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BATTLETOME:
OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS
DESIGNERS’ COMMENTARY,
DECEMBER 2021
The following commentary is intended to complement Battletome:
Ossiarch Bonereapers. It is presented as a series of questions and
answers; the questions are based on ones that have been asked by
players, and the answers are provided by the rules writing team and
explain how the rules are intended to be used. The commentaries
help provide a default setting for your games, but players should
always feel free to discuss the rules before a game, and change things
as they see fit if they both want to do so (changes like this are usually
referred to as ‘house rules’).
Our commentaries are updated regularly; when changes are made,
any changes from the previous version will be highlighted in
magenta. Where the date has a note, e.g. ‘Revision 2’, this means it
has had a local update, only in that language, to clarify a translation
issue or other minor correction.
Q: Can Katakros, Mortarch of the Necropolis, benefit from the
‘Reinforce Battle-shields’ spell?
A: No, the ‘Shields’ in this rule refer to the weapon option for Mortek
Guard and Kavalos Deathriders units.
Q: If a mortal wound caused by the ‘Curse of Years’ spell is negated, do
I roll another dice as described within the rules text?
A: No.
Q: Can I use the ‘Endless Duty’ command ability on a Mortek Crawler
to give the Dread Catapult’s ‘Cauldron of Torment’ or ‘Cursed Stele’ 2
attacks instead of 1?
A: No, a Dread Catapult can only make 1 ‘Cauldron of Torment’ and
1 ‘Cursed Stele’ attack per battle.
Q: Can you clarify how wounds are allocated from an attack made
with the Dread Catapult’s ‘Cauldron of Torment’?
A: Certainly. 1 model from the target unit is slain for each individual
dice roll that is equal to or greater than the unmodified Bravery
characteristic of the target unit.
Q: If Nagash is included in an Ossiarch Bonereapers army, can
relentless discipline points be used to issue Nagash’s ‘Death Magic
Incarnate’ command ability, and if so, can a player commanding an
Ossiarch Bonereapers army use that command ability more than once
in the same phase?
A: Yes to both.
Designer’s Note: If Nagash is included in an Ossiarch Bonereapers
army, the only command he can issue is the ‘Death Magic
Incarnate’ command.
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ERRATA, DECEMBER 2021
The following errata correct errors in Battletome: Ossiarch
Bonereapers. The errata are updated regularly; when changes are
made, any changes from the previous version will be highlighted in
magenta. Where the date has a note, e.g. ‘Revision 2’, this means it
has had a local update, only in that language, to clarify a translation
issue or other minor correction.
Page 72 – The Ossiarch Bonereaper Legions, Endless Spell Warscrolls
Change the first paragraph to:
‘Endless spell warscrolls for the unique endless spells that can be
summoned by Ossiarch Bonereapers Wizards (pg 110‑111).’
Page 73 – Battle Traits, Lords of the Ossiarch Empire
Delete this battle trait.
Page 73 – Battle Traits, Ranks Unbroken By Dissent
Replace all paragraphs after the first paragraph of rules text (the one
that begins ‘Do not take battleshock tests…’) with the following:
‘RELENTLESS DISCIPLINE
The Ossiarch Bonereapers are a military force like no other.
They are organised and efficient to a supernatural degree, led
by generals created by Nagash himself and lent a measure of his
necromantic power.
If your army is an Ossiarch Bonereapers army, you do not receive
command points. Instead, you receive relentless discipline points.
GENERATING RELENTLESS DISCIPLINE POINTS
You receive relentless discipline points in the following ways:
• At the start of each battle round, after determining who will
take which turn, you receive 1 relentless discipline point for each
friendly Ossiarch Bonereapers Hero that is on the battlefield,
1 relentless discipline point for each friendly Liege that is on the
battlefield, and 3 relentless discipline points if Katakros is your
general and is on the battlefield.
• If you will take the first turn, you receive 1 relentless discipline
point. If you will take the second turn, you receive 2 relentless
discipline points.
• At the start of each hero phase, roll a dice for each friendly
Ossiarch Bonereapers unit on the battlefield (including any
Heroes). For each 6, you receive 1 extra relentless discipline point.
All relentless discipline points that you have remaining are lost at
the end of each battle round.
