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    AoS 2 - Grand Host of Nagash Discussion

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    30 minutes ago, RuneBrush said:

    From a pure Rule As Written, your Guardian of Souls could pick from either lore.  However it's pretty widely accepted that the Rule as Intended is neither as he's not a Soulblight Wizard or Deathmage Wizard (and equally isn't a Deathlord) - I fully expect this to be tightened in the next FAQ.  It's one of the small disadvantages with including Nighthaunt wizards in a Legions list.

    I suppose the advantage is it gives you access to the nighthaunt endless spells if you don’t wanna run Nagash?

    AoS 2 - Grand Host of Nagash Discussion

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    5 hours ago, lare2 said:

    Speaking of the big guy and portals, I've been thinking about best when to pop it. As you have to be within an inch to cast spells through it, if you cast it first turn you basically don't get to move him and therefore limit the range of the second portal's placement. I really want to HoD through that bad lad so was thinking the second turn's where it's at. Move Nagash first turn, weather the storm, and then unleash unholy hell the second turn. 

    Why not work a palisade into your list? He can't be seen over the model then on your turn 2 drop the mirrors and just hide behind the palisade as all LOS is drawn from second mirror? As far as I can read you don't need LoS to drop the second mirror so...you can make Nagash very hard to do anything to except magic through the mirror back at you

    AoS 2 - Grand Host of Nagash Discussion

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    49 minutes ago, Thostos said:

     They can be taken as allies:)

     

    Which was my concern the battle for glymmsforge book says I can take them as my main force...luckily I spotted the errata! They added the warscrolls for the 4 legions in the Nagash battletome so all is well

    AoS 2 - Grand Host of Nagash Discussion

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    So reading through the generals handbook today, none of the new nighthaunt are under legions of Nagash, they are under nighthaunt instead.

    does this mean the blurb in battle for glymmsforge about being able to take them in a LoN army is now no longer valid in matched play?

    AoS 2 - Grand Host of Nagash Discussion

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    So after visiting my local shop and perusing the new artifacts and whatnot a very fun combo has popped up to make the lord executioner one of the best hero killers.

    You’ll need 1 lord executioner, 1 guardian of souls and 1 vampire lord.

    the lord executioner from shyish has a lifeender artifact (increase weapon damage by 2 on a 6+ wound roll) this combines with his normal ability so 6’s do 5 wounds now...guardian of souls to make it pop on 5’s and the vampire lord to give him extra attacks 

    AoS 2 - Grand Host of Nagash Discussion

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    12 hours ago, RuneBrush said:

    Just to echo what a few other people have said, the Vampire Lord outperforms the Wight King in almost every aspect for the cost of +20 points.  You get a spell/unbind, a longer range Deathly Invocation (and a 3rd unit - essential with lots of summonable units), +1" move with the option of wings/steed to add fly and extra range and although it's 3" shorter - the same command ability for any death unit.

    That's not to say that my Wight King doesn't get played - he's essential for the Death March battalion for starters and you can't beat the visual effect of a horde of skeletons following their undead King.  He's also rock solid in Skirmish.  Sadly though, with the way things are pointed, he just doesn't give enough bang for his buck in a matched play game in comparison to the Vampire Lord.

    So a question then, if that 20 points was the difference between having a command point or not, would you pick the vampire lord and lose the cp or take the wk and keep it?

    AoS 2 - Grand Host of Nagash Discussion

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    On 6/22/2018 at 9:56 AM, smucreo said:

    Wight king is still not worth it imo and I'd still pick a necro over him every time. 

    The reason a wight king is worth it IMO is rules state nothing about re using a command ability more than once (in fact several of the preview videos on YouTube showcase using the same command ability per turn) 

    with that being the my basis for this until faq’d a wight king can lord of bones a unit more than once or on multiple units.

    i mean even 2 command points puts a 40 man skeleton unit to 5 attacks, then one for nagashizzar...followed by a van hels.

    i fully expect this to be faq’d but currently it seems to be fair play 

    AoS 2 - Grand Host of Nagash Discussion

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    So as someone who never played a game of AoS but has somehow obtained a Death army (the models are just so pretty) I was toying with the following as a 2k list and wondered if anyone could with their experience tell me if I'm going in the right direction (this is assuming points costs out of the GHB2018)

    Allegiance: Grand host of Nagash
     

    Arkhan the black

    overhwleming dread

    Wight King with Tomb blade and shield - General

    Trait: Lord of nagashizzar

    Necromancer

    Ossific Diadem

    Decrepify

    Mounted Knight of shrouds

    Guardian of souls

    Amarinthine orb

    Skeleton warrios x 40

    Spears

    Skeleton Warriors x 40

    spears

    Grave Guard x 20

    Wight blades and crypt shields

    Chainrasp horde x 20

     

    Endless spells:

    Chronomatic Cogs

    Aethervoid Pendulum

     

    Caps out at 1970 points

     

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