NEW army Debut! Nurgle vs Sylvaneth: Befouling Host vs Gnarlroot: Age of Sigmar Battle Report!!

[@BattleshockWargaming]

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[@matthewpaul4520]

Do you guys ever have guests come in from the community? Aside from friends?

[@BattleshockWargaming]

@matthewpaul4520 we typically do not have random guests, because the studio is at my private residence, but if you want to meet sometime in the area and play a few games, we could discuss. Where are you located?

[@matthewpaul4520]

@@BattleshockWargaming I live in Kansas, that was my next question as well 🤣

[@BattleshockWargaming]

@matthewpaul4520 well you about 800 miles away, lol. Maybe we can play on TTS one day haha

[@matthewpaul4520]

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[@familytributestudios]

You guys are one of the better batrep channels out there. Keep it rolling.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thank you. You have been one of our biggest supporters for a long time so we really appreciate you.

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

38:36 ‘that’s a strange distance’ - no, it’s 3x7! Both sacred nurgle numbers ;)

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Is that was school house rock was signing about all that time?

[@Midgar88]

Awesome to see you got into nurgle! Such a great faction. Cheers!

[@BattleshockWargaming]

We want all the factions represented, this project has been a long time coming

[@jakea3950]

Hats off to you guys. Great bat raps, i wish you all the success. Ill make sure to go over ones i missed during a paint session 🎉

[@nightlegion2508]

The number of wounds that David shrugged.... Insane

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Michael and I have a running joke that I roll 5 ups 50 percent of the time lol

[@voice9893]

Voting for nurgle but i think Without plaguebearer its gonna be hard😊. Btw Michael did you know that with verdannt Harmonie you can summon a 2 or 3 tree wyldwood aswell. I didnt until Yesterday someone mentioned only Restriction for 1 tree is with the artifact and treelordancient. Might protect vs shotting heavy armies If you can fit it. Yep treelords dont get turned Off but they need to be wholly within 6 Inch of the tree and more than 9 Inch away so still pretty easy to Turn off. 18:30 orgott deamonspew can only issue free command to Mortals so only to other magotlords🙂. @ Michael time to Bring Out belthanos, Arch Rev and Take warsinger to get Mobility outside spiteswarm hive. Magotlords are undercosted atm and i dont think they should have a 3+ Armorsafe 😔 make them all 4+ Like bloab.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

I did not know that. I have been playing sylvaneth for over a year now and didnt know that. Amazing thanks for the help.

[@erictrudel1164]

Ohhh boy ! I'm kinda surprised of the result of the game. I thought it would a hard match up for Nurgle because their slow speed vs Sylvaneth's strike and fade. But the dice gods were not in Michael's favor. @michael to answer your question in the live chat . The army I brought in my loosing game vs sylvaneth was LRL Ymetrica, with Avalenor, Stonemage, Enlightener, Cathallar, 2 x 10 Stoneguards, 10 Bladelords, 3 x 5 Dawnriders.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

I thought this was a favorable matchup for the sylvaneth too. I looked at daves army and was like well im going to lift 1 maggoth lord a turn, shut down the beast and then run from the glottkin, but boy howdy i was wrong. I need some more stoneguard from so i can run a propery ymetrica list but i really like your list

[@erictrudel1164]

​@@BattleshockWargaming yes I like that list too, Stonguards are tough to kill and properly buffed (Unlyealding toughness + unshakable faith of the mountain) can really delete stuff. A block of 10 bladelords can do 8-9 mortals easily. The flaws is speed. But dawnriders can help with objective control and some BT. But so far some matchup are really difficult for me... any shooting army or maps with 6 objetives are really a big headache.

[@Stryder467]

Welcome back from the first holiday gauntlet, gentlemen. Glad to see Maggotkin hit the battlefield on this channel for the first time which motivates me to cheer for them to win this time around when I might have favored Sylvaneth in other situations. The paintjob on these guys is phenomenal. The faction, as a whole, I view as a big challenge to paint simply because of all the disease marks(Pus, torn skin, etc.) creating hugely detailed models. With a sufficiently skilled painter at the helm, though, these guys offer a magnificent opportunity for a beautiful but repulsive army. I really like that Graymatter merchandise for spell tokens in particular. Mystic Shield needs to be an addition to my collection, even though my main army has no natural Wizards! :P

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thank you for the detailed comment! We really appreciate that. Michael works his ass off to get this stuff painted. If you look at the Glottkin, he has colors from all of the maggoth lords, as well as the plaguebearers (not pictured in this report) they are beautiful and I am honored to get to play them for you guys. Regarding Gray Matter, go support him! This is his first sponsorship and we want him to get some good hits from it 😉 As always, thanks for watching our content, we can't do it without our community!

