Idoneth Deepkin – Akhelian Ishlaen Guard
14" 4 4+ 1 The Akhelian Guard are the elite cavalry of the Idoneth armies. Mounted atop Fangmora Eels, these warriors fight in a loose formation ideal for rapid assaults and sudden retreats. Unlike their Namarti kin, they are born with full souls, granting them longer lifespans and higher ranks within the Idoneth hosts. Their Fangmora mounts are graceful and agile, able to twist along rocky seabeds and through gaps in an enemy spear-wall. Moreover, they are infamously bloodthirsty, tearing through prey with their bone-crunching fangs and delivering wicked whip-crack blows with their tails. Most impressive of all is their ability to generate an electric charge that can stun even large targets, leaving them ripe for devouring.
Ishlaen Guard favour a curved sword known as a helsabre. These elegant serrated blades are light enough to allow the wielder to deliver a flurry of strikes before disengaging from combat and can harness the bioelectricity of the Fangmoras. The Ishlaen channel this force into their galv-shields, where it manifests as an energy field that turns aside enemy blows. Thanks to this protective aura, the Ishlaen are often assigned as the bodyguards of Akhelian Kings or other high-ranking Idoneth, directing their Fangmoras towards the closest advancing threats and laying them low with sweeps of their helsabres. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Helsabre [Anti-INFANTRY (+1 Rend)] | |||||||
| Helsabre Anti-INFANTRY (+1 Rend) | 3 | 3+ | 4+ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fangmora’s Fangs and Lashing Tail [Companion] | |||||||
| Fangmora’s Fangs and Lashing Tail Companion | 3 | 4+ | 3+ | 1 | D3 | ||
 Any Combat Phase |
BIOVOLTAIC BARRIER: The biovoltaic energy produced by Fangmora Eels is channelled by Ishlaen Guard into a crackling luminescent energy field that protects them from harm.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit in combat with this unit to be the target.
Effect: Roll a dice. On a 3+, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic of the target unit’s weapons for the rest of the turn.
Effect: Roll a dice. On a 3+, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic of the target unit’s weapons for the rest of the turn.
| Passive |
GALV-SHIELDS: Thanks to their protective aura, the Ishlaen have greater staying power in prolonged combat than their spear-armed kin.
Effect: This unit has WARD (5+) if it charged in the same turn.
KEYWORDS | CAVALRY, CHAMPION, MUSICIAN (1/3), STANDARD BEARER (1/3), FLY |
| ORDER, IDONETH DEEPKIN, AELF, AKHELIAN |
1.0 Champions
Units with the CHAMPION keyword have one or more champion models. If there is a number after the CHAMPION keyword, that number indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be champions. In any other case, 1 model in the unit can be a champion. Units with the CHAMPION keyword have the following passive ability: Passive |
CHAMPION: A veteran fighter leads the charge.
Effect: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of weapons used by champions in this unit.
The CHAMPION keyword is used in the following Idoneth Deepkin warscrolls:
The ORDER keyword is used in the following Idoneth Deepkin warscrolls:
The IDONETH DEEPKIN keyword is used in the following Idoneth Deepkin warscrolls:
The AELF keyword is used in the following Idoneth Deepkin warscrolls:
The AKHELIAN keyword is used in the following Idoneth Deepkin warscrolls:
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32.2 Objective Control
At the start of the first battle round and at the end of each turn, follow this sequence for each objective in an order chosen by the active player:- Starting with the active player, each player determines the control score of each of their units that is contesting that objective. A unit’s control score is the combined Control characteristics of all the models in that unit that are contesting the objective. Some abilities modify a unit’s control score, but it cannot be reduced to less than 1.
- Each player adds up the control scores of all of their units contesting that objective. This is their army control score for that objective.
- The players compare their army control scores for that objective. If one player’s score is higher, that player gains control of that objective. Once a player gains control of an objective, it remains under their control until their opponent gains control of it.
| Sometimes objective markers get accidentally nudged while you are moving models around. This is perfectly fine - just remember to put them back in their proper positions when determining objective control. | ||
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.Companion
Unless otherwise specified, this weapon is not affected by friendly abilities that affect weapon characteristics or the attack sequence, except for those that apply negative modifiers to it (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).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.
Universal Core Abilities - 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 |
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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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 Idoneth Deepkin warscrolls:
The CAVALRY keyword is used in the following Idoneth Deepkin warscrolls:
21.0 Healing
Some abilities allow you to heal a unit. To heal a unit, remove a number of damage points from the unit equal to the number in brackets after ‘Heal’, e.g. Heal (2).
 Any Hero Phase | 1 |
RALLY: With an inspiring call to action, wounded soldiers get a second wind and fresh troops take the field to replace their fallen comrades.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Make 6 rally rolls of D6. For each 4+, you receive 1 rally point. Rally points can be spent in the following ways:
Effect: Make 6 rally rolls of D6. For each 4+, you receive 1 rally point. Rally points can be spent in the following ways:
- For each rally point spent, Heal (1) that unit.
- You can spend a number of rally points equal to the Health characteristic of that unit to return a slain model to that unit.
2.0 Musicians
Units with the MUSICIAN keyword have one or more musician models. The number after the MUSICIAN keyword indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be musicians. Units with the MUSICIAN keyword have the following passive ability:| Passive |
MUSICIAN: The beat of a drum or the blast of a horn drives the soldiers ever onward.
Effect: While this unit contains any musicians, if it uses the ‘Rally’ command, you can make one additional rally roll of D6.
The MUSICIAN keyword is used in the following Idoneth Deepkin warscrolls:
3.0 Standard Bearers
Units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword have one or more standard bearer models. The number after the STANDARD BEARER keyword indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be standard bearers. Units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword have the following passive ability: Passive |
STANDARD BEARER: The unit’s standard provides a rallying point in the chaos of battle.
Effect: While this unit contains any standard bearers, add 1 to this unit’s control score.
The STANDARD BEARER keyword is used in the following Idoneth Deepkin warscrolls: