Once he decided to intervene personally and invade Hysh, the Realm of Light, at a moment from victory, Teclis destroyed his mortal shape banishing his essence to Shyish, at least for a while. He sent his trusted advisors to complete the required rituals but they all failed one by one. More recently, Nagash tried to propagate the Necroquake by attacking simultaneously the realms of Life, Light and Metal. His long plan to invert the centre of death magic by transporting a single grain of sand at a time from the outside of the realm to the centre of Shyish, finally came to fruition when the construction of an inverted Black Pyramid was completed and a powerful ritual sent death magic across all realms to awaken undead beings.Įventually an infiltration of Skaven denied him victory corrupting the Necroquake, but that was enough to awaken magic energies long asleep giving form to Endless Spells and other marvels. Only thanks to his Mortarchs intervention, Nagash’s essence was preserved and he eventually came back in the Age of Sigmar heralding a new age for Death. Nagash allowed everything that was not directly opposed to his own schemes, thus enabling the two Mortarchs to build their own kingdoms in Shysh.ĭuring the Age of Chaos Nagash was killed by Archaon, the Everchosen, herald of the Chaos Gods and destroyer of worlds. Vampires are however creatures to not be trusted and internecine wars erupted immediately for control of the different underworlds. While Ushoran ended up with a degenerate curse shared by his progeny, the Flesh-Eater Courts, Mannfred and Neferata created their own lineages by giving the blood kiss to their most trusted servants. To start with, he resurrected his most trusted generals (called Mortarchs): Mannfred, Neferata, Arkhan and Ushoran. Nagash promptly started his conquest of Shyish, the Realm of Death, by absorbing all other death deities, on one side pretending to work with Sigmar’s pantheon, on the other plotting on his long term plans. In exchange, the two agreed to collaborate to bring back civilization to the Mortal Realms. He was indeed struck down multiple times in his long career, only to return every time.Īt the beginning of the Mortal Realms, in the Age of Myth, Nagash was imprisoned in a cairn, and Sigmar was the one that helped him escape. He once was just a mere mortal in the World-that-Was, but he has since mastered the powers of Death magic and achieved immortality. The undead aristocracy has its origin in Nagash, the God of Undead. Lore of the Soulblight Gravelords in Age of Sigmar

The army has a bit for everyone, from elite cavalry to hordes of skeletons or zombies, but the most effective way to play is to rely on its hordes, both as sacrificial pieces and as your hammer/anvil.

White Dwarf 471 introduces few mechanics related to AoS 3.0, including allegiance abilities, mount traits, battle tactics, grand strategies and core battalions. The new battletome has been introduced just before Age of Sigmar 3.0, but with AoS 3.0 in mind making it a valid battletome with many options under the new ruleset. It differs from Legions as a few units have been removed, some added, and most received new sculpts, but the core and playstyle of the army remain really similar. This army is the successor of the previous Legions of Nagash, a placeholder “soup” battletome that contained all Death units not gathered in other battletomes. Soulblight Gravelords is an army belonging to the Grand Alliance Death, reuniting the most iconic undead denizens of the Realm of Death: vampires, skeletons and zombies. 6 Tactics and Final Verdict on the Soulblight Gravelords Army Overview of the Soulblight Gravelords Army

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