Another thing to note about putting the Falcon-horn on the Grail Guardian is that aside from Dukes/Barons, Grail Knights are the only other unit that has Leadership 9. It's often forgotten that they have very good leadership because they're Immune to Psychology and Stubborn. Also as you can't use the horn while in combat, having it on a unit that's likely to force a FBIGO on the charge. If you do this in your opponent's combat phase you can restrain off the FBIGO, doot the horn at the beginning of your next turn and then still charge. I'll also say I think you're a bit too down on the Lance formation. Sure with the FAQ using it into units that have multiple attacks is probably going to end badly, and you have to wary of people stretching out into "linehammer" after a FBIGO. But against single attack units and if you're wanting to get multi-charges off it can be useful. It also really shouldn't be understated how maneuverable Lance makes the unit, as they wheel from the front of the second "rank". So any size of Lance can wheel 180 for 7.5" of movement.
I noticed in this video and on the heavy cav video you keep hating on empire knights. I think they are pretty useful but really only as smaller units and with stubborn/drilled. Lately the tech is pairing them with GM on demi so the demi can yeet across the board and reform with knights
If you're up against another monster though... -1 save forever is mega, even if you can't use doppelganger for mount attacks - again it's not clear how doppelganger interacts with the split profile rule really. I'd err on your interpretation in general, but would ask my opponent beforehand as they might have a more favourable interpretation.
@@MalignMusings The character and mount each use their own Weapon Skill, Ballistic, Skill, Strength, Initiative and Attacks characteristics, and their own weapons. (pg. 204). Doppelganger attacks are made with the caster's weapon. There's no ambiguity
not sure what that is? I can pay for ChatGPT which apparently leads to better direct data capture from websites, which might be similar? Do you mean the Cyber Gear software?
@@MalignMusingssquare based online tournament is an online tournament with over 100 players happening. The tournament is on New Recruit so you should be able to access the results.
@@MalignMusings Well I could go into an absolute ton of detail but the main strengths to the army is gutter runners with poison and throwing weapons plus scout, poison wind globerdiers, hell pit or 2 and jezails. There's also the great trick of giving a combat character a massive weapon like a warlord with ogre blade and attacking then retreating if you have higher initiative. Globerdiers absolutely shred any T3 Cav all you have to do is march up through the globes then stand and shoot when they charge you and on average it kills 6 knights. The jezails are one of the strongest shooting units in the game not to much to say really they just do dmg. Gutter runner's can kill a ton of different threats you just need to be careful on how you deploy them. Lastly the hell pit kills infantry better than any unit in the game with avalanche of flesh however he is very weak vs anything big even ogre sized units. Some big triumphs I've had are a plague priest on furnace plus hell pit charged 22 tomb guard with a herald bsb and king in the unit and won combat by 18 killing the rest of the unit and both characters. Another game my hell pit killed 5 chosen knights, 2 units of marauders and a spawn The book isn't great but they do have the units and ability to win..... just not as straight forward as other armies.
Another thing to note about putting the Falcon-horn on the Grail Guardian is that aside from Dukes/Barons, Grail Knights are the only other unit that has Leadership 9. It's often forgotten that they have very good leadership because they're Immune to Psychology and Stubborn. Also as you can't use the horn while in combat, having it on a unit that's likely to force a FBIGO on the charge. If you do this in your opponent's combat phase you can restrain off the FBIGO, doot the horn at the beginning of your next turn and then still charge.
I'll also say I think you're a bit too down on the Lance formation. Sure with the FAQ using it into units that have multiple attacks is probably going to end badly, and you have to wary of people stretching out into "linehammer" after a FBIGO. But against single attack units and if you're wanting to get multi-charges off it can be useful.
It also really shouldn't be understated how maneuverable Lance makes the unit, as they wheel from the front of the second "rank". So any size of Lance can wheel 180 for 7.5" of movement.
I agree with all of this, even your comments on lance. People still use it so it must be at least alright...
I noticed in this video and on the heavy cav video you keep hating on empire knights. I think they are pretty useful but really only as smaller units and with stubborn/drilled. Lately the tech is pairing them with GM on demi so the demi can yeet across the board and reform with knights
Can I ask how you are ordering your popularity pie charts?
I think it's win percentage? Everything is ordered by win percentage
1:18:30 Staff of Aeons is model not unit also for doppelganger I am pretty sure you have to use the wizard weapon not their mounts.
If you're up against another monster though... -1 save forever is mega, even if you can't use doppelganger for mount attacks - again it's not clear how doppelganger interacts with the split profile rule really. I'd err on your interpretation in general, but would ask my opponent beforehand as they might have a more favourable interpretation.
@@MalignMusings The character and mount each use their own Weapon Skill, Ballistic, Skill, Strength, Initiative and Attacks characteristics, and their own weapons. (pg. 204). Doppelganger attacks are made with the caster's weapon. There's no ambiguity
Are you going to have access to the sbot data?
not sure what that is? I can pay for ChatGPT which apparently leads to better direct data capture from websites, which might be similar? Do you mean the Cyber Gear software?
@@MalignMusingssquare based online tournament is an online tournament with over 100 players happening. The tournament is on New Recruit so you should be able to access the results.
cool, if it's published I'll be covering...
I'm the Canadian skaven player 😄
Ah Greetings great horned one, please please tell tell how skaven can be good at kill kill
Leafs or Oilers?
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Well I could go into an absolute ton of detail but the main strengths to the army is gutter runners with poison and throwing weapons plus scout, poison wind globerdiers, hell pit or 2 and jezails.
There's also the great trick of giving a combat character a massive weapon like a warlord with ogre blade and attacking then retreating if you have higher initiative.
Globerdiers absolutely shred any T3 Cav all you have to do is march up through the globes then stand and shoot when they charge you and on average it kills 6 knights.
The jezails are one of the strongest shooting units in the game not to much to say really they just do dmg.
Gutter runner's can kill a ton of different threats you just need to be careful on how you deploy them.
Lastly the hell pit kills infantry better than any unit in the game with avalanche of flesh however he is very weak vs anything big even ogre sized units.
Some big triumphs I've had are a plague priest on furnace plus hell pit charged 22 tomb guard with a herald bsb and king in the unit and won combat by 18 killing the rest of the unit and both characters.
Another game my hell pit killed 5 chosen knights, 2 units of marauders and a spawn
The book isn't great but they do have the units and ability to win..... just not as straight forward as other armies.
Empire core is all garbage. The knights are overcosted but useful, so are the winners of the pile of hot overcosted trash.
I think that's the point, it's all disposable so you get more time and space for your good stuff to own the field.