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5 minutes ago, Feii said:
How would you improve this list?
I've always wanted to try skullgrinder with gore cleaver and hew the foe, I think that could be a lot of fun. To get the most out of this list, I would axe Korghos Khul, his 8" pile in is fun but he's WAY to expensive to justify using him.
In his stead I would add another slaughterpriest and get the gore pilgrims battalion, it's pretty much an auto include for Khorne armies as its buffs are GREAT
I would drop all the blood warriors you don't need except for the minimum sized unit required for Gore Pilgrims and bloodforged, they really suck and they're too expensive
Karanak is fun, I like flesh hounds and I adore Hex-Gorger Skulls and the wrath axe isn't bad
Here's my improved version of this list:
Allegiance: Khorne
- Slaughterhost: The Goretide
Bloodsecrator (120)
Karanak (140)
Skarr Bloodwrath (100)
Slaughterpriest (100)
Slaughterpriest (100)
Skullgrinder (80)
5 x Blood Warriors (100)
- Goreaxes
5 x Blood Warriors (100)
- Goreaxes
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)
10 x Bloodreavers (70)
- Reaver Blades
5 x Wrathmongers (140)
5 x Wrathmongers (140)
5 x Wrathmongers (140)
5 x Wrathmongers (140)
Gore Pilgrims (140)
Bloodforged (120)
Hexgorger Skulls (40)
Total: 1970 / 2000
Extra Command Points: 2
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 142
Here's how I would make this list, it keeps all the core components of your original list while improving it to get the most out of. I couldn't fit in space for the wrath axe because hex gorger skulls are crucial in todays magic heavy meta
you have space for 3 artefacts, one of which must be thronebreakers torc, which must be put on the bloodsecrator. I would put brazen rune on a slaughterpriest and gorecleaver on the skullgrinder.
One thing I noticed is that this list lacks MW output so it might struggle against armies like OBR, and I think you might struggle to cap objectives because wrahtmongers are kinda slow, but if you use the doggos and you're bloodreaver unit properly you might be able to make it work.
Overall I think this is a fun list and I'd like to hear how it does in the future
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On 10/3/2020 at 1:54 PM, Bonhammerstorm said:
Hi
Just got into AOS during the pandemic. Just finished painting my start collecting box of Bloodbound Warband.
Decided that I really enjoyed the Lore and asthetic so I have pledged myself to the blood god and am now on the path of skulls.
Yesterday I purchased a blood thirster kit, Skabrand, 2 slaughter priests, a Box of bloodreavers a, a box of wrathmongers and a box of bloodletters for summoning.
Ok. Now what else do I need to buy next to comfortably generate a few compettitive lists other then 2 more bloodthirsters.
Happy to buy StD and paint it red. Eventually ill end up buying at least one of everything because im just a sucker like that.
But in order of usefullness what are the next purchases you suggest.
Glad to hear you've started a Khorne army.
For your next steps, I would get a box or two of skullreapers, they're one of our best blendy units and don't require any buffs to do some serious damage. I would also get a box of the Judgements of Khorne, they look sick, the Hexgorger Skulls are devastating in todays meta and the Wrath Axe can put out some serious damage.Mighty skullcrushers are fun, especially in Brass Stampede, but they're a little too pricey
Blood Warriors suck don't get any more than you need to
StD, especially with the new battletome has a TON of great options for a Khorne army.Standouts include the Daemon Prince, he's not as good offensively after GW got rid of the realm artefacts in GH20 but he still packs some punch and his CA is BRUTAL
Chaos Warshrine is fantastic if you're force has a significant portion of StD, but not that useful otherwise
Chaos Lord on Karkadrak can deal a ridiculous amount of damage in the Goretide slaughterhost if he's your general, the Hew the Foe CT gives him +1 damage on all his weapons and he has A LOT. He also serves to buff Chaos Knights (we'll get to them later)
Mounted Chaos Lord and the regular Chaos lord don't provide as much damage, but the mounted lord can buff your knights like the karkadrak and the regular lord can make an StD unit fight twice
Chaos Marauders see a lot of use, they're a great horde unit that can really do some damage with the proper buffs, and their 25mm base size and optionial 2" weapons allows you to take them in large units (they're basically what bloodreavers should be)
Chaos Knights are also great, they're fast and can provide insane damage output with their cursed lances and the proper buffs on the charge
Chaos Chosen are... not great but not terrible either
The Varanguard are too expensive to see much use
In general, mortal lists rely on putting a ridiculous amount of buffs on units that usually can't stand very well on their own through battalions. For competitive mortal lists, the bloodstoker, bloodsecrator and at least 2 slaughterpriests are pretty much auto includes, and the 1-2 remaining hero slots are usually filled with an StD hero like the DP or one of the Chaos Lords (usually the Karkadrak)
Goretide sees the most use for mortal slaughterhosts, unless you're running a lot of Khorgoraths, if you whip a unit of bloodreavers and then use the goretide CA, you can shoot them across the board 20" + 2d6
For battalions, Gore Pilgrims is an auto include, Dark Feast is popular for MSU bloodreaver lists, Brass Stampede is decent, and Skulltake sees some use, but the units it's comprised of are very expensive.
