Soulblight Gravelords – Prince Vhordrai
12" 16 3+ 5 Wielding the thrice-cursed Bloodlance and sat astride his fearsome draconic mount Shordemaire, the legendary Prince Vhordrai is the epitome of vampiric martial might. He has honed his fighting skills to perfection during centuries of unlife, and countless warriors – both living and dead – have fallen to the one they call the Saint of Slaughter. Yet Vhordrai is prisoner as much as conqueror. Once before, the vampire lord sought to destroy Nagash and usurp his power. For his hubris, he was confined forever to the eldritch fortress known as the Crimson Keep and cursed to suffer an excruciating demise were he to leave its confines for more than a night.
Half-mad after countless years of torture at the hands of a vengeful Nagash, Vhordrai takes out his fury on the living. The Crimson Keep follows a deranged passage across the realms, manifesting in the ruins of shattered citadels and age-old strongholds. Wherever it appears, bloodshed and horror soon follow. Vhordrai emerges upon Shordemaire, accompanied by retinues of loyal Kastelai warrior-vampires eager for gory battle. For one night, the captive Prince indulges his appetite for monstrous cruelty, driving his lance through hearts and lungs and leaving behind a battlefield draped with blood-drained corpses. | ||
| RANGED WEAPONS | Rng | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Shordemaire’s Miasma [Shoot in Combat, Companion] | ||||||||
| Shordemaire’s Miasma Shoot in Combat, Companion | 10" | D6 | 3+ | 3+ | 2 | 2 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | |||
| The Bloodlance [Charge (+1 Damage)] | ||||||||
| The Bloodlance Charge (+1 Damage) | 6 | 3+ | 3+ | 2 | 2 | |||
 Shordemaire’s Claws [Companion] | ||||||||
| Shordemaire’s Claws Companion | 7 | 4+ | 2+ | 1 | 2 | |||
| Shordemaire’s Maw [Companion] | ||||||||
| Shordemaire’s Maw Companion | 3 | 4+ | 2+ | 2 | 3 | |||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 480
Base size: 130mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: Any SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS
 Passive |
BATTLE DAMAGED
Effect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of Shordemaire’s Claws is 5.
Effect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of Shordemaire’s Claws is 5.
 End of Any Turn |
SAINT OF SLAUGHTER: Under the fierce scrutiny of Prince Vhordrai, vampires revel in displaying their martial skill.
Declare: Pick a friendly non-MONSTER VAMPIRE unit that destroyed a unit this turn using a FIGHT ability and is wholly within 12" of this unit to be the target.
Effect: Pick 1 of the following effects to apply for the rest of the battle:
Effect: Pick 1 of the following effects to apply for the rest of the battle:
- Add 2" to the target’s Move characteristic.
- Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the target’s melee weapons.
- Add 1 to the Damage characteristic of the target’s melee weapons.
 Your Hero Phase | 7 |
QUICKBLOOD: Vhordrai calls upon the power of the curse running through his veins to strike with impossible speed.
Declare: Make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: This unit has STRIKE-FIRST until the start of your next turn.
Effect: This unit has STRIKE-FIRST until the start of your next turn.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
| Once Per Turn (Army), Any Combat Phase |
SNAPPING JAWS: The giant jaws of Shordemaire tear huge chunks from monsters or swallow smaller foes whole.
Declare: If this unit charged this turn, pick an enemy unit in combat with it to be the target.
Effect: Roll a dice. On a 4+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on the target equal to the roll.
Effect: Roll a dice. On a 4+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on the target equal to the roll.
| KEYWORDS | RAMPAGE |
KEYWORDS | UNIQUE, HERO, MONSTER, WIZARD (1), FLY, WARD (6+) |
| DEATH, SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS, VAMPIRE |
15.3 Pile-in Moves
Some abilities, such as FIGHT abilities, allow a unit to make a short move called a pile-in move to get into a better position for combat. To do so:If your unit is in combat: Pick an enemy unit your unit is in combat with to be the target of the pile-in move. Each model in your unit can move up to 3". That move can pass through the combat ranges of any enemy units, but each model must end that move no further from the target unit. At the end of the move, your unit must still be in combat with all units that it was in combat with at the start of the move.
If your unit is not in combat: Each model in your unit can move 3" in any direction. That move can pass through and end within the combat ranges of any enemy units.
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19.0 Strike-first and Strike-last
If there are any STRIKE-FIRST units in combat at the start of the phase, other units cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability until those units have been picked to use a FIGHT ability. After all those STRIKE-FIRST units have fought, the active player picks the next unit to fight.If there are any STRIKE-LAST units in combat, they cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability if there are any units in combat that do not have STRIKE-LAST and have not yet used a FIGHT ability.
If a unit has STRIKE-FIRST and STRIKE-LAST, treat it as if it had neither.
| There may be situations when a unit that has STRIKE-FIRST is not in combat at the start of the phase, but because of moves such as pile-in moves, it is ‘pulled into combat’ later in the phase. In such cases, STRIKE-FIRST has no effect on that unit because it was not in combat at the start of the phase. Abilities that allow a unit to use a FIGHT ability immediately after another unit do not override the STRIKE-FIRST or STRIKE-LAST constraints, so you could not pick a unit with STRIKE-LAST to fight immediately after a unit with STRIKE-FIRST. | ||
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.
The WARD keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
• Vargskyr
The DEATH keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
• Vargskyr
The SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
• Vargskyr
The VAMPIRE keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
• Vargskyr
Army List
Warscrolls collatedInfantry Hero
Monster Hero
Cavalry
Infantry
Monster
War Machine
Regiment of Renown
Shooting attacks
Shooting attacks are made with ranged weapons. The target unit(s) must be within a distance equal to the Range characteristic of the weapon being used and visible to the attacking model. Models cannot make shooting attacks if their unit is in combat, unless otherwise specified (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities).Shoot in Combat
This weapon can be used to make shooting attacks even if the attacking unit is in combat.Companion
Unless otherwise specified, this weapon is not affected by friendly abilities that affect weapon characteristics or the attack sequence, except for those that apply negative modifiers to it (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).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. | ||
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 UNIQUE keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
The HERO keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
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 WIZARD keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords 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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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).
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 MONSTER keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
15.4 Flying
Units with the FLY keyword have the following passive ability:| Passive |
FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.
Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.
| When moving flying units, move them horizontally in any direction, ignoring intervening models and terrain, and place them where you wish, so long as they are allowed to end their move on that spot. Note that some units have the FLY keyword even if that unit can’t really fly. This often represents units that bounce, bound or skitter across the battlefield so adeptly that they might as well be flying! | ||
The FLY keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
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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Charge (+1 Damage)
Add 1 to this weapon’s Damage characteristic if the attacking unit charged this turn.The non-MONSTER VAMPIRE keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
• Vargskyr