So now that percentages are the comp guidelines my skaven buddy keeps blabbin about a unit of heroes. And I was thinking how cool itd be to have horned ones with cheifs on them running around but they cant and they would suck for the points, so then somebody said terradons are better, and that got me thinking why not a unit of terradon riding heroes? Even though flying cavalry characters cant join units to form one of their own, cheifs can get around it by joining a unit of terradons. I think I'd rather have them join a unit of terradons anyway. 3 or 4 terradons and 3 or 4 cheifs joining the unit, either add hws or spears, or a magic weapon in there, can make that unit really hard hitting. Too bad the FAQ says they cant drop rocks the turn they charge *tear* but thats still alotta rocks. for 3 or 4 hundred points its like having a unit of Crisis suits with awesome sheild drones in WHFB I wonder how to most effectively use them. What situations to avoid and what sort of targets they'd excel against, dropping rocks as well as on the charge
They will be extremely fragile with a 4+ armor save and a toughness of a whopping 3. The one saving grace is their initiative of 6 will let them strike first fairly often. So if you gear them up for offense you may be able to take down some lesser units on the charge. In the end though, it is not going to be worth the point investment. Anything you want to do with this unit can be done with a unit of Cold One Cav. Give them the standard of discipline if you are scared of stupidity or march blocking when far away from the Slann. No drop rocks on the charge was a much needed fix, and was clearly the intent from the army book's wording. Dry your eyes petal!