The sorcerous energy emanating from the Wyrdhollow has attracted numerous warbands, the promise of power too tempting to resist. This congregation of champions has stirred something terrifying, a phantasmal procession that wields the dread blade Terminus.
Terminus is a sentient executioner’s blade, created by Nagash and imbued with powerful necromantic energy. This merciless sword is surrounded by damned souls, bound and fated to facilitate its only purpose – punishing those who transgress against the Supreme Necromancer.
No matter where the blade travels, it is always accompanied by four spirits, their identities subsumed into nameless roles – one who bears the chopping block, one who sharpens the blade’s edge, one who sentences the condemned, and one lucky ghost who gets to wield that big old sword.
All members of the warband must work in concert, aiding the Wielder of the Blade in their pursuit of the numerous noggins on Nagash’s naughty list. The Headsmen’s Curse comes with a Plot card for generating Condemned counters, and collecting three allows the warband to achieve their Inspire condition.
Lopping off heads is the name of the game with this aggressive warband, who come with a Rivals deck that rewards careful planning and taking as many heads as your ghosts can carry with their clammy hands.
The deck includes plenty of ploys and upgrades to make your grim labours feel more like a pleasant day of cheerfully plucking flowers from the fertile ground of Ghyran.
Chilling Grasp locks foes in place so Terminus doesn’t taste thin air when it swings, Swift Judgement lets your swiftest spirits hand out a Condemned counter if they pass through an enemy, and Enduring Executioner ensures the Wielder of the Blade isn’t toppled so easily.
Should the Scriptor of Sentences, the Bearer of the Block, or the Sharpener of the Blade be taken out of action, You Must Serve enables the necromantic power of the blade Terminus to bring them back to life – for a cost, naturally.
The Headsmen’s Curse aren’t the only new warband infiltrating the Wyrdhollow. This Warhammer Underworlds roadmap gives us a little peek into the future.
The Headsmen’s Curse will soon have warbands grasping at their necks in panic. Head back to the Warhammer Fest reveal hub to check out what else has been announced this weekend.
