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Yeah I have had similar issues to be honest - I’m just not sure you can fit enough in paying for both battalions unfortunately. I think regular gore pilgrims does a lot to help your support characters keep up with the cav though, and if you want to be even more mobile, the flayed command trait allows for refills of 1 on prayers within 8” so your not as dependent on the altar! Plus your knights and juggers get even tougher as they kill heroes/monsters
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@ArmyOfGrodd As far as I know, a brass stampede list I pretty solid, especially with how much mortal wounds you can put out now - but if you go for that you’ll need at least a couple more boxes of skullcrushers, as you’ll likely want to go all in for it! Brass stampede/gore pilgrims used to be a thing when battalions weren’t so expensive but I’m not entirely sure that’s the case any more! Either way it will be an awesome list that’s for sure!
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@Sharklone totally agree with @Agent of Chaos! With that said, I think snagging a goreblade warband SC and the s2d would be good because you can get the chungus, some knights and 3 battleline along with some extra goodies like a khorgorath, bloodstoker, and a mighty lord
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Backtracking a bit, but regarding the twiceborn faces, I remember having a similar feeling looking at the skullreapers heads but they grew on me somewhat and those I didn’t like I just replaced with helmets.
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@Neverchosen that’s a good point - I was always a fan of the “honorable combat” version of khorne myself. I’m somewhat indifferent to the senseless slaughter angle, but it seems kind of 1 dimensional to me. Hopefully vorgaroth’s lore is more indicative of a future approach to khorne - I love that he got caught up dueling a daemon prince for stealing his kill lmao.
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Yes! It looks really silly but I love it - I’m not sure that it’s meant to actually be khorne, but the picture from the 3.5e chaos space marines codex was always how I envisioned him!
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As dumb as this sounds i was really excited to start a mortal focused army based around these guys, but the more I thought about it the more i compared them to blades of khorne and now I’m just excited to keep going with my blades of khorne! Still though, very excited for the Slaanesh players out there who have been waiting to use mortals that aren’t just marked s2d units! P.s. The one thing that I feel Slaanesh has over khorne is having a Syll’Esske...esque type character that encourages mixing mortals and daemons - would love to see that for khorne, whether its simply an army mechanic or a character special rule!
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Great release for a mortal/mixed Slaanesh force! I agree with a lot of the problems with the bare heads but you can always pick up gresh’s iron reapers for the Slaanesh and helmeted head! I know that’s what I’ll be doing! 😄
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Thank you all for the feedback! Gets me excited at the idea of being able to convert some non-human blood warriors! Now I just need to find a base for the conversion 😬!
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Hey guys, Was wondering earlier today about blood warriors (one of my favorite lore units since I read the entry in the bloodbound book). Their lore entry on lexicanum - and the BoK tome I believe - discussed the “red baptism” an event where a mortal is drenched in the blood of their enemies and attracts khorne’s gaze and becomes a blood warrior as a result. This made me wonder whether races other than men can become blood warriors in theory? Figured it would provide interesting conversion fodder at the very least! Thank you guys in advance for any input!
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Eh I say to each their own haha I personally like the mortals a lot and was a huge fan of the 40k daemonkin book so I like a list that fits that thematically. But yeah I think your list is tough as is, and not that they would be overkill, but I I think the extra bubble of wrathmonger buff does more for you than the damage of skullreapers
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That’s definitely tough - skullreapers are probably my favorite unit and I feel that they’re definitely good at what they do but with a double pile - in and two thirster you’re not really lacking on damage out put I don’t think. And not to mention mongers aren’t exactly slouches either with 26 attacks with a secrator at 3/3/-1/1 on the charge!
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@broverpowerd I’d personally go with list 1 - wrath axe to me isn’t as reliable as mongers would be; especially with two bloodthirsters to buff. Both lists look solid though!
