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Cryx is an island nation off the coast of Cygnar entirely under the control of Lord Toruk the Dragonfather and his Lich Lords. Toruk's only goal is the destruction of his progeny, similar god-like dragons, and reabsorbing their essence into his own. In time, his armies will arise and lay waste to the petty kingdoms of humanity, enslaving them in death and preparing the army of his final victory. Once the nations of men have fallen, Toruk will drag his progeny from their hiding places and devour them once and for all.
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Also known as The Nightmare Empire, Cryx is a nation entirely under the control of Lord Toruk the Dragonfather and his council of 13 Lich Lords. The majority of the empire is located on a series of islands called the Scharde Isles, to the southwest of Cygnar, but in recent years Cryx has made serious inroads on the mainland and now have many secret underground bases located in the spawling Thornwood Forest, and elsewhere.
  
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Cryx is a nation of undead necromancers and piratical raiders. Cryx armies are typically fast, numerous and lightly-armored. The poor quality of their troops is offset by the power of their warcasters, which rank among the strongest in the game. Cryx is nominally based around melee, soul-powered magic, returning models to play, debilitative effects and corrosive attacks.
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Toruk himself is an immortal dragon of immense proportions and is the single most powerful entity in the world (that is known of, at least). Toruk's only goal is the destruction of his dragon offspring, who rebelled against him millenia ago. In the fullness of time, his armies will arise and lay waste to the petty kingdoms of humanity, enslaving them in death and preparing the army of his final victory. Once the nations of men have fallen, Toruk will drag his progeny from their hiding places and devour them once and for all.
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This 2016 Insider article goes into the "Faction Identity" that the game developers have aimed for with Cryx: [http://privateerpress.com/community/privateer-insider/insider-04-28-2016 Cryx Insider Preview 04-28-2016]
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Cryx is a nation of undead necromancers and piratical raiders. Cryx armies are typically fast, numerous and lightly-armored. The poor quality of their troops is offset by the power of their warcasters, which rank among the strongest in the game. Cryx is mostly based around melee, soul-powered magic, returning models to play, debuffs, and corrosive attacks.
  
 
={{PAGENAME}} for Beginners=
 
={{PAGENAME}} for Beginners=
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[[File:Asphyxious2.png|thumb|[[Lich Lord Asphyxious]] ]]
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[[File:Soul Trapper.jpg|thumb|[[Soul Trapper]] ]]
 
===Playstyle===
 
===Playstyle===
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Welcome to the service of Dragonfather Toruk. Here as a member of the Nightmare Empire, your faction will typically benefit from these strengths...
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Welcome to the service of Dragonfather Toruk. Here as a member of the Nightmare Empire, your army will typically {{Star}} benefit from these strengths...
  
 
* Good melee abilities
 
* Good melee abilities
 
* Fast units
 
* Fast units
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* Plentiful access to [[Ghostly]] and similar abilities to let your forces easily navigate terrain
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* Plentiful access to [[Ghostly]] and similar abilities to let your forces easily navigate the battlefield
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* Strong warcasters, with the highest average focus in Warmachine
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* Strong warcasters, with the Faction overall having the highest average focus stat in Warmachine
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* Best access to arcnodes, they are cheap and fast
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* Best access to cheap and fast arc nodes
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* Access to crippling debuffs
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* Plentiful access to debuffs
 
* Cheap units, letting you field large armies
 
* Cheap units, letting you field large armies
 
* Access to corrosive attacks
 
* Access to corrosive attacks
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* Soul manipulation
 
* Soul manipulation
  
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Naturally these come with a cost. The faction will suffer these weakness...
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Naturally these come with a cost. Your army will typically {{Star}} suffer these weakness...
  
 
* Poor shooting capabilities, Cryx are almost certain to lose in a firefight.
 
* Poor shooting capabilities, Cryx are almost certain to lose in a firefight.
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* Poor stat lines, enemy units will in comparison be stronger for the same points cost
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* Poor stat lines. Less accurate, less durable, etc
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* Lower armor and fewer hitpoints
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* Little access to buffs (Cryx normally debuffs the enemy instead)
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* Few mercenaries available. Most notably few warcasters and no Jack Marshalls.
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* No special orders (such as [[Shield Wall]]) available to the troops.
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* A smaller range of mercenaries available for hire.
  
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===Worthwhile first purchases===
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{{Star}} Everything given above is ''typical'' only. It is entirely possible to build a Cryx army that is good at shooting, or slow and durable - there is just fewer ways to do it successfully than in other factions.
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Usually new players will meet the faction in the following forms:
 
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* '''The Mk3 Battlegroup starter''' - This set gives you [[Bane Witch Agathia]], a [[Reaper]], a [[Slayer]] and a [[Deathripper]]. It is a good way to meet the defining traits of Cryx; high mobility, excessive use of Arc Nodes, de-buff stacking and movement shenanigans.
 
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* '''The Two Player Battlebox''' - Same contents as the battlegroup boxes, plus a unit of warriors - in the Cryx case, [[Bane Warriors]]. This enters you to the realm of units, with all their extra rules. As the enemy will likely field units of their own, the Soul manipulation mechanism of Agathia will likely see play too. Soul gathering is a trait which is often present in Cryx, but will not be apparent in the first few battlegroup-heavy fights.
 
