Soulblight Gravelords – Coven Throne
10" 12 4+ 5 For the most regal vampires, trudging across the battlefield like some lowly Deadwalker would simply never do. Instead, they lounge upon imposing conveyances of fused sinew and cartilage, held aloft by the tormented souls of those who fell to their beguiling charms. Vampires are well practised in concealing their abominable nature behind magical glamours, but those who ride upon a Coven Throne are especially transfixing; with but a glance, they can rob a proud foe of their will and see them pledge undying loyalty to their new ruler. Those who amuse the vampire may be granted the blood kiss, but most are simply feasted upon and discarded, their souls joining the grim procession beneath the Coven Throne.
Vampires who lounge upon a Coven Throne are often accompanied by promising members of their brood, chosen for their powers of foresight through bloodscrying. These undead acolytes collect fresh gore in ritual fonts; then, using crimson rites born in the dread city of Nulahmia, they tap into the power in the lifeblood to penetrate the skeins of fate. Forearmed with knowledge of the future, the vampire commands their minions with prescient ability, driving spikes of hopelessness deeper into the foe with each thwarted stratagem or canny outflank. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Spectral Host’s Blades [Companion] | |||||||
| Spectral Host’s Blades Companion | 10 | 4+ | 4+ | - | 1 | ||
| Matriarch’s Stiletto [Crit (2 Hits)] | |||||||
| Matriarch’s Stiletto Crit (2 Hits) | 5 | 3+ | 3+ | 1 | 2 | ||
| Acolytes’ Poniards | |||||||
| Acolytes’ Poniards | 6 | 3+ | 3+ | 1 | 1 | ||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 270
Base size: 120 × 92mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: Any SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS
 Passive |
TACTICAL INSIGHT: The vampire and their acolytes employ their divinatory abilities to manipulate and aid their undying servants.
Effect: Friendly DEATHRATTLE and DEADWALKERS units have WARD (5+) while they are wholly within 6" of this unit.
 Passive |
SCRYING POOL: Within this pool of shimmering gore, the vampire foresees the shape of the battle to come.
Effect: If a friendly SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS unit wholly within 12" of this unit uses the ‘Redeploy’ command, you can pick another friendly SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS unit wholly within 12" of this unit that has not used a command this phase to use the ‘Redeploy’ command immediately after the first has been resolved (this is an exception to Commands, 1.2). No command point is spent the second time that command is used.
KEYWORDS | HERO, WAR MACHINE, WIZARD (1), FLY, WARD (6+) |
| DEATH, SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS, VAMPIRE |
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.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 Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
• Vargskyr
The DEATH keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
• Vargskyr
The SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
• Vargskyr
The VAMPIRE keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
• Vargskyr
Army List
Warscrolls collatedInfantry Hero
Monster Hero
Cavalry
Infantry
Monster
War Machine
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’).The HERO keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords 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 WIZARD keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
The DEADWALKERS keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
The WAR MACHINE keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
The DEATHRATTLE keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords 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 Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
| Enemy Movement Phase | 1 |
REDEPLOY: Taking initiative, the warriors hastily reposition to respond to enemy movements.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Each model in that unit can move up to D6". That move cannot pass through or end within the combat range of an enemy unit.
Effect: Each model in that unit can move up to D6". That move cannot pass through or end within the combat range of an enemy unit.
| KEYWORDS | MOVE, RUN |