Assault on Ulthuan

[fatolaf]

Welcome to another “card of the week” spotlight for Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game! Last week, we received some exciting news about the future of Warhammer: Invasion; James Hata shared his insights into the coming year as he gave us a glimpse of The Enemy Cycle, and we saw a closer look at its first Battle Pack, The Burning of Derricksburg.

But as we consider long-term plans, let’s not lose sight of what’s just ahead. Assault on Ulthuan, the first deluxe expansion for Warhammer: Invasion, is just a few short weeks away!

Since our announcement of Assault On Ulthuan back in December, we’ve seen how it will make both the High Elves and the Dark Elves forces to be reckoned with (Check out our previous Assault on Ulthuan spotlights Blood Has Been Shed, Cleansing Flames, and Invoke Their Wrath to see the cards we’ve spoiled so far). It’s almost enough to make die-hard players of other factions feel a bit left out. After all, what’s in that box for them?

Plenty! Today we’ll take a look at two support cards (that’s right, this is a two-for-one card spotlight!) coming your way in Assault on Ulthuan, neither of which belong to Elf factions. First, Battle Standard offers even more of what the Empire so much fun to play: unit control and mobility.

In our very first Warhammer: Invasion card of the week spotlight, Nate French wrote about the awesome firepower available when Pistoliers  combine with Shrine to Taal. With Battle Standard, you can achieve a similar effect with any unit! Of course, the attached unit can only move during your battlefield phase, but that ought to be enough to utilize your Shrine to Taal, or to bolster your front lines with The Greatswords.

If you’re an Orc player, and particularly if you prefer to rush in with low cost, low health units like the Spider Riders, then you know the risks associated with such a weak front line: hit-point-reducing effects like Horrific Mutation (or a score of other low-point damage effects) can quickly end your assault. Now, you have an answer.

The Scrap Heap allows all units in the same zone an additional hit point! Slap it down in your battlefield zone, and give your Spider Riders and Crooked Teef Goblins (for example) twice their current longevity!

Join us next time for another spotlight on Warhammer: Invasion!

[maelzch]

want 3xscrap heap!!

[Rob P]

lee, you're going to have the biggest deck (note there I said deck) in the world.  you're going to need a carry case to get them to the club. 

[maelzch]

roll on 100 card decks!!

[fatolaf]

Assault on Ulthuan, the first deluxe expansion for Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game, is now on sale. 

This exciting expansion brings two new factions to the forefront of the war for the Old World.

The Assault on Ulthuan expansion explores the bitter enmity between the Dark Elves and the High Elves. The Dark Elves are a cruel race who excel at taking prisoners, sacrificing them, and inflicting vast amounts of pain on enemy units through hit point reduction. This treacherous faction seeks to enslave the other races of the Warhammer world. The High Elves are a proud, powerful race who rely on card denial, cancellation, healing, and ranged attacks. They work to heal damage to the world and unlock the ancient mysteries of the arcane. Both will raise mighty kingdoms and venture out on perilous quests as they seek the power to stand victorious. Can either faction rise to dominance over the other, or will they both succumb to another foe altogether?

Assault on Ulthuan contains two core starter decks of forty cards, as well as two capital boards for the Dark Elves and High Elves. Players of the existing factions will find plenty to aid them as well; new cards for the other four factions, plus a handful of neutrals, bring a host of new strategies, tactics, and deck-building options for each of the six races in the game.

The war for supremacy over the Old World has already seen bloodshed and suffering beyond imagination... but this was only the beginning. Now, two new forces join the invasion!

PRE ORDER this weekend to reserve your copy. In stock by Wed 7th of April...