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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