could any one give me a few hints on how to use castellans in my games

number 1 rule with Castellans,
don't waste them on the Bulk, cuse you lose your will to swiftly
Castellans S5 which makes them deadly especially against the better enemies,
you don't have to be afraid to use them against strong heroes, that's their main use, they have 12 Fate.
In my opinion, hold them back untill the battle begins and put them then against your opponents deadliest servants (if that's the right way to call good forces)
good luck with it
Adanedhel

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If you use Castellans like mentioned above then you may find your castellan will be wiped out pretty quick. They have 12 will correct but not 12 fate points. For every combat they fight, they lose 1 will exactly like a Ringwraith.

I tend to use them against rabble funnily enough perhaps with spear support. Their fight and strength values of 5 mean that they almost always win combats and wound something. If you choose to fight against enemy warriors then you will probably not use your will points as fate points as you won't lose as many combats. They can easily kill 65 points worth of models (is that how much they cost?) this way. Place them throughout your line, and maneouver them around enemy heroes.

If you go hero hunting with a Castellan then more often than not you will be on the backfoot, expending 1 will point a turn and not inflicting any damage. Added to that you may need to roll with will for fate and if you fail on your last wound, then any will points left are simply a waste as the model is removed as a casualty. Leave trolls or mass hordes of orcs for taking down enemy heroes

Well all of said above is truth.... (both of them)

Though I have used them only for very specific thing...


As I used to play Necromancer then I always get 1 or 2 castellans to protect him... an by doing such they stay alive till the end and so they are more dealdier than at the begginnig of the game

I magine a fairly beaten up Aragorn let´s say abut 1 woudn left and 1 fate?

Now this is a job that Castellans are up to...
Combaind with NAzgyl or Necromancer then they make a very quick slice on herose (better when herose are beaten up but good enough even with strong herose)

Don´t waste them on troops Too preciose killing machines

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