Age of Sigmar has a ton of factions, and picking your first (or next) army can be brutal—so in this episode of my “Should You Play” series, I break down Nighthaunt with their brand new battletome up for pre-order right now. The biggest headline is the playstyle shift: Nighthaunt used to be all about aggressive charging and stacking charge-based advantages, and now they’re pivoting hard into a grindier, tougher, objective-control focused army. I cover what that means on the table: they’re still primarily melee with some shooting options, they’re a big spellcasting faction (no priests), and they’re insanely mobile because the entire army flies and generally moves around 8". From there I dig into the core faction mechanics—Ethereal (ignoring negative save modifiers from rend), the new mounting dread objective control debuff that ramps each battle round, and a command-point teleport that gives you flexible play for flanks, objectives, and battle tactics. I also talk about recursion through Nexus of Grief faction terrain, including healing/resurrecting models and shutting off enemy command abilities near it. Finally, I run through battle formations, key heroes/units, hobby difficulty (slapchop friendly), horde vs elite identity, and a realistic cost breakdown—plus the Spearhead/Vanguard boxes that get you to a playable force fast.