Sylvaneth
They are the watchers in the wood, the gale that howls through forest canopies. They are the fury of the wild places. As changeable as the weather, as merciless as nature itself, they are the Sylvaneth, vengeful forest spirits of terrifying power, and to any who enter their lands unbidden, they are death.
This page contains all of the rules you need to field your Sylvaneth 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:Contents • Outcasts | ||
Books
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Show History | ||||
| Book | Kind | Edition | Last update | |
 Sylvaneth | ||||
| Sylvaneth | Battletome | 4 | March 2026 | |
 Scourge of Ghyran - Sylvaneth | ||||
| Scourge of Ghyran - Sylvaneth | Expansion | 4 | April 2026 | |
 Rules Updates | ||||
| Rules Updates | Rulebook | 4 | April 2026 | |
 Legends compendium | ||||
| Legends compendium | Warscroll | 4 | April 2026 | |
| Battle Profiles | ||||
| Battle Profiles | Rulebook | 4 | April 2026 | |
 Daughters of Khaine | ||||
| Daughters of Khaine | Battletome | 4 | March 2026 | |
| Spearhead: Sylvaneth - Bitterbark Copse | ||||
| Spearhead: Sylvaneth - Bitterbark Copse | Expansion | 4 | March 2026 | |
| Spearhead: Sylvaneth - Spitewing Flight | ||||
| Spearhead: Sylvaneth - Spitewing Flight | Expansion | 4 | March 2026 | |
 Disciples of Tzeentch | ||||
| Disciples of Tzeentch | Battletome | 4 | February 2026 | |
 Lumineth Realm-lords | ||||
| Lumineth Realm-lords | Battletome | 4 | February 2026 | |
 Darkwater Heroes - Legends Warscrolls | ||||
| Darkwater Heroes - Legends Warscrolls | Warscroll | 4 | December 2025 | |
| Regiments of Renown | ||||
| Regiments of Renown | Warscroll | 4 | September 2025 | |
 Grotmas Advent: Regiments of Renown | ||||
| Grotmas Advent: Regiments of Renown | Warscroll | 4 | September 2025 | |
 Kharadron Overlords | ||||
| Kharadron Overlords | Battletome | 4 | July 2025 | |
 Cities of Sigmar | ||||
| Cities of Sigmar | Faction Pack | 4 | July 2025 | |
 Regiments of Renown - Idoneth Deepkin | ||||
| Regiments of Renown - Idoneth Deepkin | Expansion | 4 | July 2025 | |
 Sons of Behemat | ||||
| Sons of Behemat | Faction Pack | 4 | January 2025 | |
| Armies of Renown | ||||
| Armies of Renown | Warscroll | 4 | December 2024 | |
 Stormcast Eternals | ||||
| Stormcast Eternals | Battletome | 4 | September 2024 | |
Faction Rules
Battle Traits
Sylvaneth armies can use the following abilities:
 Passive |
THE CREEPING OVERGROWTH: As children of Ghyran, the Sylvaneth are redolent with the energies of life, which cause the ambient flora to rapidly grow and spread.
Effect: The creeping overgrowth is measured from each terrain feature that has a friendly overgrown token. The range of the creeping overgrowth is based on the number of friendly overgrown tokens on the battlefield as shown:
Designer’s Note: Awakened Wyldwoods are your main way of generating overgrown tokens. Some unit abilities allow you to do so too.
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Designer’s Note: Awakened Wyldwoods are your main way of generating overgrown tokens. Some unit abilities allow you to do so too.
 Enemy Combat Phase | 1 |
FURY OF THE FOREST: The Sylvaneth are overcome with rage at the presence of interlopers in their sacred forest homes.
Declare: Pick a friendly SYLVANETH unit wholly within the creeping overgrowth and that is in combat with only 1 enemy unit to use this ability.
Effect: The unit using this ability has STRIKE-FIRST for the rest of the turn.
Effect: The unit using this ability has STRIKE-FIRST for the rest of the turn.
 End of Your Turn | 1 |
THE LAND AWAKENS: The spirit-song thrums with strident aggression and the shrill lamentations of the fallen, rousing dormant forest spirits in the vicinity and drawing them to battle.
Declare: Pick a friendly non-HERO REVENANT INFANTRY unit or friendly Dryads unit that has been destroyed to be the target.
Effect: Set up a replacement unit with half the number of models from the target unit (rounding up) wholly within the creeping overgrowth and more than 9" from all enemy units.
Effect: Set up a replacement unit with half the number of models from the target unit (rounding up) wholly within the creeping overgrowth and more than 9" from all enemy units.
| Once Per Turn (Army), End of Any Turn |
ENDLESS GROWTH: As the land itself is roused to wrath, life energies bloom and surge, filling the Sylvaneth with renewed vigour.
Declare: Pick each friendly SYLVANETH unit that is wholly within the creeping overgrowth to be the targets.
Effect: For each target, roll a D3 and pick 1 of the following effects:
Effect: For each target, roll a D3 and pick 1 of the following effects:
- Heal (X) the target, where X is equal to the roll.
- Return a number of slain models to it with a combined Health characteristic of up to the value of the roll.
| Once Per Turn (Army), Your Hero Phase |
RECLAIMED BY NATURE: In twisting profusions of unfurling branches, shivering leaves and billowing pollen, trees that would normally take many cycles to reach maturity attain their full, bountiful potential in mere moments.
Effect: If there are fewer than 3 friendly Awakened Wyldwoods on the battlefield, you can set up an Awakened Wyldwood on the battlefield more than 3" from all objectives and enemy units, more than 12" from all other friendly Awakened Wyldwoods and more than 1" from all other terrain features.
| Once Per Turn (Army), Start of Any Turn |
CREEPING DREAD: The creaking of the trees and the oppressive hum of the spirit-song in their subconscious makes the enemy jumpy and distracted, causing them to hesitate and second- guess orders in the absence of clear leadership.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit within the creeping overgrowth to be the target.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, the first time your opponent declares a command for the target while it is not wholly within 12" of a HERO in their army, unless your opponent spends 1 additional command point to use that command, the command has no effect, it still counts as being used and the command points spent to use the command are still lost.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, the first time your opponent declares a command for the target while it is not wholly within 12" of a HERO in their army, unless your opponent spends 1 additional command point to use that command, the command has no effect, it still counts as being used and the command points spent to use the command are still lost.
Battle Formations
You can pick 1 of the following battle formations for a Sylvaneth army. Each battle formation grants a different ability you can use in the battle.
BATTLE PROFILE
| Name | Points |
| Outcasts | 0 |
| Followers of Kurnoth | 0 |
| Lords of the Clan | 0 |
| Glade Defenders | 0 |
| Wargrove of the Burgeoning | 0 |
| Wargrove of Everdusk | 0 |
Outcasts
| Passive |
FEAR OF THE DEEPWOODS: The flitting shadows of lurking spites and the cruel laughter of these malicious Sylvaneth instil paranoia in the enemy; clearly they are not welcome in this place.
Effect: In the ‘Creeping Dread’ ability, replace ‘while it is not wholly within 12" of a HERO in their army’ with ‘while it is not wholly within 6" of a HERO in their army’.
Followers of Kurnoth
| Once Per Turn (Army), Your Hero Phase |
SACRED QUARRY: There can be no hunt without a quarry. Once the followers of Kurnoth have marked the enemy’s commander, they will stop at nothing until its blood stains their spears and claws.
Declare: Pick a friendly SYLVANETH unit to be the target.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, add 1 to hit rolls for the target’s attacks while it is wholly within 12" of the enemy general or an enemy WARMASTER.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, add 1 to hit rolls for the target’s attacks while it is wholly within 12" of the enemy general or an enemy WARMASTER.
Lords of the Clan
 Passive |
NATURE’S TITANS: The eldest beings of the glades are so saturated with the life-giving magic of Ghyran that their wounds swiftly gum up with sticky sap and seal over with knotted barkflesh.
Effect: When using the ‘Endless Growth’ ability, do not roll a D3 for MONSTER targets. Instead, Heal (3) each of those targets.
Glade Defenders
| Once Per Turn (Army), Any Hero Phase |
MEMORIES OF THE FALLEN: As the spirit-song resounds with the memories of the recently slain, the Sylvaneth are driven to a vengeful fury.
Declare: For each friendly SYLVANETH unit or friendly Awakened Wyldwood that was destroyed in the previous turn, you can pick a friendly SYLVANETH unit to be a target.
Effect: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of each target’s melee weapons for the rest of the turn.
Effect: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of each target’s melee weapons for the rest of the turn.
Wargrove of the Burgeoning
 Once Per Turn (Army), End of Your Turn |
WALK THE HIDDEN PATHS: Sylvaneth can draw upon
the magic of the Wyldwoods to open hidden passageways across the battlefield.
Declare: Pick a friendly SYLVANETH unit wholly within 12" of a friendly Awakened Wyldwood to be the target.
Effect: Remove the target from the battlefield and set it up again wholly within 12" of another friendly Awakened Wyldwood and more than 9" from all enemies.
the magic of the Wyldwoods to open hidden passageways across the battlefield.
Effect: Remove the target from the battlefield and set it up again wholly within 12" of another friendly Awakened Wyldwood and more than 9" from all enemies.
Wargrove of Everdusk
| Passive |
SPITEFUL DUSK: Within the creeping darkness of Everdusk lurk hate-filled spites that seek every opportunity to hinder the foe’s efforts to coordinate their attack.
Effect: The first time each phase an enemy unit within the creeping overgrowth uses a command, inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit after that command has been resolved. If that command was a reaction, instead inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit after the ability that command was a reaction to has been resolved.
Heroic Traits
Aspects of Renewal
HERO only| Once Per Battle, Enemy Hero Phase |
SPIRIT OF THE DARK FOREST: This Sylvaneth’s grim aspect strikes atavistic terror into those who meet its gaze.
