goblin warriors- yes please, as many as possible!!!! (youll need a serious number for 1500 pts like 4-6 formations of 6 companies)
the gundabad blackshields- are an improvement on goblin troops (for the same price!!!!!) and are out in october/november, but i think they only in metal blisters so it would cost a fortune to get a useable amount of them
giant spiders- are useful in the fact they are fast, cavalry and have high strength (i think, if memory serves me correct) + they have poisened weapons which makes them very good shockwave troops
wargs- are the only cheap form of cavalry goblins have, and the wild warg cheiftain will make them deadly as the formation/s will have extra strength and extra leadership for such things as at the double (so 20inchs movement!)
bats- are essential in the fact they can fly over formations, they always strike first (flying monsters), are fast (again flying monsters). the ability to negate an enemy formations attacks by getting these behind there formation is really something!
durburz- is the goblins only real fighting hero, he is the only hero with 4 might and can call epic strike, this means that every goblin army needs this goblin!
drazhag- well what can we say about him, overpowered a bit! drazhag offers a intense magical offence of spells of ruin with a mastery level of 2 (spells of ruin being the most direct magic school in attacking), he also has 3 might points (if memory is right) and has the special ability where he can summon beasts using a point of might where you roll d3 dice and whatever it lands on is the company size of the called beasts. this makes him especially difficult in the fact its next to impossible to surround his formation or go against his formation without being surrounded :/. drazhag also has epic cowardice which can enable him to retreat into a safe formation before a combat begins
shamans- these guys will be needed to increase your magic potential as drazhag is the only named goblin mage
captain- needed in units without heros to keep them in check and call at the doubles!
goblin drums - come in handy in the fact they provide extra movement, re-roll for charges and an extra courage to the formation, it would be nice to up your centre formation with this perk, but not overdo these as they can be pricely
balrog- these beast is immense, i have not played against him so i can not judge too much, but he has high courage for at the doubles which makes him fairly fast, he has a high fight value, strikes first as he is a monster, has spells of ruin at mastery level of two or three (forget). This makes the balrog extremely fierce and dangerous to deal with! only draw back is his price as you would have to sacrifice a lot to play him
dragon- has less defence than the balrog, has a bigger base (in wotr not so beneficial). But is 100 pts cheaper and can fly! magic is optional to this creature but is costly at 75 pts
cavedrake- not so keen on this, his special rule isnt very useful (hero slayer) and it seems he can easily be killed in combat if used slightest bit wrong
stone giant- these mamoths are coming out in the november/october deal and i think will be useful in combat, but should rarely see the field and if so in sparce numbers (1 recommended)
cave trolls- i would recommend more as they are wonders for there price, you get a heavy monster who can punish the lines for 75pts (i think)
a good idea would be to ally with angmar and have burdur the troll cheiftain, as it fits in to the theme of goblins and also burdur is incredible for his price! (or also possibly the terror of arnor, he also seems good)
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