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BATTLE REPORT·WHITE DWARF 489

The Everquake Vault

June 2023·pp. 26–31

THE SHORT VERSION

Lyle Lowery’s Kraken Blades defend three subterranean pylons against Nyle Ajina’s Ironjawz in the sabotage game that will shape the siege above. Secret passages send Brutes to unexpected positions, while Stormcast fighters use the tunnel-fighting pushbacks to keep demolition teams away from their targets. The report follows the four rounds through named fighters and a running tally of damage.

Grukk and Noshuz break two pylons before falling, but Nani and arriving support prevent the third from being destroyed. The result weakens two city wall sections for the larger battle. Both players discuss the meaningful choice between attacking enemy fighters and the mission targets, and how cramped corridors and Cursed City tiles gave the action its narrative character.

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CampaignWD 489 · pp. 20–21

The Great Stomp Part 6

The campaign finale links an optional Warcry sabotage battle beneath Everquake City to a siege fought by teams of Age of Sigmar players. It explains when a territory holder can spend achievement points to trigger the conclusion, how to choose commanders and participating players, and which territory effects carry into the battle. Final rankings combine the value of controlled or pillaged territories with a bonus for the winning siege team.

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RulesWD 489 · pp. 22–23

Subterranean Sabotage

Attackers infiltrate Everquake’s underground vault to shatter three pylons while defenders try to preserve the city’s stability. The scenario supplies both a conventional terrain layout and a Cursed City tile arrangement, plus cramped fighting that restricts flying and large creatures, rewards driving enemies into walls, and connects entrances through unreliable secret passages. The number of pylons destroyed determines how many fortification-damage rolls are made before the linked siege.

Warcry
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Battle reportWD 489 · pp. 38–61

Da Great Siege!

Six players bring two 5,000-point alliances to the siege that concludes the Great Stomp. Lyle Lowery, Jimbo Warth and Erik Niemz defend with Kraken Blades, Cities of Sigmar and Kharadron Overlords; Nyle Ajina, Jes Bickham and Ben Johnson attack with Ironjawz, regenerating troggoths and Mega-Gargants. Damage from the preceding Warcry battle helps the attackers break the walls early, forcing the defenders into desperate fights around the breaches and gatehouse.

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