Stormcast Eternals – Dais Arcanum
8"  - 7+ A Dais Arcanum is a machine-like conjuration capable of repelling a realmsphere’s gravity and travelling through the air at great speed. Its innate magic is attuned to the soul of the warrior who rides upon it: with a thought they can bid the Dais to glide out of the way of an oncoming attack or draw power from its gleaming wake to augment their spellcraft. | ||
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ARCANE ENHANCEMENT: A Stormcast blessed to be borne upon a Dais Arcanum feels the celestial energies of Azyr course through them.
Effect: While the unit that was picked to be the target of the ’Summon Dais Arcanum’ ability is on the platform of this MANIFESTATION:
If this MANIFESTATION is banished, before removing it from the battlefield, set up the unit on its platform on the battlefield within 3" of it. That unit can only be set up in combat with units it was already in combat with when this MANIFESTATION was banished. If it is not possible to set up that unit, it is destroyed.
If the unit on the platform is removed from the battlefield, immediately remove this MANIFESTATION from play.
- That unit has WARD (5+) and Fly.
- If that unit is a WIZARD, add 1 to that unit’s power level.
- That unit cannot use MOVE abilities and remains on this MANIFESTATION each time it moves.
- Instead of measuring range or visibility to and from that unit, measure to and from this MANIFESTATION instead.
- This MANIFESTATION cannot be picked to be the target of abilities other than BANISH abilities.
- If that unit is picked to make a pile-in move, move this MANIFESTATION instead.
If this MANIFESTATION is banished, before removing it from the battlefield, set up the unit on its platform on the battlefield within 3" of it. That unit can only be set up in combat with units it was already in combat with when this MANIFESTATION was banished. If it is not possible to set up that unit, it is destroyed.
If the unit on the platform is removed from the battlefield, immediately remove this MANIFESTATION from play.
KEYWORDS | MANIFESTATION, ENDLESS SPELL, FLY |
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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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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 Stormcast Eternals warscrolls:
The ORDER keyword is used in the following Stormcast Eternals warscrolls:
• Praetors
and others...
The STORMCAST ETERNALS keyword is used in the following Stormcast Eternals warscrolls:
• Praetors
and others...
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Warscrolls collated6.0 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. | ||
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.
The WIZARD keyword is used in the following Stormcast Eternals warscrolls:
1.1 Power Level
Each WIZARD and PRIEST has a power level, shown in brackets after the keyword, e.g. WIZARD (2). A WIZARD or PRIEST’s power level determines the number of SPELL, PRAYER or BANISH abilities they can use per phase, in any combination. For example, a WIZARD (2) unit could use 1 SPELL and 1 BANISH ability in their commander’s hero phase.
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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The MANIFESTATION keyword is used in the following Stormcast Eternals warscrolls:
The ENDLESS SPELL keyword is used in the following Stormcast Eternals warscrolls:
The non-FLY INFANTRY and HERO keywords are used in the following Stormcast Eternals warscrolls:
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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.
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
SUMMON DAIS ARCANUM: The wizard calls down a single bolt of lightning to strike the ground at their feet, leaving behind a perfect sigmarite disc for a chosen Stormcast to mount and be carried into the air.
Declare: If there is not a friendly Dais Arcanum on the battlefield, pick a friendly STORMCAST ETERNALS WIZARD to cast this spell, pick a friendly non-STORMCAST ETERNALS INFANTRY HERO that does not have Fly and is wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: Set up a Dais Arcanum within ½" of the target, visible to the caster and not in combat. Then, remove the target from the battlefield and place it on the platform of that Dais Arcanum.
Effect: Set up a Dais Arcanum within ½" of the target, visible to the caster and not in combat. Then, remove the target from the battlefield and place it on the platform of that Dais Arcanum.
| KEYWORDS | SUMMON, SPELL |
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.
7.2 Banishing Manifestations
All WIZARDS and PRIESTS can use the ‘Banish Manifestation’ ability:| 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 |