the best WFB Special Character - voting has started

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A debate to find the most powerful and influential (on a point for point basis) Special Warhammer Fantasy Battle characters.

You have a week to debate and vote and then change your mind and re-vote ! I thought it could be tough deciding so you can vote for up to 10 of them (by Saturday 4th Feb 6pm GMT).

We have 22 entries covering most of the armies, I just can't believe everyone's favourite Everchosen, Archaon and the mighty head-butter himself Grimgor didn't get nominated !

Karl Franz
Teclis
The Green Knight
Wulfrik
Khazrak
Skarsnik & Gobbla
Krell
Kairos Fateweaver
Chakax
Grombrindal
Mannfred
Thorgrim
Drycha
Greasus
Eltharion
Volkmar
Vilitch
Nagash
Alith Anar
Ikit Claw
Settra and
Crone Hellebron


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Warhammer Painting & Modeling Motivation

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A free-for-all fantasy miniature painting / conversion competition which might help to get you to finish your army ! Look no further because we're even accepting 40k, LoTR and others - booo !

Everyone's invited, we're just looking for some more forum members to "Hammer" with :)

It's dead simple, post pics of the minis (up to 3) that you plan to paint here :-

Warhammer (and other Fantasy mini) painting & conversion comp

You have until March 11th to post pics of the finished article(s).

We don't have much to offer other than a friendly atmosphere, some good debate and a place you might enjoy returning to. Lots of the guys have been around for years now and we're very appreciative of new members.

Here are the previous winners:

Images used with the permission of the respective painters, thanks guys,

Warhammer Special Character tactica debate

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So, which is the best Fantasy Battle character in the Warhammer world ?

It might sound a bit of an impossible question to answer because, of course, it relies on so many factors but we're going to have a crack at it :)

This is one of the Battle Reporter Master Tactician debates and it's very simple :-

name the best Special Character and explain why.

After we have a few entries and have enjoyed plenty of friendly debate, we vote on it.

Easy heh ?! Errr... probably not, I expect blood, sweat and tears to be shed in the forum over this one at some point - ok maybe not but possibly a bit of perspiration ;)

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Join the best Warhammer forum?

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A Friendly Fantasy Battle forum with no trolls - we have troll slayers instead ;-), no flame wars (the Nautican's extinguish them) and no nonsense that you find on larger forums.

We're seeking new members to try to boost our activity and hammering fun.

We only have one important rule... to be friendly.

If you're a friendly kind of Ogre, Orc, Elf, Daemon, Vampire, Skaven, Human or even Dwarf (!) and you're looking for a friendly WFB forum, we might be what you're after.

We:-

• Cover all Warhammer Armies
• Host 15 unofficial Warhammer Army Book PDFs that are free to download or view online
• Have a dedicated Painting forum, painting contests and award winning painters
• Host tactical competitions and debate
• Have many veteran and tournament winning players
• Have our very own text based Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay forum
• Post the latest news for your opinions and comments
• Have an awesome slideshow containing member miniature pics
• Have links to hundreds of battle reports and an amazing model gallery
• Cover all of the other Games Workshop products
• We even have an arcade with browser games for when you're bored !
• Have our own Facebook Warhammer Battle Reporter's Group

You'll need a valid email address to authenticate your account to stop the spambots posting adverts!

Be part of the creative community and get more from your hobby.

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Best and Worst 8th Edition Armies

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The strongest Warhammer Fantasy Battle Armies under the 8th edition rulebook - poll results. We had over 500 people voting and here's the outcome.

Note that: new Orcs & Goblins, Tomb Kings, Ogre Kingdoms and Vampire Count army books were released during the vote (so some people will have voted before seeing the new armies).


Voters were asked to choose the 5 best and worst WHFB armies.


Which armies are the most powerful under the 8th edition rules ?

