KEY POINTS
Dark Elves excel at shortly dispatching foes with highly effective itemsThey are weak at long-drawn engagements in opposition to powerful itemsDark Elf lords are notably robust at preventing enemies
The armies of the Dark Elves are composed of the cruelest and most cold-blooded killers within the realm, armed to the enamel with vicious blades, vile magic and black armor.
Unlike their extra honorable cousins, the Dark Elves favor velocity and aggression over defensive ways. They commerce their total sturdiness for larger offensive stats that make them nice in shock methods however poor in lengthy and drawn-out battles.
Here’s a fast overview of the Dark Elves and some recommendations on how one can play them in “Total War: Warhammer 2.”
Dark Elf Army Strengths And Weaknesses
The Dark Elves have a powerful number of agile and stealthy fighters. Their armies are generally made up of ordinary sword, spear and projectile infantry sections supported by fast-moving shock infantry and elite troops like Shades, Witch Elves and Executioners.
Dark Elves partaking Bretonnian Men-At-Arms Photo: Total War: Warhammer 2
Shades can transfer anyplace whereas invisible, permitting gamers to maneuver them throughout the battlefield beneath the enemies’ noses. Basic Dreadspears and Bleakswords can maintain a line comparatively nicely, however Dark Elf gamers want to make use of their shock infantry to win battles.
Dark Elf particular items, particularly the heroes, can decimate whole enemy items by themselves. Hydras are comparatively low cost frontline monsters which can be nice for dealing space injury whereas highly effective lords like Malekith can win a whole battle by themselves within the marketing campaign mode.
Players should be quick when taking part in Dark Elves as a result of their low endurance means they gained’t be capable to maintain themselves in lengthy fights. Hit laborious and hit quick.
Battle Tips and Strategies
All Shade items include ranged weapons which can be nice for softening targets up earlier than partaking them in melee. Toggle melee mode within the command bar to have them change between weapons. Keep in thoughts that the power of every Shade unit will nonetheless rely on what weapon they’ve and what enemy they’re up in opposition to.
Monsters like Manticores and Hydras usually carry out higher in breaking frontlines than regular cavalry items just like the Cold Ones and Dark Riders. However, horse-mounted items can nonetheless be used to chase after ranged items and retreating infantry.
Players can play Dark Elves considerably just like the Empire sans the heavy artillery. Hammer-and-anvil ways work very nicely with the Dark Elves, simply be aware of anti-large items when fielding monsters.