Kossite Woodsmen

Kossite Woodsmen Khador Unit

It is the law of Khador that all citizens must serve in the military, and the Kossite clans of the far north are no exception. Despite their motley appearance and simple weapons, the Kossite woodsmen are fierce warriors. They wait in ambush with the patience and instincts of a hunter, and strike at the perfect moment to kill key assets or crumble the enemy’s flank.

Basic Info

Kossite Woodsmen
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Abilities

• Advance Deployment
• Pathfinder
• Ambush - You can choose not to deploy this unit at the start of the game. If it is not deployed normally, you can put it into play at the end of any of your Control Phases after your first turn. When you do, choose any table edge except the back of your opponent's deployment zone. Place all models in the unit in formation completely within 3" of the chosen table edge.
• Backstab - While completely within the back arc of an enemy model, this model gains an additional die on its attack and damage rolls against that model.
• Prowl - While this model has concealment, it gains stealth.

Weapons

Hunter's Weapon
		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		10			1			-			10
Hand Weapon
		RNG				POW				P+S
		0.5				3				8

Theme Forces

• Khador
  • Jaws of the Wolf
  • Warriors of the Old Faith

• Other Factions
  • Infernal players can use this unit in the Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Malakov2 is leading the army.
  • Protectorate players can use this model in the Warriors of the Old Faith theme.

Recent Changes

2021.10 Mega Update

• Points increase to 7/11 (from 6/10)
• Gained Backstab

Thoughts on Kossite Woodsmen

Kossite Woodsmen in a nutshell

Kossite Woodsmen are militia. They don't have much in terms of stats or weapons, but they are cheap. In Mk2 they were mostly presented only in fun games. After some (well deserved) stat improvements and general change in the gameplay after the Oblivion CID... they may actually find their way into your lists.

They can amend the inherent weakness of the jack-heavy lists by scoring in circular zones, and thanks to Ambush they may do it early on. Ambush allows you some tricky scenario play - even more so in scenarios with far-flung zones, where your battlegroup and caster can't be everywhere at once. However, when it comes to fight, yiur expectations should be harnessed. With their sub-par RAT/MAT they won't hit too often (even with the back strike bonus), and the meagre strength of their weapons make it unlikely that they'll cause anything beyond some minor annoyance. They can run up to 15" on their arriving turn, contest a flag or a zone for a turn, might catch some unguarded artillery pieces, but don't expect much beyond that.

This theme also offers excellent, self-sufficient troops in the "non-warjack" compartment, like the Widowmaker Scouts or the Kayazy Eliminators, the latter being some of the best free-card here. Still, they are pretty low on the target priority list, so either they live to score/contest, or the enemy wastes resources on them, sparing your more valuable assets.

Combos & Synergies

• Malakov2 - Discombobulate turns on Backstabs on from any direction, so you don't lose out on it if you Advance Deploy.
• Yuri the Axe - Gives them a buff in forests, and most importantly, Treewalker to discharge their guns from the cover of forest patches.
• Vladimir1 - Signs and Portends makes anything sing
• Vladimir2 can use them as great Hand of Fate or feta targets
• Vladimir3 - Hand of Fate again, he also pays much closer to the front so he can put HoF on them easier.
• Old Witch2 - Curse of Shadows makes their shots more devastating and they can hide in a Windstorm to protect themselves from shooting if need be
• Sorscha3 - Winter's Wrath makes things easier for them to hit and she appreciates the extra scenario pressure the Kossites exert while her MoW and jacks trundle up the field.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Treewalker from Yuri is worthless, if there are no forests around.
• Once the enemy gets bead on them, they'll die in no time. And for some armies they are just cheap corpse/soul token.

Tricks & Tips

• Stats-wise they are among the weakest Khador units - meaning, they are very low on the target-priority list. Any shot that falls upon them will be spared from your more valuable units.
• you have a 19 inch threat range with the guns on the turn that you ambush. Sometimes it’s worth waiting an extra turn just to make sure you can get into back strike range and shoot some support models.