Anyway, that's about it, I'll be glad to answer any questions you might have. Until next time!
(Just realized I didn't rank them in order of usefullness, but I gave a decent explanation for each one so we should be good)
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Last I didn't do much except for painting up this Knight Incantor
so this month I hope to do much better. I pledge to:
-Finish my skullreaper unit (or at least one model)
-Paint some Bloodreavers (at least one)
-Prime my Daemon Prince and 5x Flesh Hounds
-Build 5x liberators
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23 minutes ago, Elves are the best said:
Hi guys
A while a go I picked up the goretide start collecting, skull taker and 20 blood letters. I’m looking to expand that into a 1000 point army and I am not sure what to get next. Any advice ?
I would definitely get two slaughterpriests so you can field the Gore Pilgrims battalion, past that, I would get some flesh hounds and bloodreavers, and maybe some skullreapers/wrathmongers. Building 1k lists for Khorne can be tough because we rely on synergies, buffs and battalions, and we don't really have very many units that can stand on their own. Overall, how you expand your army depends on whether you want to be Mortal, Daemon or mixed. Right now it looks like you've got a good starting point for a mixed army, but those are generally the weakest competitively, unless you count 'thirster spam with the Gore Pilgrims battalion.
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Hey guys, a couple days ago I went over to my cousins house for his birthday and got to play my first game of Warhammer in over 6 months against my uncle. We don't get together that often, but when we do we always play Warhammer. The ancient grudge match of his stout dwarven lines vs. my Khornate warhordes was rekindled. This was my first real game of warhammer since I joined this forum, so I knew I had to do a battle report, so here it is:
Unfortunately I didn't take very good pictures because I'm a moron, so there's only 2 crappy ones in there.
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Last month I pretty much laid a goose egg and this month school starts (which means early mornings and late nights with AP's and whatnot *sigh*) so I'm not pledging to finish any models. I WILL however be pledging this:
I, ogarrah, solemnly swear that I will paint for at least 30 minutes every day, homework, chores and baseball be danged.
It'll be interesting to see if I can get anything done
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2 hours ago, Agent of Chaos said:
they're supposed to be the strongest of the bloodletters, able to tame and ride the mighty juggernauts... yet have the same profile as regular bloodletters...
A little rend on the Jugger's attacks wouldnt go astray either...
Yeah all in all bloodletters in general are pretty disappointing.
Speaking of juggers, has anyone ever given thought to making them a unit of their own? Just the juggernauts without bloodletters/bloodwarriors riding them. I was thinking that you could take 3 models for 100 points or the option I like better 5 for 150 (they're about 33 points a model) Give them 3 wounds apiece, a 4+ save and take their standard hooves attack, give them some rend and 10 bravery, the 8" movement and let 'em loose
What do you guys think? I think it would be super cool to just have the juggernauts as a separate unit, I would imagine they'd be a lot of fun to play with, kind of like tanky flesh hounds that can put out some good damage
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On 8/22/2020 at 5:06 AM, Hystarion said:
Hello guys,
I'll participate someday soon in a 5 games tournament, and i'm planning my list based on a Bloodbound/Mortal army. I really like Skullreapers as i find them very efficient, but i only have 10 of them. I've thought of 2 different lists, i have a lot of khorne minis, but i'm lacking on daemons (i have 30 unpainted bloodletters, a skarbrand, 20 flesh hounds, and a bloodthirster still on sprue). The tournament will take place at the end of november, so i still have time to build and paint stuff.
Here are the 2 lists i've written for the time, i'm open to suggestions and replacements.
