[AoS 2 - Nighthaunt Discussion]

5 hours ago, Qrow said:

Plus (as much as I hate the model and god do a hate that terrible, terrible model) the horrorghast looks like it will allow me to actually use harridans (please make them battleline in LoG, please GW).

I dislike Nagash and support all plans of overthrowing him, courtesy of some Vampires 😛 I just re-read the description of the Horrorghast and it says "... taking on the appearance of whatever will most terrorize their prey - most often the pitiless gaze of Nagash, The Great Necromancer."

'Most often' definitely allows for something more horrendous, as long as it resembles the model a tad; is what I'll do, since I will not field something that even remotely looks like Nagash. 

[The Rumour Thread]

 

6 minutes ago, alghero81 said:

Well all is possible, it happened to me already. I started Nighthaunt and when LoN came out all summons were gone so I either had to buy more Nighthaunt (old models) or start LoN by buying the new battlelines and then Nighthaunt came out... as a result I have around 7000 points of death units usable in different contexts... so not impossible that does not happen again.

Thanks for the response! 7k is pretty impressive - maybe I'll get there too, one day, haha. I like pretty much all of Death, so in the long run, it wouldn't be that much of a deal, but since I specifically bought and built for this 2k list, I'd be stripped of my army for a while if it happens 😅

[The Rumour Thread]

1 hour ago, alghero81 said:

Well resumed @SlyRebirth, exactly my experience!

Regarding the new death faction there were also rumours here earlier of a new Nagash book without Nighthaunt although my money would go into Deathrattle first to make the underworld warband finally usable and then Nagash without Nighthaunt or some sort of summon/alliance system different than the other factions 

Is this likely to happen? That Nighthaunt Units will be Allies only? I just invested into 1k Nighthaunt / 1k Vampires for playing Legion of Night, this would be a oh-so-major bummer for me. 

[AoS 2 - Nighthaunt Discussion]

10 hours ago, Greasygeek said:

Purple and pink depending on model.

 

Thanks a bunch! These are looking great. I'm now thinking about having blood trickle down from the wicks and doing a blue-purple-black flame - or the classic flame colors, but with the black taking up most of the space so the color doesn't interfere with the rest of my scheme so much. 

[AoS 2 - Nighthaunt Discussion]

What colour did you people use for the flames on your models, the Guardian of Souls, for example? My Nighthaunt models are white-grey-black with a lot of dark blood on their weapons, hands and faces and the Green commonly used really interferes with the rest of my Ghosts and Vampires. Tried Purple-Blue, Yellow-Orange-Red and the Green; will probably settle on a shaded white (the whitest white in the army, though) if I don't figure out a fitting colour. 

[AoS 2 - Legion of Night Discussion]

4 hours ago, Honk said:

My experiences with LoNight are not really cut-throat competitive, but nonetheless...

Depending on your willingness to crunch the fluff, both vampires in ambush leaves your army a bit unsupported. the command ability is triggered durin the hero phase, same goes for buffing spells.

Things to keep in mind during set up and depending on the scenario you might want to deep think about what units to ambush.

Also „above suspicion“ might get switched for something else,  because only your general can resummon destroyed summonable units, if he ambushed and gets wrecked... no resummons.

Also to have at least one cp ready for battleshock or extra attacks or a critical charge (9“ ambush?!) you might want to drop one unit of puppies.

Necromancer?! Van hels is crazy good, but the guardian buffs your  nighthaunt units, tough decision. Same goes for not having a deathrattle „bait“ unit.

Otherwise you’ll have to make your own experiences, how to most effectively use the legion of the night, when how to ambush, and all that stuff...

 

good luck, have fun!!!

Thanks a ton for reviewing the list and the great suggestions

I could field a Necromancer instead of the second Vampire (who's the Lady) in her earlier version; before she actually became one. Wouldn't break my fluff; ist just another spot on the timeline. I could simultaneously only have the Vargheists ambush (for example) and have both the Vampire and the Necromancer near the Black Coach (still fluffy ;p). This would leave me with Swift Form for the Lord and him being support from round one; and I guess I could field Skeletons instead of the Chainrasps for The Bait; which I'd also have the Necro for - and a second one for the Grimghasts; or the Guardian of Souls, still. Just painted up my Chainrasps and haven't got any Skeletons, though, so this'll probably be the last of those options I'll consider. 

