Barracks Arsenal October/November Issue

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A large variety of

toys (both collectible

and non-collectible)

Comics

Gamer Storage

Lockers

Much, MUCH more

room!

With the design and little ad-ditions were putting in theshop, I can guarantee that itwill not be like any othergameshop in the area. Hopeto see you there!

Hi all. Theres been a tonof changes brewing hereat the Barracks the lastfew months. As I men-tioned in the previousnewsletter, were gearingup to move to a new store.Theres been some de-lays, but, its all starting toshape up once again.

But weve got somethingelse in the works too.Something so great,something so awesome,that Im still in disbeliefthat the opportunity isthere. Weve got a 3Dprinter, and soon well beable to start printing outpeoples custom minia-tures, tokens, dice, etc.Were still currently work-ing on pricing, but, wellsoon have a breakdown of

if you have a file thatsneeded, or if we have tocustom design it for you. Ifyou have anything thatyoure thinking of gettingprinted, well just need it inan .stl file (were workingon getting various file con-versions for this).

Lately, weve also beenasked on when well bemoving. It has beenmoved back a fewmonths, but, were aimingfor somewhere in the Fall.It all depends on contrac-tors at this point. Wevealready had to push itback a few months, so,

hopefully it wont be toomuch longer now

Currently weve got in theworks:

A full Magic/

Board Game/

RPG room with a

player limit of

around 22-26.

At least 6 4x6

wargaming ta-

bles. With a

painting table. Tons of new

scenery for the

wargaming tables

A much broader

range of all table

top board games

and miniatures

Coming Soon! By Ken Sheldon

Theros by Christopher Cannon

September 27, 2013 willmark the release of thelatest Magic: The Gather-ing set entitled Theros.This is the first set in theblock and is to be followedby Born of the Gods andJourney into Nyx. Theset will be comprised of249 cards and is based onancient Greek mythology.The set is going to be anenchantment block that

interacts with the Return

to Ravnica block and M14.The set will reportedlyinclude an above averageamount of Legendary per-manents due to the sub-ject matter of the set.

Theros will feature threePlaneswalkers, includingtwo new ones and El-speth. The set will alsohave a tribal Minotaur

cycle along with other crea-

ture types to support the an-cient Greek mythology story-line. These creature types areKraken, Gorgon, Griffin, Hy-dra, Centaur, Merfolk, Satyr,and Sphinx. However, themain themeof this set is He-roes, Monsters, and Gods.(Continued on Pg. 2)

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Inside this issue:

Magic Event Calen-dar

2

Khador Man-O-WarListbuilding

3

Power Grid Review 4

Daemons in 40k 6

Magic Forms 7

Win a $100 StoreCredit!

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Calendar of Events 9

Fall 2013Volume 1, Issue 3

Special points of in-

terest:

3D Printer

Return of ourComic Books

Large Variety of

Family Board

Games

Storage Lockers

for Gamers

This is our future location,

as of two months ago.


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Theros will contain five mechanics, one for each of the Heroes, onsters, and Gods. The other two mechanics consist of onethat fits in with the storyline and Greek mythology that will be a returning mechanic. The second mechanic is also a returningmechanic that did not quite work the way they wanted it to the first time. This mechanic has been redone and renamed to fit

the set.

A new land cycle is also rumored to premiere in Theros. With the absence of the buddy lands in M14 this will be a welcomedaddition by some to broaden the mana base of Standard. There has been much rumor and speculation as to what this landcycle may be. At the time of the authoring of this article no rare lands have been spoiled or confirmed. I would not be surprisedif the set ended up containing none due to the fact that one of the themes of Theros is monocolored. However, as a player Ihope this is not true.

With all of the hype and the fact that this will be the

largest of the three sets in the block, Theros has a

lot to live up to. However, the release of Theros will

also signal the rotation of the Innastrad block and

M13 from Standard. Either way decks and gameplay

is about to dramatically change upon the release of

this set. All this should add up to Planeswalkers

everywhere wondering: In

the gods we trust?

