Maggotkin of Nurgle – Belga the Cystwitch
4" 7 5+ 3 6+ Once a servant of a holy order, Belga succumbed to the whispers of Nurgle and devolved into a maggot- bodied horror, her former sisters melded with her flesh. As the Cystwitch, she bestows potent plagues upon her enemies from her cauldron, and she can scry the will of her deity in its noxious slurry. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Thrice-tainted Staff | |||||||
| Thrice-tainted Staff | 3 | 4+ | 4+ | 1 | D3 | ||
 Your Hero Phase | 4 |
RUPTURED CYSTS: Belga intones a chant that triggers a chain reaction of agonising, pus-filled eruptions in the bodies of sickened foes.
Declare: Pick a visible DISEASED enemy unit within 18" of this unit to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on the target. Then, inflict 1 mortal damage on each other DISEASED enemy unit within 3" of the target. If the chanting roll was 9+, you can also pick a friendly Plaguebearers unit within 12" of the target. For each enemy INFANTRY model slain by this ability this turn, you can return 1 slain model to that friendly unit.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on the target. Then, inflict 1 mortal damage on each other DISEASED enemy unit within 3" of the target. If the chanting roll was 9+, you can also pick a friendly Plaguebearers unit within 12" of the target. For each enemy INFANTRY model slain by this ability this turn, you can return 1 slain model to that friendly unit.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
| Your Hero Phase |
SCRY THE FILTH: Globules of bloody mucus in Belga’s cauldron coalesce into misshapen masses that Belga uses to divine Nurgle’s will.
Effect: Pick 1 of the following effects to apply for the rest of the turn:
- Add 1 to casting rolls for friendly MAGGOTKIN OF NURGLE WIZARDS while they are within 3" of this unit.
- Add 1 to chanting rolls for friendly MAGGOTKIN OF NURGLE PRIESTS while they are within 3" of this unit.
KEYWORDS | UNIQUE, HERO, PRIEST (1), INFANTRY, WARD (6+) |
| CHAOS, MAGGOTKIN OF NURGLE, ROTBRINGERS |
The ROTBRINGERS keyword is used in the following Maggotkin of Nurgle warscrolls:
Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Rotbringer Lord.
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.
The HERO keyword is used in the following Maggotkin of Nurgle warscrolls:
• Rotigus
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 INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Maggotkin of Nurgle warscrolls:
The WARD keyword is used in the following Maggotkin of Nurgle warscrolls:
• Rotigus
The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Maggotkin of Nurgle warscrolls:
• Rotigus
The MAGGOTKIN OF NURGLE keyword is used in the following Maggotkin of Nurgle warscrolls:
• Rotigus
The ROTBRINGERS keyword is used in the following Maggotkin of Nurgle warscrolls:
Army List
Warscrolls collatedThe UNIQUE keyword is used in the following Maggotkin of Nurgle warscrolls:
• Rotigus
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.If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.
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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. | ||
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 |
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).
3.0 Prayers
The declare step of each prayer will tell you to make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, the prayer fails, its effect is not resolved and you must remove D3 ritual points from the PRIEST using the prayer.Otherwise, pick one of the following
- Give a number of ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the chanting roll (ritual points can be accumulated over multiple turns).
- Add the PRIEST’s ritual points to the chanting roll. If the chanting roll equals or exceeds the prayer’s chanting value (at the top-right corner of the prayer), it is answered: resolve the effect of the prayer, then reset the PRIEST’s ritual points total to 0.
All PRIESTS know the following prayer:
| Your Hero Phase |
SACRED RITES: The priest focuses on safely setting their ritual into motion.
Declare: Pick a friendly PRIEST to use this ability, then make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, remove 1 ritual point from that PRIEST instead of D3.
Effect: Give a number to ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the unmodified chanting roll and do not reset the PRIEST’s ritual points to 0.
Effect: Give a number to ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the unmodified chanting roll and do not reset the PRIEST’s ritual points to 0.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER, UNLIMITED |
EXAMPLE PRAYER
 Once Per Battle, Your Hero Phase | 7 |
RESURRECTION: A fallen hero is brought back from death, their vitality fully restored.
Declare: Make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.
Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
The PRIEST keyword is used in the following Maggotkin of Nurgle warscrolls:
18.3 Slain Models
The commander of a unit must pick which model(s) in the unit are slain. However, after each slain model is removed, the unit must be in a single coherent group (see 15.1). If this is not possible, continue to remove models, one at a time, until the unit is in a single coherent group. You must remove the fewest models possible to make the unit a single coherent group.
The MAGGOTKIN OF NURGLE and WIZARD keywords are used in the following Maggotkin of Nurgle warscrolls: