Post by drakkenblut on Jul 8, 2017 13:32:21 GMT
In MK3 we lost Tenacity but got Guard Dog on the Protector and Star Crossed on Wrong Eye, which makes our high Def warlocks unkillable, except for knockdown.
Knockdown is in most cases done by slamming since slams do not roll to hit on the model affected by the slammed model, and it seems we have no defense against it. But, could Raeks animus work? Slamming model slams another model which brings the slammer into range of Countercharge reaction (slammed model gets moved d6 inches, so if it is done from too far away it will not trigger countercharge, but it will likely also not reach your warlock), and then before slam gets worked out, our warlock charges the slamming model, getting out of the way of the slam. Now, it is not a perfect solution, since in most cases you need to charge through the slammed model (Thag2, Absy2 and both Rhyas can do it, and models with Reach can perhaps charge at an angle), you end up closer to the enemy army (still, slam avoided) and you may be now out of reach for Guard Dog and Star Crossed, and you may take a free strike from the slammed model (if it is the enemy model). Still, if worked out, it could give us invulnerable warlocks!
Of course, there are other ways to effect a knockdown, but this one is the most common.
Thoughts? Am I missing something here?
Knockdown is in most cases done by slamming since slams do not roll to hit on the model affected by the slammed model, and it seems we have no defense against it. But, could Raeks animus work? Slamming model slams another model which brings the slammer into range of Countercharge reaction (slammed model gets moved d6 inches, so if it is done from too far away it will not trigger countercharge, but it will likely also not reach your warlock), and then before slam gets worked out, our warlock charges the slamming model, getting out of the way of the slam. Now, it is not a perfect solution, since in most cases you need to charge through the slammed model (Thag2, Absy2 and both Rhyas can do it, and models with Reach can perhaps charge at an angle), you end up closer to the enemy army (still, slam avoided) and you may be now out of reach for Guard Dog and Star Crossed, and you may take a free strike from the slammed model (if it is the enemy model). Still, if worked out, it could give us invulnerable warlocks!
Of course, there are other ways to effect a knockdown, but this one is the most common.
Thoughts? Am I missing something here?