Building An Army Foundations - Warhammer Age of Sigmar

[@AoSCoach]

Question: What are the most important things you consider when your building an army list?

[@Dakkadez]

I think you hit on most of them, but I also consider board control. Having a fast, anvil unit (Ironjawz Gore-gruntaz or Vulkite Berzerkers as an example) that can block off sections of the board can control the flow of where your enemy is able to move and attack.

[@Weedaxxe]

AoS Coach Gore Pilgrims!

[@auto1nfanticid3]

rend

[@AoSCoach]

Rend is definitely important, especially having -2 or -3 within your list

[@AoSCoach]

Gore Pilgrims hurts... I played and lost against it yesterday. Who says you need 10 wound heroes to hold Duality of Death when you can just blood Boil your opponent :-(

[@stekhouse]

thank you for all this info, i was 12 when i got interested in Warhammer and of course being so young i didn't have the money to build up an army in a considerable time so i lost interest in it. but now being 28 i'm starting to get back into it even if the old world i loved is no more.

[@AoSCoach]

It’s funny... as kids we had no money but all the time in the world to hobby and play. Now, we have a lot more money but limited time. I love the Old World and the new Mortal Realm lore is fantastic.

[@kaibe5241]

Warhammer is definitely a hobby for those with good jobs.

[@sudonickx]

Thank you! I've been so confused about how to actually pick an army. You have cleared up my 50 million questions.

[@AoSCoach]

Glad to have helped Nick. So what did you pick?

[@sudonickx]

@@AoSCoach still undecided, ha. Heading to a local game store tonight to observe a few games and talk to the folks there. I like the destruction factions and am leaning toward an ironjawz army but we'll see.

[@Magention]

@@sudonickx Maw krusha is is freind

[@remarkzero]

THANK YOU! I have been looking for days to find someone who could explain the keyword/faction/allegiance interaction. I have been going through LoN battletome and those areas stumped me as i am brand new to this game. Watching you make use of the warscroll builder helped greatly! Now to take another crack at building a list.

[@AoSCoach]

I’m glad it helped! A piece of advice specific to LoN players. You have the option to have allegiance to Deathrattle (for example) or you have the Legion of Night/Blood/Sacrament which doesn’t rely on keywords (other than Death and being in LoN book). Flesh Eater Courts aren’t in LoN so they are treated as allies.

[@blackspiraldancer6]

I’m kinda bored with 40k, so I’m really interested in AoS, as the models are so amazing. I was having trouble figuring out how to pick a force, as the categories are so different than 40k. This video has pretty much answered all my questions, thanks a lot!

[@AoSCoach]

Thanks blackspiraldancer... glad it’s still useful, though it was one of my first videos. I probably need to rerecord it.

[@tylenoljonesfm2908]

thank you! i’ve been looking for this kind of breakdown tutorial for a while.

[@AoSCoach]

My pleasure Freddy, and to be honest, I need to re-record it. It’s one of my first videos but I’m glad you found it valuable.

[@russellp9009]

Love the vid. Going to do deployment next? This is a really good series.

[@AoSCoach]

Cheers Russell! Deployment was on the cards but wasn't the next in the series, I was planning on talking through the AoS phases and things you need to know to actually run a game. What specifically would you want to see on deployment?

[@timmcpharlin773]

What a great how to. You made it almost seem easy Nice work. Subscribed!

[@AoSCoach]

Cheers Tim! I’ll need to revisit my content to make sure it’s AoS 2 appropriate

[@Dakkadez]

Great work again!

[@AoSCoach]

Cheers Dez, really appreciate your support and tweet mate

[@zupator]

Thank you for taking the time to breakdown AOS army building. I think a lot of confusion would be cleared up if the Battlefield roles, like Leader and Battleline - were put in as key words of the Warscroll. Is this not done to sell battle tomes?

[@AoSCoach]

I guess the challenge is that units can be battleline in specific allegiance armies, and regular units in mixed Grand Alliance armies. EG: Skinks are battleline if you are Seraphon allegiance BUT aren’t battleline if you are Grand Alliance Order... but i see your point. This is only relevant for Matched Play too, which is only one way to play the game.

