Half Trolls are better as a whole army (plus spears) not Abrakhan Guard. Ask BlackMist multi-GT winning player. A list that has:
BlackMist wrote:
I think it's a close call between Half Trolls and Reavers, it depends on the rest of your army. If you're using a wraith on FB then often Half Trolls won't give sufficient numbers, so I'd go with Reavers. If not, and you have just a bunch of captains leading the army then Half Trolls are definitely worth looking at.
Betrayer on FB
6 Reavers
6 Harad spearmen
Captain
6 Reavers
6 Harad spearmen
Is 1 point more than:
Captain
5 Half Trolls
5 Harad Spearmen
Captain
6 Half Trolls
5 Harad Spearmen
Is the Ringwraith worth the S5, D6, W2 upgrade? Close call. In 1000pts I wouldn't mind both.