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Why Flounder?

 SlaveToDorkness wrote:
Why Flounder?

Disney’s little mermaid reference . I think there’s an episode where Flounder (Ariel’s fish friend) gets his wish to be bigger and stronger and kind of looks like that model .

Just started with Direchasm and wondering if the Silent Menace card deck is worth having?

From the looks of things, it's all new cards so it is not a bad thing.

Do we have a deck list for that yet?

Also is the other universal deck just things like Hold Objective and so on that weren’t in the Direchasm box?

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Do we have a deck list for that yet?

Also is the other universal deck just things like Hold Objective and so on that weren’t in the Direchasm box?

They just posted a library for the Silent Menace set.

The other one is, if I remember right, a combo of reprints that aren't in Direchasm and some new cards.

Thanks, I hadn’t spotted that yet.

Really liking the look of the new band and the new cards for the Silent Menace pack, going to be great for the Gitz and hopefully get them back to being near competitive.

So with the new card packs, is it more feasible to play this game now without having bought every warband?

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
So with the new card packs, is it more feasible to play this game now without having bought every warband?

Depend on your definition of "play", and what kind of players you are. Online deckbuilder exist so you can draft your desire deck and only buy the expansions you need. If you look at the tourney winning deck, each of them is a combination of 10+ expansions/starters. You don't need to buy everything, but if you do (it's best to own 2 of each expansion) it does help you do some solo practice.

The new card packs are just a way for you draft new decks, if you're expecting 1 or 2 card packs will make you win against people with more cards than you, then probably not. It's not impossible, but your option will be limited.

Does depend upon the type of game you want to play. I have played using faction and starter only cards, playing a fellah currently using totally random decks and have played in hardcore tournaments. All were fun but both players were expecting the same type of game.

Though I do not buy every pack just the ones I want (and only once for the cards). I have never heard of anyone buying each pack twice though.

So yes, it is feasible to play the game using a couple of warbands, the essentials pack and the new pack. Depending upon what you got it might even be pretty competitive but dont expect to win many tournaments.

Agreed, there is no deck-building reason to buy two of any expansions.

Soul raid cards article;
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/06/01/elathains-soulraid-are-prepared-to-surge-through-direchasm-with-these-cards/

Love this last warband. Its an aggro-control hybrid that calls back to Eyes of the Nine objective-control hybrid, but not as fragile.

Warhammer Underworlds Official Errata and Warhammer Underworlds Championship Format updated 25 June 2021.

Pretty disappointing that that is it, took them a year...

I'm happy with the changes. limiting accuracy cards is nice, as well as the focus of cards which help the big boys. I'll never be sad about seeing Mollog taken down a notch.

Mischievous Spirts and Slickrock bring restricted is great for objective play.

Furious Resistance being banned is great for the health of the game too.

I am curious to see what season 5 will bring. A new setting perhaps? Also, I wonder if we will see Hunter/Quarry/Primacy/Hunger continue if the setting changes.

Hunger is a mechanic which seems like it should have just been the faction mechanic for the Vampires at this point.

Vampires are back in stock at GW.

Is it just me, or GW lost an opportunity to squeeze a mermaid in to a Deepkin warband?

Danny76 wrote:
Vampires are back in stock at GW.

Only for Khagra's Ravagers to go put of stock. Shane as I want to buy the full Direchasm set in one go to make it easier on P&P.

 stonehorse wrote:

Danny76 wrote:
Vampires are back in stock at GW.

Only for Khagra's Ravagers to go put of stock. Shane as I want to buy the full Direchasm set in one go to make it easier on P&P.

Postage is free over €25 so all warbands qualify for free postage.

SnotlingPimpWagon wrote:
Is it just me, or GW lost an opportunity to squeeze a mermaid in to a Deepkin warband?

One of the early shorter stories in AoS had mercreatures as part of Alariel's army under the sea along with nyads and sea serpents

 Overread wrote:

SnotlingPimpWagon wrote:
Is it just me, or GW lost an opportunity to squeeze a mermaid in to a Deepkin warband?

One of the early shorter stories in AoS had mercreatures as part of Alariel's army under the sea along with nyads and sea serpents

yep: https://ageofsigmar.lexicanum.com/wiki/From_the_Deep_(short_story)

Be nice to have them in the game as well but thats true of alot of AOS lore!

What would AOS mermaids be like? Two fish tails, like the Panera mascot? One tailed things aren't very common. Or a bunch of tentacles, a la Ursula from the little mermaid? Though we already got that look with the sylvaneth warband

 GaroRobe wrote:
What would AOS mermaids be like? Two fish tails, like the Panera mascot? One tailed things aren't very common. Or a bunch of tentacles, a la Ursula from the little mermaid? Though we already got that look with the sylvaneth warband

GW would be cutting edge. The mermaids would have two legs, no arms, but a big fish head.

It would have the head and feet of a human but the middle body of a fish!

 Overread wrote:
It would have the head and feet of a human but the middle body of a fish!

Or a Sphinx, but instead of a lion body, it’s a lungfish.

GW did have one mermaid in the lore, she was a captain in Dreadfleet. As far as I know she cut off her tail and walked on two peg legs.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
GW did have one mermaid in the lore, she was a captain in Dreadfleet. As far as I know she cut off her tail and walked on two peg legs.

The pegs being made from sawfish blades. Because why not.
https://whfb.lexicanum.com/wiki/Aranessa_Saltspite

New Arena Mortis - preorder in August

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/07/22/arena-mortis-returns-to-warhammer-underworlds-with-hungry-hazards-and-unpleasant-universal-cards/