dear god marauders with flail are good, that's all I could think this entire video. also lord of plagues mention, vexmor's greatest crime was making the lord of plagues obsolete :(

"No one knows what's coming out of that box. It could be a boat." Classic

I've always wanted a commission from Avery

September the 8th, 2024, Warcry is alive. Thanks guys, you've saved it.

Nice work! But sadly if you wanna print out the Harvest Moon battleplan, it wont show the map picture.

I like this format a lot. I appreciate you talking through your decision points and explaining what could've gone different if you had taken other paths.

I wish the Kruleboyz had taken it! Thanks for the video and the cool lists

Mizzenmaster MVP? DRAGON META?

Where did they add those traits? Which book?

Noob here, in looking at warcrier for ironjawz where are you seeing that the charge gives a double attack. I might be miss reading or not seeing something. Thanks.

You might not be a fan of Toughness buffs, but hear me out. The Bonesplitterz' _Beast-Spirit Ju-ju_ is a double, and serves to bring members of your warband past two important thresholds. First, it brings your non-Hero damage dealers (including the man himself) from T3 to T4; second, it turns your henchmen into T5 15W true meatshields. This can put the whole warband on another level. In the list in the video, one would have to forego the second blessing and find 5 points somewhere else (leader/blessing) in order to upgrade that Morboy into the Totem Bearer that has the ability -- a little pricey, but he has the same damage output on a 3" reach. If you're willing to give up the pig (who can wind up overextended -- in danger and unable to provide _Waaagh!_ for the team), you can trade it for a fighty foot hero and a bunch of blessings, or another shield and a Wurrgog, whose triple can combine with the double to make a fleshy green castle for a crucial round or two. And because you can fish for better results with your Battle Trait, you've got a better chance to pull it all off.

Great exploration! I'm bummed that none of the battle traits really change the landscape for my favorite warbands, though...

Battle traits enabled the dumbest (best) way to build 1-box Rotmire Creed where you drop 1 carrion catcher, build all the little guys with shield and buff up everyone (except leader who gets +1A and the catcher) up to T5. Then in game you gang up on enemies so they can't disengage because of your trait and counter them to death. Not good but very funny

Try proxying the tree-revenant with waypipes as Karthaen for that Sylvaneth list! That way your whole warband stays on theme and you can tell which one has the instrument.

I see Fyreslayers i press like. :D I see Ironjawz too, and i press like again then i press like again, ehehehe

Idk what it is about Sylvaneth, but I have so much fun theory crafting lists for them and their new battle trait makes it even more fun. What are you thoughts on Skaeth? Is he generally worth it over a kurnoth with gs? I love the model, but have trouble fitting him into lists

The biggest tip for NH for me is the Wielder charge into 2 attacks Otherwise sequencing is so huge and playing scared/projecting power across the board is the big thing for NH in my experience. Its what you can kill (most of the time) Its what you can get to and what you can orevent your opponent frkm getting to. I think NH are going to struggle bug time if they arent the ones setting the tempo.

Does the bringing the Flameseekers flame puppy back with a triple add much value?

Appreciate the stuff for the sweatlords and math nerds

Clanrats from Skaventide leave so much space for kitbashing. It's really easy to convert regular rats to packmasters (I used hobgrot banners and slaneesh whips) or just greenstuff something. In AoS, weapon loadout realy doesn't matter, so it's also good to make some spear skaven from the ones that hold weapons in 2 hands.

That Nighthaunt list is VERY tempting.

Love these new battle traits ❤

So which book do i get to get those new campain rules now?

Wohooo! Really fun. Will use them, I primarily play against casual opponents, and balanced missions are often even more important in such more irregular play. I Appriciate the bars so that we dont play anything they will auto loose too!

The concerns of the quest for "fun" recall the plight of the social climber who hits her late 30s and wonders where the "success" and "happiness" she sought are. If you do not define the condition in advance, it cannot be achieved. Know exactly what you want from a game. I am loath to invoke generational generalizations, but this also speaks to the divide between the classic wargamer, who is looking for a game that will enable the players to model the actions of people in conflict to a dramatic degree, and the modern 'net-gamer, who just needs to feel like he is winning even though winning doesn't mean anything. Trying to please the latter palate is what gives us the much-maligned "standing in circles and pushing buttons" -- highly functional for the purposes of designing a game with close scoring, but utterly bizarre in the context of a fight. Extensive "lore" may be silly and burdensome, but when you divorce yourself entirely from the background, and every faction is just numbers and rules, players go through all the potential interactions and then become bored. The shine of gimmickry wears off quickly. _Enfeebling Wave_ or _Arcane Might_ or such a battleplan may be neat, but it's a gameshow. _Cursed Relic_ may be lousy from a win-lose standpoint, but it's given me many of the most cinematic moments -- the falling guards, the closing horde, the desperate breakout -- of my time in Warcry. You won't remember your W-L record, but you will remember the times your tabletop game played out like a scene from an action movie. This is not to say that I don't appreciate the effort that goes in to making these plans and packs. It's great. It would be nice if there were as much attention to other types of material, and not just appeasing the squeaky wheel. The beast fed on novelty chews it all up and moves on; it's a poor work-to-payoff ratio for the creator. Anyhow, some things that jump out at first glance: 1. Is there text somewhere that defines what to do when players are tied for "fewest Victory Points" at a decision moment? This could have bearing for certain missions, notably _Slay & Scatter_ , where at the beginning of the first round, both players will have the fewest points, and thus be placing objectives -- presumably unintentional. 2. _Passage Home_ lists two different rules for major/minor margins. 3. Handful of typos, at least three cases of "it's" instead of "its." Minor stuff. 4. _Killing Fields_ . . . I recognize that it's very hip and irreverent and postmodern-nihilistic and whatever, but an off-handed, referential genocide joke is unearned. As a professional comedian, I maintain that _everything_ is open to humor if you do it right, but this also means that I despise low-effort callouts that just aim to be cutesy and naughty. Maybe it was unintentional. Keep up the good work. Look forward to playing these and the narrative wackiness to come.