Not sure about the 2 battalions, i've got the feeling that it's a lot of investment on 3 units (2x5 SR, 10 BW), but that would make the spine of my army more resilient.
Maybe swap Knights for Skullcrushers ? I don't know. Any advise ?
Thanks for your helpOk both lists look pretty solid, but I do have a few suggestions
If it's possible, I would take the axe on the DP and not the sword (unless you've already built him) and give the torc to the Bloodsecrator, you can then give him the brazen rune or get rid of it and give him something else. I would consider the Crimson Crown so you can use his command ability for free, or the Mark of the Slayer, that wholly within 12" re roll 1's to hit is pretty nice. If you want to give him more of an offensive punch, I would go with the Deathdealer, or maybe because you have the sword (I mathammered out the best artefact for him a while ago but that was all for the axe) maybe the Hellfire Blade (+1 attack) or Harvester of Skulls (MW on a 6) would be better
For the Exalted Deathbringer, I wouldn't use the Blood-Forged Armor, I would either give him the Brazen rune or the Talisman of Burning Blood (+1 to run and charge while wholly within 12") If you wanted to give him a little more smack something like the Mark of the Destroyer would be pretty good.
I'm definitely a fan of 2 battalions (I am SUCH a sucker for battalions) But I would make both your units of Blood Warriors just 5 guys, they're WAY to expensive to be worth it. Instead I would take a Bloodstoker or another unit of 5 flesh hounds
As for your second list, again make your BW units the bare minimum (I really Really REALLY hate BW, they're way to expensive and they kinda suck) That'll give you 200 points to play with, maybe add some more chaos nights, or a Bloodstoker and some flesh hounds.
I would keep the chaos knights, but I'm a fan of skullcrushers though, so if you decide to go with the mad lads take 'em as one big meaty unit of 6 and put bronzed blessing on them. It'll give your opponents fits.
As for which list I would take, I'm more partial to the first. I like the slaughterborn battalion and I think you should run with it, it doesn't see much use but I think it should. Hope this helps!
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19 hours ago, broverpowerd said:
Hey everyone, I just bought 3,300 points of Khorne and I want to jump right in. I was hoping someone could help me out and filter through the pieces that I have to come up with the most competitive list I can put on the table with what I have.
Here it is:
Karanak
5 Flesh Hounds
Mighty Lord of Khorne
Bloodstoker
5 Slaughter Priest
35 Blood Warriors
40 Blood Reavers
3 Khorgath
3 Mighty Skull Crusher
6 Blood Crusher
Khorgus Khul
Skarr Bloodwrath
2 Blood Secrator
Valkia the Bloody
Aspiring Death Bringer
30 Blood Letters
I really do appreciate it anything in order to help me sort this out a bit. Oh yeah, Blood for the Blood God, Skulls for the Skull Throne etc. etc.Yeah you can definitely hodge podge a viable khorne list from all this
Karanak doesn't see much use, but he's pretty good and effectively 100 points cheaper if you can get his hound summon prey thingy off
Flesh hounds are solid battleline, they're pretty mobile given that they can re roll charges and they can put out good damage as well if they hit first
the mighty lord is pretty good, his insta gib axe doesn't go off that often, but MAN is it fun when it does (if only just to see the look on your opponents face when their Arkhan/Nagash/Alarielle/Katakros/etc. go *poof*) You can also probably get away with taking him as khorgus khul (unless you're opponents one of "those" guys), the models basically look the same
Bloodstokers are pretty much an autoinclude in mortal lists, that +3" to run and charge AND re rolling would rolls is great (especially when combined with the goretide CA)
Slaughterpriests are GREAT, but I doubt you'll ever need more than 3
Blood Warriors. Ick. I pretty much hate everything about their miserable existence, they should either get a buff OR get a solid point drop (they're basically tree-revenants from Sylvaneth but 20 points more expensive. and all the sylvaneth players are ALWAYS complaining about how much tree-revs suck and should get a point drop. I show them the blood warriors warscroll and tell to shut up and stop complaining) I guess the only good part about them is that you can run a unit of these guys with gorefists into your opponents killiest unit and watch all those save rolls tragically bounce back for mortal wounds
Ah yes, bloodreavers. On their own they're pretty much hopeless, but with some work they can actually put out some good damage. (with the gore pilgrims and dark feast battalion it's not hard to get them up to 40 attacks apiece) of course they'll still die like flies but at least they'll do some damage before they go. And hey! Easy blood tithe! (also if you use the goretide CA and a bloodstoker you can get a unit of these guys 20" +2d6 movement.)
