This section details the Grand Army composition list for the Wood Elf Realms. This is the default army composition list for this faction. Using this army composition list to write your muster list will give you the widest variety of units to choose from and create a broad and balanced force.

This army list is intended for use alongside the Forming Units and Warhammer Armies sections of the Warhammer: the Old World rulebook.

Grand Army Composition List

Characters

Up to 50% of your army's points value may be spent on:

• 0-1 Glade Lord or Spellweaver per 1,000 points

• 0-1 Treeman Ancient per 1,000 points

• Glade Captains, Spellsingers, Shadowdancers, Waystalkers and Branchwraiths

Core

At least 25% of your army's points value must be spent on:

• 1+ unit of Glade Guard

• Eternal Guard, Dryads and Glade Riders

• 0-1 unit of Deepwood Scouts may be taken as a Core choice per 1,000 points

Special

Up to 50% of your army's points value may be spent on:

• Deepwood Scouts, Wildwood Rangers, Wardancers, Sisters of the Thorn, Wild Riders and Warhawk Riders

• 0-2 units of Tree Kin per 1,000 points

Rare

Up to 25% of your army's points value may be spent on:

• Treemen

• 0-1 unit of Waywatchers per Waystalker taken

• 0-3 Great Eagles per 1,000 points

Mercenaries

Up to 20% of your army's points value may be spent on mercenaries, including:

• Badlands Ogre Bulls (see the Arcane Journal: Orc & Goblin Tribes army list)

Note that mercenary units drawn from another army list gain the Mercenaries special rule and become subject to the Misbehaving Mercenaries rules.

Allies

Up to 25% of your army's points value may be spent on a single allied contingent drawn from:

• Any Wood Elf Realms Army of Infamy composition list

• One of the following Grand Army composition lists:

  • Empire of Man (Uneasy)

  • Kingdom of Bretonnia

  • High Elf Realms

Battle Standard Bearer

A single Glade Captain in your army may be upgraded to be your Battle Standard Bearer for +25 points. In addition to their usual allowance of points to spend on magic items, a Battle Standard Bearer can purchase a single Magic Banner with no points limit