What the Hex?!

Ten new decks or warbands in the past few months.  What does it all mean?!  We run a round table discussing what we've observed in the clutches of the newly developing meta.  We go release by release and see what we've learned after those first impressions and hot takes.

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Another day / I wanna live / Just another day

Right in the middle of all the madness of releases, we also made our annual pilgrimage to Adepticon.  Here are Brian, Phil, and Skyler to regale you with tales of Nemesis, Championship, and how we learned that the real arena combat was the friends we made along the way.

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I never thought in the end there would be so much beauty

Deeper into the Deathgorge we go!  Phil and Skyler break down what's in the new core box with a look at a couple rules updates, two new warbands and two new universal rivals decks that may shake things up quite a bit.

Look below for card by card coverage of:

Brethren of the Bolt

The Skinnerkin

Rimewyrm's Bite

Hungering Parasite

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I can feel it in my bones, it's over And I'm breakin'

Somehow, Mollog returned.  We know you're scared.  It's okay, we are too.  That's why we brought the wonderful Jaz, resident Troll Queen to take a first look at this overhauled legend of the Nightvault era and settle us all down.

This is our sixth and final entry in our Week of Warhammer Underworlds.  Thanks for listening to this marathon of content!

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Troooooollolololollolololol

Zarbag's Gitz have infested the Deathgorge with a shiny new rivals deck that they definitely didn't nick off someone.  Brian scurries to his entry point in Warhammer Underworlds and Skyler helps him take a whirl down memory lane.

This is our fifth(!) entry in our Week of Warhammer Underworlds.  Stay tuned for daily episodes until we've covered all the content there is to see!

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Let me introduce you to my new bad habit

Spiteclaw is the greatest, yes-yes.  Unless Krrk is... Phil and Davy discuss this most cunning of warbands and their incomparable genius.  The hosts are united in one purpose and definitely not seeking to backstab one another.

This is our fourth entry in our Week of Warhammer Underworlds.  Stay tuned for daily episodes until we've covered all the content there is to see!

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Aroused and frenzied they scurry, encircling death

The Briar Queen and her ghostly goons terrorized us back in the Nightvault.  Will they do so again?  Are they just a pile of glory bleed, or are they the ghostiest ghosts that ever ghosted?  Check in with Davy and Skyler on this one.

This is our third entry in our Week of Warhammer Underworlds.  Stay tuned for daily episodes until we've covered all the content there is to see!

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Though it's been a while now I can still feel so much pain

The latest universal rivals deck has arrived and it may need to thaw out a little before we can bust it out.  Are you ready for powerful timelocked upgrades?  How about objectives all about hanging in enemy territory?  Stay frosty, my friends.

This is our second entry in our Week of Warhammer Underworlds.  Stay tuned for daily episodes until we've covered all the content there is to see!

Skabbik's Rimepack

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Driven south to the land of the snow and ice To a place where nobody's been

Ah, love.  It overcomes all, does it not?  Come listen while Phil and Davy break down Zondara's Gravebreakers one of the many new releases dropping in March.  Stay till the end when we hastily assemble a deck with the new warband.  Is it any good?  TBD!

Daring Love

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So let them say your hair's too long Cause I don't care, with you I can't go wrong

Time for a throwdown!  We've been running the new local hotness (Masks!  Ahhhh-ahhh!) up against the tippy-top of the meta.  Listen as Mournful Masks take on Domitan's Frostcoven

Monkey's Hex Blog

Canadian Tabletop Championships

Alberta Classic

Spent Glory Call for Content

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But sometimes at night when the cold winds moan In a long black veil, she cries o'er my bones

Skyler, Brian and Davy provide some general thoughts on building a deck.  Rules of thumb, what to consider, and how to evaluate your choices.  Got someone in your local just learning to deck build?  Pass this one along!

M2on2 Underworlds Batrep content

Polish Individual Championship

Canadian Tabletop Championships

Alberta Classic

Spent Glory Call for Content

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The great mind skatin' through space and time

We fought tigers and Mike Tyson, lost our money and our teeth, but we had a blast, and we're here to tell you about it.  Davy, Skyler, and Brian recount the incredible weekend we had at LVO 2024.

Honza's Global Event Calendar

The Crit Focus Channel (with background lore)

Pink Slip Game courtesy of Shadeglass Reflections!

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I've been rewarded with you

Join us for a very special episode.  Every LVO bound member of our local community recorded a brief set of thoughts covering their thoughts and expectations going in to LVO.  Hear from Jaz, Alexx, Bobby, Brian, Davy, and Skyler.

Did you know you can buy TMR and What the Hex swag?

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 The weird and the novelties/ Don't ever change

Hey, y'all heard about this latest Errata/FAQ/FAR?  It's a big deal.  Brian, Davy, and Skyler break it down and share our thoughts after it's been in the wild for a week.  Just in time for LVO, and we can't wait to see what shakes out.

Chop's podcast: Three Men & A Wargame

Spent Glory: Going to Your First Tournament

Consolidated, Searchable FAQ

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You’re such a perfect match

Like the Goblin King at the ball, we're super into fabulous masks, but you still know who we are because of our fabulous hair!  The latest universal rivals deck is out and it's Malevolent Masks.  We're hyped on this one.  Listen to us getting all gussied up for the great Masquerade!

The Updated Spent Glory blog

Our blog coverage of Malevolent Masks

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Ask about me, I'm gon' bust a move

Phil and Davy take a look at the New Krule Kids on the Block.  Are we dreamin' of schemin' with these boys?  Are they the new Krulest thing, or do the totally drool?  Have a listen, and let us know what you think of this crew.

Card by card review of Stab-Ladz

Our blog coverage of Malevolent Masks

WathLab's amazing Chosen Axes overhaul

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Of course I was offended

Bonus episode!  To celebrate our 100,000th download, we released an early episode interviewing the Dutch World's team- Willy and Val.  Listen as we break down the journey of the Gorechosen and Headkrakka decks.

Willy's Gorechosen deck

Val's Neckbreaka's MadMob

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Dan is dit misschien het moment dat je/ De cirkel doorbreekt

Please welcome G. to the podcast as we talk about his and Brian's experience at the World Championships of Warhammer.  One went as a judge, and one went as a judge of men's souls, bringing one the sauciest choices to the big dance. We talk all about this first of its kind event!

