Spellweaver w/ Unicorn

[Allendor]

I just got this mini in a lot on e-bay
http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/u ... down/02151
I paid $8.00 for the lot which included
3 waywatchers (which is what I wanted the lot for)
A Glade captain
2 Elven steeds
A Dragon rider (Forest dragon OOP no arms)
and the Unicorn

The picture on the auction wasn't very clear you could not tell it was a unicorn.
I suspected it might be a unicorn but frankly did not know it was until I got it.
No amount of planning will ever replace dumb luck.

[sirkently]

I have run one as well. Very survivable for the most part.

I use the 4++ talisman and the crown of command. Nice to try and bait in a charge that you can then counter charge.

[Phazael]

Did some practice at an RTT with her this weekend, running 4++, Scroll, and Antiheros sword. She was rock solid for me all day, including ganking an Arch Lector off of his popemobile (here, have my S3 and 1 attack!) and prancing around taking down chaff.

[Takkie]

I recently bought a number of models. I bought a couple of wardancers, but there was also a khorne hero included in the deal. Reading this discussion I decided to make a death-singer on a unicorn. Death spells are great to snipe out characters . On a unicorn the weaver can act on his own get behind a unit.

The model has to painted before I use it, so I don't know if this combo is going to work. But I like the model allready

[Phil Rossiter]

The problem is that without protection counters she becomes a lot more vulnerable to shooting, especially cannon. You might consider screening with a unit of warhawks.

[Allendor]

NonnoSte; Do you think that 4++ is mandatory?
Can't you go with Book of Ashur and 5++?

I have a temporary Spell-weaver on my Reaper unicorn now so I am trying to build a list around her.
I would like to go with High magic, Book of Ashur and Talisman of endurance but that only gives her a 5+ ward.

Phazael ; The 4++ is mandatory

Going along with this statement I am thinking about this build.
High spell-weaver on unicorn with "The Sword of anti Hero's, Dispel scroll with the "Talisman of preservation". This sounds like fun.
I will probably have the "The Sisters of Thorn"(5) and a L2 Shadow Spell-singer, "The Ruby Ring of Ruin" & Channeling staff as well.
Could make a great magic phase.
Thoughts?

[Phil Rossiter]

Looks decent.

You can't take two Arcane Items on one character though. You could swap one for the Ring maybe.

[Allendor]

Phil Rossiter ; Looks decent.
You can't take two Arcane Items on one character though. You could swap one for the Ring maybe.

Thanks, You are correct my oversight.
I would just swap them giving the scroll to the weaver and the ring to the singer.
I will edit that so there is no confusion.

[Furion]

Do people not find their solo unicorn weavers being shot with small arms first to remove the counters before the cannon balls start thundering in?

[NonnoSte]

I don't think it's a great issue, since the armies with cannons are Empire, Bretonnia and Ogre (non accurate light shooting), Dwarves (non mobile light shooting), DoC and WoC (no light shooting at all).
My main worries are High and Dark Elves with good bow fire and those RBT. I haven't faced them yet with the high weaver, but their troops melt down quickly under TFA fire and their bolt throwers are easy to take down with HBT.

Those are my two cents based on little experience. Has anyone else tried her against our cousins yet?

[Noght]

Do people not find their solo unicorn weavers being shot with small arms first to remove the counters before the cannon balls start thundering in?

Deploy her in a unit to protect from BS shooting, remove it, then bounce out.....

[FriedTaterExplosion]

Do people not find their solo unicorn weavers being shot with small arms first to remove the counters before the cannon balls start thundering in?

Deploy her in a unit to protect from BS shooting, remove it, then bounce out.....

True that.

[NonnoSte]

Do people not find their solo unicorn weavers being shot with small arms first to remove the counters before the cannon balls start thundering in?

Deploy her in a unit to protect from BS shooting, remove it, then bounce out.....

I think this wil burn out High counters, nonetheless.

[Takkie]

Here she is: My undead-weaver (or death-singer) on a unicorn.

The steed is a Khorne deamonic mount, the legs from a bretonian knight (simply because I had a spare one), upper body of a high elf mage, zombie arms and the head of a Slaanesh deamonette. The unicorn horn is a wooden tooth pick.

Just a little more painting and we are ready for the End times

[Phazael]

Using protection counters is optional. You can let derps die or eat a random wound and keep one around to deal with cannons. Apotheosis lets you heal is later, and trust me people will let that spell (or shield of thorns) through when Unforging, Quench, or Walk are waiting in the wings.

[FriedTaterExplosion]

Using protection counters is optional. You can let derps die or eat a random wound and keep one around to deal with cannons. Apotheosis lets you heal is later, and trust me people will let that spell (or shield of thorns) through when Unforging, Quench, or Walk are waiting in the wings.

I missed that... optional you say?

[Slobber]

Using protection counters is optional. You can let derps die or eat a random wound and keep one around to deal with cannons. Apotheosis lets you heal is later, and trust me people will let that spell (or shield of thorns) through when Unforging, Quench, or Walk are waiting in the wings.

"Whenever the wizard (or a model in the same unit) suffers an unsaved wound"
Doesn't seem to imply an option, what are we missing?

[Phazael]

The word "can" is in the sentence following, if I recall correctly. Can is permissive.

[Slobber]

The word "can" is in the sentence following, if I recall correctly. Can is permissive.

Sadly this isn't the case
"Whenever the wizard (or a model in the same unit) suffers an unsaved wound and there are one or more protection counters next to him, remove a protection counter and treat the would as if it had been saved"

[Phazael]

My bad, then. Mostly for going by AB. Second time this week it has bit me in the ass this week.

[Slobber]

No worries, we all misremember the rules form time to time (after all there's so many of them)

[Phazael]

Yeah, I just used to be better at it. Too old and too many editions to keep it all straight, I guess. But there are definitely errors in AB3, unfortunately. I have just been lazy with double checking those sorts of things of late.

[seanr]

If you do put her in a unit to eat small arms fire, this seems to me a perfect use for Dryads. As a bonus their base sizes mesh.

[Noght]

A buddy noted that the Protection counter vs Cannon ball could potentially come down to sequencing. I'm not sure I buy it.

Here's his argument:

After the failed Ward Save, both the Protection counter and D6 multiple wounds special rule would activate, so as it's the Cannon players turn, the multi-wound rule would activate first burning all the counters and potentially killing the UniWeaver.

I said to him, Multi-wound rolls D6 for unsaved wounds, Protection counter never lets an unsaved wound go through so you never get to that point.

[hutobega]

It stops the cannon ball.. one cannon ball ONE SAVE not from the d6 separate wounds. so aka if there is a counter she will be immune to the cannon ball =P