Rain Down Lightning With Stormcast Judicators For Age Of Sigmar
July 25, 2015 by brennon
The Judicators are finally here for Age of Sigmar and Games Workshop has once again split the community when it comes to whether or not these units are loved or hated. See what you think of these bow-wielding Stormcast Eternal below and let us know your thoughts...
Bolt From The Blue
The boxed set of Judicators allows you to either make a unit armed with Skybolt Bows or Boltstorm Crossbows. The bow option allows you to fire a little further (twenty four inches) and has a rend value of minus one. The leader of the unit also carries a Shockbolt Bow which, when fired, can split into a hail of lighting bolts (pretty epic) which rains down on the enemy...
...by comparison the Boltstorm Crossbows (how similar a name to something else...) have a shorter range but can fire twice. They also have the added Rapid Fire rule which gives them another attack on top of their normal two for peppering the enemy with lightning energy.
The Thunderbolt Crossbow which is the special weapon within the Crossbow arrangement is used for hunting down monsters. This weapon blasts monsters and if it is able to get below the wounds of whatever creature it hits it will do D3 mortal wounds to it instead.
I was with everyone else when these first popped up online. I thought they looked a bit stupid. Now however after looking at them a bit closer I think they are awesome. The complete switch of aesthetic within Age of Sigmar was jarring at first but viewing it as an entirely different game I've come to love the huge hulking paladins waging war against Chaos on the various planes of reality. Very Diablo...
You can get a hold of the Warscroll for this unit HERE so if you want to try them out on the tabletop before you buy them you can.
Next week should see the Paladins/Retributors for the Stormcast and then Chaos soon after so we shall be waiting with baited breath...
What do you think of the Judicators?
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"The complete switch of aesthetic within Age of Sigmar was jarring at first but viewing it as an entirely different game I've come to love the huge hulking paladins waging war against Chaos on the various planes of reality. Very Diablo..."
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They just look like a 40K faction to me…
No just NO!
Full plate armor and ranged weapons is just a ridiculous combo.
You’re right. These are hilarious, probably the same guy who designed the space Viking santa. How on earth would an archer ever reach an arrow in a quiver on his back? The crossbowmen look like they’re trying to dance with a fat girl.
Yes just YES!
I am liking the ridiculous cosmic look of thee guys – must get my Hawkwind out to listen to again…
I must admit on first impression they look like cupids….(you know the song) lol
some cupids them brings a whole new meaning to the words love hurts?
Amazing that they don’t shoot hammers instead.
In AoS your units can do anything, as long as you dont shave your butt for the game and also flash your opponent with it
Can’t wait to add a unit of these heavy crossbow wielding Stormcast bad-asses, for Sigmar!
I like them.
BTW the scroll States number of models not number of wounds.
I’m still putting mine together but I do like the crossbows. Those will get added.
The “Thunderbolt Crossbow” belongs in 40K.
10 archers priced like a starter box? (Also noteworthy, In sek thats about what youd pay for the AoS box). They need to open a window and let out some of the plastic fumes .. also noticed the continued trend of absolutely no discount on bundles @ the GW website. Tack för kaffet
You do realise that these guys are bigger than Terminators, right? While this does not necessarily justify the price, I think it gives them a bit of context. I think the models would heve been received more favourable if they had chosen something other than the golden color scheme for all the promo images and box covers (for the whole range of the Stormcast Eternals). While I like it, it is definitely a lot bling, which many people don’t like that much. The ones armed with crossbows look like an increadibly good point to start an army of true scale… Read more »
I realize i have the free model from white dwarf and he is not worth noting to be any “bigger” than a terminator save for maybe the help of the middle spike on his helmet.
I am actually pretty ok with the sigmarites, and i like the new Khornates .. Im baffled at the prices they are running with, if in fact they are looking for new warhammer gamers/customers. But maybe thats just crazy talk.
£30 for 5 comical figures? Am I reading that right?
Anor Londo archers…..
