Skorne Errata - pGrexy's Hot Take

Alrighty fellow Tyrants!

Privateer Press dropped our update errata today, and a heck of a lot has changed.

Overall, I'm very pleased.  The bottom end and support pieces of the Skorne war machine have improved dramatically in ways that give everything a role we actually want to fill.  I have a lot of thoughts on lists right now, and I'll post them all at some point (probably on Friday).  Right now, I'll stick to broad strokes, so as not to get bogged down in the details.  All the updates can be found in the latest PP Insider.  Warroom has also been updated for those who have it.

1). Remakes of our bottom tier Warlocks.  Hexeris 1 got a huge boost with Parasite, and Makeda 1 and Morghoul 2 both got major rebuilds.  Xerxis 2 picked up a speed boost with a Field Marshall, and and also got Rapport, which is great for him.  Overall, the changes mean that there's no more problem where each of these Warlocks is totally outclassed in their preferred playstyle by a different one who straight up does it better.  Great for Skorne, and great for the game.

2). Key support pieces get cheaper and/or more effective.  The Agonizer and Marketh went down in cost, and the Krea's Aura now adds to Arm.  This also affects the way the rest of the support feels.  Agonizers protected by the new and improved Force Aura certainly feel much less like I'm hanging my attrition game on a pricy and very flimsy model.

3).  Problem models have been brought up to par, and even made interesting.  The Rhinodon and Archidon both have roles.  Swordsmen have a place outside of Makeda 2 thanks to higher Mat and the Power Swell mini-Feat.  Keltarii are now Spd 7, which gives them more of a role as fast, shooting-resistant troops.

4).  Already decent stuff was made better or more flexible, which helps it keep a defined role.  Rasheth, Makeda 2, and Naaresh were already played, and minor upgrades to all of them (including a fix on Mak2's inexplicable low Warbeast points) will ensure that they still bring something unique to the table.

Coherent thoughts and lists to follow.  I'm doing another Kaelyssa battle report this Wednesday, but it will be back to Skorne for a good while after that!