I haven't used Khorgoraths much myself, but they look sick and probably smack and I've heard they're fun to play with
I'm a fan of skullcrushers, but to really make them work you'll probably need more than 3. with these guys it's go big or go home. (this is hilarious because I always tell people this and completely ignore the fact that I take only 3 skullcrushers in my list) also they're RIDICULOUSLY tanky, put bronzed flesh on them and they'll probably last the whole game
Bloodcrushers are kind of like the skullcrushers wimpy younger brother, they'll still annoy you but they probably won't that much damage in a fight. However if you keep them at 6 they'll do some solid damage on the charge, but they're neither as tanky nor as killy as skullcrushers though (but they are 40 points cheaper and have bravery 10...)
Oh wait you do have khorgus khul. He's basically a mighty lord but with a 8" pile in and a really cool name (which will surprise the heck out of your opponent if you keep quiet about it but this is one of those shenanagins that khorne players tend to brag about a lot so you probably won't catch anyone by surprise)
Skarr Bloodwrath, haven't used him much, but he's pretty good. It's a crying shame he's a named character if you think about all the damage he could do with the hew the foe command trait and the gorecleaver
Blood secrators are completely 100% necessary no matter what. you don't need 2 though
Valkia the Bloody looks super cool and all but she isn't really that good (she might be good in the new flying air battle thing from the GH 2020 but probably not)
The aspiring deathbringer will always have a special place in my heart because he was the first model I ever painted (obviously it looks like garbage so I now call him the "Expired" Deathbringer. You HAVE to name the first model you ever paint. It's a thing [ok if it's not it TOTALLY should be]) He's pretty garbage in a fight but he's cheap and his CA is good so...
Ever since the khorne-mower got axed (hee hee get it?) bloodletters haven't seen that much use other than for summoning purposes, but they're pretty useful for that so it's good that you have 30
All that to say, you've got a really good start for a Khorne army, and I hope you get lots of Blood for the Blood God and Skulls for the Skull Throne. As for your next models to buy, I would get some wrathmongers and skullreapers, the khorne judgements (The hex gorger skulls are GREAT) and maybe a bloodthirster, but that depeneds on if you're going mortal or daemon (or both, but khorne works best as one or the other, unfortunately
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7 minutes ago, Slave2Chaos said:
That puts me 10 points over. Something needs to go ... but what? Easiest drop would be the skulls putting me at 1970, or I could just lose the lone slaughter priest on foot but that leaves me relying on the shrine for all the priestly goodness. If I want to keep the fundamentals of mounted knights and juggers then I could drop the Demonprince but I love his command ability and he is still a fast melee threat. Losing the 3 hounds also loses 3 dispell attempts from the collars in what appears to be growing magic dominant meta. All the Lord on Jugger offers is Juggers as battle line and a somewhat durable body ...
Decisions decisionsI would drop the Brass Stampede battalion, that'll give you 130 points to play with, maybe another slaughterpriest or some flesh hounds. Personally, I've played with the juggerlord a fair amount and found him seriously lacking. He's tanky, but that's about it. Of course, you need him as your general to fill out your battaline, but Hew the Foe is infinitely more useful on the DP, so keep that in mind. There's been some significant discussion on the Brass Stampede battalion a while back, so if you wanted to get some more info I would go a few pages back I'm sure it's in there somewhere.
I would suggest not dropping the skulls, they look super cool and they are DEVASTATING in todays meta, and I think they'll be especially good against the Realmlords.
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11 hours ago, RedMax said:
I first read "I ran out of blood (for the blood god)"
Yeah well that wouldn't be the first time that's happened lol. Blood for the Blood God is my favorite GW paint btw.
Definitely has nothing to do with my being a Khorne player.
