This section details the Grand Army composition list for Grand Cathay. This is the default army composition list for this faction. Using this army composition list to write your muster list will give you the widest variety of units to choose from and create a broad and balanced force.

This army list is intended for use alongside the Forming Units and Warhammer Armies sections of the Warhammer: the Old World rulebook.

Grand Army Composition List

Characters

Up to 50% of your army's points value may be spent on:

• 0-1 Cathayan Dragon per 1,000 points

• 0-1 Shugengan Lord or Lord Magistrate per 1,000 points

• Shugengan, Gate Masters, Gate Keepers and Strategists

Core

At least 25% of your army's points value must be spent on:

• Jade Warriors

• 0-1 unit of Jade Lancers per 1,000 points may be taken as a Core choice

Special

Up to 50% of your army's points value may be spent on:

• Jade Lancers

• 0-3 war machines chosen from the following list per 1,000 points:

  • Fire Rain Rocket Batteries

  • Cathayan Grand Cannon

• If your General is a Shugengan Lord or Shugengan, 0-1 Cathayan Sentinel may be taken as a Special choice

• If your General is a Lord Magistrate or Strategist, 0-1 Sky Lantern may be taken as a Special choice

Rare

Up to 25% of your army's points value may be spent on:

• Sky Lanterns and Cathayan Sentinels

Mercenaries

Up to 20% of your army's points value may be spent on mercenaries, including:

• Badlands Ogre Bulls

Note that mercenary units drawn from another army list gain the Mercenaries special rule and become subject to the Misbehaving Mercenaries rules.

Allies

Up to 25% of your army's points value may be spent on a single allied contingent drawn from:

• Any Empire of Grand Cathay Army of Infamy composition list

• One of the following Grand Army composition lists:

  • Dwarfen Mountain Holds

  • Empire of Man

  • Kingdom of Bretonnia (Suspicious)

  • Wood Elf Realms (Suspicious)

  • High Elf Realms

Battle Standard Bearer

A single Gate Keeper in your army may be upgraded to be your Battle Standard Bearer for +25 points. In addition to their usual allowance of points to spend on magic items, a Battle Standard Bearer can purchase a single magic standard with no points limit.

Cathayan Allies

In addition to the Allies listed in Forces of Fantasy, armies made using the Dwarfen Mountain Holds, Empire of Man or Kingdom of Bretonnia Grand Army composition lists may include an Allied Contingent drawn from the Grand Cathay Grand Army composition list.

Armies made using the Wood Elf Realms or High Elf Realms Grand Army composition lists may include an Allied Contingent drawn from the Grand Cathay Grand Army composition list as Suspicious allies.