02. Tomb Kings vs Dwarfs, 1500 pts | Warhammer Old World 10-minute battle report
Tomb Kings of Khemri:
Tomb King [438 pts]: Flail, General, Dragon, Armour of the Ages, Tali Pres
Mortuary Priest [90 pts] Lvl 2, Earthing Rod, Elementalism
18 Tomb Guard [210 pts]: Halberds, champ, standard
30 Skeleton Warriors [170 pts]: spears, phalanx champ, standard
Tomb Scorpion Ambusher [75 pts]
Tomb Scorpion [70 pts]
3 Bowshabti [147 pts]
Screaming Skull Catapult [105 pts]
Necrosphinx [195 pts]
Dwarf Mountain Holds:
Anvil of Doom [295 pts]: General, MRo Balance, Ro Spellbreaking
Thane [142 pts]: Full plate, Shield, BSB, Ro Fortitude, Ro Preservation
Engineer [50 pts]
12 Thunderers [147 pts]: Shields, FC
12 Thunderers [147 pts]: Shields, FC
20 Dwarf Warriors [215 pts]: Great weapons, Shields, FC
20 Ironbreakers: [336 pts]: FC, Cinderblast on champ
Cannon [105 pts]: Ro Reloading
1 Gyrocopter [60 pts]: Steam gun
Tournament held at Athena Games in Norwich (athenagames.com/)
Best battle report I have seen yet. Despite this being only 12 minutes long, I could better follow what was going on, and maintain an overview. I hope other KZheadrs can learn from this video's style.
I appreciate the lack of meme content. Some simple arrows and other graphics overlaying the pictures would make it easier to follow who moves where.
Thanks, I'll look into that 👍
Plus one exactly this. Lack of memes and it flows much better. Also great idea on arrows and simple graphics to show what is happening. Doesn’t need be jarring, and translucent ones would be an idea to try. Great work on the report, keep them coming.
This was the best Old World battle report I have watched so far. Thanks for making great content!
Great tournament, I was there, looks like everyone got a bunch of rules wrong. We all need more reps in with the game to figure it out. Love your battle reports.
That giving ground off the table thing is a perfectly sensible reading without the faq which to my mind contradicts the rules. I approve the change but it's definitely errata not just clarification. +1 for meme free reports!
its nice to watch a battle report that doesn't dig into every little bit of minutia about the game and gives the broad strokes of what happeneds!
Nice spirit ... This is what we want to see, and face, in old world 🎉
I am not sure if the Anvil could keep casting the Armour reroll buff into the close combat. Usually a spell has to specifically say if it can be cast into combat (unless it is Assailment spell). There is no mention of this on the Anvil's spell so I think he could only have the buff for one round. Good Batrep!
Great BR!
Great reports and format. A few things that stuck out at me. Why didn't your Hierophant just join the infantry block to prevent getting attacked from the Gyrocopter? Could that even attack however given your character was within 3" of a unit? Secondly, I think you perhaps missed a massive chance for major damage on the Iron breakers when the Necrosphinx didn't pursue in his combat. He could have charged the flank/rear perhaps whilst the Dragon took centre. Also another option would have been to fly behind the Iron breakers and breath weapon them that turn before dual charging them the next. Just some thoughts. Well done!!
What movement trays are you using for your tomb kings? They look great, how’d you do your basing?
Thanks! The movement trays are wooden ones from Sarissa Precision, with the edges covered in sand and painted, and steel paper glued to the bottom so that models stick to it. The TK bases are a base layer of 'Desert sand & stone' from Geek Gaming, then 'Realistic Green' grass tufts from Green Stuff World added along with 'Large Talus' rocks from Woodland Scenics. The only painting required is the black rims 🤩
Did your Heirophant have the Desert Sun amulet, that removes the Dry As Dust/Flammable rules from him? Because you mentioned that he only lost one wound when 'flamed', and I believe he would have lost two if it was fire? Or is the Gyrocopter's steam gun not 'Flaming' and you were just referring to the template?
The steam gun isn't flaming. Although I have a funny feeling we played it as flaming (not sure though) but the flames didn't spread (it only does the extra wound on a 4+)
Thanks for the video. 4:30 when you overrun the thunderers, with a cat;) You must to look in that that direction where you pursuit> table end. So in your turn you would not able to charge that warrior block. You would not have a line of sight. (Correct me, if i am wrong)
They've changed it from how it was before. Pg 157 "If the enemy unit is fleeing, it is hacked to pieces and immediately removed from play, exactly as if it had been run down by a charging unit. The pursuing unit may then attempt to reform."
@@Arctovian Nice^Thanks
NOOOO bring back the memes bro I thought I had finally found a channel after the first video!
+1
They're gone 😫 if you play 40k though my other channel Priority Orders Discarded is overflowing with them, too many tbh 🤣
Meh, you can add some memes. I’m ok with a little bit of humour
The memes have been banished and shan't be returning. It also makes my life easier, as on my 40k channel thinking of and sourcing the memes/reaction clips adds a lot of time to the report creation.
5:30 This is something I still don't understand about the game. When can you reform in combat? If you are charged in the flank does it just stay that way? Or, as I'm thinking is it actually BETTER to break and 'flee' in good order so you can reform, and that you can't reform a unit from giving ground? If so that's dumb, as it's punishing successful leadership tests...
It's definitely a weird quirk. Undead are always stuck forever.
conclusion the infantry did not do anything and did not work for their points, you can try to convert them into archers or take mounted units.
They weren't needed in this matchup, not all units are always needed. Don't think I'll be converting my models based on 1 match 🤣 I do want some horse archers and some regular archers but may be a little while before I have any painted up
@@Arctovian I see, bro), but as a tournament player, I usually create an army in which everything should work, this is my rule. and yes, the priest needs to be put on a horse so that he can hit his slippers in time and gallop off into the sunset.
I am wondering how your tomb king is out of range for charges at the 3:29 make, with a threat of 19" and a charger longer than that he should've been able to charge if he's on centre line. Also not sure if you know, undead units with fly can march too. Means you can be pretty aggressive with the bone dragon. Battle report is really solid otherwise, looking forward to seeing more.
Hmm you might be right, I'm not sure how far he is from the Thunderers at thar point but it might have been do-able. He would have had to wheel a bit though to avoid hitting the ruins, and I think I was just worried about them fleeing and the King just stumbling forward and not bring far enough forward in the next turn too, probably over-cautious. Yes the position he's in at 2:26 is as far as he could go even with an 18" march, he just started way too back. Correct me if I'm wrong but the maximum distance he can declare a charge at is 18" right (9+6, then +3 for swiftstride)?
@@Arctovian yeah the zombie dragon is fly 9, although at half board that’s still beyond his deployment.