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	*'''Burning Chariot of Tzeentch:'''		*'''Burning Chariot of Tzeentch:'''

	*'''Soul Grinder:'''		*'''Soul Grinder:''' Interesting choice. 250 points base, but it's 50 more for the Stone Thrower or Fire Thrower profile, and 55 for the Bolt Thrower, for 300ish, (there's not much point to getting one without one of these), a Demonbone Claw for another 10 points that shreds in melee (take or leave by preference) and Chaos Marks, (Nurgle or Khorne are probably the best, Slaanesh is free), meaning these guys can get pricey. The choice between Hellcannons, Skull Cannons, and Soul Grinders can be a bit go chew over. Skull Cannons are the cheapest of the three by a fair margin, you can get two for the price of a Soul Grinder, and have points left for something nice. It's fair enough in melee, can shoot on the run, but is handily the worst shot. The Hellcannon is the most durable of the bunch, and probably is the best shot, but is effectively immobile, and while it can defend itself, it may lurch into bad combats, and really doesn't want to be in them, even if it will probably not lose them. Meanwhile, the Soul Grinder is the most expensive, and has mediocre guns, but these guns are easily customizable to the needs of your army, and come with an extra grapeshot, they are still fast and mobile, and absolutely SMASH in melee, with the claw upgrade they can just rip a character or monster apart in a round of combat, and can grab marks of Khorne or Nurgle (or Slaanesh to stay cheap). Ultimately the choice comes down to preference and army build, and what you want out of an artillery piece. All of them perform well, all three provide a valuable service to the army, it really just comes down to preference. Cheap and fast, tanky and damaging, or expensive but fucks in all combats.

	*'''Exalted Seeker Chariot of Slaanesh:''' Infantry blender par excellence. Between the Impact Hits on the charge, Armor Piercing of the crew, and Poisoned Attacks of the things pulling it, anything short of Ogres, or in any numbers south of about 25, is now dead and being spread across the nipples of the crew. Probably without a chance to retaliate. It doesn't do BAD against bigger stuff, but still is best kept doing its main job of turning big mobs of dudes into paste. Works well in tandem with monsters that would prefer not to drown in chaff, and can delete infantry deathstars if it gets a good hammer charge off, but it's not tough for the price you're paying for it.		*'''Exalted Seeker Chariot of Slaanesh:''' Infantry blender par excellence. Between the Impact Hits on the charge, Armor Piercing of the crew, and Poisoned Attacks of the things pulling it, anything short of Ogres, or in any numbers south of about 25, is now dead and being spread across the nipples of the crew. Probably without a chance to retaliate. It doesn't do BAD against bigger stuff, but still is best kept doing its main job of turning big mobs of dudes into paste. Works well in tandem with monsters that would prefer not to drown in chaff, and can delete infantry deathstars if it gets a good hammer charge off, but it's not tough for the price you're paying for it.

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	*'''Flamers of Tzeentch:'''		*'''Flamers of Tzeentch:'''

	*'''Screamers of Tzentch:'''		*'''Screamers of Tzentch:''' Fantastic harasser units that can pester infantry, or take meaty chunks out of monsters. Icing on the cake is that they do so safely, meaning your opponent HAS to dedicate something to removing them or the harassing will never stop, and these flying piranhas will strip a giant, dragon, or stegadon to the bones in short order. Great for threat saturation, targeted elimination of key units, softening infantry, eating warmachine crews, there is almost never a situation where these guys aren't going to have something very effective they can be doing, and provide support to a lot of the army. Not perfect, but they come close.
	Fantastic harasser units that can pester infantry, or take meaty chunks out of monsters. Icing on the cake is that they do so safely, meaning your opponent HAS to dedicate something to removing them or the harassing will never stop, and these flying piranhas will strip a giant, dragon, or stegadon to the bones in short order. Great for threat saturation, targeted elimination of key units, softening infantry, eating warmachine crews, there is almost never a situation where these guys aren't going to have something very effective they can be doing, and provide support to a lot of the army. Not perfect, but they come close.

