In fact, it has been over 10 years since the publication of the 6th edition army book or any. Over at 40k warzone they have the wood elf armybook in hand, and have pictures for proof. Fantasy battles game was discontinued by games workshop and was replaced with warhammer. The first two battles should be against wood elves, as the new release of the wood elf army book encouraged some players to field them. Nztc day 1 march 1st was the first day of the nztc the new zealand team championship for those who dont know and it. In the third of my updates looking at 3rd edition warhammer army lists from the warhammer armies book, i will be examining the wood elven army. Warhammer wood elves army book hardcover january 16, 2014. A few tiny signs of wear though it is in very good condition. When gw revamps the last 6th edition book, heres what i expect to see. He knows how hard it is to make new friends at every new home.
I have to say, i feel these are the best guys i have done so far. All official armies warhammer fantasy battle reporter. I was also working on particularly large group of microworld wood elf spearmen, large groups obviously taking longer to complete. Wood elves warhammer armies games workshop book fantasy. No warhammer fantasy army books are considered current as warhammer. Im currently sitting on minimax general to ranged, put 12 archers in the army, 5 melee units to hold enemies, and 3 cavalryranged cavalry units. So the local metagame is kind of shooty and pointyeared these days. Hell hath frozen over as the wood elves have received a new book. Also mathias the new wood elf army book just came out. Ive managed to beat the empire campaign on very hard, but the biggest roadblock i came up against was fighting the wood elves late game.
This board is dedicated to wood elf battle tactics. One of these units is the forest stalkers of athel loren, the waywatchers. Binding a leather book with the witcher sigil on the cover. I managed a playthrough on hard easy enough as durthu simply because i was able to just spam treekin and treemen and win in melee with some starfire shaft glade guard as back up. In preparation to an oncoming tournament in styria, one of the biggest in austria i tested my ogres in my local gaming club. In the new warhammer wood elves book, there are several units which are, in my humble opinion, a musthave in every wood elves army, in terms of fluff as well in terms of options and playing strength. My conclusion is that the wood elf book is trying so hard to balanced, it actively restricts combos of. I cant believe the amount of people who are under the mindset the wood elves are a terrible addition to total war warhammer. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. I started this project about 10 years ago, even though the army book no longer allows for wood elves to have shields, i had them, the models were sculpted with a shield plug, so i added them.
They are doing a full look at the new armybook, so here is a link to 40k warzones main page if you want to take a look. Review it wood elves army book ibook edition first look. Hi everyone, nikephoros here to bring you the next installment in the armies in 8th series, the dark elves. The wood elves lore, army, tactics, and new mechanics.
The yggdrasils great roots were nourished by the land and in turn helped it grow. The wood elves are really strong and have an excellent selection of units. In those days, the war hydra had no rival on the battlefield, their magic was among the best, if not the best, and they had magic items. In the movie, the high elves of elrond joined forces with the rohirrim rohan at the battle of helms deep, but in the book, the. Games workshop group plc often abbreviated as gw is a british miniature wargaming manufacturing company. I agree with previous posters that treekin are an essential choice these day not just for an all tree army but for any wood elf army, i would say get as many in as possible, i have known armies to field three units of six that cause mayhem. Dark elves army book 8th pdf download subsrhodlyaro. Wood elf army for sale in uk 16 used wood elf armys. I am already planning a 500 point force as well as acquiring the army book.
I finished another character for my wood elves today another branchwraith. Wood elves alltree army in 8th edition forum dakkadakka. Focus on after route marcher and facitonwide arrow damage. Wood elves are another of my armies that has been waiting for an update for an extremely long time, so i might as well repeat the. Idea by mary ll q on illustrations warhammer wood elves. Malorian finally covers the new wood elves army book. The final version of warhammer army books was the 8th edition. At the beginning of the first world, before even the first kin, there was the yggdrasil. At the moment i am new back into the hobby really and i am struggling through painting a horde of imperial guardsmen, the wood elves are something different intended as a treat for getting through some more guardsmen. I think this streamlines the army a bit more and allows me to count on the law of averages a bit better.
Here you can see some of the details as they discuss what is in the armybook rather extensively. Team dwarfes team brettonnia team tomb kings team high elf team averland. On one hand i didnt achieve my goal of getting mid of the group in overall placing but on the positive side i learnt a lot about my army, how to play it and the direction i want to take the wood elves in future games. Have your elf hold a sign that says make new friends but keep the old, one is. He continues to write for black library, and his first homegrown novel series the crown of the. Noble denizens of the deep forest rejoice for your armys time is nigh. As it is obvious to everyone, whenever mat ward writes a book you can expect the army to be strong.
Wood elf is a generic term for an elf that live in wooded areas such as forests wood elf may refer to. Much like the recent wood elf release, fans of the bretonnian army have been waiting all through 7th and 8th editions for a new book. The complete army contains a spellweaver, a branchwraith, 20 glade guard, 18 dryads, 12 wardancers, 5 waywatchersscout, 6. Its all about wood elves, pics, release list, and army wide rules there is a lot coming out now about the new wood elves, so i have condensed a bunch of the information here into one post this morning to make it all easier to find.
A great way to get gaming with the new book, before adding any of the new toys. Theyve served me well over the past seven years ive had this army, so im hoping that theyre still viable in the new book. The wood elf army box set is one of our newest armies featuring miniatures from splintered light minaitures. A bid has been placed on ebay for magic cards the limited magic cards is a bit frustrating. First and foremost, i think it is very important to point out that mat ward wrote the book. Games workshop is best known as developer and publisher of the tabletop wargames warhammer, warhammer 40,000 and the lord of the rings strategy battle game.
Warhammer fantasy battles warhammer armies wood elves 2014 8th edition. The wood elf army set includes enough miniatures to create the following units. For all those who think the wood elves are terrible. Now i have to admit i am not the best wood elf player. The last 8th edition army book was printed in 2014 for wood elves, the first army book for the empire was printed for 4th edition rules in 1993 spanning some 21 years of printing of warhammer army books for the game of fantasy battles formerly known as warhammer fantasy battle. The tubes have been aflutter about the possibility of a wood elf release in may, this could still well happen however their book is still available. Ive finished my first unit of wood elf wild riders just in time to have them replaced in the new army book with stags. Embracing change army special rules, the armoury and changes. Wood elves warhammer fantasy for sale in stock ebay. High elf army book guide and tactics by fvonsigmaringen mar 8, 2019 17.
Hopefully new book gives you a better chance to build armies that compete across every. The dark elves were nearly universally considered to be the most powerful army book in 7 th edition. From a pet free, smoke free home in delivered anywhere in uk. The previous wood elf book was almost 10 years old, having arrived toward. Its all about wood elves, pics, release list, and army.
P i know, theyre not really stags but manifestations of the hunt, so theres no reason why they cant manifest as horses. How to build and paint your first age of sigmar army duration. Looking at the warhammer fantasy battle 3rd edition wood elf army list. I love the model, and it was great fun to paint i havent painted any forest spirit units. As titled im trying to figure out the best way to construct a wood elf army. The last 8th edition army book was printed in 2014 for wood elves, the first army book for the.