Gudrun the Wanderer

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Gudrun the Wanderer Mercenary, & Minion, Ogrun Character Solo

Mark IV Status: Prime - This model is available in two Prime Armies, the Rhul Guard and The Thornfall Alliance. It can also be used in the Unlimited game mode. You can view the other Mk3 models that made it into a Legacy Army at this page. Note that the rest of this page is about the model's Mark III rules.

Disgraced, exiled, and cursed to live when he wishes to die, Gudrun often seems too drunk to fight as he once did. All such doubt vanishes when he steps into battle. His comrades describe him fighting as if inviting death. He screams incoherent battle cries while the lives his polearm ends add a steadily rising tally of carnage to the weight of his soul.

Basic Info

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Mercenary - This model will work for Cygnar, Cryx, or Khador.

Minion - This model will work for Circle, Legion, Skorne, or Trollbloods.

Abilities

• Advance Deployment
• Pathfinder
• Berserk - When this model destroys one or more models with a melee attack during its Combat Action, immediately after the attack is resolved it must make one additional melee attack against another model in its melee range.
• Binge Drinking [ Minifeat ] - This model can use Binge Drinking once per game at any time during its activation. This model becomes knocked down.
• Feign Death - This model cannot be targeted by ranged or magic attacks while knocked down.
• Hangover - The first time this model is disabled by an enemy attack, it removes all damage and becomes knocked down.
• Rise - If this model is knocked down at the beginning of your Maintenance Phase, it stands up.

Weapons

• Battle Glaive - 2" reach, P+S 15 melee weapon.

Theme Forces

• Mercenary
  • Hammer Strike. He gains Tough in this theme.
  • The Irregulars

• Minions
  • The Thornfall Alliance
  • Vengeance of Dhunia
  • Will Work for Food

• Other Factions
  • Infernal players can use this model in the Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Crosse2 is leading the army.
  • Trollblood players can use this model in the Vengeance of Dhunia theme.
  • Furthermore, Minion models can be hired by other Factions. Normally those Factions' themes will have a limit on how many models they can hire. Refer to #Other Theme Forces, below.

Thoughts on Gudrun the Wanderer

Gudrun the Wanderer in a nutshell

Gudrun is a melee solo who can kill quite a few models if your opponent allows it. He also has some tricks that keep him from getting killed by shooting, as such he is actually quite decent at contesting a flag thanks to Feign Death and his knock down tricks. After the update he can stand himself back up after getting knocked down, which is a huge improvement.

Combos & Synergies

• Boomhowler1 can let him stand up for free.
• Magnus2: walk Gudrun B2B with a flag and use his mini-feat. Then use Magnus2's feat to prevent the enemy getting closer. You've now got a solo that can't be targeted by ranged or magic attacks, and the enemy can't walk closer to Gudrun to kill him in melee and/or contest the flag. Congratulations, you just scored that flag 3 turns in a row. Just watch out for sprays, AOEs, and stuff outside Magnus' control range - all of which might kill Gudrun.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• The Minion Maximus competes with him for a similar role. Maximus is cheaper and harder hitting, has 2" reach and Berserk, so is generally the more popular choice for all Hordes factions.

Tricks & Tips

• Absolutely nobody plays him, and nobody has ever played against him ... so he might throw your opponent's plans into just enough disarray to win you a game before they get wise to the trick.
• Even without Magnus2, the "use mini-feat while camping a flag" trick is a solid one.

Other

Trivia

Released in Hordes: Evolution (2007)

Other Theme Forces

Cryx (Edit)

• Black Industries
• Dark Host
• The Ghost Fleet
• Scourge of the Broken Coast

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

Circle Orboros (Edit)

• Secret Masters. This theme doesn't have a limit on how many Minion solos you can take. Also, you can spend Requistion Points on Minion solos.
• The Bones of Orboros
• The Devourer's Host
• The Wild Hunt

Legion of Everblight (Edit)

• Ravens of War
• Children of the Dragon
• Oracles of Annihilation. In this theme (1) There is no limit on the number of Minion solos you can take, (2) Minions become Blighted models, and (3) enemy models that end their activation within 2" of a Blighted model in this theme suffer continuous corrosion.
• Primal Terrors

Skorne (Edit)

• Disciples of Agony. There is no limit to the number of Minion solos you can take in this theme.
• The Exalted
• Masters of War
• Winds of Death

Trollbloods (Edit)

• Band of Heroes
• Kriel Company
• Power of Dhunia
• Storm of the North

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification : Advance Deployment      (Edit) Sometimes you can attach a WA or CA that doesn't have AD to a unit that does have AD. If you do, the attachment effectively gains AD and they can all advance deploy together. (Locked Thread)

Rules Clarification : Pathfinder      (Edit) Pathfinder (Edit) - Pathfinder does not apply to involuntary movement (pushes & slams). (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Berserk      (Edit) Berserk attacks will generate even more Berserk attacks. You keep going until you miss, something survives, or you run out of targets. Berserk grants an additional attack which by definition can only occur during your Combat Action. Therefore Berserk doesn't work on free strikes, impact attacks, etc. "Immediately" means you can't save it until later in your activation. Berserk must be resolved at step 14 of the attack sequence (refer Apdx A). You cannot use "Any Time" abilities while resolving the original attack, the Berserk attack, or between the attacks. Refer Apdx A. Berserk doesn't trigger during a frenzy. (Infernal Ruling) Berserk will not trigger if the target uses an ability to move the damage to another model (such as a warlock transfer). But it will trigger if they use an ability to move the attack to a different model (such as Grim Salvation). Berserk has a weird niche interaction with Agathon's abilities, which you can read here. Attack-Generating Abilities (Edit) From the core rulebook: When a model is granted more attacks as a result of an attack it made, it gains only one. If two or more special rules would grant the model another attack as a result of making an attack, its controlling player chooses which special rule to apply. If you trigger two attack-generating abilities (such as Black Spot and Kill Shot) you choose to resolve one and "lose" the other (unless you trigger it again later). If you trigger two attack-generating abilities, and one of them is compulsory (such as Black Spot and Berserk), you must choose to resolve the compulsory one. (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Binge Drinking - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Feign Death      (Edit) "Cannot be targeted" is not the same as "cannot be hit". You can still be hit by AOEs, Sprays, etc that target someone else. You cannot use Gunfighter vs models Feigning Death, because Gunfighter is still a ranged attack. However, you can use Point Blank, because that lets the attacker make a melee attack with a ranged weapon.

Rules Clarification : Hangover      (Edit) If something prevents healing (such as Entropic Force), it will block Hangover. (Infernal Ruling) You can resolve Tough before Hangover. If that Tough is successful, then you can use Hangover the next time you're disabled despite Hangover specifying "the first time". (Infernal Facebook Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Rise      (Edit) Rise occurs before Continuous Fire/Corrosion. (Infernal Ruling)