Its actually true. I'd take a guy with a smaller package any day as long as he knows how to use it. Men with bigger are over confident and don't take the time to foreplay or try to have good endurance and it's always boring. Be a good lover, don't worry about size.
I wonder if one of the norscan marauders ever stopped at one point in his life and thought: "I'm in the middle of a desolate snow field. Why in the name of Khorne am I walking around naked?"
I think that's just his sword sheath... his back... Pulls it out from time to time as a toothpick probably. Then pops it back in. The perks of regeneration I suppose.
A note on the Warhounds vs Ice Wolves that can be easily overlooked: Warhounds are considered Small units, Ice Wolves are Large units. It is good to know this when choosing their matchups.
The insubordination of mammoths reminds me of stories about war elephants in real life. Sometimes they would just get in their own mindset and start trampling everyone, friend and foe, at which point their handlers might kill them with a spike through the skull.
Zerkovich I have been watching your entire playlist on Faction Guides and they are absolutely wonderful! You do a fantastic job on making the strengths and weaknesses of every faction very clear and you go even further than that in also explaining really well the different mindsets one should have when playing all the different factions. Best faction guides on TH-cam, thanks so much man, I know a ton of work has gone into this video and in all your faction guides. They really are EXTREMELY helpful!
...because they believe that Death is a question of the Fate chosen for you. Why should you Wear armor or Clothes to Keep them warm if Theke Death already is predeterminted.
Btw stfu with your germanic tribesman shit...i just happen to be a German myself and just some of them went shirtless because it wasnt suited for Protection anyway. Mail?! Are you nuts? There wasnt even enough ore for that.... a Sword was worth a Fortune most of them took Spears with wooden Shield or bows. This is litterally Stuff we learn in 3rth grade....
@Jarl William well at least you know what you are talking about, it is true what you said about their armour and, although it wasnt necessarily chainmail it was this strong cheaper armour im pretty sure, that did a good job for protection
I just saw the entry in the Warhammer The Old World rule book about Norsca. This is a good video to see if I want to try the army when it is released for TOW.
I find that dealer unit like Dryad, Battle Pilgrim, Flagellant, etc. do really well against Berserker. You can't outlast them, you need to make the fight quick and bloody so they don't take advantage of the Rage mechanic.
Bro I love these guides; I think they're brilliant and help me even just playing the campaign. I wish you would have put the general price of each unit for MP as you introduce them tho. Big fan, lemme make that clear again =)
Ooooh! If the Mammoth does that, then maybe the Bretonnian Knights Errant do that, too, now. Knights Errant in the tabletop have stats which are (on the surface) more cost-effective than Knights of the Realm, but they are supposed to be circle-chargers...and sometimes they don't withdraw from a fight because the young knights are too headstrong. So Realm Knights are more reliable, and that's what you are paying for with extra points. There's a similar thing going on with the charge-happy Pistollers and the better trained Outriders of the Empire....
Awwww, now I wanna see throgg on a steed... Actually several years ago I had with my old flatmate an idea (after a couple of beers) just to build a model ourselfes with an orc giant sitting/flying on a wyvern ^^.
Norsca’s hella awesome they tear it up but I wish there weren’t made to be so expensive cuz if not for that they’d be like the lizardmen are now with all their new units as well as being able to field bigger armies with more killing power. Again like how the lizardmen now are
Historically, heavy blunt weapons were used as anti-armor weapons, since cutting and piercing weapons can't cut through heavy armor, but a heavy blunt weapon can transfer blunt force trauma right through even plate armor. In fact, in some manuals, they would hold the sword by the blade (something you can do) and use the handle and pommel as a blunt weapon when no other weapons are available. This wasn't optimal, but more like a last resort, which makes sense cause on the battlefield, a sword was more of a secondary weapon, not a primary weapon.
I find it kind of sad that they have little to do with how they were in the tabletops. Where are my bondsmen, Thralls, Thains and Huscarls? And why did they rename the Ulfwerner into Skin Wolves?
They have a glitch in custom battle that still hasn’t been fixed since their first release in 1, if you add or remove abilities or items for the Marauder Chieftain he loses Rage. It’s annoying because I love playing as Norsca
I find the rage mecanism counter intuitiv... it require long prolonged fight but your army is taillored around hitting fast and hard...and you also lose it if leadership go down too low...
