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In-game, you’ll need both models to use Morathi (but don’t worry, they come in the same kit!). While you’ll start each game with Morathi in her form as an aelven queen, you can choose to transform her in any of your turns, while damaging her can cause her to lose control unexpectedly – much to your enemy’s misfortune. We’ll be taking a look at Morathi’s rules in detail later in the week with a full preview, but rest assured that if you’re collecting the Daughters of Khaine, this is the ideal commander for your collection.

So she transforms midgame. I like that if hes damaged he can transform. Thats avoid Lil-Morathi being snipped turn 1 by your opponent.

You can even field the Khainite statue that usually stands atop the Shrine as a separate unit, representing an iron Avatar of Khaine.

I was just thinking about this possibility the past week. So if you build the altar, you can have the Khaine Statue has is own unit, and if you build the cauldron of blood, you can have the medusae (Or just build the Cauldron without the statue and from one kit you have the Cauldron of Blood, the Medusae, the Iron Avatar of Khaine, and the Witch Elf hero)

Shame about the "scenic" parts, but otherwise Looks like the new units are the week after Morathi and the battle tome then?

 GuardStrider wrote:
I confess my first reaction to the video was "man-o-war remake in the AoS setting"

I guess it was always the idea behind the black ark fleet master, right ?

Huh. Those are actually nice models. I'm mildly surprised by that- I've gotten used to GW models so covered in useless detail that they're just blobs with junk bolted on.

(The scenic base for the normal figure is easily removed- her left foot is barely in place as is. Trim down the end of the robe and the blood drops and you don't even need a built up base).

Too bad the video didn't show off the normal form in 360.

Good Gods, everything looks SO - DAMN - COOL!

Look at that cover art!



Even the dice look freakin' amazing! Total surrender to GW with this release, wow, just WOW!

This this and that could be related to the whole new line ?

 Galas wrote:

You can even field the Khainite statue that usually stands atop the Shrine as a separate unit, representing an iron Avatar of Khaine.

I was just thinking about this possibility the past week. So if you build the altar, you can have the Khaine Statue has is own unit, and if you build the cauldron of blood, you can have the medusae (Or just build the Cauldron without the statue and from one kit you have the Cauldron of Blood, the Medusae, the Iron Avatar of Khaine, and the Witch Elf hero)

Got a Blood coven box a couple of weeks ago and a second is really tempting now. It will be interesting to see what build options give the most bang for the book with the Shrine kit.

TheDraconicLord wrote:

Good Gods, everything looks SO - DAMN - COOL!

Look at that cover art!

Spoiler:

Even the dice look freakin' amazing! Total surrender to GW with this release, wow, just WOW!

I use to complain about the Age of Sigmar art but dang, you are so correct, that cover is really good. I just went, is this my new army? Then I look at all the other plastic armies that haven't been started or finished. Frack that, yup, my new army.

I still don't get how these girls are in an Order Battletome.

Especially as Morathi is literally a Daemon Prince.

 dan2026 wrote:
I still don't get how these girls are in an Order Battletome.

Especially as Morathi is literally a Daemon Prince.

As was pointed out. Morathi hates Chaos, doesn't want to die, and doesn't want constant destruction. The team mentioned that she's more order.. Not good

She essentially wants a murderbased form of order and is willing to help Sigmar defeat a major threat.

Monster Morathi looks fething awesome, I love it.

 ZebioLizard2 wrote:

 dan2026 wrote:
I still don't get how these girls are in an Order Battletome.

Especially as Morathi is literally a Daemon Prince.

As was pointed out. Morathi hates Chaos, doesn't want to die, and doesn't want constant destruction. The team mentioned that she's more order.. Not good

She essentially wants a murderbased form of order and is willing to help Sigmar defeat a major threat.

They just adressed this very question concerning the Daughters of Kharine 30 mns ago (from Warhammer TV facebook):

Warhammer TV The Daughters of Khaine are firmly opposed to Chaos Daniel. Being part of Grand Alliance Order does not make them 'good' in any way shape or form. It simply means that they are not undead, do not worship the Chaos Gods and are not part of the more savage races of the Mortal Realms.

 dan2026 wrote:
I still don't get how these girls are in an Order Battletome.

Especially as Morathi is literally a Daemon Prince.

