SorryLizard Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Hi, I am looking at the different army options out there and really like the backstory for the Flesh Eaters as well as the constant cycle of bringing them back to life every turn, endlessly satisfyingly. However I do not like having the big monsters like Dragons in my armies as I just do NOT have a way to store or transport them safely in my current living arrangement (and no, that won't be changing anytime soon and no cabinets are not an options and no a big carrying case is not an option as there's not room for that either...). From a semi-competitive point of view, is it hamstringing myself to not bring the Terrorgheist/Zombie Dragon with or without King on top? Or can you get away with just ghouls, ghast, courtiers, crypt horrors, etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogypies Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I would always reccomend a GK on mount purely for majestic horror and the extra free points it brings in, it feels like a waste not having one as the leader purely for this. But you could explore a mass flayer deadwatch and infernal courtiers list or extreme massed ghoul patrols with plenty of courtiers and horrors backing it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorryLizard Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Majestic horror? Is that in the battletome and not on the AoS app? Edit: just seen, it's in the GHB2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Wastelands Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 37 minutes ago, SorryLizard said: Majestic horror? Is that in the battletome and not on the AoS app? It’s a command trait which basically lets you summon twice in the same turn with the same ghoul king. (Yes, in the battletome). It means you can get 2x3 horrors/Flayers for free, turn 1, if you take a gk on terrogheist for example. This, coupled with the fact that the large mounts are your beat sticks, ramps up the challenge if you don’t take. However, without them I’d go for ghoul hordes with foot-slogging kings and courtiers, as suggested by @Moogypies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttyknatty Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 The command traits (and other Flesh Eater Courts (FEC) Abilities) are not in their Battletome - they are in the Generals Handbook 2018.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorryLizard Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Did they change the Royal Family Battalion? Or does Majestic Horror plus that give you 2 Ghoul Kings for 1 command point, another artifact and a free command point for 150pts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogypies Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 24 minutes ago, SorryLizard said: Did they change the Royal Family Battalion? Or does Majestic Horror plus that give you 2 Ghoul Kings for 1 command point, another artifact and a free command point for 150pts? It does, however it also requires the Dragon as a requirement of the battalion IIRC. Thus doesn't fit the no dragon needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorryLizard Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, Moogypies said: It does, however it also requires the Dragon as a requirement of the battalion IIRC. Thus doesn't fit the no dragon needs Awww...curses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekmeister Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Short Answer: No. The army is playable without a GK on mount, but hot damn you lose out on two unique spells and two command abilities that summon relevant units in for free. Is there no way you could magnetize one? I think you'd need to commit to a niche battalion like Deathwatch or Abbatoir. I run Haunter Courtier as a general in my Abbatoir army, and even though the battalion is good, I still bring two monsters to do heavy lifting. Unless if you wanna paint dozens of flayers/horrors you need a monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorryLizard Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 16 hours ago, Rekmeister said: Short Answer: No. The army is playable without a GK on mount, but hot damn you lose out on two unique spells and two command abilities that summon relevant units in for free. Is there no way you could magnetize one? I think you'd need to commit to a niche battalion like Deathwatch or Abbatoir. I run Haunter Courtier as a general in my Abbatoir army, and even though the battalion is good, I still bring two monsters to do heavy lifting. Unless if you wanna paint dozens of flayers/horrors you need a monster. Hmmmm, that's a shame. I'll keep looking then, see what my options are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honk Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Deadwatch... or crazy horrors or crashing waves of ghouls... 3x40ghouls with 3x Kings and 3x varghulf (1980pts) but as mentioned before, you miss the majestic horror summoning (2x varghulf or 2xhorror) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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