Circle Blackclad Warlock
Bradigus Thorle is a master of stone and elemental power. The very earth responds to his will, and he easily wields the titanic powers flowing beneath the surface of Caen. At his command massive rocks rise from the ground to obliterate men and beasts, and mighty wolds stride forth from the wilderness to crush the enemy between their stony fists.
Basic Info
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6 |
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6 |
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16 |
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6 |
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17 |
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| WBP |
+27 |
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Understanding
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Abilities
- Warlock - All warlocks come with a stack of standard special rules - most notably being awesome. Click here for a newbie-friendly recap, or click here for the full rules.
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Pathfinder
- Earth Magic - When a construct warbeast in this model's battlegroup is forced to use its animus while in this model's control range, reduce the COST of the animus by 1.
- Repair [d3+3] (★ Action) - RNG B2B. Target friendly Faction construct model. If the model is in range, remove d3+3 damage points from it.
- Steady - This model cannot become knocked down.
- Stonebinder - Only construct warbeasts can be part of this model's battlegroup. This model cannot take control of wild living warbeasts.
Weapons
Stones Throw - 10" range, ROF d3, POW 13 ranged attack
- Beat Back - Immediately after a basic attack with this weapon is resolved during this model's Combat Action, the enemy model hit can be pushed 1" directly away from the attacking model. After the enemy model is pushed, the attacking model can advance up to 1" directly toward it.
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Damage Type: Magical
Stone Strike - 2" reach, P+S 13 melee attack
- Beat Back
- Damage Type: Magical
Spells
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Feat: Tide of Earth
Choose a table edge and a distance up to 5". Models in his battlegroup and CTRL range are immediately pushed that distance towards that edge. Then, at the end of your turn, you repeat the entire thing but you're pushed away from that edge. Also, you can choose a different distance than the first push.
Recent Changes
No changes since 2017.11
Thoughts on Bradigus1
Bradigus1 in a Nutshell
Bradigus is a wold caster, taking the sticks and stones and giving them the alpha strike and the ability to hit harder. And some protection from magic. He also looks absolutely awesome. A good all round warlock if you like the theme.
Feat thoughts
His feat gives Bradigus a very strong threat range—and then lets you get away from the enemy by retreating up to 5" if you've caved in the enemy front lines. If you handle this well it not only gives you the alpha strike but may get you back out of range of the enemy's melee retaliation, especially if you either leave rough terrain behind you via Rift or smite and battering ram the survivors back.
Spell thoughts
- Synergy is Bradigus' bread and butter spell. Cast it, upkeep it, and it makes things work really well.
- Mystic Wards after the update basically protects your battlegroup from debuffs and upkeeps, and makes Bradigus very hard to spell-assassinate. Cast it every turn if you think the enemy is going to be slinging spells at you—and not if you don't.
- Rift is the main spell you Geomance. A 4" AoE that creates rough terrain causes headaches for enemies. Brad himself rarely casts it.
- Battering Ram is again a spell normally geomanced. It's used to either set up charge lanes or on the feat turn to push enemy heavies out of range to charge right back.
Drawbacks & Downsides
- He can only take constructs in his battle group.
- Woldwraths can't be pushed by his feat.
- Any Mk2 veterans will know a much scarier incarnation of Bradigus. He broke the game but people know how to take him out by now and he took a few subtle but important nerfs
- He's on a large base with mediocre defensive stats. This means he gets shot unless you are careful.
Tricks & Tips
- Bradigus can heal more than just construct Warbeasts. His repairs can also be used on a Celestial Fulcrum or any other multi-wound Circle construct such as a Sentry Stone or Shifting Stone.
- You can use the feat sideways even if this is rare.
- The alpha is good. An alpha without the enemy hitting back is better.
List Building Advice
Strategy
His main method of winning is the alpha strike beat down - using his feat to hit first, and then using Synergy to hit really hard. Sometimes he doesn't use the second part of the feat to withdraw because he sees a scenario victory on the cards.
