Games Workshop - Warhammer Underworlds: Beastgrave - Morgweath's Blade-Coven

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Morgwaeth the Bloodied is the leader of the Blade-Coven. She’s armed with the Glaive of Khaine which has a range of 2, 2 smash and 2 damage with Cleave. She has a movement characteristic of 4 with a defence characteristic of 2 dodge base. Her key ability is Sacrament of Blood which allows you to choose a friendly fighter after an enemy fighter has been taken out of action after an action or gambit and then inspire the chosen fighter. This is a nice way to inspire faster but also makes Morgwaeth even more crucial for your games. This is basically a free score against any Objective warband, and even Aggro warbands tend to jump onto Objective Markers for scoring purposes. You can also push them onto an Objective, or use Mischevious Spirits to slip one underneath an enemy. It loses some effectiveness if the meta shifts away from Hold Objective, but I don’t think that will happen any time soon. It would be a 5/5, but as you’ll do a lot of chip damage, it will occasionally be hard to set up perfectly. Morgwaeth’s Blade-Coven are a 5 fighter warband which puts them in the middle of not having too many fighters but also not have too few. 4 is still the perfect number in my books but 5 fighter warbands usually end up having at least 1 fighter exposed to early charges from the start of the game. Like most warbands, Morgwaeth’s Blade coven (generally) share a movement value of 4 uninspired while all defending with dodges. The whole warband also inspires when it is the 3 rd round of a game. This has downsides but it makes them the only warband with a truly guaranteed inspiration mechanic no matter what happens during a game. So would I recommend Morgwaeth’s Blade-Coven? Not if you’re a new player. If you’re more experienced with Warhammer Underworlds you’ll still find Morgwaeth’s Blade-Coven difficult but rewarding to pilot when you plays work out. If you’re just interested in universal cards? These are a must buy for Hidden Purpose, Victimise, Amberbone Mace and so many more. This warband expansion comes with some really amazingly strong universal cards, especially for aggro players.

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Khaine - Morathi - Scáthborn - Hagg Nar - Magic ( Lore of Shadows - Blood Magic) - Faith ( Prayers of the Khainite Cult - Miracles of Khaine - Invocation of Khaine)Perfect Precision is a gambit Awakened Weapon. Not as strong as Fuelled by Fury but still a great aggro faction card to have access to. Now we move onto the universal card aspect of the warband review where I look at and rate the universal cards that come with Morgwaeth’s Bladecoven.

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Rerolls are good. I’d rather this be a Reaction, as it can end up wasted, but you have enough effects that trigger off of Crits that using this before an important Charge is excellent. There are too many restrictions. Against some enemies, this is amazing. But, it requires the enemy to be Range 1, it requires a dice roll, it requires you to not die…the only upside is that it can be used any number of times, unlike Gambits that have similar effects. Still, I think it’s not the best card for an Upgrade slot. Proof of Devotion is interesting. Let down by being a 3 rd end phase objective but helpful for players going for the hold objective and aggro build. This is very matchup dependent. It’s a great one Glory card against swarm Warbands, but against anything Elite, this is basically a dead card early on, and still hard to score later. Malkyn Grace a slightly worse Spectral Wings but it allows you to double-up on both cards and the effects last until the end of the round. Great for players seeking the most mobility possible.Kyrae Inspired has her Heartseeker Bow go to 3 smash while also gaining Cleave on top of Ensnare! Her Sacrificial Knife goes to 3 fury and damage increases to 2 which makes her more formidable in close combat. Inspiring Kyrae is a great option if done via Morgwaeth’s Sacrament of Blood ability as Kyrae Inspired is a menace at ranged combat while still being a threat up-close due to her improved Sacrificial Knife. Blood Rite is a great faction objective that can easily be scored by Morgwaeth or Kyrae. Synergises well with the warband’s overall goal for winning. A further 60 unique cards (only available in this set) to enhance your fighters and provide new tactics and challenges for your games of Warhammer Underworlds: Beastgrave, including: Incredible Agility. Shame it doesn’t work on Kyrae but she is movement 5. Still just very situational and you get more use out of mobility cards like Spectral Wings.

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Kyrssa is 1 of 2 Witch Aelves for Morgwaeth’s Blade-Coven. She’s armed with Sacrificial Knives that are range 1, 3 fury and 1 damage but do an additional damage if you score a critical hit. She’s like Arnulf but slightly better! Fanatical Faith is like Insensate but technically worse, albeit with correct wording. Just hope none of your fighters are near lethal hexes when you play this card and that your opponent isn’t running damage gambits like Pit Trap and Snare. Still it’s a very strong card overall, just that your opponent can play around it by tagging your 2 wound fighters next to lethal hexes. Anhil - Belleth - Cesse - Druthara - Faonora - Galene - Gryselle's Arenai ( Gryselle - Retaria - Kalexis - Thrialla - Traxya) - Krylla - Selendti Llyr-Xiss - Malekandra - Morathi - Morgwaeth‎'s Blade-coven ( Morgwaeth‎ - Khamyss - Kyrae - Kyrssa - Lethyr) - Rhaelanthe - Shadeborn ( Slythael Shadestalker - Drusylla Viserax - Sylarc Greyblood - Valyssa Umbrael) - Thaelire - Trisethni - Vhorskaya Abundance of Caution is great if you like going on guard. Fairly decent but only for elite warbands. Precise Use of Force was an auto-include in Shadespire before it got Restricted. While the usefulness varies against different warbands where you can occasionally struggle to set up precise damage, extra Glory off of a kill is always good, especially without positional requirements.

Triumphant Stance is a great Dual objective. Almost a faction Uncontested. Amazing against aggro opponents but still not too hard to achieve. Morgwaeth is accompanied by a Blade-coven of fearsome zealots who exult in the throats they slit and hearts they impale as they travel. [1] Faction Tome of Offerings is great, and the Kyrae restriction isn’t that bad considering that she’s your best second fighter. The downside is that it requires an adjacent enemy, and her melee weapon isn’t the best. It’s still a good Upgrade, because extra Glory is always good, but it’s not as easy to utilize as similar upgrades are for other Warbands. Raf: I can’t see running this over Trophy Belt and I’m also not sure I need 2 of them plus Tome of Offerings. When Nightvault rotates out maybe I’ll make room for it.

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Consecrate to Khaine with how common objective play at the moment, this is another great objective. Unfortunately Kyrae basically can’t score it for you but that’s the only main downside. Absolute Stillness is quite difficult to pull off if you’re not Thorns of the Briar Queen. Still, if you can invest in the push cards and run a lot of Quarry cards it’s very tasty for 2 glory as an end phase objective.Honest Scrap is very situational but I like it as it really scuppers very defensive players investing in a lot of re-rolls. This hurts you too but I always like cards that enforce and even playing field. Ahead of the Hunt is a pretty reliable 1 end phase glory due to the common occurrence of Quarry cards being run currently. Devoted Disciple is another exceptionally reliable 1 glory end phase objective that you can easily score with some simple planning. Goes well with Calculated Risk and the abundance of lethal hexes.