Wood Elf starting roster

juck101 · Post by **juck101** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 11:16 pm

think most people would agree always start with at least two rerolls. Huge benefit from buying 9ff over 20games plus in a league, so put that down on the list. leaves not a lot so norm 10line and 1wardancer about right.

Played in vault with 1wd 1catcher 1 thrower 8line and 2rerolls. the positional men rocked but the team is basicaly weak on defense.

Best advice i found so far 'dont get killed'. simple idea works as winning a bit losing a bit, but protect team till about 13players. then team established and go for it. big problems if you win but take a beating, av7 teams can evaporate pretty quick

sangraal · Post by **sangraal** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 11:22 pm

I went with the conservative -

1 Wardancer
10 Linelfs
2 RR
8 FF

First game last night was a 2-2 draw; the master chef took both my re-rolls in each half & I rolled a number of ones early in the game.

I ganged up on a Gobbo for a 3 dice Block --- TRIPLE SKULLS for the
first time in the 150 games or so that I have played.

Won 100k winnings & got 20Spps, wardancer now has sidestep & I got
Leader for a linelf on a double --- linelf was MNG & picked up a niggle so
I dropped him & bought a catcher. (this also keeps my TR down)

Apoth will be next purchase, then the other WD, then the Treeman.

sangraal

Mirascael · Post by **Mirascael** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:50 am

Big mistake. You should have bought an apoth immediately. Let's hope you'll get away with it.

sangraal · Post by **sangraal** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:44 am

-- Yes -- I thought 11 players for the 2nd game would be better than
10 players + Apoth.

But I will have to be careful with my next game & be selective (if possible) with my choice of opponent (the other wood elf team in the league is down to 9 players -- (no wardancer) --- so hopefully it will be against him.)

sangraal

jordellfreshbreeze · Post by **jordellfreshbreeze** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 3:44 am

i agree the disadvantage with woods is defence but when onattack no one can stop woodelves

Mirascael · Post by **Mirascael** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:25 pm

sangraal wrote:-- Yes -- I thought 11 players for the 2nd game would be better than
10 players + Apoth.

As the apoth would have been your 11th player, you will sooner or later realize that he's much better than an 11th player. I really hope you won't lose a positional player.

Actually, an apoth is the first buy no matter what for any team that can afford one IMO. I'd rather lose a game than a player.

sangraal · Post by **sangraal** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:58 pm

I must admit I buy the extra lineman before the Apoth normally, but
then again all my other teams are tougher than my woodies.

Gobbos/Haflings I would start with an Apoth.

Just a matter of preference --- tempered by the volume of previous
catastrophe...............

sangraal

P.S. I would love to play woodies in a 1.25k starting league.....