Venator Dakar
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Venator Dakar
| Faction(s) | Skorne |
| Type | Solo |
| Base Size | Small |
| SPD | Average |
| MAT | Average |
| RAT | High |
| DEF | Average |
| ARM | Average |
| Relative HP | Average |
| Cost | 4 |
Weapons and Attacks
Sword Backup melee weapon. If you're using it something's gone wrong.
Reiver Long range low POW gun that hits far harder than its stats would indicate.
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Weapon Master - Burst Fire - Gain +1 to damage rolls with this weapon against medium-based models, and +2 to damage rolls against large- and huge-based models.
Special Abilities
- Combat Coordination [Venator] (★ Action) - RNG CMD. Target friendly Venator model. If the target model is in range, during its activation this turn it can reroll one attack or damage roll, then Combat Coordination expires.
- Desperate Pace [ Faction Weapon Crew ] (★ Action) - RNG CMD. Target friendly Faction Weapon Crew unit. If the unit is in range, Faction Weapon Crew models in the unit gain +2" movement during their Normal Movement this turn.
- Veteran Leader [ [[Venators]] ] - While in this model's command range, friendly Venators models gain +1 to attack rolls.
Thoughts on Venator Dakar
Venator Dakar in a nutshell
A new model in Mk3, the Venator Dakar is a ranged support solo, making artillery faster and all Venators more accurate while carrying an effective solo-hunting gun of its own. As a rule of thumb the Dakar is almost certainly worth it with an artillery piece and a unit in play - and probably worth it with either two artillery pieces or a full unit.
Combos & Synergies
- Venator Catapult Crew 2" extra movement might not sound like much. But giving the catapult crew an effective 24" threat range can be pretty impressive for an unexpected turn 1 bombardment.
- Venator Flayer Cannon Crew +1 to hit and either +2 movement or the ability to reroll can be really useful.
- Venator Reivers and Venator Slingers both benefit from the Veteran Leader ability. A boost to hit can be really useful especially with the placement of Venators on the bell curve.
- Winds of Death is basically inviting you to use Dakars. They count towards the points spent on Venators.
Drawbacks and Downsides
- On its own it isn't worth it (as should be obvious from having three buff abilities)
- If you're just running Venator Reivers get the unit attachment first. It does more - and even gives more accuracy than the Dakar.
- Combat Coordination affects only a single model, meaning it's probably only useful on an artillery piece. It may also help this one important Combined Attack not disappoint.
Tricks and Tactics
- Moving an artillery piece into range can be worth more than the Dakar himself shooting.
- He's a simple enough model to use.
