Bloat Thrall
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The bloat thrall is crudely assembled from the bodies of half a dozen men with no regard for anatomy, only usefulness. Necrotechs then select as many as a dozen humans and animals to be skinned alive in order to provide the epidermis necessary to cover these monstrosities. The flesh, left uncured, is stretched over the thrall's mechanikal skeletal armature. Finally, the disgusting necromantic construct is fitted with a thick iron valve mounted directly into its bowels. Before each battle, massive storage tanks are latched to the valve and their bodies are pumped full of caustic sludge. The bloat thrall is an abomination in both form and function, and the armies of the living are wise to fear it.
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Basic Info[edit]
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Abilities[edit]
- Undead - This model is an undead model and not a living model.
- Steady - This model cannot be knocked down.
- Death Blast - When this model is disabled, center a 5" AOE on it, then remove this model from play. Models in the AOE suffer the Corrosion continuous effect.
Weapons[edit]
- Bludgeon - 0.5" reach, P+S 10 melee attack
- Despoiler - 12" range, 4" AOE, POW 14 ranged attack
- Arcing Fire - When attacking with this weapon, this model can ignore intervening models except those within 1" of the target.
- Damage Type: Corrosion - This weapon does corrosion damage.
- Continuous Corrosion - A model hit by this attack suffers continuous corrosion, which has a chance of doing a single point of damage each turn.
Theme Forces[edit]
- Cryx
- Mercenaries
Thoughts on Bloat Thrall[edit]
Bloat Thrall in a Nutshell[edit]
Ranged combat solo that plays more akin to an artillery piece. Also basically a big fat Bile Thrall.
Combos & Synergies[edit]
- They kind of need Mobius.
- Anything that can help them shoot better and hit harder.
Drawbacks & Downsides[edit]
- They're stuck in Infernal Machines which is considered the worst theme force.
- Not a great model for its points cost.
- The lack of speed really hurts in a game as aggressive as Warmachine.
- It's not great at shooting. It's trying to be a shooty model in a non-shooty faction.
- Fragile. Don't be fooled by their 8 HP and ARM 14. They will die to any two direct hits and with DEF 10, even the most inaccurate model will hit them on average dice.
Tricks & Tips[edit]
- Activate and shoot it first, before charging your army in. Otherwise you're likely to drift AOEs on top of your own troops.
Other[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Originally released in Warmachine: Escalation (2004)
- Sculptor: Jason Hendricks
Other Cryx models[edit]
Rules Clarifications[edit]
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Rules Clarification : Arcing Fire (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Corrosion (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Undead - None yet. (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Steady (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Death Blast - None yet. (Edit)
