I have a tourney coming up next weekend and I'm torn between four different evil lists. The tourney rules demand at least one banner per faction (making alliances hard), and while I generally avoid powergaming lists, especially this time I want something fun yet still capable of doing well. Here they are:
Army 1: THA HEROES _Shagrat Warleader (Leader) _Gorbag - Shield _Ringwraith - 2/7/2, Horse _Shelob THA WARRIORS _10 Mordor Uruk-hai - Shields _10 Mordor Orcs - Spears _5 Mordor Uruk-hai - Two-Handed Weapons _5 Morgul Stalkers _1 Spectre _1 Orc Banner TOTAL: 650, 36 Models, 8 Might on the table.
A nice little Cirith Ungol/Minas Morgul theme. For more perfect theme, I would have preferred to take Captain Shagrat, but the scenarios do depend on heroes' survivability. I like this one for its FV4 and lots of Might. Shelob and Ringwraith mean that I won't struggle to kill my opponents' heroes, which is worth a lot of VPs. Otherwise, not too much to say about this one, Stalkers are fun to use and the Spectre is there in case of Shades. I thought about having a couple of Giant Spiders in place of a Spectre, Stalker, and the Ringwraith's Horse, but this won out for now.
Army 2: _Sauron - the Ring (Leader) _The Undying - Fell Beast _1 Orc Banner TOTAL: 650, 3 Models, 5 Might on the table.
Probably the only army that isn't particularly vulnerable to bowfire. No real theme here, I just felt like repainting my Sauron. Should do well in the hero-killing scenarios, and I trust my ability to do well enough in the objective capturing scenarios, I just wonder if this one would be any fun to face.
Army 3: THA HEROES _Shagrat Warleader (Leader) _Dragon - Fly, Breathe Fire (because I can) THA WARRIORS _10 Mordor Orcs - Shields _9 Mordor Orcs - Spears _4 Orc Trackers - Wargs _1 Orc Banner TOTAL: 648, 26 Models, 6 Might on the table
The only army with any form of ranged weapons, including one of the most powerful in the game. I know most people would recommend I replace it with Tough Hide, but I'm a rebel and the threat of his fiery breath should be an interesting dynamic. This one is at that awkward stage of not having enough models to horde, but still trying. It looks like the most fun army, but also the most difficult to use well.
Army 4: THA HEROES _Witch King - 3/10/3 (Leader) _Buhrdur _Barrow Wight _Shade THA WARRIORS _22 Orcs - Shields _21 Orcs - Spears _1 Orc Banner TOTAL: 648, 48 Models, 6 Might
Nothing fancy here, just a poop tonne of Orcs and some scary magic. This is probably the most reliable of the lists. Not too much to say about it. I could drop an Orc to put the Banner on a Warg. The other option is to drop 13 Orcs, get 12 Trackers, put the Witch King on a horse and give him a Morgul Blade.
So, which one would you pick and why? Whatever your reasoning is, I want to hear it. The scenarios are To The Death, The High Ground, and two "Kill Enemy Hero, Other Objectives Too"
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