Theme thoughts
Bradigus is almost never seen outside The Bones of Orboros theme force as he is a construct warbeast caster. Of course that theme includes just about everything he wants - which boils down to all the constructs (except the Woldwrath because his feat doesn't work on it) and support.
Typical Army Build
His favourite warbeasts are:
- Woldwarden - Synergy allows it to hit hard and efficiently, and it can Geomance Rift. More subtly a pair of WoldWardens can create a solid forest wall in front of Bradigus, allowing him to be completely concealed from enemy shooting - and the lowered fury cost helps.
- Wold Wight - a cheap light that burns infantry and makes boosted attacks is very good. Better is Shield Guard; Bradigus is a big target.
- Woldwatcher - advance deployment and remove from play is good. ARM 21 on a light warbeast is better.
- Wold Guardian - the normal Wold hitter. Synergy rocks - and the ability to bulldoze for free is very interesting for enabling weird assassinations.
- Megalith - Megalith is a character Woldwarden. Hits harder, hands out two DEF debuffs and a SPD debuff, and can Geomance. Probably not worth it with the cheaper wardens but certainly viiable.
- Woldwyrd - it's another construct and Mystic Wards is a nice spell. But does nothing for or with Bradigus' anti-magic tech, and Bradigus has shooters that work much better with him in the form of the Warden and even the Watcher.
Support:
Other
Trivia
Bradigus' Roleplaying figure.
- Released in Hordes: Exigence (2014)
- In MK2 Bradigus' theme force broke Hordes to the point there were four Bradigus players in the top two tables in some tournaments (ie 100%). It got nerfed, and there was much gnashing of teeth and accusations that Privateer Press had "tricked" players into buying the models they needed to field that theme force.
- He was in the IKRPG and had a miniature long before he appeared in Hordes Mk2 (but it looked awful)
Theme Forces
Other Circle models
Video Battle Reports
Rules Clarifications
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Rules Clarification : Feat: Tide of Earth
- For the 2nd push, you have to recheck which warbeasts are in his CTRL range. It doesn't automatically apply to everyone it did the first time.
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Push - General ( Edit) [Show/Hide]
- Pushed models do not change their facing.
- Pushed models move at half rate through difficult terrain. Also, Pathfinder doesn't apply during pushes.
- Pushed models stop if they contact anything - a model of any size, or any obstacles or obstructions.
- You don't get free strikes against pushed models, because it is "involuntary movement" and therefore does not count as an advance.
- Pushed models suffer the effects of anything they move through (such as acid clouds).
- If you use a Push vs a charging model (via a free strike for example), this will stop the charge movement (refer core rulebook).
- However, if the pushed model is in melee range of its charge target after the push, then it is considered a successful charge. (Infernal Ruling)
- In that scenario, you measure whether the charging model moved 3" or less excluding the push distance. (Infernal Ruling)
- If you push a model to a position where it regains Incorporeal (for instance you push it out of range of an Exorcist) then what happens is (Being Checked by Infernals)
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Rules Clarification : Beat Back (Edit)
- You cannot use Beat Back if you destroy the target; because you can't advance towards a model that is no longer on the table. (Infernal Ruling)
- You can trigger Beat Back even if the model is no longer in your melee range after the attack. For instance, if you used a Pitch to throw it away, you can still Beat it Back. (Locked thread)
- The free advance doesn't depend on the target being pushed, but it is dependent on you trying to push them:
- If you try to push something which Cannot Be Pushed (such as a Colossal), then it won't move and then you can advance directly towards it.
- If you choose not to push your target, then you choose not to trigger Beat Back, so you don't get to advance.
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- Beat Back can be used to push larger models.
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Push - General ( Edit) [Show/Hide]
- Pushed models do not change their facing.
- Pushed models move at half rate through difficult terrain. Also, Pathfinder doesn't apply during pushes.
- Pushed models stop if they contact anything - a model of any size, or any obstacles or obstructions.