	*'''Nurglings:''' Chaaaaaaaff. Handy because of the things Hordes are immune to, but, the role of disposable chaff in this army is heavily crowded, and you need that something special to stand out. Something like what is immediately below...		*'''Nurglings:''' Chaaaaaaaff. Handy because of the things Hordes are immune to, but, the role of disposable chaff in this army is heavily crowded, and you need that something special to stand out. Something like what is immediately below...
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	*'''Beasts of Nurgle:''' sick chaff (even tho legion isnt light on it). What sets these friend shaped monstrosities apart is their unparalleled ability to fuck with characters, be that flattening mages, or annoying combat Lords while your own get free reign. Also tanky enough to require dedicated effort to remove it, so it's not dying to a stray fireball or MSU archer unit any time soon. Also DIRT cheap for the army, 60 goddamn points, you can bring two of the damn things for less than some of your MSU core options.		*'''Beasts of Nurgle:''' sick chaff (even tho legion isnt light on it). What sets these friend shaped monstrosities apart is their unparalleled ability to fuck with characters, be that flattening mages, or annoying combat Lords while your own get free reign. Also tanky enough to require dedicated effort to remove it, so it's not dying to a stray fireball or MSU archer unit any time soon. Also DIRT cheap for the army, 60 goddamn points, you can bring two of the damn things for less than some of your MSU core options.

	*'''Seekers of Slaanesh:''' Daemonettes with buffs on... let's call it horseback. They're a fine delivery system for a Herald of Slaanesh, especially if she's giving them ASF, and can make mincemeat out of moderate targets... but they're a bit frail, and you have lots of options for assassinations. Including cheaper options. Also they can't deliver anything besides a Herald of Slaanesh, if they could bring along a Chaos Lord or something they might be better but as it stands, kind of a narrow niche unit, as is the theme of a lot of Legions of Chaos units.		*'''Seekers of Slaanesh:''' Daemonettes with buffs on... let's call it horseback. They're a fine delivery system for a Herald of Slaanesh, especially if she's giving them ASF, and can make mincemeat out of moderate targets... but they're a bit frail, and you have lots of options for assassinations. Including cheaper options. Also they can't deliver anything besides a Herald of Slaanesh, if they could bring along a Chaos Lord or something they might be better but as it stands, kind of a narrow niche unit, as is the theme of a lot of Legions of Chaos units. Not bad though.

	*'''Fiends of Slaanesh:''' Fast, great at punching through tougher infantry on a flank charge, and still pretty solid for other cavalry adjacent purposes. Double handy if you're investing into Leadership fuckery. Solid unit choice for either a more fast army, or one with a lot of infantry, and will almost always find a way to make their points back. Use them smartly and they won't let you down, but you do have to use them smartly.		*'''Fiends of Slaanesh:''' Fast, great at punching through tougher infantry on a flank charge, and still pretty solid for other cavalry adjacent purposes. Double handy if you're investing into Leadership fuckery. Solid unit choice for either a more fast army, or one with a lot of infantry, and will almost always find a way to make their points back. Use them smartly and they won't let you down, but you do have to use them smartly.

	*'''Seeker Chariots of Slaanesh:'''		*'''Seeker Chariots of Slaanesh:''' Daemonettes on chariots. The bastard middle child between Seekers and Fiends. Frail even with the ward save, they can be very meaty on the charge, but lack the surgical precision and character bubble wrapping of Seekers, or robust flexibility of Fiends, and struggle to find a place in the fierce competition of the options available to you. There's a universe where these are your best option, probably around specific point to stat threshold markers, but I can't see it. Just run Fiends, or a more robust chariot or something.

	*'''Chaos Furies:''' Yet another chaff unit. Take them with the Mark of Khorne to make them a terror to even hardy warmachine crews, or don't bother, you have cheaper things for the enemy to shoot.		*'''Chaos Furies:''' Yet another chaff unit. Take them with the Mark of Khorne to make them a terror to even hardy warmachine crews, or don't bother, you have cheaper things for the enemy to shoot.

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	*'''Soul Grinder:'''		*'''Soul Grinder:'''

	*'''Exalted Seeker Chariot of Slaanesh:'''		*'''Exalted Seeker Chariot of Slaanesh:''' Infantry blender par excellence. Between the Impact Hits on the charge, Armor Piercing of the crew, and Poisoned Attacks of the things pulling it, anything short of Ogres, or in any numbers south of about 25, is now dead and being spread across the nipples of the crew. Probably without a chance to retaliate. It doesn't do BAD against bigger stuff, but still is best kept doing its main job of turning big mobs of dudes into paste. Works well in tandem with monsters that would prefer not to drown in chaff, and can delete infantry deathstars if it gets a good hammer charge off, but it's not tough for the price you're paying for it.

