Malekus, The Burning Truth

Protectorate of Menoth Flameguard Temple Guardians Scout Warcaster

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 40 mm		SPD	AAT	MAT	RAT	DEF	ARM	ARC	CTRL
Health = 18
FA = C
Cost = Free		5	7	6	7	14	16	7	14
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Resistance-Fire	When this model suffers a fire damage roll, remove one die from the damage roll. This model is immune to the Fire continuous effect. No errata for Resistance-Fire (Create)
Dual Attack	This model can make melee and ranged attacks in the same activation. When this model makes its initial melee attacks, it can also make its initial ranged attacks. A model with Dual Attack can make its initial melee and ranged attacks in any order you choose. This model cannot make ranged attacks after making a power attack.   Errata-Dual Attack and Unit Charges (2023-10-27) Question: If a unit with Dual Attack charges a single model, are all placed in melee range, and the first model kills the charge target, can the remaining members of the unit make ranged attacks, or do they forfeit their Combat Action because they don't have any enemy models in their melee range? Answer: The check for melee range is done at the end of movement. If you kill the targets before they attack, they can still do their ranged attack. (Malkav13) Explanation: This post is correct. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck (Bulldog) - PP Community forum   Errata-Dual Attack and Special Attacks (2023-08-10) Question: Can a model with Dual Attack make any combination of ranged special attack and normal melee initial attacks, or its melee special attack and normal ranged initial attacks? (Example: Bison Both Barrels and Ram, or Mariner Thresher and gunshot). Answer: No. Explanation: The bison can not use dual attack and also make a special attack. That is correct in that (Thresher) example too. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck (Bulldog) - PP Community forum
Ashen Veil	A model with Ashen Veil has concealment. Living enemy models without Resistance:Fire suffer -2 to attack rolls while within 2 inches of a model with Ashen Veil. Concealment A model with concealment gains +2 DEF against ranged and arcane attack rolls. No benefit against Spray attacks. No errata for Concealment (Create) No errata for Ashen Veil (Create)
Field Marshal	Field Marshal grants the following ability/abilities to the cohort models in this model's battlegroup. Ashen Veil - A model with Ashen Veil has concealment. Living enemy models without Resistance:Fire suffer -2 to attack rolls while within 2 inches of a model with Ashen Veil. Concealment A model with concealment gains +2 DEF against ranged and arcane attack rolls. No benefit against Spray attacks. No errata for Concealment (Create) No errata for Field Marshal (Create) No errata for Ashen Veil (Create)

Weapons

Scouring Flames
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	Sp 10	1	-	13	-
Pistol	A model making an attack with this weapon targeting a model it is in melee with ignores the Target in Melee bonus when resolving this attack.   Errata-Pistol (2023-09-17) Question: Does the pistol benefit apply to models not in melee with the attacking model when the pistol is on a spray? Answer: No, it only applies to models with which the attacking model is in melee. Explanation: The intent is that a model only ignore the penalty for being in melee with the models that model is in melee with. Pistol only works against the models in the melee with the attacking model. Infernal Ruling: Dark Legacy - PP Community forum
Damage Type-Fire	This weapon causes fire damage. No errata for Damage Type-Fire (Create)
Continuous Effect-Fire	On a critical hit, the model hit by this attack suffers the Fire continuous effect. No errata for Continuous Effect-Fire (Create)

Burning Blades
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	2	-	-	12	-
Continuous Effect-Fire	On a critical hit, the model hit by this attack suffers the Fire continuous effect. No errata for Continuous Effect-Fire (Create)

Spells

Banishing Ward	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	2	6	-	-	Upkeep	No
Enemy upkeep spells and animi on target friendly model/unit expire. Affected models cannot be targeted by enemy spells or animi.
No errata for Banishing Ward (Create)

Ignite	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	2	6	-	-	Upkeep	No
Target friendly Faction model/unit gains +2 to melee attack damage rolls. Affected models gain Critical Fire on their melee attacks.
No errata for Ignite (Create)

Immolation	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	2	8	-	12	-	Yes
Immolation causes fire damage. On a critical hit, the model hit suffers the Fire continuous effect.
No errata for Immolation (Create)

Open Fire	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	1	Ctrl	-	-	-	No
Target Cohort model in this model's battlegroup that is in its control range can immediately make one basic ranged attack. A model can be targeted by Open Fire only once per turn.
No errata for Open Fire (Create)

Scourge	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	4	8	2	13/7	-	Yes
On a direct hit, models hit by this attack become knocked down.
No errata for Scourge (Create)

Warcaster Rules

Feat: Raging Inferno

When an enemy model suffers a fire damage roll while in Malekus's control range, add an additional die to the damage of the roll. Raging Inferno lasts for one round.

Additional special rules:

Focus Manipulation

1. This model begins the game with a number of focus points equal to its ARC.
2. During your Maintenance Phase, this model loses all focus points in excess of its ARC.
3. During your Control Phase, this model replenishes its focus points so that it has a number equal to its current ARC.
4. This model can spend focus points only during its activation.
5. This model has a Control Range, and can spend its focus points to buy additional melee attacks, boost attack and damage rolls, and to Shake Effects.
   No errata for Focus Manipulation (Create)

Battlegroup Controller

This model can control a group of warjacks.

1. This model and the warjacks it controls are a battlegroup.
2. This model can allocate focus to warjacks in its battlegroup during your Control Phase.
3. This model can channel spells through warjacks in its battlegroup with the Arc Node advantage.

No errata for Battlegroup Controller (Create)

Feat

A feat can be used at any time during this model's activation, once per game.
No errata for Feat (Create)

Power Field

1. At any time during its activation, this model can spend focus points to remove damage it has suffered. For each focus point spent this way, the model can remove 1 damage point.
2. When this model would suffer damage, it can immediately spend up to 1 focus point to reduct the damage it would suffer by 5. This model is still considered to have suffered damage even if the damage is reduced to 0 or less. Excess damage prevention is lost.
   No errata for Power Field (Create)

Spellcaster

This model can cast spells by paying the COST of the spells in focus points.
No errata for Spellcaster (Create)

This model must have at least one non-lesser warjack in its battlegroup at the start of the game.

Changes and Updates

Release Trivia

• Released in Prime Mk3 (2016.06) in the battlebox set
• Resculpted in 2021 as a standalone model.

Lore

Determined to bring Menoth’s glory to the world, Malekus, the Burning Truth carries with him the righteous fire of the Creator. Malekus’ youth as an orphan was harsh, giving him insight into the perfidy of the world, and this inspired his conversion to the Sul-Menite faith. Malekus is ever willing to intercede on behalf of those willing to return to Menoth’s embrace, but he offers only scouring flames for those who persist in blind heresy.