An Underworlds Witch Hunters Warband ("Hexbane's Hunters") was released after this video, and it's basically also a Mordheim core crew (a Witch Hunter, 3 soldiers and 2 dogs. Just get the Flagellants box to go with them - done!)
Great Content thank you. Mordheim is still an outstanding skirmish game I have been playing for years, and without being too nostalgic comes from the Golden age of GW game design. My advice for starting a Mordhiem warband is to start with that warbands story and then go from there, don't just pick cool mini's, think of a cool backstory for your warband members then create the model to fit. Mordheim is I believe a very narrative led skirmish game. My saddest Mordhiem moment was having to burn out the eye of my best archer with a hot pin after he took a very unfortunate role on the damage table.
By far the best box for a human mercenaries faction is Wargames Atlantic Conquistors. It's £25 for a box of 24 hard plastic miniatures which come with options for rifles, crossbows, swords, sheilds, spears, halberd and great swords. The figures also have a range of armour sculpted on, so you can give a captain heavy armour and a helmet and a Youngblood some light leathers.... I strongly recommend it.... I I'm also stunned you didn't include the frostgrave cultists box set for obvious reasons.
Did you like this different style of video? Would you like to see me do more of these kind of deep-dives into miniature ranges that would be good for specific games?
This was a great intro to playing Mordheim today. I hope GW don’t bring it back as they will ruin the game and milk it for every penny they can make from it. I’d rather play old games through a supportive community.
@@gamerman782that's true, but the player base gets split and there's already few enough mordheim players, look at what happened with Necromunda, good luck finding people wanting to play the 1995 game
@@mildlyderangedstill a few of us old necromunda players left. Community edition is still olayed a bit. But you're right the player base for old style munda is pretty small now
Was going to try to get a group of friends into Mordheim and thanks to you I feel alot more informed in how to gather up a few warbands! One thing I can't stand though is how the newer games workshop models always have some kind of extra base on the bottom of the miniature. They make the model clunkier especially for games like Mordheim.
I picked up the skaven first season underworlds pack this week as it is being rotated out. No plans to do anything with them right now but figured they are worth having the the kitbash pile. They are getting rid of all the first season warbands so worth picking any up now. Some really good recommendations there for alt minis. Dunkeldorf range is just wonderful
Yes thank you for this. I love Mordheim and have since it created. I still have all my original stuff but I always look for new model sources. Broheim is a great resource.
Have to find a copy of Mordheim first. From that Era I have most everything else. Advanced Heroquest, Dark Future, Space Hulk, Blood Bowl, Space Crusade, Mutant Chronicles, WHFB, WHFRP, 40K.
There is a good resource online which has all of the rules etc digitally. I'm quite lucky to have a very battered book though. Neat to hear that you've got such a venerable collection!
An unofficial Chaos Dwarf warband was made by the community. I've not played it myself so I don't know how powerful it is. But, you could give it a go. Or, use the official Dwarf Treasure Hunters and theme them as Chaos Dwarves (same for Cult Of The Possessed) - Rules can be found here broheim.net/warbands.html
Thanks for the revelation that GW has been low key releasing content for Mordheim for years😅 About to dive into the original warcry boxes to make some city ruins.
I'm just getting back into Mordheim and remembered I brought the Dungeons and Lasers Townsfolk box 1 for £42 it has 62 miniatures in it and about 17-20 different miniatures could easy make your human warband the only thing you would really need is an Ogre. They have a lot of detail but unlike GW now are not over the top with it so I'd say look them up they are well worth the price
I can give a update the instruction are online and it took me about 6 hours over 3 days to put every mini together ( 62 ). My favorite has to be Tommy the ghost npc a kid running around under a sheet with eyes cut out playing at being a ghost mold line not many, A mix of male & female char's & guards.The only one I wasn't a fan of was a mounted guard where you have to glue the legs to the horse. Other than that I'd buy again I hope this helps some one.
very late to the party, but fun fact: the Skaven Nightrunners kit is the exact same kit that came in the og Mordheim box, just without the Mordheim accessory sprue!
the underworlds n warcry stuff ( could also be good) any suggestions for a beasts of chaos warband as you need beastlord, shaman, bestigors, gors, ungors, warhounds, centigor , and minotaur ( got the underworlds beasts gang already)
Oooh Beastmen is a tough one. There are a couple of heroes from Avatars Of War avatars-of-war.com/sh/en/73-metal-resin-heroes?q=Race+%5C/+Faction-Beastmen but beyond that it's quite tough as no one is really doing alternatives for them. You could go with Gnolls from Frostgrave if you don't mind the different look - maybe take the plastic kit and then use regular GW Beastmen heads? www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=195&cat=545&page=1
I think taitor guard might be a good base to convert witch hunters. Wargames foundry sell some old 80s empire mercenaries that Ansell kept the rights to after the management buy out.
