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That would be dependent on the matchup, but Armor of Mallus is always an option. I take Saint's Blade purely for the fun of more rules interactions, but having your general himself hit like a unit of Rockgut Troggoths is something else. Normally it's the mount that does the damage when it comes to big mounted heroes. The Luminark can alleviate the odd wound, but lancers is about hitting the enemy so hard they can't fight back.

I'm glad it worked out well. Another reason I don't run gunners in 3 lots of 10 is drops. I want a chance at outdropping my opponent, and I was happy with the number of CP I had. I had 4 turn one in my game.

I have done that every game except 2 so far. They don't pull their weight the same way a 30 does, and 30 is a massive charge deterrent.

Lancers on the right, defended the objective with 30 gunners, general and 20 guard then snuck 20 guard up to threaten the flank while the lancers + luminark just bulldozed their way through everything. It was interrupted and was much messier than it should have been, but it still worked.

I played a Hammerhalian Lancers army today vs Slaves to Darkness in Knife to the Heart. Despite being well screened by warriors and endless spells, and lots of d3 mortal wounds landing on 3s, the lancers punched through everything they touched. My Griffon with Saint's Blade (not within 6 of an objective) killed 17 chaos warriors total with a 2nd activation. Best part was a knight Preceptor taking on 5 chaos knights, killing 2 then surviving everything they threw back at him. I didn't think it would make that much of a difference, but +1 +1 was a big deal in observed output. It also saves up a command point as I don't have to use Rousing Battlecry every time, which is good because this list does not have an Adjutant. It still on average generates 1 extra a turn which is enough. The Luminark and 1 preceptor dealt with a Manticore by themselves which impressed me. In Lancers, Preceptors are stronger than most foot Heroes. So far so good. Lancers2.pdf

If you're running a main lancers army, then you want different units with both lances and halberds. You're going to need to use Demis as mobile anvils at some point, which is where halberds come in. Their roles change considerably when you concentrate a list like this.

Only two games with Aventis so far vs StoD. He performed fine but I really need to use him more get a good idea. Also, Twinstone isn't normally needed on a griffon since his command ability does the same thing for Freeguild and healing on a 4+ isn't great.

Small update: I've had great success using Saint's Blade on my griffon general with Runesword. He's doing 6-9 damage with his sword alone in one activation. 5 attacks, 2+ 4+ -2 3 damage (when on an objective which is always) is really really solid for a rider's attacks. If you take Saint's Blade, I would suggest putting it on the sword, as it's flat damage is more consistent than the hammer. He cut through 10 chaos warriors, a sorceror and 2 manticore lords.

I wouldn't take him as the general, but when you start comparing him to a griffon general he actually starts to look good on paper. He has less damage and doesn't give +1 to hit, but that's really the main downside; he can give Demigryphs reroll 1s which is enough. I think his double casting and the spells/ command ability he gains from Hammerhal is what's needed to make him viable. A regular tauralon with Twinstone is also possible. If he's in enemy territory he'll be making 16 attacks at damage 2/d3 by the end of the turn and unlike the griffon he doesn't degrade in power as he's wounded. Considering how many CPs Hammerhal farms he'll be striking twice, and even use his own command ability for +1 wound for himself, all the time. Now I don't think he'll work in every list, but I have a lot of infantry to move around so a stable caster for Wings of Fire is pretty important. I can't rely on a battlewizard. He'll also be running with my Demigryphs, as the griffon would.

I'm going to be experimenting with Aventis Firestrike in my Freeguild list. He won't be the general, obviously, but because he's a similar points cost and brings more utility than a griffon general (and is also fluffy) I'm going to trial him. Wings of Fire is a really important spell as I run a unit of 6 demigryphs, and my standard list only has a battlemage on a balewind to cast it, but that's vulnerable. He won't be as killy as a griffon, but my army has tons of damage already, so I think his utility will make him a better choice. It's ironic that he can be more useful in a non-stormcast army since he gains the Hammerhal command ability and spells. Alternatively, the principle is the same with the generic tauralon. Granted it'll still be the same model. That way he can have Twinstone and make the griffon entirely irrelevant. On another note, I don't like Stormcast collectively, but when it is a single demigod leading an army of mortals they get a lot more interesting and thematic for me. My list building methods are always to make the army cohesive and competent, but not necessarily competitive. I'm also a Freeguild player, so no other factions are involved. The list:

I've made a new account as I can't change my name, and now that Fimir are going I've decided to update my theme. I'm Knight Scáthach of Fimm, but I'll be deleting that account. Trolls are my passion now. I've had a fair few games with them now, even against Slaanesh (and winning) so I hope I can be of help when it comes to all things trogg. I've taken a break from painting my Hammerhal army up and moved back to trolls, so I ought to have some pics to share, and be more active in general. I am so sorry for the avatar but I couldn't not do it.