Theros (continued from page 1)

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The Empire of Khador facesenemies on all her borders.To claim our ancient birth-right over the lands of Im-

moren we cannot rely on thestrength of our mighty war-jacks alone. A Khadorancommander must be re-sourceful and be able toachieve victory with the can-non and axe. The Man-o-War (will be referred to asMoW) is the Swiss armyknife of Khador. Humansencased in light warjackarmor; they can crush anenemy under foot if properlyemployed. Therefore thisarticle seeks to enlighten

Khadoran leaders how tofield an army with everypoint being spent on MoWs.One thing to note about thisarmy is you will be gettinghita lot. The MoW is willingto take a few hits and let hisarmor mitigate the damage.Further your entire army willbenefit from fearless.The MoW comes in threebasic flavors with a couple ofinteresting solos to choosefrom. For this thought exer-cise we will be building a

thirty five point army to giveyou access to every MoWavailable so that you can geta feel for how varied you canmake a MoW army.

Our commander for thisforce is Orsus Zoktavir,Butcher of Khardov. TheEmpress has called theButcher, the personificationof victory at any cost andthat is exactly what this armyis about. Orsus benefits fromthe MoWs since he is on amedium base; they canblock line of sight to himwhereas smaller units wouldnot. The benefits he pro-vides them are muchgreater. He has three pri-mary spells to help you con-trol the pace of battle. First isIron Flesh which increasesthe defense of a unit bythree but reduces speed byone. Second is Fury which

reduces the de-fense of a unit byone and grantsplus three to melee

damage rolls. Andthird is Full throttlewhich allows jacksto run, charge,slam, or maketrample powerattacks for free.But wait; isnt thisan entirely MoWarmy? Yes and no.All of your pointsare devoted to theMoW but Orsushas six warjackpoints allowing you

to field a Berserkerfor free. The ber-serker is a fairly low qualityjack with some unique spe-cial rules but since he costsnothing you get yourmoneys worth. Orsus alsohas a fourth spell that dealssome ranged AoE damagebut this should only be usedif you have nothing else tospend your focus on. Hisfeat gives you one last op-tion for controlling the paceof the game by granting one

bonus die on all your modelsdamage rolls for one turn.

Orsus is an absolute killingmachine in melee but he canalways benefit from having aWar Dog at his side. Thisone point unit attachmentmakes Orsus more difficultto hit in melee combat; al-lows him to escape frommelee without taking freestrikes; and can countercharge, meaning he gets afree charge on any enemythat ends its movementwithin six inches, and returnright back to your castersside.The foundational unit is theShocktrooper. Wielding acannon shield and axe, withreach, survivability is thename of the game for theShocktrooper. The inherentlyhigh armor rating will preventa fair amount of damage. As

if thats not enough you cankeep them in base to basecontact at the end of theiractivation and issue them ashield wall order increasingtheir armor to a whopping 21points, higher than mostjacks! But wait; theresmore! For two focus you canhave the Butcher cast IronFlesh to turn them into anigh-unkillable wall. Onceyou consider that you can

use a combined melee at-tack to increase yourchances of hitting a shiftyenemy or crack open some-thing tough the Shocktroop-ers are a perfect choice foryour front lines.The second unit available isthe Bombardiers. This spe-cialized unit has opted forgrenade launchers with at-tached chainsaws. Theirranged attack is nothing toscoff at with a range of 10 apower of fourteen and a 3blast. Not only do they havea good range but theirranged attack stat is highenough that you can counton a fair number of directhits. (Continued Next Page)

This unit is going to let yousoften up the enemy beforethey have a chance to reachthe Shocktroopers. Theyrenot lacking in melee either

The Men of Steam: Man-O-War armies in Khador by Robert Blanchard

Page 3Volume 1, Issue 3

Our commander for

this force is Orsus

Zoktavir, Butcher of

Khardov. The

Empress has called

the Butcher, the

personification of

victory at any cost

and that is exactly

what this army is

about.