You really shouldn't be using anything except War mammoths past the early game, with a few skin wolves possibly, the infantry is not viable late game because of how goddamn slow they are, and the cavalry and chariots are next to useless compared to the Mammoths, never recruit feral mammoths, you will lose them very often, and won't be effective.
Pssst.. *Zerkovich* Want to hear something awesome about the Norsca faction? Obviously! Marauder Champions Marauder Beserkers Fimir warriors (Great Weapons) Skin Wolves Manticore/Frost wyrm Fimir hero (shadows) - DAT SWEET WIND SPELL Combine this roster with the utterly un-comprehensible killing and *literal* 2 hit killing ability to other enemy lords, along with skill points into the marauder champion and beserker army bonuses, coupled with FOLLOWERS on both your lord and hero that also vastly improve the melee attack and weapon strength of marauder beserkers. Marauder champions will have easily 75+ melee defence, and the beserkers will have a MINIMUM of about 70 melee attack and 70 weapon strength(if not over 100...). Combine that with the amazing fimir warriors with great weapons (trust me, you dont need the normal ones, they're much better anti large when thrown in amongst the front line, killing other "monster" based units). and then sending in your choice of anti cavalry/missile/artillery. The beserkers alone can kill off large units with ease because they're given such massive bonuses that they can fight anti infantry cavalry with ease. *P.s.* Norsca/Wintertooth SUCCCCK against wood elves... unless you bring an army full of skin wolves and manticores... which you're just not going to do xD.
are you going to update your other army guides to account for the new units and how this changes things for each faction specifically? I know you did a broader overview of the new units, but im more or less talking about a more in depth version for each faction that includes the new units so its an updated version of your video.
Maybe I am crazy, but something feels "off" to me about the Norscan roster. Too few lords is easy to spot, but something just doesn't seem right about there not being higher tier marauder units. Or why marauders have to feel like subpar Chaos Warriors (other than the lowest tier ones).
Some major updates though so heads up. 1 the crone Hellabrond is broken, 2 the Arch-Lector got upgraded to the point of being a absolute nightmare to face when he's at a decent level, 3 Skaven got a overall buff for the campaign, 4 the new units and changes to high elves and dark elves is just insane.
Here's I play Norsca. All those combinations he listed? Replace Fimir Warrior with Armoured Skin Wolf and thats how I roll. Werewolves are just cooler idc if I use them wrong!
Zerk! It is so good to see this thank you so much! Would you ever do a multiplayer campaign? I think it would be long obviously but dividing it into 25 minute videos with your commentary would make for great content! Might I suggest Chaos and Norsca together?
What is the difference between Norsca and the Warrior of Chaos Undivided in sheer terms of lore? They seem to be the exact same dudes apart from the monsters, and their motivations are also exactly the same at least on the surface. What am I missing?
"As your girlfriend sometimes reminds you, smaller is sometimes better" Thanks man I needed the self esteem boost today :^)
Its actually true. I'd take a guy with a smaller package any day as long as he knows how to use it. Men with bigger are over confident and don't take the time to foreplay or try to have good endurance and it's always boring.
Be a good lover, don't worry about size.
Actually it ruined my day when his girlfriend said that to me!? :(
I wonder if one of the norscan marauders ever stopped at one point in his life and thought: "I'm in the middle of a desolate snow field. Why in the name of Khorne am I walking around naked?"
that would mean they have enough comen sense to do so, also the favour of the gods can protect you from such things.
And they wouldn't look nearly as sexy
Because walking around naked means they can use their nipples as another weapon.
Also they are not shaking because of the cold, they are shaking from all the anger they feel, because it is not colder!
I'm sure Witch Elves ask the very same question.
"lycan him to the gorebull" Get out Zerk. Just, get out
Need to get my emergency snack stash and send the kids out the house! No noise, no responsibilities! ... just Norsca!
"If you prefer your trolls straight out of the fridge, I got you some Norscan Ice trolls". This is why I will always come to you for guides
I still find it hilarious Throgg runs around with giant swords stuck in his back like it's nothing.
I think that's just his sword sheath... his back... Pulls it out from time to time as a toothpick probably. Then pops it back in. The perks of regeneration I suppose.
