Praetorian Keltarii

Praetorians stand as paragons of the warrior caste, their traditions irrevocably rooted in the hoksune code. These soldiers form the backbone of all house armies as well as the Army of the Western Reaches. Praetorian swordsmen require superlative skill to master their distinctive two-weapon fighting style. The keltarii wield their double bladed glaives with unsurpassed speed and precision, able to deflect incoming projectiles as easily as they slice through flesh and steel.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:CMA
• Template:Parry
• Template:Blade Shield
• Template:Rapid Strike
• Template:Reposition 3

Weapons

• Double-Bladed Glaive - 2" reach, POW 4, P+S 10 melee attack

Theme Forces

• Template:Masters of War. They gain "Optional Take Down" in this theme.

Thoughts on Praetorian Keltarii

Praetorian Keltarii in a nutshell

Praetorian Keltarii are an exceptionally mobile skirmishing unit, able to slide through the enemy and get to squishy support models. And hard to shoot and with enough armour to deflect much blast damage.

They don’t hit hard at all so they need to choose the right targets their high speed and parry allows them to do this quite well.

Combos & Synergies

• Void Seer Mordikaar loves models that will go wherever he wants them to so he can essence blast them. And likes Hollow units to gather souls from.
• Naaresh and a Basilisk Krea together can make these guys practically immune from shooting!
• Hexeris1 as an exceptionally model unit they love Death March - also parasite may see them actually damage a hard target.
• Zaadesh2 his feat covers all of their weaknesses giving them a bit more omph when lines clash. Reach and Defensive Strike is also a winning combo.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• They really don't hit hard. Good enough for infantry but not for anything armoured. And their MAT is relatively low to kill infantry too although you can use two person CMAs against DEF 14+ enemies.

Tricks & Tips

• Charge in then Reposition out of the way to give other units a go. Or charge in and reposition deeper into the enemy to jam them up solidly.

Other

Trivia

• The Praetorian units are named after the ancient Roman "Praetoriani" the elite of the elite Roman legionaries meant to guard the most important military leaders. In lore, praetorian are relatively high-class warrior, since the actual peons of the armies aren't playable, likely they aren't worth the cost of sending them through the desert to the western realms.
• Released in Hordes: Exigence (2014)