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* '''The Mk2 Battlegroup Starter''' - Contains Warwitch Deneghra, a Slayer, 2 Deathrippers and a [[Defiler]]. Considered the best starter box of its day, it still fares pretty well in the new edition (though due to point adjustments it will not be a 0 pts battlegroup anymore). [[Warwitch_Deneghra]] is quite a potent caster, and despite the nerfs she received in the 2017 errata, she is still the queen of de-buffing. This box relies heavily on bonejacks, and introduces you into Cryx' thematic element, Corrosion, through Denny's spell and the Defiler's ranged attack.
 
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* '''The All In One Army Box''' - Time to time, Privateer Press releases complete army boxes, which gives you a decent-sized force, all by itself. This one contains [[Asphyxious_the_Hellbringer_%26_Vociferon|Asphyxious the Hellbringer]], an [[Inflictor]], a [[Seether]], a [[Ripjaw]], his pet-jack [[Cankerworm]], a full unit of Bane Warriors with their attachment, and [[Darragh Wrathe]]. It is advised more for veterans who pick up a new faction, or for really committed newbies, as this box unleashes the whole rulebook upon you - from units to power attacks and solos. Its 50 points limit is slightly behind the most popular 75 pts tournament formats, but prepares you well for such a challenge.
 
  
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===Aesthetic===
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[[File:Mortenebra2.jpg|thumb|[[Mortenebra, Numen of Necrogenesis]] ]]
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[[File:The-withershadow-combine.png|thumb|[[The Withershadow Combine]] ]]
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Cryx models are very varied in looks, more so than any faction other than Mercenaries.
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* Undead
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** Robot lich lords like [[Asphyxious1]]
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** Steampunk zombies like [[Mechanithralls]]
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** Classic zombies like the [[Revenant Crew]]
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** Ghosts like the [[Pistol Wraith]]
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** Skeletons in plate armor like [[Bane Warriors]]
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* Living
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** Blighted trolls and ogres such as the [[Bloodgorgers]]
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** Chicks in bikinis with horns sprouting from their heads such as the [[Satyxis Raiders]]
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[[File:Deathjack 2018.jpg|thumb|[[Deathjack]], the spikyest evilest robot]]
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And then there's the warjacks and battle engine, which I would describe as ... spiky evil robots.
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===Starter Sets===
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[[File: Cryx battlebox.jpg|thumb|Starter Set]]
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'''Mk3 Battlegroup Set'''
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: ''Contents: [[Bane Witch Agathia]] warcaster, [[Deathripper]] light warjack, [[Reaper]] heavy warjack, and a [[Slayer]] heavy warjack. Plus a bunch of peripheral stuff (see picture).
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It is a good way to meet the defining traits of Cryx; high mobility, excessive use of Arc Nodes, de-buff stacking and movement shenanigans.
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'''Two Player Battlebox'''
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[[File:Bane Warriors.jpg|thumb|[[Bane Warriors]] ]]
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: ''Contents: Same as the Mk3 Battlegroup Set, plus a unit of [[Bane Warriors]], plus a bunch of [[Cygnar]] models (that you can give or sell to a friend).
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This enters you into the realm of units, with all their extra rules. As the enemy will likely field units of their own, the Soul manipulation mechanism of Agathia will possibly see play too. Soul gathering is often present in Cryx, but will not come up in small games which are instead full of robots.
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'''Theme Force Starter - [[Slaughter Fleet Raiders]]'''
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: ''Contents: A unit of [[Bloodgorgers]] plus their character command attachment Jussika Bloodtongue, a unit of [[Scharde Dirge Seers]], a unit of [[Black Ogrun Iron Mongers]], [[Gerlak Slaughterborn]] character solo, and a [[Misery Cage]] solo.
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This one is designed to be an add-on to one of the other starter sets, rather than be one all by itself - you'll note it doesn't include a warcaster or any warjacks. It is roughly 35 points.
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'''The Mk2 Battlegroup Set''' (limited availability)
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: ''Contents: [[Warwitch Deneghra|Deneghra1]] warcaster, two [[Deathripper]] light warjacks, a [[Defiler]] light warjack, and a [[Slayer]] heavy warjack.
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[[File:Bloat Thrall.jpg|thumb|[[Bloat Thrall]] ]]
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You may not be able to find this any more, as it has gone out of production. Considered the best starter box of its day, it still fares pretty well in the new edition (though due to point adjustments it will not be a 0 pts battlegroup anymore). Deneghra1 is quite a potent caster, and despite the nerfs she received in the 2017 errata, she is still the queen of de-buffing. This box relies heavily on bonejacks, and introduces you into Cryx' thematic element, Corrosion, through Denny's spell and the Defiler's ranged attack.
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'''2017 Cryx Army Box''' (limited availability)
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: ''Contents: [[Asphyxious3]] warcaster, his pet light warjack [[Cankerworm]], a [[Ripjaw]] light warjack, an [[Inflictor]] heavy warjack, a [[Seether]] heavy warjack, a unit of [[Bane Warriors]] with their command attachment, and [[Darragh Wrathe]] a character solo.
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You may not be able to find this any more, as it has gone out of production. This box unleashes the whole rulebook upon you - from units to power attacks and solos. Its 50 points limit is slightly behind the most popular 75 pts tournament formats, but prepares you well for such a challenge.
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===Other good early purchases===
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[[File:Hellslinger.jpg|thumb|[[Hellslinger Phantom]] ]]
 
