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| [[Skorne]] [[Category:Skorne]] [[:Category:Exalted|Exalted]][[Category:Exalted]] [[:Category:Legacy|Legacy]] [[Category:Legacy]] [[:Category:Warlock|Warlock]][[Category:Warlock]] [[Category:Leader]] | | [[:Category:Skorne|Skorne]] [[:Category:Exalted|Exalted]] [[:Category:Scout|Scout]] [[:Category:Warlock|Warlock]] |
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| =Model stats and abilities=
| | [[Category:Skorne]] |
| | [[Category:Exalted]] |
| | [[Category:Prime]] |
| | [[Category:Legacy]] |
| | [[Category:Warlock]] |
| | [[Category:Leader]] |
| | [[Category:Scout]] |
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| <table>
| | == Model stats and abilities == |
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| | {{Model-stats |
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| | |name = |
| {{Model-stats | | |base = 30mm |
| | name = Hellyth | | |fa = C |
| | base = 30 mm | | |hp = 17 |
| | hp = 15 | | |spd = 6 |
| | spd = 7 | | |aat=7 |
| | aat = 6 | | |mat = 7 |
| | mat = 6 | | |def = 15 |
| | rat = 7
| | |arm = 16 |
| | def = 14 | | |arc = 7 |
| | arm = 17 | | |ctrl = 14 |
| | arc = 7 | | |abilities = |
| | ctrl = 12 | | {{AbilityComplex|main=Field Marshal|sub1=Channeler|sub1a=Lord Arbiter Hexeris}} |
| | {{AbilitySingle|Vampiric Harvest}} |
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| <td style = "border: 1px solid grey; vertical-align: top;"> <table >
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| {{Model Advantage | advantage = Resistance Fire | icon = Resistance Fire}}
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| {{Model Advantage | advantage = Resistance Corrosion| icon = Resistance Corrosion}}
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| {{Model Advantage | advantage = Pathfinder| icon = Pathfinder}}
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| {{Model Advantage | advantage = Dual Attack | icon = Dual_attack}} Corrosion}}
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| {{Model Advantage | advantage = Tough| icon = Tough}}
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| {{Model Advantage | advantage = Undead | icon = Undead}}
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| {{Field Marshal | ability = Hyper-Aggressive}}
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| {{Model Ability | ability = Arcane Machinery}}
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| {{Model Ability | ability = Arcane Calibrations}}
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| {{Model Ability | ability = Ionization}}
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| {{Model Ability | ability = Vexing Alignment}}
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| {{Star Attack | ability = Death Rattle}}
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| {{Star Attack| ability = Marionette}}
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| {{Star Action| ability = Pupppet Master}}
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| {{Model Ability | ability = Prowl}}
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| {{Model Ability | ability = Reposition}}
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| {{Model Ability | ability = Take Down}}
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| {{Veteran Leader | ability = Assault Kommando}}
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| </table> </td>
| | ==== Weapons ==== |
| </table>
| | {{Weapon | weapon=Gulgata| type = M | rng = 2 | rof = - | aoe = - | pow = 14| loc = - | abilities = {{AbilityOptions|Special Attack|Thresher}} }} |
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| {{Warcaster}} | | ==Spells== |
| | {{Spellbox|Banishing Ward}} |
| | {{Spellbox|Black Spot}} |
| | {{Spellbox|Cloak of Ash}} |
| | {{Spellbox|Eruption}} |
| | {{Spellbox|Stranglehold}} |
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| =Weapons= | | ==Warlock Rules== |
| <table style="border-collapse: collapse;> <tr>
| | {{Category:Warlock}} |
| <th>Weapon</th><th>Type</th><th>Stats</th><th>Specials</th>
| | ===Feat: Arcane Reaver=== |
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| | Immediately remove any number of soul tokens, fury points, essence points, and focus points from non-Leader models in Hexeris's control range. For each token or point removed, place 1 fury point on Hexeris. Hexeris cannot exceed his current ARC in fury points as a result of Arcane Reaver. |
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| =Feat=
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| =Spells= | |
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| ==Spell Rack (Slots 2)== | |
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| =Errata=
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| No Errata specifically for this model. Ability errata will appear in an expandable box next to the rule (Pistol, for example).
