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New FAQ was released by the way: https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/BvKCDxmVrJ2AdcXO.pdf

Nighthaunt player here with a question: I just finished a game against DoT army, which wiped the floor with me. If I recall correctly it looked like this: Hosts Duplicitous Kairos Lord of Change 2x Exalted Flamers 2x 10 Tzaangors 2x 10 Pink Horrors Burning Sigil of Tzeentch Battleplan was Power in Numbers. The whole army was placed in the center of the deployment zone as a bubble. I was told beforehand that Tzaangors will use Ornate Totems with 4 dice each in the hero phase*, because there were four wizards nearby. So I stayed out of 18" range in the first round, but tried to flank the army via Vanishing Phantasms / deepstrike. That worked out, but afterwards 2x 20 nearby Bladegheist Revenants were deleted by mortal wounds. When my Grimghast Reapers arrived in the third turn without general (who was easily killed by Kairos) the two big chickens just picked apart my remaining models. Just my Chainrasp blob stayed intact in my deployment zone. I don't know how to engage this army next time with all my melee units. Kairos and the Lord of Change are out of reach and the Tzaangors in the flanks get revived and dish out mortal wounds to everybody. I can't retreat either, which shuts down charges for Wave of Terror. *edit: He did it to every enemy unit within 18" though.

Thank you for the answers @Rors @RocketPropelledGrenade

Can anybody explain to a non-S2D player what a Tzeentch / Cabalists army might look like with this battletome? Hero / Sorcerer spam? Do these S2D spells have such an impact on the overall strategy of the army to spell sling them? The spell lore seems so meagre. And what is Warp Reality good for?

There's what now?

Good observation, they'll probably kick off their first marketing cycle during the celebration with a video similiar to HH. ...that's what I would do.

Don't worry, GW will introduce a new ward save, that won't be called a "ward save", but will work like a ward save.

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Sorcerer Lord of Tzeentch on Disk from Total War: Warhammer 3

I am not sure if Knight of Shrouds' on Ethereal Steed Lord of Gheists is a command ability I have to spend a command point for. I am confused because it does not explicitly say "You can issue this command ability in the combat phase". He does issue All-out Attack for free - that's clear. Do I have to spend a command point for the second paragraph nevertheless? And can I choose two different units within range for All-out Attack and the fighting order effect? What if I choose All-out Attack via Lord of Gheists in the shooting phase? Can I at this point already pick a unit to fight after my Knight of Shrouds' on Ethereal Steed in the following combat phase? Bonus question: If both paragraphs are indeed one command ability, can a Dreadblade Harrow with Curse of Loyalty be picked to activate with an other nearby unit for the fighting order effect or only for All-out Attack?

Question: The Spirit Torment heals 3 models every combat phase in each players turn, right? So RAW up to 6 per battle round?

I played a couple of games with her and I am not really impressed. My opponent I play against regularly is already ignoring her and tries to shot / reach my small support heroes. I think I replace her with either Kurdoss + Spirit Torment or 2 Spirit Torments + Chain Ghasts:

Any first impressions? Chainrasps still seem too costly, except if movement (and flying) is super important in missions in this edition. At least one Spirit Host might still be a must-take with Frightful Touch.

I'm so jelous of the terrain. I've neven seen such a beautiful table before.

So the Warscoll Builder is wrong about the points for Grimghast Reapers.

Aren't they 160 Points?

But that isn't their intended role. They are a small unit of hunters, not chaff. I'd be okay with the price if their weapons would have Range 2" and -2 Rend, so their charges would be even more reliable and rewarding.

It was expected that people will spam Bladegheists when the rules for Scarlet Doom were leaked. Your idea is just a simple tactic. You should rather develop a strategy for your army list to win games. Which of your units are watching the your backline objective for example?

Sound similiar to my list conceptually: Allegiance: Nighthaunt - Procession: Scartel Doom - Grand Strategy: Hold the Line - Triumphs: Bloodthirsty Warlord Lady Olynder (340) - Spell: Shademist - Artefact: Lightshard of the Harvest Moon Guardian of Souls (150) Knight of Shrouds on Ethereal Steed (155) - General - Command Trait: Spiteful Spirits - Artefact: Pendant of the Fell Wind 20 x Grimghast Reapers (320) 30 x Chainrasp Horde (330) 20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350) 20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350) Extra Enhancements 1 Additional Artefact Total: 1995 / 2000 Grimghast Reapers should probably be replaced by 2 units of Spirit Hosts to protect my small heroes, but Rule of Cool prevails.

That makes sense, but I can't imagine Horns of Hashut being actual soldiers in the sense of infantry. They seem to be a vanguard unit of armed workers or slaves even, who worship certain aspects of their deity:

I don't think they are. I still can't believe it's 115 points for just 5 models. It would be nice if they were a viable ambush unit, but I don't think we will see them until their points drop.

Wouldn't two units of 20 models be more efficient? Tomb Greatblades are still Range 1" on a 32" inch bases, so it's difficult to reach the enemy unit. You'd furthermore get more triggers for Wave of Terror.

This is my first idea for a Scarlet Doom list: Grimghast Reapers are a flex spot I guess. There is still a MONSTER missing in this army and I hope the Mourngul gets a proper update soon.

I love how simple our Warscrolls are from now on. I am already set von Scarlet Doom in a MSU army. Everything is expansive though. I hope a few small support heros will suffice.

We already know who Awlrach the Drowner is and that he doesn't look like a pirate: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/03/24/a-terrifying-new-nighthaunt-character-emerges-from-the-briny-deep-at-adepticon/ He is based on Charon, the ferryman from greek mythology. Different business model.