October Dynamic Update - Protectorate Edition

High Reclaimer 2 is the Testament of Menoth so they might meant the testament. As you said High Reclaimer 1 does not have it.

I don't understand why soul ward is need to be fixed to 5", though.

Thyra deserves some love. She is same as Sturgis - her advantage over the others is her melee prowess but were it really easy to chop things then Teleport back? Caines can shoot then Teleport, keep very long distance between the enemy who can threaten him. But Thyra? Even if you have killed all the enemy reach your hand, do you really think that 6" backward can save her from the possible retaliations? Although upkeeping 1 focus point is cheaper than Teleport, but you know some upkeep denial can ruin her days and it prevents to combine with Silence of Death. Although 6" is still too short for the caster that needs to fight in melee, without much armor and cannot dismantle everything you may face. If she were a Butcher then she can deserve some burden but she is Thyra, not Zoktavir.

And, 5" is even shorter but perhaps Blend In can compensate it. Blend In gives a great reason to bring her with the daughters as well. But, we all know no daughters are quite tanky and it makes the doubt that it will do much for her survival. Also it does nothing against trample and struck by slammed model either, so a slammed Blood of Matyrs can end her day. Have to be within 3" also hurts. Perhaps Tough+Power of Faith helps this?

Also, will Thyra gains an another spell in the place of Gates of Death?

2pt Tristan1 is interesting. First it gives more reason to actually play models with Battlegroup Controller. Can you imagine how many non-Cygnar factions are actually play them? I don't see much, at least. Perhaps aside Journeyman Warcaster of Cygnar the most juniors what I have seen personally for years(at least before the release of version 0) was... not Battlegroup Controller, but the Lesser Warlock Wrong Eye, although he does because he is the mercenary/minion so he can squeeze in some lists. And now you have Severius0, but he is there for Eye of Menoth. Anyway, is there much reason to spend 4 points only for bring a warjack or two and put some extra focus while bear the risk to be lose the whole package by suffer 5 or more damage on a solo? When you have warjack points on your warcaster by default and consider Power Up? Yes even with Power Up warcasters are somewhat lacking on resources, but... you know, focus hog jacks are usually melee jacks, and we all know that bring a melee warjack by a 5 damage box and control range of 8" seems not a very sound plan. Although it also means not only the point cost is the problem on solos with Battlegroup Controller.

The second thought is, will they opt to reduce the cost of the solos through the game? You know solos are usually expensive. Only a handful of them are chosen for damage per point, and even if they could fight decently combat solos are usually valued as the solo missile to take out the annoying target.