Pyrrhus, Flameguard Hero

Pyrrhus is more than the epitome of a Flameguard; he represents a pinnacle of Menite devotion and service. With movements honed through years of training, he charges forward to decimate opponents, taking everything while giving nothing in return. His mastery of his weapons extends well beyond that of any of his peers, and his faith in the Creator gives him extraordinary confidence in himself as a conduit for the wrath of Menoth.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Tough
• Template:Impenetrable Shield
• Template:Relentless Charge

Leadership

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• Template:Rapid Strike
• Template:Set Defense
• Template:Unyielding

Weapons

• Flame Spear - 2" reach, P+S 11 melee weapon.
  • Template:Weapon Master
  • Template:Critical Continuous Fire
• Shield - 0.5" reach, P+S 9 melee weapon.
  • Template:Weapon Master
  • Template:Shield
  • Template:Beat Back

Theme Forces

• Protectorate
  • Template:Guardians of the Temple

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

Thoughts on Pyrrhus, Flameguard Hero

Pyrrhus, Flameguard Hero in a nutshell

A combat solo who synergises with Temple Flameguard - but not particularly popular as TFG are generally there as cheap bodies. If you're playing Guardians of the Temple, a good option for your free points. Remember that vs a charge attack he is Def 17 Arm 18 even if he is not in B2B with a Temple Flameguard model. He can hold an objective well on his own.

Combos & Synergies

• Temple Flameguard, obviously. He lets them whack twice, which can become critical mass of attacks given how cheap they are.
• Vindictus if you want to frustrate your opponent having a unit of Temple Flameguard affect by either of his upkeeps while under his feat and next to Pyrrhus who can’t be targeted by spells is the way to go. Secondly as with all infantry True Path is great.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Pyrrhus is an expensive solo supporting a cheap unit.
• His fantastic Def stat is weakened by needing to be B2B with Temple Flameguard - beware magical AOE damage.
• Slamming and place effects remove his protection

Tricks & Tips

• You can use rapid strike with either weapon, so you can beat back twice.
• if you want to use beat back twice activate Pyrrhus first so he doesn’t walk out of base contact with his brethren.

Other

Trivia

Released in the Warmachine: Reckoning expansion (2015)