Nighthaunt – The Briar Queen
6"
5
4+
10
Once a Deathmage of formidable power, the Briar Queen was imprisoned by the Katophranes of Shadespire and sentenced to an eternity of torment, but was freed by Nagash and transformed into a Mirrorghast Banshee.
| MISSILE WEAPONS | Range | Attacks | To Hit | To WoundTo Wnd | Rend | DamageDmg | |
| Rending Scream | |||||||
| Rending Scream | 10" | 3 | 3+ | 3+ | -3 | 1 | |
| MELEE WEAPONS | Range | Attacks | To Hit | To WoundTo Wnd | Rend | DamageDmg | |
| Briar Whip | |||||||
| Briar Whip | 3" | 1 | 3+ | 3+ | -2 | D3 | |
PITCHED BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 175
Battlefield Role: Leader
Notes: Single, Unique. The Briar Queen and Thorns of the Briar Queen must be taken as a set. Although taken as a set, each is a separate unit.
Battlefield Role: Leader
Notes: Single, Unique. The Briar Queen and Thorns of the Briar Queen must be taken as a set. Although taken as a set, each is a separate unit.
DESCRIPTION
The Briar Queen is a named character that is a single model. She is armed with a Rending Scream and a Briar Whip.
FLY: This model can fly.
ABILITIES
Ethereal: Creatures whose bodies have rotted away are difficult to harm with ordinary weapons.
Ignore modifiers (positive or negative) when making save rolls for attacks that target this unit.
Ignore modifiers (positive or negative) when making save rolls for attacks that target this unit.
MAGIC
The Briar Queen is a WIZARD. She can attempt to cast one spell in your hero phase, and attempt to unbind one spell in the enemy hero phase. She knows the Arcane Bolt, Mystic Shield and Howling Vortex spells.
Howling Vortex: A pitch-black void of shrieking winds opens in the air, dragging the victim towards it.
Howling Vortex has a casting value of 7. If successfully cast, pick a point on the battlefield within 18" of the caster that is visible to them, and roll 2D6 for each enemy unit within 6" of that point. If the roll is greater than the value of that unit’s Move characteristic, or that roll is a double, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound and its Move characteristic is halved until the caster’s next hero phase.
Howling Vortex has a casting value of 7. If successfully cast, pick a point on the battlefield within 18" of the caster that is visible to them, and roll 2D6 for each enemy unit within 6" of that point. If the roll is greater than the value of that unit’s Move characteristic, or that roll is a double, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound and its Move characteristic is halved until the caster’s next hero phase.
KEYWORDS | DEATH, MALIGNANT, NIGHTHAUNT, HERO, WIZARD, MIRRORGHAST BANSHEE, THE BRIAR QUEEN |
9.4 Flying
If the warscroll used by a model says that it can fly, you can ignore other models and terrain features when you trace the path of its move across the battlefield (it flies over them). In addition, when a model that can fly starts or finishes a move on a terrain feature, instead of tracing its move across the battlefield, you can trace it ‘through the air’, as shown in the diagram below.A flying model cannot finish a move on top of another model or finish a normal move, run or retreat within 3" of an enemy unit.
Hit Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or beats the attacking weapon’s To Hit characteristic, the attack scores a hit and you must make a wound roll. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. An unmodified hit roll of 1 always fails and an unmodified hit roll of 6 always hits. A hit roll cannot be modified by more than +1 or -1 (this is an exception to the principle that abilities take precedence over core rules).Sometimes an ability will allow a single hit roll to score two or more hits. If this is the case, make all of the wound and save rolls for those hits at the same time.
Wound Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or beats the attacking weapon’s To Wound characteristic, the attack wounds the target and your opponent must make a save roll. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. An unmodified wound roll of 1 always fails and an unmodified wound roll of 6 always wounds. A wound roll cannot be modified by more than +1 or -1 (this is an exception to the principle that abilities take precedence over core rules).