Check out G's Voidcursed Tide, hosted on BattleMallet's Nemesis library.

Battle Mallet's Ep 55: World's with Zack Newcome

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The World. Championships. of. Warhammer.  It's here!  17 players are duking it out for Warhammer Underworlds Supremacy and Davy and Phil are here to discuss the warband breakdown and likely pairings.  And we still can't remember card names!

Davy guests on Underworlds Underground

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Davy and Phil keep it chill while the rest of the gang cools their heels for one more week.  Force of Frost, what does it do?  Even more magic support?  Without a plot lock?  Yowza.  If that's enough, you can entertain yourself by listening to Davy not remember that non-spell gambits are called ploys.

Nine Lives PTG Article

Spent Glory - The Ping Meta is Fine

Card by card review of Force of Frost

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All is cold and frozen

I feel the need... the need for speed!  Can Davy and Phil skate all the way through this episode without going in a flat spin out to sea?  Is this a nice shot in the arm for non-magic aggro?  Or is this frozen in its tracks by the positioning issues it brings?

Underdogs Blog talks Grymwatch

Sleek's Bowl: Tooth and Applause

Underworlds Underground Episode 2

Card by card review of Breakneck Slaughter

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When I bounce back and they know I done caught my breath

Skyler and Phil, the kings of the deep take a dive in to the aethersea to cover Cyreni's Razors.  Is playing this warband just swimming against the current, or are you riding that hammertide all the way to the golden beaches of glory?  Listen for highlight cards, playstyles, and good deck pairings.

The New Underworlds Underground Podcast!

Underworlds Metawatch!

Battle Mallet's lovely Deathgorge gallery

Card by card review of Cyreni's Razors

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Vengeance is the law for thee A thousand leagues below the sea

Three demons so obnoxious they got put into detention and two hosts so obnoxious they got assigned to this episode.  What the Hex's two most dedicated Chaos devotees dig into a truly unique warband.  Listen as we break down our favorite aspects of this warband, including likely Nemesis and Champs pairings.

Card by card review of the Thricefold Discord

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Reverently whisper your goodbye

I've got an empty feeling deep inside

We got goosebumps over here!  Welcome to the Deathgorge!  The whole crew is here for a broad overview of rules changes, and the whole swathe of new warbands and decks.  We are super hyped and hope you are too.  Check it out for all the latest!

Our card by card blog coverage

Skyler's Rules change log

The Critical Focus Channel

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Saints, Saviors, Soldiers, Scholars

With a new season imminently inbound, it's a great opportunity to bring new players on board.  We've created an audio document for you to pass on to any nascent or prospective players.  Skip ahead to the 9:30 mark if you want to jump straight to the main topic!

Spent Glory has a new website!

Void Cursed Thralls Meta analysis

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Our crew has returned from NOVA and they're here to regale us with tales of their exploits.  Phil and Davy chat with Skyler and Bobby about good times, good friends, and good games.

LVO Grand Clash

Nemesis Deck Library, including all our NOVA decks

Give Sparkhammer Minis a follow!

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'Cause wherever you may roam/ Remember who you know

It's the long promised Plaguepack audio batrep!  Phil emcees while Davy pilots a Plaguepack Voidcursed combo into Skyler's Soulraid Toxic Terrors build.  Who will prevail!?!

Davy's Voidpack

Skyler's Terrorfish

The Centre of Attention Blog

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I am the plague

Phil and Davy chat about what went down at our local, and share some thoughts about the meta.  Listen if you like:  the adjective "thinky", Davy finding new ways to self-sabotage, and indoctrination of the next generation.

Spent Glory's Format Overview

Kyros' Baa-aa-aa-d to the Bone Article

Our Paths of Prophecy Coverage

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The fate that I'm facing not like other men

Despite all delays, we're still just rats in the states.  It's a deluge of disease, a bubonic boogaloo, an eruption of corruption.  Come listen to the crew chat about the Plaguepack and our first impressions and experiences.  (Note:  Shipping delays means at time of publishing, we still don't have a preview copy for Paths of Prophecy, so we can't offer you any content on that front!)

Blog coverage of the Plaguepack

Play in our Q3 event!

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I still believe that I cannot be saved

With so many beautiful Universal Rivals decks at this ball, however will we pick which to dance with?  Skyler, Davy, and Brian run through the currently available Universal decks, discussing strengths, limitations, and pairings with each for Nemesis and Championship.

Battle Mallet's excellent Nemesis deck archive

Play in our Q3 event!

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Tell the bookie put a bet on "not a damn thing will go wrong

Here it be, the field test of last episode's deck build.  And who better to pilot than the guy who wasn't even there in the first place?  It's Headsmen's Curse vs. Domitan's Stormcoven.  Will heads roll, or will magic reign supreme?

The Spent Glory Blog

Our Headsmen's/Fearsome Fortress Build from Ep 108

Phil's Stormcoven build

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When my head rolls off/ someone else's will turn

Judge this deck, lest ye be judged.  Skyler, Josh and Phil sit down to live build a Headsmen's deck.  Did they do a good job, or did they all earn condemned counters?  You be the judge (and jury and executioner).

The deck (in all its glory?)

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No mercy from the edge of the blade

What a great time to bring new players into the game... or welcome back new players.  We take a look at the new starter set, not from the perspective of gnarly ol' veterans, but from the perspective of a returning player- and from a teaching point of view.  Full house on this one!

The Independent Characters Podcast

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And you will learn to survive me

Wow.  Wyrdhollow is barely settling in and we've got two re-worked warbands, one brand new one, and one of the weirdest universal Rivals decks we've ever seen.  Check it out on this overview of it all.  And click below for blog coverage of each of these releases.

https://www.themortalrealms.com/underworlds-releases/headsmen

https://www.themortalrealms.com/underworlds-releases/sepulchral

https://www.themortalrealms.com/underworlds-releases/farstriders

https://www.themortalrealms.com/underworlds-releases/voidcursed

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I am only a nameless soul/ staring into a pure black void

It is complete.  The great battle of our time.  In a double header, the whole crew talks Trashfire tournament and our first outing with Wyrdhollow season in organized play with the Madtown Throwdown Q2.

