Disciples of Tzeentch – Lord of Change
12" 14 5+ 5 With a contemptuous flick of their talons, a Lord of Change can unleash blistering waves of wyrdflame or tear open screaming gateways to the Realm of Chaos. These greater daemons are entities of pure magic, and few can rival their spellcraft. Mundane concepts such as glory or honour mean little to a Lord of Change; they delight in denying enemy champions a fair contest, soaring out of reach upon their glowing pinions. Blades, bullets and even retaliatory spells sputter to nothing against a Lord of Change’s wards, even as the daemon unleashes kaleidoscopic storms of witchfire in turn.
A Lord of Change satisfies its well of curiosity by ensnaring mortals in complex schemes, raising favoured acolytes up to the dizzying heights of their ambitions before casting them down. These daemons care not for the consequences facing those they torment; instead, they watch their suffering with enraptured fascination. Yet Lords of Change are manipulative to the point of compulsiveness, always adding new dimensions to their schemes even if it compromises their original aims. Many times has one of the Change God’s grand ploys unravelled because his Lords of Change could not stop plucking the skeins of fate – though even this anarchy is pleasing to Tzeentch. | ||
| RANGED WEAPONS | Rng | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Rod of Sorcery [Wyrdflame] | ||||||||
| Rod of Sorcery Wyrdflame | 18" | 2D6 | 3+ | 3+ | 1 | 1 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | |||
| Staff of Tzeentch [Anti-WIZARD (+1 Rend)] | ||||||||
| Staff of Tzeentch Anti-WIZARD (+1 Rend) | 4 | 3+ | 3+ | - | D3 | |||
| Baleful Sword | ||||||||
| Baleful Sword | 4 | 4+ | 3+ | 2 | 3 | |||
 Curved Beak | ||||||||
| Curved Beak | 4 | 4+ | 3+ | 1 | 2 | |||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 380
Base size: 100mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: 0-1 Tzeentchian Deceiver, Any DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH
This unit is armed with a Staff of Tzeentch, Curved Beak and 1 of the following options:
- Rod of Sorcery
- Baleful Sword
 Passive |
BATTLE DAMAGED
Effect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of its Curved Beak is 3.
Effect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of its Curved Beak is 3.
 Once Per Turn (Army), Your Movement Phase |
SUMMON DAEMONS OF TZEENTCH: To challenge the fractal plans of the Architect of Fate is to face strange daemons born from chaotic sorcery itself.
Declare: Discard 1 destiny dice. Then, pick a friendly non-HERO non-UNIQUE DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH DAEMON unit that has been destroyed to be the target.
Effect: Set up a replacement unit with half the number of models from the target unit (rounding up) wholly within 9" of this unit and more than 9" from all enemy units.
Effect: Set up a replacement unit with half the number of models from the target unit (rounding up) wholly within 9" of this unit and more than 9" from all enemy units.
 Passive |
LOCUS OF CHANGE: The aura of instability surrounding Tzeentch’s greatest daemons can send even the most focused warriors insane.
Effect: Subtract 1 from hit rolls for combat attacks that target friendly DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH DAEMON units while they are wholly within 12" of this unit.
 Your Hero Phase | 7 |
TZEENTCH’S FIRESTORM: An apocalyptic inferno of raging wyrdflame surges from the daemon’s hands to engulf its victims in a fiery maelstrom.
Declare: Pick a visible enemy unit within 18" of the caster to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Roll 9 dice. For each 6, inflict D3 mortal damage on the target.
Effect: Roll 9 dice. For each 6, inflict D3 mortal damage on the target.
| KEYWORDS | WYRDFLAME, SPELL |
KEYWORDS | HERO, MONSTER, WIZARD (2), FLY, WARD (5+) |
| CHAOS, DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH, DAEMON |
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. | ||
18.1 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.
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 |
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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The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
• Magister
The DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
• Magister
Army List
Warscrolls collatedCavalry Hero
Infantry Hero
• Magister
Monster Hero
War Machine Hero
Infantry
War Machine
Regiment of Renown
Hit Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Hit characteristic, the attack scores a successful hit: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified hit rolls of 1 always fail. If an unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a weapon is a 6, that attack is a critical hit.| Critical hits have no effect on their own but often trigger additional effects (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities). | ||
Wound Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Wound characteristic, the attack successfully wounds: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified wound rolls of 1 always fail.Unbind
 Reaction: Opponent declared a SPELL ability |
UNBIND: The wizard saps the energy from an enemy’s spell, nullifying its effects.
Used By: A friendly WIZARD within 30" of the enemy WIZARD casting the spell.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
| KEYWORDS | UNBIND |
The HERO keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
• Magister
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 Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
• Magister
15.4 Flying
Units with the FLY keyword have the following passive ability: Passive |
FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.
Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.
| When moving flying units, move them horizontally in any direction, ignoring intervening models and terrain, and place them where you wish, so long as they are allowed to end their move on that spot. Note that some units have the FLY keyword even if that unit can’t really fly. This often represents units that bounce, bound or skitter across the battlefield so adeptly that they might as well be flying! | ||
The FLY keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
Endless Spell
The WARD keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
The DAEMON keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Tzeentchian Deceiver.
Combat attacks
Combat attacks are made with melee weapons. The target unit(s) must be within the combat range of the attacking model and visible to it. The model must attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with.The DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH and DAEMON keywords are used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
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.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).
