January 2025 Stormcast Tier List - The Stormkeep #73

[@ginorisso1169]

Glad to see the Lord-Vigilant on Gryph-Stalker come up from where they were originally. I love that model and wanted to use it to support my Terminos-Reclusian brick, feeling validated in that decision 🤘

[@TheStormkeep]

@@ginorisso1169 i quite like him with reinforced prosecutors, especially if they are given Special Assignment for more rend! Buff them with Finest Hour, send them through the portal, drop the Vigilant nearby, and they can deal a ton of damage!

[@ginorisso1169]

@TheStormkeep my list has two reinforced units of Prosecutors, will give that a try!

[@hungrymatador213]

I finally gave up on my sequitors after 6 months with no change in price or explanation from GW its clear they are fading into legends ahead of everything. I spent a bittersweet 8 hours this weekend converting them to chaos warriors. They had been some of my best painted minis and it seemed like a waste to not field them anymore, so pivoted to them as the warrior portion of the regiment of renown; Lord Skaldior Chosen. Great videos guys, love that you will adjust to quickly to changes, real value to subscribers!

[@kurukblackflame]

5:30 A gentleman does not take a double turn. Not the done thing.

[@olafolafsson2755]

Hi there, Redeploy + covering Fire should actually not be possible even if you can run+shoot. Declare: Pick a Unit that didnt use a run ability. Which means the Unit cant even be picked to use the covering Fire command. Gr8 Video, as always

[@TheStormkeep]

@@olafolafsson2755 Shoot uses the same wording. "Declare: Pick a friendly unit that did not use a Run or Retreat ability this turn to use this ability." Why would Vanguard Chamber work for Shoot but not Covering Fire?

[@Dotification]

How cheap would the Knight Questor need to be for people to take him? 100??

[@TheStormkeep]

100 would make him a very cheap hero that can take Prosecutors, which might be enough to take him out of F Tier. Doesn't seem terribly useful right now, but if our points increase in the future that may be relevant

[@Dotification]

@TheStormkeep Well he doesn't do much else, other tag along with a unit of SS Questors. I have a 120 pt. Lord Veritant in a list to unlock Prosecutors, pray 🙏, & bully wizards [& other priests] w/in 12" = not a bad deal, to me...

[@murg6150]

I am having a hard time visualizing how one would pack 2x6 annihilators into a space that they all get to fight if charged. Is it just 2 rows of 6 perfectly lined up across an objective? But also, how exactly does Bastian fit into that?

[@TheStormkeep]

@@murg6150 enemies just have to be within 3" of one model to trigger their strike last ability, so if you run two units together in two ranks your opponent won't be able to finish a charge without being in range of both units

[@ZergSmasher]

Maybe I'm crazy but I really want to run a reinforced brick of Stormstrike Palladors. So much so that I bought a second box of 3 so that I could do just that. Here's hoping they get one more points drop. Personally I think they are a cheaper alternative to the various Dracothian units and Vanguard Palladors. Also I only have 3 VanPallys and probably won't be able to get more soon, so there's that. One question I did have though: Is it possible to run a viable Stormcast list with no wizards? I mainly ask because I can't get the endless spell models anywhere, and I feel like wizards without access to those are just kind of sad.

[@TheStormkeep]

@@ZergSmasher depends how you define viable... If youre trying to win a lot of tournament games, it seems like having at least one wizard to cast spells offers a tremendous amount of utility

[@ZergSmasher]

@@TheStormkeep That it does, but I feel like you need the endless spells to get the most out of a wizard, and that sucks because it means you're forced to buy the endless spell models, and if they aren't available to buy you're just SOL. Hence why I'm wondering if going without a wizard is a viable route to take. Maybe with a Lord-Veritant since he can deny like a wizard at least? I hate that they made endless spells just a free thing you can take, as it creates a bit of a "haves and have nots" situation as far as model ownership goes (e.g. you're leaving money on the table if you don't take them). Same with faction terrain, but at least I did manage to find the Stormcast one of those and got it build.

[@TheStormkeep]

@@ZergSmasherA Karazai list may be able to pass on bringing any wizards. Karazai is an immovable object so you wont need to summon manifestations to block movement if youve got him

[@antoniogonzalez4252]

As someone who started AoS 2 months ago and am just finishing painting my Spearhead and Skaventide Stormcast half what shold I look to buy next? My local game store has the Battleforce from a few years back the one with the drakes is that a good option? Thanks, the video was nice and I dropped a sub, keep up the good work!

[@TheStormkeep]

@@antoniogonzalez4252 Thanks, glad you liked the video! Cant go wrong with a couple boxes of Longstrikes! We've got a starter list in our upcoming video that tries to use the units from the Spearhead + Skaventide boxes

[@Dotification]

Another sprue/unit of Prosecutors & Reclusians to reinforce those minimum size units you have already would be good. See if you can track down a Knight Arcanum, or proxy 1 from the "free" SC wizard you get with 1 of those "Getting Started w/ Age of Sigmar" magazines from 2nd or 3rd edition. & a box of Questor Soulsworn, & the Krondys/Karazai box. Once you're comfortable with the basics, start bringing the Storm-Portal-Loo faction terrain. Prolly worth ordering from MiniStomp if you're in the U.S. Best wishes!!

[@Timbucktoo32]

Ok.....now Lords of the Storm?

[@TheStormkeep]

Soon! We delayed it from late last year because the Battlescroll was such a big change