Skaeth's Wild Hunt

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Quick facts

Fighters:

5 Wounds:

15 Inspire

15 Mobility:

4.6 Inspire

5 Playstyle:

Flex

Faction:

Order

Season:

Beastgrave

Attributes:

Wizard

Popular Nemesis Pairings:

Rimelocked Relics, Breakneck Slaughter

Credit: Warhammer Community

Led by Skaeth, this warband of Kurnothi excels in speed, ranged attacks, and maneuverability. With the ability to swiftly traverse the battlefield and strike from a distance with deadly accuracy, they are adept at controlling the flow of the game and picking off vulnerable targets while remaining elusive and difficult to pin down.

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Positioning

Your two most valuable fighters are Skaeth and Karthaen. Position them towards the back of your formation to make sure they're safe and survive until round 2. Don't set up too defensively though because you'll want be able to get a charge off towards the end of round 1 to make sure they inspire
Although Lighaen is by far your worst fighter, you generally don't want to place him up front. He's extremely easy to kill and is essentially one free glory to your opponent and a chance for them to start snowballing
The warband is very fragile so opting for an off-set board setup when going against an aggro warband is essential

General tips

If you're going first in round 1, it's a good idea to use Karthaen's 'Hunting Horn'. It will set you up well for your first Charge
Your priority in round 1 is to get 2-3 fighters inpired, including Skeath, and potentially scoring some objectives such as 'Purifying Rites' and 'Safety in Swiftness'
Skeath should almost always be one of your last fighters to charge. This is to protect him from being exposed to enemy attacks and guaranteeing his survival until round 2. 'Javelin of the Hunt' is a great tool to get off a charge while still keeping him safe from enemy counter attacks
Skaeth's Wild Hunt is best played as a Flex warband. They don't quite excel in any single playstyle but have decent all around stats
If you're playing Nemesis format, consider including cards that give your fighters Charge tokens to help you get more fighters inspired
Lighaen can't hold objectives because he is a Beast, but he can help you score 'Purifying Rites' by delving an objective
If your opponent's warband relies on Shield defenses, consider keeping Sheoch safer than usual prioritize inspiration to access Cleave on his inspired attack

Rimelocked Relics Nemesis Pairing

Rimelocked Relics is a great pairing for this warband because it supports their flex playstyle while making up for some of their weaknesses
It provides a few more objective-based objectives such as 'Icebound Defenders' and 'Glacial Dominion' that should be reliable for you to score
'Chillblain Armor' can help buff up the defenses of your weaker fighters especially Sheoch
'Gelid Cyclone' and 'Glacial Advance' allow you to give Charge tokens to your fighters out of turn and will help you inspire your warband

Q: What happens when Maddening Cackle is played during Skaeth’s/ Stabbit’s/Sepsimus’ Scything Attack action before they have resolved an Attack action against each adjacent enemy fighter? Does it prevent that fighter making their remaining Scything Attack actions?

A: Yes

Q: Can I score Kurnoth's Snare even if the enemy fighter has the flying trait or can’t be dealt damage by lethal hexes?

A: Yes

Q: How do Inspire conditions that trigger at the start or end of the round work?

A: Fighters that Inspire at the start of the round do so in the first Inspire step of the action phase, which happens before the activation step of the first player’s turn (Elathain’s Soulraid and Morgwaeth’s Blade Coven use this Inspire step). Fighters that Inspire at the end of the action phase do so in the final Inspire step of the action phase, which follows the final power step of the action phase (the Chosen Axes, Skaeth’s Wild Hunt, the Grymwatch and the Crimson Court use this Inspire step)

Vicious Darts

The Grievous 1 keyword replaces the similar ability on this card.

Lighaen

Lighaen gains the following trait: Beast, and the following keyword: Companion: Sheoch.

Karthaen

Change the Hunting Horn Action to read: Hunting Horn (Action): Put a Horn counter on this card. When there are one or more Horn counters on this card, re-roll any number of dice in the next attack roll made for a friendly fighter’s Attack action, then remove the Horn counters.