Visgoth Juviah Rhoven & Honor Guard

Visgoth Rhoven's leadership and prayers both support and inspire the faithful around him as he presses the attack against the enemies of Menoth. His tireless honor guard accompany him everywhere. These veteran exemplars bear consecrated halberds and rarely take to the battlefield, but the stakes in the current crusade have simply risen too high.

Basic Info

Rhoven

Abilities

• Template:Officer
• Template:Battle Wizard
• Template:Magic Ability

Weapons

• Staff of Sulon - 2" reach, P+S 12 melee weapon
  • Template:Magical Damage
  • Template:Continuous Fire

Spells

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Honor Guards - Gius & Cassian

Abilities

• Template:Set Defense
• Template:Shield Guard

Weapons

• Consecrated Halberd - 2" reach, P+S 11 melee weapon
  • Template:Weapon Master
  • Template:Magical Damage
  • Template:Blessed

Theme Forces

• Protectorate
  • Template:The Creator's Might
  • Template:Exemplar Interdiction. They gain Aegis in this theme.

• Other Factions
  • Infernal players can use them in the Template:Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Feora is leading the army.

Thoughts on Visgoth Juviah Rhoven & Honor Guard

Visgoth Juviah Rhoven & Honor Guard in a nutshell

The Honor Guard where for a time the cheapest Shield Guards in faction the Initiates of the Wall have now taken that from them however Visgoth Rhoven himself comes with a number of nice little tricks, most notably the ability to hand out Eyeless Sight.

At 2 points a piece (3 for Rhoven) they are all effective combat models in the second wave. All three are MAT 8, Rhoven has access to a M.A. 8 battle wizard and the honour guards are weapon masters. Even in match ups where Rhoven's tricks are not useful, they will perform adequately in combat.

This all adds to a unit that is versatile at every point in the game the sticking point is if you want to pay 7 points for the versatility they offer - or whether a dedicated specialist unit would suit your plans better.

Combos & Synergies

• Menoth's Sight is extremely useful on a Reckoner or Vessel of Judgement for removing any important enemy solo hiding behind a cloud effect.
• Gius & Cassian are not Grunts but they are troopers, so can be brought back by the High Reclaimer1's feat.
• A warcaster can receive Menoth's Sight behind your lines, and then arc spells at stealthed or concealed targets. However this doesn't work for seeing through clouds. Particularly useful for Severius1 and Severius2.
• all of the standard Exemplar support works on them Kreoss2 makes them tough etc
• A strong ranged model, like the Judicator, loves eyeless sight.
• Feora4's Death March can give them a fairly reliable Vengeance trigger thanks to Shield Guard. Just keep in mind that you only really want to shield guard shots that are not likely to kill Gius or Cassian.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• They don't get much direct work done compared to Knights Exemplar - you're bringing them for the shield guards and Rhoven's tricks.
• Initiates of the Wall are better shield guards in other themes

Tricks & Tips

• Keep them in the second wave. Charging weapon masters hurt, but they're no good to you if they die in the first wave.
• You have to be in Rhoven's short (6") command range for Menoth's Sight to work - however you don't need to be in range when you select a model. This means you advance with Rhoven, cast his spell selecting something out of range or sight, and then advance into his command range with that model to shoot.

Other

Trivia

• Released in Warmachine: Legends (2008)
• Sculptor: Todd Harris
• Cassian is the one holding his helmet.