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The Lord of the Rings Tactica: Lords of Evil

April 2007·pp. 74–79

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Adam Troke organises Evil heroes by the jobs they perform rather than by their impressive profiles alone. Destructive monsters need support to keep choosing fights, leaders and shamans maintain courage, and spellcasters dismantle formations before assassins finish isolated targets. Preserving a wraith’s last Will point can make its late-game presence more valuable than another spell, while Sauron demonstrates how a dominant hero can distract opponents from the rest of an objective-taking force.

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TacticsWD 328 · pp. 28–29

Strike and Withdraw

Phil Kelly’s 2,000-point example force places Harlequins among several units able to strike hard and escape a counterattack. Psychic support improves their chances, mobile troops handle lighter enemies and heavy weapons remove tanks that threaten the infantry. The central decision is when to withdraw: escaping immediately can preserve a threatened unit, while remaining until the enemy turn permits a fresh charge with its bonuses.

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TacticsWD 328 · pp. 80–85

Warhammer Tactica: Shooting

Pete Foley explains how a shooting army’s deployment determines the short window in which its weapons can work. Concentrated or overlapping fields of fire should match the enemy’s mobility, and targets must be selected for their actual threat rather than their appeal. The guide also covers artillery protection, deliberately induced Panic, practical casualty goals and ways assault armies can survive the approach, ending with a mobile Wood Elf force and less obvious missile threats.

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TacticsWD 328 · p. 84

Example Shooty Army: Wood Elves

The two-thousand-point Wood Elf force combines long-range archers with mobile harassment and a protective Eternal Guard regiment. Glade Guard concentrate on major threats while scouts, Waywatchers and mounted units pressure the flanks. Wardancers, Warhawk Riders and a Great Eagle then finish weakened enemies, giving the missile army a coordinated combat phase rather than expecting arrows alone to win.

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