	*'''Hellflayer of Slaanesh:'''		*'''Hellflayer of Slaanesh:'''

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	*'''Razorgor Herd:''' More Chaff for what is the chaffiest army in existence. Quite mean when it charges it will help put the hurt on anything that it gets into a scuffle with. It will run away if things turn sour, but use it as you would any other chaff, except remember than this cat thing has claws. It can stomp too, don't forget it.		*'''Razorgor Herd:''' More Chaff for what is the chaffiest army in existence. Quite mean when it charges it will help put the hurt on anything that it gets into a scuffle with. It will run away if things turn sour, but use it as you would any other chaff, except remember than this cat thing has claws. It can stomp too, don't forget it.

	*'''Bloodcrushers of Khorne:'''		*'''Bloodcrushers of Khorne:''' These hardasses bring lots and lots of pain to what they smash into with Killing Blow, but they're rather pricey, and while you're hard pressed to find a unit that does what they do as well, you can often come pretty close at a nice discount. If you're running them, consider throwing in a Herald with Locus of Fury to ensure whatever they crash into turns into paste. Actually worth a second look if you're running with Greater Daemon or two, or other expensive combat lords, as they can handily deal with potential problems. Not a bad unit overall, just expensive, in an army greedy for every last point.

	*'''Flesh Hounds of Khorne:''' The beloved Khornedogs are here with their stated goal of turning mages inside out. You have better ways to make sure a particularly important mage dies, but probably not cheaper ones, and it's not like they're USELESS if there's nothing in a pointy hat for them to snack on.		*'''Flesh Hounds of Khorne:''' The beloved Khornedogs are here with their stated goal of turning mages inside out. You have better ways to make sure a particularly important mage dies, but probably not cheaper ones, and it's not like they're USELESS if there's nothing in a pointy hat for them to snack on.
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	*'''Screamers of Tzentch:'''		*'''Screamers of Tzentch:'''
			Fantastic harasser units that can pester infantry, or take meaty chunks out of monsters. Icing on the cake is that they do so safely, meaning your opponent HAS to dedicate something to removing them or the harassing will never stop, and these flying piranhas will strip a giant, dragon, or stegadon to the bones in short order. Great for threat saturation, targeted elimination of key units, softening infantry, eating warmachine crews, there is almost never a situation where these guys aren't going to have something very effective they can be doing, and provide support to a lot of the army. Not perfect, but they come close.

	*'''Nurglings:''' Chaaaaaaaff. Handy because of the things Hordes are immune to, but, the role of disposable chaff in this army is heavily crowded, and you need that something special. Something like what is immediately below...		*'''Nurglings:''' Chaaaaaaaff. Handy because of the things Hordes are immune to, but, the role of disposable chaff in this army is heavily crowded, and you need that something special to stand out. Something like what is immediately below...

	*'''Beasts of Nurgle:''' sick chaff (even tho legion isnt light on it). What sets these friend shaped monstrosities apart is their unparalleled ability to fuck with characters, be that flattening mages, or annoying combat Lords while your own get free reign. Also tanky enough to require dedicated effort to remove it, so it's not dying to a stray fireball or MSU archer unit any time soon.		*'''Beasts of Nurgle:''' sick chaff (even tho legion isnt light on it). What sets these friend shaped monstrosities apart is their unparalleled ability to fuck with characters, be that flattening mages, or annoying combat Lords while your own get free reign. Also tanky enough to require dedicated effort to remove it, so it's not dying to a stray fireball or MSU archer unit any time soon. Also DIRT cheap for the army, 60 goddamn points, you can bring two of the damn things for less than some of your MSU core options.

	*'''Seekers of Slaanesh:''' Daemonettes with buffs on... let's call it horseback. They're a fine delivery system for a Herald of Slaanesh, especially if she's giving them ASF, and can make mincemeat out of moderate targets... but they're a bit frail, and you have lots of options for assassinations.		*'''Seekers of Slaanesh:''' Daemonettes with buffs on... let's call it horseback. They're a fine delivery system for a Herald of Slaanesh, especially if she's giving them ASF, and can make mincemeat out of moderate targets... but they're a bit frail, and you have lots of options for assassinations. Including cheaper options. Also they can't deliver anything besides a Herald of Slaanesh, if they could bring along a Chaos Lord or something they might be better but as it stands, kind of a narrow niche unit, as is the theme of a lot of Legions of Chaos units.

