Only then did Sigmar unleash his storm of vengeance and send forth his Stormcast Eternals to battle. A direct lightning strike is scarcely less cataclysmic than the charge of these warriors.
Hard he crafts them, tempering each with justice and the raw energies of the storm. Is there an advantage to this? Shining with a sacred aura, this armour gleams so bright it can dazzle the enemy. The command can only be issued by a friendly KNIGHT to a unit wholly within 12" of them or by a friendly LORD or DRACONITH to a unit wholly within 18" of them. [1j], When Sigmar looked upon the Realm of Life, a shudder ran through the God-King. Unfettered by doubt or indecision, they deliver the God-Kings justice to any who betray even the slightest impurity, be it through words, deeds or merely a stray thought. On a 3+, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. Some Stormcast Eternals claim a surname or title reflecting the manner of their first death, bearing its weight as a reminder of what awaits them if they fall again.
They fight for vengeance. At the end of your movement phase, you can set up 1 or more of the reserve units in the Celestial Realm on the battlefield, more than 9" from all enemy units. The crackling celestial arsenal of these marksmen can overwhelm almost any foe. Until your next hero phase, that unit can run and still charge later in the turn. One Stormcast Eternal may have been plucked from the Age of Chaos hundreds of years ago, lying dormant for years at a time, while another may have perished and been reforged in only the last few months. [1a], The first to feel the wrath of Sigmars new armies were the Chaos invaders in the Igneous Delta. A black and terrible darkness fell over the realms, for truly the Age of Chaos had arrived. 
These foul things whispered to the huddled and desperate survivors telling them that their gods had abandoned them. The Hammers of Sigmar are the exemplars of Sigmars hosts, the tip of the divine stormbolt. At last he was saved by Dracothion the Great, Father of the Stardrakes. The unit that receives the command must be a friendly STORMCAST ETERNALS unit. [5a], The forges of the Six Smiths, the Anvil of Apotheosis, are found within the Sigmarabulum and within them a legion of warsmiths works alongside the Six Smiths to aid in the creation of the Sigmarite weapons, armor, and tools employed by the Stormhosts. This metal is employed by Sigmar, the Six Smiths, and Grungni, using the heavens as their forge, in the creation of the armor and weapons of the Stormcast Eternals. Across the realms abhorrent monuments rose, towering to the skies, and fell fortresses were constructed atop the old ruins. Always take grandweapons on your liberators and probably on your prosecutors too (if you are going with dual hammers). 
Lightning may spark from their fingertips, or their voice may growl with thunder when angered. None could stay the God-King, and Ghal Maraz smote each of the enemy commanders in turn, until Sigmar faced Archaon. Where a conventional army wins battles, the Tempest Lords win wars, leaving a foundation of victory upon which the spires of civilisation may be built anew. In the Hanging Valleys of Anvrok, it was the Celestial Vindicators that led the charge. Only the faithful! This allowed the warriors of the Stormhost to be rapidly deployed during the Realmgate Wars. All long to avenge the depredations that Chaos has inflicted upon their peoples and their lands. Each chamber fights autonomously, yet can combine to create a more formidable defense, or unite to power an unstoppable assault a veritable wall of sigmarite, an army capable of toppling kingdoms.[1o]. I've already got Knight-Venator (the shooty guy) and was wanting to make an army focusing on Prosecutors (flyers) and Judicators (ranged) but obviously I will have to splash in some Liberators and Paladins. At the conclusion of a hard-fought battle, your forces uncover a concealed shrine marked with runes and icons devoted to Grungni.
Few are the Stormcast who can recall what it was to be mortal, and in their zeal to root out and destroy all traces of evil, they inspire as much fear as awe and devotion among those they would save. If this general has the Behemoth battlefield role and is on the battlefield, subtract 1 from wound rolls for attacks made with melee weapons that target friendly STORMCAST ETERNALS units that have the Behemoth battlefield role. Never before had such an army been seen. Beneath the Lord-Celestants in the Stormhosts hierarchy are sub-commanders, paragons of their kind that radiate Sigmars celestial power. Stormcast Eternals are not born, but made, forged from mortal souls, alloyed with the celestial energies of the Cosmic Storm, and beaten into the living weapons of Azyr, the Realm of Heavens, upon the Anvil of Apotheosis. A new replacement unit identical to the unit that was destroyed is added to your army. You can choose this ability instead of carrying out a monstrous rampage (core rules, 21.1) with this unit.
