Chosen of Everblight

The Chosen of Everblight are a special strain of blighted ogrun transformed by the effect of blighted blood. Once a Chosen arises from its reshaping, it towers above all others of its race, become a fusion of both rider and mount. A layer of hardened scales covers the lower half of their muscular bodies. Packs of the Chosen bound across the battlefield in great leaps, ripping apart their foes with hooked talons or their pole cleavers. The Chosen feast on the bodies of the dead, allowing their draconic flesh to knit even mortal wounds.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Cavalry
• Template:Pathfinder
• Template:Tough
• Template:Rapid Healing
• Template:Reposition 3

Weapons

Pole Cleaver
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				4				13
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Mount
File:Mount icon.jpg		RNG						POW
		0.5						14
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Theme Forces

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Thoughts on Chosen of Everblight

Chosen of Everblight in a nutshell

The Chosen are the heavy cavalry of Ogrun Forces (and the Legion in general, but since most of the games happen in theme forces, it is all the same). The Chosen are an aggressive and straightforward unit, who can weather incoming fire better than nearly any other models in the faction and still respond in kind. Once stuck in, they hit hard in combat, and their extreme resilience against weaker (POW 10) shooting/blows mean that they can go toe to toe with all but the toughest brawlers.

Combos & Synergies

• Anamag - An Ogrun warlock developed for an Ogrun theme force, it is hardly a surprise that there's not a single spell or ability on her card that won't work with the Chosen. Buffed strength, buffed survival, and eligibility to trigger Ritual Slaughter even with Impact attacks - you can have it all. Best is the Feign Death from Bond of Gristle & Bone, making sure that even if the enemy gunline managed to bring a Chosen down to make a Tough roll, they can't hit him with follow-up attacks to finish off.
• Thagrosh1 - If you expect an enemy who out-threats you, Death Shroud allows you to take the charge a bit more safely, making your Chosen effectively ARM19 in melee.
• Kallus2 - Battle Lust gives them another damage die for all melee attacks, impact attacks included. As a non upkeep spell it stacks nicely with Blight Archon's Dragon's Blood making unit of Chosen extremely resilient and ridiculously hard hitting.
• Ammok - Enjoy Rise from his sizable CMD area, and use his Unbinding to remove pesky upkeep spells from your cavalry.
• Blightbringer - Does a +4 STR swing from Anamag's Fury's Strength and feat sounds good? Drop in Dragon's Breath for a whooping +6 bonus for your damage rolls.
• Blighted Rotwings - Jam the enemy, and reap the benefits of an elite MAT8 on your attacks.
• Blight Archon - Your friendly neighbour Veteran Leader provider who can keep up with their breakneck speed while advancing up, also protecting their (corrupted) souls in the process. And Dragon's Blood with the above mentioned ARM buffs is awesome to ensure their survival. Just don't forget to bring suitably swift battlegroup along, so they won't slow your Archon down.
  • Technically the Warmonger War Chief could also provide the Veteran Leader aura, but 1.) the Archon buffs every model, not just your Ogruns (that might mean your warlock as well) 2.) he is notably slower than the Archon and Chosen tend to outrun him 3.) though his Blood Drinker leadership sounds good on paper to heal up your Chosen who got bruised on their way in, note that upon triggering it the unit's activation ends and you'll miss out on Reposition.
• Golab - If you do impact attacks against Tough infantry, and don't want to rely on the Crit Knockdown, fly Golab nearby to spread his Entropic Force aura.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Vulnerable to pop&drop techs, and tricks that deny Tough/healing (Grievous Wounds, Mortality, Sniper, RFP attacks, etc)
• Most expensive cavalry in the game, and they are big targets.
• They have no access to Tactics or Practiced Maneuvers. Position them carefully.

Tricks & Tips

• Rapid Healing triggers only after the attack is being resolved. If you've been killed (and failed your Tough check, if eligible), there will be no healing.
  • On that note, a passed Tough check will likely make you eligible for Rapid Healing, meaning that a supposed-to-be-killed Chosen can come back with 2-4 health boxes.

Other

Trivia

• Released in the Primal Terrors CID (2018.01)
• Hmmm Dragon Ogres, anyone?