New Beginnings
I started my Conquest experience years ago with a demo by a local friend (Audun54 actually). The only released armies at the time were 100k and the Spires, and neither really caught my attention. Fast-forward to Winter 2020, and he gives me a Nords starter he won in a giveaway. I now have a pile of unbuilt Nords models that are waiting to be assembled, with more on the way. This journey we will take together will be about finding a place for many of those models in a ready-for-battle 2k point The Last Argument of Kings army, and a couple of First Blood lists along the way. I will be sharing pictures, lessons learned, and tips as I discover them during this Path of Conquest. Below I will share my lists if you wish to build the same as I, but I encourage you to find inspiration from what I share and not directly follow step-by-step as we all conquer differently, and what works for me may not work for you.
I am including purchasing tips so you know what you need to buy for a given milestone if you follow my footsteps, so you don’t end up like me and spend your whole budget on something you don’t need right away. (Full list at the end)
First Blood
Our first (of two) First Blood forces we will build during the course of May and June are as follows at 400 and 600 points:
Milestone I
Our first force! 400 points of Nords just waiting to kill something. This will be a taster of the rest of our 2000 point force, which will expand on this foundation.
Buying Guide:
- 1x Nords First Blood Starter OR 1x Jarl and 1x box Huskarls
- 1x box Trolls
- 1x box Bow Chosen (this might be on backorder so order early)
- 1x Blooded character
The Nords – 395/400
Blooded [70]: Warlord
- Trolls (4) [80]
- Bow-Chosen (4) [80]
Jarl [100]: Vinda the Dancer, Dragon
- Huscarls (4) [65]
Characters: 2
Light Regiments: 1
Medium Regiments: 2
Heavy Regiments: 0
Milestone II
Expanding on our 400 point force, we will be adding additional units to the First Blood army for a total of 600 points, plus roughly 200 points towards our final force. We will do this by painting the rest of the contents from the milestone 1 boxes.
Buying Guide:
- 1x box Huskarls (if First Blood starter was purchased for milestone 1)
The Nords – 599/600
Blooded [70]: Warlord
- Trolls (6) [120]
- Bow-Chosen (6) [120]
Jarl [185]: Combat Tier 2, Combat Tier 1, Thegn, Vinda the Dancer, Dragon
- Huscarls (8) [104]
Characters: 2
Light Regiments: 1
Medium Regiments: 2
Heavy Regiments: 0
Milestone III
Our 3rd milestone is creating another First Blood force, this time focused on our good friend the Jarl and his Huskarls. This list (and its expanded form) will take us through July and August.
Buying Guide:
- 1x Jarl character
- 2x boxes Huskarls
The Nords – 393/400
Jarl [185]: Warlord, Thegn, Combat Tier 2, Combat Tier 1, Vinda the Dancer, Dragon
- Huscarls (8) [104]
- Huscarls (8) [104]
Characters: 1
Light Regiments: 0
Medium Regiments: 2
Heavy Regiments: 0
Milestone IV
With milestone number 4 we add and redistribute Huskarls and add another Jarl. Again, we will round out the extra 200 points with models from milestone 3. This would also be a good time to buy and work on one of the additional Trolls boxes for the 2000 point list.
Buying Guide:
- Nothing! (We reuse the Jarl from our previous First Blood force)
The Nords – 595/600
Jarl [185]: Warlord, Thegn, Combat Tier 2, Combat Tier 1, Vinda the Dancer, Dragon
- Huscarls (7) [91]: Leader
- Huscarls (7) [91]: Leader
Jarl [150]: Combat Tier 3, Combat Tier 2, Combat Tier 1, Rjóða the Red Bringer, Dragon
- Huscarls (6) [78]: Leader
Characters: 2
Light Regiments: 0
Medium Regiments: 3
Heavy Regiments: 0
Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings
Milestone V
With milestone 5 we are rounding out our remaining forces. To be frank 3 boxes is a lot for one 400 point sprint, so I would advise getting a box or two during the lighter milestones 2 and/or 4 to keep things rounded out more evenly.
Buying Guide:
- 2x boxes Trolls (if you have not purchased extra along the way)
- 1x box Huskarls (only if you did not purchase the First Blood Starter)
Nords – 2000/2000
Blooded [95]: Warlord, Wolf, Combat Tier 2, Combat Tier 1
- Trolls (5) [430]: Leader, Standard Bearer
- Bow-Chosen (3) [250]: Leader
- Trolls (4) [350]: Leader, Standard Bearer
Jarl [155]: Dragon, Combat Tier 3, Combat Tier 2, Combat Tier 1, Vinda the Dancer
- Huscarls (5) [295]: Leader, Standard Bearer, Thegn
Jarl [130]: Dragon, Combat Tier 3, Combat Tier 2, Combat Tier 1, Rjóða the Red Bringer
- Huscarls (5) [295]: Leader, Standard Bearer, Thegn
Characters: 3
Light Regiments: 1
Medium Regiments: 4
Heavy Regiments: 0
Summary
There we have it, the plan for our zero to hero 2000 point Nords Path of Conquest.
Total Buying Guide:
- 1x box Nords First Blood Starter OR 1x Jarl and 1x box Huskarls
- 3x boxes Huskarls
- 3x boxes Trolls
- 1x box Bow Chosen
- 1x Blooded character
- 1x Jarl character
You can find me on the official Para Bellum discord as Karnthis, feel free to reach out with questions!