Ossiarch Bonereapers – Scourge of Ghyran Mortek Guard
4" 1 4+ 1 6+ The backbone of the Ossiarch legions are the Mortek Guard, undead imbued with martial skill blended from the spiritual essence of slain warriors and armed with soul-draining nadirite weapons. They are as proficient on the open field as they are when defending against a Ghyranite ambush. Whenever the great war-constructs and commanders of the Bonereapers are threatened, these unflinching warriors will close ranks and surround their ward with an impenetrable shieldwall. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Nadirite Blade or Spear [Anti-CAVALRY (+1 Rend), Crit (2 Hits)] | |||||||
| Nadirite Blade or Spear Anti-CAVALRY (+1 Rend), Crit (2 Hits) | 2 | 3+ | 4+ | - | 1 | ||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 10 Points: 130
Base size: 25mm
Can be reinforced: Yes
Notes: This unit is legal for Matched Play for battles fought using the General’s Handbook 2025-26 battlepack.
 Once Per Phase (Army), Reaction: A friendly OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS WAR MACHINE, MONSTER or MORTISAN unit within this unit’s combat range was targeted by an ATTACK ability |
SHIELDS OF THE LEGION: Mortek Guard are the mainstay of the Ossiarch legions, repelling attacks on more valuable constructs wherever their nadirite shields are raised in defence.
Effect: For the rest of the phase, subtract 1 from the Rend characteristic of weapons used for attacks that target that friendly unit.
KEYWORDS | INFANTRY, CHAMPION, STANDARD BEARER (1/10), WARD (6+) |
| DEATH, OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS |
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.Crit (2 Hits)
If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack scores 2 hits on the target unit instead of 1. Make a wound roll for each hit.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 Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:
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. | ||
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 Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:
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 WARD keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:
The DEATH keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:
The OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:
Army List
Warscrolls collatedCavalry Hero
Infantry Hero
Cavalry
Infantry
Monster
War Machine
Faction Terrain
Regiment of Renown
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 INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:
The MONSTER keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:
The MORTISAN keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls: