Lumineth Realm-lords
The Lumineth are often mistaken for angelic beings of pure light, for they glow with the glorious power of Hysh. Their incredible intellects were once turned to the pursuits of art, magic and philosophy, but now they are attuned to the business of war. To fight them is to battle not only the aelven warhosts but the Realm of Light itself.
This page contains all of the rules you need to field your Lumineth Realm-lords miniatures on the battlefields of the Mortal Realms, from a host of exciting faction rules to a range of warscrolls. The rules are split into the following sections:Books
| Book | Kind | Edition | Last update | |
 Lumineth Realm-lords | ||||
| Lumineth Realm-lords | Faction Pack | 4 | January 2025 | |
 Sylvaneth | ||||
| Sylvaneth | Faction Pack | 4 | January 2025 | |
 Sons of Behemat | ||||
| Sons of Behemat | Faction Pack | 4 | January 2025 | |
 Maggotkin of Nurgle | ||||
| Maggotkin of Nurgle | Faction Pack | 4 | January 2025 | |
 Battle Profiles & Rules updates | ||||
| Battle Profiles & Rules updates | Rulebook | 4 | January 2025 | |
 Kharadron Overlords | ||||
| Kharadron Overlords | Faction Pack | 4 | December 2024 | |
 Cities of Sigmar | ||||
| Cities of Sigmar | Faction Pack | 4 | December 2024 | |
 Gloomspite Gitz | ||||
| Gloomspite Gitz | Faction Pack | 4 | December 2024 | |
 Fyreslayers | ||||
| Fyreslayers | Faction Pack | 4 | November 2024 | |
 Warhammer Underworlds Legends | ||||
| Warhammer Underworlds Legends | Warscroll | 4 | November 2024 | |
 Stormcast Eternals | ||||
| Stormcast Eternals | Battletome | 4 | September 2024 | |
Faction Rules
Battle Traits
Lumineth Realm‑lords armies can use the following abilities:
 Passive |
LIGHTNING REACTIONS: Lumineth can think faster, act more decisively and fight more proficiently than any other.
Effect: When players are alternating picking units to use a FIGHT ability, when it is your turn to pick a unit, you can pick 2 LUMINETH REALM-LORDS units instead of 1. Resolve the second FIGHT ability immediately after the first.
 Start of Battle Round |
SHINING COMPANY: Vanari warriors often fight in a grouping that combines the bright light of each soul into a dazzling brilliance that befuddles foes.
Effect: You can only use this ability if you have not used any FACET OF WAR abilities this battle round.
For the rest of the battle round, subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks that target friendly VANARI units that have not charged this turn and that have not been picked as the target of the ‘Power of Hysh’ ability this battle round.
For the rest of the battle round, subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks that target friendly VANARI units that have not charged this turn and that have not been picked as the target of the ‘Power of Hysh’ ability this battle round.
| KEYWORDS | FACET OF WAR |
 Your Shooting Phase |
MOVE LIKE THE WIND: Hurakan warriors perform gravity-defying leaps to take them away from their enemies.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any FACET OF WAR abilities this battle round. Pick up to 3 friendly HURAKAN units that are not in combat to be the targets.
Effect: Each target can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. It cannot move into combat during any part of that move, and it cannot use SHOOT abilities for the rest of the turn.
Effect: Each target can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. It cannot move into combat during any part of that move, and it cannot use SHOOT abilities for the rest of the turn.
| KEYWORDS | FACET OF WAR, MOVE |
| Start of Battle Round |
POWER OF HYSH: Vanari can use their innate arcane abilities to empower the sunmetal in their weapons, making it burn with a greater intensity.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any FACET OF WAR abilities this battle round. Pick a friendly VANARI unit to be the target.
Effect: The target’s attacks score critical hits on unmodified hit rolls of 5+ for the rest of the battle round.
Effect: The target’s attacks score critical hits on unmodified hit rolls of 5+ for the rest of the battle round.
| KEYWORDS | FACET OF WAR |
 Start of Battle Round |
DEEP THINKERS: The Scinari are renowned for their profound knowledge and thoughtful deliberation.
Effect: You can only use this ability if you have not used any FACET OF WAR abilities this battle round.
Add 1 to casting rolls for friendly SCINARI units for the rest of the battle round.
Add 1 to casting rolls for friendly SCINARI units for the rest of the battle round.
| KEYWORDS | FACET OF WAR |
| Start of Battle Round |
ENDURING AS ROCK: When in a battle trance inspired by the mountain, the Alarith take on the aspect of stone, blades rebounding off their rock-hard skin.
Effect: You can only use this ability if you have not used any FACET OF WAR abilities this battle round.
Subtract 1 from the Rend characteristic of weapons used for attacks that target friendly ALARITH units for the rest of the battle round.
Subtract 1 from the Rend characteristic of weapons used for attacks that target friendly ALARITH units for the rest of the battle round.
| KEYWORDS | FACET OF WAR |
Battle Formations
You can pick 1 of the following battle formations for a Lumineth Realm-lords army. Each battle formation grants a different ability you can use in the battle.
Vanari Battlehost
| Passive |
VANARI BRILLIANCE: When the warriors in a Vanari Battlehost stand together, they radiate a dazzling light that protects them from their foes.
Effect: You can use the ‘Power of Hysh’ ability in addition to the other FACET OF WAR ability used during the battle round.
Alarith Temple
| Passive |
ALARITH FORTITUDE: The Lumineth of an Alarith temple can turn aside enemy blows by making their skin become as hard and unyielding as stone.
Effect: You can use the ‘Enduring as Rock’ ability in addition to the other FACET OF WAR ability used during the battle round.
Scinari Council
| Passive |
LORE OF THE SCINARI: In towering crystal spires, the mages of the Scinari caste seek enlightenment by contemplating the nature of magic itself. When they bring their hard-won learnings to the battlefield, their power is terrifying to behold.
Effect: You can use the ‘Deep Thinkers’ ability in addition to the other FACET OF WAR ability used during the battle round.
Hurakan Temple
| Passive |
GRACE OF THE HURAKAN: Swift and deadly are the warriors of the Hurakan temples, supplicants of Hysh’s glorious winds. They move with the speed of a howling gale, long hair whipping in the rushing air currents.
Effect: You can use the ‘Move Like the Wind’ ability in addition to the other FACET OF WAR ability used during the battle round.
Heroic Traits
Lords of Brilliance
HERO only| Reaction: You declared the ‘Redeploy’ command for a friendly LUMINETH REALM-LORDS unit wholly within 12" of this unit |
MASTERFUL TACTICIAN: This hero quickly redirects the warriors under their command to plug a gap or exploit a weakness in the enemy line.
Effect: If you roll a 1-3 when determining the distance that unit can move, you can use a value of 4 instead.
| Once Per Battle, Any Combat Phase |
PERFECT STRIKE: This hero can unleash their might in one deadly attack.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit in combat with this unit to be the target.
Effect: Inflict D3+3 mortal damage on the target.
Effect: Inflict D3+3 mortal damage on the target.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, ATTACK, FIGHT |
| Once Per Battle, Reaction: You declared the ‘Charge’ ability or a SPELL ability for this unit |
PARAGON OF HYSH: This hero has travelled throughout Hysh and is a scholar of each aspect of Lumineth society.
Effect: You can re-roll the charge roll or casting roll for that ability.
Artefacts of Power
Heirlooms of Hysh
HERO only| Passive |
PHOENIX STONE: This ancient crystal shatters when the bearer is slain, surging with healing energy and giving them a second chance.
Effect: If this unit would be destroyed, before removing it from play, roll a dice. On a 3+, this unit is not destroyed and any remaining damage points inflicted on it have no effect. Then, Heal (1) this unit. This unit cannot use this ability again for the rest of the battle.
| Passive |
SILVER WAND: This slender wand is covered with winding Lumineth runes.
