[AoS 2 - Nighthaunt Discussion]

2 hours ago, lare2 said:

Nice one - good to have your input. Thanks for that. Although you haven't chosen him, what's your opinion of the Krulghast Cruciator? There's a lot of debate whether or not his ability allows a 5+ shrug for wounds and mortal wounds. The terminology uses is ambiguous when looking at the mortals. Cheers in advance. 

Think the last sentence in the mortal wounds sorts it out. He is ok but dosent justify his inclusion over other units for me. But it is now an option that nighthaunt have.

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17 minutes ago, Bayul said:

Oh. Right.

So when I head over to TTT those two NH lists might appear in tournaments in may and june? Seraphon, KO and DoK lists need to be prepared for them?

I'm not a competitive meta player myself. Just asking out of curiosity.

Nighthaunt have the capacity to win against most armies especially in the scenarios. The battleline options are great and now with the emerald host you can keep your dreadblade alive for the hero missions . They are definately more competitive than people make them out to be which can catch people out.

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5 minutes ago, dmorley21 said:

Are you somewhere that still can’t play in person? One day events and club nights have been ramping back up here in the US. 
 

Also, meta watch articles are not typically targeted at the hyper competitive crowd. They are mainly targeted at players who go to tournaments every now and then. If Nighthaunt become more popular, then they are an army that you need to be aware of just due to ignoring rend and their movement. And the article just focuses on lists that may come out of BR: Be’Lakor, so I think you’re being a little harsh.

@Tzeentchmike

If you play that list, I’ll be interested to hear how it goes. I’ve been running the Death Riders battalion in Emerald Host and find those two together do make Hexwraiths a true threat. 

Yes the deathriders and emerald host works so well together  if i was going to an event tomorrow which allowed it something like below would be my first choice 

Allegiance: Nighthaunt

- Procession: Emerald Host

Leaders
Dreadblade Harrow (90)
- General
- Command Trait: Lord of the Host
- Artefact: Pendant of the Fell Wind
Guardian of Souls with Nightmare Lantern (130)
- Lore of the Underworlds: Shademist
- Infernal Lantern (Artefact): Beacon of Nagashizzar
Reikenor the Grimhailer (160)
- Lore of the Underworlds: Shademist
Knight of Shrouds (100)
- Artefact: The Traitor Knight's Blade

Battleline
15 x Hexwraiths (390)
10 x Hexwraiths (260)
20 x Chainrasp Horde (160)
20 x Chainrasp Horde (160)

Behemoths
Black Coach (220)

Battalions
Deathriders (130)
Chainguard (120)

Endless Spells / Terrain / CPs
Chronomantic Cogs (80)

Total: 2000 / 2000
Extra Command Points: 2
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 124

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14 minutes ago, Bayul said:

So was this list written with 3.0 in mind? Do you actually think that Lady Olynder, Hexwraiths and Harridans will have an impact on upcoming tournaments? That's the purpose of Metawatch articles, right?

Metawatch articles are concerning the current meta.

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11 hours ago, EnixLHQ said:

You're that Mike?

I'd love to know how you'd play that list. Or any new list from Nighthaunt. As a playtester, did you test Nighthaunt? And if so, against what?

How are we looking ahead or perhaps during AoS 3.0 before we get a new battletome?

I know you can't offer anything that's behind an NDA, but I'd love to hear your personal opinions.

The list revolves around the big hexwraiths units taking on what ever needs to be hit hard. Olyander with her defensive shrugg can now chuck herself into the middle of any battlefield so she can maximise her mortal wound damage. The smaller units are just great at harassing small characters and units which become separated from the main army. They are also cheap objectives scorers so you don't need to commit your army turn 1 unless you want to. 

Unfortunately you will have to wait and see about AoS 3, hopefully not too long to wait.

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7 hours ago, JCar09 said:

Michael, go next tournie with this list plz! I want see this 5 harrydans in action!!!

I used 20 in the last tournament I went to before covid, they were a solid unit then and have improved with the new scroll

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9 hours ago, dmorley21 said:

Sorry if I came out a bit harsh, but thanks for responding! 

No not harsh but its always best to talk through errors 

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6 hours ago, dmorley21 said:

@EnixLHQ

Also doesn’t feature enough units of banshees for the battalion. Clearly someone who didn’t understand the nuances of the book. There’s a lot of rules and armies in this game - even the best players can misunderstand books they’re not familiar with. 

Unfortunately it was just an editing mistake as trying to create the list in warscroll builder before it was updated with new points and battalions. The list is 8 banshees and 4 banshees and a knight of shroud on foot instead of on steed. I was on autopilot with the unit of 12 banshees and command trait so sorry about that 

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Please can you add Michael Wilson to the reserves list as well