Then players move Wild spells similar to the old system, starting with whoever’s turn it is. In the new system, players still alternate moving models but first they alternate moving “Controlled” models, and naturally they only move the ones they control. Only the player who controls the spell gets to move it, so little fear about accidentally seeing your Gnashing Jaws throw Mortal Wounds on your own men! If a player loses control of an Endless Spell it becomes Wild. When an Endless Spell is cast it is under the control of the Wizard who cast it, and remains that way until either the Wizard dies, the wizard casts a second predatory spell (they can only ever maintain control of one) or the spell moves more than 30″ from the caster. Instead of both players alternating moving all of the models Endless Spells are either “Controlled” or “Wild”. Games Workshop must have noticed players reluctance to use the mechanic and removed a lot of the risk from using Endless Spells.

Mechanical ChangesĮndless Spells are now properly documented into the core rules of Age of Sigmar (as if being an expansion ever hurt them). A lot of warscrolls were rewritten to account for these massive changes and it’s worth taking a look at what changed and which ones are worth using. Now with 3.0 we get a ground-up rewrite that makes them a lot more appealing. Ossiarch Bonereapers had a mechanic where each endless spell gave a caster -1 to future casting rolls while it remained on the field (though these only ever applied to their faction specific ones). Seraphon gained “Bound” versions of Endless Spells which cost 10 points more but could not be controlled by an enemy player. Invocations were “endless prayers” which functioned very similarly but were limited only to specific factions. As a result players brought maybe one (some armies were an exception) predatory spell and if they brought any Endless Spells at all they tended to focus on stationary buff spells like Chronomatic Cogs or Balewind Vortex.ĭifferent solutions were attempted throughout 2nd edition to try and remedy this situation. Predatory spells required players to trade off moving models, even if they weren’t their’s which meant that you could just as easily see it turned back on you. Players had to put aside valuable points for endless spells to cast them.

They were unique models that when cast could be moved by both players to be a disruptive presence on the field. In theory, Endless spells were a really neat idea. Launched alongside Age of Sigmar 2.0’s starter sets, Malign Sorcery was an “Expansion Pack” but quickly was adopted as part of the core game. One of the promised major changes to Age of Sigmar 3.0 was an overhaul to Endless Spells.

Spell hopefully