New season will start on Monday, August 5th.

Greetings, Citizens,

We interrupted our usual schedule for some breaking news… To mark 5 years of Combat Cards this Season is a special Anniversary Season! This means you can expect bigger and better rewards, including copies of 16 different Legendary Warlords! The Warlords on offer cover the span of Combat Cards, so gives a chance to boost old favourites and maybe even get your hands on some Warlords for the first time.

The balance of the game overall is still in a great spot, which is great! With that in mind, and the focus on all of Combat Cards we’re revisiting a number of older Legendary Warlords. While non are getting a full rework, some of the most expensive Warlords have been reduced in cost. Giving them more space in their decks and a cleaner gap between them and the new Supreme Commanders.

Aeldari:

The Avatar’s cost has always been a big hurdle. With the rule requiring ideally as many bodyguards as possible, or some really durable cards to stack up the buffs, the tight deck space left each deck feeling like there was always a compromise. 5pts should make the difference between an additional filler in your existing deck or a tactical upgrade to key card.

A great example of a high-durability melee card, which is rare for the Aeldari, but a bit too pricey to squeeze in a new Avatar deck. Add into that a boosted Melee this card is more than just a wall now and has better use cases in Lelith and Urien decks too!

Deathblow cards always need more Melee, so here’s a meaningful top-up for Kalistri. Another card not seeing much play, but with a maximed Deathblow she should be all the more attractive in many Aeldari decks powered by card death.

Necron:

Imotekh still sits at a comfortable mid point, where any drastic rule reworks or adjustments are really needed, but adding more deck space certainly doesn’t hurt, and makes new builds available to a classic Warlord.

Another classic that has fallen out in favour of cheaper utility cards, but will be a perfect addition as a mono-attack card to slot into the new space in your Imotekh decks. And now with more bites!

Melee Necrons has always been on the lower end compared to mono-ranged and balanced builds. Part of this comes down to the Melee offering either being durable with low damage, or high damage with low wounds. As a strong damage dealer, a good bump to the Lychguard’s wounds should solve some of those issues!

Space Marine:

Guilliman was one of our first Supreme Commanders long before they were even a concept, and as such his rule may seem a bit on a different scale to the others. While not a slouch by any terms, his stat line was where a huge amount of his power came from, and his ready boost rule could too easily be picked apart by Outflank and the like. With the boost amount increased, his attack pivots should be all the more devastating and give a lot more value into an alternating attack strategy rather than just rely on massive one-turn strikes.

If Guilliman is getting a boost, it makes sense to follow with some more Ultramarines. Sirras is a classic all-rounder, but one that feels his age a bit perhaps. With knife freshly sharpened and bolt rounds newly blessed he should be dealing notably more damage behind the protection of his fear trait.

With a wealth of Inspiring Presence options, everyone’s favourite starting piece often gets outstripped. An all-around glow-up should bring the Ancient back to modern times and hopefully see play in more than just beginner decks!

Ork:

The original Ghazghkull is set up to be a game closer, but with the increased lethality of the game even his boosted stats don’t feel as game ending as they should do, so with a buff to his Melee boost he should be able to more reliably clear the lane in front when he drops and make his feel like more of a momentum swing than ever before.

Notably, the most expensive Medicae option, this has squeezed the Mad Dok out of a lot of lists. Bringing his cost down along with increasing his attacks should make him easier to fit in and able to get stuck in much more reliably.

The Dakkajet, for those of you with long memories, is an infamous card that had to be nerfed at least 3 times in the Badrukk meta hey-day. Long since past, it’s only fair that he’s back to his old self and ready to lay down some serious Dakka.

Tyranids:

Another classic big Warlord with a case of too big to fit much else. And when you’re Nids, you want as much space for your biggest monsters. While 4 points is going to be revolutionary, with the amount of versatile filler options, or now the ability to something like the Winged Prime instead of a Warrior, there should be plenty of new options to play around with!

Talking of good filler, the Genestealer often gets squeezed out. With a new max damage of up to 53 on a 5pt Furious Charge, it should be looking much more attractive! Perfect for your new Swarmlord deck, or a great free damage burst for the Parasite.

Another classic build for the Swarmlord was Tyranid psykers. Well with the Neurothrope down by 3 that’s now a much more interesting potential of 7 more deck points for Swarmlord Psychic. With Tyranid psykers also being on the more expensive side, reducing the cost of a Psychic Link card makes sense to allow it to get the most out of its rule more reliably.

And that’s it for this season! Some new life in some older warlords, with some complementary bodyguard boosts, which keep with this month’s theme of celebrating all things Combat Cards, both old and new. There so much to look forward to in the coming weeks, and for the whole month to follow! Let’s take a Season to absorb the nostalgia and bring some Classics out to play!