Trencher CID is live!

There's now a thread for the Haley argument.

lormahordes.freeforums.net/thread/1371/haley-mary-sue

That inconsistency come from the models themselves, not so much the "Faction". Should WG not get a theme list because they are already pretty popular?

Week 2 changes

Colonel Markus ‘Siege’ Brisbane: Several battle reports have shown that the Rocket Turret is too easy to tie up. These changes should make the Rocket Turret a little more consistently powerful.

Rocket Turret

Gains Gun Platform:

Gun Platform - This model can make ranged attacks even while in melee.


Turret rule gains the following:

This model does not suffer blast damage.

Grenadier: Adding Brutal Charge helps differentiate the Grenadier from other shooting lights by adding diversity to its functions.

Mattock weapon gains Brutal Charge.



Storm Lances: After quite a long and heated Dev Talk we decided to bring the Storm Lances down a more “Armor Cracking” role. Removing Electro-Leap from their weapons combined with the changes to Katherine Laddermore should reduce their effectiveness at range, especially when targeting infantry units. Increasing the POW of their lances helps push them into the high-damage direction we would like to see them go.

Remove the Electro Leap special rule from the Electro Bolt weapon.

Lance melee weapon becomes POW 8.


Trencher Chain Gun Crew: Reducing the cost of the Trencher Chain Gun Crew will hopefully make room for it in more lists.

Reduce cost to 4.

Trencher Commando Officer: Commando’s are very nearly there. Reducing their point cost slightly with their Command Attachment may be enough to put them into more lists while also creating a larger cap in points between them and other Trencher units.

Cost 4.


Trencher Express Team: It was brought up these are the mobile artillery crews of the Trenchers. It makes sense they would be hiding in tree lines or rubble waiting for their target to get close or walk past.

Gains Pathfinder.

Reason: Further defining that role.


Patrol Dog: As we continue to tweak the Patrol Dog, please continue to submit feedback to the usefulness of Noisy as a special rule.

The RNG of the Noisy special action was extended to 8”.

Major Katherine Laddermore: Coupled with our changes above to Storm Lances we feel this will open up room for other Storm Knight models and units. It also brings Storm Lances in line with not only other cavalry units, but with the direction we would like to take them.

Replace Electrocharger with Veteran Leader [Storm Knight].

Veteran Leader [Storm Knight] - While in this model’s command range, other friendly Storm Knight models gain +1 to attack rolls.


Trencher Blockhouse: The interaction of the Blockhouse and Trencher Master Gunners was overshadowing the same option for Trencher Cannon Crews. This change is a slight tone-down of the Blockhouse while also hopefully opening list and table space for the Trencher Cannon Crew. Reducing the Trench Network to two trenches should help alleviate some of the pain felt when playing with a more populated board.

No longer a Weapon Crew.

Trench Network reduced to two trenches.


Gravediggers Theme Force: Disallowing rangers as a free point option seemed to almost entirely remove them from lists. With this change players will feel less handicapped in their unit choices.

Change the second benefit to the following:

For every 20 points of Ranger or Trencher models/units in this army, you can add one weapon crew unit, command attachment, or solo to the army free of cost. Free models/units do not count toward the total point value of Ranger or Trencher models/units in the army when calculating this bonus.

Uh..Maybe I'm not really seeing the nerf? Like its a sideways move. Good that less infantry will be Mulched but will this actually persuade Cygnar not to always run them?

Still the best defensive stat line, still hit hardest, still can mulch infantry pretty well.