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 Post subject: The forces of the men in the east will not listen to me help
PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:18 pm 
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Hi im new to this forum and i woudnt mind some help for an easterling army list.(500 pt)
Right now i have 20 easterlings,4 with pikes and shields, 8 with shields and swords, and 8 archers.For commanders i have 2 banners and 2 captains with no general.
Last game i played with this army i got whupped by dwarves :( !

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 Post subject: Re: Easterling army help (500)
PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:10 pm 
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First of all, Dwarves are going to be one of the toughest armies Easterlings can face - they have no S4 units without allying in, and Dwarven armour is a royal pain when you're only S3.

For a well rounded 500pts force, I'd go with something like

Warband 1 12/12
Easterling War Priest
6 Black Dragon Warrior with Shield;
6 Black Dragon Warrior with Shield; Pike;
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Warband 2 12/12
Easterling Captain
6 Easterling Warrior with Shield;
6 Easterling Warrior with Shield; Pike;
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Warband 3 3/12
Easterling Captain with Horse;
3 Easterling Kataphrakt
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Warband 4 0/0
Easterling Dragon Knight
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If I was you though, or if I were playing against Dwarves a lot, I'd ally in something S4 - Mordur Uruks, perhaps.

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 Post subject: Re: Easterling army help (500)
PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:23 pm 
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Thanks for the helpv :D , but i really prefer to have more ups for heroes than to have dragon warriors, oh and about allying yes i woundnt mind somthing but the mordor uruks strike me kind of slow and they carry 2 handed weapons , am i thinking wrong? is there any other allies you would recomend?

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 Post subject: Re: Easterling army help (500)
PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:25 pm 
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you can have mordor uruks with standard weapons, if you dont want uruks, how about morannon orcs? I would defo recommend the dragon knight though, he is awesome.

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 Post subject: Re: Easterling army help (500)
PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:35 pm 
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The dragon knight i take but the upgrade for normal guys i dont,oh and i didnt know uruks sould have standard weapons, thanks for the help:)

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:35 am 
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Can i stick a troll in somewhere?

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:58 am 
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if your interested, here's my easterling army (600)

warband 1
-Amdur mounted
-3 black dragon cataphrakts
-3 normal kataphrakts (one with drum)
-3 black dragon warriors shield
-3 easterlings pike,shield

warband 2
-easterling captain shield
-6 black dragon warriors shield
-6 easterlings pike and shield

warband 3
-warpriest
-12 easterlings bow

600pts, 39 units, 6 might

If I must be honest, I really dis agree with the dragon knight. :P

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 Post subject: Re: Easterling army help (500)
PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:37 pm 
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Thecow wrote:
The dragon knight i take but the upgrade for normal guys i dont,oh and i didnt know uruks sould have standard weapons, thanks for the help:)


- the reason to upgrade your normal guys is you can then match Dwarves fight for fight. It's also worth it if you break, you don't run as quickly.
- every model has a hand weapon, unless the profile specifically says they are unarmed.
- uruks are not slow, they are the same speed as everyone else.

Speaking of slow, Dwarves are slow. A good ally for you might be Corsairs, because with their throwing daggers you can stay just out of range and still shoot.
One irritating thing about the Easterling box is how few pikes you get. I spent a bundle just to get enough pikes to make a decent warband, now I have all these shield guys going to waste. But having that extra support will even give Dwarves a run for their money.

Have to agree with fritskuhntm on the Dragon Knight, you'd be better off with more horse or warriors, especially at that point level. Throw him in when you play 1000 point games.

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Can i stick a troll in somewhere?


Not without allying in a hero from Mordor (for a Mordor troll) or Moria (for a Cave troll). You could have a warband with just a Troll chief or, say, Burdur, but in 500 points it's probably not a good idea.
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 Post subject: Re: Easterling army help (500)
PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:39 pm 
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Thanks for all the help guys, I made a list with all your suggestions
and I used the dragon knight since I tried him against my oponents they had some problems with him like not being able to wound him,kill him, catch him, :lol:
so me takey(sorry to all who said not to use him)

General:Dragonknight
warband: 3 pikes 4 swords 4 bows

Captain with halbered
warband: 3 pikes 4 swords 4 bows

Allies 1 uruk captain
4 swords with shields

(You will probably all hate me :rofl: )

1 Troll


Cost:500pt(maybe a bit more but opponent agreed some over is allowed)
Might:6
Models:30

Those dwarves are going to pay :twisted: !

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 Post subject: Re: Easterling army help (500)
PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:40 pm 
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Please notify me if this is bad.

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 Post subject: Re: Easterling army help (500)
PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:23 pm 
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A couple of things:

1) Dragon Knight is an independent hero, so can't lead a warband. This is one of the reasons he's not recommended, at least a low point levels.
2) I'm assuming the troll is an Isengard troll, in the warband led by the uruk captain?
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 Post subject: Re: Easterling army help (500)
PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:47 am 
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Thanks for the advice! I think that ill kick out the knight and stick in amdur, how does that sound?


And yes the troll is an isengard troll with the captain as leader of warand.

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