Demian
Vampire Count
- Oct 28, 2011
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Hello all, long time no see! (just found out my password for the site again, silly me)
Like all of you, I loved and didn't love so much all the changes on the Battletome, and would like to point out some stuff that I think wasn't covered before:
Like all of you, I loved and didn't love so much all the changes on the Battletome, and would like to point out some stuff that I think wasn't covered before:
- Black Knights got a HUGE buff, going from "meh-skeletons on a horse" to "Grave Guard with lances..." only on the charge
- Black Axe Wight King gained one attack!.... and lost his D3 damage.
- Zombies also changed in statlines, going from 6+ 6+ to 5+ 5+, with the changes mentioned before (they can still get 2+, 3+ like before)
- I don't remember this one clearly, but Dire Wolves now cost the same as Zombies... same amount of wounds for better defensive stats, but not as offensive as zombies. Never thought I'd say this.
- Blood Knights can no longer ressurrect, because of all the banner changes. They can still heal though, but once they're dead, they're gone.
- All Etheral units can no longer benefit from modifiers. Not even from terrain which made them look like haunting a place as a theme. This is sad. Very sad. Instead, all but the new Knight of Shrouds gained the Frightful Touch and deal mortal wounds equal to ther weapon damage. Even the Wraith in the Black Coach. This is less sad.
- In the narrative, Wight Kings are actually much more badass than in 8th Ed. Just pointing that out.
- Just today, Monstrous Arcanum's Mourngul can now be included in a Legions of Nagash army as well. No need for alliances. The app marks him as such.
- DEATH armies have changed the Blade of Summoning relic: instead of casting an auto-summoning spell, now it let's you set up a new unit with a variable Wounds characteristic. My question is: will this unit cost reinforcement points? I already believe it will, but... that seems like a huge waste of points, getting to summon 2 Grave Guard or, 2 Zombies. Could have it's uses if it cost no points.
- Knight of Shrouds is tricky: he cannot (as far as I know) be included in a Legions of Nagash list, so he can't use all the sweet stuff from the Battletome. Even if both books came out at the same damn time, they didn't think of this. Instead, he can be included in a DEATH or NIGHTHAUNT list and enjoy all the command trait goodies. But still, I'm angry.
- I say the above, because the Gravesites can only be used in a Legions of Nagash list, not a DEATH, nor DEATHRATTLE, SOULBLIGHT nor NIGHTHAUNT list. Those Gravesites are exactly the thing that would let us compete against shooting wall lists, summoning entire units in front of guns and charging them. This is annoying!
- Finally, and outside the Battletome... Settra, I mean, Exalted generic Tomb King on super chariot can now be given a DEATH item and command trait... that, I like.
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