I love how you make these guides just as entertaining while you explain everything lol. Good job bro and thanks again!
Short, small and extremely angry. Hmmmmm.... that explains things.
scrapinator 89 you forgot fast.
Chihuahuas with axes
1:21 Ouch
#Shotsfired
A note on the Warhounds vs Ice Wolves that can be easily overlooked: Warhounds are considered Small units, Ice Wolves are Large units. It is good to know this when choosing their matchups.
Ha, "Lycan" the Skin Wolf Werekin to the Gorebull.
*checks comments to make sure someone spotted this*
*pleasantly surprised*
Wow it's gorebull, I always thought he was saying Goreball, figured it was like a chaos spawn type hero.
heh
You been talking to my girlfriend again??
Jokes on you, I dont have a girlfriend! Hehexd
Because you had a wife
The insubordination of mammoths reminds me of stories about war elephants in real life. Sometimes they would just get in their own mindset and start trampling everyone, friend and foe, at which point their handlers might kill them with a spike through the skull.
Zerkovich I have been watching your entire playlist on Faction Guides and they are absolutely wonderful! You do a fantastic job on making the strengths and weaknesses of every faction very clear and you go even further than that in also explaining really well the different mindsets one should have when playing all the different factions. Best faction guides on TH-cam, thanks so much man, I know a ton of work has gone into this video and in all your faction guides. They really are EXTREMELY helpful!
Worth the wait I love your videos man
4:53 The puns are strong with this one. I'm proud of that one and I didn't even come up with it.
Yeah, but like, if it's so cold in Norsca, why are they all naked?
Smurfferdid to show manliness
...because they believe that Death is a question of the Fate chosen for you.
Why should you Wear armor or Clothes to Keep them warm if Theke Death already is predeterminted.
Btw stfu with your germanic tribesman shit...i just happen to be a German myself and just some of them went shirtless because it wasnt suited for Protection anyway.
Mail?! Are you nuts?
There wasnt even enough ore for that.... a Sword was worth a Fortune most of them took Spears with wooden Shield or bows.
This is litterally Stuff we learn in 3rth grade....
@Jarl William well at least you know what you are talking about, it is true what you said about their armour and, although it wasnt necessarily chainmail it was this strong cheaper armour im pretty sure, that did a good job for protection
@Jarl William ye well they definitly had some form of armour
I am really surprised that Zerko thinks that Warhammer fans have girlfriends
“I’m gonna go ahead and lycan him to the gore-bull”
That’s how you know he’s a father
I just saw the entry in the Warhammer The Old World rule book about Norsca. This is a good video to see if I want to try the army when it is released for TOW.
Love that you do these mate, extremely helpful/informative.
I hope you get the appreciation this warrants you.
I find that dealer unit like Dryad, Battle Pilgrim, Flagellant, etc. do really well against Berserker. You can't outlast them, you need to make the fight quick and bloody so they don't take advantage of the Rage mechanic.
I love these vidyas. You should do it for every army mate. They are A+++++.
Who wouldn't want an army of Zangiefs?
Finally my friend, finally you did it
(and when I heard "a lumbering target" that elf just occupied my mind)
Tianyu Zhu "that" elf?
THE ELF
LUMBERFOOTS
Kwabs Rapture
Aren't those Mammoths adorable....
Norsca are absolutely brutal in the Vortex Campaign and this guide helps SO much. Thanks!
Bro I love these guides; I think they're brilliant and help me even just playing the campaign. I wish you would have put the general price of each unit for MP as you introduce them tho. Big fan, lemme make that clear again =)
Great video! lot of work and very instructive, going to start a norsca campaing!
Yaaaay zerk is back baby!!
4:46 "Lycan" him to the Gorebull. Okay buddy, that's enough with the bad jokes. Throgg's horse was enough! :P
Crushed it... :D
I have been waiting forever forrrrr this :D thank you
Thank you for making this guide and your other guides too. They're very helpful and really well made.
Very high presentation skill, I enjoy the zog out of these guides.
Gotta love how their feet are not connected to their shadows.
was waiting for this !
Ooooh! If the Mammoth does that, then maybe the Bretonnian Knights Errant do that, too, now.
