Winterheart Guards (Eternal Guard - Shields)

are a Regiment of Renown melee infantry unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer with the Foundation Update.
== Recruitment ==
* Recruited with: Regiments of Renown Recruitment panel
== Description ==
Through the long Winter months, the forest of Athel Loren is at its lowest ebb, made dormant and vulnerable by the cycle of the seasons. The Treemen slumber, and even the normally vigorous Dryads are sluggish and slow. During this time, guardianship of the most sacred of places falls to the Eternal Guard, sons and daughters of Athel Loren's noble houses. Each Eternal Guard is a formidable foe in her own right, trained to a pinnacle of skill that other races cannot easily match. When assembled in numbers, they form a phalanx, their spears thrusting and cutting with a graceful yet disciplined efficiency. The Eternal Guard themselves refer to such a place as a "fortress of boughs". They face the enemy with feet planted firmly upon their chosen ground, shields braced against attacks and the line of spears rippling as their leaf-shaped blades dart forward to kill.
== Attributes ==
* Spear Infantry
== Strategy ==
The Winterheart Guards are unbreakable, encourage nearby allies, and have charge defence against all. These spearmen are immovable and very difficult to kill. They can wear down many superior foes with their high melee defence and inability to rout. They are a good anchor piece to a Wood Elf front line that needs to hold a bit longer or the player wants a bit more efficiency out of their melee units.
Category:Total War: Warhammer units
Category:Regiments of Renown
Category:Wood Elves units
Category:Wood Elves melee infantry units
Category:Wood Elves Regiments of Renown