Our Hero and Tormentor, Sleek's Bowl

The Spent Glory Blog

Davy's Old Black Magic

Skyler's Blackpowder Maps

Brian's Turret Vortemis

Josh's Relic Rulebreaker Mollog

Phil's Vaults Mysterium Guardians

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no more reining in

We're just getting started with the Wyrdhollow season, and thought we'd kick it off with a battle to the death between Davy's Stormcoven and Phil's Pandaemonium:

Davy's Stormcoven Deck

Phil's Pandaemonium Deck

Cinderfall Gaming Underworlds Battle Reports

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A change gonna come, oh yes, it will

Can you feel that?  In the air?  That special feeling, that crackle?  That's magic, baby!  Welcome to Wyrdhollow!  Phil and Davy talk the new warbands, decks, and rules.  Check out card-by-card coverage below:

Domitan's Stormcoven cards

Ephilim's Pandaemonium

Seismic Shock Universal Rivals Deck

Toxic Terrors Universal Rivals Deck

Truth and Claw - Xandire's Nemesis

Madtown Throwdown Q2

They say that you're too weird for me

Return of the debate-isode: It's championship vs. nemesis and we're going to decide which is better!  Give a listen as ice-cold logic meets fiery speeches in a verbal deathmatch for the soul of the game.

Sons of Velmorn deep-dive on Determined Effort

Our Q2 Throwdown Event

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You feel it, concede it

We return, (triumphant?), from Adepticon.  Listen as these savages create another monster 'sode to give you the deets of the ACon Grand Clash.  These heartless heathens have no regard for their poor editor, but they've got the glory to do what they want.

Flaviuz's breakdown of the new boards

The stand-up crew from the Dice Heroes

Battle Mallet's Nemesis deck archive

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Air's thin, I can't win but I still keep runnin

Biggest. Episode. Ever.  A walk down memory lane with the history of Warhammer Underworlds as seen through the prism of one hundred episodes of What the Hex.  Come join the whole crew as we break down where we've come from.  In way, way more than 30 minutes.

Plus- our Trashfire Tourney drawing!

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Watch that dude, inspect that fool, still standing

Phil and Davy try to go toe to toe in the arena of the mind discussing the merits of Gryselle's Arenai.  Come listen about the newest queens of the fighting pits.  Thanks of course to GW for a review copy for this episode.

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Perhaps you prefer blog coverage?

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Here I am Rock you like a hurricane

Listen as Phil and Skyler take the new beta rules out for a spin with a matchup of the former (still?) titans of the meta, The Gnarlspirit Pack, cutting their teeth against the former (still?) briny deeps of Blackpowder's Buccaneers.

Staggerers Blog

Shadeglass App/Tournament Organizer

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Fend off the enemy/ Sing out the jubilee

We had the lovely opportunity to throw down in a Championship format event locally before we shift gears into Nemesis mode (Nemimode?).  Have a listen for what we learned from our event.

WathLab's lovely Chosen Axes puzzle.

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Memorized by the glory

Adepticon's Grand Clash has been designated as a Nemesis event, so we go full Battle Mallet (less those pesky hosts) and talk Nemesis meta, factions, considerations and so forth.

Format Guide on Underdogs

Agents of Sigmar YouTube Channel

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the mother of karma

Are there too many warbands in the game right now?  In the grand tradition of Chatting Crit, we try to come at both sides of the issue.  Give a listen and let us know what you think of this format!

Come play in the Madtown Throwdown!

Check out the WTC!

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The differences pale when compared to the similarity they share

The Sons band together to try to cast down Grinkrak's Fearsome Fortress in today's audio batrep.  Come for the crits and stay for Davy's positioning mistakes!

Come play in the Madtown Throwdown!

Mandarga's Mystery Project

Brian's Looncourt Deck

Looncourt... but Nemesis

Davy's (but actually Chad's) Velmorn deck

Velmorn... but Nemesis

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Between our quests we sequin vests
And impersonate Clark Gable

Grinkrak's Looncourt is storming the gates of the Fearsome Fortress in today's episode.  The two latest releases for Warhammer Underworlds are coming in to close out 2022 and we break down our first impressions.

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R77's Underworlds Blog

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Every fortress falls
It is not the end

Do you have a strong local scene?  Would you like to have one?  We've been fortunate here and we're looking to share some of our tips for success with you.  The new year is on the way and Underworlds has never been in a better position for welcoming new players.  The real league... was the friends we made along the way.

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Sleek's Bowl!

Our league format

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When they hear you and you thought they wouldn't listen It's like an anthem that the whole world's singin'

If they can take a break from fighting over their dad's will, maybe those Sons of Velmorn can get it together.  Josh and Davy talk trying to build a championship deck for the overlooked half of Gnarlwood.

Underdogs Blog

Josh's Deck

Davy's Deck

Phil's Deck

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I'll never forget you / Through the stories that I've heard

What is this, a crossover episode?  Battle Mallet's Jerod squares of against our own Phil and a Gnarlwood out of the box Nemesis battle.  Listen to their recap of the rumble in the jungle!

Jerod's Velmorn Delvers Nemesis Deck

Phil's Teeth, Claws and Gnarlspirit Nemesis Deck

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I'm tearing away from it/ Because I know I can

You know where you are?!  You're in the jungle, baby!  You're gonna die!  We all are!  This is a release with a lot of big, big changes and Phil and Davy try to grapple with them all.  Do we succeed?  Or do we get turned into tasty compost for the Gnarloaks?  Give it a listen!

Why we Need Nemesis and Championship

Beardgrave!

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Go to war kid I'll give you any weapon you like

Or: "Good riddance Hunger, you won't be missed" and other slam poetry.  The full crew talks a round table as the clock runs out on Direchasm with an impending return to Ghur in the mix.  We talk our favorites introductions to the game over the past year, and take a look at the cards that will leave us soon.

