The Swordmasters are the heavy armour heavy hitting foot solders of the Aelf army. Thier great swords hit often and cut deep. General Swordmaster Tactics Swordmasters are elite units this means that you will want them to take on the more difficult enemy units. The crunch is that the enemy will do thier best to avoid getting thier best units sliced by the Swordmasters and may try to tie them up will large cheap units. As the Swordmasters are on foot you will need to engineer situations where the Swordmasters get in to combat with the right targets. Swordmaster Weapons and Abilities The Aelf Swordmasters only has one weapon, a double handed sword, however they are experts using these swords. First off they have 2 attacks each wounding 44.44% per attack each. They also re-roll 1’s to hit so will wound almost once per combat round per so there are 2 extra 1/6th chances of hitting at 44.44%. This means the total chance of hitting is 103.69% per Swordmaster (just over 1 chance of wounding each) befor saves. When saves are rolled the Greatswords get -1 rend too. Deflect Shots This is an unexpected bonus ability. In the enemies shooting…
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The Stormcast Eternal are not the only humans fighting to restore order in the Age of Sigmar realms. There are also the forces of Bretonnia and the also the Empire / Guilds. In this section we will have a look at the tactics for Free Peoples! The two Human forces have opposing styles of play. The Bretonnia army consists of Elite Knights backed up by low quality serfs and archers. The Empire and Guilds army usually consists of larger units of pike men and musketeers backed up with a few elite units of magic users and horsemen. To really mix things up have a think about fielding the best of each army to create really effective force! Forces of the Freeguilds The forces of the Freeguilds seem to be styled on the armies of the Renaissance Wars that raged through Italy between 1494 to 1559. The Freeguilds are models from the Warhammer Fantasy Battles where it was a well developed army. This means that you should be able to find units to fulfil most needs. Freeguild General on Griffon Freeguild General on Horse and Foot Demigryph Knights Freeguild Outriders Freeguild Pistolers Freeguild Greatswords Freeguild Guard Freeguild Handgunners Freeguild Crossbowmen Freeguild Archers…
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As the Daemon Prince swooped down on the Aelf Spearmen. Raising his mighty axe the Daemon Prince was surprised by a black cloaked Shadowblades Assassin leaping out and slashing him half a dozen times. “Oooh, they sting like paper cuts! “. But what the Daemon Prince really didn’t see coming was the black poison on the blade that would be his downfall. Assassins are delicate tools that need careful use and handling. The Aelf Shadowblades assassin are an example of this. Used correctly they can strike down your opponents warlord and win the game, used with a heavy hand and they will be swept aside without a second thought. General Shadowblades Assassin Tactics With your assassin you will need to pick your target before the game starts, as you set up your units. This is because you need to pick which unit you are going to add your assassin to. It also helps if you are setting up your units second. Once you have picked your target you can place your assassin in a unit that will get him there. Remember that you do not have to place the model on the table, just mark down which unit he is…
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These guys are creepy! OK so they are humanities, and all that in good in the world’s last chance, but when you read of a crazy magic user sucking the souls out of warriors to infuse bronzed effigies and bring them to life, I find it very creepy! .. even if they are the good guys! So in games terms you are in charge with units of these humanoid living metal warriors. They tend to be above average abilities with better weapons, however you will find that you have less models on the table that other armies. This means that you will be siding quality over quantity. Also see: Lord-Celestant on Dragoth Tactics Also buy: Discount Stormcast Eternals from Wayland Games
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The Lord-Celestant is a major character in the Storm cast Eternal army. The Lord-Celestant is strong, highly skilled and well armed. With this model he rides a Dragoth. This gives him extra speed and more attacks. The Lord-Celestant on Dragoth is one of the models that are included in the Age of Sigma starter box so you can be sure that you will see a number of these models in Age of Sigma battles. This means that even if you do not play Stormcast Eternals you will need to know it’s strengths and weaknesses. So with that let’s look at… Lord-Celestant General Tactics The Lord-Celestant does not have any shooting weapons so he is best getting stuck in the fight. However without support your Lord-Celestant will be easy pray for any sizeable mob of enemy. This means that you will need to use him in coordination with other units. This is specially true if your Lord-Celestant is your general. This is because your Generals Abilities have a range limit and if he is out on his own then he will be less effective. Also be aware that the Lord-Celestant’s weapon has a big effect on the best way to use…
