The Empire tends to have fragile front-lines, their infantry has high model counts but struggles in the armor/melee defense departments. Alongside such awesome offensive power is decent melee stats and huge range.ДЄ lot of players abandon lore-friendly army builds and simply field 5 or more Sisters of Averlorn doom stacks to clean up their campaign. Sisters of Averlorn are an insane missile unit, dealing armor-piercing, flaming, magical attacks. These archers will do most of the leg work during the early stages of the campaign, use them to focus fire high-threat units, like many other factions.Д®ven during the mid-late game, these armies are incredibly cheap and can be used to guard important cities while your main armies are away! Lothern Sea Guard is a hybrid infantry who can perform a semi-frontline role, although you can switch them out for 4 Spearmen and add 2 more ordinary archers if your economy is taking a hit. In terms of ranged capabilities, High Elves do struggle in the early game, compared to other factions.Д¬ome the late-game though, youвЂ™ll have one of the most powerful doom stacks in the game. Particularly effective against Skaven or Greenskins with low leadership.Д¬onsidered the most new-player friendly of any faction, High Elves are consistently strong in every aspect. Nehekara Horsemen are needed to chase down fleeing targets and finish them off. Bone Giants deal heavy damage with their huge bows and are just as effective in melee. Ushabti (Great Bows) are an excellent armor-piercing unit, with arrows that split into fragments while in the air, to hit multiple models. The above image is an army that requires few constructs, so you can create it alongside your вЂњregularвЂќ armies. You need a Casket of Souls as soon as possible, use it and Skeleton Archers to whittle down enemy unitвЂ™s HP en masse, rather than focusing single units.ДЄfter that, itвЂ™s a case of cleaning up with the various cavalry units. A hefty amount of ranged fire-power is required if you want to deal some damage. Tomb King infantry sucks, even in the early game. Primarily a construct (monster) based race, the Tomb Kings do have the tools needed to be defensive with ranged firepower.Д¬avalry is still key, as their ranged units are great for whittling down health but not so good at wiping out units completely.

Greenskins donвЂ™t have any infantry designed specifically for holding a line, so a fairly aggressive approach is required. ItвЂ™s just a case of keeping them firing throughout the battle. Regardless of the unit type, Doom Divers will almost always hit their target for heavy damage. ItвЂ™ll take a while for you to recruit them but once youвЂ™re able to, theyвЂ™ll boost the power of any army sevenfold. It takes more time than that, use the several infantry units to вЂњblob upвЂќ enemy units, as well as the skirmish cavalry to distract key units or poison the bigger threats.Дoom Divers are an insane, but costly, weapon in the GreenskinsвЂ™ arsenal. The GreenskinsвЂ™ early game requires some specific handling of your units, as you canвЂ™t simply send your infantry in and wait for the ranged units to do their work. Orcs & goblins are not suited to sitting idle, send the infantry up instead of waiting in front of the ranged units! The only downside is you do have to retain some aggression. With skill trees to buff missile damage as well as ammunition and scrap upgrades to buff them even more, itвЂ™s a viable strategy. One of the most aggressive factions in the game, yet still fully capable of sitting on the back foot. You can remove the cavalry for another ranged or front-line unit if you want (not recommended).

Some cavalry will be including to chase down fleeing units, as well as another option for dealing with enemy artillery/ranged units. Use it for reference for any generic lord!Д®ach army will require very little micro play in order to be successful. IвЂ™ll also provide basic ranged army comps for each faction. That way, you can put this list to use, across multiple campaigns and multiplayer battles. Instead of choosing a specific legendary lord/starting point, IвЂ™ll give you the race/faction as a whole. This list will go through the 10 best ranged factions for you to choose from. Some factions are based entirely around ranged strategies, making them excellent choices for new players or veterans who enjoy mass fire-power. ItвЂ™s a solid strategy, especially against the AI who are predictable, regardless of their army composition. Field a ton of powerful ranged units and decimate the enemy as they approach you.

Many players prefer the defensive playstyle. Ranged factions are the bread and butter of Total War, even more so in Warhammer 2.

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