Knights Errant in the tabletop have stats which are (on the surface) more cost-effective than Knights of the Realm, but they are supposed to be circle-chargers...and sometimes they don't withdraw from a fight because the young knights are too headstrong. So Realm Knights are more reliable, and that's what you are paying for with extra points.
There's a similar thing going on with the charge-happy Pistollers and the better trained Outriders of the Empire....
The mournfang orges were great for norsa and the dwarves. They benefit the most from the cav
Awwww, now I wanna see throgg on a steed...
Actually several years ago I had with my old flatmate an idea (after a couple of beers) just to build a model ourselfes with an orc giant sitting/flying on a wyvern ^^.
Will a chariot do? steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1406314689
Turned up in my campaign. Reminds me of the blood cauldron statue.
I think a steed would be still better, but we are getting close to it! :D
FINALLY your beloved Norsca are here! Looking forward to a potential Norsca campaign :D
Great guide, I love your videos very informative. Last time I played Norsca I was awful but now I'm keen to get back on the Norscan horse. Thanks!
Norsca is so cool!!! My favorite faction!
Made six years ago, sadly still a valid guide today.
i was literally looking through the list for this 5 minutes ago. you are amazing.
You really are so funny. "He can vomit onto people, if you're into that kind of thing."
I've made an alliance in campaign between Vlad and the Norscans. Vampires and werewolves united.
You sicken me! Filthy Vampires!
@@Zerkovich :-o
Great to see this new army guide. Still the best on TH-cam!
33:38 Hmmmm...... Peasant Bowmen. Very mighty,
The Soul Crusher model is absolutely beautiful!
Oh, and *Saurus* *Warriors* *>* *Berserkers.*
Nice video by the way!
«As your girlfriend likes to remind you, smaller is better» - you sure, dude? Have never heard such thing.
"Lican" the Skinwolf. Well played! I commend your subtly.
The marauder units look so sick!!!
a sneaky mammoth stealthily appears on a flank
there were no survivors
Norsca’s hella awesome they tear it up but I wish there weren’t made to be so expensive cuz if not for that they’d be like the lizardmen are now with all their new units as well as being able to field bigger armies with more killing power. Again like how the lizardmen now are
"Armor piercing" has big ass blunt weapon.....love it.
Historically, heavy blunt weapons were used as anti-armor weapons, since cutting and piercing weapons can't cut through heavy armor, but a heavy blunt weapon can transfer blunt force trauma right through even plate armor.
In fact, in some manuals, they would hold the sword by the blade (something you can do) and use the handle and pommel as a blunt weapon when no other weapons are available. This wasn't optimal, but more like a last resort, which makes sense cause on the battlefield, a sword was more of a secondary weapon, not a primary weapon.
N O I C E ! ! !
27:25 Would it be a good idea then to just shift-queue up multiple charge and retreat orders with the mammoth?
08:41 Oh look it's the guy from "Vikings".
Loving your Warhammer vids man, keep ermm coming.
I find it kind of sad that they have little to do with how they were in the tabletops.
Where are my bondsmen, Thralls, Thains and Huscarls? And why did they rename the Ulfwerner into Skin Wolves?
Another great video mate
Late to the party, but here none the less! NORSCA!
Can't wait for vampire coast guide
Norsca's Official Tagline - A Mammoth for every occasion
Watching this to kick their ass as the Empire. FOR SIGMAR!
They have a glitch in custom battle that still hasn’t been fixed since their first release in 1, if you add or remove abilities or items for the Marauder Chieftain he loses Rage. It’s annoying because I love playing as Norsca
Solution. Use Wulfrik always. :D
Wulfrik should have armor penetrarion on foot, he can barelly do anything against another lord but if he uses the Mammoth then he kills them all.
So icy wolves cause fear and the meatgrinder mouths that are the chaos-pugs dont?
Since most factions, especially those in old world, they may need new review.
Disappointed you didn't make a "Wulfrik is basically a ginger version of me, but less ferocious" joke
Hahah
I like the Norca. They would make an interesting enemy for the Beastclaw Raiders in the table top game.
wait... Is it christmas already?
lmao at "smaller is better" part
Hell Yeah! Been waiting for this! Thank yah
*video playing in the background *
"And of course you can put Throgg on a steed mount"
You. WHAT?!
