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Interested in the Tzeentch Force. Leader looks cool in he art!

Really glad to see that the Tzeentch warband isn't just Tzaangors. That would have been boring.

And, hey! Either I get another unit that is a wizard, or I could just use the leader as another Magister.

Wow, I can't wait for the Tzeentch and Moonclan bands. The diversity in the Tzeentch band is awesome, and the Grotz look great. I'm very excited to get my hands on them. This gives me hope that the other four expansions could be pretty diverse and interesting.

I'm curious to see where the Troll and Flying Squig end up.

Folks have been speculating about the troll maybe being its own thing - but for the flying squig, it's always possible that it's part of this warband, just not shown on the box (since some of the other large warbands have models not shown, too). It must take up hardly any sprue space!

The troll and squig were also revealed at separate times and not connected by GW, just by all us fans

 RiTides wrote:
Folks have been speculating about the troll maybe being its own thing - but for the flying squig, it's always possible that it's part of this warband, just not shown on the box (since some of the other large warbands have models not shown, too). It must take up hardly any sprue space!

The troll and squig were also revealed at separate times and not connected by GW, just by all us fans

Good points, I thought I saw a preview of a Goblin with a mushroom growing out of it's head in a sketch article on WarCom the other day, which looked liked it could fit in well with the Troll. It seems likely we will get some sort of fungoid goblin faction relatively soon in AoS. The flying squid could very well be not pictured on the box art also.

Us fans definitely get ahead of ourselves at times.

Maybe there's a squig-nest! and those little flying squigs keeping popping out of it attacking everyone till you get rid of it.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Binabik15 wrote:

Or more SC. If those at least had interesting poses, like bashibg someone over thw head with the staff in a double handed grip or anything. Stormsire is cool, the two others are Blandy McBlsndface and her vanilla brother.

I hope the 4 other factions are more like the gobbos with new stuff compared to current ranges.

The Stormcast are Evocators, the Sacrosanct equivalent to Paladins. Their whole fighting style is either a two handed Grandstave(none of them feature it here) or the stave+sword as paired weapons(fluff is that they generate lightning arcs between the two weapons to deflect incoming ranged attacks and to deal damage to more enemies).

I know their background, but you can sheathe your sword and bash someone with your staff. The Evocators from their normal box can look more interesting than those, which shouldn't be the case when each one here can be an individual with a deliberate pose to show the character traits or fighting style he or she has. The Incantator from the getting started mag blows them out of the water into the sun.


On the other bands, I think I'll LOVE that fanatic with thw absolutely biggest ball-on-chain there ever was And Tzeentch coming with another horror might be nice. The pink one from Silver Tower is so much better than the old ones and a second sculpt of that quality, yes, please.

Seems like the order of the day for Nightvault is Warbands led by wizards, which makes sense given the introduction of magic to the game.

 RiTides wrote:
Folks have been speculating about the troll maybe being its own thing - but for the flying squig, it's always possible that it's part of this warband, just not shown on the box (since some of the other large warbands have models not shown, too). It must take up hardly any sprue space!

The troll and squig were also revealed at separate times and not connected by GW, just by all us fans

I'm actually thinking that what we've been calling a Troggoth might be the first case of an "Inspired" model and it's the Wizard leader gone Fungus Hulk.

Well that'd be awesome . Whatever it is, I don't think it's coming in that goblins box - just way too much plastic to fit when you consider what's in there already!

Someone else was guessing it was the result of a spell, though, and any of those mechanics would be extremely sweet

Is that a Gaunt summoner?

The looks of those two boxes make me wonder why GW doesn't release a little card pack, say $5-$10 dollars, to make the warbands work as mini-expansions to WQ.

I've been pondering using the Sepulchral Guard (or the grots + orruks) for some quest.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 RiTides wrote:
Folks have been speculating about the troll maybe being its own thing - but for the flying squig, it's always possible that it's part of this warband, just not shown on the box (since some of the other large warbands have models not shown, too). It must take up hardly any sprue space!

The troll and squig were also revealed at separate times and not connected by GW, just by all us fans

I'm actually thinking that what we've been calling a Troggoth might be the first case of an "Inspired" model and it's the Wizard leader gone Fungus Hulk.

It wasn’t us that called it a Troggoth - it’s called a Troggoth in the reveal article for it on the WarCom website.

Better pictures of the box covers.

Chopstick wrote:
Is that a Gaunt summoner?

Would seem a bit powerful - would be like having Neferata or Vandus Hammerhand leading a warband in Shadespire?

 Mr Morden wrote:

Chopstick wrote:
Is that a Gaunt summoner?

Would seem a bit powerful - would be like having Neferata or Vandus Hammerhand leading a warband in Shadespire?

Nevermind I think it's just a magister.

Also it look like they will have a pink horror in the team. More magic caster.

If the team has a Pink Horror, will the box include a pair of Blue Horrors?

"The tzeentch band contains a sorcerer of tzeentch with a big feather cape, a tzaangor with greatsword, an acolyte with sword and shield, an acolyte with just sword, a blue horror, and a pair of brimstone horrors on a base.

The goblin band has a shaman with lantern and staff, a fanatic, a netter, an armoured goblin with a branding pole, 3 bow grots and 2 squigs. That's right, 9 guys. I suspect the branding guy controls squigs in a way to maximise actions"

How do you make 9 guys band when there're only 7 starting hexes? Squigs start standing next to a gobbo?

Dunno, thats from reddit.

Chopstick wrote:
How do you make 9 guys band when there're only 7 starting hexes? Squigs start standing next to a gobbo?

I am thinking. What if they are not "fighters" but "templates"n for gambits specific to the gobbos?

That or the poster is lying.

Yeah, there's one poster who has consistently said there are 9 models in the grot warband on facebook, saying he has a good source.

I don't know, I find it hard to believe... but it would certainly be interesting! How bad of stats would they have to have to cram in 9!?

That would leave out the flying squig, though, and I feel like that's unlikely. GW specifically revealed it, which makes it seem like it'd be from one of the next warbands. The above numbers would force it to be from a second warband, or maybe a spell set... I don't know, just seems like a stretch.

But he's adamant, so we'll soon know if he's got an insider source!

Could be there's a reinforcement mechanic?

Once a Goblin moves out of the starting spots you can add another band member or once one is killed put another on once of the spots

Hopefully the spell mechanics isn't too powerful, would be a shame to see Shadespire warbands struggle against those from Nightvault due to no access to spells.

The models look wonderful, and I am sure I'll be collecting them if only to paint.

Not too sure about the terrain, it looks far too ornate.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
Could be there's a reinforcement mechanic?

Once a Goblin moves out of the starting spots you can add another band member or once one is killed put another on once of the spots

It might just be that the Goblins have the Squigs on their bases.

 stonehorse wrote:
Hopefully the spell mechanics isn't too powerful, would be a shame to see Shadespire warbands struggle against those from Nightvault due to no access to spells.

The models look wonderful, and I am sure I'll be collecting them if only to paint.

Not too sure about the terrain, it looks far too ornate.

The spell cards are in the same category as power cards, so your deck is half upgrades, and half spells/powers.

And all armies revealed!



Order:
Sylvaneth
Kharadron Overlords(!)

Destruction:
Fungus Troggoths(!)
Moonclan

Chaos:
Slaves to Darkness/Darkoath
Tzeentch Arcanites

Holy crab that's a female Kairic Acolyte.

Nice. This'll be a definite buy of each war band. I wonder who the damsel esque looking woman/Aelf (I am seeing pointed ears, aren't I?) with the Sylvaneth is?

That female Darkoath shaman. I need her.