Khador Rulebook retails for

$34.99


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only doing one point of damage less than the more melee-specific MoWs but having achance on critical hits to get two attacks for the price of one.The final unit available is the Demolition Corps. This unit ditches the axe/shield combo infavor of a maul with reach. Dropping the shield means theyre going to be a little squishierthan your Shocktrooper but it is worth the trade for the damage they can put out. The Demo

Corps can choose from two special attacks each activation; backswing and ice breaker.Backswing will give you an extra melee attack which is basically a do-over for those hard tohit enemies. Ice breaker on the other hand gives you an extra die on your damage roll allow-ing your hits to really land home on those stronger, easier-to-hit enemies. This unit reallymakes the Butchers feat shine. By activating his feat on the same turn that this unit chargesinto battle you potentially have four dice to roll for damage with each model. When you needsomething to die in a hurry the Demo Corps are here to make it happen.

The last two models to discuss are the MoW solos; the Drakhun and the Kovnik. These solos provide your army with the versatilityyou will need to control the pace of battle. By utilizing the solos on the flanks of your force you gain some map control and can fun-nel the enemy into the meat grinder that is your MoW units. Additionally both solos are weapon masters meaning they always getan extra die for damage rolls.The Drakhun is a mounted MoW that, for an extra point, stays on the field after his mount dies. This means for one extra point youget a model with 15 damage boxes that is lightning fast and has astonishingly high armor for most of its life. So long as he can staymounted he can have his mount attack and gets to counter charge, like the war dog. Even after being dismounted he will continueto be a tar pit for the opponent keeping valuable resources occupied with finishing him off.

The Kovnik is a support star through and through. Being a Jack Marshal he allows that Berserker you got, for free, to boost its at-tack rolls, as long as you pass a command check each turn. This means that you are going to be much more likely to land both yourinitial attacks to trigger the brutality chain attack scoring you a free head butt. Being the beast that he is the Kovnik can opt to use aspecial attack and slam an enemy model. By putting the Kovnik and the Berserker together on the board you are placing a wreckingball directly in the enemys path.Armed with this knowledge go forth and crush your enemies under a tide of steam-powered warriors!

The Men of Steam (Continued from page 3)


Power Grid is a strategic,

multiplayer game by Rio

Grande Games. Following is

a review by board gameplaying couple, Joel and

Megan Walthers.

Premise of Game Play: The

action begins with players

bidding against each other to

purchase power plant cards.Each power plant card pow-

ers a set number of cities

(anywhere from 1 to 7), and

requires a certain type of

resource to run: coal, oil,

garbage, uranium or wind.Choose your power plants

carefully the cost of re-

sources change through-

out the game (wind is al-

ways free, but the power

plants tend to be pricey),

as does the availability of

certain resources. Plus,

youll need a few bucks

left to buy whatever re-

sources your plant needs

to run and to cover the

cost of building in a city.After buying power plants

and resources, you get to

build cities. The game

board has full maps of

both the U.S. and Ger-

many, so theres plenty of

variety. (Also, at the be-

ginning of the game youll

choose particular zones

that youll play in, which

Charged Up Gaming: Power Grid by Joel and Megan Walthers

changes the game even more.) Choose

a central location, and branch out in

future turns. At the end of each round,

you get money based on the number of

cities you power, allowing you to buymore power plants, more resources,

and more cities in the future. The first

person to build and power a set number

of cities wins the game.

Recommended For

He Said: Game Lovers

She Said:Anyone willing to put in thetime

Him: If you love games and would enjoyspending an evening playing a strategy

game that can still surprise you with anunpredictable outcome, then this is thegame for you.

Her: Even my Mother loved this game,and she doesnt like many strategygames. You start each turn by biddingon power plants, and you can reallychange the game based on how ag-gressive you are in bidding on plantsand buying up resources. Its a greatgame.


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Her: There are endless options for this game, and it will unfold dif-ferently every time. As a bonus, Rio Grande has already released

expansion packs.

Worst Feature:

He Said: Game length

She Said: Poorly written directions

Him: Its such a great game, I wish Ididnt have to set aside an entireevening to play it. I dont alwayshave two hours to spare, and I wishI could play this game more oftenthan its length allows.