[@Kerldogg13]

Those beast of Nurgle models are SO sick

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thanks Dan! We love them :)

[@jessemorse5418]

So, I don't know if you guys thought about this but I would personally look at running Belthanos over Durthu. He doesn't hit quite as hard ( still hits hard though)but he can potentially give your terrain a +1 to casting for the warsong and gives your hunters run and charge. He's only 10 more points and if spells are the focus, it might be good. Not to mention, with 12" of movement and run+charge, he never has the Durthu feel bad moments of not getting in.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Belthanos is on the way! This was filmed before Michael had finished painting belthanos

[@JeMangeLaPoubelle]

New to the hobby, like how your video style is SUPER informative and clear! Great stuff.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thank you! We try to make the best content we can and have FUN while getting other people into the hobby! Join our Discord (link in description of videos) and show us what you are running! Feel free to share your lists and we have a great community that can help you with list building and rules clarification. We appreciate you taking time to comment! Happy wargaming :)

[@scottpfaff7804]

As a tip. I might have missed it but i didn’t see you use the Glottkins best ability Blightkrieg. The ability to charge with two units in your opponents movement phase is AMAZING. Doing that a few times to opponents and the Glottkin will be feared and avoided. I just run with the Glottkin in my turns, and charge in my opponents.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Michael literally stayed outside 12 for the whole game, so I could not issue it lol

[@scottpfaff7804]

@@BattleshockWargaming well that’s def an effect the glottkin can have. I do love how impactful he is to the game in terms of influencing my opponents decision cycle.

[@gregoiremichelet]

Great battle rep ! Keep it up One question : why is the Tree Lord Ancient counting as 6 on an objective ?

[@BattleshockWargaming]

The battle plan rule in every step is forward means charging units are +1 on objectives :)

[@stubbornpaints7407]

Awesome battlereport and the nurgle army is gorgeous! Great job guys

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thank you! Feels good to finally get them on the channel 😉

[@Solitayre_sedai]

I am currently painting my nurgle army and the paint work on your army is incredible. The beasts of nurgle, have they been modified by you or are they an available variant?

[@orkimedes]

3d printed

[@BattleshockWargaming]

They are a print you can find on cults

[@GamingGuardians]

@@BattleshockWargaming They look absolutely grotesque. I must print them!

[@adrianstaniszewski4805]

Bloab does not have +1 to unbind, he does however have a 14' auta of -1 to cast for opponents, anyways great br!

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Good catch ill pass that on to david so he knows for next time. Thanks for the comment!

[@jakea3950]

He does have the 1+ to cast. Probably why dave assumed 1+ to unbind.

[@SuXMyDuck]

Orgots comand points can only issue orders to mortals :D

[@BattleshockWargaming]

You are correct, was david using it to issue commands to some beasts of nurgle? That cheeky guy lol. Ill make sure to pass this along to him so he remembers for next time. Thanks for the comment

[@RykoCrucem]

Whats michaels opinion on a kurnoth focused army utilizing the new beetle man coming out? Id love to see something like that on the channel. Rough game for sylvaneth there, but it definitely made nurgle look good lol. Gonna need to see more of this nurgle list though cus michael had such bad luck i dont feel like it got properly tested. Lol to all those long charges making it though. Thanks for that batrep, i dont comment on every one yall do but im always excited when one drops!

[@BattleshockWargaming]

We are filming and play testing with belthanos, the videos will drop soon :)

[@vrax23]

great painting job! love the nurgles :)

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thank you! Michael has become a master painter after painting literally 15 armies this year! We appreciate you watching our videos :) hit our Discord and show us what you are working on! Feel free to DM Michael or myself for list building questions or paint scheme recipes! We love to engage with our community!

[@Bassefar]

Great battle! Though Befouling Host requires a demon general, and you only ran Mortals.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

You can run befouling, you just don't get the extra tree :)

[@poxous3854]

ah that is dirty....gotcha.@@BattleshockWargaming

[@ryanm5012]

Thanks for the Promo code to Baron of Dice. And thanks for all the awesome videos. Your models are amazing too!!!

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thank YOU for watching our channel and taking time to comment :) We appreciate you bro!