Save Roll
The commander of the target unit rolls a dice, subtracting the attacking weapon’s Rend characteristic from the roll. Unmodified save rolls of 1 always fail. If the roll equals or exceeds the Save characteristic of the target unit, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. If not, it is a successful attack: move on to the next step.The MONSTER keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
7.0 Manifestations
There are two types of manifestation: endless spells, which can be summoned by WIZARDS, and invocations, which can be summoned by PRIESTS. Each manifestation has its own warscroll, and the spell or prayer that allows that manifestation to be summoned will be found in the appropriate manifestation lore. No more than 1 friendly WIZARD or PRIEST can attempt to summon the same manifestation per turn, and a friendly WIZARD or PRIEST cannot attempt to summon a friendly manifestation that was removed from play in the same turn. Manifestations are not considered to be units, with the following exceptions:- They are treated as if they were units for the purposes of movement, combat range, being in combat and setting up other units. Units can finish a charge move within 1/2" of an enemy manifestation as if it were a unit.
- If they have any melee or ranged weapons, they can use the ‘Fight’ and ‘Shoot’ CORE abilities as if they were units.
- If they have a Move characteristic greater than 0" (‘-’), they can use CORE MOVE abilities as if they were units.
- They can be picked as targets of enemy abilities as if they were units. They are not affected by enemy abilities that do not involve picking targets.
- Damage points can be inflicted on them as if they were units and they can be destroyed.
- Manifestations that have a Move characteristic of 0" (‘-’) cannot move. For the purposes of movement, combat range, being in combat and setting up other units, they are only treated as if they were units in the combat phase. Units can finish a charge move within 1/2" of an enemy manifestation that has a Move characteristic of 0" (‘-’) instead of within 1/2" of an enemy unit.
- Models can move through manifestations but cannot end a move on them.
Banish Manifestation
| Your Hero Phase |
BANISH MANIFESTATION: The wizard or priest disrupts the arcane forces sustaining a manifestation, wiping it from existence.
Declare: Pick a friendly WIZARD or PRIEST to use this ability, pick a manifestation within 30" of them to be the target, then make a banishment roll of 2D6. Add 1 to the banishment roll for each additional enemy manifestation on the battlefield after the first.
Effect: If the banishment roll equals or exceeds the banishment value listed on the manifestation’s warscroll, it is banished and removed from play. You cannot pick the same manifestation as the target of this ability more than once per turn.
Effect: If the banishment roll equals or exceeds the banishment value listed on the manifestation’s warscroll, it is banished and removed from play. You cannot pick the same manifestation as the target of this ability more than once per turn.
| KEYWORDS | BANISH |
Universal Core Abilities - Movement Phase
| Your Movement Phase |
NORMAL MOVE: The warriors advance across the battlefield.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE |
| Your Movement Phase |
RUN: The unit rushes into position.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Make a run roll of D6. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic added to the run roll. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
Effect: Make a run roll of D6. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic added to the run roll. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, RUN |
| 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 |
14.3 Charge Phase
| Your Charge Phase |
CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, CHARGE |
| Deployment Phase |
MASTERS OF DESTINY: To serve the Changer of the Ways is to instinctively understand the ebb and flow of future events and be able to manipulate their potential to the fullest.
Effect: Roll 9 dice and place them to one side. These are your destiny dice. Destiny dice can be spent during the battle to change certain dice rolls. You can never have more than 9 destiny dice at once.
During the battle, instead of making a roll from the list below for a friendly DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH unit, you can spend your destiny dice. The roll you would have made is replaced with the roll on the destiny dice you spend. If you want to replace a 2D6 roll, 3D6 roll, etc. you must spend a number of destiny dice equal to the number before ‘D6’. Any rolls that have been replaced count as unmodified rolls, and they cannot be re-rolled, they cannot be changed and they cannot be modified by other friendly abilities (but they can be modified by enemy abilities). You cannot spend destiny dice to replace re-rolls.
Destiny dice can be spent in place of the following dice rolls:
During the battle, instead of making a roll from the list below for a friendly DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH unit, you can spend your destiny dice. The roll you would have made is replaced with the roll on the destiny dice you spend. If you want to replace a 2D6 roll, 3D6 roll, etc. you must spend a number of destiny dice equal to the number before ‘D6’. Any rolls that have been replaced count as unmodified rolls, and they cannot be re-rolled, they cannot be changed and they cannot be modified by other friendly abilities (but they can be modified by enemy abilities). You cannot spend destiny dice to replace re-rolls.
Destiny dice can be spent in place of the following dice rolls:
- Casting rolls
- Unbinding rolls
- Banishment rolls
- Run rolls
- Charge rolls in your turn
- Hit rolls
- Wound rolls
- Save rolls
The non-HERO DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
The non-UNIQUE DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH and DAEMON keywords are used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
24.2 Replacement Units
Some abilities allow you to set up a replacement unit. When setting up that unit, it should have the same warscroll type, weapon options and number of models as the original unit, unless otherwise specified in the ability. Many of these abilities specify the proportion of models in the replacement unit (e.g. half the number of models from the original unit). In these cases, you can pick which models from the original unit are set up.The replacement unit is otherwise treated as a new unit; any keywords or abilities the original unit gained during the battle, and any persisting effects that applied to it, do not apply to the replacement unit. Each unit can only be replaced once, and you cannot replace replacement units.
| Because a replacement unit is treated as a completely new unit, it could, for instance, use a Once Per Battle ability on its warscroll even if the unit it replaced used that ability earlier in the battle. | ||