[Archive] First army ever 500 pts

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Parish:

Hello Guys,

As I am slowly expanding my army I wanted to grow it by following some kind of threshold and make some games everytime I reach them.

Being a total noob on the subject I wanted to have your feedback on the my list, the second being an alternative.

Thanks a lot for your opinion and advise.

Regards

First list

1 Deamonsmith sorcerer(fire). 95pts
1 Castellan,BSB, Iron curse or enchanted shield. 135pts

10 Infernal Guard 120pts

3 Bull w/ GW. 150pts

Total: 500pts

Second list

1 Deamonsmith sorcerer (fire). 95pts
1 Deamonsmith sorcerer (fire), ruby ring, 120pts

10 Infernal Guard W/ Fireglaives, Standard, Gleaming. 185pts

2 Bull w/ GW. 100pts

Total 500pts

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Bloodbeard:

500pts is almost impossible to make with CDs. But can be done, as we habe had it as first round in a campaign.

But:

Stick to 1 hero - a daemonsmith. Take a gleamin pennant for LD-reroll and drop BSB castellan.

3 units minimum and heroes don’t count.

3 BCs is minimum in a unit.

At 500pts fireballs can win a game, go lore of fire.

A deathshrieker is only 100pts and that 5" blast can win a game with a direct hit at 500pts game.

Hobgoblins are 100pts for 20 with bows. Cheap unit.

Leaves 300 for a daemonsmith and IG.

Would keep him lvl1, as 2 more IG are a lot at only 500pts.

When asking for advice for lists - please state which models you have.

My 500pts campaign list were. Lvl1 smith, 10 IG standard, 10 IG, magma cannon.

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Parish:

Hi Bloodbeard !

Thank you a lot for your feedback,

Actually I want to avoid “fixed” cannons like the magma canon or the deathshrieker.

By far I would prefer playing Hell Canon and Iron Daemon but at this format it’s impossible to play them I guess.

By following your advise I would go for something like that.

1 Deamonsmith sorcerer(fire). 95pts

10 Infernal Guard. 120pts

10 Infernal Guard, standard, Gleaming. 135pts

3 Bull w/ GW. 150pts

Total 500pts.

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sam585:

how about

12 infernal guard

daemonsmith

20 hobgoblins with bows

3 bull centaurs with greatweapons

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MadHatter:

Magmacannon, Daemonsmith of Fire and Hobgoblins (rank bonus breaks) are nice at 500 points, Deathshriekers are nice aswell for above stated reasons.

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Rettile:

I’d go with:

Daemonsmith, fire, enchanched shield 100

2x30 hobgoblins with bows 300

Deathshrieker 100

TOT: 500

This way you have a tanky wizard who could actually survive in close combat and spam fireballs, 60 hobgoblins who can shoot and handle weakened opponents in close combat and an accurate (thanks to the daemonsmith) warmachine capable of killing half the models in a low toughness unit or taking off something nasty with demolition rockets

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dromar:

I agree with rettile, except that i would drop one unit of hobgoblins for 3 bull centaurs.

-Daemonsmith with enchanted shield, lore of fire. 100pts

-30 Hobgoblins with bow. 150pts

-3Bull centaurs with heavy weapons. 150pts

-Deathshrieker rocket launcher. 100pts