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| =Changes and Updates=
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| =Lore=
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| =Trivia=
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| =Battle Reports=
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| | ==Changes and Updates== |
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| | ==Lore== |
| ''Through cunning, raw power, political acumen, and tactical genius, Lord Arbiter Hexeris has furthered his own schemes while simultaneously strengthening the Skorne Empire. The lord arbiter’s occult knowledge goes well beyond the lore of the skorne, and no enemy arcanist is safe from his vampiric thirst for mystical secrets. To oppose him in battle is to be sapped of arcane power as he steals and transforms the energies of his foes. | | ''Through cunning, raw power, political acumen, and tactical genius, Lord Arbiter Hexeris has furthered his own schemes while simultaneously strengthening the Skorne Empire. The lord arbiter’s occult knowledge goes well beyond the lore of the skorne, and no enemy arcanist is safe from his vampiric thirst for mystical secrets. To oppose him in battle is to be sapped of arcane power as he steals and transforms the energies of his foes. |
| | | ==Trivia== |
| =Basic Info=
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| {{Infobox-Model
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| | name = [[Hexeris|Hexeris2]]
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| | image = Lord_Arbiter_Hexeris.jpg
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| | base = Small
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| | spd = 6
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| | str = 8
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| | mat = 7
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| | def = 15
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| | arm = 16
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| | cmd = 8
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| | hp = 17
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| | fury = 7
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| | wbp = +27
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| | fa = C
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| * {{Warlock}}
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| ===Feat : Arcane Reaver===
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| : ''Lord Arbiter Hexeris has studied arcane power in all its forms, and his hunger for supremacy over the will of his enemies cannot be denied. By opening his hand he invokes a hungry vortex of vampiric energy that siphons all souls, all arcane energy, and all rage from the field to empower his own formidable might.
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| Immediately remove any number of soul tokens, fury points, and focus points from non-warcaster, non-warlock models in Hexeris's {{CTRL}} range. For each each token or point removed, place 1 fury point on Hexeris. Hexeris cannot exceed his current FURY in fury points as a result of Arcane Reaver.
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| ===Abilities===
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| * {{Field Marshal |[[Channeler]]}} [[Category: Channeler Field Marshal]]
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| * {{Vampiric Harvest}}
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| ===Weapons===
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| {{Melee|Gulgata|2|6|14|
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| * {{Magical Weapon}}
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| * {{Thresher}} }}
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| ===Spells===
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| {{Spellbox|
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| {{Ashes to Ashes}}
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| {{Banishing Ward}}
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| {{Black Spot}}
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| {{Cloak of Ash}}
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| {{Hellfire}}
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| ===Theme Forces===
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| * {{Disciples of Agony}}
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| * {{Masters of War}}. He gains [[Take Down|"Optional Take Down"]] in this theme
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| * {{The Exalted}}
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| * {{Winds of Death}}
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| =Thoughts on Hexeris2=
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| ===Hexeris2 in a Nutshell===
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| Lord Arbiter Hexeris is a spellslinger who can channel through his entire battlegroup. He has two primary spells (Ashes to Ashes and Black Spot), both of which are anti-infantry, some anti-magic tech, and the ability to run really hot on feat turn. His feat spell assassination isn't amazing but can catch your opponent off-guard.
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| ===Spell thoughts===
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| * [[Ashes to Ashes]] - is a unit annihilator, and really useful for getting at hard to reach squishy solos by bouncing attacks off of models in front of them.
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| ** being able to get 4 of them off on feat turn is a serious threat to infantry heavy lists.
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| * [[Banishing Ward]] - is a defense for high value targets, frequently a Siege Animantrarax or a gargantuan.
