Gutbusters are getting the spotlight today for the new edition of Age of Sigmar. What will these brutes be getting? Let’s take a look!
Warhammer Community revealed some of what these guys will be getting in their Faction Focus.
Who are the Gutbusters?
Gigantic, gluttonous creatures, the Gutbuster Ogors are obsessed with two things – fighting and eating. Roaming the realms in nomadic tribes, they battle across the realms in great, hungry clans, consuming everything in their path. Gutbuster Ogors are horribly strong, capable of battering their foes to a pulp with crude cleavers and mauls but are also surprisingly adept at range, wielding great repurposed cannons scavenged from the ruins of their raids as a human might brandish a handgun. Battling alongside their diminutive grot allies, to the Gutbusters, the Mortal Realms are a larder, full of sweetmeats just waiting to be consumed.
Gutbusters in 2.0
Butchers in 2.0 will have the ability to unbind spells at 30″ range. However, that’s what everyone is getting. So what makes this model important? he heals a wound on a 2+ for each spell he unbinds. You might actually want to get in close with this guy. He’s got 7 wounds already and if you can give him a special artifact, he can be particularly annoying.
The Trickster Helm
Gutbuster Tyrant
It’ll be a good idea to sprinkle a couple of these guys into your list. With the way the new command abilities work, you can combo affects on different units. The tyrants Bully of the First Degree ability can make your entire army fearless if you have enough bullying to go around.
This command ability inflicts a few mortal wounds on a unit but makes it immune to battle shock. Previously, you could only affect a maximum of one unit a turn with this due to the restrictions on using command abilities, but now you’ll be able to shield two (or even three!) units right at the start of the game by taking multiple Tyrants and purchasing some extra command points. You could structure your army around a couple of big blocks of Ironguts – these guys have seen a welcome points reduction in the new edition, and, thanks to the changes to piling in, should have an easier time getting stuck in with the foe.
Points Reductions
The final piece of good news is that the Grot Scraplauncher and Ironblaster will cost less. The tried and true ally of Gutbusters, the Maneaters, will also be getting a points drop.
Gutbusters have been known to take a beating and dish out an even worse one. They are tanky and can really crunch anything they want. So the question stands…Will you be picking up Gutbusters in the new edition? How many Butchers will you be taking?
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