[@SalmonElla_68]

Love the Korn hat

[@AoSCoach]

Digging out one of my old videos mate. I love that hat

[@Awcamawn]

Ah, he said it! He said "Wanderers!" Great video. :)

[@AoSCoach]

I’m a man from the Old World... Wanderers have a place in my heart

[@robertreimers6938]

I personally subscribe to the idea of hammer and anvil wherever I can, with an attempt to get 1-2 units that will hold the opponent in place and another 1-2 hammers which have crazy high damage output

[@AoSCoach]

Hammer & Anvil is a great strategy and list build, especially when your Hammer is a Dragon ;-). Thanks for the comment Robert

[@robertreimers6938]

AoS Coach to be honest in my cancon list the anvils were the dragons and the hammers the fulminators, but yeah they work delightfully

[@lpmorgan90]

@@AoSCoach that's all well and good but what if you're hammering wrath mongers? Nothing funnier than watching a Dragon eat itself

[@jeremyhill9720]

The whole allegiance thing I just couldn't find any clear and concise information on and it was driving me wild. I needed to know how I could use the new ossiarch bonereapers with the legions of Negash (such as the allegiance to Death since I need more than a few hundred points for Negash lol). Now that I know I can pretty much buy anything Death and figure it out later, it really helps. Great video, very clear, thanks :D /Happy necromancer sounds

[@AoSCoach]

Glad it was still useful, I’ll be recording this video and other soon. It’s quiet old.

[@jeremyhill9720]

@@AoSCoach Maybe the allegiance info is in the General's Handbook? because I haven't been able to find it in my Battletome or Core Rulebook anywhere. Still hoping there is some rule that lets Ossiarch Bonereaper/Nighthaunt/Flesh-Eater units count as Legions of Negash for rules purposes, cause I would like to have a fairly coherent army with a bit of each (specifically favourite units) but it feels like you lose a lot when you go with a Grand Alliance allegiance. That being said, I can't live without my good ol' skelly minions and death mages/necromancers, so I may have to cut my losses lol.

[@scrotos92]

Thank you for this video! I've got a bunch of old vampire counts models and I was wondering how could I make a playable 1000/1500 AoS army out of them, now I got the answer!

[@AoSCoach]

Thanks L. Paoli, I'm glad it's helped... and welcome back! I had to transition my old Empire army into Age of Sigmar so I feel your pain. If you don't already have Legions of Nagash and the Generals handbook, these will significantly help.

[@robertreimers6938]

L. Paoli definitely go legions of negash book as it consolidates most of the old death stuff into an effective army with great and interesting spells and traits

[@RedGeist]

Not sure if you keep up with old vids Anthony but I'm really loving your channel

[@daveschwartz7817]

Great video. This was a very helpful video. Thank you.

[@AoSCoach]

No problems Dave! I was about to record how to play the game... then AoS 2 dropped...

[@TheSixYardBox]

You got a like for the korn hat. Love your videos dude

[@AoSCoach]

Thanks Simon. I haven’t worn that hat for a while... so i reckon it’s time for a come back! One of my all time favourite bands

[@xSurfuel2]

Thanks so much, I've benn looking for this in a lot of places. You really did help!

[@Derek_Gamble]

Love the video! Keep up the good work!

[@AoSCoach]

Cheers Derek, I really appreciate the feedback! Feel free to shout out if you have an idea for future videos

[@Derek_Gamble]

As a matter of fact, I've been sitting here trying to figure out how to gauge optimal unit sizes in lists. A video on choosing the right unit strength would be quite the help. Just looking at my Dwarfs, I want my Longbeards in units of 30, but what about Hammerers? If I'm taking an odd unit like Endrinriggers that come in sets of 3, is it better to keep them sparse and run MSU, or run 9+ of them in a single unit? What do I need to keep in mind when I'm putting it all together? I've been looking at various lists online in forums and I run into a lot of players running MSU and ignoring "horde bonuses" entirely. A guide with rough suggestions on how to run units in specific roles would be nice, like a few examples of how to run an anvil or hammer unit.

[@AoSCoach]

Take a step back and think about the role that you want them to play. Are they a hammer or are they an anvil? Using the Endrinriggers as an example, taking 9 models would reduce the amounts of drops in your army and will give you a better option of taking the first turn. They'll hit their opponent like a truck and it's easy to buff them with a Khemist. If your opponent attacks them, there could be a good chance the unit loses or is destroyed by battleshock. That's the risk you play. If you ran them in 3x3 units, your drops would increase but you can move three units around the board independantly to seize objectives or split your attacks. Losing models will unlikely cause further damage with battleshock and it's harder to buff them because you'll have more units than characters. When I was running SCE Prosecutors in my Freeguild army, I would run 2x3 units because it gave me tactical movement. In a scenario like battle for the pass, I have 2 fast units who could seize the middle objectives. If they could hold them until the rest of my force got there, they made up their points. The great thing about Disposessed is that you can turn an Anvil into a Hammer with the Pick Axe artefact that lets you tunnel.

[@larrymanns364]

This was super informative, thanks for the video!

[@AoSCoach]

Thanks Larry. A few things are outdated but I’ll be recording an update in the near future.

[@gabrielantona]

Super useful

[@AoSCoach]

Glad you think so Gabrielantona

[@pacecory1]

Or you could use battlescribe which is free, regularly updated, and is on your phone so you can take it with you and make adjustments on the go if need be.