Flavius's amazing Gnarlwood board breakdown

Handful of Dice's Painters Spotlight

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Nothing wrong/ No, nothing wrong/ With a lie

Please welcome to the fold: Skyler (OmniOps), Brian (homicida1_llama) and Josh (MySizeFitzAll) who join the show to help us put the Gorechosen through their paces.

Brian's Deck (change that Draught!)

Davy's Shadeborn

Set the Tempo's Enraged

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Quench the thirst, drown the sorrow

The Gorechosen are here!  Phil and Davy look at the faction cards through the lens of building a championship deck with them.  Listen as we forge a deck built of rage, wrath and fury.

Blog post for the deck

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Gorechosen Faction Cards

Gorechosen Universal Cards

Deadly Depths Cards

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All but perished by now, but you can't erase the grin from those backyard skulls

Phil and Davy pick apart the process of building a championship Hexbane deck.  Listen as we criminally neglect Weapon's of Justice!

Check out WathLab's Chosen Axes overhaul

The Deck Assembled

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And I'ma get mad deep like a threat Blow up your project, then take all your assets

Nobody expects the Sigmarite Inquisition!  Our chief weapon is surprise, surprise and dad jokes, dad jokes and surprise!  Phil and Davy *get into it* coming at you with an audio battle report using the brand new Hexbane's Hunters.  Make sure you check out our card by card blog content on the new releases.

Hexbane Faction Cards

Hexbane Universals

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Abandon all reason, Avoid all eye contact

Meta got you down?  Why not take a step to the side, take a walk on the bloody side?  Phil and Davy talk playing outside the meta, with who else?  Garrek's Reavers.

Phil's Suicide Reavers Deck

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We're gathered here to maim and kill, cause this is what we choose

New Rivals decks you say?  Phil and Davy try to assemble a pair of Rivals Plus decks using the Vainglorious Raiders and Patient Lurkers decks published in White Dwarf Magazine (and available online),

Phil's Vainglorious Swarm

Davy's Patient Despoilers

Come Play a Tournament With Us!

Content Creators Links

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I'm holding back

A discussion with Grymwatch connoisseur Nick about his recent outing with the noble ghouls at Bugman's.  We talk the deck, of course and why we think they have a strong place in the current meta.

Note: We encountered some audio difficulties during recording.  Apologies for the dip in sound quality!

Nick's Deck

Come Play a Tournament With Us!

Content Creators Links

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Humans held on eating flesh

Hey- there's a lot of folks making stuff for Warhammer Underworlds out there.  Maybe you've missed a few.  We run down everything we can find.  If you think we missed something, let us know!

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All the things that people do in winter

Underrated cards!  You know what else is underrated?  Releasing the episode on time.  Apologies- it was a real "plague on both our houses" situation.  Tune in for all the awesome listener submissions!

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In these little moments, get your cards out/ I am waiting

Audio batrep time!  Brian slinks his way on to What the Hex, dropping smoke bombs and flinging throwing stars.  Phil takes the reins to put our freshly raised electro-zombos through their stumbling paces.  Remember to send in your idea of overlooked and underrated gems!

Set the Tempo's Breakdown of the Early Nethermaze Meta

The shambolic deck we built

Brian's Clawpack

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Best killer in the land

Davy and Phil shamble through an Exiled Dead deck build.  Is it crafted with the mad genius of Deintalos, or is this more of a Bault creation?  Come have a listen as we piece this together on the fly. 

Remember to send in your idea of overlooked and underrated gems!

The shambolic deck we built

Check out the North West Underworlds Community: @NWUnderworlds

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To shock you like you won't believe

Just a big ol' pile of Universals. How is one to cope?  Davy and Phil break down some of the overall trends and standouts for the season.

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The shadow/ The shadow I remember

It's heeeeere!  Get hyped!  Phil and Davy threw down head to head with the Shadeborn and Clawpack to test out the dizzying depths of the Nethermaze.

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Battle Mallet Podcast

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You'd rather pursue death than admit defeat

And it smells like victory.  Requizen comes on for a deep dive in the "how I built this deck" episode of his Spiteclaw's Swarm that very nearly went the distance at Adepticon 2022.  Come have a listen.

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The Alberta Classic

Baconborne's look at Kainan in the current meta

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Better men have died for less, but the rats get fat no matter where you've been

Here it is, our recap of our experience of the Adepticon 2022 Grand Clash.  Did all that practice pay off?  Or should we have snuck in a few more reps...

Mandarga's Blade Coven Guide

Compaq's Battle at Bugman's

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Don't you battle we'll kill you / We'll rip you up and tear you in two

Time for just a few last cycles before the Grand Clash.  We go at it in  a practice game.  Who will be Purified?  Who will be Krushed?

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If I want it, it's mine/ You can't stop me

We've almost seen all the Grand Alliance cards for the season, a mechanic new to the Harrowdeep season.  Phil and Davy take a deep dive into what the current pool looks like, what it means for the game, and what it might look like in the future.

Determined Effort Blog

Monkey's Hex Objective Placement

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First you must do something before you swim

Like a pack of cartoon hyenas, we stumble and bumble our way towards our first Grand Clash in... 30 years?  How long has it been? We turn our beautiful minds towards preparing for a grand clash- some of our thought processes, a lot of unstructured meta commentary, all overseen by the wisdom of Jimmy.

Monkey's Hex: Objective Placement

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I keep the wolves at bay

Is this episode even here?  Who can say?  Phil and Davy talk Illusory Might, particularly from a Rivals perspective.  What can we learn from that approach?  How many times will we accidentally start talking a lot about Championship?

WTH Survey

Godsworn Gamer/Martin's Illusionary Pageant

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Look at the lies we've swallowed

All aboard the Plunder Bus with the Grunderbuss!  Phil and Davy talk that new pirate style.

WTH Survey

Set the Tempo is Dead. Long live Set the Tempo!

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Look fine in our threads!

Smoke is blacking out the sun At night I pray and clean my gun

With RG knocking down two online events with the Starblood stalkers, it's time for Phil and the champ to discuss how good they are and Davy to lament about losing to them.

WTH Survey

RG's deck

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Look fine in our threads!