Her: Whoever wrote the directionsto this game should be fired. Therules are repetitive in some placesand vague in others, and overallthey are the worst part about thisotherwise fantastic game.

Is it Worth the Money?

He Said: Yes

She Said: Definitely!

Him: We have a large closet of games, and this is one that will notget pushed to the back from disuse.

Learning Curve

He Said: High

She Said: High

Him: Expect to play this game wrong the first few times as younavigate the complex rules. That said, its so worth it once youfinally do learn it that youll forget how hard it was to learn. I sug-

gest you have a game master, someone who has studied therules and knows them front to back, to help the game play movesmoothly. Have patience when teaching others.

Her: The directions for this game are confusing, but the gameplay itself is fairly logical. Once you start playing, the game willstart to make sense. Youll figure out the details as you go along.Learning from someone who has played before is much easierthan teaching yourself from the directions.

Replay Value

He Said: Very High

She Said: Very High

Him: Ive only had this game for 2 weeks, and I keep thinkingabout playing it, even while Im at work.

Her: With two maps containing multiple areas, this game hasinfinite replay value. It will be different and engaging every time

Strategy v. Chance

He Said: 2 parts strategy, 3 parts chance

She Said: 4 parts strategy, 1 part chance

Him: On the surface this is a strategy game, but there are manyelements that are out of your control: what power plants comeup, what resources will be available, and the ever-chancy ques-tion of what your opponents will do.

Her: This game is all about thinking ahead. You can build citiesand buy up resources to block your opponents options if youkeep an eye on the future market, youre golden.

Best Feature

He Said: Well-made board and pieces

She Said: Replay value

Him: The wooden pieces and board and cards are all sturdy andwell-made, and the game-makers provided enough bags for allthe tiny pieces.


Even my Mother loved

this game, and she

doesnt like many

strategy games. You

start each turn by

bidding on power

plants, and you can

really change the game

based on how

aggressive you are in

bidding on plants and

buying up resources.

Its a great game.


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In our previous issue, we discussed many of the HQ choices from

the 6thEdition Daemons of Chaos Codex. In this issue, were goingto cover the basic troop choices that areavailable. There are currently five basic

troops available: Bloodletters of Khorne, Dae-monettes of Slaanesh, Pink Horrors ofTzeentch, Nurglings and Nurgle Plaguebear-ers.

Bloodletters of Khorne

Bloodletters are the stock troop of Khorne.They are red devils armed with hellbladesthat cut and tear through anything fleshy thatgets put in their path. However, they are farfrom perfect martial fighters. Bloodlettershave a toughness of an IG Guardsman, and apretty unspectacular amount of attacks, and

their Hellblades give an AP thats goodenough to cut through power armor. Theirstrength lies in

the horde tactic.Like all of thedaemons troopchoices, thesquad leader can take lesser rewardsthat will also buff them up.

I like bloodletters, I like them a lot.However, because of their low tough-ness, they become huge targets foroverwatch, especially when facing aTau or IG gunline. With their high In-

vulnerability save; you have to makesure you make your charges count.Once they get into combat, they willpay for their points.

Daemonettes of Slaanesh

Daemonettes are my all-time favoritedaemon troop choice. Maybe its because they have rending,maybe its because they are half naked daemon ladies bent ondeath and destruction. Either way, I love using them. I love usingthese gals as an assassin type unit. I generally will use my Seekersof Slaanesh with the icon to give them a homing beacon. I then usemy Seekers as a mobile gateway to set my Daemonettes up for alarge horde of rending. Throw in a Rapturous Banner to make your

opponent crap at melee to get as many attacks as possible, be-cause at strength 3, youre going to be banking on your 6s to getthe job done. Throw in a Masque of Slaanesh to make it even moreone sided.