% of all voters / army

46% High Elves
45% Skaven
40% Warriors of Chaos
32% Dark Elves
29% Chaos Daemons
28% The Empire
20% Lizardmen
20% Dwarfs
19% Vampire Counts
16% Orcs and Goblins
10% Ogre Kingdoms
9% Tomb Kings
7% Bretonnia
6% Wood Elves
4% Beastmen




Which are the weakest fantasy battle armies under the WFB 8th ed. rulebook ?

% of all voters / army

65% Wood Elves
45% Bretonnia
40% Beastmen
37% Tomb Kings
27% Ogre Kingdoms
24% Vampire Counts
16% Orcs and Goblins
14% Dwarfs
11% The Empire
10% Lizardmen
8% High Elves
7% Chaos Daemons
5% Dark Elves
3% Warriors of Chaos
2% Skaven



and if you rank both lists (from best to worst) and add the ranks up and then sort them in order of best 8th edition army to worst 8th edition army then this is what you get...

The overall best to worst Warhammer Fantasy Battle army... 
(ranked in order of best + least worst)

1st / Skaven / 3 pts
2nd / Warriors of Chaos / 5 pts
3rd / High Elves / 6 pts
4th / Dark Elves / 7 pts
5th / Chaos Daemons / 9 pts
6th / Lizardmen / 13 pts
7th / The Empire / 13 pts
8th / Dwarfs / 16 pts
9th / Orcs and Goblins / 19 pts
10th / Vampire Counts / 19 pts
11th / Ogre Kingdoms / 22 pts
12th / Tomb Kings / 24 pts
13th / Bretonnia / 27 pts
14th / Beastmen / 28 pts
15th / Wood Elves / 29 pts

I'm sure you'll want to draw your own conclusions, I'm just sorry for the poor old Beastmen because their army book wasn't released that long ago and yet they still come in second bottom in the ranking.

I think anyone who has played against the top 5 know they are disgustingly good, especially Warriors of Chaos (in my opinion).

A note to Games Workshop: I think it's time to bring on those Bretonnian and Wood Elf army books.

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The best Warhammer Allies - time to debate & vote

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Master Tactica #6 is underway - time to vote for your favourite allied commander combinations (most importantly, those Warhammer Allies you think would be strongest on the battlefield). Feel free to join in the debate and support or argue against the entries. 

Part I of the Grand Alliances competition; the entrants:-

• Thorsten Carbide leading an army of Dwarfs with Luthor Huss leading the Empire allies.
• Zec'Lot the Lizardmen Lord accompanied by the High Elf Ensekeos and his allied force.
• The Dark Elf Lord Malus Coldheart in a fragile alliance with Sir Joseph Blackbeard's cannons.
• Infamous Golgfag Maneater in a suspicious alliance with an Empire Sigmartie Warrior Priest.
• General Max Paiment (a Dogs of War commander) allied with Gak Marrowslurp an Ogre Butcher.
• Beautiful Camilla (Empire Engineer) and Magnar Copperglove the health & safety Dwarf inspector !
• The Union of Ancients; Tomb King Liche Priest Sakhotep & Scar Veteran Zepotek
• The enchanting Lady Skyla Deepwater and rune clad Dwarf Runesmith Thane Red Stockleg or
• Newklia Fishon the Dark Elf assassin trained Chaos Lord and his gobbo mate Khips.

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Pistoliers are the best WFB Cavalry unit

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It's official (as far as the Warhammer Battle Reporter community is concerned) - Pistoliers are the best cavalry, closely followed by the Kislev Griffon Legion and Chaos Knights.

We had a good turnout with almost 100 votes, thanks to everyone who took part and contributed to an excellent debate. The next Master Tactician Warhammer Alliances debate will begin soon.

The results...