Effect: If this unit is non-WIZARD, it has WIZARD (1). Otherwise, add 1 to this unit’s power level.
 Once Per Battle, Your Movement Phase |
WAYSTONE: This small sliver of dark rock hovers above the bearer’s outstretched palm, leading them along hidden paths towards that which they desire.
Effect: Remove this unit from the battlefield and set it up again on the battlefield more than 9" from all enemy units.
| KEYWORDS | CORE |
Spell Lore
Lore of Hysh
| Your Hero Phase | 5 |
SPEED OF HYSH: The caster gestures at a nearby Lumineth regiment, enchanting them so they can move blurringly fast.
Declare: Pick a friendly LUMINETH REALM-LORDS WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a visible friendly LUMINETH REALM-LORDS unit wholly within 18" of them to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Add 4" to the target’s Move characteristic until the start of your next turn.
Effect: Add 4" to the target’s Move characteristic until the start of your next turn.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL, UNLIMITED |
| Your Hero Phase | 7 |
OVERWHELMING HEAT: The caster summons oppressive heat to sap their foe’s strength.
Declare: Pick a friendly LUMINETH REALM-LORDS WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a visible enemy unit within 18" of them to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Halve the target’s Move characteristic until the start of your next turn, then roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the target’s Save characteristic, inflict D3 mortal damage on it.
Effect: Halve the target’s Move characteristic until the start of your next turn, then roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the target’s Save characteristic, inflict D3 mortal damage on it.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
| Your Hero Phase | 8 |
PROTECTION OF HYSH: The caster opens their arms wide, creating a field of glowing energy that protects all of the caster’s allies that are nearby.
Declare: Pick a friendly LUMINETH REALM-LORDS WIZARD to cast this spell, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, friendly units have WARD (5+) while they are wholly within 12" of the caster.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, friendly units have WARD (5+) while they are wholly within 12" of the caster.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
Manifestation Lore
Manifestations of Hysh
| Your Hero Phase | 4 |
SUMMON SANCTUM OF AMYNTOK: The ground splits around the mage, and the life force of the realm springs forth as a crackling shield.
Declare: If there is not a friendly Sanctum of Amyntok on the battlefield, pick a friendly LUMINETH REALM-LORDS WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a visible friendly LUMINETH REALM-LORDS INFANTRY HERO wholly within 12" of them and more than 3" from all other units and terrain features to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Set up a Sanctum of Amyntok within the target’s combat range, visible to the caster and not in combat. A Sanctum of Amyntok has 3 parts that must be set up touching each other so that they form a ring with the target inside.
Effect: Set up a Sanctum of Amyntok within the target’s combat range, visible to the caster and not in combat. A Sanctum of Amyntok has 3 parts that must be set up touching each other so that they form a ring with the target inside.
| KEYWORDS | SUMMON, SPELL |
| Your Hero Phase | 5 |
SUMMON HYSHIAN TWINSTONES: The caster calls forth two giant crystal teardrops that orbit around each other.
Declare: If there is not a friendly Hyshian Twinstones endless spell on the battlefield, pick a friendly LUMINETH REALM-LORDS WIZARD to cast this spell, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Set up a Hyshian Twinstones endless spell wholly within 6" of the caster.
Effect: Set up a Hyshian Twinstones endless spell wholly within 6" of the caster.
| KEYWORDS | SUMMON, SPELL |
| Your Hero Phase | 7 |
SUMMON RUNE OF PETRIFICATION: The caster calls forth a hovering sigil ripped from the crust of the realm underfoot.
Declare: If there is not a friendly Rune of Petrification on the battlefield, pick a friendly LUMINETH REALM-LORDS WIZARD to cast this spell, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Set up a Rune of Petrification wholly within 18" of the caster and visible to them.
