Vampire Counts vs Orcs | Warhammer the Old World 2000pt Battle Report

My Vampire Counts army takes on the Orc Horde of Val from the Square Based podcast.
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[@Kirk.t.g]

Cool spell templates!

[@jayemcbride6772]

I love that foot of gork and crystal column (plus both armies are killer). Thanks for posting!

[@Shredow2]

Both armies honestly look breathtaking. People who say old warhammer fantasy models look bad haven't seen them painted to this standard.

[@SquareBasedOldWorld]

Aw shux! I even painted some of mine!

[@strichar8519]

I couldn't agree more. Loved the foot of Gork as well! Just gorgeous 🦶

[@Garethadvertiser]

People say that? Even averagely painted armies look amazing ranked up

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

Every model is beautiful when love is put into the painting, and who doesn’t love their minis?

[@johnsnow5968]

Yeah, I thought the wight lord, squig hoppers, and giant squig in particular looked fantastic, much less stiff and awkward than many of the other models!

[@MacMuskelAttack]

This is how a batrep should be done! Perfect length, great narration and editing. Doesn't hurt that the armies look cool. Great job guys! Here's hoping for more Orcs and Dwarfs :) cheers!

[@dokdokutube]

Great to see a couple buddies having fun with this hobby. I also like the way they’ve presented the gist of the game with enough detail and flavor, but without letting the video run too long for viewers to enjoy. Good sportsmanship, food looking armies and dang impressive spell effect models.

[@RobHawkinsHobby]

Awesome battle report with beautiful models and scenery! You played it right with the Zombie Dragon Giving Ground- I initially thought it was "impassible" terrain, but the Give Ground rule on p. 155 just says "terrain" so contacting ANY terrain will stop the unit from giving ground further. You guys played it correct! However, the Wraith wouldn't be able to join a unit of skeletons. Ethereal on p. 167: "Characters that are not ethereal cannot join units that are, and vice versa."

[@Tizi1999]

Never have I clicked so fast on a video. Best battlereports out there!

[@samwalter940]

Love to see TOW content! Keep up the excellent battle reports!

[@BadDecisionDinosaur89]

Your Vampire Counts army looks incredible as always!

[@jurgen4466]

Great presentation and turn handling. Just the perfect flow. Beautiful armies , scrneries and especially the spells was the best I seen 🎉 Hope you come back with more battles!🤪

[@outandaboutintheworl]

Amazing armies and board set up. The templates are great, especially the Foot of Gork.

[@ginjasteve4435]

Great game both. I’ve had a very long and somewhat horrible day. This has made me smile, laugh and wish I was with you while you played. Thank you both. Great content!

[@TheRealActualPaincake]

Sick base converter for the Undead Dragon!

[@gregoryjordan1740]

I can feel the weight of that metal black coach with the plastic horses in my hand while watching this. That thing used to terrorize my poor little goblins!

[@april-bloom]

Yooooooo welcome back! I loved your first two videos and i was bummee out that there was only two videos :( I hope you're able to make more ❤

[@GrandeOldWorld]

Welcome back Eric 😊

[@johnsnow5968]

Every batrep of the old world i watch it is incredibly nostalgic for the older editions of whfb I played, where the units actually playing WHFB, marching around in blocks, who you spend dozens of hours slogging through batch painting do absolutely nothing while the 4-5 mounted heroes on either side make absolutely everything happen. Its a lot like what people incorrectly imagine age of sigmar is.

[@Bluecho4]

I like the idea that the Vampire's illusions make her look beautiful _to the beholder._ So when the entire group of Greenskins rush her at once, they see her as a bloody demon of war. So breathtakingly beautiful to the Greenskins, they briefly forget how to krump.

[@EricsHobbyBattleReports]

Hmm interesting thought

[@VoltanIgnatio]

Great armies, great terrain, great opponents having a great game. The epitome of warhammer 💪

[@billiondollarclownfarm]

lol that foot of gork is so good

[@oitoitoi1]

Beautiful armies, beautiful table, 2 great guys (love Val!), wonderful batrep!

[@SquareBasedOldWorld]

Love you too

[@ClaudiosCollection]

Heck yeah! Great to see such a high quality bat rep of TOW between two fine gents! Really love the scenery, Eric! It truly makes the game that much more immersive! Your templates are top tier, wonderful job. Can't wait to see more!

[@shardasaur]

This was great thank you. Simple video style, great battle, and the right length. Please do more!

[@comicnerd1000]

I NEED ONE FOR THE NEW YEAR. Good camera work and I love the format. please keep posting. came over from mordheim on your main channel. got into warhammer fantasy in TWWH2.

[@Mazer_Duck]

Love the battle report!! Lets see more Orcs! You guys need a rematch!

[@valheffelfinger6521]

Working on it!

[@RekisDiabetis]

Loved it! Awesome armies and spell effects, more please :)

[@MartyrDK]

Great battle report and nice painting from both of you.

