Dire Troll Bomber

Trollbloods United Kriels Legacy Heavy Category:Warbeast

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 50mm		SPD	MAT	RAT	DEF	ARM	FURY	THR
Health = 30
FA = 4
Cost = 17		5	6	6	12	18	4	8
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Headbutt Power Attack	This model can make Headbutt power attacks. No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (Create)
Slam Power Attack	This model can make slam power attacks. No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)
Trample Power Attack	This model can make a trample power attack. No errata for Trample Power Attack (Create)
Dual Attack	This model can make melee and ranged attacks in the same activation. When this model makes its initial melee attacks, it can also make its initial ranged attacks. A model with Dual Attack can make its initial melee and ranged attacks in any order you choose. This model cannot make ranged attacks after making a power attack. No errata for Dual Attack (Create)
Regeneration	This model can be forced to remove d3 damage points once per activation. This model cannot use Regeneration during an activation it runs. No errata for Regeneration (Create)
Snacking	When this model boxes a living model with a melee attack, it can choose to remove the boxed model from play. When it does, this model can remove d3 damage points. No errata for Snacking (Create)

Weapons

Bite
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	14	-
Pistol	A model making an attack with this weapon targeting a model it is in melee with ignores the Target in Melee bonus when resolving this attack.   Errata-Pistol (2023-09-17) Question: Does the pistol benefit apply to models not in melee with the attacking model when the pistol is on a spray? Answer: No, it only applies to models with which the attacking model is in melee. Explanation: The intent is that a model only ignore the penalty for being in melee with the models that model is in melee with. Pistol only works against the models in the melee with the attacking model. Infernal Ruling: Dark Legacy - PP Community forum
Magical damage	This weapon causes magical damage. Magical damage can affect models with the Incorporeal advantage. Damage from spells and arcane attacks is also magical damage. No errata for Magical damage (Create)

Claw
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	15	X2
Open Fist	This weapon can be used to make Throw power attacks. A warjack cannot use this weapon to make a Throw Power attack if this weapon is crippled. No errata for Open Fist (Create)

Warbeast Rules

Warbeast Rules

• A warbeast is
  • an Independent Model.
  • a Cohort model.

Warbeast Animus

  Errata-Animus (2023-07-11)

	Question: Are Animi considered spells for all rules that affect spells (or that trigger when a spell is cast?
	Answer: An Animus that is cast is a spell for other effects.
	Explanation:
	Infernal Ruling: DarkLegacy Infernal - PP Community forum

Animus

Primal	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	1	6	-	-	+	No
Target friendly living Faction warbeast gains +2 MAT and +2 to its melee attack damage rolls for one round and automatically frenzies during your next Control Phase. The target warbeast frenzies even if Primal was removed by a spell, special rule, or casting of a new animus on it prior to your next Control Phase.
No errata for Primal (Create)

Errata

No Errata specifically for this model.

Videos

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Legacy------------

Although dangerous and unpredictable, the powerful dire trolls serve their trollkin allies in a variety of battlefield roles. The dire troll mauler is a creature of savage simplicity, devastating enemies with nothing more than its gigantic fists and unearthly strength. The dire troll blitzer totes a rapid-fire slugger cannon and its pyg gunner into combat on its back, adding a lethal spray of lead to the crushing blows of its mighty fists. The dire troll bomber hurls barrels of explosives at the enemy before pulverizing them in melee combat.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Warbeast
• Template:Regeneration
• Template:Snacking

Weapons

Powder Keg
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		8			1			4			16
Template:Reload 1
Claw (x2)
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				3				15
Template:Open Fist

Animus

{{Category: Template:Far Strike }}[[Category: Template:Far Strike ]]

Theme Forces

• Trollblood
  • Template:Band of Heroes
  • Template:Kriel Company
  • Template:Power of Dhunia. In this theme, when this warbeast casts its own animus the COST is reduced by 1 (to a minimum of 0).
  • Template:Storm of the North
  • Template:Vengeance of Dhunia

• Other Factions
  • Minion players can also use this warbeast in the Vengeance of Dhunia theme.

Thoughts on Dire Troll Bomber

Dire Troll Bomber in a nutshell

The Dire Troll Bomber is quite simply the best ranged heavy warbeast the trolls have and one of the favorite beasts in the faction.

Because of reload, it's Animus and it's so-so RAT stat it produces loads of Fury that you will need to get rid of somehow, but when you want to carpet bomb a section of the battlefield you can do no better.

Combos & Synergies

Warlocks

• Ragnor Skysplitter, the Runemaster can dig him in, let him fire away in safety and give him Pulverizer when things get intimate.
• Captain Gunnbjorn gives it Kill Shot. And ups it's accuracy.
• Horgle, the Anvil absolutely loves the Bomber to light things up with Firestarter for Feat turn.
• Jarl Skuld, Devil of the Thornwood loves himself the far strike animus and a good target for Magic Bullet, and the Bomber benefits from Swift Hunter in turn.

Warbeasts

• Dire Troll Mauler gives it the hitting power it lacks.
• Dozer & Smigg's Animus makes him rat 7 and the deviations re-rollable, so you can get bombs just where you want them early.

Units & Solos

• Dhunian Knot's Puppet Master can help him land a direct hit.
• Kriel Stone can improve his hitting and staying power.
• Pyg Lookouts can mark targets for him.
• Bog Trog Mist Speaker: Eyeless Sight on a (fish]stick, is always something a ranged warbeast will love.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• It's great - but still hits like a ranged warbeast in melee.
• If you pay one for reload, you then only have 3 fury available. So they can not boost both hit and damage on both, and can't boost the blast damage rolls (which need it more) as well.
• His animus is only self, making him a versatile range beast,but not good on supporting other faction choices.
• The bombs hit harder than the Claws, so being engaged becomes really problematic.

Tricks & Tips

Boom! You can get about as much heavy-hurting work by aiming as by melee.

Other

Trivia

Released in Primal Mk2 (2010)