- You don't get free strikes against pushed models, because it is "involuntary movement" and therefore does not count as an advance.
- Pushed models suffer the effects of anything they move through (such as acid clouds).
- If you use a Push vs a charging model (via a free strike for example), this will stop the charge movement (refer core rulebook).
- However, if the pushed model is in melee range of its charge target after the push, then it is considered a successful charge. (Infernal Ruling)
- In that scenario, you measure whether the charging model moved 3" or less excluding the push distance. (Infernal Ruling)
- If you push a model to a position where it regains Incorporeal (for instance you push it out of range of an Exorcist) then what happens is (Being Checked by Infernals)
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Rules Clarification: : Magical Damage (Edit)
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* 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)
- All spells have "Damage Type: Magical" (refer errata).
- This is inherited by "immediate" secondary damage (such as Eruption of Spines). (Infernal Ruling)
- and might be inherited by "lingering" secondary damage (see below).
- If a spell leaves a template in play that does damage to models that walk around in it, then:
- if it is not described as a hazard it will do magical damage to models that walk around in it. (Example: Razor Wall)
- if it is a hazard then it will not do magical damage to models that walk around in it. Instead, it does whatever damage type is specified by the spell description. (Example: Breath of Corruption).
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- If a weapon/spell includes Magic Damage and another kind of elemental damage it will still damage Incorporeal models. Incorporeal models are not affected by the rule "if an attack does multiple types of damage and a model is immune to at least one it is immune to the entire attack."
The phrase "immune to non-magical damage" should be interpreted as "immune to damage that doesn't include Damage Type: Magical" (not interpreted as "has immunity to Corrosion and Electricity and Cold and etc.")
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Rules Clarification: : Warlock (Edit)
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- General
- Damage from a feat is neither an attack nor Damage Type: Magical (unless the feat says it is).
- FURY (uppercase) is the stat printed on the warlock's card. Fury (lowercase) refers to fury points a model currently has.
- Your CTRL area is double your FURY stat, not double your fury points. (Infernal Ruling)
- Casting spells or using feats is an anytime ability with the added restriction that you can't use them on the same turn you run even before you run.
- See also the clarifications on Any Time abilities (below).
- Some warlocks are also Battle Engines and thus follow all the Battle Engine special rules.
There is no particular interaction between the Battle Engine rules and the Warlock rules.
- Reaving & Leeching
- If you choose to Reave, it's all or nothing. You must Reave all the Fury (up to your limit) and you can't choose to "let some disappear". (Locked thread)
- If your warbeast is Removed From Play, you can still reave fury off it. (Locked thread)
- If your warbeast is destroyed or RFP'd while under your opponent's control then:
- You cannot reave fury off it. Because it is still enemy at the time it was destroyed/RFP'd, and you can't reave from enemy warbeasts.
- After it is taken off the table, it returns to your control and is eligible for Spirit Bond and (possibly) Return to Play stuff (like Thagrosh1's feat).
- Transferring Damage
- If both the warlock and the warbeast are damaged by the same attack (such as an AOE), then you need to apply the 'normal' damage to the warbeast before the transferred damage. This distinction can be important when you're working out who/what actually destroyed the beast. (Infernal Ruling)
- If there is too much damage for the warbeast and it "overlaps" back to the warlock, then that damage is considered ... unsure at this time. (Infernal Checking)
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Restrictions on "Any Time" abilities ( Edit) [Show/Hide]
- "Any Time" abilities can be used at any time during a model/unit's activation, except:
- Before any compulsory forfeiture of movement/action. See step 2 of the activation sequence, appendix A.
- After the model with the "Any Time" ability has had their activation end "prematurely". By this I mean you resolved something which includes the phrase "its activation ends". Examples include:
- Running, failing a charge, or failing a slam.
- Abilities that include "then its activation ends" (such as Reposition and Teleport).
- In between declaring your charge target and making your charge movement. (Infernal Ruling)
- In between completing your charge movement and determining whether it was a successful charge. (Infernal Ruling)
- When you're in the middle of moving. (Note: Impact Attacks count as being in the middle of movement).
