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RULES UPDATES &

DESIGNERS’ COMMENTARIES
September 2022
This document contains all the rules updates and Page 64 – Move Actions
designers’ commentaries for Warcry, organised into the Add the following boxout:
following sections:
Moving Under High Terrain
1. Core Book When fighters make a normal move, they can move
2. Battleplan Cards without penalty under a part of a terrain feature if the
3. Compendium distance between that part of the terrain feature and
the battlefield floor is greater than half the height of
The rules updates improve game balance, enhance clarity the fighter’s miniature (they duck under). To do so, first
and correct any errors, while the designers’ commentaries measure the distance in a straight line under that terrain
provide answers to frequently asked questions and explain feature. If the fighter has sufficient movement to pass
how the rules are intended to be used. under the terrain feature and be placed on the other side,
they can move under it.
This document is updated regularly. When changes are
made, any changes from the previous version will be
highlighted in magenta. Where the date has a note, e.g. DESIGNERS’ COMMENTARY
‘Revision 2’, this means that there has been a local update,
only in that language, to clarify a translation issue or other Q: Are reactions abilities?
minor correction. A: No.

Q: If an ability allows another friendly fighter to make a

1. CORE BOOK bonus action (e.g. ‘Beastmaster’), when is that bonus action
carried out?
ERRATA A: Immediately.

Page 70 – Abilities Q: If an ability brings back a fighter that has been taken down
Add the following after the last paragraph: (e.g. ‘Spectral Summon’ or ‘Summon Undead’), and that
fighter has already activated in that battle round, can it be
Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing activated again?
Abilities can modify some or all of a fighter’s characteristics. A: No. Fighters cannot be picked to activate more than once
In these cases, always divide first, then multiply, then add, in a battle round (Core Book, pg 63). In the same manner,
then subtract. if the fighter was waiting and/or had made a reaction when
it was taken down and it is brought back in the same battle
For example, if a fighter with a Move characteristic of 3" had round, it is still said to be waiting and/or having made a
2" added to their Move characteristic by the ‘Waaagh!’ ability, reaction. (Core Book, pg 69)
and were then affected by the ‘Cursed Dart’ ability, first
the Move characteristic would be halved by ‘Cursed Dart’
(rounding up) and become 2", and then the ‘Waaagh!’ ability
would add 2" for a final total of 4".

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Q: Some rules add to or subtract from the damage points FYRESLAYERS
allocated by hits and/or critical hits from an attack action. In Vulkite Berzerker with Fyresteel Handaxe and Bladed
cases like this, does this apply to every hit and every critical hit Slingshield Fighter Profile
scored by that attack action? Remove this fighter profile.
A: Yes. For example, the ‘Sneaky Stab’ ability is worded ‘...
add the value of this ability to the damage points allocated Vulkite Berzerker with Fyresteel War-pick and Bladed
to enemy fighters by each critical hit from that attack action.’ Slingshield Fighter Profile
This means that if the attack action scored 2 critical hits, and Remove this fighter profile.
the value of the ability was 3, 6 additional damage points
would be allocated by that attack action (3+3). Add the following fighter profile:

Q: Are fighters visible to themselves?

V U L K ITE B E R Z E R K E R W ITH
A: No. FY R E STE E L W E A P O N A N D
B L A D E D S L I N G S HI E L D 65
Q: Can I choose the user as the target of an ability that
requires the target to be visible? 1 2 4 1/4
A: No. Fighters are not visible to themselves.
3 5 12
Q: When climbing stairs, is the distance measured diagonally?
A: Yes.
GLOOMSPITE GITZ
Q: Can I split a fighter’s attacks between different models when Abilities
that fighter makes an attack action? Change the ‘Spore Cloud’ reaction to require the Scout ( )
A: No. runemark, instead of the Agile ( ) runemark.

KRULEBOYZ
2. BATTLEPLAN CARDS Hobgrot Boss Fighter Profile
Change the points value to 75.
DESIGNERS’ COMMENTARY
STORMCAST ETERNALS: WARRIOR CHAMBER
Q: If we draw a victory card that cannot be won because of Liberator-Prime with Paired Warblades Fighter Profile
terrain placement, what should we do? Remove the Bulwark ( ) runemark.
A: In cases like this, draw another victory card.
Liberator-Prime with Paired Warhammers Fighter Profile
Remove the Bulwark ( ) runemark.
3. COMPENDIUM
RULES UPDATES DESIGNERS’ COMMENTARY

DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE Q: Some abilities affect friendly fighters within a certain

Abilities distance of the user e.g. ‘Fight for Profit’ or ‘Ignited Fervour’.
Change the ‘Killing Stroke’ ability to require the Trapper Does the user themselves benefit from those abilities?
( ) Runemark in addition to the Hero ( ) runemark and
the Daughters of Khaine ( ) faction runemark. A: Yes, unless the ability refers to ‘other friendly fighters’ or
requires the fighters affected by the ability to be visible to the
DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH: DAEMONS user (fighters are not visible to themselves).
Flamer of Tzeentch Fighter Profile
Add the Fly ( ) runemark. DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH: DAEMONS
Q: The abilities ‘Split’, and ‘Split Again’ add new fighters to
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch Fighter Profile your warband. How does this interact with victory cards
Add the Fly ( ) runemark. that relate to the number of fighters in a battle group and/
or warband?
FLESH-EATER COURTS A: The new fighters are added to your warband but are not
Abilities part of any battle group.
Change the ‘Bringers of Death’ ability to read:
[Triple] Bringer of Death: Until the end of the battle round, Q: If a Horror uses either the ‘Split’ or the ‘Split Again’ ability,
add half the value of this ability (rounding up) to the Move can the new Horrors activate in that battle round?
characteristic of friendly fighters while they make a move A: Yes.
action that starts within 6" of this fighter.

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