Declare: Pick a visible enemy HERO to be the target.
Effect: Halve the target’s Move characteristic for the rest of the turn.
Effect: Halve the target’s Move characteristic for the rest of the turn.
| Passive |
SPELLSINGER: The magical motes of the realms are drawn to this champion like pollinating insects, enhancing their arcane aptitude.
Effect: If this unit is a WIZARD, add 1 to casting rolls for this unit.
If this unit is not a WIZARD, it can use the ‘Unbind’ ability as if it had WIZARD (1).
If this unit is not a WIZARD, it can use the ‘Unbind’ ability as if it had WIZARD (1).
| Once Per Battle, Your Movement Phase |
REALMROOT GUIDE: The spirit paths offer swift egress to this realms-wise Sylvaneth, who has an intricate knowledge of their wending ways.
Declare: This unit can only use this ability if it is wholly within the creeping overgrowth. Pick this unit and up to 1 other friendly SYLVANETH unit within this unit’s combat range to be the targets.
Effect: Remove the targets from the battlefield and set them up again wholly within the creeping overgrowth and more than 9" from all enemy units.
Effect: Remove the targets from the battlefield and set them up again wholly within the creeping overgrowth and more than 9" from all enemy units.
Artefacts of Power
Relics of Nature
HERO only| Passive |
SEED OF REBIRTH: Should the bearer of this seed ever fall, its rejuvenating energies will grant them new life.
Effect: The first time 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 (D3) this unit.
| Once Per Battle, Any Combat Phase |
AMBERGLADE NECTAR: Collected from the fearsome elder trees of Ghur, the scent of this sticky sap sends spites into a feral frenzy.
Declare: Pick a visible enemy unit within 6" of this unit to be the target.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, add 1 to the Damage characteristic of Companion weapons used by friendly SYLVANETH units for attacks that target that enemy unit.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, add 1 to the Damage characteristic of Companion weapons used by friendly SYLVANETH units for attacks that target that enemy unit.
| End of Any Turn |
WYCHWOOD GLAIVE: The blade of this polearm, which glows dully with the bleak white- grey of a snow-laden sky, inflicts a bone-deep chill on those it does not slay outright.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit that had any damage points allocated to it by this unit’s combat attacks this turn to be the target.
Effect: Subtract 1 from save rolls for the target for the rest of the battle. This unit can use this ability even if it has been destroyed.
Effect: Subtract 1 from save rolls for the target for the rest of the battle. This unit can use this ability even if it has been destroyed.
Treasures of the Warglade
HERO only| Passive |
GLAMOURWEAVE: The Glamourweave’s illusory enchantments both enhance the wearer’s forest camouflage and conceal their strikes when battle is joined.
Effect: Each phase, you can re-roll 1 hit roll, 1 wound roll and 1 save roll for this unit.
| Once Per Battle, Your Hero Phase |
ACORN OF THE AGES: Within this unassuming acorn lies untold potential for life.
Effect: While they are wholly within 12" of this unit, friendly Awakened Wyldwoods have WARD (5+).
| Once Per Turn (Army), Reaction: Opponent declared a SPELL ability for a unit within 30" of this unit |
RANU’S LAMENTIRI: Even in death, Ranu lends sorcerous strength to their kin.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll for the spell, the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. Then, inflict an amount of mortal damage on the caster equal to the difference between the casting roll and the unbinding roll, to a maximum of 6.
| KEYWORDS | UNBIND |
Spell Lore
Lore of the Deepwood
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
JADE THORNS: The caster enhances the blades and claws of the Sylvaneth and their spite companions with spectral thorns that rake flesh and cause horrific ragged wounds.
Declare: Pick a friendly SYLVANETH WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a visible friendly SYLVANETH unit wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Add 1 to wound rolls for the target’s combat attacks for the rest of the turn, including attacks made with Companion weapons.
Effect: Add 1 to wound rolls for the target’s combat attacks for the rest of the turn, including attacks made with Companion weapons.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL, UNLIMITED |
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
ZEPHYRSPITE RUSH: The caster calls on a swarm of zephyrspites to carry their allies swiftly into battle.
Declare: Pick a friendly SYLVANETH WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a visible friendly SYLVANETH unit wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, the target can use CHARGE abilities even if it used a RUN ability in the same turn.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, the target can use CHARGE abilities even if it used a RUN ability in the same turn.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
| Your Hero Phase | 5 |
GRASPING ROOTS: The caster commands the undergrowth to bind and slow the enemy.
Declare: Pick a friendly SYLVANETH 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: Until the start of your next turn:
Effect: Until the start of your next turn:
- The target cannot use RUN abilities.
- Subtract 1 from charge rolls for the target.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
Manifestation Lore
Manifestations of the Deepwood
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
SUMMON GLADEWYRM: The earth splits apart as a huge serpentine form heaves itself free of the earth, its eyes blazing with jade energy.
Declare: If there is not a friendly Gladewyrm on the battlefield, pick a friendly SYLVANETH WIZARD to cast this spell, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Set up a Gladewyrm wholly within 12" of the caster, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units.
Effect: Set up a Gladewyrm wholly within 12" of the caster, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL, SUMMON |
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
SUMMON VENGEFUL SKULLROOT: From the shadows comes a nightmarish form: the wretched husk of a tortured tree, the skeletal remains of past victims tangled among its writhing root mass.
Declare: If there is not a friendly Vengeful Skullroot on the battlefield, pick a friendly SYLVANETH WIZARD to cast this spell, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Set up a Vengeful Skullroot wholly within 12" of the caster, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units.
Effect: Set up a Vengeful Skullroot wholly within 12" of the caster, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL, SUMMON |
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
SUMMON SPITESWARM HIVE: The air is filled with the buzzing of a thousand wings as a swarm of iridescent insects bursts from its hive.
Declare: If there is not a friendly Spiteswarm Hive on the battlefield, pick a friendly SYLVANETH WIZARD to cast this spell, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Set up a Spiteswarm Hive wholly within 12" of the caster and visible to them.
Effect: Set up a Spiteswarm Hive wholly within 12" of the caster and visible to them.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL, SUMMON |
Prayer Lore
Lore of the Spirit-Song
| Your Hero Phase | 4 |
SONG OF THE LOST: The chanter alters the spirit-song to remind the Sylvaneth of the fallen, inspiring them with heroic resolve.
Declare: Pick a friendly SYLVANETH PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick a friendly SYLVANETH unit that is wholly within the creeping overgrowth or that is visible to them and wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, subtract 1 from wound rolls for attacks that target that friendly unit. In addition, if the chanting roll was 8+:
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, subtract 1 from wound rolls for attacks that target that friendly unit. In addition, if the chanting roll was 8+:
- If the target is a MONSTER, Heal (3) the target.
- If the target is not a MONSTER, ignore modifiers to save rolls for the target (positive and negative) until the start of your next turn.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER, UNLIMITED |
| Your Hero Phase | 5 |
SONG OF WAR: The spirit-song becomes an angry, staccato beat that awakens something primal in the Sylvaneth, seeing them crush bones and twist steel with the latent strength in their barkflesh.
Declare: Pick a friendly SYLVANETH PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick a friendly SYLVANETH unit that is wholly within the creeping overgrowth or that is visible to them and wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: If the chanting roll was 10+, you can pick another eligible unit to be a second target. Until the start of your next turn, add 1 to the Rend characteristic of the target(s) melee weapons.
Effect: If the chanting roll was 10+, you can pick another eligible unit to be a second target. Until the start of your next turn, add 1 to the Rend characteristic of the target(s) melee weapons.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
| Your Hero Phase | 4 |
SONG OF DREAD: Discordant notes and eerie wails herald a sinister change in the spirit-song, causing the shadows to gather thick around a group of foes. It takes but a single misstep to discover what lurks within the dark…
Declare: Pick a friendly SYLVANETH PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick an enemy unit that is wholly within the creeping overgrowth or that is visible to them and within 18" of them to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: If the chanting roll was 8+, you can pick another eligible unit to be a second target. Until the start of your next turn, each time a target uses a MOVE ability and ends that move within the creeping overgrowth, inflict D3 mortal damage on that target after that MOVE ability has been resolved.
Effect: If the chanting roll was 8+, you can pick another eligible unit to be a second target. Until the start of your next turn, each time a target uses a MOVE ability and ends that move within the creeping overgrowth, inflict D3 mortal damage on that target after that MOVE ability has been resolved.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
Army of Renown
Lords of the Clan
When you pick the Sylvaneth faction for your army, you can choose for it to be a Lords of the Clan Army of Renown. If you do so, use the faction rules on these pages instead of the Sylvaneth faction rules. Every unit in your army must be drawn from the units listed in the roster options below. All units in your army gain the LORDS OF THE CLAN keyword.
ROSTER OPTIONS
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Battle Traits
| Deployment Phase |
DORMANT HEROES: Throughout the Age of Chaos, many forests were devastated. The spirits that inhabited them fell into deep slumber, awaiting the call to awaken and fight once more.
Declare: If there are more friendly LORDS OF THE CLAN units on the battlefield than there are in reserve, pick a friendly LORDS OF THE CLAN MONSTER unit that has not been deployed.
Effect: Set up that unit in reserve as a dormant forest spirit. It has now been deployed.
Effect: Set up that unit in reserve as a dormant forest spirit. It has now been deployed.
| KEYWORDS | DEPLOY |
| Once Per Turn (Army), Deployment Phase |
ELDER AUTHORITY: Even the trees themselves respect the authority of the Sylvaneth’s regal ancients.
Declare: You can only use this ability if there is a friendly Awakened Wyldwood on the battlefield.
Effect: You can set up up to 2 additional Awakened Wyldwoods on the battlefield (an Awakened Wyldwood is a single tree miniature with a crescent- shaped base). The first can be set up anywhere on the battlefield more than 3" from all units, objectives and other terrain features. The second can be set up anywhere on the battlefield wholly outside of enemy territory and more than 3" from all units, objectives and other terrain features.
