Soulblight Gravelords – Deathrattle Skeletons
4" 1 5+ 1 Clattering forwards in formation, their yellowed skulls devoid of expression, the Deathrattle Skeletons go forth to annihilate the living. These undead automatons have no free will and are imbued only with the imperative to kill as swiftly and efficiently as possible. In many ways, they represent the ultimate ideal of Nagash’s Necrotopia: an army without will or ambition, created solely to conquer the realms in the name of the Great Necromancer. As they advance into combat, foes are forced to stare into the grinning visage of death, a feat that saps courage from all but the bravest.
As disposable soldiers, Deathrattle Skeletons are clad in only the most basic equipment, often the same armour they wore during the last moments of their mortal lives. Their weapons, too, are meagre: rusted swords and shields pitted with battle-damage. Yet such things mean little when they march forth en masse, overwhelming superior warriors with their utter lack of fear and their relentless, machine-like motion. Even if a skeletal warrior is smashed to pieces, the horror continues – with the battlefield steeped in necromantic energies, the Deathrattle Skeleton’s bones will lock together once more as it clambers upright, ready to kill again. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Ancient Weapon | |||||||
| Ancient Weapon | 2 | 4+ | 4+ | - | 1 | ||
End of Any TurnKEYWORDS | INFANTRY, CHAMPION, STANDARD BEARER (1/10), WARD (6+) |
| DEATH, SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS, DEATHRATTLE |
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
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 Soulblight Gravelords 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 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
Army List
Warscrolls collatedInfantry Hero
Monster Hero
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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. | ||
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.
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 Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:
The DEATHRATTLE keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls: