Goblin Mischief

VALHALLA! Unlike Olim and Liv, Bj ø rn offers no support options and instead opts for an all-out damage and combat policy! The first and simplest such ability is bearskin, reducing all non-Piercing damage he suffers. To supplement this, Bj ø rn also has a healthy complement of 8 wounds, as well as three energy, shifted as far to the left as possible. The main advantage of energy shifted all the way to the left is as normal, he doesn't lose energy as easily the more wounded he becomes. Whilst this is obviously a great advantage for gnomes in general it is even greater of an advantage to Bj ø rn due to how his melee damage bonus works. 'Berserk Fury' is a unique melee damage bonus, it gets better the more the Berserker is wounded. It can vary from no bonus damage for a healthy Bj ø rn to a +4 to all damage types for a Bj ø rn who's suffered 7 wounds! When Bj ø rn has suffered 7 wounds though he is likely to die from the next melee attack courtesy of the opponent a...

Liv, Love, Manipulate cards   The norse often make use of the top card of the arcane deck and having enough models to manipulate and make use of the deck is often the key to the norse. Enter Liv who is excellent at both setting up the deck for these abilities and making use of the top card of the arcane deck. Liv's one and only arcane ability is 'Runes of Power' which is a simple 1 energy action that she will likely end up using every turn. With a range of 8" she will be able to either restore X wounds or deal X-1 magical damage. Off an arcane of 4, this will reliably give some decent heals and occasionally deal a little magical damage. The real power in this ability though is the fact it costs only 1 energy and can hence be done multiple times, giving more and better options for  'Manipulate the Runes'. Like 'Runes of Power', 'Manipulate the Runes' is also something that Liv will likely be using every time she activates. Unlike 'Runes of Po...

Jack the Even Younger The norse are here and Olim is the hero of this new keyword. To help his fellow norse, Olim has a slew of abilities. Some of these abilities are to help anyone, some of which are better suited to the norse and some which can only be used by the norse. In keeping with the traditional toughness of gnomes, Olim has the noble keyword, which allows Brunhilde to Bodyguard him, a defensive signature where fellow norse can leap to his defense and 'Look of Innocence'. With these three abilities combined, Olim will prove as defensive and tough as all his gnomish predecessors. The norse playstyle is somewhat different from a traditional gnome troupe. In these cases, Mama Gimble normally forms the core of this troupe, giving incentives for the gnomes to bunch up around her for damage resistance and arcane buffs. By comparison, norse troupes usually struggle to bunch up due to their tendency to charge headlong into melee combat as soon as possible. This is seen in the ...

Commonwealth is a straightforward faction with little to no tricks. Wrong! Gnomes are the perfect blend of jank and brute force. Not too complicated to learn, but learning all the subtle tricks takes time and practice. I can tell you for a fact, It is well worth the effort. So let's find out why gnomes are fun to play and how to make the most of each model. Mama Gimble Mama Gimble, alone a pitiful model with no real offensive presence. With gnomes, she is the bane of your opponent's existence. As Mama is a gnome, she has the typical gnome health and energy distribution: 6 health with all 3 of her energy at the lower end of her health. Mama is simply  a support model for gnomes, with a passive 4" bubble that provides other friendly gnomes a +1 to melee, a +1 to arcane and -1 resistance from magical damage. So all gnomes like to stay around Mama for those sweet sweet buffs. Likewise, Mama also likes having gnomes around as all damage is reduced by the number o...