Mordheim is something I can really get into. I'd love to start by building two warbands and a bada$$ terrain board... host games at my house. Can someone recommend two warbands that would be well-balanced against each other?
If I were to choose two, I'd simply go for one of the State warbands. So, Reikland, Middenheim or Marienburg. They are your standard humans but have a lot of ways to take them in different directions. I'd then pit them against the second warband being Skaven. A really fun warband to play with and should be great for newcomers to pick up and play. Of course, the other part of me wants you to choose Witch Hunters and Cult Of The Possessed for the narrative elements but I think one of the Empire factions and Skaven would be the way to go.
I didn’t notice Knucklebones Miniatures on your list. They have a witch hunter figure holding a severed head of what I must assume to be a witch, who presumably was not expressing love at the moment of her demise, though I suppose it’s possible.
@@liberalhyena9760 They are definitely one of the miniature creators I want to cover in a second video looking at options. There have been quite a few popping up since I did this. Good shout!
Thanks. I have the mini in question - and some others from that creator - which I’ve only just attached to a base. They’re full of character and I definitely plan on getting more. Unfortunately they’re now only available from My Mini Factory or Only Games (in ready-printed form) as the creator revoked the third-party licences last year.
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An Underworlds Witch Hunters Warband ("Hexbane's Hunters") was released after this video, and it's basically also a Mordheim core crew (a Witch Hunter, 3 soldiers and 2 dogs. Just get the Flagellants box to go with them - done!)
Yeah that is deffo going to be THE way a lot of people start off their Witch Hunter warbands!
Great Content thank you. Mordheim is still an outstanding skirmish game I have been playing for years, and without being too nostalgic comes from the Golden age of GW game design. My advice for starting a Mordhiem warband is to start with that warbands story and then go from there, don't just pick cool mini's, think of a cool backstory for your warband members then create the model to fit. Mordheim is I believe a very narrative led skirmish game. My saddest Mordhiem moment was having to burn out the eye of my best archer with a hot pin after he took a very unfortunate role on the damage table.
Certainly. A story and narrative is the best place to begin. Pick characters you care about and want to keep alive, not just what's best tactically!
By far the best box for a human mercenaries faction is Wargames Atlantic Conquistors. It's £25 for a box of 24 hard plastic miniatures which come with options for rifles, crossbows, swords, sheilds, spears, halberd and great swords. The figures also have a range of armour sculpted on, so you can give a captain heavy armour and a helmet and a Youngblood some light leathers.... I strongly recommend it.... I
I'm also stunned you didn't include the frostgrave cultists box set for obvious reasons.
Some good choices - yeah, I have no doubt missed some out! Might have to come back and do another of these in a few months
The firearms are muskets or arquebuses rather than rifles, but I imagine they could still fire a silver bullet. Cavalry are coming soon.
Did you like this different style of video? Would you like to see me do more of these kind of deep-dives into miniature ranges that would be good for specific games?
Yes. This was good. Almost a “how to get started with mordheim in ‘22”
I think this was really useful as a way of finding some great minis.
This was a great intro to playing Mordheim today. I hope GW don’t bring it back as they will ruin the game and milk it for every penny they can make from it. I’d rather play old games through a supportive community.
Glad you enjoyed the video - and yes, plenty of ways to play Mordheim without a new edition!
precisely. Maybe we should collectivise GW at this point :D
Nothing says you're forced to play a new edition just because GW release one.
@@gamerman782that's true, but the player base gets split and there's already few enough mordheim players, look at what happened with Necromunda, good luck finding people wanting to play the 1995 game
@@mildlyderangedstill a few of us old necromunda players left. Community edition is still olayed a bit. But you're right the player base for old style munda is pretty small now
8:22 Still METAL! THE SKAVEN GUTTER runners! Solid!