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43 minutes ago, Skarband said:
Hi guys i need your advice i really whant Khorne cavalary mighty skullcrushers are awsome models did someone play brass stampede and have some advice? my i dream about full themed army but i whant be still competetive tell me about this idea i need list on my local tournament 1250k and 2000k and i have no idea
I haven't done Brass Stampede myself, but I think the idea has merit. Skullcrushers are RIDICULOUSLY tanky, and they pack a pretty good punch too. I would suggest taking the standard supporting cast of a bare bones Gore Pilgrims battalion and the Flayed Ones Slaughterhost, I haven't used it much myself, but it will make getting charges off a lot easier. My initial list (after like 5 minutes of research and fiddling on the warscroll creator) would look something like this:
Allegiance: Khorne
- Slaughterhost: Flayed (Host of Chaos)
Leaders
Bloodsecrator (120)
- Banner of Khorne (Artefact): Banner of Blood
Lord of Khorne on Juggernaut (160)
- Artefact: The Slaughterhelm
Slaughterpriest (100)
- General
- Command Trait: Vessel of Butchery
- Artefact: The Blade of Endless Bloodshed
- Blood Blessing: Brazen Fury
Slaughterpriest (100)
- Blood Blessing: Bronzed Flesh
Battleline
5 x Blood Warriors (100)
- Goreaxe & Gorefist
10 x Bloodreavers (70)
- Meatripper Axes
6 x Mighty Skullcrushers (320)
- Ensorcelled Axes
6 x Mighty Skullcrushers (320)
- Ensorcelled Axes
6 x Mighty Skullcrushers (320)
- Ensorcelled Axes
10 x Bloodreavers (70)
- Meatripper Axes
Battalions
Brass Stampede (140)
Gore Pilgrims (140)
Total: 1960 / 2000
Extra Command Points: 2
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 145
So basically this list hinges on being able to get your charges off so you can wreck face. Banner of Blood, Flayed Slaughterhost, etc. contribute to you getting your charges. I chose the Slaughterpriest as the general so he could get the re rolling 1's on the prayers artefact. I also gave him Brazen Fury because you do NOT want to be losing skullcrushers in battleshock. I used the Juggerlord as my general in the past, and to be honest, he's rather disappointing. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like he's tanky and that's it. For changes in this list I might consider fiddling around with the Skullcrusher unit size, right now I have 3 units of 6, but you could change things up a little. I also would consider finding space for a Daemon Prince, his CA is BRUTAL, and it would definitely work to your advantage in this list. The Bloodstoker would be a nice addition too. Also, before you consider a Brass Stampede Skullcrusher Spam list, a box of Skullcrushers is $100 a pop. The world needs less broke mini wargamers, so I would play some games with some proxies first before committing. Skullcrushers do have EPIC models though.
As for 1250 point games, I don't see much there for a Brass Stampede, I mean geez it's WAY too expensive points wise, you can fit a bare minimum Brass Stampede Battalion plus 20 Bloodreavers, a Bloodsecrator and 2 Slaughterpriests for 1240, and maybe you could do some shifting to get more Skullcrushers, but I don't think it's that feasible. In my opinion Khorne gets the short end of the stick in smaller sized matches competively, our best lists (thirster spam) definitely don't work as well (if at all) at 1250, and the necessary supporting cast for a mortal army (bloodsecrator, slaughterpriests, etc.) takes up a good chunk of space as well.
All that being said, take my words with a grain of salt. I haven't played Brass Stampeded, I'm just a very opinionated neckbeard. If you want to do a full Brass Stampede Army, go for it. From a competitive standpoint, your list should rely on ****** with your opponents charges while buffing your own, as well as buffing the skullcrushers tankiness to ridiculous amounts (a big block of skullcrushers with bronzed flesh probably won't die until the end times).
Anyway, tell me what you think, I'll be pleased to answer any questions you (or anyone else) has.
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Bloodletters are not used that often these days. Ever since the Khorne Mower got axed they aren't used for more than a decent summoning option. Late game 20 Bloodletters, even if they're not buffed, crawling towards an objective will definitely worry your opponent. For battleline they're way to expensive so I would just stick to summoning. If you still want demons taker Flesh Hounds
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I would suggest not using Gore Pilgrims in such a small list (I am a huge fan of the battalion though) I would also drop those stinky Blood Warriors and take Chaos Warriors with a Pair of Chaos Hand Weapons. That'll give you 220 points to play with. I would consider a DP as your general. Your Bloodsecrator won't do much with Hew the Foe, but the DP will. If that's not your jam, the bloodstoker would probably be best as your general in this list. With multiple weapons Hew the Foe could be pretty good.