[AoS 2 - Nighthaunt Discussion]

1 hour ago, Greasygeek said:

On the topic of Knight of Shroud on Ethereal Steed..

I own the official one but really find the model puny looking so now I am scouting for models to kitbash my own.  To be honest my real beef with the Knight of Shrouds are the batmanwannabe antennas and also the horses princess Leia wig. 

So far im thinking of putting the torso of the wight king on top of one of the horses from that FEC endless spell.

The idea is to have him come charging up from the ground. 

Anyone has any good ideas or great places (besides just googling) to look for inspiration. My guess is that I can’t be the only person who thought about converting him.

I'm gonna do something like this, but for my Vampire Lord on Nightmare (and the shadow will be blood, but still):

 

[AoS 2 - Legion of Night Discussion]

I'm new; and for my first 2000 points, I'd like to use this list - it's fluffy first and foremost, but I'd rather not be stomped into the ground with it - so if I could have some insight from a competitive point of view, please  my opponents will play Seraphon, Stormcasts and Skaven! Ah, and the background is two Vampires roaming the night skies in their coach, so the coach is pretty mandatory, even if it's not the first choice in a competitive build. I'd have the two Vampires doing Ambush with the Blood Knights and the Vargheists, going for a hunt, while the Guardian of Souls and the Black Coach stay with the other Units until the Black Coach has enough Power Levels. 

 

Allegiance: Legion of Night

Mortal Realm: Shyish

 

LEADERS

Vampire Lord (140)

General

Command Trait : Above Suspicion

Nightmare

Artefact : Ethereal Amulet

Lore of the Vampires : Vile Transference

Vampire Lord (140)

Flying Horror

Lore of the Vampires: Amethystine Pinions

 Guardian of Souls with Nightmare Lantern (140)

 

UNITS

40 x Chainrasp Horde (280)

5 x Dire Wolves (60)

5 x Dire Wolves (60)

5 x Dire Wolves (60)

 

5 x Blood Knights (240)

6 x Vargheists (320)

20 x Grimghast Reapers (280)

 

BEHEMOTHS

Black Coach (280) - Allies

 

TOTAL: 2000/2000

[AoS 2 - Nighthaunt Discussion]

I now thought about either having it lift off at a rather steep angle with an already higher base beneath - Graveyard, probably - so it hovers over the majority of enemy units; or have it descending from the sky, again at a rather steep angle with a Mausoleum or a tree holding up the downwards facing coach, with the horses landing. Taking two of the horses and having them accompany the coach flying next to it is also a possibility. 

e: Come to think of it, just placing a Mausoleum, a statue or a tree beneath it and having it soar through the sky is probably a really elegant take on making base contact possible and also allows going really creative on the base. 

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2 hours ago, Tropical Ghost General said:

That's my tweaked Black Coach though. I did the horses side by side and put the spare rider on top as well.

The solution is great, actually. I thought it'd get wider, with this approach, but this is a neat fit, apparently. Looks like the model is roughly 1.5x the length of the base, means I need to have to model higher than the base is long if I want to go the landing-route. Mh. 

[AoS 2 - Nighthaunt Discussion]

19 minutes ago, Tropical Ghost General said:

I did a conversion on my coach, which I started to paint, played some games and it got left in the 'paint it later pile' 😢. I'll try and dig them out, as I managed to negate the hangover the edge by having the 4 horses be side by side instead.

I've also thought about having it descending down from the sky, so that the coach is high up in the air while the horses are landing; I could build this with a Mausoleum or a tree I place the model atop of. Is there a rule that limits me to a certain height of a model? And do you, by chance, know the exact length of the model and the base? 

[AoS 2 - Nighthaunt Discussion]

Hey, I'm new. Planned to start playing in 2004, but then youth came - and is, thankfully, over - so here I am, 15 years late, starting Death. Got the Nighthaunt Half of Soul Wars, will extend to a Nighthaunt and a LoN army, respectively. My favourite piece has always been the Black Coach - the old model; and the new one even more so. Now I've read that the horses in front of the base are a serious problem in terms of combat rules (can't attack because base is too far away even if the horses are right in front of the enemy unit). Can I redeem this - at least for small-base-hordes - with having the horses lift off so they soar over the heads of the enemy unit? Any tips? I absolutely need to field this model.