Croak Hunter

Some few anuras, a frog-like race commonly called “croaks” for their distinctive throaty calls, have made their way from the Shattered Spine Islands to chase both prey and adventure. The scouts and explorers known as hunters have developed a strong relationship with the gatormen of the Blindwater Congregation and will not hesitate to take up arms alongside these newfound allies. Croak hunters stalk their enemies from hidden positions before attacking them with spears dipped in deadly mixtures of natural poisons, including the toxins secreted by their own skin.

Basic Info

Minion - This model will work for Template:Circle minion, Template:Legion Minion, Template:Skorne minion, or Template:Trollblood minion

Abilities

• Template:Advance Deployment
• Template:Amphibious
• Template:Corrosion Immunity
• Template:Pathfinder
• Template:Stealth
• Template:Gang Fighter
• Hunter
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• Template:Quick Work
• Template:Reposition 3

Weapons

Thrown Spear
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		8			1			Template:-			10
Template:Poison Template:Thrown
Spear
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				4				10
Poison

Theme Forces

• Minions
  • Template:Blindwater
  • Template:Will Work for Food

• 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 Croak Hunter

Croak Hunter in a nutshell

The Croak Hunter is a useful quick-working skirmisher who plays like a pocket-sized version of his cousin the Totem Hunter. At 3 points what you get is a guy who wants to harass enemy solos, fragile support units, or just taking pot-shots into combats already working in your favor. He's not played much in Minions because Minions have two and three point incorporeal models, Bone Shrines, Swamp Gobber Bellows Crews, and Gobber Chefs - all of which are normally better uses of those last few points.

Combos & Synergies

• Croak Raiders or Farrow Commandos - Advance Deployment really helps set up for Gang Fighter, and that helps set up for a Quick Work.
• Jaga-Jaga, the Death Charmer part of the ranged barrage Jaga can bring, the Croak Hunter loves Signs & Portents
• Ironback Spitter - who cares if you do corrosion damage to this guy- use him as a beacon for the AOE... except he has Stealth so you'd probably need Guidance from the Bog Trog Mist Speaker to make this work unless you're just hoping for a good scatter anyway.
• Bloody Barnabas- Pop N' Drop will give him no shortage of potential targets.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• You lose a lot of mileage against undead and constructs.
• The possible Thrown damage bonuses from STR buffs is largely a trap- if you're in a position where you can give something a STR buff, it's almost certainly better applied elsewhere.
• Without stealth he's as good as dead- beware flares and eyeless sight.
• He's not going to survive sustained melee combat- only commit him to combats you know he can win on the charge.
• He's too cheap to be worth taking for free, and most solos work far more with the rest of your army.

Tricks & Tips

Remember that you can get the points back on this guy by killing as few as two average trooper models. You can sometimes do that in a single turn by combining your charge with a thrown javelin, especially when set up via Gang Fighter.

Other

Trivia

• Although the box they come in calls them a Gatorman they are of a separate and normally allied species.
• Released in Forces of Hordes: Minions (2011)