USING RELENTLESS DISCIPLINE POINTS
Relentless discipline points are used to issue a command in the
same manner as command points, but can only be used to issue a
command with command abilities that appear on a warscroll that
has the Ossiarch Bonereapers keyword, or to issue a command
with an Ossiarch Bonereaper Legion command ability, or to issue
the Unstoppable Advance command below. The restriction that you
cannot use the same command ability more than once in the same
phase does not apply to command abilities used with relentless
discipline points. For example, you can use the Shieldwall command
ability on the Mortek Guard warscroll more than once in the same
phase, as long as that command is issued by a model that has not
already issued a command in that phase and it is received by a unit
that has not already received a command in that phase.
In addition, you cannot use the Expert, Slayers, Strategists or Swift
battalion abilities (core rules, 26.3). Instead, for each battalion in
your army that has any of these battalion abilities, once per battle at
the start of any battle round, you can choose to receive 1 relentless
discipline point.
Unstoppable Advance: Ossiarch Bonereapers advance upon the foe at
a remorseless pace.
You can use this command ability in your movement phase when
you pick a friendly Ossiarch Bonereapers unit to make a normal
move, run or retreat. Add 3" to that unit’s Move characteristic in
that phase.’
Page 77 – Spell Lores
Delete the first sentence of the paragraph under the header.
Page 77 – Lore of the Mortisans
Add the following caveat under the table header:
‘Nagash, Arkhan, Vokmortian and Mortisan units (including
Unique units) only.’
Page 77 – Lore of the Mortisans, Mortal Contract
Change the last sentence to:
‘You cannot pick the same unit to be the target of this spell more than
once per battle.’
Page 79 – Petrifex Elite, Unstoppable Juggernauts
Change the rule to:
‘Worsen the Rend characteristic of weapons that target Petrifex
Elite units by 1, to a minimum of ‘-’.’
Page 84 – Bone-tithe Nexus
Delete this rule (it is replaced with the rule on the Bone-tithe Nexus
warscroll in this document).
Page 88-91 – Path to Glory
These Path to Glory campaign rules are not compatible with the latest
version of the Path to Glory rules from the Core Book. You can still
use them to run a ‘classic’ Path to Glory campaign, or you can use the
rules from the Core Book to run a ‘modern’ Path to Glory campaign.
Page 96 – Katakros, Mortarch of the Necropolis
Add:
‘WARMASTER: If this unit is included in an Ossiarch Bonereapers
army, it is treated as a general even if it is not the model picked to be
the army’s general.’
Page 96 – Katakros, Mortarch of the Necropolis, Damage Table
Change the Wounds Suffered values on the damage table as follows:
Wounds Suffered
0-1
2-3
4-7
8-12
13+
2
Page 97 – Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead
Replace this warscroll with the one in this document.
Page 98 – Arkhan the Black, Description
Add:
‘WARMASTER: If this unit is included in an Ossiarch Bonereapers
army, it is treated as a general even if it is not the model picked to be
the army’s general.’
Page 98 – Arkhan the Black, Staff of Spirits
Change the second sentence of the rule to:
‘In addition, this model can attempt to cast Arcane Bolt any number
of times in the same hero phase, even if another Wizard has already
attempted to cast the spell in that phase.’
Page 98 – Arkhan the Black, Keywords
Add the Ossiarch Bonereapers keyword to the keywords section.
Page 99 – Arch-Kavalos Zandtos, Still Their Breath!
Change to:
‘You can use this command ability in your shooting phase or any
combat phase. If you do so, pick 1 friendly Mortis Praetorians
unit that is wholly within 24" of this model. Re-roll wound rolls of 1
for attacks made by that unit that target Order and Destruction
units until the end of that phase. You can re-roll any wound rolls for
attacks made by that unit that target Chaos units until the end of
that phase.’
Page 104 – Kavalos Deathriders, Deathrider Wedge
Add the following sentence to the end of the rule:
‘The same unit cannot benefit from this command ability more than
once per turn.’
Page 105 – Immortis Guard, Description
Add the following:
‘ELITE: Models in this unit can issue commands to their own unit.’
Page 106 – Necropolis Stalkers, Description
Add the following:
‘ELITE: Models in this unit can issue commands to their own unit.’
Page 107 – Morghast Archai, Description
Add the following:
‘ELITE: Models in this unit can issue commands to their own unit.’
Page 107 – Morghast Harbingers, Description
Add the following:
‘ELITE: Models in this unit can issue commands to their own unit.’
Page 109 – Gothizzar Harvester, Bone Harvest
Change the first sentence to:
‘Roll a dice each time a model is slain within 3" of any models with
this ability.’
