I want to use this space to help me and (hopefully) newer players develop some kind of buying guide. I'm thinking of doing it for all the armies that I have some stuff in, but not too much. The plan would be to scale from 400, 600, and 800 points. Here, I'll think out loud for Numenor and I would love feedback from players who plat the army regularly.
Also, pandemic, so I'm not in a position to buy stuff now and test it, but hopefully in the near future!
What I own now: Elendil: Horse, Shield Isildur: Horse, Shield 8 Warriors of Numenor: Shield 15 Warriors of Numenor: Spear, Shield
It comes out to around 550 points, but that's not a very optimized army. I want to keep it as pure Numenor, I don't really want to ally in Rivendell or anyone else, so here's what I'm thinking.
400: Isildur: The Ring 7 Warriors of Numenor: Shield 7 Warriors of Numenor: Spear + Something* 1 Warrior of Numenor: Banner Bananner Banana
Captain of Numenor: Shield 3 Warriors of Numenor: Shield 3 Warriors of Numenor: Spear + Something*
Total: 398, 23 Models, 1 Banana, 5 Might (including a source of Heroic March) * Ideally the Something in question maxes out on Bows, so of the 10 Spearmen, 7 have Bows and 3 have Shields, but that means I have to buy a lot of Archers and most of the Spearmen I own would be useless as this scales up. Assuming I max out on Archers, this army requires me to buy 7 Archers, a plain Warrior to turn into a Banner, and something to convert into a Captain.
600 Points: Elendil: Horse, Shield 9 Warriors of Numenor: Shield 9 Warriors of Numenor: Spear + Something
Isildur: Horse, Shield 6 Warriors of Numenor: Shield 4 Warriors of Numenor: Spear + Something
Total: 600 Points, 30 Models, Potentially 9 Archers No source of Heroic March in this one, nor any Banners. I'd just have to trust Elendil and Isildur to butcher everything. If I buy the most optimized version of this army, it'd mean 5 more Shields, 9 Archers.
800: At 800, I'm thinking I want cavalry. If I'm doing pure Numenor, the only source of that is Captains. I could take the 600 point version, top up Isildur's warband, and add two mounted Captains (with Shield, Heavy Armour, Lance). That would give the army 37 models, which isn't great, but 4 of those models are very powerful cavalry. Alternatively: Elendil: Horse, Shield 9 Warriors of Numenor: Shield 9 Warriors of Numenor: Spear + Something
Isildur: Horse, Shield 7 Warriors of Numenor: Shield 7 Warriors of Numenor: Spear + Something
Captain of Numenor: HA, Horse, Shield, Lance 6 Warriors of Numenor: Shield 6 Warriors of Numenor: Spear + Something
TOTAL: 799, 44 Models, Potentially 13 Archers, 8 Might Also lacks Banner, and lacks the cavalry that I wanted, but the jump from 3 to 4 isn't amazing anyway. This would require me to buy: 14 Warriors with Shield, 13 Archers, 1 or 2 Captains + Dismounts, and a Banner in case I decide to go with one.
How do we feel about the direction these armies are taking?
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