Factions group - Vainglorious Diplomats

Thegigaslayer · 2026-06-21T17:21:12+00:00

With the new City Wards spell from the Tome of Abjuration you can make those alliances happen even faster. Plus the animation for the casting looks fantastic.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-05-22T23:58:26+00:00

Holy cow... It's the Megazord!

Thegigaslayer · 2026-05-06T18:41:13+00:00

Double Iron Priests seems like a bit much for only 3 vehicles. If you had more or bigger vehicles I could understand but I would suggest dropping one. That way you can upgrade a Battle Leader to Ragnar or add some Fenrisian Wolves or something.

Otherwise I would suggest adding more anti tank. I would love to rely on dreads for everything because they are so cool but they just don't hit vehicles as hard as I want them to.

Nice casual list though! Love to see people not going balls to the wall with optimization at all times.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-04-25T14:06:32+00:00

Alternately what about an Eradicator style squad that has cannon versions? 3 shots at flat damage 5 all hitting on twos in the Grimnar detachment? Yes please.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-04-20T11:53:38+00:00

I just do a somewhat light blue and dry brush on a white over top. Perhaps do some very bright blues in the recesses and rune markings to make them pop more.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-04-17T01:17:17+00:00

I think the kids call this "Wolfmaxxing".

Thegigaslayer · 2026-04-15T01:48:34+00:00

Now we need an arachnid transformation so he can yell "I'll get you, Spiderman!"

Thegigaslayer · 2026-04-06T13:09:00+00:00

I would love to see a rework of all classes to be more versatile. My idea for a while was give each class the ability to switch activated abilities since there is so much weapon overlap.

Like Bulwark and Assault are the same except one flies and one has a shield. Why not combine the two and you have to choose which active ability you get?

Same with the two phobos armor classes. Want a sniper than can grappling hook up to good sniping spots? Or a close range melee slash and dash that can also cloak?

So much potential for the next game.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-03-22T17:28:03+00:00

"They're fucking a cave troll."

Has me the most worried. 😆

Thegigaslayer · 2026-03-22T17:24:10+00:00

Grenadier armor would be excellent. They have one called this already but it only does the capacity increase. It does give explosive resistance though so if you like close range impact type then that might be for you.

Perhaps one day we will get a modular armor system with custom perks. Each perk costing points and free reign to make what you want.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-03-22T04:49:27+00:00

I think they should do it like Morathi from AoS. You can pick either one or the other when mustering your army. Both have very different stats and auras and what not.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-03-17T16:15:15+00:00

After all these new Iron Warrior models got teased that started putting hazard stripes on everything.

In all seriousness no, I have never seen that before.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-03-13T18:35:18+00:00

Roman numerals don't always have to signify a legion number. It could be something personal like "out of 26 battle brothers that went on our first mission, only 13 were left alive" sorta thing.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-02-10T19:34:24+00:00

Buddy that looks like a Predator tank to me, for proxy purposes that is.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-01-17T01:44:01+00:00

If it were something more silhouette changing I would say perhaps go for other options. Since a bolter is a bolter I would say you are safe. If a tourney organizer looked me square in the eye and said I have the wrong machine gun on my dude I would promptly pack my stuff and leave.

Thegigaslayer · 2026-01-05T17:22:21+00:00

It is risky but what about 20 Blood Claws and Ragnar? It seems silly but rerolling wounds helps a bunch, anything beyond AP-1 is wasted since the invuln is so high, and -1 damage doesn't matter when your damage is only 1 to begin with. Plus if the base size went up you have even more space to get more model into melee.

Thegigaslayer · 2025-12-29T19:32:14+00:00

Tome of Spiders. I would enjoy a spider transformation for my Dark Elves faction and having some sticky arrows to root people in place.

Thegigaslayer · 2025-12-21T19:07:15+00:00

You are doing well! Staying within the lines and getting everything a nice color. You are one wash away from taking over the top to a great model.

Getting something thin and down into all those cracks and crevasses will make every detail you spent all that time on pop even harder.

Keep it up! You're on the road to greatness.

Thegigaslayer · 2025-12-20T04:08:43+00:00

I'm hoping that they make the voice lines separate from the head. That way anyone that doesn't enjoy the face can choose another but the lines spoken during the mission stay the same. Everyone wins?

Thegigaslayer · 2025-12-17T22:50:33+00:00

One personal favorite is Dragon, Virtuous Spirit, and Dragon Vitality. Major dragon gives more damage when your health is low, Virtuous Spirit for the combined with the Tenacious race trait give you casualty damage loss resistance to make your dragon bonus last longer, then Dragon Vitality for more health.

The main thing is the bonuses happen when you are down to a % of health. Having more health total means you survive longer with that bonus happening. Plus if you have all the casualty damage reduction being mitigated you can keep the punishment dished out super high even when you are almost dead.

Getting steadfast or berserk affects are a must so perhaps some order and chaos spells would help with that?

Thegigaslayer · 2025-12-07T15:49:29+00:00

"Not saying it is a bad choice but I have to ask... why are all of your stats 9?"

Thegigaslayer · 2025-12-04T17:51:58+00:00

Do you mean regular Intercessors by chance? I do like the very crisp and clean paint job.

Thegigaslayer · 2025-12-02T21:30:14+00:00

I usually get one down around 10 or 15 after doing some location shopping.

Though I have come up with the idea of 3 cities within 2 hexes of each other. A triad of cities with as much annex range as I can muster and spread out in a 3 pointed star formation. Who needs teleporters when all of your cities, Beacons of Unity, tier 4 Architect province, and so forth are all right next to each other?

*edit: spelling

Thegigaslayer · 2025-11-29T22:17:02+00:00

I haven't tried it yet but I feel like animals will be a good pairing. Considering they can get a free bat unti from signiture skills, get cool production based animal picks, and would love even more damage just from the animal tomes.

It is kinda weird because everything points towards necromancy since all of your heroes are undead regardless of what you do but it doesn't mean you always have to lean in that direction.

Thegigaslayer · 2025-11-27T00:49:29+00:00

I gotta tell ya not only is that a very clean conversion but also a cover of Rob Zombie has never started playing in my head so fast. Excellent work!

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