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In this post we will have a look at the Liberators from the Stormcast Eternal Age of Sigmar army and how to use them in Age of Sigmar games. Liberators are the core warriors of the human forces for good found in the Realm Gates wars starter box set. The basic tactics used for the Liberator are nice and simple, engage the enemy as soon as possible or form a wall of warriors that stops your opponent getting to where they want to get them. Stormcast special rule – Lay low the Tyrants This special rule allows you to add 1 to the hit rolls when you attack a model with 5 wounds or more. This gives the Stormcast a role, specially if your are fielding Stormcast Liberators with other human forces. Have your regular forces defending or claiming objectives, and have your Liberators going for the big guys! Stormcast Eternal Liberator Weapons The Liberators can be armed with either hammer/sword and shield, two hammers/ swords, or some big two handed hammers/ swords. I group hammers and swords together because 3 to hit and 4 to wound weapons have exactly the same chance to wound as weapons that have 4…
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On this page we will look at the Aelf Ellyrian Ravers and the Elllyian Ravers Tactics. The Ellyrian Ravers are good all round units. They are fast , they have bows for ranged attacks, and they have spears for close assault. The down side is that they are not specialists in any one area. This means that the Ellyian Ravers make better support units rather than core units. Another use for the Ellyrian Ravers is to dash down the flanks to grab objectives or hit a weak rear area. Ellyrian Riders Strength and Weapons The Ellyrian Riders have an array of weapond that allows them to have a more tactical, all round role. The first weapon to get use to is the Reaver Bow. This gives the Ellyrian Riders a chance to take on units from a distance without getting in to combat. This is useful if the target unit is much bigger and one that will likely kill you off in combat. Think monsters, war machines, and big mobs. The reaver cavelry bow has a 16″ range. This means that you may just be in charge range of slower units (5″ move plus 12“ charge), but usually you will…
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As the armies of the Free Peoples ranked up their armour and pikes gleaming in the light of the morning sun the Orruks jeered from the woodlands obscene gestures about the how short their teeth where. And so the battle was set. The forces of Order with their regimented order and cannons against the pure brutal forces of Destruction. In Warhammer Age of Sigmar the available forces are split in to four main divisions.These are Order, Chaos, Death, and Destruction. In this section we will be looking at the forces of Order and their tactics. The Forces of Order include the Human Free Peoples forces and the Stormcast; Elves ( now called Aelf); Dwarfs (now called Duardin); Dark Elves ( for some reason, and also Aelf ); and Lizard Men. If you are planning an army it would be quite reasonable to take models from any of these factions in the same force. Also see: AoS Stormcast Eternals Tactics Also see: AoS Free Peoples Tactics Also see: AoS Aelf Tactics Also see: AoS Duardin Tactics Also buy: Discount Order models from Element Games How to use the Age of Sigmar Order units together? The forces of order have a number of…
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The AoS Aelf are Elves of different heritages.Some are Highborn, some are Woodland folk, and some are more attracted to the darker forces. In Age of Sigmar it is reasonable to play with a mixture of all these Aelf forces in the same army. The Aelf are sleek and fast warrior that prefer bows and pole-arms when it comes to a fight . The Aelf do not have heavy artillery like most armies. The best they have is a Repeater Crossbow. I highly recommend having one or two of these in your army to take down larger foe. Otherwise you will need to rely on your wizards. Another option would be to add artillery from one of the other forces of order like human or AoS Duardun ( Dwarf ) armies. One strength the Aelf army does have is magic. In Age of Sigmar magic is strong and having magic users in your army is highly recommended. Aelf Archmage Tactics The magic user in a Aelf army is called an ArchMage. ArchMages can be on foot on on a horse. Which one you have will depend on the model you have. If there is not a horse between the ArchMages legs…
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Duardin are dwarfs, squat but sturdy. Many are miners, some are engineers, They are slower than most armies, but they can take damage and then dish it out themselves. In this section we will have a look at the Duardin and Duardin Tactics. Also buy: Discount Dwarfs from Element Games General Duardin Tactics Duardin are slow but tough. This means that if you need to capture objectives, don’t hesitate, run for the objective from your first turn. This may mean that you may reach the objective before the end of the battle and be the target for war machines, archers and all. Don’t be too bothered about this as the Duardin’s toughness should allow you to shrug this damage off. The Gun-line Strategy Duardin have a major advantage over most AoS armies and that they have easy access to hand guns and powerful war machines. These ranged weapons mean that you can form a defensive line and wait for the opposition to come to you, pelting them with lead, stone, and crossbow bolts as they approach. When it comes to Duardin warmachines having an engineer to hand will improve the warmachines accuracy. Note that an engineer can be within 1…
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