Pink Horrors of Tzeentch

I consider these guys as the WORST troop choice in the codex.Terrible stat line: just about everything of a guardsmen, but insteadof lasguns, they have the brotherhood of sorcerers rule, however,its for Tzeentchian magic, which, as many of you now, is NOT thebest in the game. With the chance of increasing your opponents

Invulnerability save, I see very little reason to run them in aserious game. Now, for a fluff filled fun match, these guys can

be great. Yeah, they can up your oppo-nents saves, BUT, the real fun part is run-

ning these guys in close combat, simply forthe fun aspect. At best, youll only get 21strength 3 attacks, most of which will miss(remember, guardsmen statline), but,when a Pink Horror is killed in close com-bat, it splits into a blue horror, which, getsan autohit in on your opponent beforegetting removed from play. Yes, its onlystrength three, but, its all for fun if you runyour horrors into close combat. Heck,sometimes it can work out like a grot vs. adaemon prince. The rolls can, and some-times will, surprise you.

Plaguebearers of Nurgle

I really think Nurgle got a lot of love in thiscodex. Nurgle autogrants shrouded, whichwill instantly make your invulnerability savemoot cause youll want to plant these guyson an objective and just challenge youropponent to dig you out. These bearers of

the plague have the toughness and strength of a marine, andplagueswords are never a bad option in close combat. Theymay have a low initiative, but, they should be able to weathermost close combat.

One of the big downsides of them is that they are slow andpurposeful. Moving them anywhere can be a huge chore. Per-sonally, I wouldnt do it. I would simply put them in as a guard

for an objective and let them do what they do best: sit thereand rot, and give your opponents a huge headache. Being Nur-gle daemons, Epidemus can certainly buff them up. However,its getting them in close combat to do their work which can bea little tricky.

Nurglings

Lastly, we have Nurglings; Grandfather Nurgles jovial littleplague-filled balloons with arms and legs. These little guys areterrible at just about everything, with the exception of soppingup wounds. These guys have 4 wounds per base, and are con-sidered swarms. They have shrouded, as all Nurgle daemons

do, and with an incredibly small stature, they can be used toeven greater effect for holding objectives down. At a cheaperpoint cost, I recommend it. They also make good meat-shieldsfor a higher point solo or HQ. However, like all Nurgle dae-mons, it also suffers from slow and purposeful.

Like the troops of every army, these guys are yourworker bees. They get stuff done. Each troop has their prosand cons, and the big con for everyone except Nurgle in thecodex, is their low toughness and terrible invulnerability save.But, with the proper strategy, these troop choices can be in-credibly efficient. Well continue this discussion on Daemons

The Daemonic Hordes of 40k by Ken Sheldon


I really think Nurgle got

a lot of love in this

codex. Nurgle

autogrants shrouded,

which will instantly

make your

invulnerability save

moot cause youll want

to plant these guys on

an objective and just

challenge your

opponent to dig you

out.


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This is a section we will fea-ture every month in whichwe will answer any ques-tions or address any com-

ments received.However, this section will notbe possible without the sup-

port of our readers so partici-pation is encouraged.

Any questions or commentscan be submitted to eitherKen Sheldon at The Bar-racks or to myself, either inwriting or through the web-site. All questions and com-ments that we display will bedone anonymously.

We do appreciate all sorts of

comments and questions,however, we do ask that youkeep it clean and critiquing isappreciated, but complainingis not.

Send articles to [email protected]

Exception : the BarracksSubmitted Anony-

mously

Normally when you walk intoa gaming store or a comic

shop, what do you get? Usu-ally a dark and dingy atmos-phere where the grizzledshop keeper would rather

cut you then help you. Thestore regulars stare and youand make you fell unwel-come. The employees makecustomers feel stupid, un-wanted, and out of place. Ihave been to many shopsand they are all like this ex-cept one - The Barracks.

The first time I ventured intothis little shop in Petersburg,I was welcomed as soon as Ientered the door. I talkedwith one of the employeesand they were very warm

and helpful. I was told of aMagic tournament that theywere hosting on Friday anddecided to return later thatweek and check it out. I amsure glad that I did.