I love the Sigmarite models, BUT, I think they all look like high level champions/Lords ect, not line armies. They comment about plate armour and archers is bang on. GW you need to sack what ever idiot has come up with this cap. Yes you’ll get a lot of young players into this briefly, but they won’t stay for long because it’s all too over the top. Where do you go when your pot washer looks like a Lord commander?
They are all champions though :/
Weird how they say the CROSSBOWS are the rapid-firing ones, and the LONGBOWS are the ones with the reload time from hell.
Is that artistic license or just ignorant?
It’s fantasy. 😉
I bet those “crossbows” have some kinda magazine full of bolts.
Don’t ask questions that you already know the answer for 😉
Repeater crossbows are actually a thing I believe. And they have short range.
I’ve seen some crossbowmen unleash half as many bolts as bowman can shoot arrows – which is quite good (I believe it was 8 bolts per minute – and not a repeater crossbow)
Repeater Crossbows were an actual weapon. The Chinese invented them during the Han Dynasty/Three Kingdoms era and they were a short range rapid-fire weapon. In fact it was so good that it was used way up until the Opium War I believe… so a good 2,000 years of use.
Try Googling repeating crossbows and then come back to show who is ignorant.
The cross bows shoot bolts… so they’re bolters. Naturally, what else would you expect fantasy space marines to wield ?
And they are called Boltstorm Crossbows. So remember kids, Space Marines have Stormbolters and Fantasy Marines have Boltstormers! 😉
From what I have read these Siggies are not line troops as I think you might mean…they are kinda space marine elite types from the get go…angels (of sorts) incarnate.
My reaction video for each new AoS release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjfkynJ4hbI
I really like them 🙁 I don’t know why! Damn you GW.
(I know they’re not Warhammer! .. but actually they are quite akin to the last wave of Dwarf releases which seems to have been created with AoS in mind, thus why that release was so out of place….)
Yeah I think you are right. The stormcast armour is supposed to made by the Dwarf smith god and imbued with the souls? of the greatest human heros. I guess they are like a combination of dwarf golem and a 40k thousand son space marine. Fluff wise these massive lightning powered monster men are probably the mortal realms only chance to take the fight to chaos against the OP chaos imbued warriors/demons. My kids (14 and 9) have really got into this AoS. It counts a lot going forward that they are in at the beginning of a new game… Read more »
It’s great that your kids were playing it, when I was about 9 my Father brought me a Battle Masters – which lead me a few years later to play Warhammer Fantasy (a more mature game) though I never really appreciated the game until adulthood.
But I’m sure you can appreciate how many mature adults don’t want to play a game aimed at 9 year olds :s – I really hope some advanced rules appear. As your kids get older the chances are they’ll what a more mature game too?
It was good fun. There was all kinds of strategies being used. Every unit seemed to have special rules that made a difference especially when combined with the hero characters. Our game seemed very balanced as well ( after we limited selection to 10 warscrolls and 70 wounds and max three characters, monsters/warmachines). Square bases worked well and actually helped get guys crowded into combat. I think we may try some RPGs soon. Then they can put as much detail into the game as they like. May have a look over the WHF 1 st edition in the shed. I… Read more »
While I admire the technical skill that did go in to making them they are not for me
The ritalin depraved 12 year old who comes up with the unit names has outdone himself yet again.
Excellent miniatures! I want!
I’m missing something, are the fantasy models behind the sigmarines, or did I click on the wrong link?
Just realized that while I may not love them as fantasy miniatures, the sit writes would make a gorgeous looking blood bowl team. Might go for many of the new AoS miniatures, as their skirmish nature makes them more dynamic miniatures. New khorne guys would make a great chaos blood bowl team.
I am already bored by all things Stormcast Eternals. Want to see what happens to the other races miniwise.
Isn’t it obvious ….
An arms race will appear to compete with the Not-Space Marines. Resulting in all factions having their own not-space marines…
Well I didnt think they could get worse, but GW proved me wrong again…