So loving the new King of the Dead model previewed, and seeing a host of good reviews for the game on social media, I've decided to dip a toe into LoTR SBG. I'm looking to start off with the Dead of Dunharrow as they seem like a thematically cool force with a relatively cheap start.
Now I see they only have some 3 unit options and I was wondering if there are general units that any good army can take, like having Aragorn fight alongside them or something like that?
Thanks for any responses!

Army of the Dead is a popular choice ...

You can pick up the models cheap with the plastic troops, a bargain if you get them in the Pelennor fields box set with lots of other models (or on their own). The riders of the dead, admittedly, are still metal, available from GW website.

The new King of the Dead model is looking very nice.

If you have the main LOTR book, you have the rules to ally the Army of the Dead with eg. Minas Tirith, which means you could put them with Aragorn the King and Minas Tirith troops. (Theoretically, you can ally with any good army, but only certain combinations get you all the bonuses).

But what a lot of people like to do is combine them with Aragorn/Legolas/Gimli from the new "three hunters" plastic set. There are special rules for this combination in the Gondor at War rule-book supplement as a "legendary legion."

Army of the dead, of course, have the advantage of being able to attack popular armies like heavily-armoured dwarves, because they attack vs courage rather than defence.

The army has done well at tournaments. Amusing account here:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/201 ... ge-post-2/

Hi Snuggatron, last year I played an army of the Death of Dunharrow allied with Aragorn (Ranger), Halbarad with Banner an 2 or 3 Rangers of the North / Dunadan.

This army was very good against armies with low courage. But if the enemy's courage was boosted, the death did not perfrom as well. The boost happened by the Balrog in a Moria army and by Kardush in an orc army.

Halbarad with banner is a well fitting combination, because the banner effects are working for the death as well as for the rangers.

Aragorn with Anduril ist superior in many fights but not always. Don't rely too much on his abilities.

And due to the high costs for Aragorn adn Halbarad, your army is then somewhat short of models, which can cause problems.

Without other heroes the only might points in a pure Death army are at the king. Therefore I decided to ally with other heroes.

But now with the new king of the Death an his herald models, one has the chance of more might in such an army even without allies.

By the way, two years ago I played the same army at another tournament under the old rules. They were not really successful then. I'm really happy for the actual edition of rules, because the Death of Dunharrow are now an army with a fair chance of winning a game.