Games Workshop - Warhammer Underworlds: Beastgrave - Morgweath's Blade-Coven

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Morgwaeth is accompanied by a Blade-coven of fearsome zealots who exult in the throats they slit and hearts they impale as they travel. [1]

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Rapturous Defence is great if you really, really, really value Kyrssa and Lethyr and desperately need them alive. I think they’re going to be a high-variance warband. There will be games where the dice gods smile and pour on the damage but there will be just as many where you can’t Dodge and these ladies shatter. Maybe there’s something to tease out with early objective play that feeds into late game bloodshed like the Grymwatch but will it be better to just play the ghouls? Naturally this means someone will win a high profile tourney shortly after I abandon them by tooling up Khamyss like some dirty Skaven. ObjectivesAt first glance, this seems great. It’s like a miniature Uncontested, and as stated, all you really have to do is park Kyrae on an Objective and push the rest off. But much like Uncontested, once they realize you’re running this, your opponent will be hoarding their Fighter Push cards to try and shut it down. Still, many games this will be a nice, easy 2 Glory score, and 2 Glory is a great thing to have. Power Cards Purposeful Strike is once again another very reliable 1 glory end phase objective. Your range 2 and 3 fighters can score this for you with ease. Kyrae and Morgwaeth are your best fighters, and this just lets them capitalize on killing. Great, even if it might be difficult early on before Inspiration effects. Crimson Rejuvenation is a really nice healing aura card…on a warband with an average wounds characteristic of 2. Lethyr is our next Witch Aelf. She has the exact same profile as Kyrssa except does no additional damage. Nothing too big to write about until we get to her inspired side.

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Daughters of the First Temple is a simple 1 glory end phase objective. You’ll usually be killing in general and it’s effectively a 3 glory swing (1 for the objective, 2 for the 2 enemy fighters out of action). Kyrae Inspired has her Heartseeker Bow go to 3 smash while also gaining Cleave on top of Ensnare! Her Sacrificial Knife goes to 3 fury and damage increases to 2 which makes her more formidable in close combat. Inspiring Kyrae is a great option if done via Morgwaeth’s Sacrament of Blood ability as Kyrae Inspired is a menace at ranged combat while still being a threat up-close due to her improved Sacrificial Knife. From Rippas, I would immediately slot in Gathered Momentum to your objectives and Sting of the Ur Grub to your upgrades. Temporary Victory is also a very good objective card if you decide you wanna go with a more aggro brawl over objectives style of play. Faction Tome of Offerings is great, and the Kyrae restriction isn’t that bad considering that she’s your best second fighter. The downside is that it requires an adjacent enemy, and her melee weapon isn’t the best. It’s still a good Upgrade, because extra Glory is always good, but it’s not as easy to utilize as similar upgrades are for other Warbands. Raf: I can’t see running this over Trophy Belt and I’m also not sure I need 2 of them plus Tome of Offerings. When Nightvault rotates out maybe I’ll make room for it. Hunting Bolt is a balanced Sphere of Aqshy. Less range and cast on a focus but does do 2 damage to a Quarry. Another great card for magic users.Catechism of Murder is faction Inspiration Strikes. I don’t actually think it’s needed if you play Morgwaeth’s Bladecoven correctly but it’s still a useful tool in their arsenal. There are too many restrictions. Against some enemies, this is amazing. But, it requires the enemy to be Range 1, it requires a dice roll, it requires you to not die…the only upside is that it can be used any number of times, unlike Gambits that have similar effects. Still, I think it’s not the best card for an Upgrade slot.