Is the Arbalester not a consideration in Wildercorps gunline lists? It seems like a pretty strong artillery piece to me -- easier to disrupt than a Slaan, but very high range and a somewhat comparable damage output

I really appreciate these! I'm probably gonna make some piratey packs out of them! With some creative liberties, you could twist these into a fun narrative arc, especially Loot and pillage and Harvest Moon. If you invert Harvest Moon to start with treasure that you have to bury and protect, you can use those locations as the objectives for Pillage and loot, then repeat the cycle. Additionally, if you had a mission where you got to the hoard, you could play that mission out, then hook it into passage home as a "get to the choppa!" Mission, maybe with treasures and stuff for extra points

Great video, I'm excited to get in games on all of these!

Glad to see new videos bud. They're keeping occupied while in the hospital recovering from a stroke

I've been singing the praises of the Slann since 2nd edition dropped, glad to see it get some recognition here!

I’m a super boob but can someone explain how adding a slaughter priest means you can add blessings? I thought blessings were an optional rule that always work as long as the tournament or your opponent is cool with using them…?

Spam those Harpoons...Rip it out each turn is fun times!

Great video! It helped solidify an idea that I frequently use in list building but never took the time to tangibly explain or directly lay out. Hopefully it helps generate even more great list innovation from the community!

I'm surprised Seraphon aren't putting up more results - they have the best shooting piece in the game, the best offensive melee ability in the game, a good defensive reaction, fast moving chaff - they have everything you could want, all in faction

Thank god a video came out today! My Salt levels were dangerously low. I was such a cranky pants.

So Dan are Battle traits going to be used at major tournaments just like the divine blessings?

Truly Death is the redheaded stepchild of competitive warcry 😉

Slaughterpriest is love Slaughterpriest is life

Dan did not want want me to win our last game of warcry. . .

Good build for ironjawz and strategi?

Best seraphon build?😅

Hi, firstly thanks for what you do, and secondly, you do mention some alternatives to the GW miniatures and all, do you bring them to the tournament and everything is being considered okay, no sideglances, nothing at all, nobody cares about it being non-official miniatures? Asking because my local group seem to be very stern in that regards and even proxying a generic vampire lord with shield with another without shield is a big no-no. Do you guys have the different attitude to it all?

I'd like to thank you for the advices and the great work !!

A big thank you for all the information, insights and out of the box thinking you give in your videos. It helped me to improve my gameplay alot. As a casual player, aiming to play in some local tournaments in the near future, I am a bit overwhelmed about what to pick for a more competitive and well rounded list and what to keep in mind while building it. It would be incredibly helpful for alot of players if you could maybe do a video in which you build a list from scratch, give your thoughts about what and why you include certain things and the playstyle you are aiming for. I know that this is asked a lot, especially with all the variations like "pure", "no oop UW", casual/competitive etc. in mind, but maybe you find the time and energy sometime in the future. Thank you.

I just wanna say thank you for continuing to post these videos Dan. My friend and I recently started playing Warcry and your videos have really helped me start to understand how to build a list and what to pick up and play. I have been a fan of Warhammer for years, but this has made me actually get out and play.

Is there any merit to just not playing with the optional divine blessings rules so this kind of thing is kept more in check? I feel like the intention of divine blessings was to allow people to buff their underperforming pet units but in practice they mainly get used to do some very broken things.

Hey Dan, you are talking about finding the perfect Lumineth list, here it is: 1 x High Sentinel 14 x Auralan Wardens 1000 points, 15 models, full Warhammer Fantasy regiment You are welcome. (this is of course a joke list, but I'm gonna try it someday)

Thanks for the shoutout! FWIW I would probably swap two skinks for a wounds blessed raptadon if I had the model.

WOW! To think I went with Daughters of Khaine. :)

I just play casually with friends, but have been using: Brute Boss w/ Choppa Gore Grunta w/ Jagged Hacka Brute with Gore Choppa x3 Does everyone think this list is bad due to the low model count?