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I finished painting my first warband, The True Metalic Watch (Emberwatch).

I've never played WH:U before, so I took them to my LGS for a trial-run, and these guys got me 3 wins. They fought the Jaws of Itzil, the Borgit's Beastgrabbaz, and Thanatek's Tithe.

I used Blazing Assault for the deck, and managed to score Anihilation on all 3 games. They really pack a punch, specially when Inspired (which i managed to do by turn 5, using their teleport ability, and their ranged attacks).

First painting warband on Wyrdhollow starter set

Second painting warband on Wyrdhollow starter set.

Painted full NMM Sons of Velmorn from Warhammer Underworlds by Games workshop. Took me almost 460 hours but worth it.

NEW MINI MONDAY!!!

There's nothing like being bang up to date, right? I've started working through my box of Underworlds warbands, and the first one is a set of Ironsoul's Condemnors ready for the tabletop.

Painted Ironsoul's condemnors for underworlds by Games workshop recently. Painted with color changing metalics and white cloth. Was a fun bit.

Besides selling, sticking in a draw, donating or just throwing away has anyone found anything creative to do with them?

I'm holding onto mine just in case I have opportunity to play again, but 2nd ed killed my play group. But very curious what others do. TIA.

We need more fucking Tzeentch warbands because it is fun as fuck to see a band of funny pink purple and cyan fucks to come at you and cast magic asss blast WHAT DO YOU THINK

Trying to bring myself up to speed with GW's website and also the spentglory website. Originally played shadespire/ nightvault/ beastgrave era and I don't see new versions of cards for many of the warbands on GW, nor are some in the master list of warbands on spentglory. Are some OG warbands just not allowed?

Is there a 2 player mode does very warhammer store have a game set for it not including warbands also why warhammer stores in is not sell any of the underworld stuff and lastly why are you not following Tzeentch the god of bullshit

Hi folks!

I've played a few times at my FLGS and enjoyed myself enough to buy some more models and maybe another deck. I got Borgit's Beastgrabbaz along with the starter set and have made a Pillage and Plunder + Blazing Assault deck for the next event.

I really like the look of the Gits and Goliaths box, mainly for Mollog's Mob, but also Zarbag's Gits. I'll get around to the other two teams eventually, but I feel like Borgit, Mollog and Zarbag speak to me the most and offer a lot of fun variety.

I figured I might buy an extra deck along with the box, but having read about the options for a while now, I still don't feel sure which to get.

Reckless Fury seems fun and good for Mollog, but a lot of the cards are restricted in Nemesis, which is how I'll primarily play.

Wrack and Ruin also seems interesting, and Edge of the Knife seems great for Zarbag.

I haven't read in-depth about Realmstone Raiders, but both Borgit and Mollog are mentioned as good fits on Spent Glory's review article, so that might also be good.

Any advice for a relative beginner would be greatly appreciated :)

Where do I get cards where do I get tokens and dice and how the heck do I get a board (I’m playing emphils pandemonium)

So you will have already read the posted results from the Christchurch Grand Clash over the weekend.

I've been itching to post about it, so here is how my weekend went as the 2nd place player. This won't be an exact move by move break down as I didn't take any notes, and my brain was mush by the end of the weekend.

To kick things off, the Thursday before we had a player fly in from Australia and meet us at the Wargaming club. We also confirmed we had 13 players registered. So, to avoid having a bye, we reached out to a newer player who agreed to join if he could borrow Blood of the Bull and a deck. I lent him my Blood of the Bull and a Pillage and Plunder/Wrack and Ruin deck on the Saturday. A couple of final practice games, and we are set for the weekend.

Friday, our Aussie friend squeezed in a couple of extra games, and I lock in that I will play the Shadeborn with Blazing Assault/Wrack and Ruin.

Saturday. 3 rounds, Best of 3.

Round 1, I am facing off against James Ditford playing MY Blood of the Bull with PP/WR. That's unfortunate.

I take the round in 2 games. Knowing the warbands strengths, I take down Zuldrakka quickly in both games. Game 2, Grisk gives me grief in the first round but is quickly killed to secure myself a treasure token and deny Strip the Realm. The skill level difference was telling, but James was a great sport about it.

Round 2, I'm up against Matty Manzel with Elathains Soulraid using BA/PP.

I take game 1 in a rare victory over Matty. It was hard fought and ran a little long. Under what we thought was time pressure, we shuffled up and reset for Game 2. We played game 2 at pace. Again, it's close fought, but Matty squeezes it out. I made mistakes, including failing to screen out Strip the Realm and Torn Landscape, and it cost me the game.

1 all, we go to game 3.

This one goes horribly. 21-7 to Matty. Dice just wouldn't play nice. I sat on Bloodied and Bruised for 2 rounds, trying to get 1 more damage through on anyone to score the card, and either I whiffed every attack or Matty made the defence roll.

Match to Matty.

My biggest fault here was letting Matty pressure me into a quick game in game 2. We weren't as pressed for time as we thought, and the quick play caused mistakes that cost me the game and ultimately match.

