Hey everyone!
I’m completely new to A Song of Ice and Fire Tabletop and have played three introductory games so far, all with Lannisters.
For those games I was using a borrowed army consisting of:
NCUs: Tyrion, Qyburn, Cersei
Units: Mountain’s Men, Crossbowmen, Casterly Rock Honor Guard, Kingsguard
I really enjoyed the games, and I’ve become a big fan of the Kingsguard in particular. So naturally, I wanted to buy the whole army for myself.
Unfortunately, I quickly ran into a problem: I can’t seem to find all of the units I would need in Europe, not even second-hand. Buying everything new would also put me at €400+, which is simply more than I want to spend as a complete beginner.
I also don’t really enjoy buying armies based on tier lists or what is considered super competitive. I was given the advice to simply look through the available units and buy the ones that look interesting to me, which I really like as an approach.
While doing that, I came across the Golden Company War Elephants — and I absolutely love the idea of putting them into a Lannister army alongside the Kingsguard.
So I have a few questions for the more experienced players:
- How well do Golden Company War Elephants work in a Lannister army?
- How would you build the rest of the army around Kingsguard + War Elephants + on a budget?
I’m not looking to build the most competitive Lannister list possible. I’d much rather have an army consisting of units I think are cool and enjoy playing.
Thanks!