'Cause I need that bitter hand/ That struck me blind/ To keep my eyes from closing

What does the future hold in store?  We don't know, but that won't stop us opining on the matter.  Come have a leisurely chat about what may be to come in Harrowdeep.  (Note:  Please forgive the reduced sound quality.  This is the last week we'll be recording on the road)

WTH Survey

Vassal Clash lists from Underworldsdb

Straight Outta Shadespire Top 8 via Deckers

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Look fine in our threads!

Good luck findin' your peace of mind/ Bein' born into these brutal times

During this time of year, give yourself the gift of a bigger local meta.  Get out there and recruit with our new player guide with special guest Skyler.

The Gloryseekers Blog

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But you will learn to mind me

Davy and Phil have entered Harrowdeep, but have they delved to greedily and too deep?  Can you even hold objectives any more.  We chat hold objective play in Season 5.  Stay after the credits to listen to us not remember the names of any cards.  Or all the cards.

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'Cause if you think nobody wants it/ Just throw it away and you will see/ Someone will have it before you can count one, two, three

Once good friends with a working relationship based on mutual respect, Set the Tempo and What the Hex!?! are at each others' throats.  There's only one way to solve this and that's a good ol' fashioned death match.  Brought to you in audio format!

Our Krule Deck

Set the Tempo's Truthseekers

Truthseekers version 2

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I should have fought him...

Better.  Stronger. Faster.  But most of all, more Kunnin'.  We try our hand at a Krulebuild, in preparation for a Kontent Kreator Deathmatch, with Matt from Set the Tempo.  

Our Krule Deck

Set the Tempo's Truthseekers

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This slowly seeping straight through the crust

It's Harrowdeep Day!  There's a ton to go through- Phil and Davy break down the varied rules changes, new keywords and updates to the game.  Get hype!

Path to Glory review

Can You Roll a Crit review

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So deep/ So, so deep

The waiting is the hardest part, amirite?  To pass the time, Matt and Davy take a note from Matt and build some decks with Beastgrave rotated out.  We talk about the why, who we think is well positioned, and a little about where we went with our decks.

Davy's Dubious Defensive Wurmspat

Phil's Filthy Fifth Foray For Starblood

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You coming along?

Join Matt, Davy and Phil for a Direchasm/Season 4 retrospective.  We take a look at some of our favorite, cards, memories, and mechanics and do a little bit of musing on what's to come in Season 5.

Set the Tempo

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I recall it all forever

Phil and Davy coming at you, building a combo deck live on air.  With Arena Mortis 2 providing a new set of combo cards we thought we'd see what we could do to put a deck together that dips into that strategy.

The Deck!

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You always build it better the second time around

C-c-c-crossover!   Strap in for a long ride, WTH fans.  You're in Story Phase territory now.  We pull some of the rest of the TMR network in to cover the Direchasm Anthology

Discord for The Mortal Realms

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And I'll die on this mountain/ this mountain's my home

Hey Mollog, thanks for keeping Spinefin's throne warm.  You can take a hike now, ya big nerd!  We bring Mandarga, author of the Underdogs blog. to talk Soulraid.  With a lot of quality reps, he can really let us know what makes this warband tick, and why Spinefin should be the next president of Underworlds.

Mandarga's List

The Gloryseekers' take on Soulraid

HEXODUS

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You can find you a hollow shelter of stone/ Anytime you get low

Cause you ain't seen nothing yet

Good morning ladies and gentlemen!  With apologies to the late great Purple One, we're taking an updated look at control play with Set the Tempo's Matt.  After his very excellent article covering Control play we decided to finally get off our butts and pull him in for an episode.  We'll cover definition, iconic cards and warbands, and the state of play in the current game.

Also mentioned:

The Gloryseekers: Building on a Budget

Matt's Dread Pageant control

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Wouldn't you like to look good in a cool shirt?

You've lost and I control you.

Are you Underworlds curious?  We've got an episode designed to be passed on to anyone looking to get into the game, especially with the evergreen starter set released in 2021.  We bring on special guest Aaron to talk about the new player experience.

Can You Roll a Crit!?! Getting Started

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Wouldn't you like to look good in a cool shirt?

Here we stand and here we fight / All your fallen heroes

We hit the two most relevant things in today's Warhammer Underworlds meta- the new shiny FAR list and Eyes of the Nine.  Please welcome Norway's own Erik (aka ErikErik) while he helps us through this upheaval by preaching us to embrace change.  Or the Changer of Ways.

Taylor's Tournament Info

Age of Sigmar Box Set Giveaway

Erik's Pre-FAR List

Erik's post-FAR list

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Wouldn't you like to look good in a cool shirt?

It's gotta be a change in my life

There's only two sure things in life... that GW will release a warband when we're not ready, and that when the going gets tough, Phil and Davy will make someone else do the hard work.  Please welcome Tommy, terror of the Vassal Clashes to the 'cast to talk Kainan's Reapers. 

Wathlab's Incredible Deployment Guide (cycle through images at the top)

Battle for Salvation has returned!

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Tommy's Reapers Deck

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I think I've met the end of the world

Podcast!  Transform to something that can keep up with these releases, like... I dunno... a semi-truck?  Oh, and ROLL OUT!  Phil and Davy talk some of our fave Universals from Mad-Mob and Kainan's Reapers.  

Keep Chopping Blog

Set the Tempo Blog

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My body's built much braver 'cause I once befriended it

We bring Zach in from Cozy Serpent gaming and all the Discords everywhere to talk Silent Menace.  Listen for two people with hot takes and one with a measured, well-informed take.

Cozy Serpent Gaming

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You know what I fear, the end is always near

Like a bunch of undead hungry, hungry hippos, the Crimson Court have had all hands on deck the past month.  What have we learned after taking them out for a spin?  More importantly, what has *Tabletop Sydney* learned?  Benji guests on this episode to chat about their awesome channel and all things vampire.

Benji's Deck

WTH Deck

Tabletop Sydney

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If we were vampires and death was a joke...

Super hot off the presses- we talk about those Orruks so savage they don't need no clothes!  What's the latest greenskin addition got in store for Direchasm?