Page 110-111 – Endless spell and faction terrain warscrolls
Replace these warscrolls with the ones in this document.

The Nightmare Predator is
a looming conjuration of
Shyishan magic that takes
the form of a disturbing
terror. Bonded to its caster,
it floats eerily through the
air towards its master’s
chosen prey, lacerating
the flesh of its screaming
victims with claws the size
of sickles before stripping
them to the bone.
The Soulstealer Carrion
is a soul-linked construct
that soars from its caster’s
spread fingertips to take
wing above the battlefield.
Its caster can see through
the avian conjuration’s eyes;
when it perceives spiritual
energy unclaimed, it will
swoop down to capture
it and either channel it
back to its caster or blast
it outwards to harm those
enemies nearby.
N IGH T M A R E PR EDATOR
SUMMONING: This endless spell
is summoned with a spell that has
a casting value of 7 and a range of
6". If successfully cast, set up this
endless spell wholly within range and
visible to the caster, and more than 1"
from all models, other endless spells
and invocations. Only Ossiarch
Bonereapers Wizards can attempt
to summon this endless spell.
BONDED: This endless spell is
bonded to the model that summoned
it. A bonded endless spell is always
controlled by the model to which it is
bonded. A model cannot be bonded to
more than one endless spell at the same
time and cannot attempt to summon
other endless spells while it is bonded. If
the model that summoned this endless
spell is removed from play, then this
endless spell is removed from play.
PREDATORY: This endless spell is a
predatory endless spell. It can be moved
up to 2D6" and can fly.
SOULSTEALER C AR R ION
SUMMONING: This endless spell
is summoned with a spell that has a
casting value of 7. If successfully cast,
set up this endless spell anywhere on
the battlefield and visible to the caster,
and more than 1" from all models,
other endless spells and invocations.
Only Ossiarch Bonereapers
Wizards can attempt to summon this
endless spell.
BONDED: This endless spell is
bonded to the model that summoned
it. A bonded endless spell is always
controlled by the model to which it is
bonded. A model cannot be bonded to
more than one endless spell at the same
time and cannot attempt to summon
other endless spells while it is bonded. If
the model that summoned this endless
spell is removed from play, then this
endless spell is removed from play.
PREDATORY: This endless spell is a
predatory endless spell. It can be moved
up to 8" and can fly.
ENDLESS SPELL WARSCROLL
Perpetual Hunter: The only way to
stop a Nightmare Predator is to slay its
caster before it kills you.
When this endless spell is set up, the
player who set it up can pick 1 Hero
as its prey. If this endless spell’s prey is
destroyed, this endless spell is removed
from play.
Death Incarnate: A Nightmare
Predator is certain doom to any who get
in its way.
After this endless spell has moved, roll
a dice for each unit within 3" of it. On a
2+, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.
If that unit was this endless spell’s prey,
on a 2+, it suffers D6 mortal wounds
instead of D3. This ability has no effect
on Ossiarch Bonereapers units.
ENDLESS SPELL WARSCROLL
Soul Thief: This ethereal monstrosity
can capture the departing souls of those
slain nearby, using the energy to heal its
master or blast its foes.
At the end of each phase, the
commanding player must roll a dice if
any Chaos, Destruction or Order
models were slain within 6" of this
endless spell during that phase. On a
1-2, they can heal 1 wound allocated to
the model bonded to this endless spell.
On a 3-4, each Chaos, Destruction
and Order unit within 6" of this
endless spell suffers 1 mortal wound.
On a 5-6, both of these effects apply.
Second Sight: A wizard that is soul-
linked to a Soulstealer Carrion can see
through its eyes.
Anything visible to this endless spell is
also visible to the model that is bonded
to this endless spell.
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The Bone-tithe Shrieker is
a four-headed, all-seeing
monstrosity conjured to
hunt down those who would
escape the Ossiarch tithe.
When it locates its quarry
it will give vent to an awful,
mind-chilling scream that
dulls the wits and shivers
the bones of those living
creatures nearby, making
them easy prey for the
Ossiarchs themselves.
The Ossiarch tithemasters
often demand their grisly
bounty be left at designated
nexuses of power. The soul
energy and raw bone of
these sites can be drawn
upon to heal nearby
Ossiarch constructs. If the
vassals and mortals nearby
refuse the tithe or break
contract, the statue at the
nexus’ heart lets loose its
deadly gaze.
