Mahud king instead of Dalamyr? Maybe some Serpent Riders or Serpent guard?

My thoughts.....wait till the new supplement is out.

I have to agree. Harad is in for a beating. It is certain to be broken up into smaller weaker pieces. Allying in to make it stronger will lose Harad it's 50% bows.

I never would have invested so much in this army if I knew it would be nerfed so badly. But that is a judgement from the "Army Bonus" early tremors. Can't assess damage until the earthquake hits.

Yeah I think they'll be fine. The only thing I see getting a real nerf is the corsairs. I think Harad even with the initial army bonus is still plenty strong.
I will say though, that splitting up the armies lists for Harad kinda bummed me out cause I like the look of sorta rage tag makeshift army with elements of each of their factions in it, which is a less favorable to take now.

It kind of isnt much different at all if you think on it.... just ally...Im confused about why the word nerf is being thrown around in this post.

I never would have invested so much in this army if I knew it would be nerfed so badly. But that is a judgement from the "Army Bonus" early tremors. Can't assess damage until the earthquake hits.

That's my problem too, dammit...

Here is the thing about this list, though. The only thing I might lose is the KOU and Dalamyr. Watchers and Abrakhan will stay in the same list.

Pre-Nerf Harad: I kept my Serpent Sting 50% bows and could use any mix (small or large numbers) of Half Trolls, Black Numenorians and/or Corsair Reavers under cheap Harad captains. I had access to S4 spears (Mahud). I had a choice between (or could use both) Nazgul leaders: a fighter and a support bow Wraith. As long as my Harad contingent was 'pure', I kept my 50% bows and could ally Shadow Lord for safety from bows.

Post-Nerf Harad: to keep my 50% bows, I settle for a painfully low Defense army, vunerable to bows. Watchers die first in front (no Shadow Lord), if I want F4, or buying Serpent Guard for the rear...but then forced to limit my Watcher numbers. I can use only Betrayer, arguably one of the weakest Wraiths, now that Rend has made his poison re-roll largely redunent on Fell Beast.
Or I ally in and now lose my 50% bows--a sore loss--and must choose between Reevers, Half Trolls or Numenorians. Each ally needs a captain, of course, and (realistically) that points cost limits me to only one ally. I must now choose between one of them or Shadow Lord.

Post Nerf Harad is a significantly weaker army...or becomes just an ally with 1/3 bows and too many stronger ally options to really choose it.

Can other Harad players cheer me up, please...? Some good news welcome.

Pre-Nerf Harad: I kept my Serpent Sting 50% bows and could use any mix (small or large numbers) of Half Trolls, Black Numenorians and/or Corsair Reavers under cheap Harad captains. I had access to S4 spears (Mahud). I had a choice between (or could use both) Nazgul leaders: a fighter and a support bow Wraith. As long as my Harad contingent was 'pure', I kept my 50% bows and could ally Shadow Lord for safety from bows.

Woe is me, I cant take one of the best possible combinations in the game. That list is so overpowered its not even funny. If youre good, you can still ally these armies and win games.