[@matthewpaul4520]

Beast are naturally 4+/3+. I think the first round you said 5+/4+, and on the top of round three you didn't swing the slobbering maw, extra d6 attacks. Also when they fall back, a 4+ gives a disease point. 18 of them with Slimux is a blast to play.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

So the beast was hitting on 5s/4s because dryads arr minus 1 to hit/wound. I did forget about the maw in that activation. I didn't notice the rule about disease! Thanks for pointing that out, I want to git gud with Nurgle because I plan to take them to LVO 😉

[@matthewpaul4520]

@BattleshockWargaming I just played a game using 12 of them, it was on the top of my mind

[@WindsOfMagic]

Fav moment was bottom of turn 4. Dave rolled 4 ward saves, and failed 3 of them. He took an extra second to make sure and count them, in disbelief that, for the first time, his dice weren't 300% above average. Lol.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Give him a 9 inch charge and a 5+ ward and he is too powerful lol

[@honandlolchampion]

Did you use the diseased slime trails from the beasts of nurgle?

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Nope, totally forgot. This was my first time ever playing Nurgle Lol

[@jozefdanko6303]

Spirit of Duruthu fight in 4 round: Thats 18 demage? No, he is underbracket...roll 3D6...and thats 17😂😂😂 Best AoS battlereports on youtube👍👍

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thanks for the comment! I have deemed Durthu as "Hurt You" because he is THE beatstick in the game lol. Thanks for being a member, we can't do it without you guys!

[@schaaf9637]

Beautiful Nurgle Army

[@BattleshockWargaming]

thank you, Michael does most of our painting and this might be one of his nicest armies yet

[@ranchipapa]

Where is the join button for members? 😅

[@BattleshockWargaming]

There is a link in the description box of the video. It says something like "Join this channel to get access to perks" and just below is a little youtube icon with link

[@bramraets2094]

Poor Michael’s dice rolls

[@BattleshockWargaming]

It happens, Nurgle just had beginners luck lol, I lose to that list 90 percent of the time!

[@jtb818]

Love seeing Sylvaneth and some powerful armies clash together. Nurgle Seem suuuper powerful. Really hard to punch through. Wonder if the whole treelord package is strong enough, or Belthanos is the new truth❤

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Belthanos might be the truth, Im eyeing a nurgle sylvaneth rematch soon

[@Borhamus]

Love Nurgle. Nice video

[@avocadoarmadillo7031]

Fun match! Those models looking great :)

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thank you avacado! We appreciate your comment and for supporting the channel

[@kalleejnar]

Awesome to see Nurgle!! Love Nurgle. Looks like you forgot Glottkins most amazing ability, to counter charge in end of enemy movement. So Sylvaneth turn 4 you could have charged the beast boy to get Durthu and Kurnoths in place. Not that it really mattered but amazing ability.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

David was constantly reminding me of the glotkins counter charge ability I never got close enough for him to use it

[@kalleejnar]

@@BattleshockWargaming Ah, well played!

[@jekyldnthide]

GLORY TO THE GRANDFATHER!

[@BattleshockWargaming]

May they spread the greatest gift (disease) through the mortal realms like glitter on a gluestick!

[@orkimedes]

How come you didn’t use Blightkrieg at all this game?

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Michael stayed more than 12" away from Glottkin all game

[@TimsWheelbarrowMTG]

How do y'all have so many primal dice?

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Andtorian acolytes battalion gives you an additional dice each turn on a 3 plus. They last for the battle round, so if you have that battalion you could have up to 6. If a player does a super cast with primal dice, it could go even higher lol.

[@TimsWheelbarrowMTG]

Thanks for the reply - realised I'd forgotten about Sylvaneth 3d6 spellcasting and had thought this was extra use of primals. Couple of tiny bits for Nurgle - Bloab is +1 to cast but not to dispel (he does apply debuffs to enemy casting within 14 though) Orghotts can only use his CP on mortal units, not beasts Don't think either of these had a major impact, but useful for the future hopefully

[@TheDeathbrlnger]

guys which detachment did u use on sylvaneth list ?

[@BattleshockWargaming]

An acolytes, for the extra primal dice, and a battle regiment to reduce drops.

[@TheDeathbrlnger]

@@BattleshockWargaming whenever ı olay durthu he always miss his big dmg. I'm wondering to put drycha

[@Pedrocas84]

Hunters could not s&f since they didnt kill anything on round 3?

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Here is the rule: Strike and Fade: Once per turn, in your combat phase, immediately after a friendly SYLVANETH unit that is wholly within 9" of an overgrown terrain feature or friendly Awakened Wyldwood has fought and slain models (if any) have been removed from play (core rules, 14.2), you can remove that unit from the battlefield and set it up again more than 9" from all enemy units and wholly within 9" of either a different overgrown terrain feature that is more than 3" from all enemy units or a different friendly Awakened Wyldwood that is more than 3" from all enemy units. It is saying after slain models (if any) have been removed, you can remove the unit. It does not states that you have to slay models to activate the ability, It just happens after slain models (if any) are removed from play. It is worded poorly, could do with a clarification in the next faq.

