Cities of Sigmar – War Hydra
8" 12 5+ 5 Greatest of all the abominations spawned by the experiments of the Order Serpentis are the monstrosities known as War Hydras, each one created through dark sorcery and perfectly tailored for the battlefield. Driven forward by the lashes of scarred handlers, these creatures are imprecise but devastating living weapons. | ||
| RANGED WEAPONS | Rng | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Fiery Breath [Shoot in Combat, Companion] | ||||||||
| Fiery Breath Shoot in Combat, Companion | 10" | 6 | 4+ | 3+ | - | D3 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | |||
| Razor-sharp Fangs [Anti-INFANTRY (+1 Rend), Companion] | ||||||||
| Razor-sharp Fangs Anti-INFANTRY (+1 Rend), Companion | 6 | 4+ | 2+ | 1 | 2 | |||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 170
Base size: 120 × 92mm
Can be reinforced: No
Notes: This unit will move to Warhammer Legends on 1 June 2027.
 Once Per Turn (Army), End of Any Turn |
IMPOSSIBLE TO DESTROY: It is almost impossible to kill a Hydra, for they regenerate wounds and regrow severed heads with alarming speed.
Effect: Heal (6) this unit.
 Once Per Turn (Army), Any Combat Phase |
SIX-HEADED STRIKE: Stoked into a killing rage by their handlers’ goads and whips, War Hydras lumber forward into battle, each of their six heads lashing out to strike the enemy.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit in combat with this unit to be the target.
Effect: Roll 6 dice. For each 3+, inflict 1 mortal damage on the target.
Effect: Roll 6 dice. For each 3+, inflict 1 mortal damage on the target.
| KEYWORDS | RAMPAGE |
KEYWORDS | MONSTER |
| ORDER, CITIES OF SIGMAR, AELF |
Errata
War Hydra
Change the ‘Impossible to Destroy’ ability to:
| Once Per Turn (Army), End of Any Turn |
IMPOSSIBLE TO DESTROY: It is almost impossible to kill a Hydra, for they regenerate wounds and regrow severed heads with alarming speed.
Effect: Heal (6) this unit.
17.2 Mortal Damage
Some abilities inflict mortal damage. If an ability inflicts mortal damage on a unit, add that number of damage points to the unit’s damage pool for that ability (see 18.2 Allocating Damage).
 Your Movement Phase |
RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, RETREAT |
7.0 Combat Range
Each model has a combat range that extends 3" horizontally from its base and any distance vertically from that circle to form a cylinder. The combat range of a unit extends 3" horizontally and any distance vertically from every model in that unit. Units from opposing armies that are within each other’s combat range and that are visible to each other are in combat with each other. When a unit that is not in combat enters the combat range of a visible enemy unit, it moves into combat.
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
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FAQ / Errata
FAQ
| Q: | If a model in base-to-base contact with an enemy model retreats 3" directly away from the enemy model, is it still in combat with that enemy model? |
| A: | No. |
Errata
Addenda: 7.0 Combat Range
Add the following:
‘A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it.’
‘A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it.’
Companion
Unless otherwise specified, attacks made by this weapon are not affected by friendly abilities that modify hit rolls, wound rolls or weapon characteristics, except for those that apply negative modifiers (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).Shoot in Combat
This weapon can be used to make shooting attacks even if the attacking unit is in combat.Anti-X (+1 Rend)
Add 1 to this weapon’s Rend characteristic if the target has the keyword after ‘Anti-’ or fulfils the condition after ‘Anti-’. Multiples of this ability are cumulative. For example, if a weapon has both Anti-charge (+1 Rend) and Anti-HERO (+1 Rend), then add 2 to the Rend characteristic of the weapon for attacks that target a HERO that charged in the same turn.The ORDER keyword is used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
Monster Hero
War Machine Hero
Cavalry
Infantry
and others...
The CITIES OF SIGMAR keyword is used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
Monster Hero
War Machine Hero
Cavalry
Infantry
and others...
The AELF keyword is used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
Infantry
The MONSTER keyword is used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
Monster Hero