fuethan Conclave Eidolon A.o. The Storm Akhelian King - General + 2 Wounds Medusa (ally) Tidecaster 6 Ishlean Guard 1 Leviadon 2x10 Thralls 10 Reavers His army as far as I remember: Chieftain 2 Bray Shamans 1 Bullgore Hero 40 raiders 2x 40 Gors 30 Ungors 3 Bullgors 2 x 10(or 15?) Centaurs i deployed my eels, leviadon, the king, and 10 thralls first. he deployed the ungors, 1x Gors, a shaman and the chieftain he charged in (which was one of many mistakes imo) slaughtered most of my thralls. I hit back massacred half of his Gors (with eels) and decimated the ungors a little. my turn: leviadon charges and snuffs out ~23 Ungors. Eels kill off the rest of the gores. in later turn I simply charged his reinforcements with my eels and they died in droves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richelieu Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Corsairs are really bad, which is unfortunate because I love their sculpt and own a bunch. At their current point cost black guard are incredibly strong. I would suggest a couple of blocks of 30 of them. Sorceresses have easy access to +2 to cast, which makes Chronomatic Cogs nearly an auto include, as you're very likely to succeed turn one on the cast. It pairs very well with the run and charge command ability and the decanter of egos artifact. I believe you can build a very solidly top of tier two list with Darkling Covens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravinsild Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Richelieu said: Corsairs are really bad, which is unfortunate because I love their sculpt and own a bunch. At their current point cost black guard are incredibly strong. I would suggest a couple of blocks of 30 of them. Sorceresses have easy access to +2 to cast, which makes Chronomatic Cogs nearly an auto include, as you're very likely to succeed turn one on the cast. It pairs very well with the run and charge command ability and the decanter of egos artifact. I believe you can build a very solidly top of tier two list with Darkling Covens. Okay, excellent! So which Formerly Dark Elf Army faction make the best allies? Daughters of Khaine became their own thing which leaves Ordos Serpentis, Shadowblades, Darkling Covens and Scourge Privateers. Would you sub out any of the Scourge Privateers stuff for those knights on lizards or something instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aezeal Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 7/10/2018 at 10:26 PM, Ravinsild said: I’m pretty interested in a Dark Elf Army but it seems they’ve been split into 5 or 6 sub-factions and I have no idea how viable they are on the table top. Its all well and good to collect the models and paint them and they look amazing, but if I never win a game even once that gets frustrating. I was personally thinking of maybe collecting this, as I have no Dark Elf models at all: Allegiance Ability: Darkling Coven Leaders: Sorceress Sorceress on Black Dragon Black Ark Fleet Master - Allies Assassin - Allies Battleline: x10 Blackguard x10 Darkshards x20 Dreadspears x10 Executioners x10 Blackguard x10 Darkshard x20 Dreadspear x10 Executioners Other Units: x20 Black Ark Corsairs - Allies Total: 1860 Points I wanted to leave some points open for endless spells or something since I would presumably be bringing quite a few spellcasters but I have no idea which ones are of value to Dark Elves. It would be neat to bring some Dark Riders I think as well but it seems difficult to fit so many allies in now. Not sure how or if I could or if this list is any good. Just basically curious about the state of Dark Elves and how good they are or have potential to be More executioners would be my first and only suggestion as a non Dark elf player who has faced executioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richelieu Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, Aezeal said: More executioners would be my first and only suggestion as a non Dark elf player who has faced executioner. If they update their warscroll to activate mortals on unmodified 6s then they might be worth it, but their damage output against all but the most highly armored units is substantially less than black guard. They have 1" range vs black guard's 2" they lack the -1 rend of black guard and they don't reroll 1s to hit. Plus they are 160 points to black guards 140. It's not even a contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStreicher Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Add a hydra, they‘re awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStreicher Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I would use something like this: Dark Elves Play Type: Matched Play | Game Type: Battlehost | Grand Alliance: Order | Allegiance: Darkling Covens Realm of Battle: -, The Realm of - ASSASSIN Ally BLOOKWRACK MEDUSA Ally SORCERESS General SORCERESS Role: Leader Battlelines BLACK GUARD 10 BLACK GUARD 10 BLACK GUARD 10 BLEAKSWORDS 10 DARKSHARDS 20 DREADSPEARS 40 Behemoths WAR HYDRA Ally Battalions THRALL WARHOST Endless Spells AETHERVOID PENDULUM Role:Endless Spell CHRONOMANTIC COGS Role:Endless Spell SOULSNARE SHACKLES Role:Endless Spell Total 1980pts 400pts/400pts Allies Army deemed —————- NOTES: I haven‘t picked any artifacts or a realm yet, for your consideration: you could pick Order as an allegiance. Then additionally the Allegiance of ANVILGUARD. If you do: pick the prismatic wall and the Soul Snare Shackles. Why? you summon the wall behind an enemy you charged, then the Shackles to lock them in place. Then in your herophade you hope that you roll a 5+. If you do the enemy unit won‘t be able to get 3“ away from you and will lose most of it‘s models (if that doesn’t feel like a Dark Elve Phalanx then I don‘t know ^^) Anvil Guard Allegiance Ability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenshin620 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 6 hours ago, JackStreicher said: I would use something like this: Dark Elves Play Type: Matched Play | Game Type: Battlehost | Grand Alliance: Order | Allegiance: Darkling Covens Realm of Battle: -, The Realm of - ASSASSIN Ally BLOOKWRACK MEDUSA Ally SORCERESS General SORCERESS Role: Leader Battlelines BLACK GUARD 10 BLACK GUARD 10 BLACK GUARD 10 BLEAKSWORDS 10 DARKSHARDS 20 DREADSPEARS 40 Behemoths WAR HYDRA Ally Battalions THRALL WARHOST Endless Spells AETHERVOID PENDULUM Role:Endless Spell CHRONOMANTIC COGS Role:Endless Spell SOULSNARE SHACKLES Role:Endless Spell Total 1980pts 400pts/400pts Allies Army deemed Theres one tiny snag about the posted list, theres an additional Ally constraint. Only 1 ally per 4 normal units (or is it 1 out of 4 which means 1 per 3?). Regardless of the correct wording of the ratio, there only 8 Darkling Coven units here so one of the ally units can't fit in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStreicher Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 @kenshin620 Not in a Order Army which is from anvilguard (Hydra wouldn‘t be an ally then) You are right If you want to play DC; you can either scrap the Assassin or the Medusa und get more Troops in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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