[@salsathe4th]

Gotta get Belthanos up in here

[@BattleshockWargaming]

We have 1 filmed with him already and filming another this weekend. He will be on soon!

[@trevorchadwick7649]

David's 5+ is wild...

[@BattleshockWargaming]

If you want a set of my dice, dm me on discord and I'll ship you some for a great deal and pay shipping ;). I'm not saying they are lucky, but they did curiously well this game lol

[@trevorchadwick7649]

@BattleshockWargaming tempting. My buddy and I had custom dice made to do our own batrep and he had to move during covid... miss my buddy, only use our dice now!

[@jbowiehill]

Noooooo! Damnit! My team lost

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Always vote for the bad guys lol

[@hans8102]

It is still a dice game. That is what did battle showed. Felt sorry for Michael. Dave had a lucky hand. Nice game guys.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thanks Hans, Dice did have a big impact on this game, I dont want to steal davids victory away though, for his first time out he played the nurgle really well.

[@hans8102]

He sure did. Natural talent!

[@envaya9838]

no Belthanos? 😢

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Belthanos is done and we will be filming with him this weekend, we already filmed another game with a friend who had Belthanos and it will be on the channel soon!!

[@salteris]

Did we forget Blitzkrieg?

[@BattleshockWargaming]

No michael intentionally stayed outside of 12 to shut down that ability

[@MrHelix7293]

i don't know why GW thought its fun to put a roll of 2+ on an endless spell that is hard to cast and not get unbound while there are effects in other armies that just 'happen'....

[@BattleshockWargaming]

PLaying sylvaneth has always felt like everything was riding on that one roll but now with primal unbinds its hard to get that off consistently

[@MrHelix7293]

@@BattleshockWargaming exactly, Sylvaneth are great as long everything works in your magic Phase. But one spell that gets unbound or miscast can make things go downhill reaaaal fast

[@danielturke6959]

Fun Game but u spiked those wards bro XD. Bloab gets only +1 on casts and not for unbinds and u forgot your secound tree for beeing befouling host.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Thans for the rules clarification for bloab:) I didn't get a second tree because my general wasn't a demon :)

[@kchaze]

I feel like Sylvaneth needs a point adjustment to make a few units cheaper. Too squishy and hardly any ability to survive a double if you can't teleport.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

We will see what upcoming updates do for them. The last several updates have all seen points reductions

[@redluke8119]

Kharadron Overlords vs tzeentch. 👇😅

[@BattleshockWargaming]

This sounds fun! Michael would have to run one of these armies because I play those factions :)

[@IamTheActualDave]

Br4 durthu can’t have -2 to hit; max modifier is +-1

[@BattleshockWargaming]

That just means that he is -1 to hit even if he uses an all out attack :)

[@IamTheActualDave]

@@BattleshockWargaming ah yep, that makes sense!

[@melchoriuz8116]

so cool to see. Turn one roll 1 on hive ... döööt no reliable play. Belthanos will change that.

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Belthanos might be the hero that sylvaneth have been waiting for, We will see he is all painted up and ready for action

[@ensomining]

⚔️

[@nonameentered1918]

No blightkrieg makes me sad

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Yeah, Michael stayed outside 12 inches of him the entire game 😞

[@KingRicko]

David's ability to roll 5+ wards makes me very upset

[@BattleshockWargaming]

I'm a pro, don't try this at home

[@austinroy-stewart1268]

You betray us!! Tzeentch >>> Nurgle >:(

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Skaven>>>Tzeentch...yes yes lol But serious Tzeentch will be back soon. they can be hard to balance against cause they are just so freaking strong

[@austinroy-stewart1268]

I would find a eternal conflagration list fun to watch! They're nowhere near as strong and focus a lot on big flaming plays. Plenty of puns to use for that one ;)@@BattleshockWargaming

[@austinroy-stewart1268]

That blizzard was so unfortunate ;(

[@austinroy-stewart1268]

We need a rematch for this one the dice were insane

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Talk about your all time backfires lol, and then it removed my primal dice going forward, maybe that wasnt the best plans

[@connorodea1566]

for the algo

[@BattleshockWargaming]

All glory to the algorithm!

[@charliebonta4932]

Trees!!! fTw

[@BattleshockWargaming]

Sylvaneth are strong, as long as their buffs/teleports go well....