I find the rage mecanism counter intuitiv... it require long prolonged fight but your army is taillored around hitting fast and hard...and you also lose it if leadership go down too low...
You really shouldn't be using anything except War mammoths past the early game, with a few skin wolves possibly, the infantry is not viable late game because of how goddamn slow they are, and the cavalry and chariots are next to useless compared to the Mammoths, never recruit feral mammoths, you will lose them very often, and won't be effective.
Great video.
Got any tactics on winning siege battles?
... I had never noticed the mutated trunks on those mammoths until now. Awesome!
Pssst.. *Zerkovich*
Want to hear something awesome about the Norsca faction?
Obviously!
Marauder Champions
Marauder Beserkers
Fimir warriors (Great Weapons)
Skin Wolves
Manticore/Frost wyrm
Fimir hero (shadows) - DAT SWEET WIND SPELL
Combine this roster with the utterly un-comprehensible killing and *literal* 2 hit killing ability to other enemy lords, along with skill points into the marauder champion and beserker army bonuses, coupled with FOLLOWERS on both your lord and hero that also vastly improve the melee attack and weapon strength of marauder beserkers. Marauder champions will have easily 75+ melee defence, and the beserkers will have a MINIMUM of about 70 melee attack and 70 weapon strength(if not over 100...).
Combine that with the amazing fimir warriors with great weapons (trust me, you dont need the normal ones, they're much better anti large when thrown in amongst the front line, killing other "monster" based units). and then sending in your choice of anti cavalry/missile/artillery. The beserkers alone can kill off large units with ease because they're given such massive bonuses that they can fight anti infantry cavalry with ease.
*P.s.*
Norsca/Wintertooth SUCCCCK against wood elves... unless you bring an army full of skin wolves and manticores... which you're just not going to do xD.
the next could you put the cost of a unit too?
The Norscan giant is a neck beard. Have fun using them from now on!
are you going to update your other army guides to account for the new units and how this changes things for each faction specifically? I know you did a broader overview of the new units, but im more or less talking about a more in depth version for each faction that includes the new units so its an updated version of your video.
guys do u know if u buy total war warhammer II with all it's expansion packs how many factions am i able to play without total war warhammer I?
Maybe I am crazy, but something feels "off" to me about the Norscan roster. Too few lords is easy to spot, but something just doesn't seem right about there not being higher tier marauder units. Or why marauders have to feel like subpar Chaos Warriors (other than the lowest tier ones).
MY LOVE FOR YOU IS LIKE A TRUCK
are the norsca now finally arrived in Warhammer 2?
Feldhobel yea
Yeah finally!
Some major updates though so heads up. 1 the crone Hellabrond is broken, 2 the Arch-Lector got upgraded to the point of being a absolute nightmare to face when he's at a decent level, 3 Skaven got a overall buff for the campaign, 4 the new units and changes to high elves and dark elves is just insane.
dont buy dude
I love your videos man
I love your comments man
dose anyone know what part of the menu has the part were i can view theses models
Anyone know what the hell is that monster secret they give us at friday for the Dark Elves??
Here's I play Norsca. All those combinations he listed? Replace Fimir Warrior with Armoured Skin Wolf and thats how I roll. Werewolves are just cooler idc if I use them wrong!
What DLC are the norsca part of in warhammer 2?
Zerk! It is so good to see this thank you so much! Would you ever do a multiplayer campaign? I think it would be long obviously but dividing it into 25 minute videos with your commentary would make for great content! Might I suggest Chaos and Norsca together?
It's something I've considered doing yeah. Just a case of figuring out how to work it. Hopefully at some point!
I pretty much use zer actual cavalry lol. Werewolves are my cavalry. Especially the armored boys.
Hi. New to Warhammer. Playing Norsca, but does this video apply to the first Warhammer game?
Did you remake a video on Norsca ?
I remember the presentation of the unit to be different.
Will you be doing these for warhammer 3?
who will win? Two full stack Norsca Armies with barbars and wolfs or a doomstack Steam tank? (Difficult)
What is the difference between Norsca and the Warrior of Chaos Undivided in sheer terms of lore? They seem to be the exact same dudes apart from the monsters, and their motivations are also exactly the same at least on the surface. What am I missing?