It’s that time again! First of all I know that we have been promising some Warlord and Trait changes for a while now. I’m pleased to say the first pass of these are coming out now, with some value adjustments being made to 5 Warlords. The next part of this will be looking at some of the Warlords with fixed values, and also a change to the Shield trait, which will be coming out next pass.

The reason we are looking into fixed value Warlords is that these can be among the hardest to balance, with small changes having a wildly different effect on different ends of the spectrum. We have done some analysis and some of these we will be looking to covert over to a % based rule to try and achieve a better balance across all levels of player. That does mean that these WLs, while not changing practically in their rules, will potentially have a fairly different power level and so these WLs are coming a bit later, and may still need a bit of adjustment after their update.

But with these changes coming out later, I’ll talk in more detail about them then, so lets look at the changes we have upcoming for this end of Season!

Warlord Rule Changes:

Eldrad Ulthran – Spirit Link
For every psychic attack made by an Aeldari card each turn, increase subsequent psychic attacks by 25->30%. This rule can be triggered by a card only once per turn.

Honoured Aun’va – Paradox of Duality
When one of your T’au cards is atacked it gains 40->50% of the damage to the attack stat of that type.

Commisar Yarrick – Iron Will
When one of your Servants of the Emperor cards is destroyed, one of your cards Readies at 200->225%.

Brother-Lieutenant Tolmeron – Tactical Precision
When you deploy a Space Marine card, your currently deployed cards gain +20->25% ranged attack.

Logan Grimnar – Savage Fury
When an opponent is destroyed by a melee attack, 125->150% of any excess damages is passed onto and adjacent card.

With that, we have the usual bodyguard stat changes next:

Aeldari:

Alithir Quicksilver – Drukari Hellion
Stat Change: +5 Base Melee

Kaevi Firehand – Craftworld Alaitoc Windrider
Stat Change: +4 Base Range

Necrons:

Carrion Flight – Sautekh Dynasty Tomb Blade Scout
Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds, +10 Base Range

T’au:

Orak – Kroot Carnivore
Stat Change: +3 Base Range, +3 Base Melee

Kor’vesa #3134554 – T’au Sept MV71 Sniper Drone
Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds, +10 Base Range

Kor’ui Kor’ai – T’au Sept SKy Ray Gunship
Stat Change: +4 Base Range

Servants of the Emperor:

Pious Vorne – Missionary Zealot
Stat Change: +2 Base Range

Rkbz-014 – Skitarii Ranger
Stat Change: +5 Base Range

Palatine Erika Luminas – Adepta Sororitas Palatine
Stat Change: +4 Base Melee

Motivator Pi-Lambda/Phi – Corpuscarii Electro-Priest
Stat Change: +4 Base Melee

Decima-888.88 – Mechanicus Archaeopter Stratoraptor
Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds

‘Dominator’ – Astra Militarum Valkyrie
Cost Change: 72 -> 68 (Down 4)

Space Marines:

Brother-Sergeant Midael – Dark Angels Assualt Sergeant
Stat Change: +8 Base Melee

Brother-Sergeant Varrus – Ultramarines Eliminator
Stat Change: +5 Base Range

Brother Erastes – Ultramarines Inflitrator
Stat Change: +5 Base Wounds, +2 Base Range

Brother Ishmael – Crimson Fists Company Champion
Stat Change: +10 Base Melee

Brother Zephrael – Dark Angels Ravenwing Biker
Stat Change: +4 Base Range

Brother Adremo – Ultramarines Judiciar
Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds

Iron Chaplain Furnous: +5 Base Wounds, +5 Base Melee

Chaos:

Gottfried – Traitor Guardsmen Sergeant
Stat Change: +5 Base Wounds

Subject Unliving – Poxwalker of Nurgle
Stat Change: +3 Base Wounds

Pustus Sepk – Plague Marine of the Mouldering Claw
Stat Change: +5 Base Wounds

Dzarak the Wiked – Crimson Slaughter Terminator Sergeant
Stat Change: +5 Base Psychic

Orks:

Ruknar – Goff Clan Tankbusta
Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds, +4 Base Range

Kog da Rekka – Snakebite Clan Tankbusta Nob
Stat Change: +4 Base Range

Gubbinz – Big Mek with Shokk-Attack Gun
Stat Change: +4 Base Range

Tyranids:

Specimen: LV-300-SA-Ψ – Hive Fleet Leviatan Hormagaunt
Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds, +6 Base Melee

Chidra – Genestealter Cults Hybrid Metamorph
Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds, +2 Base Range, +2 Base Melee

Deathleaper – Exotic Lictor Strain
Stat Change: +10 Base Wounds

And that rounds off this months Bodyguard changes. Now being a regular feature of the Balance Changes, here is the list of the new cards being added to the general pool.

Aeldari:
Lelith Hesperax – Queen of Knives
Rank Unlock: 38

Faeth Shardheart – Drukhari Kabalite Warrior
Rank Unlock: 17

Screamrender – Drukhari Clawed Fiend
Rank Unlock: 35

Necrons:
Temporal Chronicler – Szarekhan Dynasty Chronomancer
Rank Unlock: 53

T’au:
Darkstrider – He That Walks Unseen
Rank Unlock: 29

Shas’la Mokel – T’au Sept Pathfinder
Rank Unlock: 29

Servants of the Emperor:
Iota – Officio Assassinorum Culexus Assassin
Rank Unlock: 57

Space Marines:
Shadow of Caliban – Ravenwing Darkshroud
Rank Unlock: 51

Chaos:
The Masque – Infamous Herald of Slaanesh
Rank Unlock: 46

Ssliss – Fiend of Slaanesh
Rank Unlock: 46

Fabius Bile – The Primogenitor
Rank Unlock: 58

Orks:
Gutzbag – Goff Clan Loota
Rank Unlock: 13

Turbokrumpa – Bad Moons Clan Nob Warbiker
Rank Unlock: 25

Tyranids:
Specimen: LV-011-SW-δ – Hive Fleet Leviathan Ripper Swarm
Rank Unlock: 22

First Defiance – Genestealer Cults Achilles Ridgerunner
Rank Unlock: 46

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