As usual, with the end of a season comes a balance change, and while recent balance passes have focused on Bodyguards and Traits (both overall distribution and their effects), this season we are mainly focusing on Warlords.

So to start with we have three changes to Warlord special rules, the first of which is a much requested and hopefully very exciting one:

Special Rule Changes:

Ahriman – Arch-Sorcerer of the Thousand Sons: Bolt of Change

Previous rule: “When this Warlord attacks, a random card gains or loses between +20 and -20 Wounds.”

New rule: “At the start of each players’ turn, either one of your cards gain +1 or +20 Wounds or one enemy card loses -1 or -20 Wounds.”

Eldrad Ulthran – Exiled High Farseer of Craftworld Ulthwe: Skeins of Fate

Previous Rule:  “When an enemy card Readies, one of your Aeldari cards Readies once. These Readies do not generate additional Readies”

New Rule: “When an enemy card Readies, one of your Aeldari cards Readies once at 200%. These Readies do not generate additional Readies”

Grand Master Voldus – Grey Knights Grand Master: Psychic Discipline 

Deployment buff: +15% to +20%

Next we’ve made some adjustments to a number of Warlord stats which are listed here:

Warlord Stat Changes:

Aeldari:

Fury of the Craftworld – Avatar of Khaine

Cost Change: 84 -> 79 (Down 5)

T’au:

Commander Shadowsun – Heroine of the Third Sphere Expansion

Stat Change: +20 Base Wounds

Chaos:

Ahriman – Arch-Sorcerer of the Thousand Sons

Cost Change: 25 -> 31 (Up 6)

Abbadon the Despoiler – Warmaster of Chaos [REWORK]

Cost Change: 33 -> 43 (Up 10)
Level Upgrade Change: +20 -> +25 (Up 5)

Stat Change: +25 Base Wounds, +5 Base Ranged

Ork:

Boss Snikrot – Da Green Ghost

Stat Change: +20 Base Wounds

Finally we have the usual list of bodyguard changes, although slightly shorter than usual given the Warlord focus this time round.

Bodyguard Changes:

Necrons:

Apparition Construct – Suatekh Dynasty Canoptek Wraith

Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds, +5 Base Melee


T’au:


Shas’ui Vass – T’au Sept Stealth Battlesuit
Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds, +3 Base Ranged

Kor’vesa #0014931 – Vior’la Spet MB3 Recon Drone
Cost Change: 9 -> 8 (Down 1)

Servants of the Emperor:

Stromian Grell – Voidsman-at-Arms

Stat Change: +5 Base Ranged

Holsul – Wyrdvane Psyker

Stat Change: +5 Base Wounds, +2 Base Psychic

Space Marine:

Arjac Rockfist – The Anvil of Fenris

Cost Change: 42 -> 41 (Down 1)

Stat Change: +25 Base Wounds

Chaos:

Odrogg – Chaos Ogryn

Cost Change: 20 -> 18 (Down 2)

Takrath Kulus – Crimson Slaughter Raptor
Stat Change: +6 Base Melee

Kzogorth the Cleaver – Bloodcrusher of Khorne

Stat Change: +15 Base Wounds

Gottfried – Traitor Guardsmen Sergeant

Stat Change: +8 Base Wounds

Subject Unliving – Poxwalker of Nurgle
Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds

Orks:

Makari – Da Greatest Grot

Cost Change: 10 -> 8 (Down 2)

And with that, we have the changes for the next Season. All that is left is to wish you all a very Happy Holidays from all of the Team of Warhammer Combat Cards!

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