1200pt counts

[Vlad Von Carstein]

Heros
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Konrad Von Carstein 145

Necromancer 120

Scepter de Noirot
tomb blade
invocation of nehek
raise dead

vampire 195

Dark Acolyte (+1 magic lvl)
Avatar of Death
The Flayed Hauberk (2+ armor save)
sword of Might 15pts (+1 str)
Biting blade 5pts (-1 armour save)


Rare
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Varghulf 175


Core
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Skeleton x40 -412pts
Muscian
Standered Barrer
Champion
Pikes
Banner of the dead legion


Zombies x14 -56pts

Crypt Ghoul x10 -88pts


1191pts

[Drax]

forget the Zombies - take more ghouls. 14 at least

make the skeletons 30 max. they cant have pikes - do you mean spears? if so put spears - pikes have their own rules.

use spare points from reducing the skeletons and ditching the zombies to buy another unit of ghouls. and give each unit a crypt Ghast

the vampire is illegal. avatar of Death is redundant unless you are wanting a great weapon in which case dont bother with a magic weapon - if you want a magic weapon - you can only have 1! give him Summon Ghouls instead of AoD

personally i would squeeze another vamp in over the necromancer - but if you keep him you would be better off with a power stone than a magic weapon

[experiment 626]

Originally Posted by Elzanith

Heros
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Konrad Von Carstein 145
+++ for what special characters cost, you could easily get just a generic vampire who'd do the same, only he won't be stupid half the game!
lose konrad and get a battle standard bearer w/warbanner & walking death instead. (that's a +3 static combt res right there!)+++
Necromancer 120

Scepter de Noirot
tomb blade
invocation of nehek
raise dead
+++ lost the tomb blade - he'll never get proper use out of it!
put him on a corpse cart!!! no vamp count army should be without the cart considering what it can do;
- possible 'always strikes first bound spell
- either messes with enemy wizards casting ability, OR, extra wounds from invocation!
seriously, never, ever leave home without one of these beauties!+++

vampire 195

Dark Acolyte (+1 magic lvl)
Avatar of Death
The Flayed Hauberk (2+ armor save)
sword of Might 15pts (+1 str)
Biting blade 5pts (-1 armour save)
+++ as pointed out, you can only have 1 magic weapon max. also, you can't claim the +1A attack bonus for an additional hand weapon when you take a magical toy...
lose avatar and take lord of the dead instead... more skellies is crucial to the trick i'm explaining here!+++

Rare
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Varghulf 175
+++ very nice! terror is alot of fun - just don't think you can send him off on his own... use him to slam into enemy flanks while your main units charge the front to generate a few extra kills.+++

Core
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Skeleton x40 -412pts
Muscian
Standered Barrer
Champion
Pikes
Banner of the dead legion
+++ can't have pikes - only spears!
swap the banner of the dead legion which is rather redundant considering the size of this unit, for the 'banner of the endless nightmare' which gives you an extra rank bonus for static combat res! (allowing you to hit a static res of 6!)+++

Zombies x14 -56pts
+++ lose them for dire wolves. fast cavalry is so powerful for counts who are typically slower unless you can get the danse macabre working. having some cheap, fast march blockers/flanking units is a god-send!+++

Crypt Ghoul x10 -88pts
+++ needs more bodies to be really effective... lose some skellies and add onto this unit!+++

1191pts

now, here's the big nasty plan 'o DOOM!
- skellie unit of 30 w/banner of the endless nightmare
- include battle standard w/war banner & walking death power
so, this gives you the following 'static' combat resolution;
4 ranks, +1 for banner, +1 for battle standard, +1 for warbanner, +1 for walking death, +1 for outnumber = 9 combat res!!! very, very few things can overcome that!

you need a corpse cart and it's also a very good idea to include the book of arkhan for the bound danse macabre... (lose the scepter de noirot) danse will make or break your army so make sure your necromancer also takes it too! without the ability to march/extra movement, the undead are horribly prone to being out manouvered and neatly surrounded!

i'm not saying your list is bad - it simply needs some refining! alot of what i know about counts has come from watching our one staffer massacring his last 14 opponents! (and over corse the combat res trick which just took some very carefull reading!)

hope this helps,
cheers!

[Drax]

just to add to that - stitch recommended the corpse cart - i highly do too, upgrade it with Balefire rather than the unholy lodestone as it will just enhance your anti magic and improve your magical dominance!

[Vlad Von Carstein]

Well i changed my list doing what i could, Considering what i own and here it is (its to play a kid with dwarfs.....so i should be fine he has never beat me in any game)

Heros
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Vampire-150

Walking Death
Battle Standerd
Drakenhof Banner

Necromancer, On Corpse Cart 245

Book of Arkhan (power lvl3, vanhels dance of macabre)
invocation of nehek
raise dead
Corpse Cart With Balefire
miasma of deathly vigor

vampire 185

Dark Acolyte
Lord of the Dead
The Flayed Hauberk
sword of Might

Rare
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Varghulf 175

Core
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Skeleton x30 -285
Muscian
Standered Barrer
Champion
Spears
banner of the endless nightmare


Zombies x16 -72pts

Crypt Ghoul x10 -88pts

1200pts

[Vlad Von Carstein]

Ha the trick worked wonders wood elfs ran away screaming from my skels!