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Will that work in matched play? I was just reading about the Brayherd Shaman and Devolve caught my eye but in the GHB 2018 I don't see Brayherd listed as a potential ally for Skryre in the pitched battles section.

That's true, I completely forgot about her slight points discount. Astreia and LAoCG both have great command abilities, I might regret not having access to them, although that might be overkill since I already have a Cleansing Phalanx in my list. Too many options in this edition for SE, the struggle is real.

From what I've gathered, it wouldn't be ideal to make Astreia your general since you'll be completely skipping out on a Command Trait (because she's a named character) and pigeonholed into running a Hammers of Sigmar Stormhost. Running a Stormhost forces you to use their Relic/Traits, though, which makes me a bit sad how inflexible they are at the moment. However, I do plan on buying her when she's released this weekend but I plan on running her as a Lord Arcanum on Dracoline instead so I can get Staunch Defender on her at the very least.