Croak Raiders

Croak Raiders
Minion Croak Unit

Coordinated groups of skilled warriors, croak raiders employ a powerful two-pronged attack. Working in pairs, one raider lobs hollowed gourds to soak an enemy with a highly flammable liquid, and then another launches a flaming projectile from an atlatl to ignite the enemy in a pyre of flame. This devastating combination has allowed them to eradicate even more numerous and technologically advanced foes.

Basic Info

Croak Raiders
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Abilities

• Minion - Will work for Circle, Legion, Skorne, or Trollbloods
• Advance Deployment
• Amphibious
• Pathfinder
• Immunity: Corrosion
• Gang - When making a melee attack targeting an enemy model in the melee range of another model in this unit, this model gains +2 to melee attack and melee damage rolls.

Weapons

• Flaming Dart - 10" range, POW 11 ranged weapon.
  • Damage Type: Fire
  • Continuous Fire
• Oil Gourd - 8" range, 3" AOE, zero damage, ranged weapon.
  • Alchemical Accelerant - This attack causes no damage. A model hit by this attack suffers Oil for one round. (Oil - When a model affected by Oil suffers a fire damage roll, the roll is automatically boosted.)
  • Cumbersome - This model cannot attack with this weapon and with another weapon on the same activation.
• Hand Weapon - 0.5" reach, P+S 8 backup melee weapon.

Weapon Attachment

They can attach up to three Void Leeches. The Leech's info has been omitted from this page for brevity.

Recent Changes

2017 12 Dynamic Update

Cost of a max unit went down by one point. The Dart weapon gained +1 POW, and they got Pathfinder.

Thoughts on Croak Raiders

Croak Raiders in a nutshell

Croak Raiders are a strong unit of ranged skirmishers, able to shoot effectively and to advance deploy and with a decent melee game.

Combos & Synergies

• Road Hog - it loves oiled targets.
• Bloody Barnabas Pop & Drop
• Jaga-Jaga's Signs & Portents amps their accuracy and damage
• Any debuffs like Parasite from Calaban the Grave Walker or Mortality from Maelok the Dreadbound
• Other factions' models with fire-typed guns, such as Northkin Raiders, Cataphract Incindiarii or Ravagore

Drawbacks & Downsides

• They die to blast damage.
• They need to bunch up to do well in melee
• They struggle against Armour

Tricks & Tips

• Expect skirmishers, not the Mk2 killers
• Try out the frogs with Dominar Rasheth: Move up the raiders to do their thing, but position one frog next to enemy models. Rasheth then casts Breath of Corruption, targeting the frog in the back (so he hits on 3+ (7+ if the frog got too close and is in melee). The frog cares not as it is immune to Corrosion spells, but the spell is an AOE and will affect close models. The AOE even stays for a round, causing enemy to take additional damage or move away and take a free strikes from the frog.

Other

Trivia

• Although the box they come in labels them a "Minion Gatorman Unit" this is a holdover from Mk2. Croaks are their own thing.
• Released in Hordes: Devastation (I think?) (2015)

Theme Forces

Minion The Blindwater Congregation
Circle Orboros (Edit) Secret Masters. This theme doesn't have a limit on how many Minion units you can take. 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 units 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 units 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 : Amphibious - None yet. (Edit)

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

Rules Clarification : Corrosion      (Edit) If you deploy in corrosion hazard terrain (Acid Pool), then you get corroded before the game starts. Deploying a model in a hazard counts as being "put into play" in the hazard. Being put into play counts as "entering". When you enter a hazard, you trigger the hazard. A weapon can inflict continuous corrosion without itself being a corrosion damage weapon (for example, the Acidic Touch animus). In this case, the attack can hurt models with Immunity: Corrosion it just won't apply the continuous effect.

Rules Clarification : Gang and/or Gang Fighter and/or Tag Team and/or Team Effort     (Edit) You can gain the Gang bonus on free strikes, but generally only the first "Ganger" will get it. For example, if a target is engaged by two models with Gang, when it leaves the melee range of the first Ganger it suffers a free strike with the Gang bonus. Then it leaves the melee range of the second and suffers a normal free strike.

Rules Clarification : Fire      (Edit) If you deploy in fire hazard terrain (Burning Earth), then you get set on fire before the game starts. Deploying a model in a hazard counts as being "put into play" in the hazard. Being put into play counts as "entering". When you enter a hazard, you trigger the hazard. Moving into "Shallow water" standard terrain does not cause continuous fire to expire. It's magic fire. You can always use non-standard terrain if you agree with your opponent before the game starts, however. A weapon can inflict continuous fire without itself being a fire damage weapon (for example, the Helios's fists). In this case, the attack can hurt models with Immunity:Fire it just won't apply the continuous effect. In terms of which player's clock is running down during the Maintenance Phase: The active player will roll for expiration of all the continuous effects. Then the inactive player will roll for all the damages of the continuous effects. (Judge Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Fire      (Edit) If you deploy in fire hazard terrain (Burning Earth), then you get set on fire before the game starts. Deploying a model in a hazard counts as being "put into play" in the hazard. Being put into play counts as "entering". When you enter a hazard, you trigger the hazard. Moving into "Shallow water" standard terrain does not cause continuous fire to expire. It's magic fire. You can always use non-standard terrain if you agree with your opponent before the game starts, however. A weapon can inflict continuous fire without itself being a fire damage weapon (for example, the Helios's fists). In this case, the attack can hurt models with Immunity:Fire it just won't apply the continuous effect. In terms of which player's clock is running down during the Maintenance Phase: The active player will roll for expiration of all the continuous effects. Then the inactive player will roll for all the damages of the continuous effects. (Judge Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Alchemical Accelerant      (Edit) Rules Clarification : Oil      (Edit) If a fire damage roll says it cannot be boosted (such as Eruption of Ash) then Oil doesn't work on it. "The roll cannot be boosted" trumps "the roll is automatically boosted".

Rules Clarification : Cumbersome - None yet. (Edit)