Strongest ranged Faction ?

[TheUnknown]

I like to play with range units in a defensive style and love to melt oncoming attackers.
I'm very new to the Game and so far I've only played Kislev and High elves.
Is there a faction that has stronger ranged units (archers, artillery, guns…) than both
high elves and Kislev? (excluding wood elves, I've looked into it, and I'm not a fan of them)

maybe skaven or cathay ?

[Kijin Eira]

i'd place a bet on Wood Elves or Skaven
And the wood Elf Twin faction can just field 19 flying high damage ranged units and get away with it.

[German Economy]

i would say high elfs are the strongest campaign wise, the basic archers have a lot of range and kill smaller infantry quite fast.

If its only about fire power then vampire coast might do it as well, they have crap infantry but they are all about cannons and bombarding the enemy, also its vampire pirates, there will never be a cooler faction.

[Stinky Britches]

Skaven yes yes

[Central]

like others have already said, wood elves, high elves, vampire coast and skaven are great factions for this but cathay and dwarfs are also strong contenders.

cathay has a strong mix of units but they can be tricky to get used to because of their harmony mechanics. their units can shoot rather quickly though.
the main drawbacks for cathay are that their units do not preform well if they are not in harmony and just like kislev they could benefit from more dlc.

the dwarfs do come with a warning though. they are basically locked into a single playstyle. that being said their front lines can take quite the beating.
they are lacking in cavalry, monsters, real mages and healing capabilities (limited sources of healing available).

[TheUnknown]

Originally posted by Kijin Eira:

i'd place a bet on Wood Elves or Skaven
And the wood Elf Twin faction can just field 19 flying high damage ranged units and get away with it.

Yea i know the wood elves look very promesing and strong, but their building/Outpost stuff looks boring.

[SomeGuy1]

Dwarfs sit behind a wall of grumpy metal and beards while their artillery and ranged units pound the enemy into dust. They're the "defensive style" that the OP is looking for.
Cathay too.

There are other ranged powerhouses, but they go about it quite differently.

[goka9696]

Skaven. Nobody even comes close.

[SBA77]

Sisters of Averlorn are supposed to make a pretty good doomstack and if I remember correctly they were among the top 10 back in TWW2.

[hottnova75]

Sisters of Twilight. They have the elven extra range, and tons of buffs to archers for the generals.

While tricky to play at first, once you grasp the different loop they are superior to most factions. You basically have to learn to destroy most of the settlements you encounter for all the wealth. It is super cheap to build outposts. Or replace them...

[Sarumoon]

Dwarfs. Flame cannons, Irondrakes.

[Mr.Hmm]

Defensive style with strong ranged? Definitely Dwarves and Cathay.

[Magarita S P]

Originally posted by Central:

like others have already said, wood elves, high elves, vampire coast and skaven are great factions for this but cathay and dwarfs are also strong contenders.

cathay has a strong mix of units but they can be tricky to get used to because of their harmony mechanics. their units can shoot rather quickly though.
the main drawbacks for cathay are that their units do not preform well if they are not in harmony and just like kislev they could benefit from more dlc.

the dwarfs do come with a warning though. they are basically locked into a single playstyle. that being said their front lines can take quite the beating.
they are lacking in cavalry, monsters, real mages and healing capabilities (limited sources of healing available).

vc is trash now because gunpowder units los bug

[Triple G]

You want Ikit Claw. Look at his trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxi4w9xCn0

[Delta_BOSS]

Originally posted by TheUnknown:

Originally posted by Kijin Eira:

i'd place a bet on Wood Elves or Skaven
And the wood Elf Twin faction can just field 19 flying high damage ranged units and get away with it.

Yea i know the wood elves look very promesing and strong, but their building/Outpost stuff looks boring.

The WEF economy relies on their main settlements and trade. Go fight armies, sack other settlements, and raze them to give extras.

WEF are strongest by far and the Sisters are the strongest overall for one simple reason: ambush.

They have high ambush success rate, add to that some tech research, and the ambushed armies can't reach retreat point on time, and not even reform lines to defend. Of course, armor piercing archers will be the go to once you upgrade the barracks.

A bit harder to go head to head with some other factions, so you may want to rely on some cunning strategy by waiting and ambushing armies.

Their units also cause fear, once the tech is researched.

[Magarita S P]

Originally posted by Delta_BOSS:

Originally posted by TheUnknown:

Yea i know the wood elves look very promesing and strong, but their building/Outpost stuff looks boring.

The WEF economy relies on their main settlements and trade. Go fight armies, sack other settlements, and raze them to give extras.

WEF are strongest by far and the Sisters are the strongest overall for one simple reason: ambush.

They have high ambush success rate, add to that some tech research, and the ambushed armies can't reach retreat point on time, and not even reform lines to defend. Of course, armor piercing archers will be the go to once you upgrade the barracks.

A bit harder to go head to head with some other factions, so you may want to rely on some cunning strategy by waiting and ambushing armies.

Their units also cause fear, once the tech is researched.

Orion can cheese almost no unkeep infinite doomstacks