Alain Runewood, Lord of Ash

Once among Cygnar’s most noble and competent military commanders, Alain Runewood has forsaken his nation and his soul to enter the service of the infernals.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Insidious Plans
  • Template:Curse
  • Template:Shadow
  • Template:Valley of Woe
• Template:Intelligence
• Template:Marked Soul

Weapons

Hand Cannon
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		12			1			Template:-			12
Infernal Blade
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				6				12
Template:Magical Weapon Template:Grievous Wounds

Theme Forces

• Template:Dark Legacy - Gains reposition 3 in this theme
• Template:Hearts of Darkness

Thoughts on Alain Runewood, Lord of Ash

Alain Runewood, Lord of Ash in a Nutshell

Runewood is a master tactician who turns his opponent's plans against them. Intelligence is worth the price of entry, but he also brings Insidious Plans, which are kind of like opposite-Battle Plans, affecting enemy models with effects like Curse to help your horrors hit higher def, or removing pathfinder in Valley of Woe, or a Pursuit-style ability called Shadow.

Combos & Synergies

• Hearts of Darkness features squishy front-line-to-mid-line casters almost exclusively. The Shadow plan can be used to keep them safe.
  • If Valin Hauke extends his Tactician bubble, the caster can advance through your own models on this move.
• Shadow is amazing with Omodamos, as any extension to his threat range results in a substantial increase to his damage potential.
• Dark Legacy offers him Reposition3 which allows him to escape back to safety after using his insidious plan.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• He is pretty squishy and his abilities will put him in charge range of whatever he targets if he has already moved and is not in Dark Legacy.
• In Hearts of Darkness his curse ability is quite lacklustre

Tricks & Tips

• Because his plans choose an enemy model rather than targeting them, you don't need LOS.
• Because his plans occur at any time you can declare them - then move away or engage at your leisure.
• Consider bringing Umbral Guardian or The Wretch to keep him safe from shooting.

Other

Trivia

• Released with the Faction release (2019.06)
• Prior to release, PP hid the identity of Runewood2 from players. His concept art was "unfortunatley not complete in time for CID" and he was called a completely different name (Mordecai, Master of Arms). He was revealed via a revealed via a "Wanted Poster" placed on Facebook in the week just before the Faction was released.