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Warscrolls

The common keywords of these warscrolls are: DEATH and FLESH-EATER COURTS. Apart from the Ghoul King (in all his variants), the Terrorgheist and the Zombie Dragon all the units also have the MORDANT keyword.

Heroes

Abhorrant Ghoul Kings

These are your typical leader Heroes. Each of them comes with a Command Ability and each is a wizard. Though none of them can use summoning magic as such, each Ghoul King variant can summon new units. Ghouls for the footslogger, Crypt Horrors/Flayers for the one on Terrorgheist and Courtiers for the one on Zombie Dragon. Thanks to the non-existence of summoning magic in this army, these Commands are the only way to set up entirely new units. Compare Commands and unique spells to find out which you want to use as your General.

Abhorrant Ghoul King on Terrorgheist: Oh heck yes. The Ghoul King adds a lot to the already powerful Terrorgheist, such as magic and a Command Ability. This guy can grant a 5+ save-after-the-save to a Flesh-Eater unit and can summon new units of Crypt Flayers or Crypt Horrors. Other than that, it's a Wizard, it has a Command and it has three powerful melee profiles in addition to a dangerous not-a-breath-attack.

Abhorrant Ghoul King on Zombie Dragon: Exactly what it says on the tin. Just like the variety on the Terrorgheist, this one here has some seriously powerful buffs. First of all, as a Command, he can summon new Courtiers OF ANY TYPE (who can then proceed to summon more foot soldiers). Then, his unique spell makes a 20" bubble centered on the Ghoul King which grants rerolls To Wound to ALL Flesh-Eater models. Damn. On top of that, the Zombie Dragon heals D3 Wounds each Hero Phase and has an additional attack with both the maw and the claws compared to the garden variety Zombie Dragon. Sweet.

Abhorrant Ghoul King: Surprisingly awful when compared to a Vampire Lord in terms of killing power, but they help Ghouls out a lot and are really hard to kill. Their unique spell grants a Flesh-eater unit one more attack with each melee weapon, which makes Crypt Ghouls and Horrors better and Varghulfs terrifying, but if you cast this on a Ghoul King on Terrorgheist, he'll pluck whole units apart by himself. Unfortunately someone noticed how ridiculously overpowered his old Command was, so they exchanged it for the ability to summon 10 Ghouls without any casting roll. Still very decent, but nowhere near the buff aura he used to have.

Courtiers

Courtiers are more support Heroes and beatsticks, not proper leader types and thus come without any Command Abilities or magic. What they do is still very important though, as they can add models to units you already have on the table. Keep in mind though that they cannot set up new units, only the Ghoul Kings can do that. This is not to say your Courtiers are less important though as they can, for example, add Ghouls to a unit until it gets its Battalion Strength back.

Varghulf Courtier: Oddly not a monster. The Varghulf flies, has a bunch of strong attacks with more if it's in melee with ten or more models and if properly supported can be pretty much unkillable. If not, it'll die in turn 2. What this means is that you have a model that is very strong, heals D3 Wounds each friendly Hero Phase and can reroll To Hit if a Ghoul King casts a spell within 18" of him. Oh, and he can summon additional Ghouls, Horrors and Flayers for your eviscerating pleasure.

Crypt Ghast Courtier: A teeny tiny Ghoul champion upstart. That's what he is. He has a bunch of weak attacks and is still somewhat fragile for a Hero, with 4 Wounds and a 5+ save, similar to a Grot. His real use is in summoning on average 5 Ghouls per Hero Phase (yes, that means you can heal Ghoul units back to the point where their size-bonus activates) and he makes them stronger if he personally kills an enemy. Only use this as a last resort, though, as his reviving is superb and he's too fragile to risk in melee.

Crypt Haunter Courtier: A slightly stronger Crypt Horror champion who can summon more of his flunkies. That last part alone is already cool, as Crypt Horrors are very powerful, but the fact that the Courtier is strong in melee and regenerates should not be forgotten.

Crypt Infernal Courtier: Blessed with everything a Crypt Flayer needs to be good. 5 attacks with 2 damage already make him as good as a small squad of normal Crypt Flayers and instead of a milquetoast Bravery-scream, he breathes fire. This guy is an absolute powerhouse AND he can summon additional Crypt Flayers.

Troops

Unlike their unit entries in Grand Alliance: Death, the Flesh-Eater Courts cannot use summoning magic as none of their warscrolls kept the summoning spells on them. Not to fear though, you can still pile heaps of new models onto the table with this army.

Crypt Ghouls: Your basic infantry and not too shabby, all things considered, especially since just about everything in this army either makes these little guys better or allows you to toss more of them onto the board. They get two attacks each with a third if the unit's big enough and they have a 6+ save, which may sound bad but is actually pretty good because that means unlike, say, Zombies, Ghouls can actually make use of cover and Mystic Shield. If you want to capitalize on Ghouls, just remember to bring some Crypt Ghast Courtiers to keep your units nice and big and remember that all in all, the save-after-the-save buff of the Terrorgheist-Ghoul King is probably better than a simple Mystic Shield at keeping your Ghouls on the board longer.

Crypt Horrors: Simply put, Crypt Horrors are Ogre equivalents. 4 Wounds, 5+ save, 3 attacks with no Rend and 2 Damage each. You know, the usual. These here also regenerate and get rerolls To Hit if a Ghoul King is nearby, thereby eliminates their only real weakness. Take these first. Flayers are also useful, but more gimmicky skirmishers compared to the powerful sledgehammers that are the Crypt Horrors.

Crypt Flayers: At first glance, Crypt Flayers look kind of meh, as their melee profile is the same as that of Vargheists with one more attack, but with only damage 1 and the chance to inflict mortal wounds. Then you see that they have a scream attack that inflicts damage off of Bravery but it's unfortunately so weak that you won't hurt anything but Skaven or Grots with it. Then you finally realize they're not meant to be powerhouses. They're harassers and tarpits, just like Razorgors for the Beastmen. Oh, and you need these because the Crypt Infernal Courtier, aka the best Courtier, summons them.

Monsters

Unfortunately, your monsters have almost no keywords in common with the rest of your army and as such are not susceptible to the awesome buffs your Ghoul Kings have in store. Not to fear though, as they are already plenty scary on their own.

Terrorgheist: It's powerful, with its Shriek being downright terrifying. ~~3D6 minus Bravery mortal wounds, eh? That'll halve a Liberator unit on average.~~ Unfortunately someone at GW noticed just how powerful this was and now it's 6+D6 minus Bravery Mortal Wounds. And while this has dramatically cut down on the maximum damage, it has also made it much more reliable. Additionally, they decided to make up for it by making the Terrorgheists already devastating attacks even more dangerous and they raised it to a 4+ save. Add to that high movement, sweet regeneration and a lot of powerful attacks. It also explodes into a bunch of mortal wounds when it dies, which can make your opponent hesitate to finish it off, at which point it will regenerate and eat his sorry ass.

Zombie Dragon: Don't. Scroll way up. Play this thing with the Ghoul King on top. Seriously, the Ghoul King adds so much to this thing it isn't funny. As in, another melee profile, powerful regeneration, magic and a Command Ability.