1.5.5 Dice Roll Modifiers
Sometimes a modifier will apply to a dice roll. Modifiers are applied after re-rolls. Rules that refer to an unmodified roll are referring to the dice roll after re-rolls have been made but before modifiers are applied. If a rule instructs you to pick or change a roll, do so after re-rolls are made but before modifiers are applied.| In most cases, modifiers are cumulative. However, some dice rolls, such as hit and wound rolls, will specify that the roll cannot be modified by more than +1 or -1. When this is the case, add up all the modifiers that apply, and if the total is more than +1 or -1, treat it as being either +1 or -1 as appropriate. | ||
Save Roll
Your opponent rolls a dice, modifying the roll by the attacking weapon’s Rend characteristic. If the roll equals or beats the target unit’s Save characteristic, the target is saved and the attack sequence ends. If not, the attack is successful and you must determine the damage that is inflicted on the target. An unmodified save roll of 1 always fails. A save roll cannot be modified by more than +1 (this is an exception to the principle that abilities take precedence over core rules).Designer’s Note: Save rolls do not always succeed on an unmodified roll of 6, and they can be modified by more than -1.
19.1 Casting Spells
In your hero phase, you can attempt to cast spells with friendly WIZARDS. You cannot attempt to cast the same spell more than once in the same hero phase, even with a different WIZARD. In order to attempt to cast a spell, pick a friendly WIZARD, say which of the spells that they know will be attempted, and then make a casting roll by rolling 2D6. If the casting roll is equal to or greater than the casting value of the spell, the spell is successfully cast.
19.1.2 Unbinding Spells
If a spell is successfully cast, your opponent can pick 1 of their WIZARDS that is within 30" of the caster to attempt to unbind the spell before its effects are applied. In order to attempt to unbind a spell, first say which WIZARD will attempt to unbind it. Then make an unbinding roll by rolling 2D6. If the unbinding roll is greater than the roll used to cast the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effects are not applied. The number of spells a WIZARD can attempt to unbind is noted on their warscroll. Only 1 unbinding attempt can be made for each spell.
Arcane Bolt
The caster calls forth a ball of crackling arcane energy that hovers above their outstretched hand, ready to be hurled at a foe.Arcane Bolt is a spell that has a casting value of 5 and a range of 12". If successfully cast, at the start of any 1 phase before your next hero phase, you can pick 1 enemy unit within range and visible to the caster. That unit suffers 1 mortal wound. If that unit is within 3" of the caster, it suffers D3 mortal wounds instead of 1.
Mystic Shield
The caster conjures up a shield of shimmering energy to protect themselves or an ally from harm.Mystic Shield is a spell that has a casting value of 5 and a range of 12". If successfully cast, pick 1 friendly unit wholly within range and visible to the caster. Add 1 to save rolls for attacks that target that unit until your next hero phase.
19.1 Casting Spells
In your hero phase, you can attempt to cast spells with friendly WIZARDS. You cannot attempt to cast the same spell more than once in the same hero phase, even with a different WIZARD. In order to attempt to cast a spell, pick a friendly WIZARD, say which of the spells that they know will be attempted, and then make a casting roll by rolling 2D6. If the casting roll is equal to or greater than the casting value of the spell, the spell is successfully cast.
14.5 Mortal Wounds
Some attacks, spells and abilities cause mortal wounds. Do not make hit, wound or save rolls for mortal wounds. Instead, the damage inflicted on the target is equal to the number of mortal wounds that were caused.Mortal wounds caused while a unit is attacking are allocated at the same time as wounds caused by the unit’s attacks: after all of the unit’s attacks have been made. Mortal wounds caused at other times are allocated as soon as they are caused. Mortal wounds are allocated in the same way as wounds and are treated in the same manner as wounds for rules purposes.
The DEATH keyword is used in the following Nighthaunt warscrolls:
None
Leader
The MALIGNANT keyword is used in the following Nighthaunt warscrolls:
None
Leader
The NIGHTHAUNT keyword is used in the following Nighthaunt warscrolls:
None
Leader
The HERO keyword is used in the following Nighthaunt warscrolls:
Leader
The WIZARD keyword is used in the following Nighthaunt warscrolls:
Army List
Warscrolls collatedNone
Leader
Behemoth
Warscroll Battalion
Faction Rules
• Allies