- When you're in the middle of an attack. Which also includes effects that occur "after the attack is resolved".
(Although the attack is "resolved" at Step 11, in terms of using an "Any Time" ability the attack is not "finished" until after Step 14. Refer to the first paragraph of Apdx A.)
- Your opponent interrupted your activation to trigger one of their own abilities (such as Countercharge).
- Warcasters/warlocks/etc can normally cast a spell or use their feat "At any time". However, there is a core rule saying they cannot do so on the same activation that they run. So, they are subject to all the same restrictions listed above, plus they can't cast/feat before running.
- Units: See below.
- In general you can use "Any Time" abilities while you're knocked down or stationary (except Spells and Feats which specify you can't).
- If you have a gun with a random ROF, you can use an "Any Time" ability inbetween rolling the number of shots and actually making the first attack. (Infernal Ruling)
- Units with "Any Time" abilities
- You cannot use an "Any Time" ability before issuing/receiving orders. See step 1 and 2 of the activation sequence, appendix A.
- A model in a unit can't use an "Any Time" ability after they run (Infernal Ruling) or fail a charge. Because that makes that specific model's activation to end even though the unit's activation is still ongoing, and you can't use abilities on models that are not active.
- You can use an "Any Time" ability before running, however.
- A model in a unit can't use an "Any Time" ability after anyone in the unit has begun a Reposition move. (Infernal Ruling)
- Warcaster/Warlock Cavalry ( Edit )
- Warcasters/Warlocks can't cast spells or use their feat while resolving Impact Attacks. Because Impact Attacks occur during movement - you can use spells or feat before moving, or after moving, but not during movement.
- Exception: If your Impact target(s) include your charge target, then your movement has ended (refer rulebook, last paragraph of 'Impact Attacks') and thus you're fine to use "any time" abilities before starting the Impact attacks.
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Rules Clarification: : Warcaster Unit or Warlock Unit (Edit)
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This summary is specific to Warcaster/Warlock units. You may also want to check the Warcaster and Warlock pages respectively, for the "regular" rules clarifications.
- All models in the unit count as part of the battlegroup. So, for instance, Butcher3's argus can be moved via his Energizer spell.
- Warcaster units can have attachments. They can even attach units (such as the WSC). (Infernal Ruling)
- The non-caster models are trooper models but are not normally Grunt models. Therefore they're not normally eligible for stuff like Revive.
- If any member of the unit start to do their reposition movement, the warcaster or warlock in the unit would no longer be able to feat.(Infernal Ruling)
- Press Forward Order vs Spells cast at Any Time (Edit)
- You must issue orders before anything else. If you issue a Press Forward order, you must run or charge.
- If you cast spells before moving, you can't run so you must charge.
- If you cast spells before moving, then start the spellcaster's Normal Movement but have no valid charge targets, you are in a situation where you must charge but cannot charge.
In this situation the spellcaster must either:
- forfeit their Combat Action, use their Normal Movement to make a full advance, then their activation ends. (Note that you cannot cast more spells after the full advance).
- forfeit their Normal Movement, then their activation ends.
- (Infernal Ruling)
- Steamroller 2018
- The non-caster models can contest scenario zones & flags.
- The caster model cannot contest.
- The caster model can control zones and flags by itself, but:
- to control a zone, the entire unit remaining in play needs to be in formation.
- to control a flag, the entire unit remaining in play must be within 4" of the flag.
- Units Buying Attacks (Edit)
- If you make attacks with model [A], then start making attacks with model [B], you cannot 'go back' and buy more attacks with [A]. Because:
- A model can only buy additional attacks during its Combat Action.
- A model in a unit must complete its Combat Action before the next model starts theirs (with some exceptions, like CMA).
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Rules Clarification : Unit of Warcasters or Warlocks (Edit)
- Even though they're warcasters, if they're out of formation they suffer the normal penalties (can't make attacks, actions, spells, etc).
