Games Workshop - Warhammer Underworlds: Hrothgorn's Mantrappers

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Heroic Guard(Double, all Steelheart’s Champions):subtract 1 from damage received by every hit and critical hit. What’s on your mind this month? We share your letters and questions, plus models painted by you, our readers. Also, high-altitude aerial combat. As of the writing of this article (mid July 2021), we’re heading towards the twilight months of the current Beastgrave/Direchasm season of the Championship format. What does this mean? It means that at the end of the season (heralded by the release of the starter set for the new season), all Beastgrave universal cards will rotate out of play, and will no longer be legal in the Championship format. As such, the universal cards we’re recommending below from the Rippa’s Snarlfangs expansion will only be useable until that rotation date (which was December for the release of Direchasm, but historically has been around late September). Note that all Beastgrave warbands, and indeed every warband that has been released since the very first Warhammer Underworlds boxed set, will always be legal (and that includes their faction-specific cards, unless banned or restricted in the future).

A Gutbuster Wanderglutt is usually lead by a Tyrant with a Slaughtermaster or Butcher performing macabre rituals. The Gluttons make the bulk of the army charging into battle to satiate their unending hunger.

The Fighters

Offsetting when playing Hrothgorn or being offset by an opponent is actually a good strategy, as we’re generally only needing to get one or two fighters (including Hrothgorn himself) into or on the edge of enemy territory, so we’re not as concerned with chokepointing. Additionally, due to the sheer number of wounds we possess, the calculus of moving through a lethal is different versus a three or four wound fighter, meaning that cutting off chokepoints on certain boards with lethals (such as the Shyishian Stardial) has less of an impact on us. …my opponent keeps diving my Gnoblars!

Living Avalanche] – A faction [ Great Strength] just for Hrothgorn. Unconditional damage is always good, and is used to help us score the second condition of [ Awesome Predator] . Not all warbands have abilities usable by all components that would justify their higher price, and sometimes they are not worth the cost as some are really underwhelming. An Eye For Weakness(Triple, Hedkrakka):increase by 3 the damage on critical hits on a targeted enemy fighter in range.Slakeslash is a Slaangor Fiendblood with higher damage (3/6) and wounds (22) and same ability to perform a bonus run towards a close enemy (remember that now costs a Double not a Triple). Summon Stalagsquig(Double, Mollog):set up Stalagsquig (once per battle) nearby but not engaged to any enemy. The first opponent to pass near Stalagsquig gets damaged. Feral Symbiote] – This is a [ Sting of the Ur-Grub] with a downside, however the important factor here is that it’s unrestricted. If you’re looking for an additional Range 1 damage and can’t afford the restricted slot, this is worth considering. In addition, you may be able to combine the “downside” of the hunger counters to turn on some other cards, such as [ Hungry Armour] or [ Compelling Hunger] . You can use up to 2 Petitioner with Sword and Shield, although they are more expensive Skeleton Warriors with Ancient Blade without the Minion runemark.