Tabletop Sydney Best of 5 Series

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the shore of your face will turn to bone

Good lord.  No time for anything clever, there is a veritable flood of releases.  Seriously.  Get a paddle, we gotta get outta here.  We're covering the (now apparently very old) news of the Crimson Court universals. 

Tabletop Sydney Best of 5 Series

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My trials in the fire, The Crucible made me hot

Phil and Davy, your essential seneschals sent y'all this beefy episode to talk about the latest *permanent* additions to the card pool.  A real walk down memory lane for these guys, let me tell ya.

Phwwooaarhammer blog

No Gitz, No Glory

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Yo, bring that back, rewind, I spit 'em again

Davy and Phil get in the weeds with Bold Deeds, turn the page on Martial Mage, and somethingsomething schmesistance on Haughty Resistance.  Do we find this set of universals interesting?  Judging by the number of times we used that adjective... YES.  Listen to the end for Davy to get the answer wrong to his own trivia question.

I FEEL THE NEED.  THE NEED... FOR SPEED. (How to get to max move)

(NOTE:  Davy was wrong- there's a warband that can go... even faster!)

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All we ever had is hunger

"Long have I waited..."  Thus spake Phil!  Listen while we ponder the celestial significance of this latest warband.  Listen while Phil sticks the landing on pronouncing names and Davy pretends he totally knew that too.  Listen to how many times Davy describes a feature as not nothin'.

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Please don't let the past be my fate

Dropping at the exact time when our befuddlement about the whereabouts of the Starblood Stalkers is rendered instantly obsolete, Phil and Davy take a look at the latest universals to impact the meta.

Tabletop Sydney

Set the Tempo

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...A quite handsome beast I might add.

Are objectives burning down around us, or will it be all sound, no fury (or smash)?  Phil and Davy are back for a hot, hot take on the arrival of the Ravagers.  Join us for a ramble through some dubious predictions on the impact of the last warband to arrive before Phil finds his forever-warband.

Also: Somewhere, Phil and Davy are still trying to remember Fecula and Targor's names.  For shame!

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Desecrate it, Desecrate it all/ Call broken arrow and level this ground

So we're back up in the game
Running things to keep our swing
Letting all the people know
That we're back to run the show

Did you know that, and I think I'm saying this right, "DIER KASM" is out?  Let us tell you all about it!  The full WTH crew is back and in the mix.

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A sickness has poisoned my time/ And I searched for a cure, but it blinded my sight

Back flip!  Somersault!  Parkour!  The Coven is coming at you like a pack of howler monkeys!  Pop culture reference!  Phil breaks down the WTH?!? first impressions of the latest aggro glass cannons to arrive.  Tune in to learn more!

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No end to suffering/ All hail our mighty Queen

Like that Sepulchral Guard petitioner, emerging from the depths, WTH?!? comes crawling back out of the ground!  Phil takes the reins with a quick look at the big boys of Beastgrave Wave 4.  Is there room in this meta for some good ol' fashioned, aggro?  Is it the second coming of Gurzag?  What's with these objective holding surges?  All this and more in the latest What the Hex?!?.

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Watch me bash this beat like a skull

Sprinting out of the depths of Shadespire and into the Beastgrave come the cannibal savages- the CritDef crew.  Wait, no... Garrek's Reavers.  And yes, we know in between the time that we recorded this those Path to Glory scoundrels released an episode on the same topic, but... Podcast Khorne cares note from whence the audio flows...  Matthew Martine guests!

Contact:

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I NEED YOUR SKULL!

How does one play Warhammer Underworlds when you can't leave your home?  Online, you say?  So do we.  Aaron joins us for a chat about the Steel Sky productions game and what you should know!

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We're all in this thing together
Walkin' the line between faith and fear

And that is just the way we remain

Need something to listen to from your bunker, 20 floors below sea level?Recorded in anticipation of ACon, we talk about what we would expect to encounter in the wilds of today's tournaments.  Phil, Davy and special guest: the looming spectre of Covid-19.

Contact:

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"Yeah we're comin' back in with another bomb track.."

We've got a fever, and the only cure is more fever.  Wurmspat are in the house, along with the one and only John Wynn Rees.  Take a deep breath and come give it a listen.

Community Shoutouts:

Call it Shadespire's Wurmspat stats

Battle Mallet's Hex Ed ep

Jimmy Molini's Sepulchral Guard on the Battlecast

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Our discord

Recommended Listening

I'm diseased/ I don't mind

It's a disease and they're all green/ It emanates from their being

Recorded hot on the heels of the full reveal of the new warbands and then kept in cold storage like Hrothgorn's snack stash, we've got the latest episode coming at ya.  Geoff Osbourne returns to discuss the universals from the latest wave.

Contact us:

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Chat on the Mortal Realms discord.

My mind's a mile a minute/ my thoughts they bark like hounds

Two-time grand clash winner Sandro guests to talk about how he took down one of the most competitive fields to date with his Grymwatch.  We break down his deck, thought process, strategies, and games.

Sandro's Winning Deck

Next episode: The latest universals from Mantrappers and Wurmspat.

Contact:

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This time around I'ma make it clear / Spoke some things into the universe and they appeared

As an addendum to our last episode, we get a second take from Max Bernstein of the BFS:U podcast.

Max's Deck

Next week:  An interview with Sandro to talk about his Grand Clash victory in the UK with Grymwatch.

Contact:

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All The Mortal Realms Content

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All Max's many many many music recommendations.

Just kidding, one more.

In an unexpectedly timely episode, our crew brings in a local headhunter, Cam, to talk Lady Harrow's Mournflight.  The banshees are stealthing in to a crucial place in the meta and we talk about why.

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Miniature Fight Club: The best Underworlds batreps you'll ever see...

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And besides you're a ghost to most before they notice/ That you ever had a hair or a hide

When I lived alone/ Is there a ghost in my house?

Phil and Davy break down a different way of looking at the game.  We talk risk evaluation.  Did we keep it more exciting than actuarial science?  You be the judge.

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school of hard knocks/ I took night classes

just lookin' for a needle/ that's lost in the sand

Happy 2020 all!  We'll be back with our regularly scheduled episode on time and in short order, but in the meantime, the Mortal Realms podcast family recorded a year end cross over.  The hosts of The Story Phase, Dogs of Warcry and What the Hex?! take a look at the year behind and the year ahead.

