8th Ed and Tomb Kings

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8th Ed and Tomb Kings

#1 Post by HERO »

Right, so after one of the worst dice games I've had for a long time vs. TK, let's talk about TK really quickly.

I think they'll have one of the most unstoppable magic phases in the game if their current rumor on their FAQ is correct. In case anyone didn't know, they will still cast their spells like they do in their 6th Ed book, their Priests are Lv.1 Wizards for dispel and their High Priests are Lv.3. That means all that PD they generate on their turn, goes to their bound items. This also means that they almost always want a low roll on 2d6 for their PD because it means nothing to them. It only really messes with you.

So imagine someone taking 2x TKs, 3x LP and a LP w/ Casket in a 2500 game. That's 4 incantations at d6, 4 at 2d6, the casket and a Jar.

They will always get off their spells, be it a Lv.1 incantation for Urgency that you can't let go, or a 7 on something like Smiting. You are forced to dispel some of these, but if you only have a Lv.4 Wizard in your army, do you really want to risk the 1/3rd chance of failure? You lose concentration on 1 and 2 and you cannot dispel with that wizard for the rest of your turn while TK magic never has a chance to fail.

Anyone else sees similarities of VC 7th Ed?
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Re: 8th Ed and Tomb Kings

#2 Post by Ozymandias »

Why am I stopping the Urgencies?
I want my Swordmasters in combat, I want to see the look on my opponents face when I ram my Dragon Princes down his throat on turn 1 (hehe, I'm enjoying the idea of that one, but could it actually happen? Start 24" apart, he comes forward 8", I need 16" with 8" + best 2 of 3d6"?).

But yeah you're right, spam Smiting + Screaming Skull catapults is going to cause lots and lots of pain.
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Re: 8th Ed and Tomb Kings

#3 Post by Telabir »

Yeah kinda sucky at the moment. Here's the good(ish) news. They'll be the first to get an 8th edition army book, before christmas methinks. Also new plastic tomb guard, screaming skull catapult and warriors. Maybe new ushabi though not sure. Anyway they won't stay this powerful for long, though maybe you'll be wishing they stayed like this come next grand tournemant :wink:
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