B O N E -T I T H E S H R I E K E R
SUMMONING: This endless spell
is summoned with a spell that has
a casting value of 5 and a range of
12". If successfully cast, set up this
endless spell wholly within range and
visible to the caster, and more than 1"
from all models, other endless spells
and invocations. Only Ossiarch
Bonereapers Wizards can attempt
to summon this endless spell.
BONDED: This endless spell is
bonded to the model that summoned
it. A bonded endless spell is always
controlled by the model to which it is
bonded. A model cannot be bonded to
more than one endless spell at the same
time and cannot attempt to summon
other endless spells while it is bonded. If
the model that summoned this endless
spell is removed from play, then this
endless spell is removed from play.
PREDATORY: This endless spell is a
predatory endless spell. It can be moved
up to 8" and can fly.
B O N E -T I T H E N E X U S
FACTION TERRAIN: Only Ossiarch
Bonereapers armies can include this
faction terrain feature.
SET-UP: After territories are
determined, you can set up this faction
terrain feature wholly within your
territory and more than 3" from all
objectives and other terrain features. If
these restrictions mean you cannot set
up this faction terrain feature, you can
remove 1 terrain feature that is wholly
or partially within your territory and
attempt to set up this faction terrain
feature again. If it is still impossible to
set up this faction terrain feature, then
it is not used. If both players can set
up faction terrain features at the same
time, they must roll off and the winner
chooses who sets up their faction
terrain features first.
ENDLESS SPELL WARSCROLL
Portent of Doom: Learned men know
that when a Bone-tithe Shrieker appears,
an army of Ossiarch Bonereapers cannot
be far behind.
Units cannot receive the Inspiring
Presence or Rally command while they
are within 12" of this endless spell.
This ability has no effect on Ossiarch
Bonereapers units.
No Escape: Enemies cannot hide when
a Bone-tithe Shrieker is nearby.
Add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made by
Ossiarch Bonereapers units that
target a unit that is within 12" of this
endless spell.
FACTION TERRAIN WARSCROLL
Deadly Gaze: The statue that towers Punishment of Lethargy: Pick 1 enemy
above a Bone-tithe Nexus can unleash unit wholly within 18" of this terrain
punishing beams of energy upon those feature and visible to it, and roll a dice.
who break an Ossiarch contract. Each On a 4+, that unit cannot run until your
of the statue’s four faces can deliver a next hero phase, and a D6 is used to
different punishment. make charge rolls for that unit instead
of 2D6 until your next hero phase.
I n your hero phase, you can choose for
this terrain feature to unleash one of the
following punishments:
Punishment of Agony: Pick 1 enemy
unit wholly within 18" of this terrain
feature and visible to it, and roll a dice.
On a 4+, subtract 1 from hit rolls for
attacks made by that unit until your
next hero phase.
Punishment of Death: Pick 1 enemy
unit within 36" of this terrain feature
and visible to it, and roll a dice. On a 2+,
that unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
Punishment of Ignorance: Pick 1
enemy Wizard within 36" of this
terrain feature and visible to it, and roll
a dice. On a 2+, subtract 1 from casting,
dispelling and unbinding rolls for that
unit until your next hero phase.
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M OV E
9"
U N DS
16 3+
S AV E
MISSILE WEAPONS
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Gaze of Nagash
10 MELEE WEAPONS
BR Alakanash
AV E R Y
Zefet-nebtar
Spectral Claws and Daggers
Wounds Suffered The Nine Books of Nagash
0-6 Cast and unbind 5 extra spells
7-9 Cast and unbind 3 extra spells
10-12 Cast and unbind 2 extra spells
13+ Cast and unbind 1 extra spells
Nagash is armed with Alakanash,
Zefet-nebtar and Gaze of Nagash.
WIZARD: This unit can attempt
to cast 3 spells in your hero phase
and attempt to unbind 3 spells in the
enemy hero phase. If this unit is part
of a Nighthaunt, Flesh‑eater Courts,
Ossiarch Bonereapers or Soulblight
Gravelords army, it knows all of the
spells from the spell lores in that
faction’s allegiance abilities in addition
to the other spells it knows.
WARMASTER: This unit can be
included in a Nighthaunt, Flesh‑eater
Courts, Ossiarch Bonereapers or
Soulblight Gravelords army. If it is, it is
treated as a general even if it is not the
model picked to be the army’s general.
