Satyxis Gunslingers

Storming the decks of ill-fated ships to the crackle of gunfire and flashes of brilliant green light, Satyxis gunslingers channel their unique blood magic through the barrels of their pistols. As hybrids who combine the dark rites of the Satyxis and the intuitive magic of the gun mage’s art, gunslingers weave fell sorcery to sow death and destruction among the enemy ranks.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Gunfighter
• Template:Dodge

Weapons

• Magelock Pistol (x2) - 10" range, POW 10 ranged attacks
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• • Template:Attack Type
    • Template:Black Penny
    • Template:Heart Seeker
    • Template:Feedback
• Horns - 0.5" reach, P+S 8 melee attack
  • Template:Critical Knockdown

Theme Forces

• Cryx
  • Template:Scourge of the Broken Coast

• Other Factions
  • Infernal players can use this model/unit in the Template:Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Mortenebra is leading the army.

Thoughts on Satyxis Gunslingers

Satyxis Gunslingers in a nutshell

Satyxis Gunslingers are a highly fragile units with decent shooting ability. However, they provide Cryx with a great deal of utility, which alone can be enough to justify their inclusion to several lists.

POW 10 shots may pale in comparison to the firepower in other factions, but other factions do not readily have the access to ARM debuffs that Cryx does.

Combos & Synergies

• Skarre2: Her Black Spot spell can double the number of ranged attacks you get.
• Any Parasite caster can let them trigger their Feedback ability reliably.
• Satyxis Raider Captain gives them immunity to knockdown, although that won't come up too often on a ranged unit.
• Severa Blacktide gives them Gun & Run, making them much more mobile.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• They're pricey for single-wound models, and pretty much any hit will kill them. In fact it can actually be difficult to find a hit that won’t kill them on average rolls.

Tricks & Tips

• Your guns are almost always better in melee than your horns.
• If you get a free strike vs a target you have almost no hopes of damaging with your gun, use the horns and hope for a critical knockdown.

Other

Trivia

• Released in Prime Mk3 (2016)