Mach_5 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 This list is a variation on my tried-and-true army I've been using for many years. Mostly I'm wondering about overall power level, and I'm interested in taking something from Monstrous Arcanum and Necrofex Colossus is the most in-theme with the VC, so any thoughts on him would help immensely (have yet to play a game with him, but looks very good... too good?). 2800 Pts - Vampire Counts Roster Vampire Lord, 523 pts (Level 4 Upgrade; Lore of Vampires; Shield) Ogre Blade, Armour of Destiny, Dragonbane Gem Aura of Dark Majesty,Beguile,Dread Knight, Fear Incarnate, Quickblood Necromancer, 150 pts (Level 2 Upgrade; Lore of Vampires) Dispel Scroll Ruby Ring of Ruin Wight King 165 pts (Great Weapon; Heavy Armour; Battle Standard Bearer) Talisman of Preservation Ironcurse Icon 40 Skeleton Warriors, 240 pts (Full Command, Light armour + Shield) Banner of Eternal Flame 24 Crypt Ghouls, 250 pts (Champion) 10 Skeleton Warriors, 60 pts (musician, light armour + shield) 50 Zombies, 155 pts (Musician) 6 Crypt Horrors, 238 pts (Champion) 27 Grave Guard, 404 pts (Full Command; Great Weapon) The Banner of the Barrows 2 Fell Bats, 32 pts 2 Fell Bats, 32 pts Spirit Host, 45 pts Terrorgheist, 225 pts Necrofex Colossus (Corpse Giant) 285 (+Scythes and Barbs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkieft Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Banned!!!! Just cause you're playing it! Necro Colossus should be a pretty cool add. The Scythes and blades are a steal! How could you afford not to take them? In general he'll basically be a better giant (and costs more accordingly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I like it as is. good job bringing a fun looking list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talapas Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I don't know of our teams will meet up again this year Mark, but I would love to throw down against that list. I really like this build and could see it providing a reasonable challenge to your opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 The banner of eternal flame is just for you, Chris! You could always challenge my team (WCP II) for day 1 grudge matches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talapas Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Lol. My captain may be throwing down the gauntlet to a few teams in the next few days. So we will see. And fire is dumb, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanNinja Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 This is my favorite vampire lists for OFCC so far. Why, you may ask? It has lots of graveguard and they are my favorite vampire counts unit! Awesome list, and great choice with a nice bus of grave guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons_lair04 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 My only concern with this list is the leadership bomb on the lord. -1 ld from ADM, reroll fear tests, make ld test at a -3 (-4 with ADM) or have to reroll to successful to hit rolls add all that to +2 str and +2 WS plus ASF and his defensive abilities and he is almost impossible to get rid of. Also the terrorghiest scream will be even better targeting anything in his -LD bubble. It gets even better if you are taking lore of death on your necromancer or vamp lord. Other than that I really like the list. I don't know what the Necrofex Colossus is but it sounds cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 IMO The Lord looks fine. fear is subpar and those particular vampiric powers are rarely taken these days for a reason. having some chance at survivability in combat (and having to challenge) seems like a fair trade off to me. as for the tg scream. give it one wound and you offset the advantage of -1 ld bubble. not game changing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons_lair04 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 I just thought that leadership bombs were frowned upon at ofcc, that's why I didn't submit my lamian based list. If they are accepted now then I guess I don't see a problem with this list. Also with that build you want your vamp lord in every challenge possible, you will win almost every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatdave Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 What are your lores BTW? Death does make the list a bit tougher, but I suspect the Vampire Lord is on LoV. What say you, Mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudra34 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Even with a strong vamp this list seems good to me. If he wants to be with a good unit he is pretty much stuck in with the grave gaurd. The ghouls and skellies will get killed off quickly and be too much of a liability to possibly have the vamp crumble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatdave Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think the list is good, but I am curious about the lores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 has to be vamps on General (lord). so that means a possible lv 2 of death but I think another vamps is the way to go. back up caster for if the general does vanish and further ion suppor which he will want when his gg do get into combat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatdave Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 has to be vamps on General (lord). so that means a possible lv 2 of death but I think another vamps is the way to go. back up caster for if the general does vanish and further ion suppor which he will want when his gg do get into combat. This is my thought as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Both are lore of vampires. The vampire generally goes in the skeleton bus, though I do occasionally toss him into the grave guard if I think they need the extra oomph to take on a particularly killy enemy unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatdave Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Cool, thanks! That Necrofex looks interesting. On paper he seems good, but I've never played (with or against) one so it could be deceiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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