Contact:

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Max Bernstein has escaped his jailers at Battle for Salvation and guests with us- bringing one of his signature segments: Keys to Salvation.  Tune in for a broad spectrum of gameplay tips and musical recommendations.

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Email: [email protected]

Battle for Salvation podcast

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All the Mortal Realms content...

Branches falling down / From sources underground

And I will try to fix you

A little vision of the truth in a world of lies

Thanks to everyone who entered!  We pulled a winner out of the hat today, and we'll be back with our full episode in 5 more days.  See you then!

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Welcome to asylum!  We've managed to bribe the guards to let loose the rare deckbuilding beast: Madskullz himself!  Progenitor of the Festering and Hungering (F&H) skaven build, what else does the madman have in store?

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And the worms, they will climb the rugged ladder of your spine/ We're all mad here

I just toss that ham on the fryin pan/ like spam

They don't scurry when something bigger comes their way

Bumper episode to go with our one-year anniversary as a podcast.  We bring the wonderful Geoff Osborne on to chat the most recent deluge of releases and a year of podcasting in Warhammer Underworlds.  We also announce our first ever listener contest!  Thanks for listening everyone!

Twitter: @wthcast

email: [email protected]

Tip Jar (Patreon)

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I am gonna make it through this year, if it kills me

Do you even read bro?  Benny's Cursebreakers and Adam's Eyes do.  They both brought tomes to the Warhammer World Grand Clash and they're here to talk about it.  Phil and Davy host.

(Note: Benny's audio got rough during the recap, so you can get his WHW experience as a bonus episode, coming soon!  Apologies, and thanks for understanding.)

Adam's Eyes Deck

Benny's Cursebreakers Deck

Get in touch:

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Discord: Here

You would seem so frail/ In the cold of the night/ When the armies of emotion/ Go out to fight.

Third week in a row of What the Hex?! content.  Here's where we admit it was all a dare to see if we could get you sick of hearing our voices.  But here's the sugar with your medicine: The inimitable Aman Khusro!  We talk bringing your decks up to date with all the latest tectonic shifts in game play.  Have a listen.

Podcasts we mention:

Path to Glory

CritDef

BattleMallet

Battle for Salvation: Warhammer Underworlds Podcast

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Twitter: @wthcast

"The darkness is falling, the sky has turned gray/ A hound in the distance is starting to bay"

B-b-b-bonus content!  The good folks at Steel Sky Productions took some time from their schedule last month to record an episode with us about the development of Warhammer Underworlds: Online!  Get as hyped as we are about this!

(Note: Despite our best efforts at the time, we couldn't get the team to let slip the third warband.  Spoiler alert: It's Sepulchral Guard!)

Warhammer Underworlds: Online Discord Link

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"I am the voice of the next generation/ Completely digital"

Ah, those tasty, tasty objectives.  They're cool again, ya heard?  Listen to the master at work as Dean Bilz talks with us about the principles of objective play. 

NOTE:  This episode was recorded prior to the release of Beastgrave, but we believe the principles hold true, regardless.  Have a listen.

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That echo chorus lied to me with its "Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on" 

Season 3 is upon us!  And those still abed in Season 2 will think themselves accurs'd, they were not here!  Geoff Moore of Claim the City fame (infamy?) joins us in a discussion of the new season and the accompanying tidal wave of news!  Listener questions too, natch.

Get in touch: 

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Email: [email protected]

Our discord

Claim the City FB page

"I found the darkness in my neighbor/ I found the fire in the frost"

"Broke my heart to leave the city/ I mean it broke what wasn't broken in there already"

Your head still spinning from that card rotation?  It spun us right round baby.  Right round.  This episode, we bring on Dean Bilz to talk the impact of rotating out the universals from Season 1.  We have a deluge of listener questions about the impact on the community, the meta, specific cards and more.

You can (and should) get in touch with us!

Twitter: @wthcast

email: [email protected]

Don't forget to take a gander at all the other Mortal Realms content.

"and I'm left behind/as the seasons roll on by"

What's the only thing worse than being trapped in a nightmare city and being forced to fight to the death over and over again?  It's being trapped in a hellish arena within a nightmare city and being forced to fight the death over and over again.  Come get trapped with Phil and Davy while we chat about Dreadfane.

Cards we discuss.

And the Condemnors ones

Contact:

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Discord invite

"'Cause dread and fear should not be confused/
By dread I'm inspired, by fear I'm amused"

Matthew "Redhand" Martine drops in from Atlanta to chat with us about a Season 1 throwback, the mighty Magore and his Fiends.  We take a look at the fighters, cards, strengths and weaknesses of this classic powerhouse.

Don't forget to check out Matt's new podcast: CritDef!

As always we'd love to chat.  Get in touch at:

Twitter: @wthcast

email: [email protected]

[Note: We had an equipment issue that is apparent with additional background noise on one end of the conversation- apologies- and we'll get it solved next time around!]

Recommended listening:

"You are the blood that I may see you"

"Raining blood/from a lacerated sky"

An episode for our developing player series, we talk about some general rules of thumb you can apply to your games.  Like any rules, there are exceptions.  And those have exceptions.  But the exceptions to the exceptions?  Ironclad.  Have a listen, and don't forget to share your thoughts on your own Rules of Thumb.

email: [email protected]

Twitter: @wthcast

Eric's Twitter: @stonemonkgamer

"First rule of thumb you gave: promise not to fade away"

Beastgrave, y'all!  We talk about what we think is on the way, and then take the opportunity to look back at Nightvault.  Geoff Osborne guests and helps us reminisce on our favorites from Season 2.

Join in and get in touch:

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Email: [email protected]

Recommended listening:

Night Descending by Iron & Wine

Beast in Black by Beast in Black

Like a couple of weird, melty faced dudes in a bad prequel, Phil and Davy are here to shout at you about the latest developments in Warhammer Underworlds.  That didn't make any sense.  Does this episode make any sense?  There's only one way to be sure.  Have a listen.

Get in touch!