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On 7/28/2020 at 5:42 AM, Roark said:
I find the magic cat is a gamechanger for Reavers. What do you guys think of this?:
Intriguing. Most intriguing. I'm tempted to start using the cat myself. The better question is, will you be able to paint 40 Marauders and 40 Bloodreavers without losing your mind? I would suggest finding some space for some more chaos knights. I'm definitely a fan of MSU Bloodreaver spam though.
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While I've been getting work done, I'm starting to notice that I'm running out of steam and that I'm not in the mood to paint as often. I think this is because I've been taking on bigger projects in my Khorne army lately, which means I'm not getting completed models as quickly, so this month I'm going to focus on smaller mini's, after I finish the Wrath Axe. This month I pledge to complete:
1. My Wrath-Axe
2. At least 5 Bloodreavers
3. A Skullreaper. Or two. Or three
School starts at the end of August so I'm not going to pledge more than that.
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So after my quite lengthy mid-month update, I ran out of steam and was only able to paint one more Slaughterpreist, so here he is.
So as usual, I went a *little* overboard on the Blood for the Blood God application, but I think he looks pretty decent overall. It's a little messy but rule of cool and all that. I'm going to have 3 Slaughterpriests in my army, so to get a little variety I converted on a different axe head from some Skullreaper bits I had. I pinned it on and used Superglue to get it together. (If you want Khorne bits I suggest getting a box of Skullreapers/Wrathmongers)
Here's a group photo of some of the models I've done in the past plus the newly finished Slaughterpriest. I'll be entering this photo in the Best Fantasy Squad Category in Goonhammers Annual Painting Contest. I don't think I'll take home a prize or anything but I would like to measure myself against other painters.
Anyway, until next month!
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51 minutes ago, MarkK said:
Haven't had much time to paint the last 2 weeks, but made some progress tonight: progress made on 4 blightkings and some tests done on a pusgoyle blightlord.
So, looking for some feedback on the colour scheme; middle leg painted as a trial for the body of the fly. Does it work or does it look off?
Then I drybrushed the wing, blending from green to white, but maybe using the khaki colour of the body as the darkest colour would tie the model together better?
Thanks for any feedback 😊
Yeah I think the color on the leg will "fly" (ha ha get it.... *sigh* I'm a disgrace) I think it'll look fine.
I definitely think you should have the khaki color as the darkest color on the wing. Also that is a ridiculously smooth blend if you're drybrushing it like you say. Teach me your ways!
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I've made good progress, so I figured I'd give a mid-month-ish update, as well as sharing some stuff from last months contract that I couldn't post because I had trouble with my account.
So the last time me and my uncle had an epic warhammer smackdown, he gave me one of his extra 105mm x 70mm oval bases to proxy one of my Judgements of Khorne with, but once I finally got the Judgements themselves, I didn't need this base anymore to proxy with. He said I could keep it though, so I figured I should make something cool with it (make lemonade out of lemons, I guess).My dad had some foam lying around, so I decided to try and see if I could sculpt something cool. Unfortunately, it wasn't XPS, so I had to make something ruined-ish so I didn't look like an idiot who can't cut a straight line with an X-acto knife. So I grabbed a cork board and slapped this together. I found it was a nice excuse to try out my green glow for my OBR army and perfect my lava flow (more on that stuff later).
If you've been following my painting contract shenanigan's for any length of time, you probably know I love applying ridiculous amounts of Blood for the Blood God on anything I can, and this was no exception. It was a bit tedious, given that there were a ridiculous amount of small detail around the rim of the Icon (I forget the exact number but it's something like 20 black rocks, 36 skulls and 41 spikes, so I eventually decided to spare my sanity and just cover everything in Blood for the Blood God. It looks a little too glossy in the picture, but that's just the lighting of my painting area lamp.
This is the Slaughterpriest I painted, he looked a little to glossy around his horn things, so I used some Lahmium Medium mixed 1:1 with water to tone down the glossiness, I also added more contrast to his face, it looked to dark at first. Alright, that was the stuff I did in June, on to July!
