Originally Posted by
Igmar
Forgive me for not remembering all the names of the items/powers but what I've been running with great success is:
Vampire Lord
-Heavy Armor
-Enchanted Shield
-Talisman of Protection (4+ ward)
-Ogre Sword (+2 STR)
-Red Fury
-Vamp power that gives you +2 WS
-Vamp power that gives you always strike first
-On dragon, nightmare, or hellsteed... pick your poison. I prefer the dragon as it's just an amazing model, but that -1 for enemy's to hit is amazing at WS 9 as now everything that's WS 4 or less needs 6's to hit him, and 5's to hit the dragon. They can take on whole blocks of infantry by themselves.
This is a brutal combo as it gives you a 2+/4+ save, STR 7 and always strike first, which usually means re-rolls to hit, making your hits count, and with Red Fury, for every wound you cause you get an extra attack. I've had him kill several big-name characters and other lords before they even get to strike back.