In this section we will look at the tactics
that apply to all the Warhammer 8th Edition Fantasy armies!
Leadership
Leadership is very important in Warhammer Fantasy
Movement and Placement
The next most important skill is manoeuvring your forces so they are in the right place at the right time.
Magic Tactics
Magic is a major part of the Warhammer Fantasy Armies battles.
One thing to be aware of, is that there is a lot more magic dice in the 2010 rules. Now you get 2D6 magic dice
per turn. This means that you could have anywhere between 2 and 12 magic dice, with an average of 7.
The Role of Magic Users
The magicians have three roles, they can cast spells that protect or enhance your forces, they can cast spells
that damage the enemy forces, and they can dispel your opponents spells.
How many dice?
More dice you roll the higher you chances are of you rolling a mis-cast. Also rolling too many will reduce the
number me dice for other spells. He you roll too few dice then you will fail to cast and end the magic phase. I
suggest the best number me dice to roll is enough for the average to cover the cast plus one.
Remember the average roll of a single dice is 3.5. We will round this down to 3. The average of 2 dice is 7, of
3 is 10 rounded down, of 4 is 14 etc. So for a level 2 wizard to cast a 16+ spell you need to roll a minimum of 14
(16-2), so 4 dice plus 1 (5 dice) should cover it most times. If it is important to get the spell off, add an extra
dice (6 in this example).
War Machines
Not being out done by magic, science has created war machines that can be just as devastating as spells.
Warmachies tend to be long-range and need line of sight (the operators need to be able to see the target). This
means that placing them where you can see the greatest amount of the table. A hill will do perfectly.
Bolt Thrower War Machines
Bolt Thrower War Machines are huge great bows and arrows! They have a good range and, if they are well placed,
should be able to cover most of the table.
Cannon War Machines
Cannons are used by the realms of men and Dwarfs.
Fire Thrower War Machines
Not all the Warhammer war machines are long ranged. You will come across war machines that have a range of 24"
or less. These are infanrty support weapons and are designed the be placed on, or just behind, your front line.
Stone Thrower War Machines
Stone Thower war machines have one of the longest ranges, and they have a large impact area, which is great
against large targets (as measured in surface area ), and can be effective against monstrous creatures with a lucky
roll of the dice!
Gun lines
Closely linked the use of War Machines is the tactic of the gun line. This tactic is basically to have a wall of
fire power and wait for the enemy to come to you, and hope that you can kiilenouth of they through shooting befor
they get in to close combat.
Dwarf players are known to use this tactic, but other armies like High Elves, with their longbows, are known to
use this tactic too.
Close Combat Tactics
If you have a unit who are in close combat with two or more enemy units, you will find that some models have a
choice of target. If one of there targets have a lower initiative, it is usually better to target this unit as it
will reduce the number of returned blows. Constids option is to strike at the weakest unit as this will maximize
the number of kills for the combat resolution.
Regiment Bases are neat a way to manage a large number of models in a unit. In the folowing video I will swow
you how you can make simple regiment bases that will slot in to movement trays.
In this section we will look at the tactics
that apply to all the Warhammer 8th Edition Fantasy armies!