Designer’s Note: The original Awakened Wyldwood is set up in Step 1 of the deployment phase using the ’Deploy Faction Terrain’ ability. This ability allows you to set up a second and third such terrain feature and is used in Step 3 of the deployment phase, after armies have been deployed.
Effect: You can set up up to 2 additional Awakened Wyldwoods on the battlefield (an Awakened Wyldwood is a single tree miniature with a crescent- shaped base). The first can be set up anywhere on the battlefield more than 3" from all units, objectives and other terrain features. The second can be set up anywhere on the battlefield wholly outside of enemy territory and more than 3" from all units, objectives and other terrain features.
Designer’s Note: The original Awakened Wyldwood is set up in Step 1 of the deployment phase using the ’Deploy Faction Terrain’ ability. This ability allows you to set up a second and third such terrain feature and is used in Step 3 of the deployment phase, after armies have been deployed.
| Passive |
OUR REACH IS LONG: These heroes of old are not simply content with holding on to what they have; they would claim back all that has been lost.
Effect: The creeping overgrowth (referenced by other abilities) extends 6" from each terrain feature that has a friendly overgrown token.
Increase this range by 1" for each friendly LORDS OF THE CLAN unit that is wholly outside friendly territory.
Increase this range by 1" for each friendly LORDS OF THE CLAN unit that is wholly outside friendly territory.
| Enemy Movement Phase | 1 |
ROUSED TO FURY: The presence of these powerful Sylvaneth is accompanied by booming reverberations in the spirit-song that alert powerful forest spirits to the enemy’s incursion.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit within 9" of a friendly Awakened Wyldwood to be the target.
Effect: Pick 1 of the following units:
Set up the unit you picked, or a replacement unit if you picked a destroyed unit, within 9" of the target, wholly within 6" of that friendly Awakened Wyldwood and not in combat. If you set up a replacement unit, allocate 6 damage points to it (ward rolls cannot be made for those damage points).
Then, remove that friendly Awakened Wyldwood from the battlefield.
Effect: Pick 1 of the following units:
- A friendly LORDS OF THE CLAN unit that is in reserve as a dormant forest spirit.
- A friendly LORDS OF THE CLAN MONSTER that has been destroyed.
Set up the unit you picked, or a replacement unit if you picked a destroyed unit, within 9" of the target, wholly within 6" of that friendly Awakened Wyldwood and not in combat. If you set up a replacement unit, allocate 6 damage points to it (ward rolls cannot be made for those damage points).
Then, remove that friendly Awakened Wyldwood from the battlefield.
Heroic Traits
(HERO only)| Passive |
ANCIENT MIGHT: Of unfathomable age, this gigantic elder Treelord pulverises all in their path.
Effect: This unit can use CHARGE abilities even if it is in combat. If the charge roll is 3 or less when it does so, it does not count as having charged.
Artefacts of Power
(HERO only)| End of Any Turn |
REJUVENATING COMPANIONS: Over their long life, colonies of symbiotic plants, fungi and spites have proliferated upon this hero, invigorating their barken form with nutrients, healing magic and innocent, uplifting melodies in the spirit-song.
Effect: Heal (3) this unit.
Spell Lore
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
CALL FORTH THE FOREST: The strongest Sylvaneth wizards have a potent spiritual connection to the wyldwoods and can coax forth these eldritch copses with the proper entreaties.
Declare: Pick a friendly LORDS OF THE CLAN WIZARD to cast this spell, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: If there are fewer than 9 friendly Awakened Wyldwoods on the battlefield, you can set up an Awakened Wyldwood wholly within 24" of the caster, more than 3" from all objectives and more than 1" from all enemy units and other terrain features. If there are 9 friendly Awakened Wyldwoods on the battlefield, Heal (3) each friendly Awakened Wyldwood instead.
Effect: If there are fewer than 9 friendly Awakened Wyldwoods on the battlefield, you can set up an Awakened Wyldwood wholly within 24" of the caster, more than 3" from all objectives and more than 1" from all enemy units and other terrain features. If there are 9 friendly Awakened Wyldwoods on the battlefield, Heal (3) each friendly Awakened Wyldwood instead.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL, UNLIMITED |
Prayer Lore
| Your Hero Phase | 3 |
SONG OF PERSISTENCE: Memories of the unwavering courage of glades past permeate the spirit-song at the Sylvaneth’s will, stirring the noble souls of their kin and inspiring them to impossible acts of endurance.
Declare: Pick a friendly LORDS OF THE CLAN PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick a friendly LORDS OF THE CLAN MONSTER that is wholly within the creeping overgrowth or that is visible to them and wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, ignore the effect of the ‘Battle Damaged’ ability on the target. In addition, if the chanting roll was 6+, the target has WARD (6+) until the start of your next turn.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, ignore the effect of the ‘Battle Damaged’ ability on the target. In addition, if the chanting roll was 6+, the target has WARD (6+) until the start of your next turn.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER, UNLIMITED |
Manifestation Lore
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
JADE WINDS: The caster draws ambient motes of Ghyranite magic unto them and shapes them into a form with solidity, identity and vicious intent.
Declare: Pick a friendly LORDS OF THE CLAN WIZARD to cast this spell, pick 1 of the friendly MANIFESTATIONS below that is not on the battlefield, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: If you picked a Gladewyrm or Vengeful Skullroot, set it up wholly within 12" of the caster, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units. If you picked a Spiteswarm Hive, set it up wholly within 12" of the caster and visible to them.
Effect: If you picked a Gladewyrm or Vengeful Skullroot, set it up wholly within 12" of the caster, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units. If you picked a Spiteswarm Hive, set it up wholly within 12" of the caster and visible to them.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL, SUMMON |
Army of Renown
Soulpod Guardians
When you pick the Sylvaneth faction for your army, you can choose for it to be a Soulpod Guardians Army of Renown. If you do so, use the faction rules on these pages instead of the Sylvaneth faction rules. Every unit in your army must be drawn from the units listed in the roster options below. All units in your army gain the SOULPOD GUARDIANS keyword.
ROSTER OPTIONS
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Battle Traits
| Once Per Battle (Army), Deployment Phase |
THE SACRED GROVES: Sentient trees abound in the sacred groves of the Sylvaneth, awakened by the bountiful magics of genesis.
Declare: You must use this ability.
Effect: Set up 3 Awakened Wyldwoods (an Awakened Wyldwood is a single tree miniature with a crescent-shaped base) wholly within friendly territory, more than 1" from all other terrain features and more than 3" from all objectives. The tips of each crescent-shaped base must touch, forming a circle.
Once you have done so, for the rest of the battle, the 3 tree miniatures join to form 1 Soulpod Grove terrain feature. The area inside the circle formed by the trees is part of the terrain feature
Effect: Set up 3 Awakened Wyldwoods (an Awakened Wyldwood is a single tree miniature with a crescent-shaped base) wholly within friendly territory, more than 1" from all other terrain features and more than 3" from all objectives. The tips of each crescent-shaped base must touch, forming a circle.
Once you have done so, for the rest of the battle, the 3 tree miniatures join to form 1 Soulpod Grove terrain feature. The area inside the circle formed by the trees is part of the terrain feature
| KEYWORDS | DEPLOY TERRAIN |
| Passive |
JADE HAVEN: The trees and spirits of a soulpod grove radiate healing magic.
Effect: The Health characteristic of your Soulpod Grove is 18. The creeping overgrowth extends 12" from your Soulpod Grove.
| Passive |
VENGEANCE FOR THE LOST: Should they witness the desecration of their sacred groves, the Sylvaneth will attack with a merciless and frenzied aggression.
Effect: If your Soulpod Grove has been destroyed this battle, add 2 to the Attacks characteristic of friendly SOULPOD GUARDIANS units’ melee weapons.
| Passive |
HEART OF THE FOREST: Saturated as they are with restorative power, soulpod groves and their guardians are not easily destroyed.
Effect: You cannot allocate more than 10 damage points per phase to a friendly SOULPOD GUARDIANS unit while it is wholly within 12" of your Soulpod Grove (remaining damage points inflicted on it in that phase have no effect).
Heroic Traits
(HERO only)| Passive |
DEVOTED PROTECTOR: With their final breath, the grove’s head guardian gives the last of their life energy to save their beloved haven.
Effect: If this unit is destroyed while it is wholly within 12" of your Soulpod Grove, before removing this unit from the battlefield, Heal (10) your Soulpod Grove.
Artefacts of Power
(HERO only)| Once Per Battle, Your Movement Phase |
CLARIONBUDS: These flowers, nestled in the undergrowth, are easily overlooked. Should any who bear hostile intent towards the grove draw near to them, they explosively unfurl in a puff of pollen and brilliant colour. Their true worth, however, lies in the strident resonance in the spirit-song when they do so, which alerts Sylvaneth defenders to the incursion.
Declare: If there is an enemy unit wholly within 12" of your Soulpod Grove, pick up to 3 friendly SOULPOD GUARDIANS units to be the targets.
Effect: Remove the targets from the battlefield and set them up again wholly within 12" of your Soulpod Grove and more than 6" from all enemy units.
Effect: Remove the targets from the battlefield and set them up again wholly within 12" of your Soulpod Grove and more than 6" from all enemy units.
Spell Lore
| Your Hero Phase | 7 |
CRADLING VINES: The caster calls upon the surrounding vegetation to envelop precious soulpods and draw them closer to the centre of the grove where they can be better protected.
Declare: Pick a friendly SOULPOD GUARDIANS WIZARD to cast this spell, pick an objective within 18" of them that has not been picked to be the target of this spell this turn to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, add 5 to the control scores of friendly units while they are contesting the target objective.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, add 5 to the control scores of friendly units while they are contesting the target objective.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL, UNLIMITED |
Prayer Lore
| Your Hero Phase | 3 |
SONG OF VENGEANCE: The grovekeeper cries out in vengeful fury, exhorting their forest kin to strike down the invading enemy and water the soil with their lifeblood.
