Warhammer 40k Leagues of Votann Faction Focus showcases the latest faction of Warhammer 40k, who’ve been a bit controversial since their launch, however the modifications appear to handle the problems.
Because the begin of Could, Video games Workshop (and also, ESTNN) has adopted the schedule revealed on this yr’s Warhammer Fest when it comes to Faction Focuses. After they Adepta Sororitas faction focus, nonetheless, they subverted all expectations, as they introduced on the finish of the Sisters of Battle showcase that the following faction whose new guidelines can be partially revealed is the Leagues of Votann, everybody’s favorite (or least favorite) Area Dwarves. And lo and behold, GW saved true to their phrase, and revealed a few of the new stuff coming to the Kin within the 10th Version of Warhammer 40k – and as they’re my favorite faction, I couldn’t be excited!
Faction Guidelines revealed within the Warhammer 40k Leagues of Votann Faction Focus
The primary Military Rule revealed is in fact the Eye of the Ancestors, or as most individuals know this trick, the Judgement Tokens. At present, you may stack 3 of those Tokens on enemy items in numerous methods, and it makes in order that 6+/5+/4+ Hit rolls routinely Wound, relying on the variety of Tokens. This has been thought to be a bit irritating for anybody dealing with the Leagues of Votann, so a rework was anticipated by gamers of the military and everybody else alike.
The brand new Judgement Tokens can solely be stacked to 2, with 1 Token giving +1 to Hit towards the unit which it’s on, whereas 2 Tokens additionally give +1 to Wound to all Kin concentrating on the Judged enemy. It is a nice center floor, because it makes the Leagues very robust so long as they focus precedence targets, whereas additionally making JT’s extra helpful towards horde armies. Whereas opponents don’t appear to obtain Judgement Tokens passively now, GW hinted that Theyns of the Heartkyn will have the ability to choose precedence targets alongside the Kahls main the dwarves into battle.
Within the 10th Version of Warhammer 40k, Command Factors can be scarce, so their worth will shoot up after the brand new Version drops. Nevertheless, the Kin have discovered a trick or two whereas mining the sources of the Galactic Core, and they’re ruthlessly environment friendly – so the brand new Oathband Detachment Rule, Ruthless Effectivity suits them very nicely! This Rule permits the Leagues of Votann to pick a precedence goal firstly of the battle, placing 2 Judgement Tokens on it immediately, and gaining quite a lot of CP when that unit is destroyed: 3 within the first 2 Command phases, 2 within the 3rd and 4th Command phases, and 1 within the 5th Command part, which means that even when the opponent tries to cover the unit, it is possible for you to to get some worth out of this Detachment Rule – which is superior in each phrases of gameplay, energy and fluff.
Unit Spotlights of the Warhammer 40k Leagues of Votann Faction Focus
The primary unit showcased had been the Heartkyn Warriors, probably the most primary infantry of the Kin. These (nonetheless sort of elite) troopers have entry to an arsenal of various weapons, resembling Bolters, Beamers, Missile launchers and the brand new HYLas rotary cannon from the Leagues of Votann Kill Staff, which can be out there within the coming days. Whereas the Kin appear to be shedding the Void Armour skill, all the items obtain some elevated Toughness, even the Heartkyn Warriors, who are actually a T5 Battleline unit, which is exclusive to date. Their Pan Spectral Scanner Wargear stayed mainly the identical, however their Comms Array are actually used for farming CP on Stratagem use, whereas the Medipack provides the unit a 6+ Really feel No Ache, alongside the Theyn’s 4+ Invulnerable save – which signifies that the Warriors will nonetheless be a very exhausting unit to take down.
They’re nice for taking and particularly holding aims, however now they’ll depart them behind due to the Luck Has. Want Retains. Toil Earns. skill, which makes the target sticky, which means that you just’ll management it even should you don’t have items on it till your opponent takes it away from you. Hopefully the nerfs to the Ballistic Talent, Vary and Assaults of a few of the Heartkyn signifies that they may obtain a large factors lower, in order that gamers can construct armies with 20, and even 30 Heartkyn Warriors.
The opposite unit showcased is the rolling brick itself, the Hekaton Land Fortress, which is at the moment the largest out there automobile for the Area Dwarves. The Hekaton obtained the elevated Toughness therapy, because it gained 4 pips of Toughness, alongside a rise of Power in virtually all of it’s weapons. It may possibly nonetheless take the Pan Spectral Scanners which helps it ignore Cowl, however now solely has one Warhead as a wargear as a substitute of three.
The Hekaton Land Fortress additionally gained the Hearth Assist skill showcased within the Warhammer Neighborhood concerning the Automobiles of 10th Version. This skill provides the items that disembarked from the Hekaton rerolls to their Wound roll supplied that they shoot on the identical goal the Land Fortress has shot this Section. Whereas this may be helpful for any faction, mixed with the Judgement Tokens of the Leagues, it’s extraordinarily lethal.
Weapon Highlight of the Warhammer 40k Leagues of Votann Faction Focus
Just one weapon was proven within the Faction Focus, however that’s one which showcases a bunch of weapons. The Brokhyr Thunderkyn are one of many heaviest ranged hitters of the Leagues, with three completely different gun choices, in order that they all the time have the reply to the whole lot. Video games Workshop confirmed us the SP Conversion Beamer with the brand new skill of all Beam weapons of the Kin: they misplaced the “beam” key phrase, which means that they’ll’t injury everybody in between themselves and their goal, however they gained the Sustained Hits D3 key phrase, which signifies that in the event that they roll a 6 of their Hit rolls, they acquire further D3 hits. The Beamers take this to the following stage with the Conversion key phrase, as they modify the Sustained Hits guidelines in the event that they shoot one thing exterior of 12”, in order that they get the additional hits on a 4+ as a substitute of a 6. That’s a variety of further possibilities to Wound a goal, which ought to put the Conversion weapons in very excessive demand – fortunately, a variety of items have beamers, together with the Hernkyn Pioneers and the Sagitaurs.
Stratagem Highlight of the Warhammer 40k Leagues of Votann Faction Focus
Together with the Weapon Highlight, just one Stratagem was proven by Video games Workshop. Reactive Reprisal is an already current Stratagem, which let’s items shoot again instantly at an enemy unit that simply completed taking pictures at them for two CP if the enemy unit has a Judgement Token on them. At present, the unit utilizing this Stratagem can’t shoot within the subsequent Capturing Section of the LoV participant, however this restriction has been eliminated – though you don’t get the CP low cost should you use this stratagem with a unit of Heartkyn Warriors. Nonetheless, Reactive Reprisal is a robust software, which can be even stronger within the upcoming Version of Warhammer 40k.
General, the Leagues of Votann acquired some crucial modifications to their core skills whereas additionally getting some new toys. Gamers can most positively anticipate a factors change with virtually all of the items of the Kin now that the oppressive components of their guidelines are gone, so I anticipate them to go from an unintended elite military to a extra troop-focused drive, which is a really welcome change in my view.
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