Soulblight Gravelords – Zombie Dragon
12" 14 5+ 5 Zombie Dragons are a loathsome sight. What was once a majestic, long-lived king amongst beasts has been twisted and remade through the power of necromancy. Mouldering bone and withered muscle take the place of glistening scales, and the keen intelligence possessed by living dragons is brutally stripped away and replaced entirely with their master’s will. Yet though all sane mortals consider them hideous to behold, Zombie Dragons are nevertheless terrifying adversaries. They have lost none of their strength or ferocity; indeed, the necrotic energy that infests them seems only to amplify their hunger.
With raking claws and monstrous fangs, they puncture and tear their way through anything not crushed beneath their sheer bulk. A Zombie Dragon’s most terrifying weapon, however, is its withering breath. What was once a torrent of raging flame now emanates as a cloud of noxious vapours, blistering armour and flesh as those caught in it are reduced to desiccated husks. It is little wonder that the raising of a Zombie Dragon is considered a crowning achievement for any practitioner of necromancy, and that many Soulblight nobles consider these drakes the only creatures worthy of bearing them to war. | ||
| RANGED WEAPONS | Rng | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Pestilential Breath [Shoot in Combat, Companion] | ||||||||
| Pestilential Breath Shoot in Combat, Companion | 10" | D6 | 2+ | 4+ | 1 | 2 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | |||
 Draconic Claws [Companion] | ||||||||
| Draconic Claws Companion | 7 | 4+ | 2+ | 1 | 2 | |||
| Draconic Maw [Companion] | ||||||||
| Draconic Maw Companion | 3 | 4+ | 2+ | 2 | 3 | |||
 Passive |
BATTLE DAMAGED
Effect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of its Draconic Claws is 5.
Effect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of its Draconic Claws is 5.
 Deployment Phase |
DEATH ON TATTERED WINGS: The Zombie Dragon circles above the arrayed armies, eye sockets aglow with unholy energy.
Declare: Pick this unit if it has not been deployed.
Effect: Set up this unit in reserve high above the battlefield. It has now been deployed.
Effect: Set up this unit in reserve high above the battlefield. It has now been deployed.
| KEYWORDS | DEPLOY |
 Your Movement Phase |
LOATHSOME DESCENT: With a deafening roar, the Zombie Dragon dives into battle like a foul comet.
Declare: Pick this unit if it is high above the battlefield.
Effect: Set up this unit anywhere on the battlefield more than 9" from all enemy units.
Effect: Set up this unit anywhere on the battlefield more than 9" from all enemy units.
 Once Per Turn (Army), Any Combat Phase |
ARMOUR CRUNCH: The Zombie Dragon bites down hard on a target protected by enclosing armour or a thick hide, crumpling and shredding its layers of protection and crushing the bones beneath.
Declare: If this unit charged this turn, pick an enemy CAVALRY or MONSTER unit in combat with it to be the target.
Effect: Roll a dice. If the roll is equal to or exceeds the target’s Save characteristic, inflict 3 mortal damage on the target.
Effect: Roll a dice. If the roll is equal to or exceeds the target’s Save characteristic, inflict 3 mortal damage on the target.
| KEYWORDS | RAMPAGE |
KEYWORDS | MONSTER, FLY, WARD (6+) |
| DEATH, SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS |
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
Cavalry
Infantry
Monster
War Machine
Regiment of Renown
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).Shoot in Combat
This weapon can be used to make shooting attacks even if the attacking unit is in combat.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’).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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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).
Universal Core Abilities - Charge Phase
| Your Charge Phase |
CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, CHARGE |
The MONSTER keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords 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 Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls: