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Post by squirrelfox on Feb 20, 2018 18:36:25 GMT
Hey guys, I just picked up a Trollblood army and I'm trying to get into the game. I don't have any experience playing Warmahordes, and I was hoping I could get some advice on some good 'starting lists' for learning the game. I'm thinking like 25 points or less until I get the basics down. This is what I have to work with:
WARLOCKS
Borka1
Borka2
Kolgrima
WARBEASTS
Dire Troll Bomber
Dire Troll Mauler
Dire Troll Brawler
Ice Troll x2
Mulg the Ancient
Pyre Troll
Troll Axer x2
Troll Impaler x2
UNITS
Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scribes
Northkin Bear Handlers & Battle Bears
Pyg Burrowers
Stone Scribe Elder
Trollkin Fennblades
+Fennblade Officer and Drummer
SOLOS
Fell Caller Hero x2
Fennblade Kithkar
Horgle Ironstrike
Janissa Stonetide
Trollkin Runebearer
Stone Scribe Chronicler
Troll Whelps
Valka Curseborn
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as would any suggestions about what I should prioritize picking up next. Thanks all!
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Post by ninjastars on Feb 20, 2018 19:20:13 GMT
I'd go with Borka2, the mauler, the axer, either the brawler or a couple lights, the stone and the bears. Borka2 is a good starting caster because he's not to complicated, he's tons of fun, and he's good at low point levels.
If you want to expand naturally off that list, i'd get some fire eaters and more bears. I know they're expensive, but what are you gonna do?
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Post by Big Fat Troll on Feb 20, 2018 19:40:03 GMT
Keep an eye out for a deal on a Mk3 Battle Box next. Ragnor is really good and uses the stuff that you have well and you need a Bouncer anyway. The third Impaler you can use to learn about converting models.
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Post by Trollock on Feb 20, 2018 21:32:46 GMT
As always, i will plug my own guide here. It gives a bit of an overview of the faction and can be used for inspiration. It is stickied in this forum. There are no 25 point lists there, but it might be some help. IMO, the most important thing when starting out is not the exact list. Pick a caster you like, and a theme force that suits the caster (the guide will help you there). The rest should sort of take care of itself. Once you start playing at 75 points and have a good grasp of the game we can start optimizing lists  |
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Post by squirrelfox on Feb 20, 2018 22:05:24 GMT
I've actually read the guide fairly extensively. I'm planning to play SotN, and the reason I have two Ice Trolls and Kolgrima is because I'm building towards the sample 50 point list you provided for that theme. However it will take me a while to get there in terms of the last few units I'm missing and system mastery. I'm hoping to get some local players to do a few very low point matches with me to learn the fundamentals, and I'm just looking for a list to bring to those while I learn the ropes.
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Post by robbleyourworld on Feb 20, 2018 22:40:15 GMT
Realistically in 25 point learning games you just want to grab a warlock that you like and some key models to try and get used to. I'd highly recommend a mauler, axer, and krielstone as these are 3 pieces that will make the cut for a great deal of your lists
With what you've got and you saying you're interested in building into Kolgrima I might go with something like this. It should be a reasonable start which will let you learn useful traits of trolls like positioning the stone and orders of activation to stack buffs.
Trollbloods Army - 25 / 25 points
(Kolgrima 1) Kolgrima Stonetruth, Winter Witch [+28]
- Dire Troll Mauler [15]
- Ice Troll [9]
- Troll Axer [10]
Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scribes (min) [6]
- Stone Scribe Elder [3]
Northkin Bear Handle & Battle Bears [10]
Alternatively you could build a beast brick out of Borka2
Trollbloods Army - 25 / 25 points
[Theme] The Power of Dhunia
(Borka 2) Borka, Vengeance of the Rimeshaws [+27]
- Dire Troll Mauler [15]
- Ice Troll [9]
- Ice Troll [9]
- Troll Axer [10]
- Trollkin Runebearer [0(5)]
Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scribes (min) [6]
- Stone Scribe Elder [3]
Or perhaps use that infantry with Borka1
Trollbloods Army - 25 / 25 points
[Theme] Band of Heroes
(Borka 1) Borka Kegslayer [+28]
- Dire Troll Mauler [15]
- Pyre Troll [8]
- Troll Axer [10]
Stone Scribe Chronicler [0(4)]
Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scribes (min) [6]
Trollkin Fennblades (min) [9]
- Fennblade Officer and Drummer [5]
none of these are going to be powerhouse lists but they'll help you learn how trolls work.
As far as next purchases: I'd consider the battle box as ragnor and the bouncer are great pieces (alternatively if you can find them individually for a better price) also fire eaters and northkin elder are solid purchases if you like the northkin models.
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