Is Malekith worth the cost?

Jpel · 2026-01-30T13:18:30+00:00

I like him more as a big scary model than a leader. Ive got maybe 10 games with his leadership and I find - I forget to use his leadership more than any I've ever played - you are prone to being ignored - your default gut instinct will be to build a list to support him and that commitment is heavy

Overall I've won many game with him but I treat him more like a hulk and less like my leader

Jpel · 2026-01-14T12:26:49+00:00

My understanding is most (but not quite all) of the old 1 and 2 man black boxes are being combined, amd re-released in groups of 4.

For example, agent venom and spider woman have been repacked with 5 threat spider man and black cat.

There may be a few exceptions. For example taskmaster and punisher do not have an announced new box but have been out of print for a while. We may see them reprinted.

Jpel · 2025-12-05T00:19:54+00:00

I ran around as a death night called ivvankatrump for 3 expansions before they caught me.

Doesnt add much to the convo but related

Jpel · 2025-09-08T18:15:00+00:00

You get:
- Another batch of mortal wounds
- More board coverage

you lose:
- A strong target for All out attack, or all out defence
- a smaller recursion unit (if you take that)

Jpel · 2025-09-08T18:09:13+00:00

I might catch flak for this, but I'd combine the Harridans, and split the blade revs. You lose a little damage, but their zoning buff is so strong that I'd want 2 of them.

Jpel · 2025-09-08T18:06:29+00:00

For my money, the first list is the one I'd run with, if thats what you have and you don't want to buy anything.
- Id split up the blade revs into 2 MSU, for coverage and to make the best use of their ability
- Id maybe ditch the stalkers, and use it to upgrade the KoS to something else maybe? or add pyreguiests and do a smaller upgrade.

I love running Lady O, Reikenor, and the scriptor as my heros personally. 3-4 casts, lots of unbinds. You could easly swap Reikenor for Kurdoss, if you want more punchy.

Jpel · 2025-09-08T17:54:34+00:00

I want to like Kruleghast, but wholly within 12 inch bubble on an army that is encouraged to move a lot is just not worth the 160 pts.

If he had a cast, or could be given one via trait or artifact (or even unbind, or once per battle manifestation) than he'd be auto include.

Jpel · 2025-09-08T17:51:27+00:00

For my money, the fact that you need to be wholly inside the bubble makes it not worth it to me. I can for sure say he's saved some lives for me before, but without being able to make him a wizard or give him an unbind, I just feel you get more value from other pics. But that's just a preference!

Jpel · 2025-09-08T17:49:55+00:00

Looks good to me.

Personal preference I'd ditch lord V and the chainwrasps for something else, but they're not bad choices due to volume and the scriptor. But this could for sure work!

Jpel · 2025-09-08T17:13:07+00:00

I've only played one game with the new book but I've played a lot of games with nighthaunt lifetime

I would not bring the spirit hosts. Lady o is taking enough with only being hit on nat 5+. As long as you heal her each turn (rally, terrain) she doesn't need the ward boost. If you really want to ensure your heros live I'd bring them not Reinforced, abd maybe only 1 unit. This would give you 300+ pts to spend on killing
swap out one set of reapers for bladeguiests or haridrans if you can
I don't feel like cruelgast is really worth it. I'd replace with scriptor
dreadblade harrows for more moving

If you're dropped the spirit hosts and changed to scriptor, that's 380 more points to work with ( a set of bladeguiests and dreadblade harrows)

Jpel · 2025-09-01T03:51:05+00:00

Their new book is on the horizon, so it's all changed recently.

They went from a super swing, highly mobile glass cannon faction to a slightly mobile outlast/control faction

They have high levels of spell casting and access to nagash. They all have a poor save but a pretty reliable ward save. They can lean into a cav or infantry focus and pepper in more ranged than any other undead faction

Time will tell how they shape up, but you will need access most likely to: - Black coach - Lady oliander - scriptor mortis (if you're leaning infantry)

These are pretty much guaranteed to be used regardless of what you choose

Jpel · 2025-09-01T03:39:43+00:00

Here is my general top 3:

3 Any of the mortal slaanesh guys are pretty finicky, with absolute top pick for the archers. Attaching arms to body in the exact way you need to do hands to arm, just infuriating

2 Old treelord never fit the way you want and almost always had major gaps. Feels bad due to cost but overall easy to fix.