[@alvisecattaruzzo9863]

Keep up those battlerep, well composed so I can follow them and understand them properly! WAAAAAAGHHHH

[@normtrooper4392]

This takes me back. I never had armies this well painted but the old world will always have my heart

[@thel1chking]

“Now I suddenly wanna go home real bad “ 😂

[@williammaitland8262]

There's good and then theres getting Spectral Doppelganger off with an Ogre Blad Vampire. Fantastic game! Cant wait to see more!

[@napukapu]

So cool! I've been a VC collector for years, but have never been able to play a match of Warhammer. Amazing to finally see army similar to my own in action!

[@knightofkob]

Love your battle reports. And beautiful armies.

[@camwardart]

Awesome armies. Always love to see the blades on your vampire counts, did the same green effect for mine and it looks great

[@uclearwhale]

awesome video guys, pretty impressive that the Dragon managed to win the game pretty much solo

[@lucai3994]

The Vortex templates are incredible! It is since the game was released that I am thinking about creating my own templates. I think I will take inspiration from these! Thanks! Great game!

[@chewieknievel8439]

Seeing such bad dice repeatedly on the orcs broke my heart. Just sad. Good looking battle report though. Dice games can be like that, sometimes you win, sometimes your dice throw the game for you.

[@miniaturesandstuff7376]

yes! more battles please. Dragons need toning down a bit me thinks..

[@Lord8976]

Vampire on dragon with spectral dopplganger and a magic weapon is a nasty and brutal combo x) Beautiful game ! Great terrains and minis !

[@diggytablet]

Great collab! Fan of both SB and EHW, so thoroughly enjoyed this one.

[@SquareBasedOldWorld]

10/10 very bassed

[@Tryel]

its subtle, but I love how the skeleton warriors are posde identically to each other. its a great contrast from 'shambling hordes' of the zombies to 'automata'', which is in a way even more unsettling.

[@EricsHobbyBattleReports]

Glad you noticed! I tried to give em that feel exactly

[@krakenattacken8230]

FINALLY!!! I BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS ON SQUARE BASED FOR SO LONG

[@2Infinit2]

oh my gosh. how did I not know eric had a battle reports channel?! HELL YEEAH

[@HallBr3gg]

Poor Val! I think Eric was lucky to get SpectralDoppleganger as a spell and de 2 double 6s! Very cool battle report!

[@SquareBasedOldWorld]

An inspiration for a recent attempt at using a very similar build: )

[@HallBr3gg]

@@SquareBasedOldWorld Did you roll good?

[@TheSamuraiEduh]

Great armies and battle report!

[@oukt237]

Great armies and great batrep!!! And this "Foot of Gork"-template...awesome!

[@RedQueensAce]

I didn't expect Val to be in command of the Orcs (and gobbos). What a game!

[@SquareBasedOldWorld]

In the future I will demand double billing

[@SquareMoon44]

Absolutely love this. More of the same please! Quick question: because the Cairn Wraith is ethereal, can he actually join a non-ethereal unit of skeletons? Keep up the great work!

[@jamie6091]

Another awesome battle report - thanks Eric!

[@rikusvolschenk6476]

Good battle report, great looking gaming table.

[@Hooverdreng]

Nice balance of details and a great game!

[@mikemartell365]

Awesome battle report. Keep’’em coming 🤘🏼🔥🔥🤘🏼those spell templates are amazing.

[@christiandentice584]

Glad to see you've returned! Really great bat reps your making.

[@ComandaKronikk]

Great work boys! I actually like seeing the dice rolls personally :)

[@EricsHobbyBattleReports]

We showed some important ones! I think theres a balance to be struck

[@jamie6091]

@@EricsHobbyBattleReports I think you've struck a good balance between brevity and showing important parts of the battle.

[@jurgen4466]

I preferred this presentation with just the most important dice rolls!😊

[@OreoPriest]

I love those spell templates! Amazing and immersive!

[@kaneyoung7439]

Beguile has always been such a good vamp power, really hard to deal with if you don't have a bunch of shooting

[@Starcraft2Plastanka]

you need to do more of this!

[@MarcoHernandez-uo5pl]

great video. where is the foot of gork model from?

[@mjhsinclair]

Awesome!

[@kevinmuhamad2246]

Yeayyy new batrep! Love the matchup in this one.

[@johnfrank340]

Very fun to watch

[@Genesee.Billiam]

Love it! TOW hype!

[@chrisfletcher86]

I love that black orc warboss on dragon model, so much grander than the current orc warboss on wyvern. I wish GW would reproduce that!

[@EricsHobbyBattleReports]

Its a great model for sure

[@SquareBasedOldWorld]

He's Azhag The Slaughterer! I think not yet alive on the Old World timeline. No reason not to bring him back made to order tho! Also if you want a smoking hot Wyvern check out Avatars of War. They've got two looks and both are stunning and definitely inspired by this version

[@chrisfletcher86]

@@SquareBasedOldWorld Oh I didn't realise. Yeah I'd love it and I think they'd sell a tonne of them, maybe they'll do a second pass of old world stuff? One can dream. I'll check those out thanks

[@ryanrobertson8974]

Two of my favorite personalities in one video! Awesomesauce.

