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Warhammer-like wargame Conquest adds new Sorcerer Kings faction

Para Bellum has revealed a whole new faction for the fifth anniversary of its Warhammer-like, rank-and-flank fantasy wargame Conquest

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Miniature manufacturer Para Bellum has revealed the new Sorcerer Kings faction for Conquest, a Warhammer-like rank and flank fantasy wargame. Revealed during a Twitch live stream on Thursday, the new faction draws on Indian and South Asian mythology and focuses heavily on elemental magic.

The Sorcerer Kings are the eighth faction for Conquest, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. Similar to Warhammer: The Old World, it’s a game of massed battles between armies of infantry, cavalry, monsters, and wizards. The models are currently available to pre-order, and will release in February and March.

Unlike the models for The Old World factions, Conquest’s miniatures are in the large 38mm scale. It has a unique Command mechanic for controlling your forces; players programme in the order their units will activate at the start of the turn by placing cards into a Command stack. The Sorcerer Kings will actually tinker with that mechanic, with powerful Ritual magic that uses the Command stack as a timer before it can take effect.

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The Sorcerer Kings are able to access the “elemental domains” of earth, air, fire, and water, though the new range and rules are initially focused on wind and fire.

The choice of elemental magic that the army’s Raj uses will permit them to field elemental spirits of the matching element as main battle line troops; Efreets for fire, and Djinns for air. Those units can in turn boost the effectiveness of their master’s magic, leaving magic-boosting markers on the board after they activate.

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Warhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Efreet bladedancer models - three elemental spirits, their lower halves disappearing into fire, wield twin swordsWarhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Djinn models - six elemental spirits, their lower halves disappearing into whisps of air, some wielding bows, others wielding polearmsWarhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Efreet bladedancer models - three elemental spirits, their lower halves disappearing into fire, wield twin swordsWarhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Efreet flamecasters models - three elemental spirits, their lower halves disappearing into fire, prepare to hurl fireboltsWarhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Rajakhur elite infantry, ranks of warriors with shields, wearing medieval Indian armorWarhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Rakshasa - huge daemons, each with four arms, and back-jointed feet like tigers
Warhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Efreet bladedancer models - three elemental spirits, their lower halves disappearing into fire, wield twin swordsWarhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Djinn models - six elemental spirits, their lower halves disappearing into whisps of air, some wielding bows, others wielding polearmsWarhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Efreet bladedancer models - three elemental spirits, their lower halves disappearing into fire, wield twin swordsWarhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Efreet flamecasters models - three elemental spirits, their lower halves disappearing into fire, prepare to hurl fireboltsWarhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Rajakhur elite infantry, ranks of warriors with shields, wearing medieval Indian armorWarhammer-like wargame Conquest Sorcerer Kings Rakshasa - huge daemons, each with four arms, and back-jointed feet like tigers

It wouldn’t be Conquest without a suitably large monster to back up the force, which in this case comes from the Rakhsasa, wrathful demigods from the depths of the domain of fire (pictured in the carousel above). Though the preview models only have human heads, the Twitch stream explains that alternate tiger heads have been sculpted, and that dual head options will be included with all monster releases going forward.

Love rank and flank wargames and want some more suggestions? Check our guide to the best fantasy wargames like Warhammer: The Old World.

Our newest full time staff writer, Tim Linward is a Warhammer 40k and Horus Heresy fanatic who dabbles in TTRPGs, board games and MTG. You'll often find him delving through Games Workshop's financial reports for gaming news, combing the indie wargaming scene for cool new titles, or listening to yet more Warhammer 40k books for deep 40k lore. He's also written for PCGamesN, and 'Grimdark', his book of essays about Warhammer 40k and Games Workshop, will be published by Strange Attractor Press when it finally emerges from the warp. His controversial gaming opinion is that the Age of Sigmar double turn is objectively bad - it gives a single die roll too much influence over the game state. (He/Him)