The Lothern Sea Helm though, appeared in several ETC lists and was used at the highest level. Out of interest, I recall Curu considering Shadow Warriors worthy of attention but not something that up to that point had made sense to include in his army lists. Obviously, this issue is quite limited if said house rules are only used between the same two players and armies say.
Make changes to that and we get a butterfly effect, where certain units and combinations in all the books can be altered and it gets harder to discuss and keep track of where the game stands. The rulebooks, complex as they are, constitute a body of information we all refer to when discussing the game. I agree with this and so, I'm wary of house rules. He was a firm believer that there would always be new ways to build a list, new builds to discover in the books and that the meta was a very fluid thing. He was acutely aware of how a small change to an army list impacted the army's functionality against many possible foes and indeed could lead to changes in how they built their rosters. Not only of High Elves but of all the armies and of the metagame. The player I knew who had perhaps the best understanding of the value and use of units was Curu Olannon, formerly of this forum. Or alternatively, what house-rules can we come up with to make them worth taking (without making them overpowered). Which leaves me curious, since they are a kick-ass unit fluff wise, has anyone made them work. So in a small unit you're likely to get 1 wound, maybe. Yes, they are BS5 and likely short range, but you're also likely to move, which means you're hitting on 3+ only. They are S3, T3 5+ models, who only get 1 shot. But other than that, reavers and eagles are much faster, which lets them block and redirect a lot more effectively than SW. Perhaps their only use is to block your opponents scouts from deploying too close. Yes, they scout and skirmish, but they don't bring anything to the table which isn't done better by other units. Out of all the entries in the HE army book I would argue that they are the worst option, below a skycutter even and on part with a lothern sea helm. In a discussion on a battle report here, I got to thinking about shadow warriors.
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