Best way to organise 90 skeleton warriors. 30/30/30 or 40/40/10?

[MightyOwl]

So, how would you split 90 skeleton warriors: three units of 30? or 40/40/10? Is there an advantage over doing it one way or another?

[Andreas]

You don't want to loose 30 attacks due to an arcane bolt so 40/40/10 IMO. Use the 10 to screen the other units or stand on objectives in your zone.

[Solaris]

40/40/10 every day of the week.

[mmimzie]

Ywp gove the 10 shields as the extra range wont mean jack anyway 

[deynon]

I usually prefer 30 strong spearman units cause they are more maneuvrable. Anyway you can think surely abput 40-40-10. The 40units with spears, the 10 atrong one with xwords.

[Squirrelmaster]

With 30 you really need to be charging and getting first activation. A single Arcane Bolt isn't such a big worry because the banners will bring models back, but if you take casualties before striking you will lose a lot of attacks. 40 gives you a buffer — you can lose up to 10 models and it won't really impact your hitting power.

30/30/30 is more glass hammers — you get more potential to hit hard, but your army is more easily broken. 40/40/10 gives you some durability.

Personally I wouldn't run 10 skeletons at all — I'd go 40/40 and get something else to be my third battleline. Maybe 10 zombies, or 10 ghouls. But I guess if you've got 90 skeletons and plan on using them, it's not gonna make that much difference.

[CoffeeGrunt]

The 10 Skeletons can be annoying to get rid of if they camp in Cover near an objective.

[WillofNagash]

I would personally go with the 3x30. It's more manageable and it's hard to take them off the field, your. Or going to be running 40 dudes down the field against someone. Most people will just avoid a 40 man unit. But 30 man units gives them hope, and maybe you get 2 into combat, one of them will do some damage at least. Also, if your running skeletons, run a liche priest, just convert one. Another attack on a 5 or 6 is brutal.

[Squirrelmaster]

If you're running a Liche Priest, I'd recommend getting a command ability with +1 to hit.