Not only were the employ-ees nice but the other play-ers were too. I have neverbeen to place like this be-fore. All the players wereopen and helpful when dis-cussing cards and strategy, Ihad never witnessed any-

thing like it. Most other

places the other players arecold and cant wait to seeyou fail or call you out forsome small technicality but

the players at The Barrackswere nothing like that.The other playershelped me build a betterdeck and when I acci-dentally made a misplaythey allowed me to takeit back instead of justbeing disqualified. (Ashas happened to mebefore at other stores) Ireally appreciated that, Iam not a professionalplayer nor do I want tobe, I just like to play

to have fun and that isexactly what hap-pened.

I just want you guysto know that I appreci-ate the atmosphereyou provide and the warmthand kindness I have re-ceived from you, your staffand your fellow customers. Iwill definitely be back andlook forward to it.

games, pre-discounts), sim-

ply by helping us donate to

an organization of the

month. We will be putting

together a list of items that

are needed by the organiza-

tion, and if you donate any of

the items on that list, you getan entry into the drawing.

Want a better chance of

winning? Donate more

items! You are not limited to

one donation!

I have already talked to the

Monroe County Humane

Society, and they will be our

first organization that were

For a game store, commu-

nity has two meanings. You

have the gaming community,

which is the foundation for

your player base, and the

community in which you live.

I want to start giving back to

both, because both havebeen incredibly great to us in

our first year and a half.

Starting in November, were

going to be holding monthly

raffles where the winner can

get a booster box of their

choice (or if they arent a

card gamer, a $100 credit

towards miniatures or board

going to be helping. If any-

one has an organization they

would like us to consider,

please contact me at thebar-

[email protected].

Thanks everyone!

The Barracks Forum

Giving Back to the Community by Ken Sheldon


A group of our Friday Night Magic players


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In order to promote competition at The Barracks we have cre-ated a point system as to the regards of the outcome of Magic:The Gatheringtournaments. The tournaments included in thiswill be Friday Night Magic, Saturday Commander, and Satur-day Night Magic. Points will be assigned as follows:

1 vs. 1 & Multi-Player Format:

1st Place = 5 points

2nd Place = 3 points

3rd Place = 1 point

Last Place = -1 point

Team Player Format:

1st Place = 3 points each

Barracks Magic League


2nd Place = 2 points each

3rd Place = 1 point each

Last Place = -1 point each

Like I said this is to promote competition and can even ef-fect your strategy as you attempt to vanquish foes withhigher point totals.

Prizes are:

1st place: 5 packs

2nd place: 3 packs

3rd place: 2 packs

Last place: A hearty handshake and a pack

Kyle Rocco 1 0

John Stewart 1 0

Christian Sukis 1 0

Kyle Thompson 1 0

Austin Binkley -4 -1

Joe Dluzen -1 0

Josh Gunn 0 0

Dan Wylie 2 3

Kael Cardella -2 0

Nate Darling 2 0

Nic Edwards 0 1

John Gusamano -1 0

John Morrison -1 0

Mike Pirkle -1 0

Mark Ripper -1 0

Favian Garcia -2 0

Dave Tibbs -2 0

Chris Cozart -1 -1

Chris Sayre -1 -1

Standings

As of 10/11/2013

Yearly Round2

Player Points Points

Matt Belair 62 2

Derek Cornell 66 24

Chris Cannon 54 11

R.J. Thoune 34 0

James Dluzen 34 7

Dave LaFountain 24 0

Dustin Nastally 31 9

Sebastian Rice 21 5

Bryan Youngpeter 25 0

Mike Cannon 28 10

Ben Rachor 6 0

Josh Bomia 8 3

Dave Steffes 10 2

John Goodin (Squid) 17 6

Matt Ansley 6 0

Allen Beck 3 0

Melissa Lederman 3 0

T.D. 0 0

Nick Basile 1 0

Tony Kapp 1 0

Jeff Kirkland 1 0


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Special Days and Promotions

Every Monday: Magic Monday! (Any 3 regularly priced MTG cards for 9.99 + tax)

Every Tuesday: Open Warmachine/Hordes play and 10% off of all Privateer Presskits

Every Thursday: Open Boardgaming and 10% off of all board games

Check out our MTG Event Calendar on Page 2!