Declare: Pick a friendly SOULPOD GUARDIANS PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick a visible friendly SOULPOD GUARDIANS unit that is wholly within 12" of them and not in combat or that is wholly within 12" of your Soulpod Grove to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: If the chanting roll was 8+, you can pick another eligible unit to be a second target. The target(s) can move up to 5" and can end that move in combat.
Effect: If the chanting roll was 8+, you can pick another eligible unit to be a second target. The target(s) can move up to 5" and can end that move in combat.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER, UNLIMITED |
Manifestation Lore
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
JADE WINDS: The caster draws ambient motes of Ghyranite magic unto them and shapes them into a form with solidity, identity and vicious intent.
Declare: Pick a friendly SOULPOD GUARDIANS WIZARD to cast this spell, pick 1 of the friendly MANIFESTATIONS below that is not on the battlefield, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: If you picked a Gladewyrm or Vengeful Skullroot, set it up wholly within 12" of the caster, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units. If you picked a Spiteswarm Hive, set it up wholly within 12" of the caster and visible to them.
Effect: If you picked a Gladewyrm or Vengeful Skullroot, set it up wholly within 12" of the caster, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units. If you picked a Spiteswarm Hive, set it up wholly within 12" of the caster and visible to them.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL, SUMMON |
Army of Renown
The Evergreen Hunt
When you pick the Sylvaneth faction for your army, you can choose for it to be a The Evergreen Hunt Army of Renown. If you do so, use the faction rules on these pages instead of the Sylvaneth faction rules. Every unit in your army must be drawn from the units listed in the roster options box below. All units in your army gain the EVERGREEN HUNT keyword.
ROSTER OPTIONS
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Battle Traits
| Once Per Battle Round (Army), Start of Battle Round |
RHYTHM OF THE CHASE: The Evergreen Hunt relentlessly tracks its prey, skilfully manoeuvring it into a killing ground to administer a fatal blow.
Declare: If there is no quarry on the battlefield, pick an enemy unit on the battlefield to be the target.
Effect: The target is the quarry for the rest of the battle.
Effect: The target is the quarry for the rest of the battle.
| Once Per Battle Round (Army), Start of Battle Round |
OPENING HORN BLAST: The ear-shattering peal of a hunting horn signals the coming of Kurnoth’s faithful, and foretells the bloody death of their prey.
Declare: You must use this ability at the start of the battle round.
Effect: Your chords are reset to 0. Then, you gain 1 chord:
Effect: Your chords are reset to 0. Then, you gain 1 chord:
- If a friendly Belthanos is on the battlefield.
- For each friendly EVERGREEN HUNT unit that is wholly within the same large quarter of the battlefield as the quarry.
- For each quarry destroyed so far during the battle.
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SONG OF THE HUNT: The stirring battle-song of Kurnoth’s hunters grows in intensity with every foe slain, until the world resounds to a crescendo of deafening, harshly melodic notes.
Effect: The following cumulative effects apply to friendly EVERGREEN HUNT units depending on the number of chords you have:
1 chord – Simple: Add 1 to run rolls and charge rolls for friendly units wholly within the same quarter of the battlefield as the quarry.
2 chords – Tuneful: Add 1 to hit rolls and wound rolls for friendly units’ combat attacks that target an enemy unit wholly within the same quarter of the battlefield as the quarry.
3-5 chords – Melodic: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly units while they are in combat with the quarry.
6+ chords – Mellifluous: While a friendly unit is in combat with the quarry, the quarry has STRIKE-LAST.
1 chord – Simple: Add 1 to run rolls and charge rolls for friendly units wholly within the same quarter of the battlefield as the quarry.
2 chords – Tuneful: Add 1 to hit rolls and wound rolls for friendly units’ combat attacks that target an enemy unit wholly within the same quarter of the battlefield as the quarry.
3-5 chords – Melodic: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly units while they are in combat with the quarry.
6+ chords – Mellifluous: While a friendly unit is in combat with the quarry, the quarry has STRIKE-LAST.
| Once Per Battle (Army), Your Hero Phase | 1 |
A PRIZE QUARRY IS SIGHTED: When a mighty prey is sighted, the hunters of Kurnoth focus all their efforts upon taking it down, for only a successful kill will appease their master.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit within 9" of a friendly EVERGREEN HUNT unit to be the target.
Effect: The target becomes the quarry for the rest of the battle. If there was already a quarry on the battlefield when you declared this ability, that unit is no longer the quarry.
Effect: The target becomes the quarry for the rest of the battle. If there was already a quarry on the battlefield when you declared this ability, that unit is no longer the quarry.
| Once Per Turn (Army), Your Hero Phase |
ABUNDANT GROWTH: Lush, restorative flora blossoms and blooms in the path of the Evergreen Hunt.
Declare: Pick each friendly EVERGREEN HUNT unit that is wholly within 3" of a terrain feature to be the targets.
Effect: Heal (1) each target.
Effect: Heal (1) each target.
| Once Per Turn (Army), Any Combat Phase |
MERCIFUL STRIKE: For those who join the divine hunt, the moment of the final, killing blow is one of momentous importance. It must be delivered swiftly and surely.
Declare: Pick a friendly EVERGREEN HUNT MONSTER that has not used a RAMPAGE ability this turn to use this ability, then pick an enemy unit in combat with it to be the target.
Effect: Roll a dice and add the number of damage points the target has. If the result exceeds the target’s Health characteristic, 1 model in the target unit is slain.
Effect: Roll a dice and add the number of damage points the target has. If the result exceeds the target’s Health characteristic, 1 model in the target unit is slain.
| KEYWORDS | RAMPAGE |
PATH TO GLORY
Here, you will find additional rules to use with a Sylvaneth army while playing through a Path to Glory campaign. The Path to Glory content in this book is divided into two parts: the Anvil of Apotheosis and Paths for Sylvaneth units.
The Anvil of Apotheosis
There are 6 steps to follow to create your hero:
1. Set a destiny point limit.
2. Pick a starting warscroll.
3. Pick your hero’s origin and/or flaw.
4. Pick a Battle Mount.
5. Pick any Battle Mount Upgrades.
6. Pick any other upgrades.
1. Set a destiny point limit.
2. Pick a starting warscroll.
3. Pick your hero’s origin and/or flaw.
4. Pick a Battle Mount.
5. Pick any Battle Mount Upgrades.
6. Pick any other upgrades.
Your Hero's WarscrollYou can download a blank warscroll from warhammer-community.com on which to record all of your hero’s details. | ||
| The Anvil of Apotheosis is a hero creator. Using the rules in this section, you can create a custom warscroll for a HERO to use in your Path to Glory campaign. This can represent any miniature of your choosing, including one you have lovingly kitbashed or converted. After the Anvil of Apotheosis, you will find 2 Paths for Sylvaneth units. These follow the rules outlined for Paths in the Path to Glory battlepack you are using (e.g. Path to Glory: Blighted Wilds). | ||
Step 1 - Set a Destiny Point Limit
The Anvil of Apotheosis uses a currency called destiny points. First, you need to set a destiny point limit. This will determine how many destiny points you have to spend on your hero, what type of hero they will be and what their battle profile points cost will be.Pick 1 of the following:
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Over the next few steps, you will pick options for your hero. Each option has a destiny point cost, abbreviated as DP. Keep a record of the number of destiny points you have spent. You cannot exceed the limit you have set.
Step 2 - Fill Out The Starting Warscroll
To begin with, pick 1 of the following starting warscrolls for your hero:6" 5 5+ 2 | ||
6" 14 3+ 5 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
 Sweeping Branches [Anti-charge (+1 Rend)] | |||||||
| Sweeping Branches Anti-charge (+1 Rend) | 5 | 4+ | 2+ | 1 | 2 | ||
| Huge Impaling Talons [Crit (Mortal)] | |||||||
| Huge Impaling Talons Crit (Mortal) | 2 | 4+ | 2+ | 2 | 3 | ||
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 Passive |
BATTLE DAMAGEDEffect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of its Sweeping Branches is 3.
KEYWORDS | HERO, MONSTER |
| ORDER, SYLVANETH, FOREST ELDER |
Step 3 - Pick Your Hero's Origin And/Or Flaw
You can pick up to 1 origin and up to 1 flaw for your hero. Each adds an ability to your hero’s warscroll. However, instead of costing destiny points, flaws give you extra destiny points to spend elsewhere.
Passive Flaws
OLD BARKFLESH: This venerable hero’s dry, knotted limbs creak and crack painfully as they move.
SLOW TO AWAKEN: After being dormant for an age, this elder spirit stirs slowly, finding it difficult to readjust to the waking world after losing themselves in the spirit-song.
TORMENTED MEMORIES: This spirit is sometimes overcome by traumatic visions, perceiving allies as just as much a threat as the enemy and lashingout in pained frustration. Effect: Roll a D3 for each target. On a 2+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on the target equal to the roll.
CAUTIOUS SPIRIT: This Sylvaneth becomes paranoid and overcareful beyond the bounds of the forest; they are rigid and reluctant in the absence of a shady canopy and the cool comfort of rock and soil. | ||||||||||||||||||
Battle Mount SWARM OF SPITES: This forest spirit is carried, surrounded or even inhabited by a great swarm of spites, whose razor-sharp mouthparts or venomous stingers overwhelm foes who stray too close.-4DP Add the following weapon to your hero’s warscroll:
Battle Mount -6DP DRAGONSPITE: It is a mark of great honour to ride one of these enormous flying insectoids to battle. In addition, make the following changes to your hero's warscroll:INFANTRY HERO only. Add the following weapon to your hero’s warscroll:
Battle Mount -15DP GREATSPITE: This immense beast radiates jade magic and can only be tamed by the boldest of forest kin. In addition, make the following changes to your hero's warscroll:INFANTRY HERO only. Add the following weapon and ability to your hero’s warscroll:
BATTLE DAMAGEDEffect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of its Razor-like Mandibles is 3.
