We have been debating if the Lance makes much sense in seventh. It was better when the average unit was
But in seventh with the opposing units going 100
On the other hand the lance formation seems to be more prone to panic/terror cascades given the temptation to have big units that bounce through several friendly units before finding a place big enough to come to rest. Our warhammer money service is online now.
We been running BoC with choppy flee and flank minos/choppy chariots and some herd/hound flee and flank chaff and having a ton of fun in Warhammer. We think you could do the same with 6 wide knights which lose the blessing but that's not the worst thing.
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