Black Bella, Duchess of Dread

Black Bella, Duchess of Dread Mercenary Thamarite Privateer Character Solo

As merciless as she is beautiful as she is merciless as she is… You get the idea. The name Black Bella—a.k.a. the Duchess of Dread—strikes terror into the hearts of those who sail the high seas as well as those who hide from her on land. Woe betides he who gets between this pirate and her booty!

Basic Info

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• Riot Quest - Although this model has rules which allow it to be played in Warmachine and Hordes, it was primarily designed for the Riot Quest game. RQ is set in an alternate timeline where the Infernals won the war. Some of the RQ models have a deliberately goofy aesthetic.
• Mercenary - This model will work for Crucible Guard, Cryx, Cygnar, Khador, and the Protectorate.

Abilities

• Tough
• Duelist - This model gains +2 DEF against melee attack rolls.
• Killing Spree - When this model destroys one or more enemy models with a melee attack during its Combat Action, after the attack is resolved this model can advance up to 1" and make one additional melee attack.
• Riposte - When it is missed by an enemy melee attack, immediately after the attack is resolved this model can make one basic melee attack against the attacking model.

Weapons

• Sword - 1" reach, POW 4, P+S 10 melee attack
  • Weapon Master
  • Brutal Charge - This model gains +2 to charge attack damage rolls with this weapon.
• Dagger - 0.5" reach, POW 2, P+S 8 melee attack
  • Weapon Master

Theme Forces

• Mercenary
  • Flame in the Darkness
  • The Irregulars
  • The Talion Charter

• Other Factions
  • Hearts of Darkness. Bella can only go in this theme if Crosse2 is leading the army. She becomes an Infernal model in this theme.
  • As a Merc model she can also be taken in a bunch of other Faction's themes. Refer to #Other Theme Forces.

Thoughts on Black Bella

New model - This article is a Work In Progress This model has only recently been released, and the content in the "Thoughts On" section is based more on theory-machine than actual gameplay experience. Please don't delete this warning unless you (1) have played several games with the final rules (games with CID rules don't count) and (2) you've reviewed this article and it mostly(★) matches your experiences. (★) Bearing in mind that other editors may make suggestions you don't think are the "best" but that doesn't make them "wrong". Don't delete stuff just because you disagree with it, please. See also Category: Recent Release and Category: Recent Change.

Black Bella in a nutshell

Black Bella goes on killing sprees - it's a very powerful rule, and she has two weapons to do it with. If she ends up in melee she's DEF 17 vs melee and DEF 19 vs shooting with Riposte - which isn't bad survivability.

Combos & Synergies

• She's both a Privateer and a Thamarite as such she benefits from any and all of their support solos.
• Captain Allison Jakes - In Flames in the Darkness Black Bella becomes a Cygnar model, so she can feat on her. Killing Spree, Rech and E-Leaps can turn entire infantry lines to dust. She is also a perfect target for Bullet Dodger, thanks to her Duelist and Ripose.
• The Morrowan Archon pushes her DEF even higher.
• Zerkova1 has clouds that also apply -2 to enemy attack rolls, stacking well with Duelist and Riposte.
• Shae's Storm Rager spell has no better target, and he is guaranteed to deliver her.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• She's a DEF 15 model who will die to the average POW 10 attack if she doesn't get into melee

Tricks & Tips

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Other

Trivia

• Released 2019.07

Other Theme Forces

Cygnar (Edit)

• Gravediggers
• Heavy Metal
• Sons of the Tempest
• Storm Division

Khador (Edit)

• Armored Korps
• Jaws of the Wolf
• Legion of Steel
• Winter Guard Kommand

Retribution of Scyrah (Edit)

• Defenders of Ios
• Forges of War
• Legions of Dawn
• Shadows of the Retribution

Protectorate of Menoth (Edit)

• The Creator's Might
• Exemplar Interdiction
• The Faithful Masses
• Guardians of the Temple

Crucible Guard (Edit)

• Magnum Opus

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification : Tough - None yet. (Edit)
Rules Clarification : Duelist - None yet. (Edit)
Rules Clarification : Killing Spree - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Riposte     (Edit) You can't resolve Riposte from a free strike because, by definition, the attacker is in your rear arc and thus you can't target them. Dodge plus Riposte (Edit) If a model has both Dodge and Riposte, you can choose whether to dodge or riposte first. Appendix A Step 13 applies here, because the controller of the model being attacked is not the active player.

Rules Clarification : Weapon Master - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Brutal Charge     (Edit) If your charge movement was less than 3", your first attack is not considered a 'charge attack' and thus you won't get the Brutal Charge bonus.