Steel Sky Productions have announced that Warhammer Underworlds: Online is free-to-keep for a short time; as part of the Warhammer Skulls festival and sale.
Warhammer Underworlds: Online is a digital adaptation of the Warhammer Underworlds board game. Players choose a warband and fight rivals in turn-based tactical battles on hex-based boards.
While the warbands themselves are set, Warhammer Underworlds features a heavy deckbuilding element; where players construct decks of objectives, special abilities, and upgrades to enhance their fighters and gain points during battles.
Warhammer Underworlds: Online is free-to-keep if you acquire it before June 10th. The base game includes two warbands: Steelhearts’s Champions, and Magore’s Fiends. Additional warbands are available for $6.99 USD each. New cards are added to the game regularly for free, and there is no collection or booster pack scheme for the cards.
Warhammer Underworlds: Online is also adding a new warband DLC pack as part of the Warhammer Skulls event. Garrek’s Reavers is one of the first warbands released as part of the physical game, and consists of 5 Khorne Bloodreavers.
These fanatical devotees of the Blood God shun the use of heavy armor, and prefer to charge into the fray as quickly as possible. This leads to a fast and aggressive playstyle, with a larger than average sized warband of relatively expendable bodies that excel at trading up and killing models above their weight class.
You can find the rundown (via Steam) below:
The Bloodbound are mortal warriors who have sworn themselves to Khorne, god of carnage and slaughter. Blinded by battle madness, lost to the exultant sensations of combat, they care for nothing but the kill. The warband led by the brutal killer known as Garrek Gorebeard, are frenzied cannibals, mortals whose dark excesses have drawn them ever further into the thrall of the Blood God. They eschew heavy armour, preferring to feel the blood spatter across their chests, and chase their prey as tirelessly as hunting wolves.
Unlock this warband and play as Garrek’s Reavers in Warhammer Underworlds: Online now.
THE WARBAND
- This warband consists of 5 fighters, who can outnumber and outmaneuver most warbands!
- Bloodreavers become Inspired when a certain amount of warriors have been taken out of the game. Note that both enemies and allies count towards this total, so losing a few of your own warriors is not necessarily a fatal blow.
- Garrek and his fighters possess a varied and lethal selection of abilities and weapons that can deal with any foe.
TIPS & TRICKS
- The key to a successful Bloodreaver strategy is recognising which of your warriors to sacrifice, and when.
- Ideally, you will want to score plenty of fast-scoring, aggressive objectives early on, accepting the deaths of your weaker fighters while stashing up as many glory points as possible.
- Purchase upgrades for your heavy-hitters, such as Garrek Gorebeard and Blooded Saek because once these champions are fully equipped and Inspired, there are few enemy fighters that can stand against them.
- Objectives that reward you for an aggressive, mobile playstyle are well suited to the Bloodreavers, particularly those that can be scored out quickly – don’t overlook the Hold Objective cards, as these can be a great way to score points early on.
Warhammer Underworlds: Online is currently free-to-keep on Windows PC via Steam, with a normal price of $9.99 USD. Most of the DLC warbands are discounted as part of the Warhammer Skulls sale.