No matter what your point of entry was, there are a couple of solos who perform admirably no matter what. Thus, they should be high on your purchase list:
 
No matter what your point of entry was, there are a couple of solos who perform admirably no matter what. Thus, they should be high on your purchase list:
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* [[Pistol Wraith]] - Great flanking solo, with excellent ranged capabilities and the Incorporeal advantage, which makes particularly annoying against armies who lack magic weapons.
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* [[Pistol Wraith]] - Great flanking solo, with excellent ranged capabilities and the Incorporeal advantage, which makes particularly annoying against armies who lack magic weapons. Limited to the undead themes.
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* [[Necrotech]] - The cheapest mechanick in the game (with Cryx having such frail warjacks, they'll rarely be idle), it can also spawn [[Scrap Thralls]] for sacrificial or annoyance purposes.
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* [[Warwitch Siren]] - Jack tuner and offensive utility solo, she eases the Focus burden on your caster, and helps you against occasional Disruption, if you face Cygnar. Limited to two warjack-centric themes.
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* [[Warwitch Siren]] - Jack tuner and offensive utility solo, she eases the Focus burden on your caster, and helps you against occasional Disruption, if you face Cygnar.
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* [[Machine Wraith]] - Excellent filler solo, who can either linger in zones to score/contest, or mess with your enemy's jacks. Limited to the undead themes.
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* [[Machine Wraith]] - Excellent filler solo, who can either linger in zones to score/contest, or mess with your enemy's jacks.
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{{EGGbox|You can get high quality acrylic tokens for all the spells, effects, abilities that Cryx can use. You place these tokens next to the model(s) affected during your game.
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* 2016 [http://www.brokenegggames.com/warmachinehordes/cryx/cryx-token-set.html Base Set - USD$60]
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* 2017 [http://www.brokenegggames.com/warmachinehordes/cryx/cryx-2017-command-book-upgrade.html Command Book Update Set - USD$14]
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* 2018 [http://www.brokenegggames.com/cryx-update-pack-2018.html Spring Update Set - USD$15]
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* 2018 [http://www.brokenegggames.com/warmachinehordes/cryx/cryx-2018-fall-update-pack-black-fleet.html Black Fleet Update Set - USD$15]
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}}
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===Starting a Theme Force===
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{{Starting a Theme Force text}}
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If you're on a bit of a tight budget, you'll want to buy stuff that can fit into more than theme. Unfortunately this is just the support models and you don't want to overload your army with non-combat models, so I'm not suggesting you should ''buy all'' the models in the list below but rather they're worth ''looking into''.
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* 4 themes
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** [[Black Ogrun Iron Mongers]] - Mechanics
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** [[Machine Wraith]] - Harassment piece
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* 3 themes
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** [[Aiakos1]] - "Junior" Warcaster
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** [[Misery Cage]] - Warcaster support
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** [[Necrotech]] - Mechanic
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** [[Scrap Thralls]] - Filler models
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** [[Soul Trapper]] - Trap souls
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* 2 themes
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** [[The Withershadow Combine]] - Warcaster support
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** [[Axiara Wraithblade]] - Army support (living themes)
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** [[Darragh Wrathe]] - Army support (undead themes)
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** [[Deneghra0]] - "Junior" Warcaster
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** [[Hellslinger Phantom]] - Ranged combat
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** [[Pistol Wraith]] - Ranged combat
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** [[Satyxis Blood Priestess]] - Warcaster support
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** [[Skarlock Thrall]] - Warcaster support
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=Theme Forces=
 
=Theme Forces=
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[[File:Goreshade3.jpg|thumb|[[Goreshade, Lord of Ruin]] ]]
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[[File:Axiara Wraithblade.jpg|thumb|[[Axiara Wraithblade]] ]]
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===Black Industries ===
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[[Black Industries]] is Cryx's warjack-centric theme.
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{{BI models}}
 
{{BI models}}
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|}
 
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: Black Industries is Cryx's warjack-centric theme. It represents a necrofactorium wholly devoted to the construction of not only warjacks, but improved warjacks.
 
  
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===Dark Host ===
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[[Dark Host]] is all about Banes, the elite undead of Cryx.
  
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
 
 
{{DH models}}
 
{{DH models}}
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|}
 
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: Dark Host is all about Banes, the elite undead of Cryx.
 
  
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===The Ghost Fleet ===
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[[The Ghost Fleet]] is all about zombie pirates and ghost pirates. It is very recursive (lots of zombies regenerate every turn) and has proven very strong at a competitive level when led by [[Deneghra1]].
  
