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.
- Updated spell level and casting values for all bound spell 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).
- Added multiple magic items previously in the Main Rulebook.
- Bows are replaced with shortbows.
- Pistols of the Duel are S5, do not have an effect in combat. Cost 15 pts.
- Grand Commander/Captain costs 90/50 pts.
- Grand Mago has WS4, T3, I4, A2, costs 160 pts.
- High Priest of Myrmidia has MR(1), costs 130 pts. Priest of Myrmidia costs 90 pts.
- War Dogs cost 5 pts, Handlers cost 10 pts.
- Muskets have S5, not armour piercing. Are ponderous.
- Each Hit with a Grenade is multiplied into D3 Hits. Does not cause misfire damage.
- Mountain Bandits cost 8 pts.
- Ogres cost 27 pts.
- Ogre pistol has a range of 12/24", S5, not armor piercing.
- Ogre handgun has a range of 18/36", S6, not armor piercing.
- Blessed Cuirass: Magic Armour. Heavy armour. The wearer gains the Fly (10) special rule and a Magical Ward (4+), which may be re-rolled.
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.
- Updated spell level and casting values for all bound spell 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).
- Updated spell level and casting values for all bound spell items.
- Updated all missile weapons with effective/long range.
- Bows are replaced with shortbows.
- Magus has WS4, T3, I4, A2, costs 160 pts.
- Marid does not have Immunity (Ice Attacks).
- Nomad Scouts have normal handguns, cost 11 pts.
- Khalil al-Zahir costs 290 pts.
- Layla bint Suraya costs 130 pts.
- Mehmed Agha costs 120 pts.
- The Golden Magus costs 365 pts.
- Abdul Alhazred costs 160 pts.
- Khar-mel costs 145 pts.
- Removed Al Muktar (will be moved to RoR expansion).
Patch Notes:
- Merged Lords and Heroes of the same type into one character entry with two separate profiles.
- Increased WS, I and A for Wizard Lords.
- 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.
- Updated spell level and casting values for all bound spell 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).
- Updated spell level and casting values for all bound spell items.
- Updated all missile weapons with effective/long range.
- Bows are replaced with shortbows.
- Crystalline Armour is a light armour, costs 30 pts.
- Serpent High Priestess has S3, T3, Ld8, costs 160 pts. Priestess has WS3, BS3, S3, I3, Ld7, costs 65 pts.
- Archers cost 5 pts.
- Blowpipes are free for skirmishers. Poison upgrade for javelins cost 2 pts.
- Jaguars cost 7 pts, beastmistress cost 10 pts.
- Gorol and Ancient Sentinel great weapons cost 6 pts.
- Giant Bow is Cumbersome, not Poisoned.
- Lwaxana costs 305 pts.
- Azura costs 185 pts.
- Removed Anakonda (will be moved to RoR expansion).
Patch Notes:
- Merged Lords and Heroes of the same type into one character entry with two separate profiles.
- Increased WS, I and A for Wizard Lords.
- 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.
- Updated spell level and casting values for all bound spell 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).
- Removed bows.
- Ice Witches have WS4, I4, A2, Ld8, cost 160 pts.
- Frost Maiden has Ld7.
- Hag Mothers have WS4, I4, T3, A2, Ld8, cost 160 pts.
- Removed Hag rule.
- Supreme Patriarchs have MR(1), cost 130 pts. Patriarchs cost 90 pts.
- Rangers/Hunters are not Loners. Have Forest Strider and longbows, cost 10 pts.
- Medium armour for Druzhina costs 1.5 pts.
- Pistols for Winged Lancers/Gryphon Legion costs 2 pts.
- Barding for Gryphon Legion costs 1 pt.
- Light armour for Streltsi/Ice Guard cost 0.5 pts.
- Chekists cost 13 pts, are not Independent.
- Brotherhood of the Bear are not Independent, cost 17 pts.. Have Forest Strider, Hill Strider.
- Kvassnics are not Independent.
- Reduced cost of missile weapons for war wagons.
- Kostaltyn has MR(1), costs 170 pts.
- Wolfbane contains the Urannon's Thunderbolt spell from the Lore of Heavens.
- Mother Ostankya costs 285 pts.
- Naryska Leysa costs 180 pts.