The war was only just begun. Gazing towards the heavens, the wizard drags down celestial power to rain upon the enemy. Press J to jump to the feed. In the Chamber of the Broken World, the chosen are blasted apart by heavenly lightning, their souls painstakingly remade before entering the Cairns of Tempering, wherein the spirits are blended with the Gifts of the Gods. The command can only be issued by a friendly KNIGHT to a unit wholly within 12" of them or by a friendly LORD or DRACONITH to a unit wholly within 18" of them. If answered, pick 1 friendly STORMCAST ETERNALS unit wholly within range and visible to the chanter. It was Dracothion that showed Sigmar the Eight Realms, and so began what is now known as the Age of Myth. There are three main types of Strike Chamber, each with their own specialism Exemplar, Harbinger and Warrior Chambers. The subreddit dedicated to all things Warhammer Age of Sigmar and the Mortal Realms. Your warriors have been charged with annihilating these enemies and solidifying Sigmars hold on the region.Upon arrival, however, you discover that the enemy has stolen a march - and you are surrounded and significantly outnumbered. After that get more retributors and some protectors. If you do so, pick 1 STORMCAST ETERNALS HERO on the battlefield. When the God-King wages his wars, these golden warriors lead the way, committing everything they have in the name of victory - for they cannot be seen to fail. The impure cannot help but quake in the presence of this truly ancient entity. Theirs is a fury that is barely contained. A Stormkeep army can include coalition units. This multi-part plastic kit contains everything you need to construct five Liberators, the steel-souled heroes of Order. [1o], War beckons across the Mortal Realms, requiring Stormhosts to be deployed in many places simultaneously. None can escape the God-Kings vengeance - chase them down and shatter them beyond recovery. Until your next hero phase, if the unmodified hit roll for an attack made by that unit is 6, that attack scores 2 hits on the target instead of 1. These warriors are experts at enveloping their foe, leaving them nowhere to run. Translocation is a prayer that has an answer value of 3 and a range of 9" if the chanter is a KNIGHT or 12" if the chanter is a LORD. Yet Chaos came, bringing war and plague, corruption and ruin. Without his matchless hammer, Sigmar and his forces were doomed to defeat. The eyes of Azyr are upon these warriors as they seek vengeance before heeding the call of the heavens. Your general cannot be a model from a coalition unit. Some fell to sword and fire, others to plague or decadent corruption from within. Saturday 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. To triumph, Sigmar knew he must make and direct armies of defiance, that he must fashion a new kind of warrior, one that could stand face to face against the unnatural horrors of Chaos. None are as totalitarian in delivering judgement as the Knights Excelsior. [1n], Though every Stormcast Eternal is blessed with Sigmars divine power, none are imbued so richly with godly might as the Lord-Celestants. This shield reflects the suns rays in questing beams that seek out the eyes of enemy marksmen. STARDRAKE only. If the Stormcast Eternals seized a Realmgate, then they could use it to travel back to Azyr in triumph, leaving some of their number to secure their gains. Aventis Firestrike, Magister of Hammerhal, Knight-Vexillor with Banner of Apotheosis, Vanguard-Raptors with Hurricane Crossbows, Vanguard-Raptors with Longstrike Crossbows, Guardians of the Heavens and Shield of the Mortal Realms, If no units from the Stormcast Eternals players army are on the battlefield, the fiend wins a, If no units from the fiends army are on the battlefield and 3 or fewer units in the fiends army escaped during the battle, the Stormcast Eternals player wins a, If no models from the fiends army are on the battlefield and between 4 and 6 units in the fiends army escaped during the battle, the Stormcast Eternals player wins a, Unit champions can issue commands to their own unit (. If successfully cast, roll a dice for each enemy unit within range and visible to the caster. Thundershock is a spell that has a casting value of 6 and a range of 12" if the caster is a KNIGHT or 18" if the caster is a LORD or DRACONITH. You can re-roll the dice that determines the number of mortal wounds caused to an enemy unit by a friendly STORMKEEP REDEEMER unit using the Shield of Civilisation battle trait if that friendly unit is wholly within 12" of this general. Indeed, Sigmar found and awakened many other gods, creating a pantheon over which he ruled. Copyright 2022 Phoenix Nest Games, All Rights Reserved, 540 West Union Street They now serve as the primary weapons of the Grand Alliance of Order in retaking the Mortal Realms from the forces of Chaos in the Age of Sigmar.
There's also 3 scenarios (battleplans) in there too. Nothing will stop these ferocious warriors from reaching combat. You receive word that a fledgling strongpoint is under threat from an invading force set on razing the settlement and corrupting the arcane nexus upon which it stands. Your opponent cannot re-roll hit rolls for attacks made with melee weapons that target the bearer. If you do so, the bearer fights at the start of the following combat phase, but the bearer cannot fight again in that phase unless an ability or spell allows them to fight more than once. In battle, this Stormhost is a hurricane of blades that never relents, and at times, it can even rage too hard for mortal tolerance. They are the God-Kings wrath made manifest, and they were created for one single purpose: outright war! For some Stormcast, particularly those who have fallen in battle and been Reforged many times, their exalted, divine nature is more obvious. Cities fell before the daemonic onslaught, yet always Sigmar, or one of his pantheon, led a counterattack to drive off the invaders. It is in the Gladitorium that all Stormcasts are trained. Worse yet, the Reforging process gradually robs them of their humanity piece by piece, widening the divide between what they once were and what they have become. You can re-roll hit rolls for attacks made with that weapon that target a HERO or MONSTER. Long had the Chaos conquerors held sway, the oppressors glutting themselves upon the lifeblood of the just. The Strike Chambers are the largest and make up the bulk of most Stormhosts, but each Stormhost also has additional ancillary chambers, many of which have thus far been withheld from battle for reasons known only to Sigmar himself. With their bodies remade and their souls plucked safely from the grasp of Nagash, the god of death, the Stormcast Eternal is reborn and can return to their work reclaiming the Mortal Realms for Order. For long years he dwelt upon his losses, simmering with rage and plotting how he might one day reclaim his own. Azyrite Halo is a spell that has a casting value of 5 and a range of 12" if the caster is a KNIGHT or 18" if the caster is a LORD or DRACONITH.