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| * [[Black Spot]] - is a mainline spell that can make ranged combatants really scary. It's a good spell for unit annihilation and sometimes an interesting buff. Remember it can only go on warriors.
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| * [[Cloak of Ash]] is a buff for high DEF models to become even more obnoxious to hit, if skorne had infantry with [[Prowl]] they would also be fantastic targets but at current it mainly is used to help deliver a unit of praetorians or make Venators a pain to remove at range.
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| * [[Hellfire]] is cast for its removal from play effect. Shooting 4 in one turn during the feat turn can also spell curtains for a knocked down enemy caster. It's also used as his assassination spell because you can cast it four times on feat turn.
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| ===Feat thoughts===
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| Arcane Reaver is much more versatile than it first seems.
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| * In its most basic form it gives Hexeris2 an ultra-turn of running beasts very hot, taking Fury from them and slinging a few extra spells. Nothing complex, just raw power.
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| ** That said many unwary casters have been cut down by four Hellfires/Ashes to Ashes, chaneled through a beast that ran behind their caster. Basically that is its go-to application against Warmachine armies as they tend to run low on excess Focus, save for some very rare exceptions ([[Goreshade4]], for example).
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| ** By adding Future Sight from the [[Cyclops Savage]] and/or [[Telemetry]] from the [[Immortal Vessel]] you can make your spell casting very accurate.
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| * You can still strip junior warcasters / lesser warlocks from their Focus/Fury they spared for transfer or overboost.
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| * In its advanced form you can severely mess with the enemy's resource management against Hordes armies. They'll have to clear up all the fury on board, running their warbeasts on a relatively short leash, lest risk either frenzying or leeching from themselves. As the game goes on, the enemy will likely to lose fury management tools, and though Spirit Bond can give them Fury, it is unlikely they'll be able to leech back to full without cutting. That can be especially painful for fragile warlocks with high FURY and expensive spells (like [[Vayl1]]), and somewhat less threatening for Resourceful warlocks (like [[Absylonia1]]).
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| * Finally, you can look for ways to snatch soul tokens as well - it can be a potential tool against several armies who rely on souls to fuel their recursion engines (like [[Supreme Guardian]]s), or use it to boost ([[Sacral Vault]], [[Pistol Wraith]], etc.). Sadly, it won't have much use against Infernals, as most of the souls end up on the Masters, but you can still strip it off from the [[Infernal Gate]] and the like.
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| ===Drawbacks & Downsides===
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| * Offensive spell slingers can be teched against.
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| * He lacks damage and movement buffs.
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| * There is a lot of anti-infantry tech in the game - and his spells don't really do much to anything else.
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| * His gimmick at the start of Mk3 used to be that he, [[Dominar Rasheth]], and arguably [[Void Seer Mordikaar]], used to be the only people who could channel. Rasheth's a better spell slinger. But more importantly since then the [[Immortal Vessel]] was added to three out of four Skorne themes, with the other getting the [[Blind Walker]]. (And if you just want to get rid of upkeeps the [[Cyclops Shaman]] and [[Thrullg]] give any caster access to this tech).
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| * He does almost nothing to support his infantry or beasts (except for a couple of upkeep spells) and isn't really a super-solo.
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| ** [[Lord Assassin Morghoul]] does the offensive spell slinger who can assassinate and dumpster infantry thing better.
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| ** [[Beast Master Xekaar]] does the big battlegroup spell slinger who preys on infantry thing better.
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| ** [[Dominar Rasheth]] and [[Void Seer Mordikaar]] both do the offensive spells with no arc nodes thing needed better if you bring faction infantry.
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| ===Tips & Tricks===
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| * Remember that Black Spot can only target warrior models. It's a common mistake to try putting it on illegal targets.
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| * His feat can allow four Ashes to Ashes in a turn, and as a fury management feat it's pretty good.
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| * Run your light warbeasts into the enemy's back arcs to gain additional accuracy on channeled spells.
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| * With the mobility of the Razor Worm, he is amazing at taking out enemy support.
