Grand Master Gabriel Throne

File:Mercenary Logo.jpg File:Cygnar Logo.jpg

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Gabriel Throne has served the Order of Illumination with honor and distinction for a quarter of a century, becoming a living symbol of both the group’s virtuous principles and its ruthless tactics when routing occult corruption. While he had withdrawn from active duty in recent years to serve as a leader and instructor for the Order, the arrival of infernals on Caen has drawn him forth to take up his sword and pistol once again. His name alone is enough to inspire other Morrowan soldiers, and so long as Throne stands with his sword upraised, the forces of the Prophet will not waver.

Basic Info

• Mercenary - This model will work for Template:Crucible Guard mercenary, Template:Cygnar Mercenary, or Template:Khador Mercenary.
• Template:Partisan

Abilities

• Template:Cavalry
• Template:Tough
• Template:Battle Plan
  • Template:Heroic Call
  • Template:March
  • Template:Stir the Blood
• Template:Blessed Wards
• Template:Reposition 3
• Template:Tactician

Weapons

Execrator Pistol
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		10			1			Template:-			12
Template:Blessed Template:Magical Damage Template:Execrator
Battle Blade
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				5				12
Template:Blessed Template:Magical Damage Template:Weapon Master
Mount
File:Mount icon.jpg		RNG						POW
		0.5						12

Theme Forces

• Mercenary
  • Template:Flame in the Darkness
  • Template:The Irregulars

• Cygnar
  • As a Mercenary solo he can go in any Cygnar theme, however he'll use your "Up to one Mercenary solo" slot (most of the time).
  • Template:Flame in the Darkness. He doesn't use up your Mercenary solo slot in this theme.
  • Template:Gravediggers
  • Template:Heavy Metal. He doesn't use up your Mercenary solo slot in this theme.
  • Template:Sons of the Tempest
  • Template:Storm Division. He gains Immunity: Electricity in this theme.

• Other Factions
  • Mercenary 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.
  • Aside from that, there are a few themes that will change what Faction this model counts as (and thus what "friendly Faction only" buffs it can receive). They are:
    • Khador players can use this model in the Flame in the Darkness theme.

Thoughts on Grand Master Gabriel Throne

Grand Master Gabriel Throne in a nutshell

He's a backline buff bot that can charge in and be decent at melee when needed. He can zip around on his horse to get the battle plans wherever they need to be.

Gabriel is an integral part of the huge caster-independent damage buff stacking that is achievable in Flame in the Darkness, as well as a welcome addition to the handful of other themes he’s available in.

Combos & Synergies

• Morrowan models enjoy his Tactician
  • although it can feel somewhat redundant for Precursor Knights with their UA and the flying Archon.
  • It does allow heavy hitters like Gallant to charge into odd places between your models,
  • and it can set up very easy flanks for Constance to try an assassination.
• Any faction infantry with only a single melee attack reaps the full benefit of Stir the Blood.
• Rise provided by the Morrowan Battle Priest becomes far more useful with the Tough Gabriel hands out.
• Cygnar warcasters like Stryker1, Haley1 and many others lack damage buffs. Throne covers a big gap in their otherwise generally good toolboxes.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Large base and middling defensive stats make Gabriel difficult to keep safe (Reposition and the plethora of Shield Guards available in Flame in the Darkness go a long way to mitigating this, however).
• Can provide Pathfinder or his damage boost, but not both. So terrain can lower your offensive output significantly.
• Although worth the points, Gabriel is still an expensive model to field, so having something important for him to be doing every turn is vital.

Tricks & Tips

• He's basically a combat-Rhupert; you pay the 4 pts extra for his improved statline, combat capabilities, tactician bubble and Stir the Blood. A good trade for most of the times, but if you're short for points consider whether you could settle for Rhupert only.
• Stir the Blood buffs your models' next melee attack - keep that in mind with units who can deliver multiple attacks during their activation, especially with cavalries where even the impact attack can trigger it.
• Outside of Flame in the Darkness for Cygnar, he can be a good pick for your damage buff in Gravediggers as Stir the Blood is more reliable than Ragman's Death Field or Aiyana's Kiss of Lyliss.

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Trivia

Released 2019-10