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Step 5 - Pick any Battle Mount Upgrades
If your hero has a Battle Mount, you can pick any number of Battle Mount Upgrades for them. The same upgrade cannot be picked more than once.
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Step 6 - Pick any Other Upgrades
Pick any number of other upgrades for your hero. The same upgrade cannot be picked more than once.
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Path of The Verdant Lord(SYLVANETH HERO only)ASPIRING: When a unit on this Path gains this rank, pick 1 of the following abilities for them:
NATURAL REGENERATION: Glowing sap oozes from this hero’s wounds and quickly seals them.
SONG OF SPITE: The haunting war cry of this forest spirit is enough to chill the blood of any foe.
TERRITORIAL: Enemies who dare trespass in the domain of this spirit are unlikely to survive long.
JADE EXEMPLAR: The caster channels the energy of life to enhance their magical capabilities.
BARKSCARRED: Having sustained and healed innumerable wounds, this spirit’s barkflesh has grown knotted and thick.
BOUNTIFUL RADIANCE: As this spirit traverses the battlefield, the ground sprouts with an abundance of new life.
SONG OF THE LAND: This Sylvaneth’s accompaniments to the spirit-song imbue nearby flora with boundless life and abundance. At their will, once-barren features of the landscape are suddenly swallowed up beneath twisting lattices of vines, glistening blankets of moss and sweeping banks of swaying grass.
TRICK OF THE DARK: This mercurial Sylvaneth is a master of camouflage and misleading trespassers in their shady forest domain. Effect: Remove the target from the battlefield and set it up again wholly within 6" of this unit, more than 1" from all enemy units and other terrain features and more than 3" from all objectives. Then, remove this unit from the battlefield and set it up again wholly within the creeping overgrowth and more than 9" from all enemy units. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Path of The Sylvan Sentinel(non-HERO SYLVANETH unit only)ASPIRING: When a unit on this Path gains this rank, pick 1 of the following abilities for them:
ENTANGLING VINES: Grasping tendrils coil and writhe on the floor around these Sylvaneth, ensnaring the foe and preventing their escape.
ENVOYS OF THE EVERQUEEN: These warriors have been tasked with a mission by Alarielle herself and bear her protective blessing.
ENTANGLING VINES: These Sylvaneth can make small jumps along the spirit paths in combat, taking foes by surprise with their sudden relocation.
ENVOYS OF THE EVERQUEEN: These Sylvaneth have formed a bond with a colony of magic-refracting lunar spites that flutter around them, diffusing and redirecting hostile arcane energies.
CARPET OF THORNS: These Sylvaneth have developed the skill of summoning tangles of thorny growths in the path of the foe to slow their advance. Effect: Subtract D3 from charge rolls for the target for the rest of the turn.
THE OLD STAG’S ROAR: This Kurnothi horn reverberates ever louder as the foe are culled, imbuing its keepers with the rising thrill of the chase.
CEASELESS GROWTH: These Sylvaneth are true paladins of Ghyran, verdant champions that abound with the life-giving energies of the Jade Realm.
SACRED PURSUIT: Those who have dedicated themselves to the hunt perceive trails hidden to most. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SPEARHEAD
Spitewing Flight
Ever since the restoration of the Oak of Ages Past and the Rite of Life, that grand ritual performed by Alarielle to reverse the effects of the Necroquake, the sound of huge, buzzing wings overhead has been heard across the domains of the Everqueen. Despoilers of nature have learned to dread that sound, for it often heralds the coming of a Spitewing Flight, an aerial squadron of elite Sylvaneth riders sent to destroy an emerging enemy threat.
This fast-moving formation is led by an Arch-Revenant, a winged forest spirit whose experience of battle encompasses many long seasons. These superlative commanders draw upon the rich bounty of shared memories within the spirit-song to trace paths though the thickest wilds, striking wherever their quarry is weakest. Gossamid Archers open hostilities with a rain of living arrows that eat through flesh, whilst Spiterider Lancers charge forth to slay their targets with magical spears and the ripping mandibles of their beloved dragonspite mounts. Finally, Revenant Seekers swoop down in the wake of the initial strike, scattering the survivors and reaping lives with each deft strike from their gleaming sickles.
This fast-moving formation is led by an Arch-Revenant, a winged forest spirit whose experience of battle encompasses many long seasons. These superlative commanders draw upon the rich bounty of shared memories within the spirit-song to trace paths though the thickest wilds, striking wherever their quarry is weakest. Gossamid Archers open hostilities with a rain of living arrows that eat through flesh, whilst Spiterider Lancers charge forth to slay their targets with magical spears and the ripping mandibles of their beloved dragonspite mounts. Finally, Revenant Seekers swoop down in the wake of the initial strike, scattering the survivors and reaping lives with each deft strike from their gleaming sickles.
| This Spearhead army consists of the following units: General
Units
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Battle Traits
| Once Per Battle Round (Army), Start of Battle Round |
TARGET OF VENGEANCE: The Spitewing Flight engages one foe at a time, swooping down to annihilate them before selecting a new target.
Declare: If there is no enemy quarry on the battlefield, pick an enemy unit on the battlefield to be the target.
Effect: The target is the quarry for the rest of the battle.
Effect: The target is the quarry for the rest of the battle.
| Passive |
AIRBORNE COHESION: These warriors fly in tight formation, their dragonspites perfectly attuned to the movements of their kin.
Effect: Friendly units have a coherency range of 2".
| Passive |
SONG OF THE HUNT: The warriors of a Spitewing Flight are energised by the increasingly harmonious notes of the spirit-song as they fight, building momentum with every defeated foe.
Effect: You gain 1 chord each time an enemy quarry is destroyed. The following cumulative effects apply depending on the number of chords you have:
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Regiment Abilities
Pick 1 of the following regiment abilities.| Once Per Battle (Army), End of Any Turn |
LEAVES ON THE WIND: These warriors attack swiftly and then retreat into the cover of the canopy.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to be the target.
Effect: The target can immediately use the ‘Retreat’ ability as if it were your movement phase and no mortal damage is inflicted on it if it does so.
Effect: The target can immediately use the ‘Retreat’ ability as if it were your movement phase and no mortal damage is inflicted on it if it does so.
| Once Per Turn (Army), End of Any Turn |
LIFEBRINGERS: Hailing from the vast boughs of the Oak of Ages Past, the life-giving magic of Ghyran permeates the sap-blood of these warriors and their steeds, causing their wounds to heal nigh instantaneously.
Effect: Heal (D3) each friendly unit.
Enhancements
Give your general 1 of the following enhancements.| Passive |
HEAD OF THE HUNT: This warrior venerates the Hunter God Kurnoth as much as Alarielle. To them, the pursuit of the prey is a sacred act.
Effect: Add 1 to the Rend characteristic of your general’s melee weapons while the enemy quarry is within 9" of and visible to them.
| Once Per Battle (Army), Any Hero Phase |
BOLD SPIRIT: Thrusting their glaive towards the foe with a strident war cry, the Arch-Revenant inspires their warriors to fight with all they have.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, add 1 to wound rolls for friendly units’ combat attacks while they are within your general’s combat range.
| Reaction: You declared a FIGHT ability for your general |
ZEPHYRKIN: The bond that this Arch-Revenant has with their companion zephyrspite is so strong that they can perform hit-and-run attacks with bewildering agility.
Effect: If your general charged this turn, they can move up to 2D6" after that FIGHT ability has been resolved. They cannot end that move in combat.
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CUNNING PURSUER: The Arch-Revenant feigns weakness, baiting the enemy into being surrounded by the swarm.
Effect: While your general is in combat, add 1 to charge rolls for friendly units wholly within 12" of them. Add 2 instead while your general is in combat with the quarry.
Warscrolls
12" 6 4+ 2 Arch-Revenants soar high over the battlefield, borne upon the wings of a companion zephyrspite. Swooping down to strike where the foe is most vulnerable, their majestic glaives weave a dance of death before they take flight once more, seeking out the next target to feel their wrath. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Arch-Revenant’s Glaive | |||||||
| Arch-Revenant’s Glaive | 5 | 3+ | 4+ | 1 | 2 | ||
| Your Hero Phase |
HEARTWOOD HUNTING HORN: Grown in the forests of Kurnotheal, this horn emits a bold note that sends the thrill of the hunt rushing through the veins of their warriors.
Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 12" of this unit to be the target.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, when determining which effects of the ‘Song of the Hunt’ ability apply to the target, you count as having 1 additional chord.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, when determining which effects of the ‘Song of the Hunt’ ability apply to the target, you count as having 1 additional chord.
KEYWORDS | HERO, INFANTRY, FLY |
12" 2 5+ 1 Gossamid Archers are afforded the power of flight by the zephyrspites that clasp their torsos. A gruesome fate awaits any struck by the shafts of these skirmishers, for the arrowheads contain voracious grubs that devour the target from within. | ||
| RANGED WEAPONS | Rng | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Gossamid Bow [Shoot in Combat] | ||||||||
| Gossamid Bow Shoot in Combat | 12" | 2 | 3+ | 4+ | 1 | 1 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | |||
| Cruel Talons | ||||||||
| Cruel Talons | 1 | 3+ | 4+ | - | 1 | |||
| Reaction: You declared a SHOOT ability for this unit |
ZEPHYRSPITES: These symbiotic winged spites offer their hosts unparalleled manoeuvrability, allowing them to swiftly reposition after loosing a deadly volley.
