Satyxis Blood Priestess
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Satyxis Blood Priestess |
Blood priestesses preserve the ancient traditions of Satyxis blood magic, worshipping the very act of bloodletting itself. Able to harness the arcane force of spilled vitality, these priestesses perform sacred rituals of primal power that predate Toruk's reign. Wetting their sacral blades in the blood of their fresh victims they evoke potent spells and safeguard the lives of those they deem worthy, including such preeminent figures as the Queen of the Broken Coast.
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Basic Info[edit]
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Abilites[edit]
- Attached - Before the start of the game, attach this model/unit to a friendly Faction warcaster/warlock for the rest of the game. Each warcaster/warlock can only have one model/unit attached to it.
- Arcane Assist - If its warcaster/warlock is in this model's command range during your Control Phase, the warcaster/warlock can upkeep one spell for free.
- Temptations of Fate - While the Priestess is within 3" of its warcaster, that warcaster gains Sucker!. (Sucker! - If this model is directly hit by an enemy ranged attack, choose a friendly non-incorporeal warrior model within 3" of it to be directly hit instead. That model is automatically hit and suffers all damage and effects.)
Weapons[edit]
- Sacral Blade - 1" reach, P+S 13 melee weapon
- Damage Type: Magical - This weapon deals Magical damage.
- Attack Type - Each time this weapon is used to make an attack, choose one of the following special rules:
- Dispel - When hit with this weapon, upkeep spells and animi on the model/unit immediately expire.
- Distillation - When a living enemy model is destroyed by this attack while this model is in its battlegroup controller’s control range, immediately after the attack is resolved remove d3+3 damage points from this model’s battlegroup controller.
- Rites of Blood - Once per activation, immediately after destroying a living model with this weapon, the Priestess can cast one of the spells on its warcaster's card that are COST 3 or less. She can't cast upkeeps, SELF, or CTRL spells. Use the caster's FOCUS stat to make magic attack rolls.
- Horns - 0.5" reach, P+S 9 melee weapon
- Critical Knockdown - On a critical hit, the model hit becomes knocked down.
Theme Forces[edit]
- Slaughter Fleet Raiders
- Scourge of the Broken Coast. Satyxis Blood Priestess gains Dodge in this theme.
Thoughts on the Satyxis Blood Priestess[edit]
Satyxis Blood Priestess in a nutshell[edit]
The Blood Priestess is a support solo that grants its warcaster three major things: Sucker, Arcane Assist, and killing your own troops to generate free spells.
Increasing the durability of some of the more fragile Cryx Warcasters can be very powerful. Focus efficiency in the form of Arcane Assist is also a very compelling choice for some of Cryx’s more buff-oriented caster options. We also would like to see the Blood Priestess join the fight in the mid-to-late game where her Sacral Blade’s menu of abilities can really come into effect. With the utility abilities to Heal, Dispel, or cast spells the toolbox of options are quite unique in this model.
Combos & Synergies[edit]
- Any caster who doesn't want to be hit. The various Deneghras are obvious examples, but Skarre after bleeding for her feat also likes some ranged protection.
- Venethrax has a particularly nasty array of spells she can cast. She has a better magic ability than a Skarlock and since she can charge, kill, and cast the spell, she also has a longer threat range.
- Perform your sacrifices near a Misery Cage for extra focus efficiency.
Drawbacks & Downsides[edit]
- Sucker! isn't optional, so your opponent might use it to force you to kill models with hits that would not have killed your caster. Especially painful for Skarre, Admiral of the Black Fleet since she is usually easier to hit than the troops.
- If there are no other troops in range, Sucker! must be used to kill the Blood Priestess herself.
- Arcane Assist is tethered to the Priestess's CMD range, instead of the caster's CTRL.
Tricks & Tips[edit]
- Rites of Blood can trigger from friendly living models.
- It can be worth earmarking some cheap living models for the Priestess to sacrifice for fuel when she's with casters who would like her to function as a pseudo-Spell Slave. Especially in the early stages of the game, and extra especially if she has access to utility buffs like Ghost Walk or Telekinesis.
- The cheapest sacrifices you can field, when playing in a theme,
- Blood Witches in [[Scourge of the Broken Coast, not ideal because you'll essentially have to give up Ambush to keep them near the Priestess.
- Scharde Pirates for Slaughter Fleet Raiders, not ideal because their Tough may make you fail.
- The Mercenary Swamp Gobber River Raiders are another appealing option, if you want to spend your Merc unit slot on them.
- When picking which schmuck she's going to sacrifice, remember you can't charge your own models; and also you want the Priestess to finish her movement somewhere that your caster will benefit from Arcane Assist next turn.
- If possible, activate the schmuck first so that you at least get a Combat Action out of it before it dies.
- Ideally, position the schmuck next to an enemy model so the Priestess can get a charge (for extra distance), use her horns for the charge attack, then stab the schmuck for a free spell.
- Don't forget to expose the schmuck's back arc to the Priestess.
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Trivia[edit]
- Originally released in the Black Fleet CID (2017.11)
Other Cryx models[edit]
Rules Clarifications[edit]
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Rules Clarification: : Magical Damage (Edit) |
* The "Damage Type: Magical" is not inherited by "secondary" damage from a weapon. That is, stuff like arcs (Electro Leap) or hazards (Scather). (Infernal Ruling)
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Rules Clarification : Attack Type and/or Arcane Savant (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Dispel (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Distillation (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Blood Boon and/or Rites of Blood and/or Ritual Slaughter and/or Soul Food (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Attached (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Arcane Assist and/or Arcane Support (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Temptations of Fate (Edit)
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