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
 
 
{{GF models}}
 
{{GF models}}
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|}
 
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: The Ghost Fleet is all about zombie pirates and ghost pirates. It is very recursive (lots of zombies regenerate every turn) and has proven very strong at a competitive level when led by [[Deneghra1]].
 
  
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===Infernal Machines ===
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[[Infernal Machines]] is all about Thralls, the cheap and disposable undead cannon fodder of Cryx. It represents the entire output of the necrofactoriums scattered across all of western Immoren.
  
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
 
 
{{IM models}}
 
{{IM models}}
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|}
 
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: Infernal Machines is all about Thralls, the cheap and disposable undead cannon fodder of Cryx. It represents the entire output of the necrofactoriums scattered across all of western Immoren.
 
  
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===Scourge of the Broken Coast ===
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[[Scourge of the Broken Coast]] is about the Satyxis who are the vicious lady pirates of Cryx, with a dollop of blood sacrifice magic thrown in. Satyxis troops are high speed, high accuracy, low power, high defense, and low armor. Altogether, Satyxis are a light skirmishing army, able to close the gap and engage very well, but lack the hitting power or staying power to win a slugfest.
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This is a theme with living models.
  
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
 
 
{{SotBC models}}
 
{{SotBC models}}
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|}
 
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: Scourge of the Broken Coast is about the Satyxis, the vicious lady pirates of Cryx.
 
  
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===Slaughter Fleet Raiders ===
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[[Slaughter Fleet Raiders]] is about the non-Satyxis living pirates of Cryx; the blighted Trollkin, Ogrun, and evil pirates of the Scharde Isles. This is a theme with living models.
  
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
 
 
{{SFR models}}
 
{{SFR models}}
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|}
 
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: Slaughter Fleet Raiders is about the non-Satyxis living pirates of Cryx; the blighted Trollkin, Ogrun, and evil pirates of the Scharde Isles.
 
  
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={{PAGENAME}} Models =
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= Models =
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: ''Last Updated: '''{{blue|2018.06}}'''''
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[[File:Stalker.jpg|thumb|[[Stalker]] ]]
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===Unreleased Models ===
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: ''Last Updated: '''{{blue|2019.02}}'''''
  
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===Unreleased Models ===
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* [[Captain Rahera, Terror of the Wailing Sea]]
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* CA for [[Bane Knights]]
 
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* [[Deneghra0]]
 
  
 
=== Warcasters ===
 
=== Warcasters ===
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{{WN|Asphyxious3 | Asphyxious the Hellbringer & Vociferon }}
 
{{WN|Asphyxious3 | Asphyxious the Hellbringer & Vociferon }}
 
{{GAP}}
 
{{GAP}}
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{{WN|Coven1 | Witch Coven of Garlghast & the Egregore }}
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{{WN|Coven1 | Witch Coven of Garlghast & the Egregore}} (updated January 2018)
 
{{GAP}}
 
{{GAP}}
 
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| Deneghra0 || ''Refer to Cryx solos, below
 
| Deneghra0 || ''Refer to Cryx solos, below
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{{WN|Deneghra1 | Warwitch Deneghra }}
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{{WN|Deneghra1 | Warwitch Deneghra}} (updated January 2018)
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{{WN|Deneghra2 | Wraith Witch Deneghra }}
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{{WN|Deneghra2 | Wraith Witch Deneghra}} (updated January 2018)
 
{{WN|Deneghra3 | Deneghra, the Soul Weaver }}
 
{{WN|Deneghra3 | Deneghra, the Soul Weaver }}
 
{{GAP}}
 
{{GAP}}
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{{WN|Mortenebra1 | Master Necrotech Mortenebra & Deryliss }}
 
{{WN|Mortenebra1 | Master Necrotech Mortenebra & Deryliss }}
 
{{WN|Mortenebra2 | Mortenebra, Numen of Necrogenesis }}
 
{{WN|Mortenebra2 | Mortenebra, Numen of Necrogenesis }}
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{{GAP}}
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{{WN|Rahera1|Captain Rahera, Terror of the Wailing Sea}}
 
{{GAP}}
 
{{GAP}}
 
{{WN|Scaverous1 | Lord Exhumator Scaverous }}
 
{{WN|Scaverous1 | Lord Exhumator Scaverous }}
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{{WN|Sturgis2 | Sturgis the Corrupted }}
 
{{WN|Sturgis2 | Sturgis the Corrupted }}
 
{{GAP}}
 
{{GAP}}
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{{WN|Terminus1 | Lich Lord Terminus }}
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{{WN|Terminus1 | Lich Lord Terminus}} (updated January 2018)
 
{{GAP}}
 
{{GAP}}
 
{{WN|Venethrax1 | Lich Lord Venethrax }}
 
{{WN|Venethrax1 | Lich Lord Venethrax }}
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[[File:Cryx pic2.jpg|right]]
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[[File:Cryx pic2.jpg|thumb]]
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[[File:Desecrator.jpg|thumb|[[Desecrator]] ]]
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===Warjacks===
 
===Warjacks===
 
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{|  
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* ''[[Nightmare]]'' - (Bonded with [[Deneghra]])
 
* ''[[Nightmare]]'' - (Bonded with [[Deneghra]])
 
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|}
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[[File:34080 WraithEngineWEB.jpg|thumb|[[Wraith Engine]] ]]
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[[File:Black Ogrun Smog Belchers.jpg|thumb|[[Black Ogrun Smog Belchers]] ]]
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{|
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|- valign="top"
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| <!--- THIS IS THE LEFT COLUMN --->
  
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===Units, Solos, & Battle Engines===
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===Units===
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{|
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* [[Bane Knights]]
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** CA - Officer
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* [[Bane Riders]]
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! <h3>Units</h3>
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* [[Bane Warriors]]
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! [[Theme - Black Industries|BI]]
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** CA - Officer & Standard
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! [[Theme - Dark Host|DH]]
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* [[Bile Thralls]]
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! [[Theme - The Ghost Fleet|GF]]
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** CA - Skarlock Commander
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! [[Theme - Infernal Machines|IM]]
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* ''[[Blackbane's Ghost Raiders]]
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! [[Theme - Scourge of the Broken Coast|SotBC]]'''
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* [[Black Ogrun Boarding Party]]
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! [[Theme - Slaughter Fleet Raiders|SFR]]
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* [[Black Ogrun Iron Mongers]]
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* [[Black Ogrun Smog Belchers]]
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* [[Bloodgorgers]]
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** CA - ''Jussika Bloodtongue
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* [[Blighted Trollkin Marauders]]
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** CA - ''Jussika Bloodtongue
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* [[Carrion Thralls]]
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* [[Cephalyx Mind Slaver & Drudges]]
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*: [[Partisan]]s
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* [[Cephalyx Overlords]]
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*: [[Partisan]]s
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* [[Mechanithralls]]
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** WA - Brute Thrall
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** CA - Skarlock Commander
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* [[Necrosurgeon & Stitch Thralls]]
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* [[Revenant Cannon Crew]]
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* [[Revenant Crew of the Atramentous]]  
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** WA - Rifleman
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* [[Satyxis Blood Witches]]
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** CA - Blood Hag
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* [[Satyxis Gunslingers]]
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* [[Satyxis Raiders]]
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** CA - Sea Witch
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* [[Scharde Dirge Seers]]
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* [[Scharde Pirates]]
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** CA - Officer
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* [[Soulhunters]]
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* ''[[The Withershadow Combine]]''  
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*: [[Attached|Warcaster Attachment]]
  
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <!--- THIS INSTALLS SOME WHITE SPACE BETWEEN THE COLUMNS --->
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| [[Bane Knights]] <br>CA - Officer
 
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| <!--- THIS IS THE RIGHT COLUMN --->
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| [[Bane Riders]]
 
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===Solos===
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| [[Bane Warriors]] <br>CA - Officer & Standard
 
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* ''[[Agrimony, Crone of the Dying Strands]]
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* Aiakos1
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** ''[[Aiakos, Scourge of the Meredius]]''
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*: [[Battlegroup Controller|"Junior" Warcaster]]
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* Aiakos2
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** Refer to warcasters, above
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* ''[[Axiara Wraithblade]]
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* ''[[Bane Lord Tartarus]]
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* [[Bloat Thrall]]
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* ''[[Bloat Thrall Overseer Mobius]]
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* ''[[Captain Rengrave]]
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* ''[[Darragh Wrathe]]
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* ''[[General Gerlak Slaughterborn]]
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* ''[[Hellslinger Phantom]]
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* [[Iron Lich Overseer]]
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*: [['Jack Marshal]]
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* [[Machine Wraith]]
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* [[Misery Cage]]
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* [[Necrotech]]
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* [[Pistol Wraith]]
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* [[Satyxis Blood Priestess]]
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*: [[Attached|Warcaster Attachment]]
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* [[Satyxis Raider Captain]]
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* [[Scrap Thrall]]
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* ''[[Severa Blacktide]]
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* [[Skarlock Thrall]]
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*: [[Attached|Warcaster Attachment]]
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* [[Soul Trapper]]
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* Deneghra0
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** ''[[Warwitch Initiate Deneghra]]''
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*: [[Battlegroup Controller|"Junior" Warcaster]]
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* Denegrha1 to 3
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** Refer to warcasters, above
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* [[Warwitch Siren]]
  
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===Battle Engines===
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| [[Bile Thralls]] <br>CA - Skarlock Commander
 
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* [[Wraith Engine]]
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| ''[[Blackbane's Ghost Raiders]]
 
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| [[Black Ogrun Boarding Party]]
 
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| [[Black Ogrun Iron Mongers]]
 
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| [[Black Ogrun Smog Belchers]]
 
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| [[Bloodgorgers]] <br>CA - ''Jussika Bloodtongue
 
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Just before the launch of the mk3 ruleset, the game developers did a series of Insider articles about what they saw as each Faction's "Core Identity". Although it's a little dated now, it is still an interesting insight to how they view Cryx [http://privateerpress.com/community/privateer-insider/insider-04-28-2016 2016.04 Cryx Preview].
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=== Deep Lore===
 
