[Thoughts on grave guard]

20 hours ago, AHexInScarletRed said:

What about having some GG with Sword and Shield - and Greatblades on their back, while others have it vice-versa? 

Thank you kind sir, I think you (almost) solved my predicament. I wont do the 50/50 thing as you suggest, but as there are only 2 shields I like, 2 I am "meh" on and 1 i dislike, I think I will just stick a few to the backs of maybe 8-10 models in the 30 man unit while equipping them all with GWB's. I was originally considering converting some of the GWB's into 1-handers, but that didnt sit right with me for the overall look of the army itself that I am looking for.

 

 

[Thoughts on grave guard]

8 hours ago, Death1942 said:

I can only speak about a competitive front as that is what I play.  The shields aren't great as there is so much rend these days (and you go to 4+ to wound), also consider that grave guard are summonable and so you can bring them back for 1cp.  For those reasons I think taking the great blades are a better shout as they will hit harder and their situational defensive boost from the shields doesn't really matter as much if they can come back to life.

Regiment size is typically min or max and nothing in between.  I think due to the ability to bring back a unit for 1cp I would always lean towards the biggest unit possible.  These guys are either going to be the big centre block that is hard to shift (shields) or your big anvil (blades with buffs) and you want to maximise its potential by taking the biggest unit available.  I find that taking small units only works well for really fast units (black knights, direwolves, various nighthaunt units) because they can quickly threaten objectives and so their min size isn't as much of a hindrance to their output in the game because I am not expecting them to kill anything.

I really want a unit of graveguard and I plan on modelling them to be mostly blades with some shields because I like the look.  I think rule of cool should definitely be considered as well and for that I think the shields look the best by far.

Thanks Death.

I know I will  order another box of 'em, bought the last 2 on the shelf at my local store and 30 sounds like the ideal... BUT after busting a box open and seeing the actual detail on the shields, holy ******, images do not give fair justice to the detail on those shields! I might have to follow the rule of cool, especially as I dont plan on playing at the competitive level, I think I might run with shields despite being the worse option. After seeing all the components the modder in me is coming out (maybe I need to order 2 more boxes, 'cos I know im gonna have at least a couple resigned to the bits box)...

[Thoughts on grave guard]

I am returning to the game after a ~10 year break from the hobby, and always wanted to build an army around these guys. I have many questions, which are better suited to its own thread (which can wait for another day), but I am eager to get started assembling my newly purchased models. So, a couple of quickies on this unit:

1. What is the best way to equip these fellas in a Legion of Night army?

I am leaning towards great blades for looks, but those shields with the "bait" perk are extremely tempting.

2. What is the best regiment size?

I really want a big block, which sounds like the best option from Sception above (30), but running a 2 or 3 smaller 10 man units (mainly for colour scheme purposes, i have so many ideas!) is again tempting.

I dont plan on playing tourneys or anything, wouldnt be using GG as my "build around" if I did, but still want a respectable army at the end of the day.

Thanks in advance.