	*'''Fiends of Slaanesh:''' Fast, great at punching through tougher infantry on a flank charge, and still pretty solid for other cavalry adjacent purposes. Double handy if you're investing into Leadership fuckery. Solid unit choice for either a more fast army, or one with a lot of infantry, and will almost always find a way to make their points back.		*'''Fiends of Slaanesh:''' Fast, great at punching through tougher infantry on a flank charge, and still pretty solid for other cavalry adjacent purposes. Double handy if you're investing into Leadership fuckery. Solid unit choice for either a more fast army, or one with a lot of infantry, and will almost always find a way to make their points back. Use them smartly and they won't let you down, but you do have to use them smartly.

	*'''Seeker Chariots of Slaanesh:'''		*'''Seeker Chariots of Slaanesh:'''

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	*'''Beasts of Nurgle:''' sick chaff (even tho legion isnt light on it). What sets these friend shaped monstrosities apart is their unparalleled ability to fuck with characters, be that flattening mages, or annoying combat Lords while your own get free reign. Also tanky enough to require dedicated effort to remove it, so it's not dying to a stray fireball or MSU archer unit any time soon.		*'''Beasts of Nurgle:''' sick chaff (even tho legion isnt light on it). What sets these friend shaped monstrosities apart is their unparalleled ability to fuck with characters, be that flattening mages, or annoying combat Lords while your own get free reign. Also tanky enough to require dedicated effort to remove it, so it's not dying to a stray fireball or MSU archer unit any time soon.

	*'''Seekers of Slaanesh:'''		*'''Seekers of Slaanesh:''' Daemonettes with buffs on... let's call it horseback. They're a fine delivery system for a Herald of Slaanesh, especially if she's giving them ASF, and can make mincemeat out of moderate targets... but they're a bit frail, and you have lots of options for assassinations.

	*'''Fiends of Slaanesh:'''		*'''Fiends of Slaanesh:''' Fast, great at punching through tougher infantry on a flank charge, and still pretty solid for other cavalry adjacent purposes. Double handy if you're investing into Leadership fuckery. Solid unit choice for either a more fast army, or one with a lot of infantry, and will almost always find a way to make their points back.

	*'''Seeker Chariots of Slaanesh:'''		*'''Seeker Chariots of Slaanesh:'''

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	*'''Bloodcrushers of Khorne:'''		*'''Bloodcrushers of Khorne:'''

	*'''Flesh Hounds of Khorne:'''		*'''Flesh Hounds of Khorne:''' The beloved Khornedogs are here with their stated goal of turning mages inside out. You have better ways to make sure a particularly important mage dies, but probably not cheaper ones, and it's not like they're USELESS if there's nothing in a pointy hat for them to snack on.

	*'''Flamers of Tzeentch:'''		*'''Flamers of Tzeentch:'''
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	*'''Screamers of Tzentch:'''		*'''Screamers of Tzentch:'''

	*'''Nurglings:'''		*'''Nurglings:''' Chaaaaaaaff. Handy because of the things Hordes are immune to, but, the role of disposable chaff in this army is heavily crowded, and you need that something special. Something like what is immediately below...

	*'''Beasts of Nurgle:''' sick chaff (even tho legion isnt light on it)		*'''Beasts of Nurgle:''' sick chaff (even tho legion isnt light on it). What sets these friend shaped monstrosities apart is their unparalleled ability to fuck with characters, be that flattening mages, or annoying combat Lords while your own get free reign. Also tanky enough to require dedicated effort to remove it, so it's not dying to a stray fireball or MSU archer unit any time soon.

	*'''Seekers of Slaanesh:'''		*'''Seekers of Slaanesh:'''
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	*'''Chaos Furies:'''		*'''Chaos Furies:''' Yet another chaff unit. Take them with the Mark of Khorne to make them a terror to even hardy warmachine crews, or don't bother, you have cheaper things for the enemy to shoot.

	*'''Hellstriders of Slaanesh:''' M10 Fast cavalry! These things can be in the opponents backside turn one. With deployment, vanguard and a 20 inch march. If you give them Hellscourges, due to the wording of the rule even the steeds get Always Strikes First. Bear in mind, until they start chasing down units they are pretty poor. But in the hands of a smart general they are deadly. They make excellent warmachine hunters.		*'''Hellstriders of Slaanesh:''' M10 Fast cavalry! These things can be in the opponents backside turn one. With deployment, vanguard and a 20 inch march. If you give them Hellscourges, due to the wording of the rule even the steeds get Always Strikes First. Bear in mind, until they start chasing down units they are pretty poor. But in the hands of a smart general they are deadly. They make excellent warmachine hunters.