Effect: Set up a Rune of Petrification wholly within 18" of the caster and visible to them.
| KEYWORDS | SUMMON, SPELL |
13.1 Fight Abilities
Abilities with the FIGHT keyword follow a different sequence to other abilities. When the players are using Combat Phase
abilities as described in 13.0, they cannot use FIGHT abilities.After the players have finished using
Combat Phase
abilities that are not FIGHT abilities, they must alternate picking 1 eligible unit to use a FIGHT ability, starting with the active player. Each unit in combat must use a FIGHT ability if it is able to.Once a player has no more units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability, the other player continues to pick units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability, one after another, until there are no more units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability.
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Hit Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Hit characteristic, the attack scores a successful hit: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified hit rolls of 1 always fail. If an unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a weapon is a 6, that attack is a critical hit.| Critical hits have no effect on their own but often trigger additional effects (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities). | ||
The VANARI keyword is used in the following Lumineth Realm-lords warscrolls:
Universal Core Abilities - Charge Phase
| Your Charge Phase |
CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, CHARGE |
The HURAKAN keyword is used in the following Lumineth Realm-lords warscrolls:
6.0 Visibility
A target model is visible to another model (which we’ll call the ‘observing model’) if you can draw a straight line through the air (whether horizontal, diagonal or vertical) from any point on the observing model to any point on the target model that does not intersect any objects except for other models in the observing model’s unit. A target unit is visible to an observing unit if at least 1 model in the target unit is visible to at least 1 model in the observing unit. A model is always considered to be visible to itself.
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| In some cases, it might not be immediately clear whether a model is visible. If so, stoop down to get a look from behind the observing model. If any part of the other model is visible, even if it is just the tip of a spear, then that model is visible for rules purposes. | ||
18.1 Ward Saves
Units with the WARD keyword have the ‘Ward Save’ passive ability. The number after the WARD keyword indicates the ward value for the ward save. If a unit had WARD (5+), for example, its ward value would be 5. If a unit has more than one ward save, only the ward save with the lowest value applies to it; the other has no effect.| Passive |
WARD SAVE: Whether through their uncanny reflexes, unnatural toughness or a source of mystical protection, these warriors can avoid otherwise lethal attacks.
Effect: In step 1 of the damage sequence (see 18.0), make a ward roll of D6 for each damage point in this unit’s damage pool. If the roll equals or exceeds this unit’s ward value, remove that damage point from the damage pool.
2.0 Spells
The declare step of each spell will tell you to make a casting roll of 2D6. If the roll does not equal or exceed the spell’s casting value (at the top-right corner of the spell), the spell fails and its effect is not resolved.If the unmodified casting roll includes 2 or more rolls of 1, the spell is miscast: the spell fails, its effect is not resolved, D3 mortal damage is inflicted on the WIZARD that used it, and that WIZARD cannot use any more spells in that phase.
Enemy reactions can only be used if the casting roll equals or exceeds the spell’s casting value. So long as the spell is not unbound (see 4.0), then it is successfully cast: resolve its effect.
EXAMPLE SPELL
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
MYSTIC SHIELD: The caster's allies are bathed in an unearthly glow that protects them from harm.
Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 12" of this WIZARD to be the target. Then, make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.
Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
The SCINARI keyword is used in the following Lumineth Realm-lords warscrolls:
The ALARITH keyword is used in the following Lumineth Realm-lords warscrolls:
| Start of Battle Round |
POWER OF HYSH: Vanari can use their innate arcane abilities to empower the sunmetal in their weapons, making it burn with a greater intensity.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any FACET OF WAR abilities this battle round. Pick a friendly VANARI unit to be the target.
Effect: The target’s attacks score critical hits on unmodified hit rolls of 5+ for the rest of the battle round.
