The peculiar physiology of Trolls makes them incredibly difficult to kill, their flesh re-knitting any wound and their thick, glutinous blood almost reluctant to leave their bodies. Resurrecting them as zombies has the unusual side effect of improving their general level of intelligence, though why this should be so is a matter of some debate. Some scholars suggest that the regenerative abilities of Troll-kind are somehow inhibitive of higher brain function, while others posit that it is simply impossible to make a Troll any stupider merely by virtue of it being dead. Whatever the truth, Zombie trolls are a deadly, if slow opponent to face.

New for every Undead player are the Zombie Trolls!

Beautifully rendered in disgusting detail and painted in pallid colours, Zombie Trolls can add some much needed punch to the Undead Army. A regiment has 18 Crushing Strength (2) attacks for example, and can be used in conjunction with a Necromancer who can use the Surge spell to help move them along a bit.

Kings of War Battle Camp: Mastering Surge

Combine this with the mass ranks of skeletons, zombies and ghouls in the Army Set, and fast units like Werewolves and Soul Reaver Knights and you’ll have a balanced force ready for the tabletop.

On a personal level, I’m excited to see who puts together a Zombie Troll army first with Hoggar the Zombie Troll Shaman from Dungeon Saga as the leader!

And there Zombie Troll includes in the Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King’s Quest boxed game too.

Download: Try before you play? Download the Kings of War Core Rules and Undead Starter List for free here.

Participate: Let us know what you think about the Zombie Trolls, and which army you’ll be playing in Kings of War in the comments.

Purchase: The Undead Zombie Trolls are now available to pre-order from your local hobby store and the Mantic Webstore. It will begin shipping from the 23^rd November.

Check out the entire Undead range here.

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