Best advice for playing Eltharion.

[james4ord]

Sack/raze all of the provinces around his starting location? I enjoy playing his and Imrik’ as they can’t rely on allies helping. Any advice would be great!

[yuzhonglu]

Reavers for Eltharion with replenishing ammo means he can beat everything there with 0 casualties. Use him to farm money in Badlands to build up Ulthuan. Only settlement to hold in the Badlands is Galbaraz for its unique building.

[james4ord]

Originally posted by yuzhonglu:

Reavers for Eltharion with replenishing ammo means he can beat everything there with 0 casualties. Use him to farm money in Badlands to build up Ulthuan. Only settlement to hold in the Badlands is Galbaraz for its unique building.

Thank you. Think I’ll be restating my campaign and hold that settlement! Thanks!! Always wanted to finish his unique build with upgrading his own mechanic

[A.Pot]

Objective-wise, Galbaraz is the only important one you need to hold, everything else is optional. What I like to do is have Eltharion go on a mass sacking spree and then start occupying once you make contact with the Dwarfs or Tomb Kings or Skrag, whoever you want as a friend. Sell them the Wasteland and Mountain towns for more money which will go to your holdings on Ulthuan and around Galbaraz.

Once you have that area secured, sail to Bretonnia and go kill Grom

[Hex]

You don't need to hold on to Ulthuan if you don't want to. You can also just disband Eltharion and focus on Ulthuan and then recruit him once he's available again.

Nowhere does it say you must do both. If you do wanna go badlands, don't take the first settlement you see, go up and take the one further up and deal with Wurzag first. If he gets 2 armies with waaghs coming at you (which he will sooner or later) you're in deep ♥♥♥♥. You'll also be saving Barak Varr and can gain an ally in the region. Also, if you go south more you'll meet 2 other hostile factions. Khorne and Beastmen and since Wurzag will attack you soon, you have 4 enemies who are all attacking you. It's much better to take Ekrund first and establish yourself there because it's a 4 settlement province so it will grow much faster, giving you access to good mistwalkers sooner.

[james4ord]

Originally posted by Hex:

You don't need to hold on to Ulthuan if you don't want to. You can also just disband Eltharion and focus on Ulthuan and then recruit him once he's available again.

Nowhere does it say you must do both. If you do wanna go badlands, don't take the first settlement you see, go up and take the one further up and deal with Wurzag first. If he gets 2 armies with waaghs coming at you (which he will sooner or later) you're in deep ♥♥♥♥. You'll also be saving Barak Varr and can gain an ally in the region. Also, if you go south more you'll meet 2 other hostile factions. Khorne and Beastmen and since Wurzag will attack you soon, you have 4 enemies who are all attacking you. It's much better to take Ekrund first and establish yourself there because it's a 4 settlement province so it will grow much faster, giving you access to good mistwalkers sooner.

I hold that main province two reasons, staying in the doughnut and keeping trade open with other HE. And 2 to keep the steady build of income with being able to h lock new units


I think a blitzkreg tactic of attacking the minor orc faction and hold the main settlement to just build up his main army with. A mage and hero

[Hex]

Originally posted by james4ord:

Originally posted by Hex:

You don't need to hold on to Ulthuan if you don't want to. You can also just disband Eltharion and focus on Ulthuan and then recruit him once he's available again.

Nowhere does it say you must do both. If you do wanna go badlands, don't take the first settlement you see, go up and take the one further up and deal with Wurzag first. If he gets 2 armies with waaghs coming at you (which he will sooner or later) you're in deep ♥♥♥♥. You'll also be saving Barak Varr and can gain an ally in the region. Also, if you go south more you'll meet 2 other hostile factions. Khorne and Beastmen and since Wurzag will attack you soon, you have 4 enemies who are all attacking you. It's much better to take Ekrund first and establish yourself there because it's a 4 settlement province so it will grow much faster, giving you access to good mistwalkers sooner.

I hold that main province two reasons, staying in the doughnut and keeping trade open with other HE. And 2 to keep the steady build of income with being able to h lock new units


I think a blitzkreg tactic of attacking the minor orc faction and hold the main settlement to just build up his main army with. A mage and hero

Trade doesn't work like that anymore. You can trade with anyone at anytime from anywhere. Yes, Imrik isn't completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over anymore either.

[james4ord]

Originally posted by Hex:

Originally posted by james4ord:

I hold that main province two reasons, staying in the doughnut and keeping trade open with other HE. And 2 to keep the steady build of income with being able to h lock new units


I think a blitzkreg tactic of attacking the minor orc faction and hold the main settlement to just build up his main army with. A mage and hero

Trade doesn't work like that anymore. You can trade with anyone at anytime from anywhere. Yes, Imrik isn't completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over anymore either.

Was looking at the faction map starting positions, reckon I could keep fighting east to confederate him. Would make things a lot easier with Imrik in the squad

[Hex]

Originally posted by james4ord:

Originally posted by Hex:

Trade doesn't work like that anymore. You can trade with anyone at anytime from anywhere. Yes, Imrik isn't completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over anymore either.

Was looking at the faction map starting positions, reckon I could keep fighting east to confederate him. Would make things a lot easier with Imrik in the squad

He gets wiped out pretty fast sometimes so don't bet on that. You don't start with a settlement there at all so you could just... walk over there, take Queeks home settlement and go from there LOL.

[james4ord]

Originally posted by Hex:

Originally posted by james4ord:

Was looking at the faction map starting positions, reckon I could keep fighting east to confederate him. Would make things a lot easier with Imrik in the squad

He gets wiped out pretty fast sometimes so don't bet on that. You don't start with a settlement there at all so you could just... walk over there, take Queeks home settlement and go from there LOL.

Lol! I could do that.. I remember taking skarbrands sword and just smashing everything with him, annoyed I had mods on that saved file it would’ve been pretty epic

I’ll try this out and see what I can do :)

[Hex]

Originally posted by james4ord:

Originally posted by Hex:

He gets wiped out pretty fast sometimes so don't bet on that. You don't start with a settlement there at all so you could just... walk over there, take Queeks home settlement and go from there LOL.

Lol! I could do that.. I remember taking skarbrands sword and just smashing everything with him, annoyed I had mods on that saved file it would’ve been pretty epic

I’ll try this out and see what I can do :)

Or go to Darklands north of him and take out Craventail, the whole of darklands should be green provinces for Eltharion.

[james4ord]

Originally posted by Hex:

Originally posted by james4ord:

Lol! I could do that.. I remember taking skarbrands sword and just smashing everything with him, annoyed I had mods on that saved file it would’ve been pretty epic

I’ll try this out and see what I can do :)

Or go to Darklands north of him and take out Craventail, the whole of darklands should be green provinces for Eltharion.

So only sack and raze whilst heading up north?

[james4ord]

Also..is there a way of seeing his tech tree. I can’t seem to find it anywhere on google

[Hex]

Originally posted by james4ord:

Originally posted by Hex:

Or go to Darklands north of him and take out Craventail, the whole of darklands should be green provinces for Eltharion.

So only sack and raze whilst heading up north?

Don't need to do anything, just forced march there.