We’ve taken a look at the rules that make Monsters and Heroes more, erm, monstrous and heroic in the new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar and when the Dominion launch set is coming out. Now, it’s time to learn how you can interrupt your opponent and use certain abilities in THEIR turn.
Command points are going to be more prevalent in the new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, especially if you choose to go second,* but who wants to wait until their own turn before spending them? Fortunately, there are some amazing new command abilities you can use in your opponent's turn to really stall their initiative.
Is one of your key units threatened by some enemy warriors? Why don’t you run away? Of course, your brave troops would never admit to retreating – it was merely a tactical redeployment.
This also gives you some interesting choices when you’re attacking. Do you want to get right up in your enemy’s face and risk them redeploying or do you try to catch them out by staying more than 9” away, meaning a longer charge that could be trickier to pull off?
What if you’re feeling braver and are packing some serious firepower (such as the Grundstok Thunderers), deadly archers (like the Vanari Auralan Sentinels), or weird magical flamethrowers (like the skaven Warpfire Thrower team)? Simply plant your feet, spend one of your hard-earned command points, and open fire on whoever was foolish enough to charge you.
So, you can interrupt your enemies in the movement and charge phases, but what about the shooting and combat phases? In the new edition, if one of your units is targeted, simply offer up a prayer to Sigmar (or Nagash, Kragnos, or your Chaos God of choice), and you’ll be blessed with a measure of protection from incoming attacks.
With these command abilities, you can perform some incredible feats throughout the game in the new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, not just in your own turn. Keep up to date with all of the updates on Warhammer Age of Sigmar by signing up for the newsletter, and join us on the Facebook page to let us know how you’ll use these three command abilities.
* Make sure that you check out how the Orruk Warclans will be making the most of these extra command points in our recent faction focus.