Razorwing Griffon

Razorwing griffons plunge into battle with the piercing shrieks of birds of prey, diving brutally into enemy formations. Flying just a few feet above the ground, they move like threshers across crops of wheat. The griffons use their sharp-edged blades to slash through ranks of infantry, leaving a bloody trail of the dead and dying to mark their passage.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Flight
• Template:Blade Rush
• Template:Threshing Blades
• Template:Trample Power Attack

Weapons

Clawing Blades (x2)
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		0.5				4				12
Template:Open Fist

Animus

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Theme Forces

• Template:Secret Masters
• Template:Si
• Template:The Devourer's Host
• Template:The Wild Hunt. In this theme, when Razorwing Griffon casts its own animus, the COST is reduced by 1.

Thoughts on Razorwing Griffon

Razorwing Griffon in a nutshell

The Razorwing is a trample machine. For just 2 fury (animus + the trample) it can trample 10" anywhere, attack at MAT 6 + 3d6 and hit at STR 12 + 2d6 - and nothing can stop it. As with most trample-based models, though, you need the opponent to leave their stuff neatly laid out for you if you want a good turn with this model.

It can trade well in a normal melee but, if your caster/playstyle can't set it up with decent tramples on most turns, you may be better off taking the Scarsfell Griffon because of its Stealth and additional initial attack.

Combos & Synergies

• Kromac the Ravenous - Warpath helps its trample threat range, and its trample helps warpath.
• Una the Skyhunter - trampling can set these guys up to provide flank bonuses for other griffons, and the feat means they can catch even more models in the tramples.
• The Wild Hunt - in this theme force its animus is at 0 cost

Drawbacks & Downsides

• You need a landing spot at the end of your trample, which means you can only trample stuff within 8.4" of your start position.
  • Enemy don't normally end their turn that close to a light warbeast, lined up in a conga line.
  • Enemy that get that close to a light warbeast normally kill the light warbeast.
• There are lots of other options in Circle that fill the "kill infantry" job slot. For example the Rotterhorn Griffon is more reliable at killing infantry.
• You can't buff a trample the same way you can a charge (Hunter's Mark, Blood Spiller, etc). So your threat range is quite predictable.

Tricks & Tips

• Remember it can two-handed throw medium-based models. Although the lower STR makes it less likely to work, most people simply don't expect it from a light warbeast.
• Your trample damage roll is the model's STR + 4 + 2d6. (It's not the weapon's P+S + 4 + 2d6)

Other

Trivia

Released in Hordes: Gargantuans (2013)