Running into a faction that can simply outlast your burst of melee damage once Murderous Prowess proccs, can and will give you a lot of trouble.

Frail: Okay, so you don't have it as bad as the Wood Elves, since many of your units are bringing actual armor to the fight, but you're still a glass cannon rush faction.

The only faction that rivals your naval power are (big surprise here) the Vampire Coast.

Naval Supremacy: An often overlooked, but still important feature is that your Black Arks can dominate the oceans of the world and keeping your homeland secure from any threats.

Combine this with the extremely generous discounts on Black Arks and your pockets will never be empty again. Raking in high numbers of Slaves all but guarantees that your cash flow reaches insane levels which you can further boost by abusing the Master hero who reduces Slave decay to the point that they literally cannot decay anymore.

Strong Economy: Your economy is god-tier, and this is even before you bring in trade.

You can also play Defense, kite, heavy monster focus and all-around can use whatever tactic you can think of with these guys.

Flexibility: Thanks to Murderous Prowess, you can play offense unlike a lot of factions can.

Most of their lords are at the very least decent and some like Malekith can carry an entire army to victory if given the time.

Powerful Lords: When it comes to lord options, you are spoiled for choice.

Light Cav tactics are a favorite among Dark Elf players.

Mobility: You're not as good at it as the Asrai, but with a ton of good light cav and infantry like Witch Elves and Sisters of Slaughter, you are able to get around the battlefield pretty damn fast.

They are fully capable of melting enemy units before they close to melee with the right build.

Solid Range: While you may not be the shootiest of factions, the Dark Elves are more than capable.

A large chunk of the roster has majority AP damage, so armor should be the least of your concerns.

AP for Days: If you're playing Dark Elves and having a hard time with armoured troops, you're playing them wrong.

Because being the good guy is just so boring sometimes.

You like a versatile unit roster with some serious killing power.

Because you enjoy the inherent power fantasy that comes from playing a big spiky asshole out to conquer and enslave.

Because you believe that everything looks roughly 1000 times better when covered in spikes.

Because you'd like your elves to take their arrogance to the next level and just start murdering people for the crime of not being elves.

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