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Games Workshop - Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game: The Lord Of The Rings - Isengard Battlehost

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It’s ticking similar boxes to the 650pts list, but with the addition of some named heroes and some cavalry threat. Gondor has Gandalf the White on Shadowfax, Peregrine Took, 6 Knights of Minas Tirith and 24 Warriors of Minas Tirith. Fortunately they have a large army list with a decent special rule in the Armies of the Lord of the Rings book, and it is a list that regularly sees the table at events. Keep up the good work (and looking forward to what you do with the other battle hosts - especially the Gondor one)!

There is probably an argument for another banner in here, if you can find one or don’t mind shelling out for a second pack of Scout Commanders. With the Palantir and his Lord of the Istari rules intact, I don't see how this army leader can't dominate against the warriors of the enemy and really pin down most of the enemy army leaders.I suppose the first point to address is that while the Isengard Battlehost is a great place to start in the faction, it is also in an odd spot, in that most Isengard lists and especially the Legendary Legions will use either Uruk Scouts or Warriors, but rarely both - especially if you’re looking to optimize your list. All the battlehosts are from the Lord of the Rings, so profiles are all in the Armies of the Lord of the Rings book. Optional Extras: Thrydan Wolfsbane is the obvious omission here and he is absolutely worth picking up, especially if you plan to eventually run the Dunland LL. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. We've taken a bare bones approach on how to get each Legion on the table with minimum purchases and not too many fancy toys, but if a troll or ballista looks like a good time, then that should be your next purchase - don't deny yourself some of the joys of the hobby just because of something you read on a blog or forum.

It is worth carefully reading what each faction gets, as some choices cannot be used in some of the other factions. It's worth noting that you’ve got a whole load of Scouts from your Battlehost untouched here, as well as some spare Dunland and Uruk heroes – so you could easily pad this list to 800pts or beyond. If I were to change these battlehost boxes to make them more evenly matched, we'd need to begin with Isengard: Isengard getting Saruman and Grima gives it a huge advantage besides all the Uruks they're getting. Speaking of hobby DIY – I’ve written the lists below so that the weapon options match what you’ll find in the various troop boxes. Lurtz’s Scouts, a Legendary Legion from the Quest of the Ringbearer book, built around the 24 Uruk Hai Scouts.

Saruman lost very little with the rules "dumb down" - he lost Flameburst (which has its uses, but is usually worse to cast than Sorcerous Blast) and he can't Heroic Channel (which is just fine). Not only do Morannon Orcs have a more streamlined profile, but getting a bunch of those guys means your opponent has to deal with high-Strength, high-Defense units. The new Lord of the Rings starter gives you Gothmog, a Mordor Troll and 24 Morannon Orcs, which clocks in at about 435 points, and so makes a logical companion, with the only real need being some more characters to lead troops (Mordor Orc Commanders or Morannon Orc Commanders being the obvious packs to get) as Gothmog and the Witch King can lead 15 model warbands, and you’ve got a lot more than 30 models. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The design team didn't skip magic entirely (which I think may have been a good idea - I never teach people how to play with magic in the first game because it changes how the game is played), but rather limited what kinds of spells can be used in this quick-and-dirty version of SBG.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Good value but whomever packed this in a manilla envelope who shipped this should be talked to my management. You can really pick your poison from this point, too – some more named heroes, and some specialist troops like crossbows or berzerkers will give you a much more varied toolbox and will help to build towards bigger, scarier Isengard lists.

It uses the Assault Upon Helm’s Deep Legendary Legion from War in Rohan, and in particular the Isengard Hordes rule to expand the warbands heroes can lead by six models to make the force legal. I’d recommend the Fighting Uruk Hai Command Pack (Captain, Banner, Shaman) and either Lurtz and Ugluk or Mauhur and Vrasku. Pure Isengard is just as fun and competitive as any LL, and gives you by far the most versatility, as well as access to some units that you're locked out of otherwise. Perhaps this was a bit uninspired - and before anyone asks, I'm planning to get both a Minas Tirith battlehost and a Rohan battlehost in the coming year (I need the Gandalf blister for Pippin - and an updated Gandalf model - for Fantasy Fellowships, I need another blister of Knights for scenario/conversion work, I need the new Eomer to handle weapon restrictions for both the Men of the West LL and every other time I'd use Eomer, and since my additional Battle for Pelennor Fields box set wasn't purchased in time, I need more Rohan guys for Fantasy Fellowship missions too).

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