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| * A feat-and-Hellfire assassination isn't the best assassination, but it can catch opponents who aren't paying attention.
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| * Although Hexeris already likes to run a big battlegroup, his Ashen Veil can make him work well with [[Wrong Eye & Snapjaw]] and their Star Crossed spell to stack Def buffs.
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| * Battlegroup controller like junior warcasters and warlock are ''not'' warcasters/warlocks. You totally can pillage their camped fury and focus before blasting them to oblivion.
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| * Note: Hexeris2's feat can only remove as much Fury/Focus/Souls from the board as Hexy can place on himself. This has been the subject of an Infernal ruling. (See Rules Clarifications below.)
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| =List Building Advice =
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| ===Strategy===
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| Lord Arbiter Hexeris is primarily an attrition warlock with a back-pocket assassination from his feat (and like most back pocket assassinations the threat is normally the important part). He seriously boosts ranged combat and makes handling infantry easy, but with no damage buff he normally likes some high powered models to break enemy armour.
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| One of Hexeris' key abilities is his Black Spot spell that allows his army to shred infantry. His feat is nothing to write home about, but it does let him run surprisingly beast heavy and between Black Spot, Ashes to Ashes, and the ability to throw them around like water he frequently provides enough infantry casting against a balanced list that you just need your army to take down heavies.
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| He simply wants guns in general. All faction guns are a good candidate for abusing Black Spot.
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| * [[Winds of Death]] feels like his natural theme - the Animantarax and Skorne's main guns work really well together. He can struggle to crack armour in this theme without help from beasts though.
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| * [[Disciples of Agony]] is Skorne's battlegroup theme, and also includes the Animantarax. It's has a huge amount of potential as it has almost everything Hexeris likes, including a lot of new choices for him in the form of minion beasts.
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| * [[Masters of War]] is a slightly offbeat choice although you can get a lot of work out of Hexeris and [[Cataphract Incindiarii]] (although many would say you get about as much out of Venators).
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| * [[The Exalted]] lacks guns, beasts, and his favourite battle engines. He can’t get a lot of work done here.
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| ===Common models===
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| * [[Aptimus Marketh]] - with three upkeeps and two non-upkeep three cost offensive spells Marketh works very well with Hexeris2
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| * [[Siege Animantarax]] - Black Spot is amazing with the Animantarax, allowing "laundering" attacks as you poke infantry with the Animantarax's spear and turn that into club tail attacks.
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| * [[Immortal Vessel]] - telemetry bot for an offensive spellslinger.
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| * [[Extoller Soulward]] - Eyeless Sight on a stick
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| * [[Archidon]] - long leash, flight, and sprint make for a great arc node
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| * [[Razor Worm]] - Long Leash, Eyeless Sight, and Advance Deployment make for a truly great arc node.
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| * [[Basilisk Drake]] - Drakes love black spot, and anyone who helps them run hot.
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| * Heavies of all sorts to smash armour. Especially the [[Titan Cannoneer]] to convince people not to put infantry near heavies.
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| * Beasts with guns: [[Mammoth]], [[Desert Hydra|Hydra]]; you name the gun, it's good with Black Spot.
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| * [[Hermit of Henge Hold]] goes well with any spellslinger, especially one who doesn't have a damage buff/ARM debuff. When taking a huge based model Mad Visions helps keep them alive.
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| * [[Cyclops Savage]] if you are dedicating a turn to aggressive spell slinging future sight makes sure you operate at peak efficiency.
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| ===Theme Thoughts===
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| {{Header|[[Winds of Death]]}}
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| As Skorne's main shooting theme the Lord Arbiter is normally played in [[Winds of Death]]; although he can play in Masters of War.
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| * [[Venator Slingers]] - One shot into the infantry you've black spotted, then a Flare onto the heavy. Slingers are highly effective. Shots into Black Spotted infantry, then using the extra attacks for Erosion shots on high-value Construct models is also good.
