![]() ![]() A basic lineman will set you back 70k, and he's the cheapest player on your roster. Elves are expensive, and Dark Elves are no exception to this rule.Unfortunately, you can't get it with any certainty because no Dark Elf has default Strength access. Guard is one of the best standalone skills in game.For a race that depends so much on running away from fights, you're not exactly the best at keeping out of arm's reach due to mediocre movement allowance. For all the talk about how bashy Dark Elves are compared to the other Elf teams, don't forget you're still an Elf team.This is the key to success with Dark Elves. Bash against weaker teams, and play Elf-ball against stronger ones. What this means is you need to adapt and dictate the terms of engagement. You're going to be out-bashed by stronger teams, outrun by faster teams, and the other Elf teams have a better passing game due to your lack of dedicated positionals. ![]() You can pass, run, dodge and even brawl when needed. Dark Elves are the real team that can do everything. It's always better to have a team of 11 Level 2's rather than one with a Level 6 and rest rookies. Blitz a few tackle zones free, chuck it to a lineman, and run it in for the touchdown. Is your ball-carrier locked down? No problem. Every Dark Elf on the field is a scoring threat. This is another trait shared by the elves in Blood Bowl and tied to their statline.Dark Elves only get better with development, instead of falling off at higher TV's like Dwarves. What's more, with AG4 on all players, ball-handling skills are not a priority, though still useful. Couple of games later you'll have a bunch of Blodge players that are going to be a pain to knock down for any team. Unless you're starting out with 11 linemen (and it can be done), you will always have Dodge (on Witch Elves) or Block (on your Blitzers) starting out.You can apply pressure on the ball better than any other team in the game. WIth Dark Elves, you trade some of your offensive potency for more proficiency in defence. Where they struggle is in preventing touchdowns. Most elvish teams don't have problems scoring.Is there anything more that needs to be said? You can field 4 of them, compared to 2 for the other Elf teams. Blitzers are widely considered to be the best all-around players in Blood Bowl.What this means is the ubiquitous Block/Dodge combo for everyone! All Dark Elves and their mothers get Agility access.AV8 on most players gives you some staying power and lets you hold your ground where necessary. Also having ST3 on every player makes Dark Elves incredible at board control and gives you hitting power where you want it, when you need it. Like all other elvish teams, you have AG4 across the board.Plus have you seen their kick-off/knock-down animations? Blitzers look wicked and Witch Elves are hot as hell.So, you've just loaded up Blood Bowl for the first time and are deciding on a team to pick. I'll be updating this guide with screenshots/pictures once I get round to it (I'm lazy), so consider this (for the moment) a rough, text-only guide. Please note that I'm only covering tactics versus the 8 (plus 2 as DLC) teams currently in Blood Bowl II, simply because I'm can't be bothered. ![]() This guide is intended to help newer coaches set up and play their Dark Elves teams, though hopefully more experienced coaches can find a few pointers here as well. They combine surgical strikes with the typical elf propensity for AG4 fun times. As a coach having played through various iterations of Blood Bowl over years (I've never had the fortune of playing table-top though, not being old enough and living in a part of the world where table-top gaming isn't a big thing), I've always mained Dark Elves.Ī combination of good balance in the team gives you a lot of potential to take Dark Elves to great heights. Backed up by the ruthless Witch Elves and dangerous assassins, a Dark Elf team has all the tools to power through rather than around any opposition line.' Dark Elf teams prefer a malevolent and spiteful running game over the passing of their goodly cousins. 'Evil beyond belief, skilled without doubt, the Dark Elves take to the pitch to show the world their superiority. ![]()
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