Other

Trivia

Released in Warmachine: Escalation (2004)

Other Khador models

Khador Index       (Edit)
Battlegroup & Similar
Warcasters	Butcher1 - Butcher2 - Butcher3 - Harkevich - Irusk1 - Irusk2 - Karchev1 - Karchev2 - Kozlov - Malakov2 - Old Witch1 - Old Witch2 - Sorscha1 - Sorscha2 - Sorscha3 - Strakhov1 - Strakhov2 - Vlad1 - Vlad2 - Vlad3 - Zerkova1 - Zerkova2
Warcaster attachments	Khador: War Dog - Greylord Adjunct Mercenary: Madelyn Corbeau - Reinholdt - Wyshnalyrr
Other Warjack Controllers	"Junior" Warcasters: Malakov1 - Sorscha0 'Jack Marshals: Man-o-War Kovnik - Greylord Forge Seer
Heavy Warjacks	Beast-09 - Behemoth - Berserker - Black Ivan - Decimator - Demolisher - Destroyer - Devastator - Drago - Grolar - Juggernaut - Kodiak - Mad Dog - Marauder - Rager - Ruin - Spriggan - Torch
Colossal	Conquest - Victor
Units, Solos, & Battle Engines
Units	Assault Kommandos - Battle Mechaniks - Black Dragons - Doom Reaver Swordsmen - Great Bears of the Gallowswood - Greylord Outriders - Greylord Ternion - Iron Fang Pikemen - Iron Fang Uhlans - Kayazy Assassins - Kayazy Eliminators - Kossite Woodsmen - MOW Atanas & Standard - MOW Bombardiers - MOW Demolition Corps - MOW Shocktroopers - Widowmaker Scouts - WG Field Gun - WG Infantry - WG Mortar Crew - WG Rifle Corps Ranking Officer CA : Koldun Kapitan Valachev
Solos	Bulkhead - Fenris - Greylord Adjunct - Greylord Forge Seer - Iron Fang Kovnik - Jozef - Koldun Lord - Malakov1 - Manhunter - MOW Drakhun - MOW Kovnik - MOW Strike Tanker - MOW Suppresion Tanker - Markov - Sofya - Sorscha0 - Ol' Grim - Underboss Vizkoya - War Dog - Widowmaker Marksman - WG Artillery Kapitan - Yuri1 - Yuri2
Battle Engines	Gun Carriage - Man-o-War Siege Chariot - Man-o-War Assault Chariot
Theme Forces
Armored Korps - Flame in the Darkness - Jaws of the Wolf - Legions of Steel - Warriors of the Old Faith - Winter Guard Kommand - Wolves of Winter
Mercenaries
Refer to Who Works for Whom and/or Category: Khador Mercenary
This index was last updated: 2021.11

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification : Advance Deployment + Ambush These two abilities do not stack with each other. You need to choose either Ambush or Advance Deployment

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

Rules Clarification : Ambush      (Edit) If you attach a WA or CA to this unit, and the attachment doesn't have Ambush, then they all get to Ambush anyway. (Locked Thread) Ambush and Apparition both occur at Step 5 of the Control Phase. However, Ambush specifies the "end" of the Control Phase so you cannot use Apparition on a model that Ambushes. (Infernal Ruling) Declaring Ambush: Choosing whether a unit deploys normally or ambushes needs to happen before deployment. So it goes: do the starting roll, Player 2 chooses sides, Player 1 declares Ambushes (if any), then Player 2 declares Ambushes (if any), then Player 1 starts deployment. (Infernal Ruling) If you have both Prey and Ambush, then you declare your Prey target at the normal time (even though the Prey-er isn't currently on the table). (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Backstab      (Edit) Backstab always applies on a free strike, because free strikes are always in the back arc. (Infernal Ruling) Backstab applies to magic and ranged attacks, too. For a caster with Backstab that uses an arc node to attack their target: Backstab doesn't care about the point of origin of the attack, and does not interact with Arc Nodes at all. In other words, if your arc node is in the target's back arc & but the caster is not, then Backstab doesn't apply. And vice versa, if your arc node is in the front arc & you're in the back arc, then Backstab will apply. Models with Circular Vision aren't immune to Backstab. They still have a back arc, and backstabbers can stand in it. As of November 2021, Steamroller objectives no longer have facings, and cannot be backstabbed.

Rules Clarification : Prowl and/or Just a Tree?     (Edit) Whether you can trigger this ability is a bit awkward; As long as you have concealment you get Stealth ... even if the attacker ignores concealment (such as with Hunter). If you're standing in a cloud, and the attacker "ignores clouds for LOS" (such as Bird's Eye) you get Prowl/Tree. If you're standing in a cloud, and the attacker "ignores clouds completely" (such as Alchemical Mask) you don't get it. (Infernal Ruling) Similar for standing in a forest. If a debuff removes Stealth, Prowl/Tree do not reapply stealth... But this ruling is being rechecked. (Infernal Checking) Rules Clarification : Stealth      (Edit) Stealth models are not invisible and you can target them - you'll just auto-miss most of the time. You can target them with a charge. You can target them with an AOE, have it auto-miss and scatter, luckily land on top of them anyway, and that will hit them.