Top 10 Warhammer Age of Sigmar Heroes

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With a setting that has physical incarnations of magic and literal gods walking around, Warhammer Age of Sigmar is known for having over-the-top heroes with crazy back stories. Some stretching back to the World That Was (Warhammer Fantasy). I figured I would give my hot take on some of my favorite heroes. This is a super subjective list and I look at sculpt, story, and rules when creating my top ten.

Okay. This is technically two heroes, but they come in the same kit! When I first saw them I loved how they brought back the dark gothic witch hunter aesthetic we used to see in Warhammer Fantasy and popular games such as Vermintide 2. Both their stories and rules also complement these awesome models. The characters act as agents of the Order of Azyr and basically travel slaying undead and demons as well as anything else that may threaten the cities of humanity. On the tabletop they are quite deadly with a mix of range and melee attacks as well as extra damage against wizards and demons. Overall, quite a pair that have had some interesting roles in the Broken Realms story arch at the end of Age of Sigmar 2.0 as well as their own Black Library Book Hallowed Ground.

While not a new character Kragnos was added as a model into the Age of Sigmar range during the Broken Realms stories. He is single-handedly the reason why so many dragon empires don’t exist anymore within the mortal realms. Kragnos has some table changing rules besides his massive swath of 15 attacks. He allows friendly units to charge up to 18 inches instead of the standard 12. He can also deal up to 36 mortal wounds on the charge to other monsters! Mix in that he can shrug off most spells and that he usually counts as 30 models on an objective he is a massive