Editing The 9th Age/Tactics/Dread Elves (section)

==Unit Analysis==
===Characters===
'''Dread Prince''' 235pts. A wild number of attacks at an amazing offensive skill and incredible agility makes him scary to look at, now add in the dread elf options to make him stupid tanky and the normal elf options for killing everything and you have one of the best characters in the game, now can even make parry attacks.  But don't just think that you can throw him anywhere, he is still an elf with a pitiful resilience and bog-standard HP.  If you play smart with him, there is no reason he won't do plenty of work.

'''Beastmaster''' 210pts. your monster support hero, and monster rider lord. not as point efficient powerful as a Prince but very tanky wearing a Kraken’s Hide. He is very helpful in a monster list, giving your critters (including his own mount) a boost in their Discipline Tests and improving their stomping while also foiling enemy monsters on their stomping.

'''Silexian Officer''' 170pts. The kid prince with all the same options but with mildly worse attacks, offensive/defensive skill, and agility but expands the range his unit can draw Academy Training from 8" to 12".  Play smart with him and he will make his points back. When run solo mounted, A BSB isn't necessarily required for your high discipline elves, but his Academy Training is a greater help for armies and detachments without that aura.

'''Temple Exarch:''' 310pts. Your battle-ready wizard, and is decent there. Must pick between either becoming a BSB, focusing Divination and make their unit Distracting while wielding Blades of Darag, or focusing Alchemy and make enemies with 4+ armour to be easier to injure when you have the blades

'''Warlock Outcast''' 380pts. Your Wizard master, a great selection of magic paths, and Irresistible Will can make this caster a pain in the ass for your opponent.  He still has Ruthless Efficiency so he can hold his own in combat, it'll take more than any common flankers to assassinate your wizard.

'''Silent Assassin''' 180pts.  This guy exists to murder in melee, hiding until he reveals himself in an infantry unit.  You will be giving him paired weapons, beyond that, it's up to you how much you want to blow on him. Enemies can't avoid him because he can be hiding in any unit to get him to his target.

====Character Mounts====
'''Elven Horse''' Quick, tanks up your character, and better agility than most army's core troops.  A great choice for any character. 

'''Daeb Raptor''' Slower than the horse or Pegasus, but most certainly worth it.  Attacks on par with your elite infantry and a boost to res to boot. Don't plan on your raptor hitting anything first.

'''Blackmane Pegasus''' Slower than the horse, but can fly.  Less armor, but bumps your res up to 4.  You won't be able to hide the character but is handy for a mobile character of any sort.

'''Raptor Chariot''' Look above, now add another raptor, more health, and impact hits.  You won't be able to hide your character anywhere, but you'll move fast enough to murder things if you plan well.

'''Manticore''' A monster to ride on.  Slightly faster than the raptor chariot with better attacks and the same downsides.  It's up to you which one you run with, the manticore and the raptor chariot fulfill the same role, it really comes down to which models you like more. If you want it to be more monstrous, you can buy Extraordinary Specimen to increase its base size with Res5 and give d3 Stomp Attacks.

'''Imperious Dragon''' It's a dragon, does what you expect and grants Scent of Blood.  Pretty strong for what he is and decent value.  If you play it be aware that every shooting weapon on the other side of the table will be looking at it and plan accordingly.

===Core===
'''Silexian Spears''' 200pts for 15 + 14ppm. Better offensive/defensive skill than most core and move at a significantly faster pace. Being given spear by default, they can make for a potent deterrent for charging enemies. Their Academy Training aura also makes them at least a one-off unit a must in many lists.

'''Temple Militants''' 265pts for 15 + 16ppm. A Flurry of attacks, getting Battle Focus, Fight in Extra Rank, and Blades of Darag.  They are scary core troops in melee, the only issue is getting them into melee.  Only Light Arm and 3 Res for defenses with Frenzy dragging them into unproductive matchups.  Make sure you have the means to get them into melee if you're going to run them.

'''Raiding Party:''' 170pts for 10 + 14ppm. Your kickass elf pirate beast hunters. By default, they must pick between one of two options, but either option provides them with Hunting Bolas to trap their foes.
*''Beast Breakers:'' Legionnaires Cannot be Stomped and efficient at eliminating enemy units that flee from combat. Also Synergizes with cav units that start within 8" by giving them Devastating Charge (Hatred). Makes for an ideal bunker for a foot-slogging beast master.
*''Corsairs:'' Legionnaires with a Kraken's Hide instead of a shield. They come with paired weapons but you can also buy repeater handbows (which will count them towards ''Raiders'') to provide ranged support. In either case they can provide an additional +1 Combat Score in addition to other bonuses that already acure from them flanking may be worth it to edge out that victory.

===Core + Raiders===
'''Silexian Auxiliaries'''230pts for 15 + 13ppm.  Are fully mobile, having March and Shoot to get into short range with repeater crossbow and well protected being Legionnaires with guns and can nominate an enemy to eat -1 to hit any Academy Trained units that charge them, which is pretty vital.

