Thiagoma

While it is good to see Elves on the table, it also saddens me that years gone by and still no tome security for those guys. Started AoS with Spire of Dawn, bought every high elf possible and here i still wait... About the list, he almost could have gone full Eldritch Council with a few allies.

On an off topic, this theft really pissed me off, almost made me wanna quit AoS. No Bt for Aelves AND steal our units? ****** you gw! /rant off /sorry sorry /not really sorry

Indeed they can . My last mixed Aelf list got me around the middle of the scoreboard on my last event. 1 win 1 tie and 1 loss to a infinite skink spam Seraphon army. But we gota be honest that you are handicaping yourself, considering alligeance armies are in a much better spot. But who knows what the future holds? I am not pessimistic about the future of the game, and for now i am starting a small idoneth army to pass the time. Hopefully i can go back to my high elfs soon!

I get it, no form of offense taken. I think in someway the mixed armies were something really unique to AoS and made possible to tailor several unique armies and combos. The ally system was an amazing to further mix and match, and i feel those days are sliping away. Now you can use those (i still do with mixed results) but you go into the match fully aware that you a running with a self imposing handicap, while on 1.0 i was feared with my Order Draconis army (that also became dificult to field with the 1 in 4 ally restriction). I will certainly miss the days where the rules were simpler and people were on a rampage with mixed creative armies. Of course we may be surprised with new rules for mixed armies, like unique traits and spells for GA army and we can go bananas again. Who knows?

What bothers me somewhat is the viability of GA armies and the further restriction to allies (1 in 4). I play Aelves, so far no Bt. It used to be viable on 1.0 but on 2.0 i have to fight traits, wizards/priests with extra magic, extra artifact lists, temple/enclave/etc and summon. It is so much stuff that my mixed Order army is no longer competitive. It reduces the variety of models i see beeing collected/brought to the table.

I think elves are gona have a resolution when Tyrion/Malerion come out. Considering that Hyish is the plane where the Swifthawk HQ is, i think Tyrion Aelves will have the traditional High Elf looks but with a lot of movement (see namartis for s good example of what i mean). The whole "angelic" deal may be refering to grace and beauty, not the whole "wing and halo" thing. I also believe thata lot of elf plastic is gona be absorved into their lines. Swifthawk, Draconis, Phoenix, Eldritch Council and so on, beeing renamed, just like "gloomspite" were. Until there no BT for us...

I am going with Tyrion's Army along with Warcry and Forbidden Power + 2 reveals of Warbands and a dual box with 2 BT. Yes i am that greedy.

I Think a new army is gona get anounced, plus a dual box with 2 new BT like the last ones.

You dont really need an Anoited if you buy the Phoenix Kit. It comes with 1 siting and 1 on foot

Maybe i can bring a new perspective on power creep . Since i started with AoS i play mixed Order (so i can field my high elf). At first it was competitive, but somethings were released that older armies (including some 1.0 tomes) do not have avaiable. Spell/prayer lore: Older Armies only got acess to their warscroll spell. Lack of customization out those armies in disavantage. Traits: This is a heavy one. Traits gave some really impressive boosts to several armies. Phoenix Temple, for example had their biggest Strenght on their save after save, and DoK receive it (along many other benefits) from traits. Army artifacts: Again, customization options. Note those arent exactly a power creep, considering every army should have those tools avaiable once they get their 2.0 army, but it shows how much more powerfull the armies are on the new Edition. On 1.0, Order Draconis was a viable Alpha Strike, for example, but nowadays it is waaaay behind Idoneth, for example.

Well we are missing Fyreslayers, Sylvaneth, Kharadron, Beastclaw and Tzeench 2.0 Tomes. Armies without tomes: Ogors, Free Peoples, Aelves and Dispossesed.

Yup, if you got the requirements, sure. Cant have dragon blades as BL tho

I think the problem with the mortal wound spam is that makes "elite units" and Behemots with high saves kinda pointless. A Hag Naar witch elf has a better odd of surviving a Mortal wound (1 in 6) than a Leviadon (0 chance), who has a great save of 3. Saves are becaming pointless, even tho it is probably taken in account for models point cost. On the other hand we have a lot of "save after save" against mortal wounds on frail units/armies. I think AoS need a severe reduction on Mortal Wound abilties so saves will be relevant again.

I do not belive that Tyrions Aelves are gona be "angelic" in the sense of winged Aelves, the same way Teclis ones are not Chuthullu elves and people will be very disapointed, AGAIN. Angelic might be a description of beauty, grace elegance. Also, if there is something involving wings, it will be Phoenix related. From all former elven lore released so far, Phoenix Temple are the only mentioned "high elf"subfaction with concrete description in the Mortal Realms, with Phoenicium on the Firestorm Campaign. My take on it is that Hyish Elves are gona be the new "traditional" High Elves with Phoenix tematic.

Yeeeeah that was kind of a flop... Well lets see what tomorrow brings...