Slaves to Darkness – Varanguard
10"
5
3+
9
Each of the Varanguard is a mighty champion who has passed the many tests set for them by Archaon and sworn themselves to his service. Riding atop their hulking steeds, these lords of darkness bring inescapable death to the Everchosen’s enemies.
| MELEE WEAPONS | Range | Attacks | To Hit | To WoundTo Wnd | Rend | DamageDmg | |
| Ensorcelled Weapon | |||||||
| Ensorcelled Weapon | 1" | 6 | 3+ | 3+ | -1 | 1 | |
| Fellspear | |||||||
| Fellspear | 2" | 3 | 3+ | 4+ | -1 | 2 | |
| Daemonforged Blade | |||||||
| Daemonforged Blade | 1" | 3 | 3+ | 3+ | -1 | D3 | |
| Tearing Fangs | |||||||
| Tearing Fangs | 1" | 3 | 4+ | 3+ | - | 1 | |
PITCHED BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 3 Points: 280
Battlefield Role: None
Base size: 75 x 42mm
Notes: Battleline in a Host of the Everchosen army
Battlefield Role: None
Base size: 75 x 42mm
Notes: Battleline in a Host of the Everchosen army
DESCRIPTION
A unit of Varanguard has any number of models. The unit is armed with one of the following weapon options: Ensorcelled Weapon and Warpsteel Shield; Fellspear and Warpsteel Shield; or Daemonforged Blade and Warpsteel Shield.
ELITE: Models in this unit can issue commands to their own unit.
MOUNT: This unit’s Mutated Steeds attack with their Tearing Fangs.
MARK OF CHAOS: When you select this unit to be part of your army, you must give it one of the following Mark of Chaos keywords: KHORNE, NURGLE, SLAANESH, TZEENTCH or UNDIVIDED.
ABILITIES
Daemonbound: Weapons that contain the essence of a daemon are capable of swiftly devouring an enemy’s soul.
If the unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a Daemonforged Blade is 6, that attack inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage.
If the unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a Daemonforged Blade is 6, that attack inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage.
Favoured of the Everchosen: When the Varanguard ride to war alongside their dark master they are truly formidable.
Add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made with melee weapons by this unit (excluding those of its mounts) if ARCHAON is in your army and on the battlefield.
Add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made with melee weapons by this unit (excluding those of its mounts) if ARCHAON is in your army and on the battlefield.
Impaling Charge: Varanguard armed with Fellspears are utterly deadly on the charge, their weapons lowered to skewer the enemy upon their vicious points.
Add 1 to wound rolls for attacks made with this unit’s Fellspears and improve the Rend characteristic of this unit’s Fellspears by 1 if it made a charge move in the same turn.
Add 1 to wound rolls for attacks made with this unit’s Fellspears and improve the Rend characteristic of this unit’s Fellspears by 1 if it made a charge move in the same turn.
Relentless Killers: The Varanguard have slaughtered foes beyond counting, butchering their way across the battlefields of the Mortal Realms without mercy.
Once per battle, in the combat phase, after this unit has fought in that phase for the first time, when it is your turn to pick a unit to fight, this unit can be picked to fight for a second time if it is within 3" of any enemy units.
Once per battle, in the combat phase, after this unit has fought in that phase for the first time, when it is your turn to pick a unit to fight, this unit can be picked to fight for a second time if it is within 3" of any enemy units.
Warpsteel Shields: The great shields carried by the Varanguard provide protection against even the most potent magical attacks.
Each time this unit is affected by a spell or endless spell, you can roll a dice. If you do so, on a 5+, ignore the effects of that spell or endless spell on this unit.
Each time this unit is affected by a spell or endless spell, you can roll a dice. If you do so, on a 5+, ignore the effects of that spell or endless spell on this unit.
KEYWORDS | CHAOS, MORTAL, SLAVES TO DARKNESS, EVERCHOSEN, MARK OF CHAOS, VARANGUARD |
13.1.2 Combat Attacks
When a friendly unit fights, you must make combat attacks with all of the melee weapons the models in the unit are armed with that they are allowed to use (including melee weapons used by the unit’s mounts, if there are any).The target of a combat attack must be within a number of inches of the attacking model equal to the Range characteristic of the weapon being used to make the attack (the target does not have to be visible).
11.1 Charge Moves
When you attempt a charge with a unit, make a charge roll for the unit by rolling 2D6. You can then make a charge move with each model in that unit by moving the model a distance in inches that is equal to or less than the charge roll. The first model you move in a unit attempting a charge must finish the move within 1/2" of an enemy unit. If this is impossible, no models in the unit can make a charge move.| You do not have to pick a target for a charge attempt before making the charge roll. | ||
The KHORNE keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
Leader
Leader, Behemoth
The TZEENTCH keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
Leader
Leader, Behemoth
The NURGLE keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
Leader
Leader, Behemoth
The SLAANESH keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
Leader
Leader, Behemoth
The UNDIVIDED keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
None
Leader
Hit Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or beats the attacking weapon’s To Hit characteristic, the attack scores a hit and you must make a wound roll. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. An unmodified hit roll of 1 always fails and an unmodified hit roll of 6 always hits. A hit roll cannot be modified by more than +1 or -1 (this is an exception to the principle that abilities take precedence over core rules).Sometimes an ability will allow a single hit roll to score two or more hits. If this is the case, make all of the wound and save rolls for those hits at the same time.
The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The MORTAL keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
None
Leader
Leader, Behemoth
The SLAVES TO DARKNESS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The MARK OF CHAOS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
Leader
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14.5 Mortal Wounds
Some attacks, spells and abilities cause mortal wounds. Do not make hit, wound or save rolls for mortal wounds. Instead, the damage inflicted on the target is equal to the number of mortal wounds that were caused.Mortal wounds caused while a unit is attacking are allocated at the same time as wounds caused by the unit’s attacks: after all of the unit’s attacks have been made. Mortal wounds caused at other times are allocated as soon as they are caused. Mortal wounds are allocated in the same way as wounds and are treated in the same manner as wounds for rules purposes.
Wound Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or beats the attacking weapon’s To Wound characteristic, the attack wounds the target and your opponent must make a save roll. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. An unmodified wound roll of 1 always fails and an unmodified wound roll of 6 always wounds. A wound roll cannot be modified by more than +1 or -1 (this is an exception to the principle that abilities take precedence over core rules).
22.3.1 Mounts, Companions and Crew
Sometimes the description on a warscroll will say whether the models in the unit have mounts, companions or a crew. When a model attacks, its mount, companions and crew attack too, and when the model is removed from play, its mount, companions and crew are removed too. For rules purposes, companions and crew are treated in the same manner as mounts.
6.1 Using Command Abilities
To use a command ability, you must spend 1 command point, pick 1 friendly model to issue the command, and pick 1 friendly unit to receive the command. Unless noted otherwise, the models that can issue commands and the units they can issue them to are as follows:- Unit champions can issue commands to their own unit (see 22.3.2).
- HEROES can issue commands to units that are wholly within 12" of them.
- Generals can issue commands to units that are wholly within 18" of them.
- TOTEMS can issue commands to units that are wholly within 18" of them.
The EVERCHOSEN keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
None
The ARCHAON keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
Leader, Behemoth