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Email: [email protected]

"No one man should have all that power"

"I have found what I came for"

Reactions- powerful, complicated, and a crucial part of the game.  We break 'em down with Jonathan Davis of the Path to Glory podcast and the Wigglehammer blog.

Get in touch!

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Gmail: [email protected]

"There's a splinter in your eye and it reads react. R. E. A. C... T."

NOTE: The BAR dropped shortly after we recorded, so note that some of the Keep them Guessing discussion is now a moot point!

How 'bout them Guardians?! They've really been growing on the community of late.  We try to get to the root of what makes this warband hotter than a pepper sprout.  Plant pun.

Tony Field of the very excellent blog, The End Phase guests.

"galang a lang a lang lang"

"the legacy that I leave behind/ be the seed that'll keep the flame"

Twitter: @wthcast

Email: [email protected]

Hey, y'all heard about these new-fangled flyin' duardin? They might be good.  Geoff Moore of Claim the City fame thinks so.  Come have a listen while we break them down.  They may be short, but this episode is lonnnnggggg....

Twitter: @wthcast

[email protected]

"Send lawyers, guns, and money..."

Claim the City FB Page

or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Control

Michael Carlin arrives to defend defensive play!  Gather round and listen.

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you know you like it, it's callin' your name

Ermegerd!  Mergerr!  Here's the conception to execution of Phil's Magore's fiend deck at Acon.  We break the deck down and go over performance, and some thoughts on this aggro Magore's Fiends deck.

Link to Phil's Magore's Fiends deck

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email: [email protected]

"If I put too much blood on the page..."

Davy, Aaron, and Phil break down every Godsworn Hunt deck at Adepticon's Grand Clash!  It's a short list.

Link to Davy's Godsworn deck

Get in touch with us!

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email: [email protected]

"I'm just like you baby, I'm on the hunt."

Preparing for a tournament or event?  You need a montage.  Here's how you can make your own.  

[Note:  We'll be covering out Adepticon decks and performance over the next couple episodes.  Let us know what you'd like to hear about first- Godsworn Hunt or Magore's!]

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www.themortalrealms.com

This episode's recommended listening:  

I Come Prepared by K'Naan from Troubadour

How many cards should you include in your power deck?  The crew takes a run at this question with the help of the right honorable Stephen Vann.  

For more of Stephen's analysis on the game, check out: http://www.callitshadespire.com/

To get in touch with the podcast, reach us at:

@wthcast on Twitter

[email protected]

This episode's recommended listening is Feelgood by Numbers by The Go! Team from Thunder, Lightning, Strike.

OMG, that ploy is like, so random!  LOL!  Texting!  Phil, Aaron, and Davy break down the ploys that need a die roll to work.  Are those cards worth your time?  Come talk it over with us.

@wthcast on Twitter

[email protected]

www.themortalrealms.com/underworlds for Aaron's promo database

Today's recommended listening:  Tumbling Dice (cover) by The Gaslight Anthem (orig. Rolling Stones)

Booyakasha!  Davy, Phil, and Aaron are back, and flappin' our gums about the big beast stomping through the meta.  Chosen Axes!  jkjkjk.  We're talking of course, about Mollog's Mob.

Get in touch!

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themortalrealms.com/whatthehex

Recommended listening:  Die Monster Die by Misfits

Fresh off their tournament experience, did the fellas come back as Heroes All, or did they have to Accept Inevitability?  Find out in this run-down of our experiences with our Eyes, Reavers, and Swarm decks.  You know, the meta defining stuff.

Get in touch on Twitter: @wthcast or by email: [email protected]

Links: List of promos

Community Resource Tracker

Recommended listening: Settle for a Draw by Arctic Monkeys

Engage tournament preparation mode!  (Note: Deck list links below)

Want to know how the Warhammer Underworlds elite prepare for a tournament?  Then you should probably check out some of those UK blogs we mentioned in our second episode!  Want to know how three average players prep?  Then check out this episode.  We cover what Aaron, Phil, and Davy are bringing to Waaaghpaca in January 2019.

Aaron's Spiteclaw's Swarm Deck

Phil's Eyes of the Nine Deck

Davy's Reavers deck

Recommended listening:

Sure Shot by Beastie Boys

Banned and restricted you say?  Now that the heat of its initial release has passed, we'll evaluate the BAR with the help of the cold light of day and a month of gaming and list building.  Did we just come to the same conclusions that better players figured out on Day 1?  You'll have to listen to find out!

Contact us:

@wthcast

@dosaceos

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Suggested listening:  One or the Other by Paula Abdul

It's time to count up all the glory you scored this year with Davy and Phil!  That's right, it's the third end phase of 2018, so what better way to go out than with a gripping discussion of third end phase objectives.

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This episode's suggested listening:  The Rip from Third by Portishead

You thought breakfast was the most important meal of the day, but you were wrong- it’s information.  You know, the… information meal… Work with me. And if you’re like us, then you’re hungry. Hungry for more Underworlds Content.  Well we’ve got a full selection of places for you to feed to your heart’s content- we discuss Underworlds blogs, YouTube, deck builders, and podcasts.  Links below!

Podcasts

http://claimthecitypodcast.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bfsuwpodcast/

YouTube

(Agents of Sigmar) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgHUrefFPIx5_ppXbwqT4Pw

(The BattleCast) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrgILS6HpvM2vwSX8sgHjQ

(miniwargaming) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SjgoiNDAHU&list=PLliZQodsai-igFr9ez1iNdmEOqFSjVv8k

(guerilla miniature games) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOznp-K5u9k&list=PLzrPO7KIAtwUwUaQymXrgJTMeNR60FpaZ

Blogs

http://www.callitshadespire.com/

https://steelcityunderworlds.com/

https://katophranerelic.com/

https://canyourollacrit.com/

Deckbuilders

https://deckbuilder.warhammerunderworlds.com/

http://www.underworldsdb.com/

The stunning debut of What the Hex?!

In the aftermath of the Banned and Restricted-quake, Phil and Davy take a look at push ploys.  They may not be the sexiest, but they're always useful.  Am I talking about the hosts or the ploys?  Tune in to find out!

Get in touch with us on Twitter at @wthcast and let us know what you think!