November FNM Promo

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1-Warmachine/

Hordes (4-8)

2-RPG Night (4-8) 3-Board Game

Night (4-8)

4-FNM (6-10) 5-Commander

(2-5) MTGTournie (6-9)

6-Open Wargam-

ing (1-6)

7-Magic Mondays! 8-Warmachine/

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Night (4-8)



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Hordes (4-8)

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Hordes (4-8)

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat



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ing (1-6)


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ing (1-6)


Hordes (4-8)

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8)

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Night (4-8)



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Hordes (4-8)

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Eldar

When it comes to Eldar, to me, it is not

what you decide to run in your army, it is

how you run it. Eldar need focus and direc-tion in every move they make or they will

fail, this makes them both an interesting

and a rewarding army. I will be covering my

personal opinions of each unit so if you are

new to Eldar or just want a different per-

spective, "stay a while and listen", if you

are a more experienced player, stick

around for the "LuLz". For the record I ad-

vise no one to ever take what I say about

Eldar to heart, Eldar are very diverse and

any Eldar player should put themselves into

any strategy they make. We will go over thefirst couple of HQ units in this issue.

Eldrad Ulthran:

Oh Eldrad... *sigh*. I really dont need to

justify why you should run him, but you

know what, I will anyways. Eldrad is THE

psyker for Eldar. If other farseers are actors

well, then Eldrad is Morgan Freeman.

Mainly what Eldrad brings is hyper support;

he will make your Eldar strike force work

like a fine tuned machine. He is a team

player though. If hes alone hes an open

target; hes not the best shooter or melee

(can be good if you get the right moves,

e.g. mind war or death mission). He is

psyker master level 4 with Eldar runes of

warding and runes of witnessing. He lets

you redeploy D3+1 units after both sides

infiltrate. He has a 3 plus invulnerability

save and if hes your warlord he can make

all Eldar have stealth in a foot around him,

not to mention the great buff to Eldar

psyker abilities, which will make your en-

emy think twice before thinking your armyis all glittery elves. Don't worry though we

have yet to reach the fun parts that let you

taste the tears of your enemy's defeat, his

staff, its an AP3 fleshbane force weapon

that lets him have a one in three chance of

generating MORE WARP CHARGES

whenever he passes a psychic test. Hes a

great shoot-y psyker; with his witchfire hes

got great support and is a monster in

assault with death mission (its actually

quite funny to see your enemy's face

when they see what that will do). Bottom

line, he will make your enemy hate Eldar,

with a passion, for good reason. With T4,

he is simply the best 205 points in my

entire army. Once your enemy realizes

what he can do he will probably get shot

at... A LOT, so keep your star player

safe.

Prince Yriel:

At a respectable 140 points Prince Yriel

can be a great option for many Eldar

lists. He has a decent enough stat line,

not the best but not the worst. Lets cut to

the chase though; why do you want him?

Well he makes you control your reserve

rolls by subtracting or adding 1 to them

(after you roll, lulul), and he is pretty de-

cent in close combat at 4 attacks base

and has an AP3 fleshbane armorbane

spear. He has ok defense for Eldar. He

may also make a special attack in assault

rather than swinging his spear containing

the energies of a dying star; well what

would make you wanna do that...S6 AP3

large blasts thats what. Just keep your

own men outta that, you dont have much

of that 2+ armour like the steroid injected

retards called space marines. He also

can make all Eldar reroll to wound in a

foot of him for either shooting or assault

(if hes your warlord). He isnt without his

own faults though (he is forced to reroll

all saving throws of 6 when in combat)

kind of a downer, but it does not change

that fact that he is still a very strong HQ.

We will continue this discussion in the

next issue! Stay tuned for more!

Shiny, Sparkly Eldar by Kiefer Boss


...its an AP3

fleshbane force

weapon that lets him

have a one in three

chance of

generating MORE

WARP CHARGES

whenever he passes

a psychic test.


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