Cities of Sigmar – Battlemage
5" 5 6+ 2 Each wizard in the cities of Sigmar has a honed aptitude for the arcane. Whether through lineage traced to an ancient magocracy, natural affinity or the fruits of long study, each Battlemage has passed trials beyond number. They can slay a foe with a shouted phrase and a killing gesture just as easily as they can provide salvation with a warding symbol or chant. Amongst the Collegiate Arcane’s members are quick-tempered pyromancers from the Bright College and druid-like mages from the Jade College with the power of life at their fingertips. Morbid devotees from the Amethyst traditions of Shyish wield the chill magic of the grave, while those of the Gold College specialise in transmutation.
Each Battlemage carries a trove of strange paraphernalia, from carved daggers and smoking grimoires to scrying orbs that seem to contain the stars themselves. Many are quite eccentric after spending years in isolation honing their craft. This, combined with their potential to unleash scouring elemental attacks that can wipe out entire battlelines, means they are viewed with a healthy dose of suspicion by the more earthly troops. Even Marshals can find themselves annoyed by a Battlemage’s quirks – though the best leaders know well to make the most of their accompanying wizards, consulting them on all matters magical. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Wizard’s Staff | |||||||
| Wizard’s Staff | 3 | 4+ | 4+ | 1 | D3 | ||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 110
Base size: 25mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: Any HUMAN INFANTRY
 Deployment Phase |
MAGIC OF THE REALMS: As varied as the Mortal Realms themselves, each Battlemage knows how to harness the arcane might of the land they call home.
Effect: Pick a SPELL ability that this unit can use. For the rest of the battle, add 1 to casting rolls for this unit when it uses that SPELL ability.
KEYWORDS | HERO, WIZARD (1), INFANTRY |
| ORDER, CITIES OF SIGMAR, HUMAN |
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
The ORDER keyword is used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
The CITIES OF SIGMAR keyword is used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
Army List
Warscrolls collated18.1 Ward Saves
Units with the WARD keyword have the ‘Ward Save’ passive ability. The number after the WARD keyword indicates the ward value for the ward save. If a unit had WARD (5+), for example, its ward value would be 5. If a unit has more than one ward save, only the ward save with the lowest value applies to it; the other has no effect. Passive |
WARD SAVE: Whether through their uncanny reflexes, unnatural toughness or a source of mystical protection, these warriors can avoid otherwise lethal attacks.
Effect: In step 1 of the damage sequence (see 18.0), make a ward roll of D6 for each damage point in this unit’s damage pool. If the roll equals or exceeds this unit’s ward value, remove that damage point from the damage pool.
6.0 Visibility
A target model is visible to another model (which we’ll call the ‘observing model’) if you can draw a straight line through the air (whether horizontal, diagonal or vertical) from any point on the observing model to any point on the target model that does not intersect any objects except for other models in the observing model’s unit. A target unit is visible to an observing unit if at least 1 model in the target unit is visible to at least 1 model in the observing unit. A model is always considered to be visible to itself.
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| In some cases, it might not be immediately clear whether a model is visible. If so, stoop down to get a look from behind the observing model. If any part of the other model is visible, even if it is just the tip of a spear, then that model is visible for rules purposes. | ||
The HUMAN keyword is used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
The HERO keyword is used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
The HUMAN and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
2.0 Spells
The declare step of each spell will tell you to make a casting roll of 2D6. If the roll does not equal or exceed the spell’s casting value (at the top-right corner of the spell), the spell fails and its effect is not resolved.If the unmodified casting roll includes 2 or more rolls of 1, the spell is miscast: the spell fails, its effect is not resolved, D3 mortal damage is inflicted on the WIZARD that used it, and that WIZARD cannot use any more spells in that phase.
Enemy reactions can only be used if the casting roll equals or exceeds the spell’s casting value. So long as the spell is not unbound (see 4.0), then it is successfully cast: resolve its effect.
EXAMPLE SPELL
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
MYSTIC SHIELD: The caster's allies are bathed in an unearthly glow that protects them from harm.
Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 12" of this WIZARD to be the target. Then, make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.
Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
1.0 Wizards and Priests
WIZARDS are special units that can cast spells, and PRIESTS are special units that can chant prayers. Spells and prayers are powerful abilities that can have a dramatic impact on the battle.
The WIZARD keyword is used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls: