Nighthaunt vs Cities of Sigmar | Warhammer: Age of Sigmar Battle Report

[@chriswilson6486]

"We don't play these games to win, we play these games to have fun." Amen!

[@aleksandarbogdanovic9880]

Having a short game doesn't mean the game was fun. Great display of what Nagash can do. And yeah, Hand of Dust MVP of the game :D

[@SeasonofWar]

nor does a long game mean the game was fun, having fun during the game means it was fun :)

[@Kinhussar]

​@@SeasonofWar That's how I try to appease my wife each time.

[@aleksandarbogdanovic9880]

Completely agree, I think you did a great job. :D@@SeasonofWar

[@helljumpersmilsim1091]

Definitely like that you guys play through the games and matchups that are not always the most entertaining. I like seeing how much can be scraped together after a devastating blow.

[@vockorc]

Shademist cannot be cast on Nagash, most spells and abilities from Death factions cannot be used on him since he doesn't have any of the faction keywords :(

[@shuwan4games]

YeahI was about to comment this, it's a shame

[@RidgeHanna]

Ahhhhh, that makes sense. Shit. Seemed pretty strong, but I just figured because he can cast all of the spells he would be able to get them on him as well. It wouldn't have affected this game, but yeah the big boy not being able to get it is much worse in general. Thanks for the comment! :)

[@danieleagueli6490]

Why not? Nagash warscroll says so under Wizard section. Nagash doesn't benefit from "army's allegiance abilities" but knows all the spells from the spell lore. Also because if not how can he cast up to 6 spells?😊

[@shuwan4games]

@@danieleagueli6490 he can cast the spells but he cant be affected by shademist because it sates nighthaunt unit. nagash has no faction keyword

[@SquishyFishies]

@@shuwan4games said is correct. He can cast them but cant benefit from them.

[@jasonmclaughlin5647]

Enjoyed this a lot - knowing when to put yourself into an advantageos position is pure skill expression, moving the right units to the right spots

[@SeasonofWar]

100% 🙏

[@raigomander2817]

Loved the game, even if it ended quickly. But as you said, it's cool to see the potential of an army when everything goes their way (especially when is worse performing one in general) And kudos for being honest and posting this game, as these things happen a lot...it's a game of strategy, but luck plays a huge role, and when everything goes wrong, it can end quickly. Great of you to always show such a positive attitude and insight into the reality of the game Love you guys, keep it up!

[@mikeskyers5666]

As a nighthaunt main it makes me happy to see the getting some love. I have the Nagash model but haven't built it yet. He is a lot of points but he helps with nighthaunt recursion, and compared to other death factions they need that big time. I hopes its not too long before we see them again.

[@craigmcelroy1401]

I, too, am a Nighthaunt main. I really enjoy seeing battle reports featuring the spooky boys! It's nice to see what they can do in the right circumstances.

[@LakeyWargames]

Very much agree with the talk at the end of why you guys still put these out even when it goes one way. It's very much apart of the game that can happen to anyone regardless of match up. Playing to have fun and tell a story with your friends above all else for sure! Sometimes you get stem rolled, other days you're the steam roller. :) Keep up the great work guys, looking forward to the next! :)

[@GehtNichts-l8w]

LOVE THIS! Much better than the old Videos. I don't like the loooooonnng talk between the rounds, which are not realy that necessary. And the active play in the round is better instead we see the fast round and a talker explain all fast. Pls keep doin this way and don't move back.

[@gwell2118]

Thanks!

[@alexisherbeck3469]

Love the competetive Battlereports, keep the style!

[@davidfortin6437]

Great game guys. Appreciate the walkthrough at the end.

[@johnchiotis4323]

I really enjoyed and appreciate the honest game and battle outcome! I hate staged reports that some channels have. Thanks a lot for this approach!

[@jb87rell]

I totally get not playing these out more due to editing but I do think it would be fun to watch and see what you can do from such a bad position. Love the channel!

[@SeasonofWar]

Honestly I wish we had of played another turn or two out in hindsight, just quickly trying to scrape for some objectives.

[@Joe_Murph]

This is a great report, not sure why anyone complains about shorter ones. This stuff happens, it's important to see it if you don't play enough to experience it yourself. I've been unlucky enough to miscast playing Sylv with 1 caster and effectively end my hero phase and it's horrible. Seeing this, listening to the "post game" about what BTs you can do to scrap points was excellent content

[@DerMitWieWoOhneNamen]

For me there's a difference between games like this. Where just everything goes the way of one side due to luck of the dice. It's entertaining to see and discuss which pieces falling caused the strongest domino effect. And games like virtually every single Idoneth game that ends in turn 2 or 3 when not played against the maybe 3 or 4 tournament lists that can withstand them. What is there to discuss? Sharks killed everything in their back-to-back activations. Nothing was left on the board, nothing could hide from their 14" move or Reavers 26" threat range in shooting.

[@squigdwarf]

Length of game doesn’t matter. Great report!

[@nerdlydelicious1876]

Had a pretty similar game result vs BoC the other day. Running Lethis so I had 4 priests (cav marshal, foot marshal, pontifex, allied Ionus) and one warforger. miscast out the gate with the warforger, and all of my priests except for Ionus failed their prayers. It pretty much set the tone for the rest of game. Opponent got the double on me, and at that point I knew I had lost

[@thedoubleop]

Epic Game!!!!

[@joebetz6317]

Always a good time, despite the brutal ghost push!

[@Strade8]

I would like to see a cos list with fusiliers since they look like the best unit in the book with the right buff. Nice battle report!

[@Enkiel2]

If anything, i wish you guys would play through games like this anyway, sure it might be one sided, but as you said, in tournament, you'd try to scrape points left and right, and that's a struggle we all have to deal with one day or another, and who knows, you could think of strategies we wouldn't and it'd be a learning experience for us.

[@SeasonofWar]

Yeah I had the same thought in hindsight, we should have at least played out the CoS then seen what happened with prio.

[@LaughingMan876]

I just played a game with Nagash on another youtube channel, High Ground Gaming. One thing to note, shademist cannot be cast on Nagash as he is not a nighthaunt unit. I myself made the mistake of summoning two endless spells with him in the same turn. I actually struggled to use all his 8 spellcasts every turn, I think this version of his warscroll is in an awkward space...

[@Averagejoepainting]

GO SPOOKY BOYS!

[@Gotti_Huanchi]

I didnt see if it was the case or not BUT, make sure you use different units to charge for bait and trap and not the same that retreated as you need "different friendly units" :) My local nighthaunt guy tricked me on that before ;) Bait and Trap: You complete this battle tactic if 2 or more friendly units retreated this turn and 2 or more different friendly units made a charge.

[@ichbins5138]

Good ambition and opinions at the end. Totally agreeing.

[@relic628]

Been doomin on NH lately but this was fun to watch, it was nice to see what *could* happen when things go right!

[@mandraqe]

It's hard not to be doomin on NH.

[@pythongrail]

Thematically Eltherion should be immune from hand of dust, he’s already dust, he can’t be effected twice

[@shanegoldner6855]

That terrain!!! Wow😮

[@valeclaw1697]

Eltharion getting flashbacks to the End Times even now...

[@MartinElis-f2v]

Is there some place to submit a wish-armylist to be played in some of the future battle reps?

[@TheNeoanomally]

Great batrep. Lots of things went Ridges way that game, but that happens 😂

[@Risinng72]

Why use the Triumph for the Charge reroll when you can use a CP?

[@SeasonofWar]

The reroll can only be done in your own charge phase, the triumph can be done in any charge phase!

[@Risinng72]

@@SeasonofWar No that is not true, you can use it in any charge Phase Forward to Victory You can use this command ability after you make a charge roll for a friendly unit. That unit must receive the command. You can re-roll the charge roll for that unit.

[@SeasonofWar]

@@Risinng72 just doubled checked - the core rules have it as you say, but if you look at the quick reference on the back of the GHB it's under a header of 'Your Charge Phase', definitely odd!

[@jamesguillette3878]

@@SeasonofWar probably because GW didn't think about charging in your opponents turn when they wrote it, kind of of like how you can unleash hell if you get charged in your own charge phase

[@theDEUBabides]

OOOF, A 26M VIDEO. Something must have gone terribly wrong (right for someone) haha

[@theDEUBabides]

Yep, haha. I wouldn't listen to complaints about short games and match ups. Your reports are the best because you play more competitive than most others.

[@aldwrld]

Zenestra with spell? She's priest if I remember correctly

[@SeasonofWar]

maybe we mispoke at one point but yeah she's definitely a priest only!

[@aldwrld]

@@SeasonofWar you gave her spell in army list. That's what made me check if I play her correctly myself :'D

[@SeasonofWar]

Ah, just a typo in the graphic - sorry!

[@angescratch5266]

Cool to see nagash

[@khulric3479]

Did you make your table, or is there a link where ones like that are available?

[@willroarty1512]

The alchemite warforger couldn't have taken hoarfrost unless you had an enhancement to get an extra spell. You have to take transmutation of lead as your first spell.

