The Book of Nhah Scirh Cultists

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The Book of Nhah Scirh Cultists

C3V Wave 3 - Vydar's Betrayal - Agents & Fanatics

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The figures used for this unit are Confrontation figures from the Scorpions faction. The model names are Clones (8), Crossbowmen (8), Sentinels (6), and Skorize (4).

Character Bio: TBA

FANATICAL ADVANCE
A Nhah Scirh Cultist is never attacked when leaving an engagement with a Squad figure.

DRAGONKIND ENMITY
A Nhah Scirh Cultist rolls an additional attack die when attacking a Dragon.

IRON RESOLVE
When rolling defense dice against a special attack, a Nhah Scirh Cultist always adds 1 automatic shield to whatever is rolled.

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-Rulings and Clarifications-

- TBA

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

• SKULL DEMON : Valkrill Attack Aura 1
  As Valkrill followers with a Range of 1, Nhah Scirh Cultists may benefit from the Skull Demon's VALKRILL ATTACK AURA 1 ability
• Dragonkind Enmity
  The Nhah Scirh Cultists add one die when attacking a Dragon. Current Dragons include:
  Black Wyrmling
  Blue Wyrmling
  Braxas
  Brimstone
  Charos
  Mimring
  Moltenclaw
  Nilfheim
  Othkurik the Black Dragon
  Quahon
  Red Wyrmling
  White Wyrmling
  Zelrig

Synergy Benefits Offered
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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

- TBA

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-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

Power Ranking & Master Index-
In many battles they feel like (slightly faster) Heavy Gruts who don't bond. But against special attackers in general and Dragons in particular, these guys are brutal. B+

Unit Strategy Review- TBA

[MegaSilver]

These guys are pretty good. SA-based armies will have trouble against them.

[Heroscaper Guy]

Can I say I think these guys will bring Q9 down a little. With 3 attack dice for queglix he will roll an average of 1 1/2 skulls. The Nhah Scrih will roll an average of one shield with 3 defense and will also have the auto shield. With 4 attacking with 4 attack dice from height they will roll 2 skulls on average. Q9 will roll an average of 2 1/3 shields which makes it a little hard for them to wound him but it's hard for him to wound them. A squad should tie him up I think and then have a skull demon advance. Once he gets there they will be attacking with 2 1/2 skulls on average more than his 2 1/3 shields so he should go down.

[awesomeunleashed]

While they are good against Q9+Rats (), I'm sure they're not going to "bring them down" any.

[Heroscaper Guy]

They might not but the odds aren't good for Q9 in my opinion. It does require a lot of thinking but it should work out if played right.

[ZBeeblebrox]

That's a matchup I'd like to see

[dok]

They are good against all "multiple ranged special attacking hero + screening squad" builds. Q9+rats, Nilfhiem+Greenscales, Quahon+Spiders, etc. Obviously they do their best against the dragon builds due to the bonus attack die, but they will hold up pretty well against a Queglix attack.

One of my favorite combos with these guys, ironically, is Zelrig. If you leave gaps, the cultists get to your heroes. If you try to gum things up, you are setting up Zelrig's Majestic Fires.

[MegaSilver]

Originally Posted by dok

One of my favorite combos with these guys, ironically, is Zelrig. If you leave gaps, the cultists get to your heroes. If you try to gum things up, you are setting up Zelrig's Majestic Fires.

You can also use your own NSCs to set up Majestic Flames SA. ^_^

[greygnarl]

In one of my playtests, I ran them against Q9 and rats. Q9 couldn't get any kills with Queglix and had to settle for shooting one at a time.

I also played a game against Zelrig/Cultists and he massacred my spiders on a startzone screwup, while Quahon died after trying to play hit and run against the Nhah Scirh.

[Heroscaper Guy]

I'm seeing 3x cultists, Zelrig, Martial La Hire being fun and devastating.

[The CEE]

Here's a Valkrill themed army that immediately came to mind:

240 Nhah Scirh Cultists x3
260 Mezzodemon Warmongers x4
500 points/20 hexes

The Cultists and the Mezzodemons should do a good job covering each other's weaknesses. Does the enemy have a special attacker to bypass your exoskeleton markers? Send in the Cultists. Does the enemy have swarms of common units? Send in the Mezzodemons.

[Arch-vile]

That one does look good CEE. Zelrig + Cultists, as dok said, looks good as well. I haven't played these guys yet, but I'll have to throw them in my next playtest.