[@billdipperly2344]

long have we waited. lovely!

[@smatta84]

I sure do love the subtle nuance of vampire counts armies strategy … Throw garbage forward and kill their army with big scary dragon.

[@drewbakka5265]

Where did you get that foot of gork

[@Roughandreadykitbashes1011]

This looks really good!

[@jlee995]

Very bassed, loved it!

[@ernestorodriguez3637]

It sounded like you said orcwad! Hey orcwad! lol

[@LazurBeemz]

Hey, I've bee hoping to see you do another video! Awesome!

[@plazma5343]

Superb armies !!! I am going to enjoy this :) see you in 40 min

[@beranjo]

Miniatures are mindblowing!

[@martintaylor570]

Goddamn, what a game lads!

[@Zenfoxgames]

Great battle report!

[@theshizzen3988]

Amazing ❤

[@ImposeMagazine]

Poor Val :-( Could see the light fade from his eyes lol

[@scatterthewinds3126]

Looks good!

[@thislostendevour]

Can't wait for more old world batreps

[@doggie7602]

Cool templates and music =)

[@mickyt1104]

Sooo cool! I Love this Battle Report. Where can i See your Army list? Greets from Germany.

[@ernestgraves4401]

Amazing armies!

[@DwainiacWarhammer]

My dude you made the same mistake I did in my O&G vs VC battle report😂 Wraith is ethereal and can’t join non ethereal units like skellies. I’m jealous of all that terrain and fully painted and based armies

[@monsterhelmet48]

Val just brought his tournament army

[@valheffelfinger6521]

Sorta. And I still got wrecked lol

[@stormnies]

Where do you get those awesome movement trays?

[@MrGunnar177]

Maybe I missed it but I would love a tour of your studio/game room. I’m always looking for ideas for mine

[@indonesiaops7276]

Note that enhancement spells are limited to arc of sight of the wizard.

[@Ninjarocksteady01]

how did the orc warbass charge the black coach through the forrest? what about Line of Sight? Could he see it throught the forrest?

[@dylanramsey5817]

I'm only sad there wasn't more backstory about why this particular fight was happening, like with the Bretonnians vs. Tomb Kings double feature. Always find a good narrative hook helps me stay invested in battle reports.

[@stonehorsegaming]

Haven't finished watching the full video yet. Love the Vampire Count conversion. The old Morgan Le Fey makes a goovampire countessss. One small issue with your force. Sadly, Wraiths can't join none Ethereal units now. A real pain as I too used to love the old Wraith leading some Skeletons aesthetic. Will watch the rest when I get time.

[@Mattbadahli-qn4bj]

Fun!

[@AK47_ASH]

what model is the orc on wyvern?

[@TheJankmaster]

Those skeletons spears are great. That a GW kit?

[@samwalter940]

Where'd you guys get your 3d printed movement trays?

[@EricsHobbyBattleReports]

found em on cults and printed em at home

[@Turbotomte]

Love it! Whats the Warboss on Wyvern model?

[@valheffelfinger6521]

That's Azhag from 6th or 7th

[@steveh.690]

Great video and battle loved. Please bring us more Battle reports of Old World. I am loving the game so far. Questions, the move through cover sp. Rule. Says no negative to movement characteristics. Dangerous and difficult terrain. Does this include mountains and hill's? In a battle now and my friend disagrees with. He claimed that hill's are different.

[@SquareBasedOldWorld]

Hills are just open ground as far as movement is concerned. Forrests can be declared either difficult or dangerous at the start of the game

[@trisbane4086]

Fantastic battle report! I had a question I hope you can answer. Where did you get that grassy mat / rug that you're playing on? Where could I buy one like that? Thank you!

[@touchthesky632]

I have the same battlemat but how do you get yours so straight and not wrinkly? 😁

[@SquareBasedOldWorld]

By being tremendously anal about it before the game lol

[@barteklazurek7973]

Spectral doppelgangers need to be nerfed so bad

[@EricsHobbyBattleReports]

Yeah that was outrageous lol. My dice rolls were crazy though

[@tEKOMANDOR123]

Math wise it's really not outrageous, and if you're taking a lore familiar to guarantee it and the ogre blade you're not going to be able to fit in a ward save.

[@SquareBasedOldWorld]

​@tEKOMANDOR123 exactly. Also hey!

[@downtobaker2676]

Spectral Doppleganger on charge? Haven’t the Assailment spells been FAQed on charge?

[@stonehorsegaming]

I think you may be thinking of the Convayance spells. Assailments are cast when a spellcaster fights in melee.

[@downtobaker2676]

@@stonehorsegaming Thanks; I don't know why I have the doubt, believing that also the assailments were FAQed the last time... 🤔