Cyclops Brute

Skorne Army of the Western Reaches Light Warbeast Catagory:Cyclops

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 40mm		SPD	MAT	DEF	ARM	FURY	THR
Health = 22
FA = 4
Cost = 7		6	6	13	16	3	9
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Slam Power Attack	This model can make slam power attacks. No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)
Headbutt Power Attack	This model can make Headbutt power attacks. No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (Create)
Set Defense	Models suffer -2 on charge and slam power attack rolls against this model. No errata for Set Defense (Create)
Shield Guard	When a friendly model is directly hit by a non-spray ranged attack while within 3 inches of a model with Shield Guard, you can choose to have the model with Shield Guard be directly hit instead. That model is automatically hit and suffers all damage and effects. A model can use Shield Guard only once per round. A model cannot use Shield Guard if it is incorporeal, knocked down, or stationary. Shield Guard can only be used once per attack. No errata for Shield Guard (Create)

Weapons

Shield
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	10	-
Shield	This weapon is a shield that gives the model a cumulative +2 ARM bonus. No errata for Shield (Create)

Halberd
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	2	-	-	12	-

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

Safeguard	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	1	Self	-	-	Rnd	No
The spellcaster annot become knocked down or stationary, and does not suffer collateral damage. When it is slammed, reduce the slam distance rolled by 3. Safeguard lasts for one round.
No errata for Safeguard (Create)

Errata

No Errata specifically for this model.

Lore

The tenacious and vicious nature of the cyclops brutes makes them singularly responsive to training, and the skorne rely on them to hold the flanks of formations or stand vigil over tyrants. Armed with towering shields and massive polearms, brutes constitute a virtually insurmountable threat on the battlefield. Their unique vision focuses on evading blows, and they can extend this power to those they protect.

Trivia

Released in Hordes: Evolution (2007)

Videos

The tenacious and vicious nature of the cyclops brutes makes them singularly responsive to training, and the skorne rely on them to hold the flanks of formations or stand vigil over tyrants. Armed with towering shields and massive polearms, brutes constitute a virtually insurmountable threat on the battlefield. Their unique vision focuses on evading blows, and they can extend this power to those they protect.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Intuition
• Template:Set Defense
• Template:Shield Guard

Weapons

Shield
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		0.5				2				10
Template:Shield
Halberd
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				4				12

Animus

{{Category: Template:Safeguard }}[[Category: Template:Safeguard ]]

Theme Forces

• Template:Disciples of Agony
• Template:Masters of War
• Template:The Exalted
• Template:Winds of Death

Thoughts on the Cyclops Brute

Cyclops Brute in a nutshell

The Cyclops Brute is a defensive warbeast - cheap, resilient, and with shield guard. It's cheap and useful enough that you can argue for it in any army. Bumping it to Mat 6 has just made a good beast slightly better.

In other armies the argument would be made that the Brute doesn’t hit hard - but this is Skorne and beast handlers alongside warlocks fix these issues.

Combos & Synergies

• Paingiver Beast Handlers - More hitting power or clear the fury after attacking.
• Master Aescetic Naaresh - extra hitting power and ARM on feat turn.
• Anyone who likes shield guards or immunity to knockdown and stationary (Rasheth and the Morghouls come to mind).
• Wrong Eye & Snapjaw - Star Crossed skews Def, and the Brute has good starting Def that gets much better with Set Defense when he gets charged. To top it off you can use Intuition to reroll any attack rolls that do result in you being hit.
• Agonizer - the Brute is a beast with a shield, and so like Tiberion and the Titan Sentry, skewing the Arm even higher can be quite effective. Also, the Brute has many advantages over our heavy shield users, such as much better speed, much lower cost, and vastly superior Def.
• Basilisk Krea - Tough shield guards get enough tougher.
• Makeda3 - Bulwark, Set Defence and Intuition have good synergy especially with the brutes animus, Incite gets over its weak melee output add in a paingiver and a Mat8 pow 16 spear with a free charge and possible grievous wounds doesn’t seem that bad.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• The Brute has a one of the lowest damage outputs in the Skorne beast stable. If you're trying to count on his offenses, perhaps reconsider. Often enemy heavies can just move right on past him taking a pittance from the Brute's Free Strike.
• Intuition looks great on paper but realistically you need caster support to make it work or you have to be very careful with your fury.
• Farrow Valkyries cost the same so if you are just looking for a shield guard you get 3 instead of just one.

Tricks & Tips

• It's often worthwhile to make use of the Brute's reach weapon to tie up more enemy models instead of trying to make use of his shield's much lower melee range because the shield is exceptionally weak. Just forego the shield attack.
• If you run him full of fury he won't be able to use Intuition. Whereas forcing models to reroll charge, slam, or impact attacks to his front arc makes his effective DEF 15 much more relevant.

Other

Trivia

Released in Hordes: Evolution (2007)