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8th Ed. Ethereal Slann?

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I know its expensive making our mage priests ethereal, but I don't see much use of them on here or in batreps on Youtube.

Is the expense the issue or is it simply not that good?
 
It's because this time they added unstable (crumbling) to the ethereal Slan. :(
Also he can't join units. :depressed:

Leave it to GW to nerf something that no one was using. :bored:
 
Ethereal is great if you know exactly what you are facing.

Are you playing against high elves? Make your slann ethereal and keep him away from combat and he'll be fine.

Are you playing against wood elves? Sucks for you. Your slann is a big, expensive bullseye for all of their archers, and you can't put him in a unit to hide from arrows.

Are you playing against ogres? Great! Make your slann etereal and keep him away from combat and he'll be fine.

Are you playing against skaven? Sucks for you. Your slann is a big, expensive bullseye for their cannons and you don't get a lookout anymore.


A lot of people make general lists, and it really isn't smart to have one of your most expensive units (and your general, and your caster) off on his own with no ability to defend himself. So for a lot of people, ethereal is out for that reason. If you play against any of the armies with magic shooting or flying characters with magic weapons, you just paid a lot to make your slann easier to kill.
 
LawGnome said:
Are you playing against wood elves? Sucks for you. Your slann is a big, expensive bullseye for all of their archers, and you can't put him in a unit to hide from arrows.
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Combine this with the stone of hidden ways and you have a regiment of waywatchers + hail of doom arrows
pinning him down turn 1 -.- ....

LawGnome said:
Are you playing against skaven? Sucks for you. Your slann is a big, expensive bullseye for their cannons and you don't get a lookout anymore.
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yes you do, if he is within....something ... inches of a unit of the same type, he gets a 4+ LoS
 
Phatmotha-phucka said:
yes you do, if he is within....something ... inches of a unit of the same type, he gets a 4+ LoS
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Fine. You don't get to auto pass your LoS, though you do get a 4+ if you are within 6" of an infantry unit, I think. It doesn't have the same "You are screwed" ring to it, but accuracy is important :P

In any case, you are less protected, and most skaven stuff is magic.
 
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