Effect: After that SHOOT ability has been resolved, this unit can move up to D6". It cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
| KEYWORDS | MOVE |
KEYWORDS | INFANTRY, FLY |
12" 5 4+ 2 The Spiterider Lancers are Alarielle's elite cavalry. Mounted on agile dragonspites whose bodies thrum with life magic, they deftly swoop and whirl above the battlefield before suddenly diving into a charge, striking the enemy lines with shocking force. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Spiterider Lance [Charge (+1 Damage)] | |||||||
| Spiterider Lance Charge (+1 Damage) | 3 | 3+ | 4+ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dragonspite's Mandibles [Companion] | |||||||
| Dragonspite's Mandibles Companion | 3 | 4+ | 3+ | 1 | 2 | ||
| Any Charge Phase |
SPITERIDER CHARGE: Lance-armed Spiteriders train to inflict the greatest damage possible on the charge, destroying chosen targets in a series of blistering attacks.
Declare: If this unit charged this phase, pick a visible enemy unit within 1" of it to be the target.
Effect: Roll a D3. Add 1 to the roll if the target is the enemy quarry. On a 2+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on the target equal to the roll.
Effect: Roll a D3. Add 1 to the roll if the target is the enemy quarry. On a 2+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on the target equal to the roll.
KEYWORDS | CAVALRY, FLY |
12" 5 4+ 2 It is the duty of the Revenant Seekers to extract the lamentiri of Sylvaneth who fall in battle and return them to the soulpod groves. The wickedly sharp sickles they wield for this purpose are equally useful for severing the mortal threads of those who would endanger the remains of their slain kin. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Seeker’s Sickle [Crit (Mortal)] | |||||||
| Seeker’s Sickle Crit (Mortal) | 3 | 3+ | 4+ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dragonspite's Mandibles [Companion] | |||||||
| Dragonspite's Mandibles Companion | 3 | 4+ | 3+ | 1 | 2 | ||
| Any Combat Phase |
DEAFENING DRONE: Revenant Seekers circle over the melee, cutting throats and piercing skulls with swipes of their sickles. The buzzing roar of their dragonspites’ wings soon disorientate enemies who engage them in protracted combat.
Declare: If this unit did not charge this turn, pick an enemy unit in combat with it to be the target.
Effect: Roll a dice. If the roll exceeds the target’s Control characteristic, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic of the target’s melee weapons for the rest of the turn.
Effect: Roll a dice. If the roll exceeds the target’s Control characteristic, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic of the target’s melee weapons for the rest of the turn.
KEYWORDS | CAVALRY, FLY |
Bitterbark Copse
A Bitterbark Copse is a gathering of Sylvaneth that channels the spirit-song of Alarielle’s warlike Summer Aspect to purge the enemies of natural law. They are led by a Branchwych, a vengeful creature of bark and briar that cleaves through foes with their scythe. Fiercely protective of both their forest and their kin, each Branchwych wields verdant magic that allows them to weave sundered Sylvaneth barkflesh back together or add a thorned edge to their enchanted weapons.
Alongside them stride the wood-sinewed warriors of the Copse. Kurnoth Hunters fire with devastating accuracy from the back lines. They are uniquely in tune with the vibrations of the realmroots, allowing them to draw upon Alarielle’s might wherever they might be. Defending them are the Tree-Revenants, fey beings imbued with the memories of their fallen ancestors, who have ever sought to protect natural places of power. With centuries of experience to draw on, they are martial experts, able to switch between attacking and defending with natural fluidity. Each Copse is also accompanied by a Treelord, an ancient arboreal giant. Each one has lived for untold years, growing ever taller, wiser and more fearsome in battle.
Alongside them stride the wood-sinewed warriors of the Copse. Kurnoth Hunters fire with devastating accuracy from the back lines. They are uniquely in tune with the vibrations of the realmroots, allowing them to draw upon Alarielle’s might wherever they might be. Defending them are the Tree-Revenants, fey beings imbued with the memories of their fallen ancestors, who have ever sought to protect natural places of power. With centuries of experience to draw on, they are martial experts, able to switch between attacking and defending with natural fluidity. Each Copse is also accompanied by a Treelord, an ancient arboreal giant. Each one has lived for untold years, growing ever taller, wiser and more fearsome in battle.
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Units
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Battle Traits
| Once Per Turn, End of Any Turn |
LEY LINES: The Sylvaneth draw strength from natural sites of mystical power.
Effect: Heal (1) each friendly unit that is within 3" of any terrain features.
| Once Per Turn, End of Any Turn |
STRIKE AND FADE: These warriors use the spirit paths to ambush the enemy before retreating back into the shadows.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that used a FIGHT ability this turn and is within 3" of any terrain features, then roll a dice.
Effect: On a 2+, remove that unit from the battlefield and set it up again so that each model in the unit is within 3" of any terrain features and more than 6" from all enemy units.
Effect: On a 2+, remove that unit from the battlefield and set it up again so that each model in the unit is within 3" of any terrain features and more than 6" from all enemy units.
Regiment Abilities
Pick 1 of the following regiment abilities.| Once Per Turn, End of Any Turn |
VENGEFUL SPIRITS OF THE LAND: The realm-spirits lingering around the ancient sites are roused to wrath and unleashed upon the Sylvaneth’s enemies.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit that is contesting an objective and roll a dice.
Effect: On a 4+, inflict D3 mortal damage on that enemy unit.
Effect: On a 4+, inflict D3 mortal damage on that enemy unit.
| Once Per Turn, Your Movement Phase |
WALKERS OF THE HIDDEN PATHS: These mysterious warriors walk the realmroots.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is within 3" of any terrain features and not in combat.
Effect: Remove that unit from the battlefield and set it up again more than 6" from all enemy units. That unit cannot use MOVE abilities for the rest of the phase.
Effect: Remove that unit from the battlefield and set it up again more than 6" from all enemy units. That unit cannot use MOVE abilities for the rest of the phase.
Enhancements
Give your general 1 of the following enhancements.| Your Hero Phase |
REGROWTH: Your general channels an invigorating bloom of magic.
Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 18" of your general to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: On a 5+, Heal (D6) the target.
Effect: On a 5+, Heal (D6) the target.
| Your Hero Phase |
TREESONG: Your general implores the spirits of the wyldwoods to guide the blades of their allies.
Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 12" of your general to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: On a 7+, add 1 to the Rend characteristic of the target unit’s melee weapons until the start of your next turn.
Effect: On a 7+, add 1 to the Rend characteristic of the target unit’s melee weapons until the start of your next turn.
| Passive |
GNARLED WARRIOR: This Sylvaneth’s battlescarred hide has turned aside countless blades.
Effect: Ignore negative modifiers to save rolls for your general.
| Passive |
SEED OF REBIRTH: Should its bearer ever fall, the seed will grant them new life.
Effect: If your general would be destroyed, before removing them from play, roll a dice. On a 3+, your general is not destroyed and any remaining damage points inflicted on them have no effect. Then, Heal (1) your general. This unit cannot use this ability again for the rest of the battle.
Warscrolls
6" 5 5+ 2 Warrior matriarchs and guardians of the Sylvaneth’s legacy, Branchwyches lead their kin to battle with blasts of sorcery and hissing swings of their scythes, even as their bittergrub familiars lash and bite their adversaries. These same weapons are used when the fighting is done to harvest the life essence and memories from the Sylvaneth’s fallen. It is the duty of the Branchwyches to revive their kin with the verdurous harmonies of Ghyran and, if they fall, to plant their lamentiri amidst the soulpod groves to allow Alarielle’s future children to inherit the feelings and experiences within them. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Greenwood Scythe and Bittergrub | |||||||
| Greenwood Scythe and Bittergrub | 3 | 3+ | 4+ | 1 | D3 | ||
| Your Hero Phase |
VERDUROUS HARMONY: The wizard plucks reviving motes of magic from the air and uses them to renew the broken forms of fallen warriors.
Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 18" of this unit to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: On a 7+, you can return 1 slain model to the target unit. If you picked a Tree-Revenants unit, you can return D3 slain models instead of 1.
Effect: On a 7+, you can return 1 slain model to the target unit. If you picked a Tree-Revenants unit, you can return D3 slain models instead of 1.
KEYWORDS | HERO, WIZARD, INFANTRY |
5" 14 3+ 5 Treelords stomp towards the enemy with earth-shaking strides. Their roots burrow through the soil as fast as arrows through the air, exploding from the ground to rend and throttle, while every swing of their vast talons slaughters another swathe of foes. Each one draws upon the experience of several mortal lifespans in battle. Their sheer power and dominance of the battlefield allows smaller Sylvaneth kin to dart around them and pick apart floundering enemy formations. The great strength and wisdom of Treelords often sees them act as the captains and champions of each wargrove. | ||
| RANGED WEAPONS | Rng | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Strangleroots [Shoot in Combat] | ||||||||
| Strangleroots Shoot in Combat | 10" | 3 | 3+ | 2+ | 1 | 2 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | |||
| Sweeping Blows | ||||||||
| Sweeping Blows | 5 | 4+ | 2+ | 1 | 2 | |||
| Massive Impaling Talons | ||||||||
| Massive Impaling Talons | 2 | 4+ | 2+ | 2 | 3 | |||
| Passive |
BATTLE DAMAGEDEffect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of its Massive Impaling Talons is 1.
| Any Combat Phase |
GROUNDSHAKER: The earth quakes as the Treelord stamps down hard, shaking the enemy’s wits.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit in combat with this unit to be the target, then roll a dice.
Effect: On a 4+, the target has STRIKE-LAST this phase.
Effect: On a 4+, the target has STRIKE-LAST this phase.
