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Malekith the Eternity King: yup, he's that bad...


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Look at Swedish comp for undead legion, you get -6 for each lore of undeath spell. So Nagash comes with a built in additional -30 comp, making him effectively -170. If Lore of Undeath makes them on par, then Malekith should be -170

 

Oops,  the -140 includes his Lore of Undeath comp.  Should probably amend that appropriately in next addendum release after Thanquol.

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Remember that ethereal moves CANNOT PASS THROUGH UNITS. Only Hex Wraiths can do that. Ethereal also doesn't give them fast cav, so they have to wheel/etc. as normal.

Malekith is good, but he is ONE THOUSAND points. Just like Nagash. You are GOING to suffer damage from them. You are GOING to take losses before you drag them down. And you should! You wouldn't complain about not being able to kill half your opponent's bloody army without taking any losses under normal circumstances.

All of the ET special characters have weaknesses that can be exploited. Nagash is undead, only has a 4+4++, and relies on a successful magic phase to earn his keep. KFA is only T5 3+4++ and due to the nature of his army is probably running around unsupported. Malekith's ward only protects him against NON magical attacks, so against a vast array of threats he has no protection. Glottkin is I1, so dies to 5/6 purple suns or pit of shades. All of them are solo characters, who cannot refuse challenges if unsupported in combat.

KFA made an appearance at a recent tournament we held up here in Canada, and he died in all 3 games. In fact, he died in 5/8 games the Empire player played with him, until he ultimately ditched him for 2 steam tanks and a unit of demigryphs which he felt offered him more flexibility. I personally would rather take 2 Vampire Lords, each level 4, over Nagash (roughly the same points, roughly the same comp hit).

Moreover, for the purposes of the team event so long as ONE of your 4 players has access to those tools you're fine.

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