The forces of Cryx exist solely to devour any and all things at the behest of the Dragonfather. Their martial strengths are speed, surprise, and force in numbers. Enemies of the undying know they must never be lax in their vigilance, for seemingly out of nowhere raiders can arrive without warning, carried across the sea aboard their infamous blackships. A sickening mix of necromancy, soulless science, and the unnatural corruption of draconic blight, Cryx is a fast, numerous, and shockingly powerful army. Specializing in undead hordes, the forces of Lord Toruk the Dragonfather nearly always outnumber their opponents. More, they possess some of the most magically potent and versatile spellcasters in Immoren who can manipulate the souls of the dead. Service in the Nightmare Empire never ends, and as Cryx extends its corrupting tendrils throughout the Iron Kingdoms, even the dead shall be called again to slaughter.
 
The forces of Cryx exist solely to devour any and all things at the behest of the Dragonfather. Their martial strengths are speed, surprise, and force in numbers. Enemies of the undying know they must never be lax in their vigilance, for seemingly out of nowhere raiders can arrive without warning, carried across the sea aboard their infamous blackships. A sickening mix of necromancy, soulless science, and the unnatural corruption of draconic blight, Cryx is a fast, numerous, and shockingly powerful army. Specializing in undead hordes, the forces of Lord Toruk the Dragonfather nearly always outnumber their opponents. More, they possess some of the most magically potent and versatile spellcasters in Immoren who can manipulate the souls of the dead. Service in the Nightmare Empire never ends, and as Cryx extends its corrupting tendrils throughout the Iron Kingdoms, even the dead shall be called again to slaughter.
  

Revision as of 03:52, 12 February 2019

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Also known as The Nightmare Empire, Cryx is a nation entirely under the control of Lord Toruk the Dragonfather and his council of 13 Lich Lords. The majority of the empire is located on a series of islands called the Scharde Isles, to the southwest of Cygnar, but in recent years Cryx has made serious inroads on the mainland and now have many secret underground bases located in the spawling Thornwood Forest, and elsewhere.

Toruk himself is an immortal dragon of immense proportions and is the single most powerful entity in the world (that is known of, at least). Toruk's only goal is the destruction of his dragon offspring, who rebelled against him millenia ago. In the fullness of time, his armies will arise and lay waste to the petty kingdoms of humanity, enslaving them in death and preparing the army of his final victory. Once the nations of men have fallen, Toruk will drag his progeny from their hiding places and devour them once and for all.

Cryx is a nation of undead necromancers and piratical raiders. Cryx armies are typically fast, numerous and lightly-armored. The poor quality of their troops is offset by the power of their warcasters, which rank among the strongest in the game. Cryx is mostly based around melee, soul-powered magic, returning models to play, debuffs, and corrosive attacks.

Cryx for Beginners

Lich Lord Asphyxious
Soul Trapper

Playstyle

Welcome to the service of Dragonfather Toruk. Here as a member of the Nightmare Empire, your army will typically (★) benefit from these strengths...

  • Good melee abilities
  • Fast units
  • Plentiful access to Ghostly and similar abilities to let your forces easily navigate the battlefield
  • Strong warcasters, with the Faction overall having the highest average focus stat in Warmachine
  • Best access to cheap and fast arc nodes
  • Plentiful access to debuffs
  • Cheap units, letting you field large armies
  • Access to corrosive attacks
  • Recursion to bring back the dead
  • Soul manipulation

Naturally these come with a cost. Your army will typically (★) suffer these weakness...

  • Poor shooting capabilities, Cryx are almost certain to lose in a firefight.
  • Poor stat lines. Less accurate, less durable, etc
  • Little access to buffs (Cryx normally debuffs the enemy instead)
  • No special orders (such as Shield Wall) available to the troops.
  • A smaller range of mercenaries available for hire.

(★) Everything given above is typical only. It is entirely possible to build a Cryx army that is good at shooting, or slow and durable - there is just fewer ways to do it successfully than in other factions.

Aesthetic

Mortenebra, Numen of Necrogenesis
The Withershadow Combine

Cryx models are very varied in looks, more so than any faction other than Mercenaries.

Deathjack, the spikyest evilest robot

And then there's the warjacks and battle engine, which I would describe as ... spiky evil robots.

Starter Sets

Starter Set

Mk3 Battlegroup Set

Contents: Bane Witch Agathia warcaster, Deathripper light warjack, Reaper heavy warjack, and a Slayer heavy warjack. Plus a bunch of peripheral stuff (see picture).

It is a good way to meet the defining traits of Cryx; high mobility, excessive use of Arc Nodes, de-buff stacking and movement shenanigans.

Two Player Battlebox

Bane Warriors
Contents: Same as the Mk3 Battlegroup Set, plus a unit of Bane Warriors, plus a bunch of Cygnar models (that you can give or sell to a friend).

This enters you into the realm of units, with all their extra rules. As the enemy will likely field units of their own, the Soul manipulation mechanism of Agathia will possibly see play too. Soul gathering is often present in Cryx, but will not come up in small games which are instead full of robots.