% of votes / Army / Forum Member

11% Pistoliers - WhiteWolf14
9% Kislev Griffon Legion - Coinsmith1
9% Chaos Knights - Fingolfin
8% Knights of the Realm - Telepfenion
8% Black Knights - Lord Bob
7% Bretonnian Grail Knights - Dalara
7% Blood Knights - Lawrence1981
6% Marauder Horsemen - tubelcain
6% Empire Knights - Big Gav
5% Empire Outriders - MrSeb
5% Dark Riders - Sigmar
5% 30 Inner Circle Knights - Noble Korhedron
4% Cold One Knights - pippin_nl
3% Goblin Wolfriders - teclis
3% Boar Boyz Big Uns - jaggedjaw

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The Sea Creatures re-Group...

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Storm clouds are gatherin',
'n the waves are a crashin',
the Old Worlde will weep,
when they come from the deep...

Part of an old Empire sailor's song foretelling the rise of the ocean dwellers.

The time is coming, follow their ascent from the depths...

The Nauticans (an unofficial WFB army)

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Best Fantasy Battle Cavalry Unit - Voting has started

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The debate and voting to find the best and most influential Warhammer cavalry unit has begun.

This competition will run for a week (poll closes 15 Jan 2012 5:38 pm GMT). You can select up to 5 of the 14 entries (and change your votes at any time) :-

1. Dark Riders - Sigmar
2. Knights of the Realm - Telepfenion
3. Empire Outriders - MrSeb
4. Kislev Griffon Legion - Coinsmith1
5. Chaos Knights - Fingolfin
6. Black Knights - Lord Bob
7. Empire Knights - Big Gav
8. Blood Knights - Lawrence1981
9. Cold One Knights - pippin_nl
10. Boar Boyz Big Uns - jaggedjaw
11. 30 Inner Circle Knights - Noble Korhedron
12. Pistoliers - WhiteWolf14
13. Goblin Wolfriders - teclis
14. Bretonnian Grail Knights - Dalara

May the best Hammerer win !  Enjoy the debate.

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Best Warhammer Battle Cavalry Unit

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A quick no nonsense Warhammer tactica debate about the best Fantasy Cavalry unit (excluding Monstrous Cavalry). Voting begins in a day or so.

Enter the competition or just have your say and cast your vote.

This is just a one week quick forum filler before the big Warhammer Allied Armies competition begins.

The entries so far...

Black Knights
Bretonnia's Knights of the Realm
Reiksguard Knights
Empire Outriders
Chaos Knights
Kislev's Griffon Legion Winged Lancers
Vampire Counts Blood Knights
Cold One Knights and
Boar Boyz Big Uns.

...and I might add Dark Riders myself if we're a bit short of entries.

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Warhammer Fantasy Tactica Contest

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We now have 6 entries into our Warhammer Battle Character & Army Selection competition and there's still time for you to join in the fun.

Deadline extended:- Sunday 15th January 2012

The competition has two parts, a quick entry one (where you enter two characters) and a full army selection where you list all of the other units in addition to the 2 characters you chose in part I.

It's all completely free and there are no catches - we just want more forum members for more hammering fun !

There's lots of forum reputation on offer for the top rated armies (we all get to vote for our favourites) and you'll receive the adoration (maybe) and respect (much more likely) of your fellow forum members.

So far we have a great mix of characters and their associated armies in some suitably Warhammer Fantasy-like alliances  :-

• Thorsten Carbide leading an army of Dwarfs with Luthor Huss leading the Empire allies.
• Zec'Lot the Lizardmen Lord accompanied by the High Elf Ensekeos and his allied force.
• The Dark Elf Lord Malus Coldheart in a fragile alliance with Sir Joseph Blackbeard's cannons.
• Infamous Golgfag Maneater in a suspicious alliance with an Empire Sigmartie Warrior Priest.
• General Max Paiment (a Dogs of War commander) allied with Gak Marrowslurp an Ogre Butcher.
• Beautiful Camilla (Empire Engineer) and Magnar Copperglove the health & safety Dwarf inspector !

Also, I will be entering either a Dwarfs + Wood Elves alliance or a Warriors of Chaos + Goblins one.

Here's the original post with all the rules and links :-

WFB Tactics - Character & Army Selection Competition

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