LordoftheBrownRing wrote:
Oh was that finally officially answered? I haven't played that much attention since last time I played against them. I thought ppl till weren't sure.
I presume you mean the fact that spear supports don't give the Rangers an extra attack? It's not official but that's the way we ruled it for the GBHL Community FAQ. Everything in the game points to spear support models not being 'engaged in' or 'part of' the combat (they keep control zones, good models can shoot at them, they don't move in Heroic Combats, Flail's don't hit them etc.) so we just extended that to mean that they didn't count as part of the fight for the Rangers' rule.
Hopefully GW will give us an official ruling at some point but until then that's how it's being played in the GBHL.
ElfGeneral wrote:
It's the same view I take for the new palace guard, never take a full army or even warband of them but 2-3 of them backed by spears with Thranduil makes a really nasty little combo, add aura of dismay in and you've got 4 F6 terror causing guys (with support) that most heroes will have to heroic strike against to beat
I think you're right, I wasn't keen on Palace Guard originally as they're so clearly over-costed but in kin-slaying games they're really good! George Perkins PG F6 really gave him the edge over my Rangers at DOS last weekend and the high defence made a nice screen for his Rangers. I've got a box as I love the models but I wasn't too keen on them in the game but as you say, I think 3 or 4 of them (so they all benefit from Thranduil's rule) good be a really nice bonus to mix up your options and provide some valuable F6.
ElfGeneral wrote:
[on Mirkwood Rangers] In short not as universally brilliant as everyone thinks but great additions to the list in terms as use and diversity
Couldn't agree more, they're one of those units that seem very broken on the page (100% elf bows?!?!?!?!) but in practice are actually very hard to use and win with. We've seen a lot of them on the UK tourney circuit this year already and they haven't dominated the podiums by any means.
Back to the wider topic, Isildur mounted with the Ring is still a good choice, again I wouldn't call him OP but it's a tidy little tactical option.
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