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| * [[Venator Reivers]] - Can waterfall attacks and hurt heavies.
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| * [[Venator Dakar]] - 2 weapon master shots? Yes please! If you're taking a bunch of Venator models, then this solo certainly contributes with Veteran Leader.
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| * [[Venator Flayer Cannon Crew]] - shooting that either hurts heavies or works really well with Black Spot.
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| {{Header|[[Disciples of Agony]]}}
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| Hexeris normally needs to start with two Animantaraxes as he doesn't have ''that'' much fury (which isn't a problem; Hexeris lists used to frequently have two turtles in Winds before this theme came out).
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| * It's the only theme not to allow the Immortal Vessel or Extoller Soulward. You can of course take the [[Bog Trog Mist Speaker]] for Eyeless Sight.
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| * There are a lot of very interesting minion shooting beasts like the [[Gun Boar]], [[Road Hog]] and [[Ironback Spitter]]. He runs a good [[Dracodile]], especially with the support that Skorne usually brings in DoA, such as the [[Agonizer]] or the [[Basilisk Krea]]. There's something to be said for Black Spot + a blinding SP10 with good POW.
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| * Hexeris may not support melee infantry that much - but the [[Paingiver Task Master]] does, and Minions have some good infantry. [[Farrow Brigands]] don't benefit from the extra shot from Black Spot, but certainly appreciate the -2 DEF debuff.
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| {{Header |[[Masters of War]]}}
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| * [[Cataphract Incindiarii]] - Able to scythe through infantry with black spot and contribute to heavy targets with CRA.
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| * [[Cataphract Arcuarii]] - black spot gives them anti infantry game as well as anti-heavy game.
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| * [[Cloak of Ash]] can be used to help deliver some of the infantry such as [[Praetorian Swordsmen]].
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| {{Header|[[The Exalted]]}}
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| It's difficult to find synergy between Hexeris2 and this theme other than the inclusion of the [[Immortal Vessel]]. MAT 6 Immortals do appreciate a DEF debuff, but Hexeris does not do anything to speed them up or increase their damage output.
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| * [[Cloak of Ash]] helps deliver Immortals, especially with the Advocate's Grave Mist ability active.
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| =Other=
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| ===Trivia===
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| Released in [[Hordes: Domination]] (2011) | | Released in [[Hordes: Domination]] (2011) |
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| ===Video Battle Reports === | | ==Battle Reports== |
| * [https://youtu.be/WHnZ2XMmpng 2019.07 Feat Fetish], vs [[Kaya1]]
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| * [https://youtu.be/YLkJCPMIwBQ 2019.06 Feat Fetish], vs [[Kaya1]]
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| * [https://youtu.be/d1JY-iyKAFA 2019.01 Arcane Assist], vs [[Kreoss2]]
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| * [https://youtu.be/u44Rall5YiU 2018.09 Not Snakes Gaming], vs [[Zerkova1]]
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| * [https://youtu.be/-Rw7JnMa9N8 2018.07 Feat Fetish], vs [[Damiano1]]
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| * {{VBR}}
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| ===Other Skorne models===
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| {{Index Skorne}}
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| ===Rules Clarifications===
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| {{RCBox2|Name=Feat: Arcane Reaver
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| |list=* Hexeris can't exceed his current FURY stat as a result of his feat. He can't remove more tokens than he gains. ('''[https://privateerpressforums.com/showthread.php?253197-Lord-Arbiter-Hexeris-feat-quot-Any-number-quot&p=3582155&viewfull=1#post3582155 Infernal Ruling]''')
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| {{RC Magical Weapon}}
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| {{RC Thresher}}
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| {{RC Warlock}}
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| {{RC Vampiric Harvest}}
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| {{RC Field Marshal}}
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| {{RC Channeler}}
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| {{RC Ashes to Ashes}}
| | ==Videos== |
| {{RC Banishing Ward}}
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| {{RC Black Spot}}
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| {{RC Cloak of Ash}}
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| {{RC Hellfire}}
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