Mantic’s Kings Of War Campaign Heroes Get A Lick Of Paint
June 30, 2017 by brennon
If you were liking the look of the Kings Of War Heroes that Mantic Games were working on over the last few months for Edge of The Abyss then you'll be pleased to know they've now had a lick of paint and are available to pre-order...
Starting off with the reptilian additions to the line-up we have the amazing looking Artakl above and the equally epic Eckter below too. While of course, they would be great for Kings Of War it's nice to see some more characters for your role-playing experiences that match a Dragonborn look!
Both of them have a distinct character and look to them which is nice and you can imagine them fighting in different ways too. For example, with Artakl it's great to see a character roaring at her enemies as they come for her.
Northern Fury & Necromantic Power
Next up we turn our attention to a warrior from the North and a fighting for the Varangur with Magnilde.
She looks great, and it's nice to see Mantic Games exploring plenty of bright colour schemes on their models. The same goes for the Necromancer Jarvis who is trying to be a good guy, using this evil power against his enemies.
I think they've captured that nicely in the sculpt for him and it will be interesting seeing how the story unfolds for him. I'd love for him to succeed in his endeavour but I have a feeling he's going to get corrupted.
Demonic Power
Last but not least we have Mau'Ti-Bu-Su who for the Abyssal forces.
If you're going to do a succubus then you have to make her look like she'd rip you limb from limb and I think they've achieved that here. I might replace the whip with a different weapon like a spear though I think.
What do you make of the now painted heroes and villains?
"If you're going to do a succubus then you have to make her look like she'd rip you limb from limb..."
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I love the first two and I’ll probably get them despite not playing any of mantic’s games
Those look really good. Jarvis is my favorite but i also really like Mau´ti-Bu-Su.
I found it safer to buy them all just in case. Now the race is on to get my army sorted for the campaign
….sigh …. yep you and me both mate ……
I am often surprised by the poor quolity of Mantic paint job. These heroes look actually much better in resin. Great miniatures, especially the demon lady.
Admittedly they have a few turkeys now and then but some are fantastic. I’m in the process of finishing off one of their demons and it’s one of the best minis I’ve painted this year.
the lizard men n the demon are fantastic.
Probably the best character minis Mantic has ever produced, I have already pre-ordered them
I’m not the biggest fan of Mantic’s style choices quite often, but these look good. And the quality of the miniatures looks very good.
Pre ordered 4 of them. Mau´ti-Bu-Su is a beast and probably the best character model Mantic has released. Really nice!
Wow! Mantic’s come a long way. Very nice sculpts!
Loving all the Edge of the Abyss stuff. Probably should have pre ordered though… :l Can’t wait for full Salamander release later this year if they can keep the quality of the latest releases. Question for the Beasts – will a higher level membership be required to participate in the campaign? I didn’t see the previous campaign you did so I didn’t see any details of the workings. Just one note though, Eckter is for the Trident Realms and is a fish-man (just google “placoderm” and it’ll make sense), and has a lot more fishlike features out of view (dorsal… Read more »
“Jarvis”!!!!
Seriously!
And he wears Arabic garb!?!
yes, what’s wrong with that?
he looks like the mage from the Arabian Knights cartoon
It doesn’t quite go with the name, does it!
I get you. In the story he is like Lawrence of Arabia. He’s a fan of the Ophidians and went off exploring finding a book allowing him to raise the dead. But he is using his undead army to protect against the abyssal forces, hence the name and whyour you can field undead as good if you wish in the campaign
A nice and interesting backdrop to a useful character, but the name is hardly evocative of high fantasy. Or it could be just me, but I cannot get further than an image of a bespectacled skinny pop star when I read “Jarvis”.
I get you. In the story he is like Lawrence of Arabia. He’s a fan of the Ophidians and went off exploring finding a book allowing him to raise the dead. But he is using his undead army to protect against the abyssal forces, hence the name and why you can field undead as good if you wish in the campaign