Nephilim Soldier

Legion of Everblight Dragon's Host Ravens of War Dragonspawn Heavy Warbeast

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 50mm		SPD	MAT	RAT	DEF	ARM	FURY	THR
Health = 30
FA = C
Cost = 16		6	7	6	12	18	4	9
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Trample Power Attack	This model can make a trample power attack. No errata for Trample Power Attack (Create)
Slam Power Attack	This model can make slam power attacks. No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)
Headbutt Power Attack	This model can make Headbutt power attacks. No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (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
Bond(Xekaar)	If Chiron begins the game in Xekaar's battlegroup, it is bonded to him. Chiron is not considered to be bonded while under your opponent's control. While Chiron is bonded to Xekaar and in his control range, it gains boosted ranged attack rolls.
Special Action	A model can make one of the following special action(s) during its Combat Action if it meets the requirements for the special action's use: Dig In - A model with Dig In gains cover, Resistance:Blast, and does not block Line of Sight (LOS). The model remains dug in until it moves, is placed, or is engaged. Cover A model with cover gains a +4 DEF bonus against ranged and arcane attack rolls. Cover provides no benefit against spray attacks. Cover is not cumulative with Concealment, but is cumulative with other effects that modify a model's DEF. Extra-large and Huge-based models never gain DEF bonuses from cover. No errata for Cover (Create)  Resistance-Blast: When this model suffers a blast damage roll, remove one die from the damage roll. No errata for Resistance-Blast (Create) No errata for Special Action (Create) No errata for Dig In (Create)
Leadership	Leadership grants the following to Basilisks models within {{{d}}} of this model (see below). Leadership can affect this model, if it has the appropriate tag. Leadership can stack with Veteran Leader, since they are different abilities. Abilities/bonuses gained: you can remove 1 fury point from that model.

Weapons

Destructive Gaze
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	Sp 10	1	-	15	-
Damage Type:Magical	This weapon causes magical damage. No errata for Damage Type:Magical (Create)
Inflict Pain	When this model hits a warbeast with this weapon, this model can place 1 fury point on or remove 1 fury point from the warbeast. No errata for Inflict Pain (Create)

Bite
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	16	-

Claws
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	14	-
Throw Power Attack	This weapon can be used to make Throw power attacks. A warjack cannot use this weapon to make a Throw Power attack if this weapon is crippled. No errata for Throw Power Attack (Create)

Warbeast Rules

Warbeast Rules

• A warbeast is
  • an Independent Model.
  • a Cohort model.

Warbeast Animus

  Errata-Animus (2023-07-11)

	Question: Are Animi considered spells for all rules that affect spells (or that trigger when a spell is cast?
	Answer: An Animus that is cast is a spell for other effects.
	Explanation:
	Infernal Ruling: DarkLegacy Infernal - PP Community forum

Animus

Counterblast	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	1	Self	-	-	Rnd	No
When an enemy model advances and ends its movement or is placed within 5 inches of the spellcaster, the spellcaster can make one basic melee or ranged attack targeting theat model, then Counterblast expires. Counterblast lasts for one round.
No errata for Counterblast (Create)

Errata

No Errata specifically for this model.

Videos

Everblight’s long study of the elves has borne horrific fruit in the nephilim. Everblight selects certain pregnant Nyss to receive a special draught of his warlocks’ blood. This blighted essence transforms the life growing within them into dragonspawn. Terrible hybrids of elf and spawn, nephilim soldiers possess the bestial strength and powers of dragonspawn while also being able to wield weapons as skillfully as the Nyss themselves.

Basic Info

• Template:Warbeast

Abilities

• Template:Eyeless Sight
• Template:Flight
• Template:Precision Strike

Weapons

• Two-Handed Sword - 2" reach, P+S 13 melee attack.
  • Template:Brutal Charge

Animus

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Theme Forces

• Template:Children of the Dragon. Nephilim Soldier gains Unyielding in this theme.
• Template:Oracles of Annihilation
• Template:Primal Terrors
• Template:Ravens of War

Thoughts on Nephilim Soldier

Nephilim Soldier in a nutshell

The Nephilim Soldier is a melee focused light with a toolkit against warbeast and warjacks. Due to its low base strength on its single initial melee attack it requires support to work against its intended targets, in no particular order: accuracy buff, free charge and a damage bonus. If you cannot provide at least 2 of them, you will be better looking for cheaper warbeasts, or switch to dedicated heavies who cost about twice the Soldier's cost but work much more reliably in a beast vs. beast / jack fight.

Its 2" reach and Flight, coupled with the ubiquitous Eyeless Sight ensures that it can reach its target without much problem - it all depends on your army composition whether you have the points to squeeze in the support models the Soldier requires.

Combos & Synergies

• Blighted Nyss Sorceress - The Soldier's performance usually makes or breaks on its charge attack to connect. Aerial Coordination frees up a Fury to boost the attack roll. Blight Storm also ensures that if you want to use the Soldier to hunt single-wound infantry the Soldier may cause damage on its follow-up attacks as well and can chew through them via its animus.
• Mekanoshredder - Like the Strider Scouts in Ravens of War it offers free charge plus extra distance against constructs.
• Beast Mistress - Free charge and run because of her field marshal, plus extra threat due to Energizer - all that for a price of a Blight Archon. She sadly does not flank with the Soldier but apart of that this is some of the most economical way of bringing one to the table - provided you can avoid her getting sniped.
• Blight Archon - The flimsy defensive stats of the Soldier won't cause that much of a problem if they can sprint away after a successful kill with the Archon.
• Grotesque Assassin, Golab - Precision Strikes worth only so much if the enemy can't heal the affected systems/spirals. These two models, along with spells like Mortality stop the enemy of healing/repairing an injured target. Thagrosh0's or Absylonia1's Blight Burst may also occasionally help, because anything without a 2" reach melee weapon cannot stay out of a Blight Burst AoE centered on your Nephilim Soldier.
• Shredder - The Soldier is the cheapest warbeast with 2" melee range to trigger the Shredder's flank.

Warlocks:

• Fyanna2 - Her Field Marshal already offers Overtake, sparing Fury in the process, especially if you use the above mentioned tools to charge for free. Fury works every bit as nicely on the Nephilim as on other beasts to deliver an effective P+S 18 charge attack and P+S 15 follow-up hits.
• Kryssa - Her feat and Ignite are great damage fixers for a single turn, and can also extend threat with Energizer.
• Absylonia2, Thagrosh2, Lylyth1: offer a complete package of both damage and accuracy increase, occasionally handing out speed buff and/ or free charges to boot.
• Rhyas1 - Overtake is usually not an overly important animus, but Rhyas can Pac-Man through a whole lot of light/medium targets and still retreat with Sprint. This is also true to her epic form, just be aware that you can only advance via Flashing blade kills if you destroyed models during your Combat action.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Average defensive stats
• Even with the above mentioned support models the Soldier's position is strongly contested - be sure it is the beast that suits the best for your army build:
  • For 1 point less you can get a Raek or an Afflictor
  • For 5 points more you get a Neraph who works almost with the same toolkit
  • For 2 Soldiers you'll get Ravagore or the Scythean - both able to dish out more melee damage due to their improved stats
  • For 1 point over the price of 2 Soldiers there's the Carnivean, a jack-of-all trades melee beast, and for 1 additional point you can get Zuriel, one of the best heavy warbeast in the faction with the same support toolkit as the Nephilim Soldier

Tips & Tricks

• There's a guide on which is the best column to pick on the Category: Precision Strike page.

Other

Trivia

Released in Hordes: Evolution (2007)