Monday, 27 April 2026

Warhammer: Empire 3.0 out now!

Patch Notes:

  • Merged Lords and Heroes of the same type into one character entry with two separate profiles.
  • Increased cost of close combat weapons and shields for characters.
  • Streamlined cost of mounts for characters.
  • Characters do not have armour by default.
  • Reduced the cost of Magical Wards from most magic items.
  • The Battle Standard Bearer can have a Magic Standard with no points limit in addition to any other Magic Items they might have.
  • Added maximum unit sizes to all units (typically 3x their minimum unit size).
  • Renamed Counter Charge to Support Charge.
  • Removed full plate armour.
  • Grenade launching blunderbuss is S4, not Ponderous. Each Hit from a grenade launching blunderbuss is multiplied into D6 Hits.
  • Repeater pistols, Repeater handguns and long rifles are S5, not armour piercing.
  • Repeater pistols do not add extra attacks in combat.
  • Black Guard of Morr upgrade is free.
  • Knight Griffon has the Disciplined special rule instead of reforming.
  • Knights Encarmine: The models may re-roll 1's To Hit and failed Parry saves.
  • Removed the Sword of Power.
  • Increased cost of most Magic Armour.
  • The Silver Horn costs 35 pts.
  • Imperial Banner: The bearer of this standard gains the Hold Your Ground (6) special rule. In addition, all friendly units within the bearers Hold Your Ground range gain the Disciplined special rule.
  • Banner of the Knights Panther: A unit with this standard gains the Unbreakable special rule. Costs 40 pts.
  • New Magic Items: Rod Of Power, Fozzrik's Folding Fortress, Orb Of Thunder, Banner Of Duty, Banner Of Valour, Standard Of Arcane Warding, Wizard's Staff.
  • Cloak Of Anraheir costs 20 pts.
  • Generals/Captains cost 95/55 pts.
  • Wizards may take light armour.
  • Battle Wizard Lord has WS4, T3, I4, A2, cost 160 pts.
  • Grand/Chapter Masters cost 110/70 pts.
  • Arch Lectors/Warrior Priests cost 115/85 pts. 
  • Arch Lectors have Magic Resistance (1).
  • Witch Hunter Generals/Captain cost 80/35 pts, have Magic Resistance (1).
  • Archers have longbows, cost 7 pts.
  • Militia may take longbows instead of bows, cost 4 pts. Pistols cost 3 pts. 
  • Pistoliers cost 17 pts.
  • Hunting Hounds cost 5 pts. Hunt Master cost 25 pts.
  • Huntsmen have longbows and Forest Strider, cost 10 pts.
  • Outriders cost 22 pts. Barding and Hochland long rifle is free.
  • Skirmish upgrade for Sisters of Sigmar cost 1 pt.
  • Halflings, Dwarfs and Ogres are Independent. 
  • Ogres cost 25 pts.
  • Ogre pistols have a range of 12/24", S5, not armour piercing.
  • Ogre handguns have a range of 24/48", S5, not armour piercing.
  • Demigryph Knights have heavy armour, cost 50 pts.
  • Helblaster Volley Gun has the Multiple Shots (Artillery Dice+D3) rule. Otherwise uses the normal profile for Organ guns, but may fire 3 times per turn.
  • Solheim's Bolt of Illumination: Arcane Item. Bound Spell (Level 4, cast on 11+).
  • Storm of Shemtek: Arcane Item. Bound Spell (Level 4, cast on 10+).
  • Meteor Strike: All other models hit by the template suffer a Strength 4 hit. 
  • Steam Tanks have T7, 2+ armour save.
  • Karl Franz costs 300 points.
  • Kurt Helborg costs 290 pts.
  • Al-kahest has a range of 6/9".
  • Volkmar the Grim costs 190 pts.
  • Balthasar Gelt costs 310 pts.
  • Thyrus Gormann has light armour, costs 325 pts.
  • Boris Todbringer has heavy armour, costs 260 pts.
  • Elspeth von Draken has WS4, T3, costs 255 pts.
  • Aldebrand Ludenhof has heavy armour, costs 190 pts.
  • Hans von Löwenhacke has heavy armour, costs 255 pts.
  • Harald Gemunsen has heavy armour, costs 175 pts.
  • Luthor Huss costs 165 pts.
  • Emil Valgeir has Magic Resistance (1), costs 260 pts.
  • Ludwig Schwarzhelm has heavy armour, costs 160 pts.
  • Theodore Bruckner has heavy armour, costs 180pts.
  • Magnus the Pious costs 160 points.
  • Luthor Huss costs 165 pts.
  • Ghal Maraz & Armour of the Heldenhammer costs 85 pts.
  • Blessed Water is not one use only.
  • Removed Gotrek/Felix and Johann van Hal (will be moved to RoR expansion)

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