Defiled Archon

Template:Grymbox This model is playable only in an Unlimited format.

Above all things, the grymkin despise Menoth and his creations. When the infernals invaded and the gods of Caen began to unleash their Archons into the mortal world, it is no surprise that the grymkin viewed the Menite Archon with equal measures of contempt and sadistic curiosity. As the forces of Menoth were embattled, protecting the souls of the faithful from the infernals, the grymkin managed to capture a few Menite Archons and drag them down into their nightmarish reality.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Flight
• Template:Divine Manifestation
• Template:Gate Walker
• Template:Magic Ability
• Template:Torrent of Blasphemy
• Template:Twist the Eternal
• Template:Unleash the Arcane

Weapons

Lawbreaker
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				5				14
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Spells

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Theme Forces

• Template:Bump in the Night
• Template:Dark Menagerie

Thoughts on Defiled Archon

Defiled Archon in a nutshell

The Defiled Archon is, unquestionably, the spell-slinging Archon. Thanks to the Gate Walker ability, the Defiled Archon has both a deceptive threat range and can use its spells while remaining relatively safe from the enemy should it wish to do so.

With additional die dropping the lowest magic attack and damage rolls and the Unleash the Arcane ability, the Defiled Archon is capable of dropping some serious damage with a pair of boosted Hellfires. Being a Grymkin model, the Defiled Archon also has some nasty tricks up its sleeve.

The second half of Torrent of Blasphemy causes an enemy hit by a Defiled Archon’s spells to suffer Arcane Attraction for one turn, which increases the RNG of all spells against that model by +3. This works on the Defiled Archon’s second spell! It also works on another Defiled Archon, if you’re running them in pairs. Every warlock in Grymkin can benefit from +3 RNG on their offensive spells, allowing you to pull off some offensive tricks (like a well-placed Gallows) that your opponent didn’t see coming.

Finally, the Defiled Archon does not protect souls (unlike most Archons). Instead the Defiled Archon punishes those who gather souls by corrupting the spirit and setting the harvester on fire!

Combos & Synergies

• Two Archons and the Labyrinth Arcana can spread around 10" of rough terrain and inflict a -2 speed penalty, which should shut down pretty much any army without rampant access to Pathfinder. Add in the Undergrowth animus from the Slaughterhouse and you can really control the field.
• The King of Nothing - arcane attraction is lovely for an aggressive spell slinger.
• The Heretic - Similarly, the extra range on Rebuke, Hex Blast or Gallows can be really clutch.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Anti spell casting abilities really hurt it’s effectiveness, it can whack people with the spear but it really shouldn’t.

Tricks & Tips

• You could cast an offensive spell, use Gate Walker to teleport 3" backwards, and still be in range for your second offensive spell thanks to Arcane Attraction.

Other

Trivia

• Released 2021.01