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Better zombie stats, good good. I'm still hoping they get enough to become viable. That's a pain about the Vargulf, seems a bit odd, considering the vargulf IS a vampire, and the vargheists have the vampire rule. GG have killing blow already, losing the wight blades is losing magical attacks then. Not too bad I guess.
Sanai said:
From the split profile I think it is a chariot, so it has S4 impact hits, and 2D6 S3 attacks from the crew and 1 attack from the corpsemaster. But nothing says it keeps the thunderstomp. It has 4 wounds now but only Ld5, and it keeps regeneration.
It also has Vigour Mortis special rule, probably hinted to grant ASF when a vampire spell has been cast on it.
Hmm, the thunderstomp was better than the impact hits, as you can thunderstomp every turn but impact hits only happen on the charge. Then again, the corpse cart was never really about the combat ability, its all about whatever buffs it gives out.
El Syf
Vargheist
blood knights I5? yes! wish my WD would get here, thought subscribers were meant get ours early...
Vege Zombie
Zombie
Wow all these things looks great but i hope they fix the bat swarms.... i really like them, scout perhaps?
WDs dont get mailed to subscribers until the actual day of WD release to avoid them leaking in transit.
Zombies 3 points and str 3 t 3 are the only really good news I have heard up till now.
Your core can look like
40 zombies fc
40 zombies fc
40 zombies fc
5 dire wolves
5 dire wolves
Pretty good for core huh?
With one or two mortis engines they will be quite solid.
Your core can look like
40 zombies fc
40 zombies fc
40 zombies fc
5 dire wolves
5 dire wolves
Pretty good for core huh?
With one or two mortis engines they will be quite solid.
Scarr Reincarnated said:
According to the WD Wight kings have killing blow with all weapons, even magic weapons.
Pietr Von Carstein
Varghulf
Hanblack Nagash
Vargheist
updated rules on GW site are an interesting read.
just click any model thats finecast and you will see the new rules in addition to the cores etc.
zombie dragon with WS4 and t6. maybe thats why in the battle report he was using it due to the stat increase?
just click any model thats finecast and you will see the new rules in addition to the cores etc.
zombie dragon with WS4 and t6. maybe thats why in the battle report he was using it due to the stat increase?
Hanblack Nagash
Vargheist
i for one, due to the stat increase of zombies, will proberly try that sneaky 5 wraiths in front trick
after all that unit will be difficult to shift and wont need to worry about zombies striking last with them in front.
after all that unit will be difficult to shift and wont need to worry about zombies striking last with them in front.
Forgotten Heretic
Grave Guard
Maldorien said:GW-website is getting updated as we speak.
Zombies are S3 T3 now.
CC is a chariot and gained a wound.
Lords start at lvl 1 and have A5.
Blood Knights have I5.
Varghulf is no longer a vampire it seems, but has I4.
GG lost the wight blade
That's all atm I have seen.
dire wolves have slavering charge. the von carsteins have the new rules on their profiles as well, and Mannfred has loremaster! they all have the hunger rule and vampiric.
love the news about zombies
still not sure if i'm going to bother with blood knights even with +1I, i'll have to try them i suppose
Strange that the Varghulf is no longer a vampire, makes no sense fluff-wise but eh. Perhaps they did that because of the new Hunger rule and didn't want both regen and Hunger?
Zombies, might actually field them again, also going to dust of my BK's as that extra Initiative really helps. Too bad about the Wight Blades. I have 25 GG with GW and I'm still unsure if they are going to be used in my next list. Probably will as I've always been a fluff player and don't care much for competitive build.
But I did paint them all with glowing green blades...eh.:silent:
The lord with five attacks is pretty...insane. I take it there's still some way to get a vamp lord caster ie. up to level 4?
Zombies, might actually field them again, also going to dust of my BK's as that extra Initiative really helps. Too bad about the Wight Blades. I have 25 GG with GW and I'm still unsure if they are going to be used in my next list. Probably will as I've always been a fluff player and don't care much for competitive build.
But I did paint them all with glowing green blades...eh.:silent:
The lord with five attacks is pretty...insane. I take it there's still some way to get a vamp lord caster ie. up to level 4?
Hanblack Nagash
Vargheist
Zephyr said:Strange that the Varghulf is no longer a vampire, makes no sense fluff-wise but eh. Perhaps they did that because of the new Hunger rule and didn't want both regen and Hunger?
Zombies, might actually field them again, also going to dust of my BK's as that extra Initiative really helps. Too bad about the Wight Blades. I have 25 GG with GW and I'm still unsure if they are going to be used in my next list. Probably will as I've always been a fluff player and don't care much for competitive build.
But I did paint them all with glowing green blades...eh.:silent:
The lord with five attacks is pretty...insane. I take it there's still some way to get a vamp lord caster ie. up to level 4?
Vargulf still has regen according the GW site....
maybe they trying to say that its speed has been severly reduced due to its bulk? i hope not, maybe they just did an oversite
Hanblack Nagash
Vargheist
Vege Zombie said:
If they had the scout rule and perhaps a point decrease i woudl definately use them
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Notice anything about the dragon and the lord?
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Notice anything about the dragon and the lord?
Hanblack Nagash
Vargheist
HERO said:
Stats changes, the level 1 wizard, hunger?
One thing for sure, if the level of the vamp lord has gone down for wizard level the costs will have too, unless they are pretty cheap to get to level 3 upwards..
Pietr Von Carstein
Varghulf
Hanblack Nagash
Vargheist
Pietr Von Carstein said:
Just means combat lords will be cheaper than wizard lords.
i can live with the slight cost as i get the extra attack.
Looks promising really. I really like the changes to the Dragon. While you may say that a 5+ save is not enough, most stuff that Dragons don't like ignore all armour anyway.
As said by many people and I think I would agree, Necromancer Lords are probably a better option for magic now.
Combat Vampires will probably be good.
As said by many people and I think I would agree, Necromancer Lords are probably a better option for magic now.
Combat Vampires will probably be good.
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