GW News: SKAVEN VICTORY! #NewAoS

Looks like my suspicions were confirmed:


Looking forward to some lovely Tomb Kings content!

 

hype train commencing.

plans to build a cavalry army from Numas using Wargames Atlantic Plastics are intensifying.

 

I think it was simply because the name of the spell inclines that it is intended to buff units in close combat that I thought that, like the 8th version, it was intended purely for close combat. As you say, though, unlike the 8th Edition version it doesn't explicitly state that it is intended for close combat. Allowing it to boost units' shooting as well certainly already makes it more useful and gives it more viable targets.

And again, this is certainly a fair point. It would have been clearer if it had been written as 'All friendly units with the Nehekharan Undead special rule within the caster's command range may re-roll to Hit rolls of 1' or something along that effect, but certainly one could interpret the wording of the spell as-is to mean all units within the caster's command range, and again that would boost its usefulness by a long way.

 

If we were to assume that those two interpretations are correct, would that change you opinion of the spell's power level in comparison with the other two spells discussed?

 

New art shown by GW on Facebook:

 

I do like that. I wish it had more empty space on the top and bottom though.

Also, fair to say this may be what the rulebook cover uses.

 

FINALLY! AT LONG LAST! TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT THE TOMB KINGS!

Not only that, but Deathwing Knights have already been leaked:



See you in <2 hours! (sorry Europe time!)

 

FEC ARMY BOX!! IT'S MORGHIN' TIME!!!!

 

And someone else is back...

 

MY DREAM IS TRUE AT LAST

 

IT IS PLASTIC, PLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC!!!!!!!!

 

Yea but old skellies :/

 

I mean, i agree.

I need an answer to why, though? please. Technically its a nice dragon model and in-line with Warhammer fantasy Dragon asthetics and shape.

And I'm getting one. but not because of that.

Because of Bast's chosen, here.

 

This guy isn't wrong, either:

 

in my case I dislike it cause it looks like an AOS kit and a poorly designed one at that.

 

For a whole bunch of reasons:

1. It doesn't fit the Egyptian aesthetics of the Tomb Kings. Sure they put some Egyptian ornamentation on it, but simply put, a dragon (even an undead skeletal one) feels out of place in a TK army.
2. It has no 8th edition analogue and so would serve no practical purpose in my army.
3. It looks to be an overwhelmingly fragile model. All those long thin extruding plastic bits are just looking to get caught on a sleeve.
4. It doesn't appear to be an incredibly fun model to paint. Trying to get into all the nooks and crannies would tedious.
5. It should have been a Khemric Titan. Now that would have been a centerpiece (while simultaneously addressing each and every point mentioned above).

I just can't believe that GW would put such focus on the Tomb Kings and not address the most basic and outdated element in the army. Even for GW that seems foolish. Then again, they are creating a game that largely ignores the majority of the coolest factions.