Now that we have identified what has been lost, what has
been changed, and more importantly what has been gained; let us now look into
the actual units that are available. We
will be going over a brief summary of each unit included in the new Wood Elves
army book in this series of posts followed up later with a full Unit Tactica
and Review after I have had more chances to play with the new book.
The Glade Lord and
Glade Captain
The Glade Lord was formerly known as the Wood Elf Highborn
and is still referred to as such in the flavor description of the unit whereas
the Glade Captain was previously referred to as the Noble. The Glade Lord serves as the martial lord
choice of the Wood Elf book as does the Glade Captain but also may serve as the
Battle Standard Bearer
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Name
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M
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WS
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BS
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S
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T
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W
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I
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A
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LD
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Glade Lord
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5
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7
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7
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4
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3
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3
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8
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4
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10
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Glade Captain
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5
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6
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6
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4
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3
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2
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7
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3
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9
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Unit Type: Infantry
Special Rules: Always
Strike First, Forest Stalker, The Arrow of Kurnous.
Arrow of Kurnous – This is a special
rule where if you have a model with this rule in the army, at the beginning of
the game if the enemy general is within Line of Sight and 36” then they suffer
a S3 hit with no armour saves. This is
meant to represent the Wood Elves insult to the enemy general and an instrument
to remind them of their mortality.
The Glade Lord and Glade Captain have access to the Enchanted Arrows special rule and may upgrade their arrows accordingly.
Both may be mounted on an Elven Steed, a Great Eagle, or
a Great Stag. The Glade Lord may also
ride a Forest Dragon.
The Spellweaver and
Spellsinger
The Spellweaver is the Lord level wizard choice while the
Spellsinger is the hero level choice for the Wood Elf army. Both the Spellweaver and Spellsinger have
access to all 8 lores of magic, however the Spellweaver also has access to the
Lore of High Magic and Lore of Dark Magic as well.
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Name
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M
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WS
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BS
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S
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T
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W
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I
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A
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LD
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Spellweaver
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5
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4
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4
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3
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3
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3
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5
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1
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9
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Spellsinger
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5
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4
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4
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3
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3
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2
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5
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1
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8
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Unit Type: Infantry
Special Rules: Always
Strikes first, Forest Stalker, Blessings of the Ancients
Much like the Highborns, the Spellweavers and
Spellsingers may be mounted on an Elven Steed, a Great Eagle or even a Unicorn.
The Eternal Guard
The Eternal Guard, the unwavering sentinels of the
Asrai. These went from being a Special
selection in the old book to a Core selection in this new book. The eternal guard are the core rank and file
troops of the Wood Elf army.
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Name
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M
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WS
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BS
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S
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T
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W
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I
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A
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LD
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Eternal Guard
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5
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5
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4
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3
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3
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1
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5
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1
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9
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Unit Type: Infantry
Special Rules: Always
Strike First, Forest Stalker, Stubborn
The Eternal guard are clad in light armor and wield Asrai
Spears and have the option of taking a shield.
The Glade
Guard
The Glade Guard are the Core archery unit in the Wood Elf
army. They are also one of the more
iconic troop selections. They Glade
Guard come as the Core troop selection while their skirmishing version are the
Deepwood Scouts which fill the Special slot.
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Name
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M
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WS
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BS
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S
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T
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W
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I
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A
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LD
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Glade Guard
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5
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4
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4
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3
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3
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1
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5
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1
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8
|
|
Deepwood Scout
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5
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4
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4
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3
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3
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1
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5
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1
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8
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Unit Type: Infantry
Special Rules: Always
Strike First, Forest Stalkers
Deepwood Scouts
also get: Skirmishers, Scouts
The Glade Guard and Deepwood Scouts have access to the
Enchanted Arrows special rule and may upgrade their arrows accordingly.
The Knights
of Athel Loren
The Wood Elves have always been known for their speed and
maneuverability on the battlefield. The
Knights of Athel Loren fully embrace this ideal in the form of the Glade Riders
and the Warhawk Riders.
The Glade Riders
serve as the Core fast cavalry for the Wood Elf army. They have access to the Enchanted Arrows
special rule and may upgrade their arrows accordingly. The Glade Riders also are Ambushers meaning
that they begin the game off the board and may come in at any board edge to
wreck havoc!
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Name
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M
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WS
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BS
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S
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T
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W
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I
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A
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LD
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Glade Rider
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5
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4
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4
|
3
|
3
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1
|
5
|
1
|
8
|
|
Elven Steed
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
3
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1
|
4
|
1
|
5
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Unit Type: Cavalry
Special Rules: Always
Strike First (Riders only), Ambushers, Fast Cavalry, Forest Stalker.
The Glade Riders are wield Asrai Longbows and Asrai
Spears.
The Warhawk Riders
, or the Sethalya, serve as the Wood Elves flying cavalry that come from
the Special selection. Borne aloft great
birds of prey, the Warhawk Riders swoop onto the battlefield striking where they
wish slaying with Bow and Spear. Warhawk
Riders improved much over the last books incarnation by gaining much needed
special abilities.
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Name
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M
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WS
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BS
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S
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T
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W
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I
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A
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LD
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Warhawk Rider
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5
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4
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4
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3
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3
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1
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5
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1
|
8
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Warhawk
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1
|
4
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0
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4
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4
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3
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5
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2
|
5
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Unit Type: Monstrous Cavalry
Special Rules: Always
Strike First (Riders only), Armour Piercing (Warhawks only), Flying Cavalry,
Forest Stalker, Predator’s Descent (Warhawks only).
Predator’s Descent (Warhawk’s only) – The
turn in which a Warhawk charges , it has the Killing Blow special rule.
Much like the Glade Riders, the Warhawk Riders are also
armed with the Asrai Bow and Spear. The
Warhawk Riders however are the army’s only Monstrous Cavalry.
We will touch on some more of the other units in the next
few posts.
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