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	**Khorne's old lady is an incredible boon for Beastmen when she isn't the General; two BSBs for an army that suffers so strongly from leadership issues is a true gift of the dark gods.		**Khorne's old lady is an incredible boon for Beastmen when she isn't the General; two BSBs for an army that suffers so strongly from leadership issues is a true gift of the dark gods.

	*'''Vilitch the Curseling:''' The biggest problem with this guy as a wizard is that he can only use the Mortal Lore of Tzeentch, which is generally regarded as being one of the worst Chaos Magic Lores, and you're paying 145 points more for a regular Sorcerer Lord for his loremaster the ability to take enemy magic dice and +1 Strength. If you really want a Tzeentch Sorcerer Lord for some reason, then you're better off with the generic one and putting him on a mount.		*'''Vilitch the Curseling:''' The biggest problem with this guy as a wizard is that he can only use the Mortal Lore of Tzeentch, which is generally regarded as being one of the worst Chaos Magic Lores, and you're paying 145 points more for a regular Sorcerer Lord for his loremaster the ability to take enemy magic dice and +1 Strength. If you really want a Tzeentch Sorcerer Lord for some reason, then you're better off with the generic one and putting him on a mount. Still, Vilitch might be useful under Khaine magic rules; watch as your opponent tries to cast a 15+ spell and is only allowed to use one dice. The casting will ultimately fail and you will immediately acquire another dispel dice.
	**Might be useful under Khaine magic rules, watch as your opponent tries to cast a 15+ spell and is only allowed to use one dice. The casting will ultimately fail and you will immediately acquire another dispel dice.

	*'''The Glottkin:''' So, the [[Glottkin]] are the big character getting pushed for the Legions of Chaos, at least in their initial release. Are they worth it? Well, for starters, you're paying 810 points for a Lord choice Special Character Monster with a good staline (barring that lousy ''Initiative 1''), a shitload of extra rules, they're a level 4 Wizard (WoC Lore of Nurgle), and they always get Aura of Chaos if they roll on the Eye of the Gods. As far as support goes, Nurgle Marked or Nurgle Daemon units within 12" can re-roll failed charges and they are one of the four characters with LD10. The big problem with the Glottkin is they can't cause wounds enough to buy back their absurd point cost. The fact that they lack the spellcasting perks of [[Nagash]] makes magic use a risky proposition for something that's also intended to go barrelling into close combat. Yes, if the dice gods are kind, then a charging Glottkin can dish out ''14 attacks'', one of which is S10 D6 Multiple Wounds, but that depends on random luck, and they're too tied down by their bottom of the barrel Initiative. ''Especially'' if your opponent is packing a Wizard with the Lore of Death or any other spells that target Initiative; one Purple Sun to the face and it's bye-bye to 810 points.		*'''The Glottkin:''' So, the [[Glottkin]] are the big character getting pushed for the Legions of Chaos, at least in their initial release. Are they worth it? Well, for starters, you're paying 810 points for a Lord choice Special Character Monster with a good staline (barring that lousy ''Initiative 1''), a shitload of extra rules, they're a level 4 Wizard (WoC Lore of Nurgle), and they always get Aura of Chaos if they roll on the Eye of the Gods. As far as support goes, Nurgle Marked or Nurgle Daemon units within 12" can re-roll failed charges and they are one of the four characters with LD10. The big problem with the Glottkin is they can't cause wounds enough to buy back their absurd point cost. The fact that they lack the spellcasting perks of [[Nagash]] makes magic use a risky proposition for something that's also intended to go barrelling into close combat. Yes, if the dice gods are kind, then a charging Glottkin can dish out ''14 attacks'', one of which is S10 D6 Multiple Wounds, but that depends on random luck, and they're too tied down by their bottom of the barrel Initiative. ''Especially'' if your opponent is packing a Wizard with the Lore of Death or any other spells that target Initiative; one Purple Sun to the face and it's bye-bye to 810 points.

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	*'''Gutrot Spume:''' Now, what is there to say about [[Gutrot Spume]]? Well, at 250 points as a Lord choice, he's the cheapest special character that Nurgle gets in the new Legions of Chaos, for 40 points more than a generic Lord he gets +1 Wound, +1 Ld, a Great Weapon and for special rules... Nurgle's Rot, Mark of Nurgle, Flailing Tentacles (+D3 attacks in Close Combat), and the ability to hop on a Chaos Warshrine for another 125 points. His most unique ability is "At Home on Land or Sea"; Gutrot and any unit he is with treat any areas of water (even impassible ground) as being open ground and so can march, claim rank bonus and be steadfast. He's worth his points, but since he only has one mount he's less versatile as a normal Lord and a little gimmicky, he only becomes awesome if you know your opponent is going to fight you on a water-featuring board, and he's also the fourth character in the entire army to have LD 10, by far the cheapest one to get it, and since plenty of units benefit from Mark of Nurgle there's not shortage of places to put him. He's also 125 points cheaper than Sigvald (the other on foot LD 10 character), trading 1 initiative for 1 wound, definitely somebody to consider if you want a "cheap" LD10 general.		*'''Gutrot Spume:''' Now, what is there to say about [[Gutrot Spume]]? Well, at 250 points as a Lord choice, he's the cheapest special character that Nurgle gets in the new Legions of Chaos, for 40 points more than a generic Lord he gets +1 Wound, +1 Ld, a Great Weapon and for special rules... Nurgle's Rot, Mark of Nurgle, Flailing Tentacles (+D3 attacks in Close Combat), and the ability to hop on a Chaos Warshrine for another 125 points. His most unique ability is "At Home on Land or Sea"; Gutrot and any unit he is with treat any areas of water (even impassible ground) as being open ground and so can march, claim rank bonus and be steadfast. He's worth his points, but since he only has one mount he's less versatile as a normal Lord and a little gimmicky, he only becomes awesome if you know your opponent is going to fight you on a water-featuring board, and he's also the fourth character in the entire army to have LD 10, by far the cheapest one to get it, and since plenty of units benefit from Mark of Nurgle there's not shortage of places to put him. He's also 125 points cheaper than Sigvald (the other on foot LD 10 character), trading 1 initiative for 1 wound, definitely somebody to consider if you want a "cheap" LD10 general.

	*'''Festus Empowered:''' So, what happens with this beefed up version of [[Festus]] ~~the Leech Lord~~? He costs 320, and statwise is a Nurgle Sorcerer Lord with +1 Tougness and Regeneration. The new Festus is a great support character, His Gardener of Nurgle rule is very handy on a terrain heavy board, if you stick him in a unit they gain his Poisoned Attacks and Regeneration (5+), and the Shroudlings are great to help protect you against gunline lists or archer spam. As for combat rules his pestilent potions are handy for keeping him alive in challenges (or winning if you roll well) to help you take advantage of Destined for Daemonhood.		*'''Festus Empowered:''' So, what happens with this beefed up version of [[Festus the Leechlord]]? He costs 320, and statwise is a Nurgle Sorcerer Lord with +1 Tougness and Regeneration. The new Festus is a great support character, His Gardener of Nurgle rule is very handy on a terrain heavy board, if you stick him in a unit they gain his Poisoned Attacks and Regeneration (5+), and the Shroudlings are great to help protect you against gunline lists or archer spam. As for combat rules his pestilent potions are handy for keeping him alive in challenges (or winning if you roll well) to help you take advantage of Destined for Daemonhood.

	*'''Skarr Bloodwrath:''' A new character introduced in ET: Archaon, Skarr is a frightening melee monster, with WS8, S/T5 and I7, with paired magic weapons that grant d3 S7 Impact hits and 7 S7 attacks on the charge thanks to MoK. That shit's BRUTAL. Even more hilarious, he's actively encouraged to go on killing sprees; for every challenge he wins or monster he kills, he adds to a special tally. If he dies, he gets to return on a d6+Tally roll of 4+, back with d3 Wounds and cured of any effects not caused by Eye of the Gods. If anything, his greatest weakness is his inability to mount, making him forced to footslog it along and risk dying before he can kill something big.		*'''Skarr Bloodwrath:''' A new character introduced in ET: Archaon, Skarr is a frightening melee monster, with WS8, S/T5 and I7, with paired magic weapons that grant d3 S7 Impact hits and 7 S7 attacks on the charge thanks to MoK. That shit's BRUTAL. Even more hilarious, he's actively encouraged to go on killing sprees; for every challenge he wins or monster he kills, he adds to a special tally. If he dies, he gets to return on a d6+Tally roll of 4+, back with d3 Wounds and cured of any effects not caused by Eye of the Gods. If anything, his greatest weakness is his inability to mount, making him forced to footslog it along and risk dying before he can kill something big.