KEYWORDS | MONSTER |
5" 5 4+ 2 Champions amongst the forest kindred, each Kurnoth Hunter is skilled in the use of a variety of enchanted weapons, among them a greatbow the size of an artillery piece. The first of these ferocious warriors was planted after Alarielle came into her summer aspect, imbuing her chosen envoys with the tenacity and strength required for war. They are particularly in tune with the realmroots, allowing them to sense the Everqueen’s will and convey orders to their kin. During battle, Kurnoth Hunters armed with bows will dig their roots into the ground and fire into the enemy’s lines tirelessly, weathering any oncoming storm. | ||
| RANGED WEAPONS | Rng | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Kurnoth Greatbow | ||||||||
| Kurnoth Greatbow | 18" | 2 | 3+ | 3+ | 1 | 2 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | |||
| Vicious Claws | ||||||||
| Vicious Claws | 3 | 3+ | 3+ | - | 1 | |||
| Passive |
ENVOYS OF THE EVERQUEEN: Kurnoth Hunters can channel a fraction of their goddess’s divine power through those sites that resonate with the realmroots.
Effect: While this unit is contesting an objective, friendly units contesting that objective have WARD (6+).
KEYWORDS | INFANTRY |
6" 2 5+ 1 The Tree-Revenants move with flowing grace, flickering along the spirit paths to carve their way through the enemy’s ranks. Their highly ritualised way of war lends them a lethal speed and skill that few enemies can stand against. Each one has a lamentiri at their core, a seed imbued with the memories and experiences of those who came before. This allows the Tree-Revenants to accumulate multiple mortal lifetimes’ worth of martial memories, strengthened by their eternal desire to protect their homes and kin. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Enchanted Blade | |||||||
| Enchanted Blade | 2 | 3+ | 4+ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Any Combat Phase |
MARTIAL MEMORIES: Tree-Revenants can draw on centuries of experience when they go to war.
Effect: Pick 1 of the following effects to apply to this unit this phase:
Memories of War: Add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made by this unit.
Memories of Peace: Add 1 to save rolls for this unit.
Memories of War: Add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made by this unit.
Memories of Peace: Add 1 to save rolls for this unit.
KEYWORDS | INFANTRY, REINFORCEMENTS |
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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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 after any non-FIGHT combat phase abilities have been used, 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. | ||
The non-HERO REVENANT, INFANTRY and SYLVANETH keywords are used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
24.2 Replacement Units
Some abilities allow you to set up a replacement unit. When setting up that unit, it should have the same warscroll type, weapon options and number of models as the original unit, unless otherwise specified in the ability. Many of these abilities specify the proportion of models in the replacement unit (e.g. half the number of models from the original unit). In these cases, you can pick which models from the original unit are set up.The replacement unit is otherwise treated as a new unit; any keywords or abilities the original unit gained during the battle, and any persisting effects that applied to it, do not apply to the replacement unit. Each unit can only be replaced once, and you cannot replace replacement units.
| Because a replacement unit is treated as a completely new unit, it could, for instance, use a Once Per Battle ability on its warscroll even if the unit it replaced used that ability earlier in the battle. | ||
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).
18.3 Slain Models
The commander of a unit must pick which model(s) in the unit are slain. However, after each slain model is removed, the unit must be in a single coherent group (see 15.1). If this is not possible, continue to remove models, one at a time, until the unit is in a single coherent group. You must remove the fewest models possible to make the unit a single coherent group.
32.0 Objectives
Many battleplans award victory points for controlling objectives, which are represented by objective markers. Unless otherwise specified, objective markers are round and 40mm wide. Models can move over and end their moves on objective markers. If an objective marker is on the border between territories, it is within all those territories but wholly within none of them. Objective markers don’t block visibility.
| Once Per Turn (Army), Start of Any Turn |
CREEPING DREAD: The creaking of the trees and the oppressive hum of the spirit-song in their subconscious makes the enemy jumpy and distracted, causing them to hesitate and second- guess orders in the absence of clear leadership.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit within the creeping overgrowth to be the target.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, the first time your opponent declares a command for the target while it is not wholly within 12" of a HERO in their army, unless your opponent spends 1 additional command point to use that command, the command has no effect, it still counts as being used and the command points spent to use the command are still lost.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, the first time your opponent declares a command for the target while it is not wholly within 12" of a HERO in their army, unless your opponent spends 1 additional command point to use that command, the command has no effect, it still counts as being used and the command points spent to use the command are still lost.
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). | ||
3.2 The General
You must pick 1 HERO in your army that is leading a regiment to be your general. If any units in your army have the WARMASTER keyword, you must pick one of those units to be your general. Your general’s regiment can include up to 4 non-HERO units in addition to your general.
| Once Per Turn (Army), End of Any Turn |
ENDLESS GROWTH: As the land itself is roused to wrath, life energies bloom and surge, filling the Sylvaneth with renewed vigour.
Declare: Pick each friendly SYLVANETH unit that is wholly within the creeping overgrowth to be the targets.
Effect: For each target, roll a D3 and pick 1 of the following effects:
Effect: For each target, roll a D3 and pick 1 of the following effects:
- Heal (X) the target, where X is equal to the roll.
- Return a number of slain models to it with a combined Health characteristic of up to the value of the roll.
The MONSTER and SYLVANETH keywords are used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
| Passive |
THE CREEPING OVERGROWTH: As children of Ghyran, the Sylvaneth are redolent with the energies of life, which cause the ambient flora to rapidly grow and spread.
Effect: The creeping overgrowth is measured from each terrain feature that has a friendly overgrown token. The range of the creeping overgrowth is based on the number of friendly overgrown tokens on the battlefield as shown:
Designer’s Note: Awakened Wyldwoods are your main way of generating overgrown tokens. Some unit abilities allow you to do so too.
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Designer’s Note: Awakened Wyldwoods are your main way of generating overgrown tokens. Some unit abilities allow you to do so too.
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).
The non-UNIQUE HERO keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth 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.If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.
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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. | ||
The non-UNIQUE WIZARD HERO keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Monster Hero
Infantry Hero
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 non-UNIQUE non-WIZARD HERO keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Unbind
| Reaction: Opponent declared a SPELL ability |
UNBIND: The wizard saps the energy from an enemy’s spell, nullifying its effects.
Used By: A friendly WIZARD within 30" of the enemy WIZARD casting the spell.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
| KEYWORDS | UNBIND |
1.1 Power Level
Each WIZARD and PRIEST has a power level shown after the keyword, e.g. WIZARD (2). A WIZARD’s casting power level determines how many Spell abilities they can use per phase. A PRIEST’s chanting power level determines how many PRAYER abilities they can use per phase.MULTIPLE POWER LEVELS
- If an ability references a unit’s power level and that unit has more than one power level, use whichever power level is higher.
- If an ability modifies a unit’s power level and that unit has more than one power level, it modifies both.
Companion
Unless otherwise specified, attacks made by this weapon are not affected by friendly abilities that modify hit rolls, wound rolls or weapon characteristics, except for those that apply negative modifiers (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).18.2 Allocating Damage
After resolving the effect of any ability that inflicts damage points (whether via attacks, mortal damage or both), you must allocate the damage points.When allocating damage points to a unit, the damage points in its damage pool are allocated to it one at a time. Each time the number of damage points allocated to the unit equals the Health characteristic of that unit, 1 model in that unit is slain (and removed from play) and the number of damage points allocated to that unit is reset to 0. Keep allocating damage points until there are none left in the damage pool.
If the number of damage points allocated to a unit is not enough to slay a model, keep track of the number of damage points currently allocated to the unit (most players place a dice or markers next to the unit). While a unit has any damage points allocated to it, it is damaged.
Combat attacks
Combat attacks are made with melee weapons. The target unit(s) must be within the combat range of the attacking model and visible to it. The model must attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with.Save Roll
The commander of the target unit rolls a dice, subtracting the attacking weapon’s Rend characteristic from the roll. Unmodified save rolls of 1 always fail. If the roll equals or exceeds the Save characteristic of the target unit, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. If not, it is a successful attack: move on to the next step.Wound Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Wound characteristic, the attack successfully wounds: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified wound rolls of 1 always fail.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 SYLVANETH and WIZARD keywords are used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
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 |
The SYLVANETH and PRIEST keywords are used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
3.0 Prayers
The declare step of each prayer will tell you to make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, the prayer fails, its effect is not resolved and you must remove D3 ritual points from the PRIEST using the prayer.Otherwise, pick one of the following
- Give a number of ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the chanting roll (ritual points can be accumulated over multiple turns).
- Add the PRIEST’s ritual points to the chanting roll. If the chanting roll equals or exceeds the prayer’s chanting value (at the top-right corner of the prayer), it is answered: resolve the effect of the prayer, then reset the PRIEST’s ritual points total to 0.
All PRIESTS know the following prayer:
| Your Hero Phase |
SACRED RITES: The priest focuses on safely setting their ritual into motion.
Declare: Pick a friendly PRIEST to use this ability, then make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, remove 1 ritual point from that PRIEST instead of D3.
Effect: Give a number to ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the unmodified chanting roll and do not reset the PRIEST’s ritual points to 0.
Effect: Give a number to ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the unmodified chanting roll and do not reset the PRIEST’s ritual points to 0.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER, UNLIMITED |
EXAMPLE PRAYER
| Once Per Battle, Your Hero Phase | 7 |
RESURRECTION: A fallen hero is brought back from death, their vitality fully restored.
Declare: Make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.
Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
The LORDS OF THE CLAN keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Infantry
Infantry Hero
Faction Terrain
Monster
• Treelord
The non-UNIQUE FOREST ELDER and SYLVANETH keywords are used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
The KURNOTHI and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
3.5 Regiments of Renown
In addition to creating your own regiments, you can also spend points to include 1 Regiment of Renown. Regiments of Renown are pre-built regiments, each with their own special abilities. The rules for each Regiment of Renown will specify which factions can include it. A unit in a Regiment of Renown cannot be your general even if it is a WARMASTER.- You cannot include more than one Regiment of Renown in your army unless otherwise specified in the notes column of that regiment’s battle profile.
