Slaves to Darkness – Chaos Sorcerer Lord on Manticore
12" 12 4+ 5 Chaos Sorcerers wield the energies of magic unbound. Theirs are the old traditions of the soothsayer and the tribal shaman, empowered by eldritch gifts from their patron deities. Sorcerers are obsessed with increasing their arcane potential at any cost, and they do not shy away from shortcuts to power, be they wielding deadly artefacts or making pacts with the denizens of the Realm of Chaos. Though this may seem unwise, these magi consider such courses to be only prudent. After all, to develop their abilities through measured study risks being usurped by others not so reticent to grasp the power of the gods.
The most aggressive Sorcerer Lords are not content to be whispering viziers to the champions of Chaos; they desire to command hordes, to see enemies terrified and broken before them. So do they seek out the winged alpha predators known as Manticores, arcanely forcing these beasts into service. Though these seers possess subtlety enough to glean the paths of the future, they prefer utilising their powers in far more grandiose displays. With hissed incantations, they rip through the skin of reality, blasting foes to ashes and sending their screaming souls into the abyss of the Realm of Chaos. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Sorcerous Reaping Staff | |||||||
| Sorcerous Reaping Staff | 3 | 3+ | 3+ | 1 | D3 | ||
| Manticore’s Claws and Fangs [Anti-MONSTER (+1 Rend), Companion] | |||||||
| Manticore’s Claws and Fangs Anti-MONSTER (+1 Rend), Companion | 6 | 4+ | 2+ | 1 | 2 | ||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 280
Base size: 120 × 92mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: 0-1 Ruinous Champion, 0-1 MONSTER, Any WARRIORS OF CHAOS
MARK OF CHAOS
During army composition, pick 1 of the following keywords for this unit:- UNDIVIDED
- TZEENTCH
- NURGLE
- SLAANESH
 Once Per Turn (Army), Your Hero Phase |
ORACULAR VISIONS: A sorcerer can temporarily bestow the gift of foresight upon their allies, helping them ward against enemy blows.
Declare: Pick a friendly WARRIORS OF CHAOS unit wholly within 12" of this unit to be the target and roll a dice.
Effect: On a 3+, the target has WARD (5+) until the start of your next turn.
Effect: On a 3+, the target has WARD (5+) until the start of your next turn.
| Once Per Turn (Army), Any Combat Phase |
VENOMOUS TAIL STRIKE: The barbed tail of a Manticore secretes a paralysing toxin that can stun an enemy long enough for the Manticore to tear into them with impunity.
Declare: Pick an enemy MONSTER in combat with this unit to be the target.
Effect: Roll a dice. On a 3+, the target has STRIKE-LAST for the rest of the turn.
Effect: Roll a dice. On a 3+, the target has STRIKE-LAST for the rest of the turn.
| KEYWORDS | RAMPAGE |
KEYWORDS | HERO, MONSTER, WIZARD (1), FLY |
| CHAOS, SLAVES TO DARKNESS, WARRIORS OF CHAOS |
The UNDIVIDED keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
• Raptoryx
- This unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.
- This sorcerer unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.The TZEENTCH keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
- Archaon receive Mark of Chaos keyword during deployment.- This unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.- This sorcerer unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.The NURGLE keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
- Archaon receive Mark of Chaos keyword during deployment.- This unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.- This sorcerer unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.The SLAANESH keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
- Archaon receive Mark of Chaos keyword during deployment.- This unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.- This sorcerer unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
• Raptoryx
The SLAVES TO DARKNESS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
• Raptoryx
The WARRIORS OF CHAOS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
Army List
Warscrolls collatedCavalry Hero
Infantry Hero
Monster Hero
War Machine Hero
Infantry
Monster
War Machine
Faction Terrain
Regiment of Renown
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’).Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Ruinous Champion.
Cavalry Hero
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 Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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 MONSTER keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness 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.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.
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The WIZARD keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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 Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
15.3 Pile-in Moves
Some abilities, such as FIGHT abilities, allow a unit to make a short move called a pile-in move to get into a better position for combat. To do so:If your unit is in combat: Pick an enemy unit your unit is in combat with to be the target of the pile-in move. Each model in your unit can move up to 3". That move can pass through the combat ranges of any enemy units, but each model must end that move no further from the target unit. At the end of the move, your unit must still be in combat with all units that it was in combat with at the start of the move.
If your unit is not in combat: Each model in your unit can move 3" in any direction. That move can pass through and end within the combat ranges of any enemy units.
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19.0 Strike-first and Strike-last
If there are any STRIKE-FIRST units in combat at the start of the phase, other units cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability until those units have been picked to use a FIGHT ability. After all those STRIKE-FIRST units have fought, the active player picks the next unit to fight.If there are any STRIKE-LAST units in combat, they cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability if there are any units in combat that do not have STRIKE-LAST and have not yet used a FIGHT ability.
If a unit has STRIKE-FIRST and STRIKE-LAST, treat it as if it had neither.
| There may be situations when a unit that has STRIKE-FIRST is not in combat at the start of the phase, but because of moves such as pile-in moves, it is ‘pulled into combat’ later in the phase. In such cases, STRIKE-FIRST has no effect on that unit because it was not in combat at the start of the phase. Abilities that allow a unit to use a FIGHT ability immediately after another unit do not override the STRIKE-FIRST or STRIKE-LAST constraints, so you could not pick a unit with STRIKE-LAST to fight immediately after a unit with STRIKE-FIRST. | ||