Theme Force Starter - Slaughter Fleet Raiders

Contents: A unit of Bloodgorgers plus their character command attachment Jussika Bloodtongue, a unit of Scharde Dirge Seers, a unit of Black Ogrun Iron Mongers, Gerlak Slaughterborn character solo, and a Misery Cage solo.

This one is designed to be an add-on to one of the other starter sets, rather than be one all by itself - you'll note it doesn't include a warcaster or any warjacks. It is roughly 35 points.

The Mk2 Battlegroup Set (limited availability)

Contents: Deneghra1 warcaster, two Deathripper light warjacks, a Defiler light warjack, and a Slayer heavy warjack.
Bloat Thrall

You may not be able to find this any more, as it has gone out of production. Considered the best starter box of its day, it still fares pretty well in the new edition (though due to point adjustments it will not be a 0 pts battlegroup anymore). Deneghra1 is quite a potent caster, and despite the nerfs she received in the 2017 errata, she is still the queen of de-buffing. This box relies heavily on bonejacks, and introduces you into Cryx' thematic element, Corrosion, through Denny's spell and the Defiler's ranged attack.

2017 Cryx Army Box (limited availability)

Contents: Asphyxious3 warcaster, his pet light warjack Cankerworm, a Ripjaw light warjack, an Inflictor heavy warjack, a Seether heavy warjack, a unit of Bane Warriors with their command attachment, and Darragh Wrathe a character solo.

You may not be able to find this any more, as it has gone out of production. This box unleashes the whole rulebook upon you - from units to power attacks and solos. Its 50 points limit is slightly behind the most popular 75 pts tournament formats, but prepares you well for such a challenge.

Other good early purchases

Hellslinger Phantom

No matter what your point of entry was, there are a couple of solos who perform admirably no matter what. Thus, they should be high on your purchase list:

  • Pistol Wraith - Great flanking solo, with excellent ranged capabilities and the Incorporeal advantage, which makes particularly annoying against armies who lack magic weapons. Limited to the undead themes.
  • Warwitch Siren - Jack tuner and offensive utility solo, she eases the Focus burden on your caster, and helps you against occasional Disruption, if you face Cygnar. Limited to two warjack-centric themes.
  • Machine Wraith - Excellent filler solo, who can either linger in zones to score/contest, or mess with your enemy's jacks. Limited to the undead themes.


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Broken Egg Games - Product Placement

BEG helps sponser Line of Sight, so here's a plug for some of their products

You can get high quality acrylic tokens for all the spells, effects, abilities that Cryx can use. You place these tokens next to the model(s) affected during your game.

Starting a Theme Force

Players can use the Theme Force rules to construct their army list once the game size reaches 25 points. Themes restrict which models from your Faction you have access to, with different models being "locked" into different themes. In return, playing a theme force gives you multiple benefits in return. Also, models in a theme force normally have natural synergies with each other - synergies they can't use if they're paired with models from outside the theme.

Themes are considered the default way to play Warmachine and Hordes (although technically they're optional).

Regardless of whether you're starting at 25 points or lower, as a new player you have two options:

  1. Ignore themes to begin with, buy a couple of things you like the look of, and later on figure out if they work together in the same theme.
    With this approach you run the risk of buying models from a hodge podge of different themes. At some point you'll end up choosing one theme to use and expand, and shelving your models that don't fit the theme.
  2. Figure out which theme contains models you like the look of, and limit yourself to just buying models from that theme.
    This approach has the benefit of not shelving any of your purchases and you're more likely to have models that have natural synergies with each other (even if you buy things completely at random).

If you're on a bit of a tight budget, you'll want to buy stuff that can fit into more than theme. Unfortunately this is just the support models and you don't want to overload your army with non-combat models, so I'm not suggesting you should buy all the models in the list below but rather they're worth looking into.


Theme Forces

Goreshade, Lord of Ruin
Axiara Wraithblade

Black Industries

Black Industries is Cryx's warjack-centric theme.

The models allowed in Black Industries are:   [Show/Hide]

This list was last updated: 2020.12   (Edit)

Warcasters

  • All Cryx warcasters

Warjacks

  • All non-character Cryx warjacks
  • All character Cryx warjacks

Battle Engines

Units

Solos

Mercenaries

  • Up to one solo
  • Up to one unit
(★) Because these Partisans are specifically allowed in this theme, they don't use up your "Up to one Mercenary" slot.

Dark Host

Dark Host is all about Banes, the elite undead of Cryx.

The models allowed in Dark Host are:   [Show/Hide]

This list was last updated: 2021.10   (Edit)

Warcasters

  • All Cryx warcasters

Warjacks

  • All non-character Cryx warjacks
  • Deathjack
  • Other character warjacks can be taken, but only if they have a bond and they're in their bonded model's battlegroup.

Units

Solos

Battle Engines

Mercenaries

(★) Void Archons don't count against your "Up to one Mercenary" slot

The Ghost Fleet

The Ghost Fleet is all about zombie pirates and ghost pirates. It is very recursive (lots of zombies regenerate every turn) and has proven very strong at a competitive level when led by Deneghra1.

