Help with araby list

[jchaos79]

Hi,

I have painted an almoravid force for WMM and I will reuse the figures to play also with fantasy araby. I will go for 1500-2000 points of fantasy but I would like to hear your comment of sultans expertise command.

What I should paint/add to get a good fantasy araby armylist?

what I have painted nowdays is:

4 spearmen
1 spearmen with banner (sand orcs figures)
4 guards
5 archers
2 knights
1 desert raider
1 Magic carpet
Commands
Pts aprox 1500

[Claus]

For 1.500 you need...

4 x Spearmen (you have to take 2 per 1.000 pts)
4 x Archer (you have to tape 2 per 1.000 pts)

I would not use guards as to expensive for that less points.

Try to have at least 4 units of Knights...the more the better as this are your hard hitters.
1-2 units desert riders is fine.
Magic carpets offer flexibility

Paint some Camel riders if you want to have more flexibility and an additional unit of magic carpets. If you want to go for 2.000 pts then paint some more Knights to have at least 6 units.

I quite often have this set up when playing 2.000 pts

6-7 units of knights
1-2 units desert riders
6 spearmen
5 archer
2 Magic carpets
1 general
2 heroes
2 wizzards

This set up is then quite flexible to use.

Regards
Claus

[jchaos79]

wow a lot of knights!

Thanks for the help

[frogbear]

Araby are a nice Cavalry army.

Claus does not like the guards, but moving a brigade of them at an almost guaranteed order is VERY useful when you need it.

[Guthwine]

You can either maximize cavalry for boring efficiency or you can be awesome, add at least one unit of elephants to the army and use the guards.

Heres a list I would take:

4 Spearmen
4 Archers
4 Guards
2 Knights
3 Desert Riders
2 Camel riders
1 Magic Carpets
1 Elephants
General
Hero
Hero
Wizard
Wizard

[jchaos79]

Thanks guthwine and frogbear, maybe your list go better with my style of play. It is true also that I should paint more units to get your suggested list.

Anyway thanks very much indeed to all the answers