In addition, you can still use the army’s
allegiance abilities even though this
unit is not from the army’s faction;
however, this unit does not benefit
from them.
FLY: This unit can fly.
COMPANION: This unit is
accompanied by a host of spirits armed
with Spectral Claws and Daggers.
Alakanash, the Staff of Power: This
staff is capped with gems of purest
Shyishan realmstone.
Add the Staff of Power value shown
on this unit’s damage table to casting,
dispelling and unbinding rolls for this
unit. In addition, this unit can attempt
to cast Arcane Bolt any number of times
in the same hero phase, even if another
Wizard has already attempted to cast
the spell in that phase.
Nagash is the Great
Necromancer, Supreme Lord
of the Undead and master
of all that passes beyond the
mortal coil. He is nothing
less than an evil-hearted
god, and those who earn his
displeasure are soon turned
to dust upon the wind. KEYWORDS Death, Deathlords, Hero, Monster, Wizard, Nagash
WARSCROLL
NAGA SH
SUPREME LORD OF THE UNDEAD
Range Attacks To Hit
12" 1 3+
Range Attacks To Hit
3" 4 3+
2" ✹ 3+
1" 6 3+
DAMAGE TABLE
Zefet-nebtar
6 +3 cast /+3 unbind or dispel
4 +3 cast /+2 unbind or dispel
3 +2 cast /+1 unbind or dispel
2 +1 cast /+1 unbind or dispel
The Nine Books of Nagash: Nagash
has committed to memory much of his
vast library but carries nine of the most
potent tomes with him at all times.
The Nine Books of Nagash allow this
unit to cast extra spells in your hero
phase and unbind extra spells in the
enemy hero phase. The number of
extra spells this unit can attempt to
cast or unbind is shown on this unit’s
damage table.
Invocation of Nagash: With but a
thought, Nagash can call forth fresh
minions to assail his foes.
At the start of your hero phase, if
this unit is on the battlefield, you
can pick up to 5 different friendly
Summonable units or friendly
Ossiarch Bonereapers units in any
combination. For each of those units,
you can either heal up to 3 wounds that
have been allocated to that unit or, if no
wounds have been allocated to it, you
can return a number of slain models to
that unit that have a combined Wounds
characteristic of 3 or less.
Morikhane: This ensorcelled armour
protects Nagash from arcane as well as
physical attacks and can even cause an
intense magical backlash on those who
dare strike him.
This unit has a ward of 4+ for damage
inflicted by mortal wounds. In addition,
if the unmodified ward roll for this
unit is 6, that attacking unit suffers 1
mortal wound.
Supreme Lord of the Undead:
Nagash is the undisputed master of all
undead creatures.
If this unit is on the battlefield when you
use an ability that returns slain models
to a friendly Death unit, you can
either re-roll the dice that determines
the number of slain models returned to
To Wound Rend Damage
2+ -1 D6
To Wound Rend Damage
3+ -3 D6
4+ -2 3
4+ - 1
Staff of Power
that unit or add 1 to the number of slain
models that are returned to that unit.
Death Magic Incarnate:
Nagash stands at the apex of the
necromantic hierarchy.
You can use this command ability if this
unit is on the battlefield at the start of the
combat phase. The unit that receives this
command must be a different friendly
Death unit. Add 1 to ward rolls for that
unit until the end of that phase.
Hand of Dust: It is said that the touch
of Nagash can wither and age any
mortal, turning them to little more than
a pile of dusty bones in mere moments.
Hand of Dust is a spell that has a
casting value of 8 and a range of 3". If
successfully cast, pick 1 enemy model
within range and visible to the caster.
Then, take a dice and hide it in one
of your hands or under one of two
appropriate containers. Your opponent
must pick one of your hands or
containers. If they pick the one holding
the dice, the spell has no effect. If they
pick the empty hand or container, the
enemy model is slain.
Soul Stealer: Nagash can siphon souls
from the living to heal his own wounds.
Soul Stealer is a spell that has a
casting value of 6 and a range of 24".
If successfully cast, pick 1 enemy unit
within range and visible to the caster
and roll 2D6. If the roll is greater than
that unit’s Bravery characteristic, it
suffers D3 mortal wounds. If the roll
is at least double that unit’s Bravery
characteristic, it suffers D6 mortal
wounds instead. You can heal up to 1
wound that has been allocated to the
caster for each mortal wound caused by
this spell that is not negated.