[@AoSCoach]

Absolutely. This video was recorded 3 years ago and a lot has changed. I don't think BattleScribe had the AoS files at the time

[@perkinsdearborn4693]

Question: What are the critical new player skills to develop? For example, knowing each of your own army unit's primary role on the battlefield. It would be great to have a bootcamp for new players. Not sure if anyone does that type of thing. Perhaps Beasts of War in the UK.

[@perkinsdearborn4693]

And thank you for the newbie videos!

[@joshuapmaher]

good stuff!

[@AoSCoach]

Cheers Josh, and thanks for the sub too. It means a lot

[@coenpompstra9756]

Korn hat, nice

[@AoSCoach]

Easily 1 of my Top 5 bands. Thanks for watching

[@michaelwsc]

Hello newbie here! Been watching your video and it is really helpful! Wonder if what I made is correct here. Please review and comment if you have time thank you. Allegiance: Chaos Leaders Mighty Lord Of Khorne (120) Exalted Deathbringer (80) - Ruinous Axe & Skullgouger Bloodstoker (80) Battleline 15 x Blood Warriors (300) - Goreaxes 20 x Bloodreavers (140) - Reaver Blades Units 20 x Skullreapers (680) - Goreslick Blades 1 x Khorgoraths (90) Battalions The Goretide (130) Slaughterborn (160) Skulltake (190) Total: 1970 / 2000 Extra Command Points: 3 Allies: 0 / 400 Wounds: 134

[@AoSCoach]

Hey Mate. Looks like a fun list and nice work on taking a crack at such a large formation. From what I can see, you haven’t met the requirements of The Goretide and seem to be missing a few units. I also believe you need 3+ warscroll batallions on top of the Slaughterborn... and it looks like you have 1 (Skulltake). These mega batallions are very hard to fit into 2,000 points. My advice is to start from the basic. Build your minimum list for Skulltake, then Slaughterborn and then Goretide. I think you’ll find that it’ll put you in 2.5k or larger

[@michaelwsc]

Okay I will think for another one again :)

[@michaelwsc]

Also, I have a question. Why is the Gore Pilgrims need to include SlaughterPriest that is Min1 and Max1 in the rule book? Is that possible?

[@TwistedAlphonso1]

Interesting video....

[@AoSCoach]

I didn’t know who Mungo Jerry was until I just Googled. A new style inspiration I think

[@Epicfailgaming001]

A little confused how matched play works. Using Battlescribe, it offers abilities from old generals handbooks. If I were to play competitive, can you only use the generals handbook 2020? Or can you use all of them?

[@AoSCoach]

First off, drop BattleScribe. Age of Sigmar’s best list building tool is a free tool called Warscroll Builder. You build your matched play army using the latest Generals Handbook (which is currently 2020) as well as any White Dwarf publications.

[@Epicfailgaming001]

@@AoSCoach Thanks so much. Will do. My friend and I were wondering.

[@AoSCoach]

@@Epicfailgaming001 when you're playing with your mate, do whatever you want. When it comes to competitive or matched play events, we only follow the latest GHB including battleplans, points, and army composition rules. In addition on the Games Workshop website you will also find erratas, where they have updated rules or points. We do this cycle at least 2 a year.

[@ilanrubin3424]

On mounted animals there is a star what does that mean?

[@AoSCoach]

Do you remember what that was referring to Ilan? If it’s what I think it is, it means that it isn’t a fixed characteristic and can change... usually when wounds are suffered. On their warscroll there is normally a table which shows that the profile will degrade as it becomes injured.

[@russellp9009]

Been working on a gun line type stormcast list with aetherstrike. Can I email you my 2 separate lists to see what you think?

[@AoSCoach]

Shoot them through at [e-mail] . Looking forward to seeing the lists

[@theadtheogrekiller5629]

Everyone loves facing gunlines! Haha

[@alextszchunchan6835]

Faction focus for new Tzeentch?

[@AoSCoach]

It’s coming... I always record after the FAQ so it’s accurate.

[@RocketHarry865]

how much does a 30 man handgunner unit cost

[@AoSCoach]

In price it’s 100pts for 10 models and there is no massive regiments discount. There isn’t a change in this price in 2nd Edition AoS too.

[@kaibe5241]

+1 for Korn. hahaha. What did you think of Davis' solo album?

[@AoSCoach]

I can never say anything bad about Jonathan Davis... it was alright

[@AoSCoach]

I can never say anything bad about Jonathan Davis... it was alright

[@michaelbayliss4018]

nice shirt

[@AoSCoach]

Sheesh... going back into the archives here Michael

[@jean-denisvedanta4908]

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[@AoSCoach]

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