The models allowed in The Ghost Fleet are:   [Show/Hide]

This list was last updated: 2017.09   (Edit)

Warcasters

  • All Cryx warcasters

Warjacks

  • All non-character Cryx warjacks
  • Barathrum
  • Other character warjacks can be taken, but only if they have a bond and they're in their bonded model's battlegroup.

Battle Engines

Solos

Units

Mercenaries

  • Up to one solo
  • Up to one unit

Infernal Machines

Infernal Machines is all about Thralls, the cheap and disposable undead cannon fodder of Cryx. It represents the entire output of the necrofactoriums scattered across all of western Immoren.

Template:IM models

Scourge of the Broken Coast

Scourge of the Broken Coast is about the Satyxis who are the vicious lady pirates of Cryx, with a dollop of blood sacrifice magic thrown in. Satyxis troops are high speed, high accuracy, low power, high defense, and low armor. Altogether, Satyxis are a light skirmishing army, able to close the gap and engage very well, but lack the hitting power or staying power to win a slugfest.

This is a theme with living models.

The models allowed in Scourge of the Broken Coast are:   [Show/Hide]

This list was last updated: 2021.02   (Edit)

Warcasters

  • All Cryx warcasters

Warjacks

  • All non-character Cryx warjacks
  • Barathrum
  • Kharybdis
  • Other character warjacks can be taken, but only if they have a bond and they're in their bonded model's battlegroup.

Units

Solos

Mercenaries

  • Up to one solo
  • Up to one unit
(★) Because these models are specifically allowed in this theme, they don't use up your "Up to one Mercenary" slot.

Slaughter Fleet Raiders

Slaughter Fleet Raiders is about the non-Satyxis living pirates of Cryx; the blighted Trollkin, Ogrun, and evil pirates of the Scharde Isles. This is a theme with living models.

Template:SFR models

Models

Stalker

Unreleased Models

Last Updated: 2019.02

Warcasters

Agathia1 Bane Witch Agathia
Aiakos1 Refer to Cryx solos, below
Aiakos2 Captain Aiakos
Asphyxious1 Iron Lich Asphyxious
Asphyxious2 Lich Lord Asphyxious
Asphyxious3 Asphyxious the Hellbringer & Vociferon
Coven1 Witch Coven of Garlghast & the Egregore (updated January 2018)
Deneghra0 Refer to Cryx solos, below
Deneghra1 Warwitch Deneghra (updated January 2018)
Deneghra2 Wraith Witch Deneghra (updated January 2018)
Deneghra3 Deneghra, the Soul Weaver
Goreshade1 Goreshade the Bastard & Deathwalker
Goreshade2 Goreshade the Cursed
Goreshade3 Goreshade, Lord of Ruin
Goreshade4 Refer to Retribution warcasters
     
Jezraell -1
(aka Haley -1) 		Warwitch Jezraell (Not tournament legal)
Mortenebra1 Master Necrotech Mortenebra & Deryliss
Mortenebra2 Mortenebra, Numen of Necrogenesis
Rahera1 Captain Rahera, Terror of the Wailing Sea
Scaverous1 Lord Exhumator Scaverous
Skarre1 Pirate Queen Skarre
Skarre2 Skarre, Queen of the Broken Coast
Skarre3 Skarre, Admiral of the Black Fleet
Sturgis1 Refer to Cygnar warcasters
Sturgis2 Sturgis the Corrupted
Terminus1 Lich Lord Terminus (updated January 2018)
Venethrax1 Lich Lord Venethrax
Cryx pic2.jpg
Desecrator

Warjacks

Light

Colossal

          Heavy           Character - Light

Character - Heavy

Wraith Engine
Black Ogrun Smog Belchers

Units

      

Solos

Battle Engines

Mercenaries that work for Cryx

Refer to Who works for Whom and/or Category: Cryx Mercenary

Other

Designer's Notes

Just before the launch of the mk3 ruleset, the game developers did a series of Insider articles about what they saw as each Faction's "Core Identity". Although it's a little dated now, it is still an interesting insight to how they view Cryx 2016.04 Cryx Preview.

Deep Lore

The forces of Cryx exist solely to devour any and all things at the behest of the Dragonfather. Their martial strengths are speed, surprise, and force in numbers. Enemies of the undying know they must never be lax in their vigilance, for seemingly out of nowhere raiders can arrive without warning, carried across the sea aboard their infamous blackships. A sickening mix of necromancy, soulless science, and the unnatural corruption of draconic blight, Cryx is a fast, numerous, and shockingly powerful army. Specializing in undead hordes, the forces of Lord Toruk the Dragonfather nearly always outnumber their opponents. More, they possess some of the most magically potent and versatile spellcasters in Immoren who can manipulate the souls of the dead. Service in the Nightmare Empire never ends, and as Cryx extends its corrupting tendrils throughout the Iron Kingdoms, even the dead shall be called again to slaughter.

See the Lexicanum entry on Toruk for more history on Our Great Leader.

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