- They can't upkeep each other's spells.
- They can only dominate one SteamRoller scenario element at a time.
- Each warlock/warcaster can have different upkeeps on them if those upkeeps are "target SELF" or "target model". If you cast an upkeep that is "target model/unit", that is the only upkeep any of them can have.
- Units Buying Attacks (Edit)
- If you make attacks with model [A], then start making attacks with model [B], you cannot 'go back' and buy more attacks with [A]. Because:
- A model can only buy additional attacks during its Combat Action.
- A model in a unit must complete its Combat Action before the next model starts theirs (with some exceptions, like CMA).
- The Legion Twins
- Rhyas cannot dominate a zone while out of formation.
- Rhyas can use the feat while out of formation.
- Haley3
- Only Haley Prime is an 'actual' warcaster model, and as such she is the only one that can dominate a scenario element.
- The echoes can Control/Contest scenarios like a normal unit.
- Haley Prime can dominate an element even if the echoes are out of formation.
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Rules Clarification : Earth Magic (Edit)
- Earth Magic can make an animus cost zero.
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Rules Clarification : Repair (Edit)
- When repairing warjacks, you can choose which damage boxes to heal - they don't all have to be the same column.
- If you get a +1 bonus to a repair roll, that is one extra hitpoint healed. Not +1 to the number of pips showing on the dice.
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Rules Clarification : Steady (Edit)
- If you are hit by a knockdown effect during your own turn then ... nothing happens. Unless it was a Slam or a Throw that knocked you down.
In that situation, there is a core rule that says "models immune to knockdown that become knocked down from a slam or throw must forfeit either movement or action when they activate". But that core rule doesn't apply to other knockdowns (lots of players assume it does)
- Steady models are still susceptible to other effects of knock-down attacks (if there are any). For instance, a Head Butt attack causes damage and knockdown - a Steady model would still take the damage.
- A knocked down model that gains Steady will remain knocked down, because the "cannot be knocked down" is not retroactively applied.
- Steady models who make a tough check during an advance can continue advancing. (Locked Thread)
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Rules Clarification : Stonebinder - None yet. (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Battering Ram (Edit)
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Push - General ( Edit) [Show/Hide]
- Pushed models do not change their facing.
- Pushed models move at half rate through difficult terrain. Also, Pathfinder doesn't apply during pushes.
- Pushed models stop if they contact anything - a model of any size, or any obstacles or obstructions.
- You don't get free strikes against pushed models, because it is "involuntary movement" and therefore does not count as an advance.
- Pushed models suffer the effects of anything they move through (such as acid clouds).
- If you use a Push vs a charging model (via a free strike for example), this will stop the charge movement (refer core rulebook).
- However, if the pushed model is in melee range of its charge target after the push, then it is considered a successful charge. (Infernal Ruling)
- In that scenario, you measure whether the charging model moved 3" or less excluding the push distance. (Infernal Ruling)
- If you push a model to a position where it regains Incorporeal (for instance you push it out of range of an Exorcist) then what happens is (Being Checked by Infernals)
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Rules Clarification : Mystic Wards (Edit)
- The -5 RNG buff continues to apply even if the warbeast moves out of Brad's CTRL area.
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Rules Clarification : Rift - None yet. (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Synergy (Edit)
- Synergy is not retroactive. Synergy must be cast (or upkept from the previous cast) before any attacks will start adding to the bonus. (Infernal Ruling)
- You gain +1 bonus per model that hits. Not +1 per attack that hits.
- The Synergy bonus affects other battlegroup models. The currently active model doesn't benefit from any bonus that it earns.
- Frenzy attacks can contribute to the Synergy bonus.
- It is possible to earn Synergy bonuses during the opponent's turn, if they're letting you get lots of free strikes.
- If you have lots of out-of-activation attacks (such as the aforementioned free strikes), you may create a bookkeeping nightmare thanks to the "only get bonuses from other model's attacks" rule. Good luck!
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