Magician, or Caster as we sometimes refer to them, are one of those unit types which give Hordes its character. They are powerful, but not ‘broken’, they provide the longest range attack in the game, and require no line-of-sight to do so. For a whopping 4AP you definitely get what […]
Even for 4AP per element Heroes are simply sick. They can cover great distances quickly at 500p per turn,and +5 vs all enemies makes them unstoppable in combat . The only elements that get a quick kill against them are paladins or artillery (Neither of which the opposing side have) […]
Beasts work best in bad going, they are the only mounted unit which can fight in bad going and not suffer a penalty. Combines with lurkers a cunning player can pretty much command all the areas of terrain on the table and funnel their opponents troops into convenient locations. 2APs […]
Knights are best in the open where they can roll over foot units. 2APs gets you a fast moving unit with +3 vs foot, +4 vs mounted and a handful of quick-kills against various foot units in the open. They don’t do very well at all in bad going. They […]
Blade represent high quality well drilled infantry, moving in tight formation. For this reason they are slow (Equally in Bad going or in the open), but do very well in combat against other foot units (+5). The are vulnerable to Mounted units however (only +3). They are Quick-killed by Warband, […]
In the first edition of Hordes of the Things, Warband was definitely the worst troop choice going. At twice the points cost of Horde it was only slightly more combat effective. Thankfully in 2nd Edition they were buffed slightly, and the semi-official-unofficial errata to the HoTT rulebook brings them up […]
Spear elements in hordes? Solid .. like totally solid, solid as a rock. Spear gets +4 vs anything, with a +1 on top for a supporting rank, meaning they can take care of most foot and mounted units, and can double-rank to hold the line against behemoth, knight and even […]
Shooter, or ‘bow’ as I call them, is probably the most powerful unit type in the game. Although I am not going to claim they are “Broken” as such, they are slightly undercost in terms of points. Faster than most foot units, they fare well in bad going and have […]
Artillery is one of the more interesting units from Hordes. A 500pc attack range is devastating, they freak out behemoth and dragon (causing a flee rather than a recoil), and can cause recoils on most other units long before they are under threat. However they are quick-killed in close combat […]
