Fantasy Flight Games Summon Wraiths For Use In RuneWars
June 21, 2018 by brennon
Fantasy Flight Games has been talking more about one of the new units for RuneWars and the Waiqar forces. Here we have the shadowy Wraiths, screaming their way across the battlefield.
The Wraiths are a new expansion which will be coming out very soon, joining the ranks of the dead and swelling your ranks of the restless dead. The models themselves are looking rather good indeed, drawing on that idea of banshees and such from folklore. I like their covered faces and the flowing burial shrouds giving them a very eerie look.
When it comes to gameplay, the Wraiths give you a few new options when it comes to running an undead force.
The real power of the Wraiths lies in their ability to not only pass through solid terrain and units but also to manoeuvre and get into position for flank charges very easily thanks to their dial. They aren't going to be the most powerful unit you use, but when charged in conjunction with other forces on the tabletop they can be devastating.
The undead very much feel like they work in tandem well with other units, a common theme amongst undead forces in many games. It's nice to see it in rank and file games as a whole though as it gives you that battlefield puzzle to solve.
What do you think of the Wraiths?
"...when charged in conjunction with other forces on the tabletop they can be devastating"
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Needed 4 “Banshees” for Frostgrave……SOLD 😀
Not a fan of those minis, but maybe that’s because they’re massively overshadowed by the new Nighthaunt stuff from GW. The long flowing robes are good, but there’s something about the arms that looks off and the wrappings look kinda goofy. Could also be the paint job that’s not doing it for me.
Lol its the devil’s bride’s maid’s.
I wish the photo of the miniatures was higher quality and more concentrated on the miniatures. I can’t tell if they are any good actually.
So very nice of FFG to support Age of Sigmar Soul Wars !
except 4 banshees from AoS are cheaper (something I’d never thought I’d say) and imo better sculpts
You’d be surprised – a few years ago I was looking at Warmahordes and noticed that it’d be cheaper to buy the FW Skin Wolves than to buy the PP werewolves for Circle. Let that sink in; blooming Forge World, the *premium* line of GW products!
For geographical reasons I am used to Forgeworlrd being cheaper (and you are right it does happen quite often) but thus is a mainstream “in the Warhammer Shop”, “at the RRP for Australians” cheaper … really gobsmacked
Fair enough.
Just as I thought Runewars was going dormant… Good that they haven’t abandonded it entirely with other projects on the go.
Those are nice.
Their sculpts are really starting to get good.
These are way more playable then GWs nighthaunts, as these aren’t going to break after a couple trips back and forth for gamenight.
Seems fitting to release undead models for this game.
Once again the parts that look like should thin, the bandages, look super thick. Very rounded and soft on details. Not my cup of tea.