Kings of War/Tactics/Sylvan Kin

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Why Play Sylvan Kin

You're a filthy, feral hippie and vanilla elves are not hardcore enough for you. Or maybe you have an old Wood Elves army and want something similar in look and feel. Sylvan Kin are a Theme List and this means they can take a bunch of units from the Elves list and then add a few of their own. Rules for them are in the Uncharted Empires expansion so you need both rules books to use them (assuming you're including elf units, which you probably will be).

Army Special Rules

  • Deathroot Arrows: Once per game a unit with these can re-roll up to 3 1s to wound.
  • Alignment: Neutral. Elf entries have gone feral and become Neutral as well.

Unit Analysis

Heroes

Sylvan Kin can struggle to get unlocks so you want to be super sure that your Hero choice is worth it. Most aren't.

  • Archwraith: Boskwraith hero. Inspires them (which will never matter). Only useful as a thematic include.
  • Forest Warden: Comes with surge (4). Can assist shamblers if you don't want a second Ent.
  • Master Hunter: Inspires Forest Guard and Gladestalkers.
  • Tree Herder: Treemen. One can become the fantastic WiltDaddy for 40 pts. An auto-include if you're taking Forest shamblers, which you are.
  • Elven King: From Master list
  • Elven Prince: From Master list
  • Elven Archmage: From Master list
  • Army Standard Bearer: From Master list
  • Dragon Kindred Lord: From Master list

Infantry

  • Boskwraiths: Wardancers (or maybe Dryads). Buckets of attacks but squishy. Handy to mop up after the main line has traded blows. Not really fast enough to make good flanking chaff.
  • Forest Guard: Same profile as the elf version but you can take a horde.
  • Riverguard Treeleapers: Skinks from the trident realms. Have fly and ensnare so maybe handy on a flank.
  • Kindred Tallspears: From Master list

Heavy Infantry

  • Hunters of the Wild: Same profile as the elf version but without the asterisk.
  • Forest Shamblers: From Master list. Great in regiments and solid in a horde that provides unlocks in a list desperate for them. Should be combined with the WiltDaddy.

Ranged Infantry

  • Kindred Gladestalkers:
  • Kindred Archers: From Master list

Cavalry

  • The Windborne: Unique
  • Wild Gur Panthers:
  • Silverbreeze Cavalry: Same as the Elf version but Asterisked and you can take Deathroot arrows
  • Stormwind Cavalry: From Master list. Asterisk in SK lists.

War Engines

Unique

  • Green Lady: Flying, healing bullshit. Not as OP as 2nd.
  • El'Rik Nisleen:

Tactics

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