Karchev & Deathjack, Malignant Fusion

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Khador Logo.jpg Cryx Logo.jpg Karchev & Deathjack, Malignant Fusion

Cryx & Khador Greylord Warcaster

As the world ended at Hengehold, the Greylord Karchev the Terrible fell in battle. The warjack chassis carrying his withered mortal remains was shredded, leaving him to crawl along using his sole functioning mechanikal limb. Yet Karchev was too stubborn to die; he made a dangerous decision how to survive.

In the battle wreckage nearby, Karchev found the remains of the Deathjack, a nightmare helljack of legend. Karchev knew the creature drew much of its power from the enourmous Skulls of Hate fused to it, which were said to regenerate its hull. Thus, Karchev tore the Skulls from the ruined Deathjack and clamped them onto his own metal frame.

The fusion of the two created a mechanikal horror. Karchev's mind constantly pitted against the Deathjack's horrific intent to control their shared body. Karchev has control, but only for now. The unholy terror they've become cares not for loot or gear, fortune or glory; it exists only to destroy.

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The only information released about this model is spoilers (so far).

Basic Info

Deathjack2 & Karchev2
Missing Info
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COST {{{cacost}}}
UNIT SIZE {{{casize}}}
FA {{{cafa}}}
Warcaster 0
BASE Large
SPD 5
STR 12
MAT 7
RAT 5
M.A. N/A
DEF 12
ARM 19
CMD N/A
ESSENCE {{{essence}}}
FOCUS 6 / 8 (★)
FURY N/A
THRS N/A
HP 34
F. Field N/A
WJP +30
WBP {{{wbp}}}
IHP {{{ihp}}}
FA N/A
UNIT SIZE N/A
COST N/A
N/A
N/A
(★) Refer Hate Infused
Warcaster 1
COST N/A
N/A
Understanding
the Statblock

Riot Quest - Although this model has rules which allow it to be played in Warmachine and Hordes, it was primarily designed for the Riot Quest boardgame. RQ is set in an alternate and/or future timeline where the Infernals won the war. Some of the RQ models are slightly more goofy than their WMH equivalents.

Warcaster - All warcasters 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.

  • Note: When taken in a Cryx army, he can only take Cryx warjacks. When taken in a Khador army, he can only take Khador warjacks.

Feat: To the Slaughter

Karchev & Deathjack, and models in their battlegroup currently in their control range immediately advance up to 5". An affected warjack that advanced in this manner and ended its movement engaging one or more enemy models immediately gains 1 focus.

Abilities

  • Construct symbol.jpg Construct
  • Hate Infused - The S boxes of this model's damage grid represent its Skulls of Hate system. While this model's Skulls of Hate system is not crippled, it gains +2 FOCUS.
  • Meat for the Beast - Once during each of your turns when a model in this model's battlegroup destroys an enemy model with a melee attack while in this model's control range, immediately after the attack is resolved this model can cast a spell without spending focus.
  • Monster in the Machine - Karchev & Deathjack is both a living model and a construct model but is neither a warjack nor a warrior model. Karchev & Deathjack has a damage grid and suffers damage like a warjack. Karchev & Deathjack can make slam, trample and throw power attacks without spending focus but cannot make throw power attacks while his Open Fist is crippled. Effects modifying the amount of damage to or the manner in which damage is applied to a warjack also apply to him. Karchev cannot spend focus points to remove damage.

Weapons

Sinkhole
Gun icon.jpg  RNG   ROF   AOE   POW   LOCATION 
10 1 4 12 None
  • Magical dam symbol.jpg Damage Type: Magical
  • Shadow Bind - A model hit by this weapon/attack suffers -3 DEF, and for one round when it advances it cannot move except to change facing. Shadow Bind can be shaken.
Necroclaw
Sword icon.jpg  RNG   POW   P+S   LOCATION 
1 6 18 Left
Sunderer
Sword icon.jpg  RNG   POW   P+S   LOCATION 
2 7 19 Right

Spells

COST RNG AOE POW DUR OFF
Abattoir

2 SELF Control - - No
Models in the spellcaster's battlegroup currently in their CTRL range can immediately make one basic melee attack. Abattoir can be cast only once per activation.
Death Ward

2 6 - - Upkeep No
Target friendly Faction model/unit gains +2 ARM. If an affected warjack is damaged, choose which column suffers the damage. Models are not affected while out of formation.
Full Throttle

3 SELF Control - Turn No
Warjacks in the spellcaster's battlegroup beginning their activations in its control range can run, charge, or make slam or trample power attacks without spending focus that activation. While in the spellcaster's control range, models in its battlegroup gain boosted melee attack rolls. Full Throttle lasts one turn.
Locked Horns

3 SELF Control - Round No
While in the spellcaster's control range, friendly Faction models gain Unyielding. Locked Horns lasts for one round.
Unyielding - A model with Unyielding gains +2 ARM against melee damage rolls.
Onslaught

2 SELF Control - Upkeep No
The spellcaster and friendly Faction models beginning their activations in its control range gain Relentless Charge for one turn.
Relentless Charge - While advancing as part of a charge, a model with Relentless Charge gains Pathfinder.