Effect: The target’s attacks score critical hits on unmodified hit rolls of 5+ for the rest of the battle round.
| KEYWORDS | FACET OF WAR |
| Start of Battle Round |
ENDURING AS ROCK: When in a battle trance inspired by the mountain, the Alarith take on the aspect of stone, blades rebounding off their rock-hard skin.
Effect: You can only use this ability if you have not used any FACET OF WAR abilities this battle round.
Subtract 1 from the Rend characteristic of weapons used for attacks that target friendly ALARITH units for the rest of the battle round.
Subtract 1 from the Rend characteristic of weapons used for attacks that target friendly ALARITH units for the rest of the battle round.
| KEYWORDS | FACET OF WAR |
| Start of Battle Round |
DEEP THINKERS: The Scinari are renowned for their profound knowledge and thoughtful deliberation.
Effect: You can only use this ability if you have not used any FACET OF WAR abilities this battle round.
Add 1 to casting rolls for friendly SCINARI units for the rest of the battle round.
Add 1 to casting rolls for friendly SCINARI units for the rest of the battle round.
| KEYWORDS | FACET OF WAR |
| Your Shooting Phase |
MOVE LIKE THE WIND: Hurakan warriors perform gravity-defying leaps to take them away from their enemies.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any FACET OF WAR abilities this battle round. Pick up to 3 friendly HURAKAN units that are not in combat to be the targets.
Effect: Each target can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. It cannot move into combat during any part of that move, and it cannot use SHOOT abilities for the rest of the turn.
Effect: Each target can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. It cannot move into combat during any part of that move, and it cannot use SHOOT abilities for the rest of the turn.
| KEYWORDS | FACET OF WAR, MOVE |
The HERO keyword is used in the following Lumineth Realm-lords warscrolls:
7.0 Combat Range
Each model has a combat range that extends 3" horizontally from its base and any distance vertically from that circle to form a cylinder. The combat range of a unit extends 3" horizontally and any distance vertically from every model in that unit. Units from opposing armies that are within each other’s combat range and that are visible to each other are in combat with each other. When a unit that is not in combat enters the combat range of a visible enemy unit, it moves into combat.
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
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| Enemy Movement Phase | 1 |
REDEPLOY: Taking initiative, the warriors hastily reposition to respond to enemy movements.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Each model in that unit can move up to D6". That move cannot pass through or end within the combat range of an enemy unit.
Effect: Each model in that unit can move up to D6". That move cannot pass through or end within the combat range of an enemy unit.
| KEYWORDS | MOVE, RUN |
17.2 Mortal Damage
Some abilities inflict mortal damage. If an ability inflicts mortal damage on a unit, add that number of damage points to the unit’s damage pool for that ability (see 18.2 Allocating Damage).
14.3 Charge Phase
| Your Charge Phase |
CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, CHARGE |
21.0 Healing
Some abilities allow you to heal a unit. To heal a unit, remove a number of damage points from the unit equal to the number in brackets after ‘Heal’, e.g. Heal (2).
1.0 Wizards and Priests
WIZARDS are special units that can cast spells, and PRIESTS are special units that can chant prayers. Spells and prayers are powerful abilities that can have a dramatic impact on the battle.
The non-WIZARD LUMINETH REALM‑LORDS keyword is used in the following Lumineth Realm-lords warscrolls:
1.1 Power Level
Each WIZARD and PRIEST has a power level, shown in brackets after the keyword, e.g. WIZARD (2). A WIZARD or PRIEST’s power level determines the number of SPELL, PRAYER or BANISH abilities they can use per phase, in any combination. For example, a WIZARD (2) unit could use 1 SPELL and 1 BANISH ability in their commander’s hero phase.
The LUMINETH REALM‑LORDS and WIZARD keywords are used in the following Lumineth Realm-lords warscrolls:
The LUMINETH REALM‑LORDS, HERO and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Lumineth Realm-lords warscrolls:
Army List
Warscrolls collatedCavalry Hero
Infantry Hero
Monster Hero
Cavalry
Infantry
War Machine
Faction Terrain