Battlefield role: Elite halberd infantry.
Unit type: Melee infantry.
Content pack: Total War: WARHAMMER II — Dark Elf core roster. Immortal Empires ownership
Availability
- Part of the original Warhammer II Dark Elf roster. In Immortal Empires, the core roster accompanies Dark Elf access through Warhammer II, The Queen & The Crone, or The Shadow & The Blade.
Official references
The anchor of a Dark Elf line
Dark Elf armies hit hard but can break when a fight turns. Place the Black Guard where the enemy will push hardest, so the rest of the army has time to win elsewhere.
Keep cavalry off their flanks with Dreadspears or your own fast units, so the enemy has to meet them head-on.
Where they come from
The Black Guard belong to the core Dark Elf roster from Warhammer II and are one of the race's elite infantry recruits.
They are separate from Black Ark Corsairs and Executioners, which fill other infantry roles in the same roster.
What to bring with them
Dreadspears and Darkshards make up the cheaper line, while the Black Guard hold the centre and monsters or Cold One cavalry deliver the damage.
Malekith, Morathi, Crone Hellebron, Malus Darkblade, Lokhir Fellheart and Rakarth all lead Dark Elf campaigns with the shared core roster.
Race and roster
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