I wasn't going to get and paint a Gothizarr Harvester until my Deathriders and Boneshapers arrived, but when I saw it at my LFGS, I just couldn't resist. Instead of painting him in the usual OBR way, I decided to make my life way easier and (in my opinion) the model way cooler by painting it as an epic magical statue. I pretty much followed Citadel's statue army painting tutorial to do this, but with a few changes. Here's the link if you want to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLrokQOl4iU. For the changes I made, after I primed the mini, I decided to try for a crackle effect, so I used some audacious tricks to get MASSIVE cracks. The first step is to basecoat the area you want to put the crackle effect on with 'Arcoat (after you've primed obviously) this allows the crackle paint something to grab onto to get bigger cracks. Once that has dried, apply a VERY thick layer of Mordant Earth and use a hair dryer to dry it quicker and get even BIGGER cracks. Then you can paint over that with Mechanicus standard grey. I focused on giving the armour and cracked spots a different feel than the rest of the mini, so I used Rakarth Flesh most heavily on those areas. Because my model is from a volcanic ,lava filled wasteland, I figured using Athonian Camoshade to get a mossy effect would be stupid, so instead I did an all over wash of Nuln Oil and then I applied Agrax earthshade on the armor and cracks as well as in spots where I though grime would collect. Unlike in the video tutorial, I very obviously did not do a blue glow. Instead I went for a mystical green, which is really easy to pull off. To start, you basecoat the source of the light in White Scar, then drybrush White Scar around the area of the light, we're aiming for an OSL effect here, so be smart. Then you apply Hexwraith Flame over all the areas with white on them and a little past them as well. How many coats you apply is up to you, but I prefer to get a pretty solid green, so like 3-4 coats. Once the Hexwraith Flame has dried, drybrush the source of the light and a small area around it with White Scar and then boom. You're done. The most important part about this effect is that you should try and be clean, not sloppy (unlike me). For the base, I decided a Lava Base would contrast nicely with the greens and grey of the model. I grabbed some cork board and fashioned a little archway thing for my model to stand on. For the lava, I applied Stirland Battlemire all over the base where I wanted the lava and let it completely dry. Once that was done, I primed the whole base with Chaos Black (You're going to want to assemble the model separately from the base or use masking tape or something otherwise you'll be sad. After that, drybrush the lava flow and the area on the cork board closest to the lava with white. This lets the bright colors of the lava and its glow go on easier and really pop. After that, base the Lava flow with Mephiston Red. Then drybrush the lava flow with Evil Sun Scarlet, Troll Slayer Orange, Yriel Yellow, Wraithbone and White Scar, building the effect up so that the lava is brighter the farther away it is from the cork. Once that is done, drybrush Evil Sun Scarlet and Troll Slayer Orange over the areas on the cork that you drybrushed with White. I also did this thing on the Harvesters legs where I used Citadels tutorial for the Cracked Earth Environment of Vigilus to get a cool blend from the lava to stone. You can see it on the feet if you zoom in. Here's the link if you want to see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBjydzj9c1g. After that, pin the model to your base and you're done! (I probably went WAY too overboard with the typing for this one, oh well)
At last, the coup de grâce, my crown jewel, my pièce de résistance, the Skull Altar! After way to many days of work is finally done. It's so cool it deserves not 1, but 2 pictures. I made the skulls on the rim glowy to match my fire demon theme and applied a ridiculous amount of Blood for the Blood God (no surprise there) I did my usual paint-flicking motion to get some nice streaks, used an old piece of squishy foam to get some blood spots, and I got some nice splotches by putting some Blood for the Blood God on a brush with long bristels and flicking it against the Citadel Texture tool in the direction of the model. While painting it, I noticed that paint was rubbing off on the pointy bits of the model, specifically the corners of the model on the ground and some of the spikes, so I applied 'Ardcoat on those spots as well as on the whole bottom edge of the model. I then went over it with Lahmium Medium to get rid of the gloss. I call it the poor man's varnish, but it's a nice trick if you don't want to deal with varnishing.
Whew. It's been an exhausting last couple of weeks, but I've finished most of my bigger models, so my progress should start to get faster. as I burn through smaller models. As always, if you guys have any questions, comments or suggestions, feel free to say something. Thanks guys!
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1 hour ago, AngryPanda said:
I haven’t gotten my hands on the Anvil of Apotheosis rules yet, but from what I do know is that Ossiarchs have much more efficient and consistent means to heal themselves/restore models. Unless you’re going for a narrative play style and not a competitive one, I’d drop the Orb of Shaping spell and figure out another means to improve his capabilities.
I second that, also, 160 points is WAY to much for this guy.
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Hey guys, so with the advent of GW axing all the realm artefacts in lieu of the new system, what do you guys think is the best replacement for the Dimensional Blade on a Khorne marked Goretide General DP?
