A lot of players have at least the beginnings of Nighthaunt armies thanks to Soul Wars and the Mortal Realms magazine series, and there’s never been a better time to break out this un-boo-lieveably different army. Nighthaunt have gained a consistent ward save, vastly better battle traits, useful bodyguards, retreat and charge, more speed, more battleline options… It’s hard for us to find something that got worse for this army beyond some modest points increases. Admittedly, the army was in a pretty bad shape, but this book really feels like it’s in a good place in the game overall. Our playtesting against the other books released this edition suggests Nighthaunt are absolutely a podium contender, and with the number of overlapping buffs and unit options in this book we’re sure that generals will be exploring new builds and ideas right up until their next battletome. Looking forward to striking fear into the hearts of all the Mortal Realms? That’s the spirit! First released as a foot character Harbinger with Malign Portents, we now have a mounted version of the Knight of Shrouds. Dryads are in units of 10; but on sprues for 8… not ideal! Stormcast Eternaals – Thunderstrike Spearhead Warhammer Community / Games Workshop Unit

On release weekend you will be able to buy a range of push fit kits to bolster the Soul Wars units – for instance a Deathbeat Drummer for your Glaivewraith Slakers or Myrmourn Banshees (diabolical wizard-hunters with the power to feast on magical energy). The new plastic Curseling was originally available in the Arcane Cataclysm boxed set, facing down the learned Lumineth. They arrive solo next week – or at least as solo as this mighty warrior-wizard can be, given the spell-slinging Tretchlet that sprouts from their side. Scinari EnlightenerVanishing Phantasms: At the end of deployment, before determining control of objectives, you can remove up to 3 friendly Nighthaunt units from the battlefield and place them to one side to be set up in ambush as reserve units. At the end of your movement phase, you can set up 1 or more of the reserve units in ambush on the battlefield, more than 9″ from all enemy units.

This box is conflicting. As the only box that has a named character it can potentially lose a lot of people’s interest off the bat, as there really isn’t anything to be gained by buying multiple, or for established Nighthaunt players who may already have her. Olynder herself is fine mind you, so if you’re coming into this army fresh she’s a solid starter hero. Spiteful Spirit lets you roll a number of dice equal to your general’s Wounds characteristic on any turn they’re injured, inflicting a mortal wound on each enemy unit within 6” on a 4+. Most Nighthaunt generals that see combat aren’t going to be alive there very long, and while it might be cute as a little bomb it still doesn’t meet the mark for us. Lady Olynder is the most recently chosen Mortarch of Nagash. She has gathered the disparate forces of the Nighthaunt into a combined legion.December 2021 – and sorry if that’s not 100% clear. All we have to go on right now is the few words the community team have put out. So what do we know so far about the new Nighthaunt for Age of Sigmar Second Edition? You’ll find a lot of pictures below but the key points are: Savings wise, we’re once again looking at last year where we had anything from 25% – 37% in savings for these boxes versus buying the units individually at retail. That’s Nothing to sniff at! As a former starter army, their allegiance abilities are fairly basic but robust – half of a Nighthaunt army can begin the game in reserve to deep strike onto the battlefield in any of your first 3 turns anywhere on the battlefield more than 9″ away from enemy models. This is obviously a fantastic ability that can really stress your opponent out, as if they’re unable to screen effectively it can mean you can create favourable combat situations and really put the pressure on your opponent. On top of this, their allegiance ability Wave of Terror let’s your units fight IMMEDIATELY in the charge phase if they make an unmodified charge roll of 10 or more – effectively 1 in 6 of charges you make will let you fight immediately and out of sequence, without preventing said unit from subsequently fighting again in the combat phase. It’s not consistent enough to game plan around, but it can really swing a game in your favour in pivotal moments and is a ton of fun.

Free kill on units? This is really good for your heroes you get into melee as you’re going to be getting a free kill each turn (if you roll above their wounds of course). Today we look into the Nighthaunt faction of Age of Sigmar. Sometimes that sheet floating in the wind really IS out to get you. Whilst the savings of the boxes are roughly in-line with the usual 30%-37% from a yearly battlebox, it’s a sign of the price increase earlier this year that there appear to be fewer models per box. Aside from the clans of really old rats. The releases, like every release, will go live at 10:00 am on the Saturday at both GW.com and your favourite online retailers. Now looking at those subfactions lets look at what a sample army list might look like. This is a 2,000 point matched play list, generated using the Warscroll Builder web app. Allegiance: Nighthaunt - Procession: Reikenor's Condemned - Grand Strategy: Predator's Domain

The Prince of Decay has reaped a heavy toll on the Galaspar system, his brutality astounding even the Imperium. French readers can soon discover how two of his brothers attempt to hold him accountable for his excessive actions in Mortarion: The Pale King . If you want this box just go buy the annihilators and Stormdrake and something actually good with the leftover cash, instead. Sylvaneth Break out the marshmallows – the Horns of Hashut are coming. This warband was first available in Warcry: Heart of Ghur and comprises 10 miniatures, including Ruinators, Demolishers – one of whom is armed with the deadly Flamehurler – and Shatterers. They’re also usable in Slaves to Darkness armies for Warhammer Age of Sigmar.** Rotmire Creed Ultimately, if you don’t plan on building a Squig army off of this box, you’ll be off to a very weird start. You’ll probably have to spend the most money branching out from this box from all the others. 40k: Which Kit Goes Best With my Battleforce?