Army Reviews

  Stalking the Stalkers:   How to beat Nightstalkers with Kingdoms of Men There are two armies that Mantic created that ruins Kings of War for me.   Those are the Trident Realm and the Nightstalkers.   The reason why is they severely impede two phases of the game:   shooting (for Nightstalkers) and melee (for Trident Realm).   The ironic thing is that an army that can crush the Trident Realm will struggle against the Nightstalkers!     Army Overview of the Nightstalkers:   I am not going to waste time on this one. There are SO many good reviews of the Nightstalker army!   Just take the time out to listen or read them and absorb what they are saying. Direct Misfire: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-zuun2-1085dd7 Dash 28: (article) https://dash28.org/2020/07/11/kings-of-war-3rd-edition-nightstalkers/ Basic Tactics: The nice thing about Nightstalkers, unlike Trident Realms you can use what I call “orthodox” or “normal” tactic...

  Re-Thinking the “Nordberg” The “Iron Circle” version of my Sam Nordberg Dash 28 list https://dash28.org/2020/07/19/kingdoms-of-men-tactics-for-all-comers/ One of the most influential articles for playing Kingdoms of Men was the Dash 28 article by Sam Nordberg.   The concepts contained in the article gave me hope for my Kingdoms of Men.   At one point I was despondent about their average abilities and no real strengths.   Sam gave me some great advice and ideas. Now all of my Kingdoms of Men lists are some sort of variant of his original list.   You don’t have to copy it directly, but there are “modules” in his list that are keys to victory.   These “modules” are what makes the list lethal.   The Pike Module: One of the most underappreciated “modules” in the Nordberg list is the “Pike Module”.   The “Pike Module” consists of both four or five regiments of Pikes, and three troops of Fanatics.   This is a very hard combo to defeat. ...

  The Chafftica for Kingdoms of Men Kingdoms of men are one of the most balanced armies in Kings of War.   I am pretty sure most of the other army’s points and designs come off of the template of Kingdoms of Men.   A question was asked on the Kingdoms of Men forum regarding the best chaff.   The true answer is it is relative to your particular build.   Foot Chaff:   I mainly play infantry armies in Kings of War.   That means that the chaff tends to be more infantry centered as well.   It is fully possible to mix between mounted and infantry chaff in fact it may work better depending on your army build and your foe.   It also depends on what works in your local region or “meta”(which is the most popular term).   Fanatics:   Fanatics are probably the overall best chaff choice for Kingdoms of Men.   Why?   Well that is a fine question: 1.        They cannot be wavered. This is SO import...