Shield of the Golden Horn

The second formation which will make up the core of the Basilean army is the Shield of the Golden Horn. It combines three units of Men-at-Arms and a Priest and boosts the nerve of the infantry and makes cheap infantry into a proper road block.

As the nerve bonus is not done via the Rally rule then it can be further boosted either via the Banner of the Griffin item or the Aura of Heroism spell ( from COK 18 ). This means you could easily have the Spear Horde with a nerve of 24/26 which will take some shifting.

The models are almost all Redoubt Mycenaeans which I have rebased onto black rounds this week and fix onto the bases with magnets and 1p pieces, the priest is from the Mythic Battles set.

I also completed the last of the cavalry models having made them up as two mounted wizards and three generals / officers.

The whole force is looking pretty good and has plenty of options to add to the core 1500 points that I have drawn up for Mick to start playing with.

With the extra options available the army can add several shooting options and flying forces via the Elohi.

I still have more Mythic Battles troops to paint up and I have the models to make up a Panther Chariot Horde which would add another interesting unit.