Theme Forces

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Tip !
He is not a warjack, so he doesn't get warjack theme buffs (such as Pathfinder in Jaws of the Wolf).

Thoughts on Deathchev

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Karjack in a nutshell

He's a battlegroup caster. His jacks have one turn of super-speed (vs Karchev1's multiple turns of medium-speed) and no damage buff.

Feat thoughts

To get use out of the free focus you want Deathchev to activate before the jacks.

In an ideal setup, your opponent has left easy-to-kill models within 5.5 to 7" of your jacks (depending on your melee range). In that case your feat turn will go: activate Deathchev first, cast Full Throttle, use the feat to move jacks into melee with a single easy-to-kill enemy, cast Abattoir so all the jacks get to smash that enemy (with an extra d6 to hit from Full Throttle). Then start activating jacks that now all have 2 focus, aren't engaged, have free charges, and have +d6 to hit.

Spell thoughts

Abattoir

  • Abattoir can be cast twice per turn - once during Deathchev's activation, and a second time if/when you trigger Meat for the Beast.
  • Remember that warjacks can't trigger Combat-Action-only effects from Abattoir (such as the Decimator's Sustained Attack, or the Desecrator's Critical Shred) ... unless you use Meat for the Beast to cast Abattoir. In that case, whichever warjack triggered Meat for the Beast can potentially trigger Combat-Action-only stuff.

Death Ward

  • You could put Death Ward on Deathchev himself to keep your Skulls non-crippled as long as possible.

Drawbacks & Downsides

  • As both a living model and a construct model, there are a plethora of debuffs that can be applied to him. For instance Paralysis (works vs living) and Erosion (works vs constructs).
  • His feat doesn't work on colossals.
  • He has no offensive nuke spell.
  • He has no way of buffing damage.

Tricks & Tips

  • If you use the Steamroller objective to heal your Skulls of Hate during the Maintenance Phase, you will be back to FOCUS 8 for the Control Phase.
  • Sinkhole doesn't require a direct hit to apply Shadow Bind. Just drift that AOE wherever you like.
  • Being both a living model and construct model, there are several neat interactions available with Cryx models - refer to the list building section.

List Building Advice - Cryx

Strategy

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Cryx theme thoughts

Deathchev will normally be played in either Black Industries (so his warjacks become more durable with Carapace) or in Scourge of the Broken Coast (so his warjacks become more accurate/powerful with Gang Fighter).

    Support models - Various themes    

  • Asphxyious4 is practically an auto-include for Deathchev. Gaspy gives Deathchev Bloodthirst, since he is a construct. Gaspy also provides a damage buff.
  • Doctor Stygius can heal Deathchev for 5 hitpoints, since he is living. On the other hand, Deathchev has zero things that Stygius can spell slave so it's probably not the best combo.

    Black Industries    

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    Scourge of the Broken Coast    

Taking Deathchev in Scourge is tempting for the Gang Fighter bonus, but it becomes a question of balancing non-battlegroup points spent on gang fighter enablers vs spending points on your battlegroup. Do you want the slower Trolls or Ogrun that benefit more from Locked Horns, or the faster Satyxis that are better gang enablers?

  • Axiara's Tactician and battle plans can be applied to Deathchev, since he is living.
    • Give Deathchev Reposition 3 is always useful. On turn 1 Deathchev can trample 8" forwards, cast spells, then repo another 3" forwards.
    • Give Deathchev Prowl, then dump one of Gaspy4's clouds on him.
    • Giving Deathchev Dodge is probably not going to save his DEF 12 butt from assassination, but if it ever did you would laugh your head off.
  • The Satyxis Blood Priestess can give him a free upkeep and make him even more unkillable by guns.

Cryx Battlegroup

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List Building Advice - Khador

Strategy

The strategy remains largely the same as above, it's just the tools that change.

Khador Theme thoughts

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Khador Battlegroup

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Other

Trivia

  • Spoiled 2020.12
  • Nicknames: Deathchev, Karjack, DJ Karchev <record scratch noise>

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Solos

Aiakos1 - Agrimony - Axiara - Bane Lord Tartarus - Bloat Thrall - BTO Mobius - Captain Rengrave - Darragh Wrathe - Doctor Stygius - Deneghra0 - Gerlak - Hellslinger - Iron Lich Overseer - Machine Wraith - Master Gurglepox - Misery Cage - Necrotech - Ol' Grim - Pistol Wraith - Satyxis Blood Priestess - Satyxis Raider Captain - Scrap Thrall - Skarlock Thrall - Severa Blacktide - Soul Trapper - Warwitch Siren

Battle Engines & Structures Wraith Engine
Theme Forces
Black Industries - Dark Host - The Ghost Fleet - Scourge of the Broken Coast
Mercenaries
Refer to Who Works for Whom and/or Category: Cryx Mercenary
This index was last updated: 2021.11
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Solos

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Mercenaries
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This index was last updated: 2021.11

Rules Clarifications

Note to self: I need to update this rules section after the rules are finalised - juckto.