Seraphon – Lord Kroak
5" 18 4+ 5 Lord Kroak is the first of the slann, the guiding light of the Seraphon and the being chosen to oversee the completion of the Great Plan – the cosmic pattern ordained by the god-like Old Ones. Even the gods of Sigmar’s Pantheon are mere children to him, for Kroak was shaped by the Old Ones in the murky aeons of prehistory. Granted depthless wisdom and an unrivalled mastery of the aether, he has served his creators faithfully by defending reality against the malignant pull of Chaos at the cost of his physical form.
Though his body is now little more than a withered husk slumped upon a palanquin, Kroak’s formidable spirit clings to his mummified remains and coordinates the cosmos-spanning wars of the Seraphon. When fate demands it,the First Spawned takes to the field of battle wielding the powers of creation to restore order. With but a thought, Lord Kroak can summon a hail of burning meteors from the skies or imbue his cold-blooded kin with the very power of the stars. Yet his most fearsome magics are echoes of the devastating sorcery unleashed in the final moments of his life – an eruption of celestial force so powerful that it can shatter armies in an instant and reduce entire cities to dust. | ||
| RANGED WEAPONS | Rng | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Gaze of Kroak [Shoot in Combat] | ||||||||
| Gaze of Kroak Shoot in Combat | 12" | 1 | 2+ | 3+ | 2 | D6 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | |||
| Azyrite Force Barrier [Crit (Mortal)] | ||||||||
| Azyrite Force Barrier Crit (Mortal) | 2D6 | 3+ | 3+ | 1 | 1 | |||
 Passive |
SUPREME MASTER OF ORDER: The slann are amongst the greatest wizards in existence, but Lord Kroak is mighty even in comparison to others of his kind.
Effect: Add 2 to casting rolls for this unit. In addition, this unit can use an UNBIND ability if an enemy WIZARD anywhere on the battlefield uses a SPELL ability instead of an enemy WIZARD within 30" of this unit, and when using the ‘Banish Manifestation’ ability, this unit can pick a manifestation anywhere on the battlefield instead of within 30" of it.
| End of Any Turn |
DEAD FOR INNUMERABLE AGES: Lord Kroak is no longer truly alive; his form is preserved only by his indomitable spirit. As a result, he is immune to all but the most devastating attacks.
Effect: This unit must use this ability each turn while it is damaged. Roll 3D6 and add the number of damage points this unit has to the roll. On a 20+, this unit is destroyed. Otherwise, Heal (18) this unit.
| Once Per Turn, Any Hero Phase |
ARCANE VASSAL: A Slann Starmaster can channel the power of a spell through one of their followers.
Declare: Pick a friendly SKINK WIZARD wholly within 18" of this unit to be the target.
Effect: Measure the range and visibility of the next SPELL ability used by this unit this phase from the target instead of from this unit.
The target is treated as the caster for the purpose of other abilities or spell effects, such as ‘Unbind’ or ‘The Earth Trembles’.
Effect: Measure the range and visibility of the next SPELL ability used by this unit this phase from the target instead of from this unit.
The target is treated as the caster for the purpose of other abilities or spell effects, such as ‘Unbind’ or ‘The Earth Trembles’.
 Your Hero Phase | 7 |
CELESTIAL DELIVERANCE: Lord Kroak’s palanquin quivers with barely contained force before unleashing ruination on the enemies of the Seraphon.
Declare: This unit can cast this spell more than once per phase. Pick up to 3 different visible enemy units within 12" of this unit to be the targets, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Roll a D3 for each target. On a 2+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on the target equal to the roll.
Effect: Roll a D3 for each target. On a 2+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on the target equal to the roll.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
KEYWORDS | WARMASTER, UNIQUE, HERO, WIZARD (3), FLY, WARD (4+) |
| ORDER, SERAPHON, SLANN |
Army List
Warscrolls collatedThis HERO can join an eligible regiment as a Favoured Spawning.
Infantry Hero
The HERO keyword is used in the following Seraphon 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).
Shooting attacks
Shooting attacks are made with ranged weapons. The target unit(s) must be within a distance equal to the Range characteristic of the weapon being used and visible to the attacking model. Models cannot make shooting attacks if their unit is in combat, unless otherwise specified (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities).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). | ||
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. | ||
Shoot in Combat
This weapon can be used to make shooting attacks even if the attacking unit is in combat.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).
Crit (Mortal)
If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack inflicts mortal damage on the target unit equal to the Damage characteristic of that weapon and the attack sequence ends.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 |
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.
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 |
The SKINK and WIZARD keywords are used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
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 SERAPHON and WIZARD keywords are used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
| Your Hero Phase | 8 |
THE EARTH TREMBLES: With a focused pulse of will, the Starmaster sets the energy of the ley lines spiking until the ground is violently torn asunder.
Declare: Pick a friendly SERAPHON WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a point on the battlefield within 18" of them to be the target point, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Draw a straight line between the target point and the closest part on the caster’s base. Roll a D3 for each unit (friendly and enemy) that has models passed across by this line. On a 2+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on that unit equal to the roll.
Effect: Draw a straight line between the target point and the closest part on the caster’s base. Roll a D3 for each unit (friendly and enemy) that has models passed across by this line. On a 2+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on that unit equal to the roll.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
The WARMASTER keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
The UNIQUE keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
The WIZARD keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
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 Seraphon warscrolls:
The WARD keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
The SLANN keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls: