Eilish Garrity, the Dark Seeker

Nowhere is the potential scope of infernal corruption more evident than with Eilish Garrity, the once affable arcanist of the Black River Irregular mercenaries. Eilish still sees in the mirror the man he once was. When speaking to outsiders, his charm can return, allowing him to present a smiling face to those who, moments later, are overwhelmed by his magic and offered to his infernal masters. He is addicted to power, with a thirst for hidden knowledge that has taken him down a path to disgrace and degradation. He greedily accepted the forbidden lore that was offered him and, in doing so, damned himself beyond redemption.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Arcane Pulse
• Template:Dark Power
• Template:Gate Walker
• Template:Magic Ability
• Template:Marked Soul

Weapons

• Template:Unarmed

Spells

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Theme Forces

• Template:Dark Legacy
• Template:Hearts of Darkness

Thoughts on Eilish2

Eilish2 in a Nutshell

Like many Infernalists, Eilish has sold his soul for arcane power. In fact, he is brimming over with it. He offers powerful support and upkeep removal tech to your forces. Hex Blast... is a good spell! Especially when he's rolling at an effective RAT 9 POW 14.5. Puppet Master... is also a good spell! And when things get down and dirty, he explodes in a torrent of arcane disruption and strips upkeeps off nearby enemy models.

Combos & Synergies

Like many of the things in the Infernals faction, Eilish solves a specific problem. However he does so by hitting much harder than you would otherwise expect. Gate Walker + Puppetmaster is a really strong combination with the Summon mechanic, allowing you to set up very aggressive Tormentors which will Countercharge for serious effect.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Hex Blast requires a direct hit to strip upkeeps, making it a poor solution into enemy lists with good anti-magic or high DEF.
• Arcane Pulse requires an enemy to kill him, and does not trigger off sacrificing for essence nor Summoning. It can also be easily gotten around with non-attack damage, such as from Corrosion or Fire.

Tricks & Tips

• Dark Power puts his magic ability at effectively 9 and the power of Hex Blast at effectively 15, so he strips upkeeps particularly well for a non-caster.
• Gate Walker makes him hard to get into melee, and can be used offensively to Summon a beast in an especially awkward spot.
• Park him in front of an enemy unit which relies on upkeeps to dish in melee and you will seriously mess up their charge.

Other

Trivia

• Released with the Faction release (2019.06)
• During the beta-testing that happened before the Faction release, PP hid the identity of Eilish2 from players. Players thought they were playtesting a model called Master Theurgist Gideon Asher, and Gideon's concept artwork was "unfortunatley not complete in time for CID". He was revealed via a "Wanted Poster" placed on Facebook in the week just before the Faction was released.