Draviticus

New Battletome is out, and I need some help with one of our Battle Tactics. Mass Conjuration requires casting 3 spells from the same wizard, but with the nerf to Arcane Tome not allowing us assign it to a wizard I don't see how this is feasible for anyone other then Kairos. Am I missing another artifact or command trait somewhere that would allow a third cast?

They aren't being pedantic, they are just flat wrong. To give a little more context to this, the wording on Staff of Focus says "In addition, if the bearer casts a spell that inflicts any mortal wounds during that phase ... on each unit that spell affects." So the wording of the Staff itself doesn't care that the spell is a model, and that you are dealing damage based on some models placement. The only things that matter are: Is it the Hero Phase in which Staff of Focus was used? For our purposes here, yes. Note: this would not add damage to the beginning of the round effect. Was the Everblazing Comet cast by the unit(bearer) who used the Staff? For our purposes here, yes. Does the Everblazing Comet spell deal mortal wounds? Yes. Therefore Staff would increase those mortal wounds by 1. If the Staff said something like "When the bearer of this artifact deals mortal wounds with a spell" then I could almost understand the confusion, but it's very plain from the actual text that all the Staff cares about is a spell dealing mortal wounds when it goes to increase those mortal wounds.

I'm going absolutely nuts, but I think that is because it's been 2 years since I've had any significant amount of casting potential in my army and I'm overdosing. This list is what I mean and it is ludicrous. The Incantor with the Staff of Focus has a +4 to cast the turn she cracks it. The Endless spells list is a variable 180pts. this is just the last list I used. Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals- Stormhost: Celestial WarbringersLord-Arcanum on Gryph-Charger (240)- General- Trait: Portents and Omens - Spell: Celestial Blades- Mount Trait: Keen-clawedLord-Exorcist (140)- Spell: StormcallerKnight-Incantor (140)- Celestial Staves (Artefact): Staff of Focus- Spell: Chain LightningKnight-Incantor (140)- Spell: Lighntning BlastDrakesworn Templar (460)- Arc Hammer- Artefact: Hammers of Aurgury - Mount Trait: Keen-clawed5 x Sequitors (120)- Stormsmite Mauls and Soulshields- 3x Stormsmite Greatmaces5 x Sequitors (120)- Stormsmite Mauls and Soulshields- 3x Stormsmite Greatmaces5 x Sequitors (120)- Stormsmite Mauls and Soulshields- 3x Stormsmite Greatmaces5 x Evocators (200)Grand Convocation (130)Balewind Vortex (40)Everblaze Comet (100)Aethervoid Pendulum (40)Total: 1990 / 2000Extra Command Points: 1Allies: 0 / 400Wounds: 83

Are you planning to build and paint a Lord Arcanum, and make him your general? If not, then Liberators are still your cheapest battleline unit, and unless you are running 3 Judicators, the only way to get 3 battleline units. Liberators definitely still have a place, it's just that place is a little smaller then it use to be.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, it sounds like you mean in one unit of Liberators, you want to mix shields and paired weapons?

I don't have a book so I can't say this for certain, but I'm pretty sure, unless otherwise stated in the Command Ability, you can only use Command Abilities in your Hero phase. Every instance of an Ability that can be used outside the Hero phase has directions on which phase it can be used in, at least as far as I have seen. I will correct this if other information is given that contradicts this.

Although I'm a Hallowed Knights fan myself, I would be disappointed if they didn't include a chamber for each of the large battalions from the last book. I liked all the diversity.