The Warhammer Age of Sigmar February Battlescroll is right here, bringing some a lot wanted buffs and nerfs to the Mortal Realms!
After the January Warhammer 40k Stability Dataslate, the Age of Sigmar Battlescroll is lastly right here! The residents of the Mortal Realms have obtained quite a few modifications to each guidelines and factors of sure models, which ought to shake up some issues within the meta. Let’s look over them and attempt to assess how impactful they are going to be!
Warhammer Age of Sigmar February Battlescroll – Guidelines Adjustments
Core Adjustments
- One of many Normal’s Handbook Core Battalions, Wizard-Finders of Andtor now has a capability to negate spells, results and infinite spells on a 5+, which is an effective way to counter this magic-heavy meta.
- A brand new core Battle Tactic known as Drain Their Energy has been added, which requires you to contest an goal your opponent managed with a Nullstone Adornment Hero.
- The Energy Flux Battleplan now solely offers you VP as soon as per Battle Spherical as an alternative of the tip of every flip, so you’ll be able to’t double up even in case you kill a Wizard in your opponent’s flip.
- The vary of Malevolent Maelstrom’s explosion has been nerfed to 9” so it’s a lot much less oppressive.
Grand Alliance of Chaos Adjustments
Blades of Khorne
A brand new capacity known as Hatred of Sorcery counters your OWN spells on a 5+, so it’s a lot more durable to cheat magic right into a Khorne military.
Maggotkin of Nurgle
Sloppity Bilepiper’s “My Love Is Like a Ripe, Ripe Fart” capacity now offers -1 to Hit to any assault concentrating on Nurgle Daemons wholly inside 14” of the Herald of Nurgle, which makes a tanky military even tankier.
Beasts of Chaos
The weapons of Gors and Tzaangors now have a 2” vary – it is a buff a LOT of armies bought, and its to convey them extra consistent with stronger infantry and allow them to combat in 2 rows as an alternative of 1.
Skaven
The Flee-flee! Battle Tactic has been modified, now you solely want 2 Skaven models to retreat as an alternative of a unit and a Hero. This makes it completable even when all of your characters died.
Plague Monks additionally had their unit sizes modified to twenty, which makes them stronger strengthened as properly.
Slaves to Darkness
The Daemon Prince’s greater weapons now have 2 additional assault, whereas Malefic Talons now hits 12 instances as an alternative of 8, which ought to make the Prince lots deadlier.
Disciples of Tzeentch
Similar to the Beasts of Chaos ones, Tzaangors now have a 2” melee assault. The Pink Horrors/Blue Horrors/Brimstone Horrors now have a extra compact profile as properly, however they principally do the identical.
Grand Alliance of Order
Stormcast Eternals
The melee weapons of Vanquishers now have a 2” vary – GW appears to love letting melee models really combat in melee.
Seraphon
The Lord of Celestial Resonance now solely offers 2 cosmic energy factors on the primary solid/unbind/dispel as an alternative of every one.
Whereas the Starborne have been nerfed, the Coalesced have been buffed as each model of Kroxigor bought an additional wound.
Cities of Sigmar
Alchemite Warforger bought an enormous buffs, because the Blazing Weapons capacity now solely works with melee weapons as an alternative of each assault made by CoS models. This could lower the lethality of the Cities of Sigmar – they did get the nerfs after successful LVO!
Idoneth Deepkin
The Bloodthirsty Shivers now mechanically wound on a 6 to Hit as an alternative of getting exploding hits.
The Eidolon of Mathlann Facet of the Sea’s Tsunami of Terror spell now additionally has as much as 3 targets as an alternative of D3, which makes the Hero way more dependable – possibly it should see some play?
Fyreslayers
Similar to the Beasts and Tzaangors, each variations of Berzerkers had their melee weapon vary elevated to 2”, so the offended dwarves can combat simpler now.
Grand Alliance of Demise
Nighthaunt
The Bladegheist Revenants, the Dreadscythe Harridans and the Glaivewraith Stalkers now have 2” melee weapons (which is a superb change!)
Ossiarch Bonereapers
The Null Myriad’s Eldritch Nulls rule triggers on a 4+ as an alternative of a 3+, so ignoring results shall be a bit more durable for the skellingtons.
Soulblight Gravelords
The Greedy Lifeless Battle Tactic turned a bit more durable because the Summonable unit now really has to kill the enemy unit it’s close to to.
Grand Alliance of Destruction
Orruk Warclans
The Sneak Up Battle Tactic is now solely obtainable in case you have a Kruleboyz Normal, so it’s principally Kruleboyz solely now.
The Dat’s Our Turf Now Battle Tactic obtained the identical therapy, however it solely works for Ironjawz Generals.
The Huge Pig models (so all the pieces that rides a Maw-grunta) now solely loses Momentum as soon as per battle spherical as an alternative of every flip, so that you don’t should gradual your pigs down as a lot!
Sons of Behemat
The Earth-shaking Roar Monstrous Rampage now has a brand new capacity, because it denies orders on a 3+ on the unit it’s used on – which is admittedly only a QoL change.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar February Battlescroll – Factors Adjustments
Whereas the factors modifications are quite a few, there are some highlights that are worthy to speak about:
- The Daughters of Khaine, the Disciples of Tzeentc, the Flesh-eater Courts, the Fyreslayers, the Hedonites of Slaanesh, the Ogor Mawtribes, the Nighthaunt, the Orruk Warclans, the Sons of Behemat, the Sylvaneth and the Stormcast Eternals solely bought factors reductions,
- The Kharadron Overlords have been hit the toughest, receiving 8 nerfs and just one buff,
- The Skaven bought probably the most modifications with 14, 11 buffs and three nerfs
Beneath you’ll find all of the factors modifications of the Warhammer Age of Sigmar February Battlescroll
The Warhammer Age of Sigmar app has been up to date as properly, so you can begin crafting new lists with the modifications in thoughts! With 4th Version reportedly coming in a number of months, this final stretch of the present model of Age of Sigmar must be good, as these modifications have been greater than wanted (particularly the two” ranges throughout the board). Examine again to ESTNN for extra information about Warhammer Age of Sigmar!