- Units in a Regiment of Renown cannot use (but can be picked as the target of, if otherwise eligible) any faction rules from the faction they are allied into, including enhancements and lores.
- If an ability allows you to set up a replacement unit (Core Rules, 24.2) for a unit in a Regiment of Renown, that unit also counts as being part of that Regiment of Renown.
24.1 Reserve Units
Some abilities allow you to set up units in reserve. These units are placed to one side instead of being set up on the battlefield. At the start of the fourth battle round, units that were set up in reserve using a DEPLOY ability and that are still in reserve are destroyed.
The LORDS OF THE CLAN MONSTER keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Monster
• Treelord
1.5 Faction Terrain
Some factions have special terrain features called faction terrain features. Faction terrain features have their own warscrolls. They are not considered to be units, with the following exceptions:- In the combat phase, they are treated as if they were units for the purposes of movement, combat range and being in combat. Units can finish a charge move within ½" of an enemy faction terrain feature as if it were a unit.
- They are affected by all enemy abilities as if they were units.
- They can be damaged in the same manner as units. However, when they are removed from play, they count as being demolished instead of slain or destroyed (this means that they do not count as destroyed units for the purposes of abilities, scoring battle tactics etc.).
- Faction terrain features cannot contest objectives even while they are garrisoned.
- If a terrain feature has any melee or ranged weapons, it can use the ‘Fight’ and ‘Shoot’ CORE abilities as if it were a unit.
- Terrain features that have a Move characteristic of 0" (‘-’) cannot move (note that pile-in moves are a type of move).
- Faction terrain features with a Move characteristic greater than ‘-’ are treated as if they were units in all phases for the purposes of movement, combat range, being in combat and setting up terrain features, other manifestations and other units.
Some faction terrain features allow you to place a unit on them (this will be clearly specified in that terrain feature’s rules). When doing so, instead of measuring range or visibility to and from the unit that is on that terrain feature, measure to and from the terrain feature instead. Unless otherwise specified, units on a faction terrain feature cannot use FIGHT abilities.
If a unit placed on a terrain feature is removed from it (e.g. if an ability removes them from the battlefield), that unit counts as having left that terrain feature and loses any special role or benefits it had as a result of being placed on it.
| The Citadel Terrain List shows the number of scenery pieces each terrain feature can consist of. If you are using terrain features that are not included on that list, agree with your opponent before setting up the battlefield how many scenery pieces make up each terrain feature. | ||
| Deployment Phase |
DEPLOY FACTION TERRAIN: The army has taken to the field surrounding an important and powerful landmark.
Declare: Pick a friendly faction terrain feature that has not been deployed to be the target.
Effect: Set up the target faction terrain feature wholly within friendly territory, more than 3" from all objectives and other terrain features. After you have done so, it has been deployed.
Effect: Set up the target faction terrain feature wholly within friendly territory, more than 3" from all objectives and other terrain features. After you have done so, it has been deployed.
| KEYWORDS | DEPLOY TERRAIN |
The non-UNIQUE LORDS OF THE CLAN HERO keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
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 LORDS OF THE CLAN WIZARD keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
The LORDS OF THE CLAN PRIEST keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
18.4 Destroyed Units
When the last model in a unit is slain, the unit is destroyed and all remaining damage points inflicted on that unit have no effect. Similarly, if something causes a unit to be destroyed, all models in the unit are slain and removed from play.
16.0 Picking Targets
When declaring an ATTACK ability for a unit, you must pick the target unit(s) for its attacks. The number of attacks each model can make is equal to the Attacks characteristic of the weapons it is using. In most cases, models attack with every weapon on their warscroll (melee weapons for combat attacks, ranged weapons for shooting attacks), though some warscrolls specify that certain models in the unit are armed with special weapons or that the unit must pick between multiple weapons when it attacks.If the unit is in combat, it can only target units that are in combat with it. If a model has more than one attack, you can split the attacks between eligible targets as you wish.
- Combat attacks are made with melee weapons. The target unit(s) must be within the combat range of the attacking model and visible to it. The model must attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with.
- 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).
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). Your Shooting Phase |
SHOOT: The warriors take aim and unleash a deadly volley.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, pick one or more enemy units as the target(s) of that unit’s attacks (see 16.0).
Effect: Resolve shooting attacks against the target unit(s).
Effect: Resolve shooting attacks against the target unit(s).
| KEYWORDS | CORE, ATTACK, SHOOT |
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FIGHT: Locked in a deadly melee, the fighters strike out at their foes.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat or that charged this turn to use this ability. That unit can make a pile-in move. Then, if that unit is in combat, you must pick one or more enemy units as the target(s) of that unit’s attacks.
Effect: Resolve combat attacks against the target unit(s).
Effect: Resolve combat attacks against the target unit(s).
| KEYWORDS | CORE, ATTACK, FIGHT |
7.0 Manifestations
There are two types of manifestation: endless spells, which can be summoned by WIZARDS, and invocations, which can be summoned by PRIESTS. Each manifestation has its own warscroll, and the spell or prayer that allows that manifestation to be summoned will be found in the appropriate manifestation lore. No more than 1 friendly WIZARD or PRIEST can attempt to summon the same manifestation per turn, and a friendly WIZARD or PRIEST cannot attempt to summon a friendly manifestation that was removed from play in the same turn.
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The SOULPOD GUARDIANS keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Faction Terrain
The REVENANT and SYLVANETH keywords are used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
The non-UNIQUE HEROSOULPOD GUARDIANS HERO keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
The SOULPOD GUARDIANS WIZARD keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
32.2 Objective Control
In the deployment phase after all Deployment Phase abilities have been used and at the end of each turn, follow this sequence for each objective in an order chosen by the active player:- Starting with the active player, each player determines the control score of each of their units that is contesting that objective. A unit’s control score is the combined Control characteristics of all the models in that unit that are contesting the objective. Some abilities modify a unit’s control score, but it cannot be reduced to less than 1.
- Each player adds up the control scores of all of their units contesting that objective. This is their army control score for that objective.
- The players compare their army control scores for that objective. If one player’s score is higher, that player gains control of that objective. Once a player gains control of an objective, it remains under their control until their opponent gains control of it.
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32.1 Contesting Objectives
Unless otherwise specified, if an objective is within a model’s combat range, that model is contesting that objective. If any models in a unit are contesting an objective, that unit is contesting that objective.Each unit can only count as contesting a single objective for the purposes of determining objective control (see 32.2). Before determining objective control, for each of their units contesting two or more objectives, the active player must pick one of those objectives for it to contest. Then, their opponent does the same.
Designer’s Note: For purposes other than determining objective control, a unit can contest more than one objective.
The SOULPOD GUARDIANS PRIEST keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
The EVERGREEN HUNT keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls
Monster Hero
Infantry
Infantry Hero
Faction Terrain
Universal Core Abilities - Movement Phase
| Your Movement Phase |
NORMAL MOVE: The warriors advance across the battlefield.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE |
| Your Movement Phase |
RUN: The unit rushes into position.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Make a run roll of D6. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic added to the run roll. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
Effect: Make a run roll of D6. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic added to the run roll. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, RUN |
| Your Movement Phase |
RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, RETREAT |
The EVERGREEN HUNT MONSTER keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Monster Hero
The HERO keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Anti-X (+1 Rend)
Add 1 to this weapon’s Rend characteristic if the target has the keyword after ‘Anti-’ or fulfils the condition after ‘Anti-’. Multiples of this ability are cumulative. For example, if a weapon has both Anti-charge (+1 Rend) and Anti-HERO (+1 Rend), then add 2 to the Rend characteristic of the weapon for attacks that target a HERO that charged in the same turn.Crit (Mortal)
If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack inflicts mortal damage on the target unit equal to the Damage characteristic of that weapon and the attack sequence ends.The MONSTER keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
The FOREST ELDER keyword is used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
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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.
Charge (+1 Damage)
Add 1 to this weapon’s Damage characteristic if the attacking unit charged this turn.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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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.
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.
Shoot in Combat
This weapon can be used to make shooting attacks even if the attacking unit is in combat.The SYLVANETH and HERO keywords are used in the following Sylvaneth warscrolls:
Banish Manifestation
| Your Hero Phase |
BANISH MANIFESTATION: The wizard or priest disrupts the arcane forces sustaining a manifestation, wiping it from existence.
Declare: Pick a friendly WIZARD or PRIEST to use this ability, pick a MANIFESTATION within 30" of them that was not summoned this turn to be the target, then make a banishment roll of 2D6. Add 1 to the banishment roll for each additional enemy MANIFESTATION on the battlefield after the first. You cannot pick the same MANIFESTATION to be the target of this ability more than once per turn.
Effect: If the banishment roll equals or exceeds the banishment value listed on the MANIFESTATION’s warscroll, it is banished and removed from play.
Effect: If the banishment roll equals or exceeds the banishment value listed on the MANIFESTATION’s warscroll, it is banished and removed from play.
| KEYWORDS | BANISH |
15.1 Coherency
Any time a unit is set up or ends a move, it must be in a single group. A unit is considered to be in a coherent group if each model in that unit is within coherency range, measured horizontally, of at least 1 other model in that unit (ignore differences in height between the two models).For the majority of units, coherency range is 1/2", though some units (particularly those with large models with overhanging parts) have a longer coherency range noted on their warscroll for ease of play. While there are 7 or more models in a unit, that unit is considered to be in a coherent group if each model in that unit is within coherency range of at least 2 other models in that unit.
If it is not possible for a unit to end a move in a single coherent group, that move cannot be made.
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SONG OF THE HUNT: The warriors of a Spitewing Flight are energised by the increasingly harmonious notes of the spirit-song as they fight, building momentum with every defeated foe.
Effect: You gain 1 chord each time an enemy quarry is destroyed. The following cumulative effects apply depending on the number of chords you have:
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