AlatartheRed wrote:
Ok would Dunlanding warriors be a good fit is so how many
Forget Dunlanding, unless you want them for collecting. Perhaps if Theme compels you to use Thryden only with Dunlending--but for playing, they are some of the weakest in the game for their points. Still in stock at GW because no one buys them, and they are so easily substituted by Vikings in other, much less expensive lines.
Consider a drummer: makes your Mauraders go further than horses.
Thrydan: great rule, if he can win with that low fight--now equal to most ordinary good warriors...and very few evil F5 spears to back him up: Harad King. Any others in the game?
Crossbows: fun...but immobile, and very little to fire at once the shield wall meets--which is fast, in the warband rules--unless you hang back and barricade, which few tournement scenarios allow. Can defend domination points well...and scare Fell Beasts.
Stick to shields, pikes and those heavy heroes, and you can field 52 units for 700 points...
Or Saruman Mounted, 12 Beserkers and cheap heroes for that...
I liked Ferals until I learned they die twice as fast as their Defense 6 buddies (literally double the chance for a wounding when S3 needs 5+ instead of 6+)
you've got Lonely Knights most excellent Armybuilder software (free at
http://www.lonelyknight.0fees.net/ ). Play around on it then come back here for insights on specific, competetive lists. Enjoy!