Hah yes - they are still alive and kickin' even after all these years!
Was going to try to get a group of friends into Mordheim and thanks to you I feel alot more informed in how to gather up a few warbands! One thing I can't stand though is how the newer games workshop models always have some kind of extra base on the bottom of the miniature. They make the model clunkier especially for games like Mordheim.
Hopefully you find something helpful whilst having a peek at some of those sites! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)
Worth looking at the 3D printed models as well, lots of options.
A lot of these miniatures would be great for Forbidden Psalm which I just picked up
One day all will blacken and burn.
I picked up the skaven first season underworlds pack this week as it is being rotated out. No plans to do anything with them right now but figured they are worth having the the kitbash pile. They are getting rid of all the first season warbands so worth picking any up now. Some really good recommendations there for alt minis. Dunkeldorf range is just wonderful
For sure - a lot of those Underworlds warbands should be great with a bit of tweaking here and there!
Yes thank you for this. I love Mordheim and have since it created. I still have all my original stuff but I always look for new model sources.
Broheim is a great resource.
Glad this was of use! I'm sure I'll come back to find more model sources in the future :)
Have to find a copy of Mordheim first. From that Era I have most everything else. Advanced Heroquest, Dark Future, Space Hulk, Blood Bowl, Space Crusade, Mutant Chronicles, WHFB, WHFRP, 40K.
There is a good resource online which has all of the rules etc digitally. I'm quite lucky to have a very battered book though. Neat to hear that you've got such a venerable collection!
I forgot to include a link! If you've not seen it - broheim.net/downloads.html
Something to note, the cursed city models are much larger than the old models
That is true - but used in conjunction with a lot of the more modern AoS model they should be pretty good!
Good job. Check out GrimForge Miniatures, especially their scoundrels of the damned ruins, for human mercenary types.
I will give them a look :)
This video was great dude! Thanks for introducing me to some great alternatives.
Glad you enjoyed it - hopefully there will be some fun warbands coming out of this!
Highland Miniatures for any EMpire or Bretonnia-based factions.
Great vid bud thanks a lot! Deffo some awesome options there
No worries - glad it was helpful! Probably going to revist this soon as there are some more options popping up for folks to have a play with!
Silly question. Is it fine to play Mordheim with round bases? Against war bands that have square ones?
It would effect a few things regarding movement and such but if you've got an opponent who doesn't mind, it shouldn't be a massive problem.
@@BecauseOfDragons thanks for the response :)
Thanks! Great video! Those figs would work great with Forbidden Psalm as well!
Very much so! You can do some great kitbashing with a lot of this stuff to slot it into games like Forbidden Psalms :)
could I do a Chaos Dwarf warband ?
An unofficial Chaos Dwarf warband was made by the community. I've not played it myself so I don't know how powerful it is. But, you could give it a go. Or, use the official Dwarf Treasure Hunters and theme them as Chaos Dwarves (same for Cult Of The Possessed) - Rules can be found here broheim.net/warbands.html
Thanks for the revelation that GW has been low key releasing content for Mordheim for years😅
About to dive into the original warcry boxes to make some city ruins.
Haha quite - oh the Warcry stuff is a brilliant choice for city ruins! Nice idea :)
Great video! For the skaven you might also be able to get a few from Blood Bowl/Blitz Bowl.
Very good idea - snip off the balls and away you go!
I'm just getting back into Mordheim and remembered I brought the Dungeons and Lasers Townsfolk box 1 for £42 it has 62 miniatures in it and about 17-20 different miniatures could easy make your human warband the only thing you would really need is an Ogre. They have a lot of detail but unlike GW now are not over the top with it so I'd say look them up they are well worth the price
Ah, definitely a good choice - I hadn't thought of that before! Well worth considering :)
I can give a update the instruction are online and it took me about 6 hours over 3 days to put every mini together ( 62 ). My favorite has to be Tommy the ghost npc a kid running around under a sheet with eyes cut out playing at being a ghost mold line not many, A mix of male & female char's & guards.The only one I wasn't a fan of was a mounted guard where you have to glue the legs to the horse. Other than that I'd buy again I hope this helps some one.