[@matthieuchamrion3426]

no he can. Rules said : IF you pick a spell from the lore of the Collegiale arcane for this unit, it must be transmutation of lead. But hoarfrost spell is generic for this season.

[@ansgarblume3135]

Great game!

[@cax3337]

Between this one and a Cities v Chaos I watched the other day, I'm starting to think Cities might not be very good xD Thanks for the report tho

[@SeasonofWar]

To be fair we weren't running 30 Fusiliers or the Command Corps, which are two of their strongest units. That said no army should be forced to take certain units to be any good, and means the internal balance of the book is out of sync.

[@solemnreign7574]

What happened to the guy you used to play with all the time Alex? I haven’t seen him for a bit

[@SeasonofWar]

He got busy doing renovations, getting married, and having a baby - so rude huh!? XD

[@solemnreign7574]

That’s awesome was just curious as he was here at the start! Thanks for the reply!

[@SamsButterscotch]

Hell yeah Cities! ❤

[@rollnycgaming2279]

Is anyone else here really not a fan of the double turn? I understand the tactical decision making to put yourself in a position to either capitalize on it or to protect yourself against it, but I've seen so many games that just get automatically won or lost because of a single die roll. It just sort of feels like a feel bad moment happening over and over again. What do you guys think?

[@SeasonofWar]

I honestly miss it when I play other games. Does it have an impact on matches at times? Of course. But it adds so much depth and strategy to the game and every decision you make, which I find super enjoyable regardless of how things go, and strategy can always overcome it. In this game for example, I could have kept the rest of my army further back, and only push the Wildercorps Hunters forwards, which would mean the NH wouldn't kill my screens turn 1, and on the double that's all he's getting. So it was my poor positioning that lost me the game, not the priority roll.

[@rollnycgaming2279]

@@SeasonofWar Well said 👍 thanks for the content!

[@nowhereweareagain]

I really like the paint job on that cities of sigmar army.

[@steampunkjim]

A brand new faction losing so hard to nighthaunt and Nagash of all things is -dire-.

[@matthieuchamrion3426]

Great video guys ! gg ^^ One question : Zenestra is not a sorcerer no ? Can't pick a spell

[@sausuna1250]

Zenestra isn't a wizard, she's a priest. She tried to chant a prayer. But they army list label is wrong, Tenebral Blades is on the Sorceress unit.

[@rmulshine]

You have short games because you build lists that prioritize killing your opponents army rather than scoring 5 battle tactics into an unknown opponent.

[@SeasonofWar]

Killing your opponents army does seam to be a good way to score well & make it tough for your opponent to tho

[@rmulshine]

@@SeasonofWar it is, but it’s not the only way. Let’s see like a 3 endless spell move trapping build, a glotkin/beast anti pile in build, or a gor/ungor all herd BoC.

[@vanrussell4072]

❤

[@baynenothos]

lmao the absolute state of Cities outside of Fusileer spam. Step 1 fails and the army crumbles. I'd actually rather GW said whoops pretend this book doesn't exist, go back to the previous one.

[@Onk3lM0]

This is a prime example of why I absolutely HATE the double-turn mechanic. I know some people will defend it to their deaths, since you "can play around it". Breaking your opponent because of a won roll-off just shouldn't be an option.

[@HotelAlex87]

You are absolutly right

[@orkimedes]

Double turn has nearly nothing to do with it. I tabled opponents in 2 turns in 40K more than in I have in AoS

[@jerimyelliott4807]

The double turn is a garbage rule. Try putting it in any other game or sport. Its just lazy and silly.

[@christheanachronist8546]

Priority rolls exist in a ton of other game systems, including the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game which many people tout as GW's best system. In AoS 3e you don't get to just take your turn while your opponent eats chips. There's interaction in every phase of the game, and the way that combat resolution works means that you can't just charge with everything and expect to sweep the field. The roll-off alone didn't break the Cities, failing to trigger buffs left them vulnerable and the Nighthaunt pounced. Even then, those countercharges could have absolutely shattered those Bladegeists, but the dice just didn't go that way.

[@KevinPotter-w5c]

This was harsh , I’ve played against night haunts and they can be tough the same as soulblight, I’m pleased you play honestly as this happens in tournaments 🏟️ 👍👹

[@voice9893]

I Liked the Game doesnt Matter the lenght. You dont fail your battletactic by not Casting it. Just dont throw the primal on the 1 and let them Cast Go. No need to risk it. 🫡

[@juapa2803]

The play was to get the spell with the sorceress so that the warforger could not cast and get the +1 save aura given the threat of a double turn. That miscast ment the warforger had to cast to get the tactic sacrificing the +1 to save. I think it was worth the risk, sometimes dice just do their thing hahaha