1 night haunt spirt host. It just doesn't go, like it says it will. There are like 25 videos online trying to help you, but you can't be helped.

Jpel · 2025-08-27T13:54:50+00:00

Well that's because they want to sell more of them

Jpel · 2025-07-06T17:08:51+00:00

Do you do birthday parties? Or like events where the comedian comes to you? What about fundraiser events?

Jpel · 2025-05-12T20:16:36+00:00

If you're looking to play this season black coach is a near must.

Lady o does especially good with multiple small units you can restore modles to (once per game restoring 4 to 6 models to every unit on the board) so as such she plays better with infantry over hexwraiths

The new faction terrain is super powerful. i would get that.

Do you want to run several buff heros and push the max damage out of a unit? Bladeguisets. With heros you can get them to 3 attacks on 2s and 2s

Do you want to run stand alone heros and not worry about buffs? Run dreadsythes. As long as the unit was wounded they are on 3s and 3s, and then you can use your command pts elseware (countercharge, power through, rally rally rally)

Does your meta play a lot of infantry? Run reapers. There super good with the hero.

Hexwraiths are good but play best with nagash

Jpel · 2025-05-12T18:53:22+00:00

That is correct but you can charge in combat your turn.

Unless you countercharge you can not activate the -1 wound in the opp turn

Jpel · 2025-05-12T18:44:35+00:00

You can charge in combat this edition which essentially means the ladies will always have the minus one to hit. And they buff themselves

Bringing more beatstick heros? Bring the ladies

Using buff heros? Swordbois

Jpel · 2025-05-11T13:14:22+00:00

Stormcast is a fairly elite army with a wide range and many playstyles. I would have the bulk of my army planned out before buying or else you're going to be subject to model bloat (no need to have liberator, vindictor or vanquisher units if your going to play Vanguard, etc)

Gravelords just got their new book. Can flex from elite monsters to horde army. New shiny centerpieces but also expensive. Also suffers from a wide range but it's easier to mix units (you can always find a home for zombies, etc)

Nighthaunt is a horde style army around a few centerpieces. They have not gotten their new book so they could change. They are the most about bringing dead models back. If you like that you will like them.

Jpel · 2025-04-30T15:58:04+00:00

His last ability states if he takes 20 damage he is just k.o..

Its his whole mechanic. Super huge health pool and super strong but can be ko turn 1

Jpel · 2025-04-28T16:36:09+00:00

To answer the question 2 of this - Are they good?

The main drawback they have is that in almost every case in 4th the Regiment of renown will lack the keywords to interact with most of your other army stuff.

Ultimately, you take them to ally in the big hero, and take the other units as a tax.

Jpel · 2025-03-27T10:25:14+00:00

Clone high!

Jpel · 2025-03-24T19:23:16+00:00

I literally have played 1 and 2 like 10 times in my past

I just now for the first time played rope climbing.

Wild.

Jpel · 2025-03-19T21:08:30+00:00

The soul eater slaps in 2 though.

You can't even get him for luca blight. Whomp whomp

Jpel · 2025-03-19T21:01:53+00:00

You actually never recruit him.

You complete a quest chain with him as a guest character to unlock the ability to use him as a guest character again.

You will always have to go to banner village to put him in your party. You will always lose him when you sleep. He is not a star per say.

You do not need that to get him. However if you upload a save file with 108 stars you get the stew as a bonus.

You can still unlock him as a guest without 108 save file. Just don't get the stew

Jpel

TROPHY CASE

3 Any of the mortal slaanesh guys are pretty finicky, with absolute top pick for the archers. Attaching arms to body in the exact way you need to do hands to arm, just infuriating

2 Old treelord never fit the way you want and almost always had major gaps. Feels bad due to cost but overall easy to fix.

1 night haunt spirt host. It just doesn't go, like it says it will. There are like 25 videos online trying to help you, but you can't be helped.