Loremasters will also be giving viewers the lowdown on the longest arm of the Imperial law – the Adeptus Arbites, while the Warhammer Vault will also be adding the original Codex: Tau to its shelves. Here is how to play Sylvaneth in AoS, focusing on building Ironbark, Oakenbrow, and Winterleaf 2,000 points armies!

Previously held up defending his magmahold from the predatory Idoneth Deepkin, the Auric Flamekeeper now joins Fyreslayer armies across the realms. This powerful funerary priest draws strength from his fallen comrades to bolster those that still draw breath, hardening their hides or putting an extra helping of heft behind their axe swings. Akhelian Thrallmaster The Sylvaneth are as varied as the Mortal Realms themselves, and the new battletome allows you to express their dizzying diversity with no fewer than 7 sub-factions you can dedicate your army to! Called Glades, each has an ability, command trait, artefact and command ability to master, offering new twists on the army and rewarding you for using themed lists and favourite units. The terrifying forces of Dreadwood, for example, are perfect for fans of Spite-Revenants. The Burgeoning: All friendly Sylvaneth models that did not charge and are wholly within 9” of a friendly Awakened Wyldwood have a ward save of 6+. Magister Thyrx learned how to harness the essence of daemons into his Endless Spells – and ever since, the agents of Tzeentch have been seeking to snuff out his peculiar talent. Why? Only the Changer of the Ways can say… CHAOS generals who can offer shelter from arcanite assassins will be able to recruit this expert spellcaster, exploiting his unique knowledge of Endless Spells in battle.* Veremord’s ShamblersI will select Battle Regiment for a battalion, which makes this a two-drop army, which should get you the choice of going first or second in most matches. This will force your opponent to commit to getting in range if they want to threaten your army. Now let’s dive into the sub-factions specific lists starting with the Harvestboon. How to Play Sylvaneth: Harvestboon

The Hive Nourishes: Winged spites pour forth from a Spiteswarm Hive’s honeycombed depths. Their mandibles laden with raw life magic, they bestow invigorating bites on their Sylvaneth allies, or else swarm about them to form a brief veil of protection. In this how-to-play review of the Sylvaneth Battletome book, we will examine all the glade factions, that way, you can see which best suits your play style and how you want to construct your army! I spent most of my time painting the focal areas, such as the face and gold. To balance out this time investment, I painted other areas, such as the wood, very simply, with just one or two fast highlights. If nothing else, for existing Sylvaneth players, it feels like the first time in many years the faction feels like it should. And I woodn’t trade that for the world. The Sylvaneth can focus their choral power on three terrain features on the battlefield, turning the terrain Overgrown, making it function like Awakened Wyldwoods and healing nearby Sylvaneth units at the start of your hero phase.

The Lore of the Deepwood

Overall, a huge glow up, which was expected. There’s speed, tankiness, some good reliable output and a number of fun plays. There are some outright swings and misses – Spite Revs, Dryads – and some situationally good but too costly (and therefore risky), like Gossamids and maaaaaaybe Alarielle – or that require maybe too much set up (Dryads…again) and potentially Treelords. But I think overall there’s multiple viable lists in here. COMMAND TRAITS The Sylvaneth battletome book for the 3rd edition Age of Sigmar has been out for a while now and has some new ways to list built around the various sub-factions within. It also has some fantastic new models as well!