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@Salyx that’s a good point - my only issue with the skullfiend tribe is that besides the relic, it feels a little underwhelming to me I suppose if I invested more in the khorgoraths i could get more mileage out of it though! And regarding the slaughterborn, I was also tempted with that, especially when I realized how brutal you could make the exalted db with impaling spear! @Zamik yeah that’s still something I am concerned about, but it’s funny you mentioned the goretide because I had originally thought of using them to fling a sizeable squad of blood warriors up as an initial durable screen/ tar pit unit!
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@Agent of ChaosYeah I haven’t played it in a while but it’s one of the few (if not only) battalions for khorne that has kept the same rules and the 2 damage on 6s skullreapers is pretty great - especially when you consider the fact that you’ll be doing mortal wounds too. I would really like to see how it works with other units getting the buff too - more specifically, if everyone staying in 12 is feasible Im glad you said something about the thirster though, it does seem like a real gamble with a good trait to put it on him.
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Hey guys, so I've been noodling a new list and was hoping for some feedback; Allegiance: Reapers of Vengeance Leaders Bloodsecrator - 120 pts Relics - Skullshard Mantle Bloodthirster of insensate Rage - 270 pts General Trait - Mage Eater Relics - A'rgath, the King of Blades Slaughterpriest w/ axe - 100 pts Killing frenzy Slaughterpriest w/ blade and flail - 100 pts Bronzed flesh Bloodstoker - 80 pts Battleline Flesh Hounds x5 - 100 pts Flesh Hounds x5 -100 pts Bloodreavers x10 - 70 pts reaver blades Bloodreavers x10 - 70 pts reaver blades Other Khorgorath - 100 pts khorgorath - 100 pts Skullreapers x5 - 180 pts Banner bearer Skullreapers x5 - 180 pts Banner bearer Skullreapers x5 - 180 pts Banner bearer Battalions Skulltake - 140 pts Judgements Hexgorger Skulls - 40 pts Wrath-Axe - 60 pts Okay so full disclosure, I love the skulltake battalion for what it does for skullreapers, I have yet to try it maxed out though, and one of my concerns is managing the 12" bubble around the bloodstoker. My other main concerns have more to do with the durability/survivability of the list's characters; do you all think the Rage thirster is a good add or with how prevalent shooting is, do you think he would end up just being deleted? The same goes for the blood stoker to an extent, I could hide him more easily, but it is definitely a concern that he would just get sniped out early which would end up neutering the battalion a bit. I was hoping to alleviate some of the concerns regarding the thirster through threat saturation (Reapers and Khorgis) as well as some speed (hounds). Anyways, I would love to hear what you guys think!
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Looks like a pretty cool list to me! I was thinking of using a goretide list myself, but I was also thinking that skullfiend might also be useful (I tend to skew towards mortal units) for getting blood tithe given the possibility that 1000 points may limit the number of units on the field. The list that i’m Kicking around is: Spearhead: Juggerlord - master decapitator and crown cleaver Khorgorath x 1 wrathmongers x 5 main body: slaughterpriest - axe, and can’t decide between killing frenzy and bronze flesh bloodsecrator skullcrushers x 3 with glaives rear guard: skullcrushers x3 with glaives My thought is that the juggerlord and khorgorath are both fairly tanky and have decent enough damage output (especially with the skullfiend command ability) so I would try to get them stuck in with the wrath mongers buffing one of them and then have the waves of skullcrushers come in and help with any combats lasting too long for my liking! My only worry is that it could be too elite and I won’t be able to play objectives all that well. I’d love to hear what you all think!
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Hey guys, just curious - I know that we’ll have a better idea once the ghb comes out (in terms of scenarios, deployments, etc.), but has anyone started thinking of possible meeting engagement lists?
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What do you guys think about skullfiend tribe now that it’s only 70 points? Personally I don’t think I’d use the skulltake battalion without it! For the price of one squad of reavers you get an artefact (very useful for certain missions), a command point, and the ability to go one drop (still huge considering you still choose who goes first)
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Anyone had a chance to try verdant mantle?? I know it’s not as exciting as the other realm artifacts but I like the fact that it allows you to at least interact with endless spells beyond trying to unbind them when cast
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Ha I guess I’m not fast enough