There are lots of 3D printed sculpts out there that would be great as well..
very late to the party, but fun fact: the Skaven Nightrunners kit is the exact same kit that came in the og Mordheim box, just without the Mordheim accessory sprue!
It is indeed! If you're looking for classic kit you're still sorted on that front!
Check out Wizkid miniature also, these are designed for DnD but I am sure that it will fit mordheim.
the underworlds n warcry stuff ( could also be good)
any suggestions for a beasts of chaos warband as you need beastlord, shaman, bestigors, gors, ungors, warhounds, centigor , and minotaur ( got the underworlds beasts gang already)
Oooh Beastmen is a tough one. There are a couple of heroes from Avatars Of War avatars-of-war.com/sh/en/73-metal-resin-heroes?q=Race+%5C/+Faction-Beastmen but beyond that it's quite tough as no one is really doing alternatives for them.
You could go with Gnolls from Frostgrave if you don't mind the different look - maybe take the plastic kit and then use regular GW Beastmen heads? www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=195&cat=545&page=1
I made a Witch hunter warband using Cawdor gang, Flagellants and various Sigmar city guard minis, works well iff you like to kitbash
Very good idea!
I think taitor guard might be a good base to convert witch hunters. Wargames foundry sell some old 80s empire mercenaries that Ansell kept the rights to after the management buy out.
Ah that's an interesting one! That could work out pretty well
Wargames Atlantic Conquistadors would make a good Empire unit.
Oh yes! Good shout :)
Hello, I have just discovered your channel and wanted to thank you for sharing your passion and these interesting links!
Glad you've enjoyed the videos :) Hopefully you find something fun to paint and game with!
Standing ovation for dusting this off!
Thanks!
I wish they'd have created an 'official' Wood Elf warband...
Indeed! Same!
Yeah, those are great Witch Hunters! Galen and Doralia!
Would love to see people painting them up in a proper grimdark fashion :)
Really interesting and now tempted to get into Mordheim!
Glad it was helpful - hope you get some inspiration to start building some fun warbands :)
Mordheim is something I can really get into. I'd love to start by building two warbands and a bada$$ terrain board... host games at my house.
Can someone recommend two warbands that would be well-balanced against each other?
If I were to choose two, I'd simply go for one of the State warbands. So, Reikland, Middenheim or Marienburg. They are your standard humans but have a lot of ways to take them in different directions. I'd then pit them against the second warband being Skaven. A really fun warband to play with and should be great for newcomers to pick up and play.
Of course, the other part of me wants you to choose Witch Hunters and Cult Of The Possessed for the narrative elements but I think one of the Empire factions and Skaven would be the way to go.
Liked this deep dive!
Hey man. Great vid, but I think what it needs is even more tabs
Haha - I will endeavour to do that in my next one ;)
Thanks for the video
No problem - hope you find some great miniatures
interesting video ,thanks for the links . ps I'm subbed
Thanks for watching!
A little disappointed that you didnt focus on 3D printed options.
GW warband for $80 is crazy, no matter how good they look.
It might be something that I look at in a future video :)
so sad they got rid of empire minis they were some of the most modular gw has done
They really were. I used the Empire Militia kit to make endless warbands for Mordheim and beyond!
“Everyone loves witchunters”: even witches?
Admittedly, they might be the one section of society who has a bit of a bone to pick with Witch Hunters...
I didn’t notice Knucklebones Miniatures on your list. They have a witch hunter figure holding a severed head of what I must assume to be a witch, who presumably was not expressing love at the moment of her demise, though I suppose it’s possible.
@@liberalhyena9760 They are definitely one of the miniature creators I want to cover in a second video looking at options. There have been quite a few popping up since I did this. Good shout!
Thanks. I have the mini in question - and some others from that creator - which I’ve only just attached to a base. They’re full of character and I definitely plan on getting more. Unfortunately they’re now only available from My Mini Factory or Only Games (in ready-printed form) as the creator revoked the third-party licences last year.
The games workshop models being the cheapest really sucks
MoM are great looking minis but the scale is a little too big
I quite like their chunky "heroic" proportions and you get quite a nice variety - but yeah, a bit more chunky than some of the older GW range
Great vid, nice channel...instasub!
Thank you very much :) Hope you enjoy!