Review: Nighthaunt Lord Vitriolic & High Falconer Felgryn

This month, the Mortal Realms welcome two distinctive new characters – one haunting, one deranged. The Nighthaunt’s sinister Lord Vitriolic and the Flesh-eater Courts’ beast-bonded High Falconer Falgryn both arrive with new battletomes and Spearhead box sets. I’ve taken a closer look at both kits to see how they measure up in the flesh – or ectoplasm.

The new Nighthaunt and Flesh-eater Courts releases will be available for pre-order starting Saturday, 16 August 2025. The pre-order period lasts two weeks, with the official release date set for 30 August 2025.

Alongside the two new models, each faction receives a new battletome, accessories such as dice and cards, as well as a new Spearhead.

Nighthaunt Lord Vitriolic review

The Lord Vitriolic comes in a small box containing a single sprue, a 40mm base, and an assembly guide. The RRP is £25 / 32.50 € / $40.

The model fits neatly into the illustrious line-up of the Nighthaunt’s wonderfully strange characters. Once an alchemist in life, he has now been condemned to eternal servitude, brewing tinctures and chemicals for all eternity to poison the enemies of Nagash. On the tabletop, he has a 10″ debuff shooting attack with one of six possible effects. On a 3+ roll you can choose the effect, otherwise you’ll need to roll for it (random tables, yay!).

Patreon bonus content: Ultra high-res, uncompressed versions of these sprue images (and backsides of the sprues) can be downloaded here.

As Nighthaunt collectors will suspect, the model is monopose and assembles like a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. There are a few visible seam lines around the neck and back where the parts join, so you’ll want to fill these with Liquid Green Stuff or a similar modelling putty.

That said, the result is a truly outstanding miniature that plays to all the strengths of the Nighthaunt range – a striking silhouette, masterful use of negative space, and visual storytelling at its best. After finding the design of the Warcry: Pyregheists somewhat overdone in my review, this model feels like a return to form.

Flesh-eater Courts High Falconer Felgryn review

High Falconer Falgryn also comes in a small box, which contains both a 32mm base and a 25mm base, along with an assembly guide. The RRP is £25 / 32.50 € / $40.

Patreon bonus content: Ultra high-res, uncompressed versions of these sprue images (and backsides of the sprues) can be downloaded here.

The Flesh-eater Courts have become something of a fan favourite in Age of Sigmar, thanks in no small part to their wonderfully eccentric background lore. Since the release of the last army set in 2023 (which I reviewed here) that lore has finally begun to shine through in the miniatures themselves. High Falconer Falgryn is a new named character, a sort of Robin Hood of the courts with a strong affinity for beasts. Together with his loyal “falcon” Grype (included in the box as a separate miniature) he is set to tackle the Skaven menace.

Both Falgryn and Grype are monopose models with no build options. While Falgryn’s body is on the smaller side (roughly Crypt Guardian-sized) the scenic base and the swarm of tiny bats circling him ensure he will still make a striking presence on the battlefield.

Where to get

You can find the latest GW releases at our 🇬🇧/🇪🇺 partner stores Wayland Games, Element Games, and Firestorm Games, at 🇩🇪 Taschengelddieb and PK-Pro, and at 🇺🇸 Noble Knight Games with a welcome discount of up to 20% over RRP. Using our links helps to support Tale of Painters at no additional cost to you, so thank you very much for using them!

I hope you found this review helpful, feel free to leave a reaction or comment below, or post your questions here or discuss on our Discord channel.