LordPrometheus

I heard a rumor that our new book is coming in October, think it came from Honest Wargamer. I'd love for it to be sooner, of course.

It really is a shame that GW seems to have almost abandoned this faction in 3.0. We were pretty decent at the end of 2.0, but man... being unable to use half the special rules of the new edition really blows.

The point of what I'm saying is that players disagree on "intent" all the time. I think Nagash getting Hexwraith bodyguards is absolutely intended in NH, just like I thought the Cruciator negating ALL wounds on 5s was intended. I was right about the Cruciator, but obviously some people disagreed at the time. I hope I'm also right about Nagash.

Here's the million dollar questions: 1. Do the Hexwraiths gain the mandatory bodyguard ability in Emerald Host? 2. Is Nagash always a general in NH armies, including Emerald Host? The answer to both is yes. It seems pretty clear cut to me. It doesn't matter who the general is, the Hexwraiths get to bodyguard them. In fact, it is a mandatory rule. You don't get the option.

Several people on this very forum argued that it DOESN'T work that way, and said we were "exploiting crappy wording to gain an advantage" at the time.

But if "benefit" means "profit in any way from" in this case, then if a different hero puts a debuff on an enemy, and Nagash attacks and kills it, that would not be allowed either, because he "benefited" from the debuff.

Funny you mention that, the Cruciator was FAQ'd to work the way we all understood it to work, ie, giving a 5+ Ward for everything, not just MWs.

He's not, it's the Hexwraiths that gain the ability, not Nagash.

Holy ******, you're right! It affects the bodyguard keyword, NOT the general! NICE!

Not gonna lie, this would make me thrilled if it happens. It's almost as good as a new tome!

I agree, but the good news is, you can use Mystic Shield and AoD on him to negate rend, even in Nighthaunt!

I'm super happy about the change to Nagash. I immediately thought up an Emerald Host list to abuse his model return, but then I realized he gets no allegiance abilities and was sad XD It was always very strange that Nagash couldn't lead his own ghost army. It made no sense lore wise. Glad they finally made this change so I can brew some NH lists. He's the hammer that we were lacking.

A tool we desperately need, imo

Because the prayer rules don't say you can't move anymore in the movement phase. Some people say that's "broken", because SCE isn't allowed to have strong rules, apparently.

I'm 99% sure they get to pick from the lore, just like every other Wizard does. The rules for Wizards say they get to pick.