As far as offensive capabilities go, I found that Deathdealer, which gives one weapon -1 rend is statistically the best if you put it on his axe (only slightly better than it is on his claws, like within 1%). I think the exploding 6's Aqshy artefact has potential, but the DP doesn't swing enough attacks with one weapon to make it worth it.
I think there are a lot of options now if you're not focusing on his offensive potential ( the Crimson Crown and Mark of the Slayer come to mind, at least for me)
Anyway, I would love to hear your guys' opinions on what artefact gives him the best offensive output, or which artefact you would use otherwise.
Look forward to hearing your answers.
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3 hours ago, Roark said:
Only in your Hero phase. The "their" in the rule refers to the player controlling the Judgement.
Which is a terrible shame btw. Those wimpy wizards would NEVER escape our grasp if we could move the skulls in both hero phases.
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Due to several reasons, last months contract was surprisingly an abject and total failure so this is my pledge:
1. Finish that Skull Altar
2. Slaughterpriest #2
3. Wrath Axe
4. 1-5 Kavalos Deathriders (depending if they get here or not)
And maybe a Mortisan Boneshaper and/or Gothizarr Harvester
We’ll see how it goes
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Been messing around with some lists lately, I'm a sucker for creating unconventional lists that don't really follow the norm, so what do you guys think? My plan for this list would to Alpha-Strike my opponent, with army wide run and charge from the Stalliarch Lords and the +6" scout movement for the Katakrosian Deathglaive. I haven't been able to test out this list yet (obviously) but I do have several questions:
1. Do you guys think this list is competitively viable? (At least enough to get a good game in)
2. I would like to take more cavalry, but I'm not sure where to fit it in and still get the most out of the list, taking out the 2 mortek guard units to take some more Deathriders doesn't make much sense, so I'm not really sure what to do
3. Speaking of mortek, should I take them in a big blob of 20 or keep them in two units of 10. I have the required battleline either way, but it seems most people prefer to take Mortek in bigger units.
Allegiance: Ossiarch Bonereapers
- Legion: Stalliarch Lords
Leaders
Mortisan Boneshaper (130)
- Artefact: Artisan's Key
- Lore of Mortisans: Empower Nadirite Weapons
Mortisan Boneshaper (130)
- Lore of Mortisans: Mortal Contract
Liege-Kavalos (200)
- General
- Command Trait: Twisted Challenge
- Artefact: Nadir-bound Mount
Battleline
5 x Kavalos Deathriders (180)
- Nadirite Spear and Shield
5 x Kavalos Deathriders (180)
- Nadirite Spear and Shield
10 x Mortek Guard (130)
- Nadirite Blade and Shield
- 1x Soulcleaver Greatblades
10 x Mortek Guard (130)
- Nadirite Blade and Shield
Units
2 x Morghast Archai (210)
- Spirit Halberds
3 x Necropolis Stalkers (200)
3 x Necropolis Stalkers (200)
Behemoths
Gothizzar Harvester (200)
- Weapon: Soulcleaver Sickles
Battalions
Katakrosian Deathglaive (80)
Endless Spells / Terrain / CPs
Bone-tithe Shrieker (30)
Total: 2000 / 2000
Extra Command Points: 1
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 113
Anyway, that's about it, thanks in advance for any comments, questions or advice.
AoS 2 - Blades of Khorne Discussion
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Looks like a fun list, I only have a few minor tweaks
1. Don't make the Bloodsecrator you're general, Hew the Foe is pretty much wasted on him because A. He should almost never be in combat and B. His weapon sucks, you don't really have a decent beatstick hero in this list, so I would make the Bloodstoker your general so he can get hew the foe, with his 2 weapons he'll be a little scarier in combat. If you do want a cheap beatstick hero I would take out the Bloodstoker, take a skull grinder and give Hew the Foe to him.
2. Skullcrushers aren't battleline unless you have a juggerlord as your general, which means you only have 2 battleline now. This is fine because it segways nicely into point #3
3. Never take more than 10 bloodreavers in a unit. A. They have big bases and 1" reach on their weapons, meaning you'll struggle to get 20 all piled in. B. They die like flies no matter what unit size you take them in C. More units, more Bloodtithe D. Splitting up your unit of 20 guarantees you fulfill your league's battleline requirements (A 1250 point limit is in that squishy zone for battleline requirements)
4. Other than those tweaks, I think this list looks like a ton of fun, and I'd like to hear how it does in the future.