Vikings vs Winter Wood Elves: Song of Blades and Heroes Battle Report

Today's battle pits a Viking warband against a unit of Winter Wood Elves using the basic Song of Blades and Heroes Rules.

Vikings: 299 pts

Thorgrim 88 (Q2 C4 Leader)

2x Berserkers 36 (Q3 C3 Fearless)

Longbowman 44 (Q3 C3 Shooter-long)

2x Warriors 30 (Q3 C3)

Shield Maiden 35 (Q4 C4 Steadfast)

 

Winter Wood Elves: 298 pts

Daerad 95 (Q2 C4 Leader, Snow Walk)

3x Wood Elf Archers 50 (Q3 C3 Shooter-Long, Snow Walk) 

Dryad 53 (Q4 C4 Short Move, Big Entangle

The dice were against the Elves from the outset. Daerad and the Longbowman took up positions atop the ice bridge, while the Berserkers surged forward, and the Warriors swung wide, taking up reserve positions among the ruins.

The Longbowman knocked down an Archer with an aimed shot, and a Berserker charged in and finished him off.

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The Archer's comrades avenged his death, shooting down the Berserker.

In what would prove to be the pivotal moment in the battle, Daerad, the Wood Elf leader, drove Thorgrim to the very edge of the ice bridge, but could not knock him off. Thorgrim countered with a powerful attack that doubled Daerad's score, slaying the valiant warrior. The remaining Wood Elves passed their Morale check, though two retreated.

The tide had turned. The Dryad fared poorly on his dice rolls and quickly found himself surrounded and taken out by the vicious Northmen.

 With the Wood Elf band's cumulative strength now below 50%, one of the remaining Archers fled off the table, leaving a lone Elf to face the Viking horde.

That didn't work out so well.

The Vikings crush the Winter Wood Elves, losing only a single Berserker.