Barnabas, the Conqueror

Before many of the heroes of the Iron Kingdoms were even born, Barnabas was uniting the strength of the Blindwater, fighting in savage contests of strength to prove he was the ultimate conqueror.

Basic Info

Minion - This model will work for Template:Circle minion, Template:Skorne minion, and Template:Trollblood minion.

Abilities

• Template:Amphibious
• Template:Tough
• Template:Blood-Quenched
• Field Marshal [ [[:Category:{{{ability}}}|{{{ability}}}]] ]

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• Template:Gatorman Warlock
• Template:Henchmen
• Template:Lesser Warlock
• Template:Relentless Charge

Weapons

Bite
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		0.5				5				14
Sawtooth Axe
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				5				14
Template:Damage Type: Magical
Shield of the Conquered
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		0.5				1				10
Template:Buckler Template:Damage Type: Magical

Spells

{{Category: Template:Battle HostTemplate:Murderous Intent }}[[Category: Template:Battle HostTemplate:Murderous Intent ]]

Theme Forces

• Minions
  • Template:Blindwater
  • Template:Will Work for Food. Barnabas can upkeep his spells for free in this theme.

• Other Factions
  • Minion models can be hired by other Factions. Normally those Factions' themes will have a limit on how many models they can hire. Refer to #Other Theme Forces, below.

Thoughts on Barnabas0

Barnabas0 in a nutshell

His toolkit is focused on himself and his warbeasts, granting them the same Blood-Quench rule he has, allowing him to have a very aggressive playstyle. In conjunction with his naturally high armor, shield, and battle host, his armor can become quite impressive. It won’t happen often, but if he can kill three models with a warbeast within 2˝, he’ll have 24 armor! With powerful base attacks, opposing players will have to be sure to keep an eye on him.

Barnabas' Henchmen rule makes the posse match Barnabas’ own statistics, and the fact that they gain Relentless Charge means he can take over for a Gatorman Witch Doctor quite well.

Battlegroup Thoughts

• A Swamp Horror appreciates Murderous to make the most of its 4 initial attacks. Blood Quenched and Overtake from Will Work for Food also means it can gobble up half an infantry unit without running hot with fury and buff it's ARM and STR by 4 with just initials.
• Bone Swarm - The animus can make Barnabas even harder to kill (+2 DEF)
• Bull Snapper - The animus can make Barnabas even harder to kill (+2 ARM). With Buckler, Spiny Growth and Battle Host, Barney can go up to ARM 21!
• Dracodile - You probably will only take this with Sturm & Drang, but a Dracodile with Blood Quenched, Battle Host and Murderous that cannot be charged thanks to Polarity Shield is a terrifying prospect for your opponent.

Combos & Synergies

• Maelok can give Barnabas +2 ARM and Undead, and on feat turn another +2 ARM and Incorporeal. Improving Maelok's troops with hemchmen is also great. The double edged sword of this is that taking beasts on Barnabas eats into points Maelok wants to spend on infantry.
• Captain Crawtooth prevents Barnabas being knocked down.
• Death Archon - Mortal Fear for even more ARM.
• Ledfoot & Tredz a 2" place is great on combat solos.
• Sturm & Drang - As as above, but with Telekinesis. Barny can run a Dracodile for the two, which they can make unchargeable.
• Rask has no way of hit-fixing, so a Murderous combat solo and Swamp Horror duo can do a lot of work for him, especially with Boundless Charge, Veil of Mists and Fury.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• The value of the Henchmen rule is tied directly to the strength of the Posse. They have got slightly cheaper recently and are now better outside of Blindwater but they are

are still a unit with middling strength.

• If your opponent can keep Barnabas out of melee it's hard to get the Arm he needs to survive dedicated attention.

Tips & Tricks

• Since Murderous Intent only costs 2 Fury and he has three base attacks, you’ll often cast it even when Barnabas is the only one affected (because it is cheaper than paying to boost 3 attacks).

Other

Trivia

• Released 2021.10
• Released to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Warmachine, alongside Krueger0, Thagrosh0, Madrak0, and Makeda0. Four of them are characters from the 2006 Primal rulebook, and the 5th is Barnabas.

Rules Clarifications

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