War of the Ring v2 Project: The Fallen Realms Unit Cost Analysis

We have already covered the massive beast that belongs to The Fallen Realms, The Mumak, in the post for the Ridiculously Hard to Kill rule and got to see it in action (even if it ended up dying - it was still entertaining to see it trampling and stampeding over some warriors). Let's look at the remainder of the army to determine if it is well balanced and what point adjustments would be appropriate for the warriors of the East.

FALLEN REALMS WARRIORS

(R) [I] Corsair Arbalesters - Underpriced by 17%
(C) [I] Easterling Cohort - Underpriced by 14%
(C) [I] Khandish Mercenary Warband - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
(R) [I] Mahud Warband - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
(R) [I] Black Numenorean Regiment - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
(R) [H] Morgul Knight Regiment - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
(R) [M] War Mumak of Harad - Overpriced by 6%
(R) [MH] Khandish King Charioteer - Overpriced by 7%
(C) [I] Easterling Archer Cohort - Overpriced by 17%
(C) [H] Easterling Kataphrakt Cohort - Overpriced by 17%
(R) [I] Watcher Warband - Overpriced by 17%
(R) [M] Khandish Charioteer - Overpriced by 18%
(C) [I] Serpent Guard Warband - Overpriced by 20%
(C) [H] Serpent Rider Warband - Overpriced by 20%
(R) [H] Mahud Raider Warband - Overpriced by 20%
(L) [I] Abrakhan Guard - Overpriced by 20%
(C) [I] Khandish Mercenary Warband - Overpriced by 25%
(C) [I] Haradrim Warband - Overpriced by 25%
(C) [H] Haradrim Raider Warband - Overpriced by 25%
(C) [I] Corsair Raiding Party - Overpriced by 67%
(R) [I] Half Troll Warband - Overpriced by 138%

Sorting the Fallen Realms Warriors under the template from cheapest (weakest stat-wise) to most expensive (most powerful) gives:

15 Points per Company:

20 Points per Company:

25 Points per Company:

(C) [I] Serpent Guard Warband
(C) [H] Khandish Mercenary Raiders
(C) [H] Serpent Rider Warband
(R) [H] Mahud Raider Warband
(L) [I] Abrakhan Guard

30 Points per Company:

(C) [I] Easterling Archer Cohort
(C) [H] Easterling Kataphrakt Cohort
(R) [I] Corsair Arbalesters
(R) [I] Mahud Warband
(R) [I] Watcher Warband

35 Points per Company:

(C) [I] Easterling Cohort
(R) [I] Black Numenorean Regiment
(R) [H] Morgul Knight Regiment

40 Points per Company:

(R) [I] Half Troll Warband

85 Points per Company:

(R) [M] Khandish Charioteer

140 Points per Company:

(R) [MH] Khandish King Charioteer

235 Points per Company:

(R) [M] War Mumak of Harad

OK, this is interesting - it seems like the Fallen Realms is in the same boat as the Elves. They are absurdly overpriced and the only ones that are reasonable are rare formations - which would require a bunch of Easterlings or Khandish Mercenaries (the latter of which are all metal, of course) just to bring them along.

FALLEN REALMS HEROES

(E) Khamul the Easterling - Underpriced by 40%
(E) The Knight of Umbar - Underpriced by 40%
(E) The Betrayer - Underpriced by 40%
(E) The Undying - Underpriced by 40%
(E) The Shadow Lord - Underpriced by 40%
(E) The Dark Marshal - Underpriced by 40%
(E) Queen Beruthiel - Underpriced by 35%
(L) The Golden King - Underpriced by 23%
(C) Morgul Knight Commander - Underpriced by 17%
(C) Serpent Guard Chieftain [SRW] - Underpriced by 9%
(C) Black Numenorean Marshal - Underpriced by 9%
(E) Dalamyr, Fleetmaster of Umbar - Underpriced by 5%
(C) Serpent Guard Chieftain [SGW] - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
(C) Dragon Knight [EC] - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
(C) Dragon Knight [EKC] - Accurately Priced (0% deviation)
(E) Suladan, the Serpent Lord - Overpriced by 7%
(C) Haradrim Chieftain [HRW] - Overpriced by 11%
(C) Khandish Chieftain [KMR] - Overpriced by 11%
(C) Easterling Captain [EC] - Overpriced by 11%
(C) Easterling Captain [EKC] - Overpriced by 11%
(C) Captain of Kataphrakts [EKC] - Overpriced by 11%
(C) Haradrim Chieftain [HW] - Overpriced by 25%
(C) Hasharin [SGW] - Overpriced by 25%
(C) Corsair Captain [CA] - Overpriced by 25%
(E) Amdur, Lord of Blades - Overpriced by 32%
(C) Corsair Bo'sun [CRP] - Overpriced by 43%
(C) Mahud Chieftain [MW] - Overpriced by 43%
(C) Mahud Chieftain [MRW] - Overpriced by 43%
(C) Easterling War Priest [EC] - Overpriced by 54%
(C) Easterling War Priest [EAC] - Overpriced by 54%
(C) Easterling War Priest [EKC] - Overpriced by 54%
(C) Corsair Captain [CRP] - Overpriced by 67%
(C) Khandish Chieftain [KMW] - Overpriced by 67%

OK, looks like cheap Epic Heroes for the Fallen Realms - but to bring along a command hero is anything but cost effective. The good news is that we've seen this before, and it gets easily corrected with the template. Sorting by the cost calculated by the template from cheapest (weakest stat-wise) to most expensive (most powerful):

Heroes that should cost 30 Points:

Heroes that should cost 35 Points:

Heroes that should cost 40 Points:

Heroes that should cost 45 Points:

Heroes that should cost 50 Points:

Heroes that should cost 55 Points:

Heroes that should cost 60 Points:

Heroes that should cost 65 Points:

(C) Easterling War Priest [EC]
(C) Easterling War Priest [EAC]
(C) Easterling War Priest [EKC]
(L) The Golden King

Heroes that should cost 105 Points:

(E) Dalamyr, Fleetmaster of Umbar

Heroes that should cost 125 Points:

(E) Amdur, Lord of Blades

Heroes that should cost 140 Points:

(E) Suladan, the Serpent Lord

Heroes that should cost 155 Points:

(E) Queen Beruthiel

Heroes that should cost 210 Points:

(E) Khamul the Easterling
(E) The Knight of Umbar
(E) The Betrayer
(E) The Undying
(E) The Shadow Lord
(E) The Dark Marshal

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The Fallen Realms Unit Cost Analysis

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