A while ago
(January 2012), i posted what i believed was the race ranking in the warhammer
fantasy universe. Obviously, since then, a lot of book were release, so much
changed.
A link to
the last post ;
And now,
the review ;
Warrior of
Chaos
They are
still very strong. It’s hard to say that the book did them any arm, giving them
access to a cheap flying monster, and keeping the army relatively cheap
(considering their stats). I’d go ahead and say that they remains in the top
tier.
Skaven
Still a
very strong army, nothing really changed with them, especially since they do
wonder against elite army (such as High Elves) with their dreaded 13 and
just-stupidly-good abomination.
Daemon of
Chaos
They took a
dive. Are they competitive? Of course, but there’s no real auto-win combination
anymore, which is very good for the balance, but not so good for the army as a
whole.
Dark Elves
Definitely dropping
from the tier 1. they are still good, but if you want a toughness 3 army, there’s
better pick with the renewed High Elves.
Empire
They have
it all ; good 1+ cavalry, good monstrous cavalry, good shooting, good magic. It’s
hard to balance everything together, but no matter what you choose, you’re
still winning.
Dwarfs
How to love
them? They are so boring with their aweful movement and crazy defense, you just
want to rush them and hope it ends soon. Problem is that they are still the
king of warmachine, and a top tier 2 army.
Ogres
Kingdoms
Still
balanced, even against newer army. The butcher tax, the lack of mount and the
high price on their heroes make them a deathstar army most often than not, so
most of the time, a well rounded army will be able to control such army.
Lizardmen
With their
new book just around the corner, they remain a solid Tier 2 with their magic
ability, their resilience and the fact that you can abuse your opponent to no
end with the Slann. It will most likely ends soon, but who knows.
Vampire
Count
Sadly, the
army lack in some department. They definitely have one of the worst core
available (even if a gigantic horde of zombie sound like fun, especially with resurrect
that can bring 20 a
turn easily), but the rest can help them (like double terrorgheist or
unstoppable Lord that kill anything it touch). There’s many different build
available, but none is impossible to beat.
Orcs &
Goblins
I love the
army, simply because it’s the most random army (closely followed by the new
Daemons), and is just pure fun in a non-competitive environment. When you have
to win at all cost, its a lot harder, and usually, the army ends up being just
like the other ; big unit of big ‘uns, another big unit (black orcs or cavalry),
and a few Goblins/warmachines.
High elves
They were
in the tier 3? Forget it now, they are back at the top. Three words : Banner of
Broken-ness (a word? Probably not). That banner alone breaks an army that would
be bottom tier 1/top tier 2 anyway. Their Phoenix
are great (what, a character that can come back to live isn’t nice?) and their
toughness 3 is compensated by a Bird that gives -1 Strenght to UNITS within 6’’…
Tomb Kings
Sadly, they
are still broken beyond repair. A few build can do some damage (like 6+ Sphinx)
but overall there isn’t much that can be done with that army. A few tweaks
could fix them, but you better wait for a new book instead of waiting for that
tweak.
Bretonnia
With unit
getting better, its hard for them to break units on the charge, and once that
charge is done, S3 just isn’t cutting it. With some luck, a new book will help
them, but its still far away.
Beastmen
A few
possible build ; minotaur deathstar, big units, herdstone… There’s no
win-it-all list, but a few win-under-right-circunstance.
Wood Elf
Really, not
much to say about them. They are what they are ; a way too old book to be
competitive. Anything that can win game, you seen it before.
So this
leave me with my new ranking ;
Warrior of Chaos
High Elves
Skaven
Empire
Dark Elves
Skaven
Empire
Dark Elves
Ogres
Kingdoms.
Dwarfs
Lizardmen
Vampire Count
Dwarfs
Lizardmen
Vampire Count
Daemon of
Chaos
Orcs And
Goblins
Tomb Kings
Bretonnia
Beastmen
Wood Elves
Tomb Kings
Bretonnia
Beastmen
Wood Elves
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