House Shyeel Magister

Template:Retbox This model is playable only in an Unlimited format.

Battle mage magisters manipulate invisible energies to tear an enemy limb from limb or to haul weighty machinery around like pieces on a game board. The massive arcanika gauntlets they wear not only serve as conduits for their powers, but can deliver tremendous crushing blows and send opponents flying.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Magic Ability
• Template:Set Defense
• Template:Veteran Leader

Weapons

• Power Gauntlet (x2) - 1" reach, P+S 11 melee attacks
  • Template:Magical Damage
  • Template:Beat Back
  • Template:Combo Smite

Spells

{{Category: Template:Force BoltTemplate:Whip Snap }}[[Category: Template:Force BoltTemplate:Whip Snap ]]

Theme Forces

• Template:Forges of War

Thoughts on the House Shyeel Magister

House Shyeel Magister Nutshell

The House Shyeel Magister is a control piece between the array of pushes and slams it has access to. Either buried inside a unit of Battle Mages or behind some bulky warjacks, he pops out to launch a spell or two then hides behind his more expendable (or at least survivable) buddies until all the ranged threats are cleared or otherwise occupied.

Combos & Synergies

• The knockdown on Force Bolt or from Combo Smite can be used to set up other low accuracy attacks from Stormfall Archers or other similar units.
• Sphinx for extra spell range.
• Hermit for better hit chances with spells.

Drawbacks & Downsides

Set Defence keeps him reasonably safe from unboosted melee, but the low armour stat means that any range attack that lands is a threat, including low power blasts. Unless you have some protection for him such as shield guards or LOS blockers, he will be killed with minimal effort. (significant change from previous incarnation that had force barrier)

Tricks & Tips

• Use Whipsnap to help set up aiming bonuses on things like fully loaded Hydras.
• Or to shove a high threat melee model forwards (or your own model away to safety). Extra two inches threat might be all that stands between you and a dead caster.
• While killing a model is nice, sometimes you just need to shove it over a bit, taking it off an objective or clearing line of sight.

Other

Trivia

Released in Forces of Warmachine: Retribution of Scyrah (November 2009)