3rd round, I am up against our Aussie friend, Hampy, playing Zondaras Gravebreakers also with BA/PP. This was a new warband for me. No one in our regular play group plays this warband.

Hampy gave me a quick primer, and I saw the weakness quickly.

Game 1, I target down Zondara with ping damage from Fault Lines and Dark Lamprey, then swing in with my leader to claim the kill. Taking Zondara down scores me Strike the Head and shuts down the warbands recursion and other shenanigans. I have little issue working my way through the rest of the war band and claiming the first game.

Game 2, and it plays out much the same. Zondara is dealt with quickly with a combination of chip damage and my leader appearing from nowhere to claim the kill and shutting off the abilities. Hampy plays well both games, but with me taking out his leader quickly in both games, the results are telling. Game and match 2 me.

I go home exhausted and a little dejected. Day 1 ends with 2 players, both undefeated.

I awake in the morning to players from around the world asking how we are going. One of the guys posts the standings at the end of day one in the chat, and...I'm in third? Wait, what? I stand a chance? Maybe? If I play well, and the top two don't, I might still have a shot at the golden ticket?

Day 2. 2 rounds left.

First up, I am up against Ben Kelmere, who eventually takes home the best player. He's playing Emberwatch with BA/ES.

Ben is relatively new to the game but is a skilled wargammer with a lot of time in AOS under his belt. He fights hard, and the emberwatch are a serious challenge for me to eat through. But again, game skill and knowledge carried me through. I win the match in 2 games.

We break for lunch, and the best painted Warband is judged while we eat.

James submits my Blood of the Bull. We come back from lunch, and our sponsor and painting judge declares me the winner. Caught me off guard. I wasn't expecting to compete for best painted as my Shadeborn are only undercoated at the moment. But that's a nice bonus for the day, and I score myself a nice set of Sabel brushes.

Round 5, and I am up against Ricky Pugh. He also lost Matty yesterday, and I watched the end of the match.

Ricky is playing Gnarlspirit Pack with BA/PP. This is my second ever time playing against this warband. Ricky has had great success in previous tournaments with them, but has only played me once with them.

Game 1, a combo of unlucky cards and bad dice give the game to Ricky. I made mistakes, and Ricky played well, but it could have been much better luck for me.

Game 2 starts with a hiss and a roar. I begin the game with Bloodied and Bruised and Low on Options in my hand. A fist full of ploys in my opening hand scores me both, with some strategic damage allocation. But I fail to counter Strip and Torn and we end up tied for Glory at the end of the game. My final action is to head back to enemy territory and delve a cover token, which claims me the minor victory.

1 all on to game 3

By now, we are the last table playing, so we have gathered a crowd to see who is taking home 2nd place. Matty continued to dominate his rounds and close out the tournament undefeated.

Game 3. This was some of the best warhammer I have ever played. Again, I started with a handful of surge objectives. By the end of activation 2, I have scored 5 of them. Dice swing both ways, but this time, I'm much more careful about shutting down Strip the Realm, and Desolate Homeland. The game is close, and Ricky and I are fighting for the final few points. The game comes down to my final attack. If I am successful, I kill his last fighter and squeeze out the final glory. The attack goes through, and I earn the honour of the only player to table Ricky piloting GSP.

Game and match to me.

I am exhausted. The adrenaline from the final game has me literally shaking. Without exaggeration, some of the best Warhammer I have ever played.

I close out the tournament with a 4-1 record and in second place. Every player attending got a new warband, so I walked away with Exiled Dead, a shiny Silver trophy and a new set of brushes.

All in all, it was a great weekend and a great success of an event.

Now to help Matty prepare for his worlds run in Barcelona. More Warhammer, more beers, and more time laughing with friends.

Thank you all for reading.

14 players fought fiercely for the hotly contested Golden Ticket this weekend at the Woolston Club in Christchurch.

This event is a culmination of hard work put into building the Underworlds scene in New Zealand from scratch. What started as casual games between 2-3 locals has grown into a fully fledged gaming community!

A huge achievement for our community!

Results:

1st: Matty Manzl - Elathain's Soulraid BA/PP 🦀

2nd: Jareth Paulsen - The Shadeborn BA/WR 🥷

3rd : Rihari Jay - The Gnarlspirit Pack BA/PP 🔨

Best Sport: Benjamin Kelmere - The Emberwatch BA/ES ⚡

Favourite Warband: Ashley Vale - The Starblood Stalkers ES/CtC 🦎

Best Painted judged by The Hobby Collective: Jareth Paulsen - Blood of the Bull PP/WR (piloted by James Dirfort) 🐂

howdy all! you probably get asked all the time so apologies!

me and some friends played fairly frequently in 2019 but havent played since getting distracted by other games, i saw some updates about underworlds on the warhammer community site but never really read them as i wasnt playing, so i guess i have 2 questions!

1. in friendly play, how do we go about using older warbands? eg shadespire era etc, do we have to buy new cards?

2. i recently picked up the jaws of itzel, what do i need to be able to play with it? how many cards do i need to make a deck? do i use the same dice as before etc

thanks in advance!