- Tordimir Lubovasyn costs 160 pts.
- Ulrika Magdova Staghov treats all rivers as Deadly Terrain unless she is mounted.
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).
- Updated all spells to account for area and aura effects.
- Updated spell level and casting values for all bound spell items.
- Updated all missile weapons with effective/long range.
- Ash Cloud is a hex aura spell with a range of 18". Until the start of the caster's next Magic phase, all affected units within range suffer -1 To Hit in close combat and with missile attacks, may not march or fly, and must re-roll successful dangerous terrain tests.
- Lava Storm is a direct damage area spell with a range of 12". Place D3 small round templates anywhere within range. All models touched by each template suffer a Strength 5 hit with the Flaming Attacks and the Multiple Wounds (D3) special rules. Lvl 4, 14+ to cast.
- Flames of Azgorh is a direct damage area spell with a range of 12" that uses the large round template.
- Removed Shadows of Hashut.
- Increased cost of most Magic Armour.
- Removed bows.
- If a unit
of Daemons loses a round of close combat it must take a Daemonic Instability
test. This works like a normal Break test, except that for every point they
fail the test by, the Daemon suffers one additional Wound with no saves
allowed. The Daemonic Instability test can use Inspiring Presence and/or Hold
Your Ground as normal.
- Blackshard armour no longer gives a +1 bonus to armour.
- Fireglaives are S5, not armour piercing. Have the Ponderous special rule. Do not gain +1I.
- Naptha bombs have S4, Ignores Armour Saves. Does not cause multiple hits. Cost 10 pts.
- New Magic Item: Obsidian Blade. Removed Molten Blade.
- Sorcerer-Prophets have S3, T4, I3, Ld9, cost 195 pts.
- Overlords/Overseers cost 125/60 pts.
- Bull Centaur Taur'ruk costs 140 pts.
- Great Taurus is a Monstrous Beast, has WS4, S4, T4, W3, A. Mighty Blow (1). Costs 95 pts.
- Orc Slaves have S4, not Mighty Blow. Cost 6 pts.
- Slaves, Black Orcs and K’Daai are Independent.
- Infernal Guard cost 11 pts.
- Removed Acolytes of Hashut.
- Bazuka has a range of 12/24”. Costs 25 pts. Inferno Guns have a range of 12/24”, S5, not armour piercing. Earthshaker Mortar costs 40 pts.
- Black Orcs have A1 and medium armour by default, cost 12 pts.
- Magma Cannons have a range of 6", cost 100 pts.
- Deathshrieker Rockets follow the rules for normal rocket launchers.
- Steam cannonade has a range of 12/24", not armour piercing. Has Rapid Fire.
- Immortals cost 16 pts.
- Dreadquake Mortar costs 130 pts. Removed Slow Reload.
- Doomfire: Any unit that suffers one or more casualties from this weapon must take a Panic test. If the unit suffered Heavy Casualties, it takes the test at -1 Leadership.
- An Ogre Slave has the Fear and Natural Armour (6+) special rule. In addition, it increases the Unit Strength of the war machine by 3 rather than 1 and gives it Line of Sight (2).
- Removed Mechanical Giant rule.
- Kollossus has T7, Hellbound, Armour Piercing (1), Flaming Attacks, costs 250 pts. Can replace bane maces with Immolation Cannons. Replaced the other upgrades with new ones from AoS. Does not have Immunity (Poisoned Attacks).
- Siege Armour gives the wearer +2 armour save against missile attacks to its front.
- K'daai Destroyer has normal Frenzy, costs 265 pts.
- Astragoth Ironhand has WS5, S4, T4, A2, costs 290 pts.
- Zhatan the Black costs 275 pts.
- Drazhoath the Ashen has WS5, S3, T4, I3, A2, Ld9, costs 560 pts.
- Ironsworn have Armour Piercing (1) instead of Mighty Blow.
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).
- Updated all spells to account for area and aura effects.
- Updated spell level and casting values for all bound spell items.
- Vampiric models treat all rivers as Deadly Terrain unless they are mounted.
- Clarified which spells/items that target undead includes and excludes mounts.
- Deathly Cabal is a Level 2 spell, 8+ to cast. Until the start of the caster's next Magic phase, the target gains the Magical Ward (6+) and Fear special rules.