Because you seem to be trapped on an “order = good/nice guys” train of thought. She’s Order because she’s alive, hates Chaos, and wants, well, order. Just because it’s her order, where she’s at the top, her chosen are beneath her, and everyone else is blood for the cauldron doesn’t mean it’s not an order, nor that she doesn’t respect/expect to have rules, or that she wants to endlessly tear down everything around her for the sake of it.

As for being a daemon prince, not many of them hate their new form enough to even try to return to their old one, even temporarily, much less actually have enough residual self image post transformation to even begin to hope to do it accurately. She clearly has managed this feat though, so there’s a good chance that there’s a bit more going on than the standard.

Order doesn't mean good. After all look who is in charge. Sigmar the False god. Sigmar the coward. Order definitely doesn't mean good.

I'm not going to collect the army, but, (sigh), this battletome I'm getting just for the story and cover! So awesome...

zamerion wrote:


https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/02/18/shadow-queen-unveiled/

For those interested, the runes on her scales seem pretty close to old High Elf runes.
The fourth rune down is the High Elf rune for 'Vengeance'. Rune below that is 'Balance'.

Oh God....and Friday is my payday...rest well wallet, the month of March hardly knew you.

But how much we guesstimating? She's not as bulky as Alarielle and the Wardroth and doesn't look as tall as the Lord of Change and Archaon. Is around £65-70 too much to hope for?

Anywhere between 80 and 100 would be my guess

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Oh God....and Friday is my payday...rest well wallet, the month of March hardly knew you.

But how much we guesstimating? She's not as bulky as Alarielle and the Wardroth and doesn't look as tall as the Lord of Change and Archaon. Is around £65-70 too much to hope for?

Do not forget she is very likely to be sold with here "human" form... I believe 75 ?

Oh i know, it's already been stated her Aelven form will be. But i don't suppose it matters, she's getting bought either way.

 reluxor wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Oh God....and Friday is my payday...rest well wallet, the month of March hardly knew you.

But how much we guesstimating? She's not as bulky as Alarielle and the Wardroth and doesn't look as tall as the Lord of Change and Archaon. Is around £65-70 too much to hope for?

Do not forget she is very likely to be sold with here "human" form... I believe 75 ?

Not "Likely". It's a certainty:

In-game, you’ll need both models to use Morathi (but don’t worry, they come in the same kit!).

Only bummer for me "rest assured that if you’re collecting the Daughters of Khaine, this is the ideal commander for your collection."

As much as I like the Morathi model it's a bit much for me, i'd rather run a smaller army with a more basic HQ that I can name myself. The problem with a model that nice is I don't want to game with it. I'd much rather run a small new medusa type hq with a staff that doesn't have a dozen breakable wing tips.

I'm sure you'll be able to run generic Hags has HQ's, like the two from the Cauldron kit:

GW will totally use the opportunity to release a very expensive plastic hero or two. Maybe a fury and a gorgon.

If they rebox witch elves I'll get a small army or at least some allies ready to stab and sacrifice the enemy.

Using generic hags is what I was afraid of, those models are okay but I was really hoping for an HQ of one of the new serpent types (I like the mutated units more so far). I guess all I can do is hope those kits have bits for an HQ unit, like a pair of arms or head option for an exalted leader. I've seen no indications they plan on releasing new generic HQs like the Kharadrons received (I think they got four total, and not at a bad price).

 Thargrim wrote:
Using generic hags is what I was afraid of, those models are okay but I was really hoping for an HQ of one of the new serpent types (I like the mutated units more so far). I guess all I can do is hope those kits have bits for an HQ unit, like a pair of arms or head option for an exalted leader. I've seen no indications they plan on releasing new generic HQs like the Kharadrons received (I think they got four total, and not at a bad price).

I would be incredibly surprised if they don't have a hero option in the Medusae boxes or if the Bloodwrack Shrine's Medusa can be fielded as a Hero.

Kharadron got 4 heroes, with only one not essentially being a 'buffbot' and one being a named character.

That's a nice Slaaneshi Daemon Prince right there.

Ok she looks awesome and hoping for plenty of story as well - lots of gaps to fill in.

 zend wrote:
That's a nice Slaaneshi Daemon Prince right there.

Damn I didn't even think of that!

I mean she looks big enough to pass as a Keeper of Secrets right?

Was certainly not expecting next week! Atlantis Aelves reveal at the Open Day seems more and more plausible.