===Raiders===
'''Black Cloaks''' 170pts for 5 + 38ppm. Your in your face scouts and very well-armed as a glass cannon with Poison attacks, they can be surprisingly scary flankers.  Very numbers restricted but those 2 small units can be enough for your mass shooting needs.

===Special===
'''Shadow Riders''' 175pts for 5 + 20ppm, becoming Core in a unit of 8+ models.  Your misdirection annoyance cavalry. They can be given repeater crossbow so they can full-power shooting from stupid angles but eat into your Raider allowance.

'''Warlock Acolytes''' 210pts for 5 + 40ppm. Small units of fast cavalry wizard conclave with great support spells, and a protective Aegis.  You can run them to buff/hex other units and support the rest of your army, or switch to attack mode by placing some agents and hexes to boost up their defense and Strength.

'''Dread Knights''' 285pts for 5 + 35ppm. Each base is essentially better stats than 3 Judicators.  They are expensive but will make their points back with their nutty amount of attacks and maneuverable unit size.

'''Obsidian Guard''' 220pts for 10 + 22ppm. Elite anvils, being Heavy Armour and a Def and Off of 6 that's normally only seen on characters. Two attacks a model and halberds make them scary.  They will be hitting most other units on 2+ and str 4 will help them grind through other units. They even anchor your forces more by having a rule forcing nearby units to re-roll Panic checks, freeing up your Battle Standard Bearer to be with somewhere else or spend points on something else.

'''Judicators''' 200pts for 10 + 22ppm. Pretty buff elves with Hatred and having a ridiculous amount of bonuses to wound and AP despite still hitting at normal elf initiative. Overkill on lesser core units but murders elite small units that think their high armor and Res will save them.

'''Harpies''' 160pts for 8 + 10ppm. Dirt cheap and fast, defenseless, and insignificant.  Don't expect them to do much, but make great meatshields by being in inconvenient positions to charge your opponent.

'''Gorgons''' 160pts for 1 + 100ppm. A single or 3 model unit with a good amount of attacks, very fast, and will not break in combat. Effective at dealing damage especially to Standard and Large with their Petrifying Stare circumventing a lot of their defense.  Give them Paired Weapons or halberds to make the most of their attacks and watch out for supernal, if combat doesn't go their way they will crumble.

'''Thunder Pack''' 280pts for 3 + 65ppm. Tamers riding Rinos. Only as fast as Ogres but have light troops for high maneuverability despite being lumber battering rams that would terror rout or leave impact markets on whatever they charge. As if you wanted that small Dread Knight unit to be as cheap as possible but inflict maximum damage.

'''Raptor Chariot''' 200pts. Cheaper than a unit of dread knights but gets you essentially two dread knights with impact hits.  A handy unit and certainly a strong choice, but it will be out on its own soaking up a lot of shots.

'''Divine Altar - Crucible of Slaughter''' 300pts. War Platform that can join a Scoring Infantry unit. gives a -1 Res to enemies in base contact, softening them up for your low Str elves, or even your Burly elves.

'''Divine Altar - Effigy of Dread''' 200pts. an Immovable Scenery Piece and offers a lot of benefits. Channel (3), your guys in 18" get Fear, enemies can't use Rally Around the Flag for Fear Tests and you can discard veil tokens to increase the range.

===Destroyers===
'''Hunting Chariot''' 210pts A quick chariot with a harpoon on it.  This is the biggest "fuck you" to any monster your opponent could possibly field, especially flying monsters. If your opponent wants to monster mash this is a great choice.

'''Repeater Battery''' 190pts A mobile shooting platform, fire 8 anti-infantry shots that can be constantly wheeled around to a better position.

===The Menagerie===
'''Kraken & Hydra''' better reviewed together.  Both are gigantic beasts that cost around the range of 400 points each. They have the same movement and defensive stats, but the Kraken will be harder to hit with Distracting and hard targets and the Hydra is more survivable with Fortitude (5+), with natural 6s allowing them to ignore additional hits (or heal a wound if you've ignored all hits).  The Kraken has fewer attacks than the Hydra, but the hits are at strength 7 and multiple wounds (d3) and you can make it bigger, giving +2 HP and adding additional attendants. The Hydra has more attacks, epically at lower health, has decent strength, and a breath attack to harass nearby enemies.  The choice is up to you which one to run, the Kraken is better at killing big single models, it's a monster hunting monster, the Hydra is better for stomping big units.

'''Mist Leviathan''' 265 pts. like a Manticore but more important in granting you tactical superiority. lets you win ties for picking deployment zones and gives nearby friendly Infantry a bonus to movement (but they can't March and Shoot), giving you early set up for changing and flanking.

'''Dreaded Giant''' 265pts. A giant with Scent of Blood provided by the Giants supplement.  On top of the Big Brother and Giant Club upgrades given to all giants, you can also give two other upgrades. Dread Mask gives a bound ''Twisted Effigy'' spell and Devastating Charge (Distracting) to tie up enemies. It's tailor-made to break units as it also Maximized enemy Fear and Flee rolls as well. Monstrous Whip gives it a surprising support roll, letting nearby gigantic models maximize their charge rolls.