- Raise Dead is a Level 3 spell.
- Wind of Undeath is a direct damage aura spell with a range of 12". Each unit within range suffer 2D6 Strength 3 Hits which Ignores Armour Saves. Does not summon Spirit Hosts. Cast on 13+.
- Iron Sinews: The model may re-roll failed To Wound roll.
- Increased the cost of most magic armours.
- Armour of Night: This item causes any missile attacks targeted at the wearer or any unit they are with to suffer -1 To Hit.
- Vampire Lords (except Necrarchs) are not Wizards by default.
- Von Carstein Lords renamed to Counts, have S6, cost 190 pts. Heroes renamed to Scions.
- Necrarch Lords renamed to Masters, Heroes renamed to Acolytes, have S4, cost 70 pts.
- Lahmian Lords cost 175 pts. Lahmian Heroes renamed to Courtesans, have S4, cost 70 pts.
- Blood Dragon Lords have S6, cost 215 pts. Blood Dragon Heroes renamed to Kastellans, cost 100 pts.
- Strigoi Lords renamed to Ghoul Kings, have S6, cost 220 pts. Heroes renamed to Ghoul Princes.
- Master Necromancer has WS4, T3, I4, A2 costs 160 pts.
- Separated Wight Kings into Kings and Lords. Wight Kings have WS6, S5, W4, A4, cost 140 pts. Wight Lords have WS5, S5, costs 100 pts.
- Skeleton Archer have shortbows, can take longbows.
- Crypt Ghoul skirmish upgrade costs 1 pt.
- Sylvanian Levy can take longbows.
- Dire Wolves cost 5 pts.
- Mournguls have a Magical Ward (4+).
- Lahmian Handmaidens have S4, costs 18 pts. Throwing weapons cost 3 pts. Can take poisoned attacks.
- Vlad von Carstein has S6, costs 450 pts.
- Mannfred von Carstein has S6.
- Removed the Devils of Swartzhafen.
- Zacharias the Everliving costs 720 pts.
- Walach Harkon has S6, costs 490 pts. Cannot take a Zombie Dragon.
- Prince Vhordrai has S6, costs 615 pts.
- Ushoran has S7, T7, costs 590 pts.
- Heinrich Kemmler has S3, T3 costs 325 pts. Tomb Blade gives +1S.
- Dieter Helsnicht has S3, T3, costs 310 pts.
- Gormayne costs 170 pts. Pronounce Judgement now works on a D6 roll with a table, effects re-roll only 1’s.
- Removed The Red Duke (Amour of Blood has been moved to the item pool), Dieter Helsnicht (Rod of Flaming Death has been moved to the item pool), Belladamma Volga, Radukar the Wolf, Lady Olynder, Kurdoss Valentian, Ivya Volga, Lady Annika, Kritza, Cado Ezechiar, Reikenor, Awlrach. The AoS models will be brought back in a separate expansion later on.
- Krell has WS6, S5, W4, costs 235 pts.
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).
- Updated spell level and casting values for all bound spell items.
- Units with the Arrows of Asaph special rule ignore all shooting modifiers that are not caused by magic items or spells.
- Relic of the Desert Sun costs 20 pts.
- Enkhil's Kanopi: Bound spell (Level 1, cast on 5+). This is a special aura spell with a range of 24". Roll a D6 for every 'remains in play' and active spell that lasts more than one turn within range: on a 2+ that spell is automatically dispelled. For each spell that is ended in this way, add D3 power dice to your power pool. Costs 35 pts.
- Tapestry Of Conquered Lands costs 30 pts.
- Icon Of The Sacred Eye costs 30 pts.
- Tomb Kings cost 155 pts.
- Tomb Prince has S5, cost 105 pts.
- Liche High Priest has WS4, T3, I4, A2, cost 160 pts. May take light armour.
- Bows replaced by shortbows.
- Removed Skulls of the Foe.
- Warsphinx and Necrosphinx are T7.
- Removed Thundercrush Attack.
- Settra the Imperishable costs 535 pts.
- Khalida has S5, W4, costs 300 pts.
- Khatep costs 330 pts.
- Arkhan the Black has WS5, I4, costs 340 pts.
