How to kill Vampire Counts

[Kael]

How to kill vampire counts?
i killed Kemmler + the other leader. Also 1 necromant.
Only Krell was left.

Still, the Vampire-army doesnt seem to dissolve. They had no other charactermodel, except Krell, on the map.

All enemy units had a 'bad connection' attribute. Normally they start glowing red and dissappear. that didnt happen. Why?

[Elitewrecker PT]

They still had enough leadership to not disintegrate

[Dagy47]

"bad connection" isnt enough, u must get them to "no internet connection" state

[Human bean]

Sounds like a bug to me. Krell is a summon so perhaps he just stuck around after his summoners death? In theory he should dissipate like so many soap bubbles on the death of his summoner

[Reaver79]

Pretty sure Krell does not degrade no more..

[Captain T1]

Originally posted by Dagy47:

"bad connection" isnt enough, u must get them to "no internet connection" state

[Imperium]

Vampire counts used to be a joke, would disintegrate their entire army after lost lords, now disintegration is very slow and way harder to trigger, on Very Hard/Legendary they need to be completely overwhelmed, in regular fight they will fight to last zombie haha. Plus after you kill them they resurrect half army

[Velber]

artillery
cuz they cant shoot back

[SomeGuy1]

Originally posted by Reaver79:

Pretty sure Krell does not degrade no more..

he's a permanent summon, not a timed one. He'll still have leadership and follow army losses (well, unless he's Unbreakable, I haven't checked).

OP, the Vcounts falling apart in seconds from max health comes from triggering an army loss, like causing other factions to flee the field. Killing their Lords and Heroes isn't necessarily enough to trigger that, though it does contribute a lot (more than it does against other factions, even).

[Darth Taco]

Originally posted by Imperium:

Vampire counts used to be a joke, would disintegrate their entire army after lost lords, now disintegration is very slow and way harder to trigger, on Very Hard/Legendary they need to be completely overwhelmed, in regular fight they will fight to last zombie haha. Plus after you kill them they resurrect half army

kinda preferred it that way tbh. lore accurate

[Darth Taco]

back in warhammer 1 I used to send my witch hunters to kill the vampire leaders in battles, their shoot while running was awesome, outrun the zombies & kite them all while your forces defended him

[SomeGuy1]

oh, and as general strategies against them:
Vcounts largely rely on large health pools, high model counts, physical resistance, and lots of healing to outlast their enemies. Their units tend to have lower matk and mdef than others, and very few of their units have much armor (only Grave Guard, Black Knights, Blood Knights, and Terrorgeists).
Don't try to out-grind Vcounts, they excel in drawn out fights. Bring high damage units to overpower their healing. Focus fire and burst their units down one at a time, they can bring a badly wounded unit back up to fighting strength but not a killed one. Also, prioritize killing the Vampires, Necromancers, and support units like Corpse Carts and ESPECIALLY Mortis Engines so they can't heal their troops.

Oh, also, low armor and healing dependent? Early game: Overcast The Burning Head. Late game: Overcast Flame Storm.

[Tiberius]

Fire and poison

[SpiffyGonzales]

They are weak to fire and magic damage.
Also target their lords with ranged or strong melee units (make sure they are supported, vampire counts are usually strong).

They might retreat and get a ton of units the next turn, but those units will likely be worse than their original army. fighting vampires is a war of attrition. If they have the upper hand you might need a decent siege defense to turn things around. Also, ALWAYS make sure your units are replenishing after battle. Vamps spam armies of weak stuff, but 4 armies of zombies can run a number on a single army of chosen if they're allowed to grind you down. After every battle replenish.