Ogrun Bokur

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Without a Korune to swear loyalty to, many young Ogrun look towards the battlefields of man to showcase their martial abilities and draw the attention of a worthy lord. Hiring themselves to individuals, those lucky enough to broker a deal and fall under a Bokur's protection soon discover it is time and money very well spent. As there is little left of those unfortunate souls that fall to the enormous polearms and shields of these beasts.

Basic Info

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

Minion - This model will work for Template:Circle Minion, Template:Legion Minion, Template:Skorne Minion, or Template:Trollblood Minion.

Abilities

• Template:Tough
• Template:Client
• Template:Shield Guard
• Template:Slam Power Attack

Weapons

• Pole Arm - 2" reach, P+S 15 melee attack.
  • Template:Powerful Charge
• Shield - 0.5" reach, P+S 11 melee attack.
  • Template:Shield

Theme Forces

• Mercenary
  • Template:Hammer Strike. Ogrun Bokurs gain Tough in this theme.
  • Template:Steelies. Ogrun Bokurs gain Mark Target in this theme.

• Minions
  • Template:Vengeance of Dhunia
  • Template:Will Work For Food

• Other Factions
  • Infernal players can use this model in the Template:Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Crosse2 is leading the army.
  • Trollblood players can use this model in the Vengeance of Dhunia theme.
  • Furthermore, Mercenary/Minion 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.

Thoughts on Ogrun Bokur

Ogrun Bokur in a Nutshell

You take the Bokur to be a cheap Shield Guard with enough armor from the front to face-tank some incoming fire. Because it is not allowed in Irregulars, it is most often seen in Hammer Strike lists where it is the only solo you can take that plays forward, so you may very well see more than one.

Bokurs are solid melee solos. If he gets a charge and the client bonus he punches above his weight class - comparable to an unbuffed Nomad (12 point heavy warjack).

Whether you decide to use your Client bonus on your caster or someone else, there are essentially two ways to use the Bokur:

1. Babysit a backline squishy model the entire game, like your caster, in which case you're probably overpaying for Shield Guard.
2. Escort a melee dude up the field, who you'd rather didn't get shot off the board during the approach, and then they can both get busy in melee.

Combos & Synergies

• Make the leader of your Horgenhold Forge Guard your client for a hard hitting combination of models, but don't let the leader model die.
• They can Slam, and the Client bonus will count to the attack and damage rolls for that.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Kill the client, weaken the Bokur.
• If you keep it back to Shield Guard something then that's a lot of points on babysitting duty.
• One of the few Mercenary models that isn't allowed in The Irregulars theme force.

Tricks & Tips

• If you're not sure who your opponent is going to shoot, put him within 3" of multiple models.
• RAW, the Bokur can be his own client. However there is an Infernal Ruling to say it can't.

Other

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Press Ganger only limited edition sculpt.

Trivia

• "Bokur" is the title of a voodoo priest (especially one that specializes in darker aspects).
• The Morgul (spoken by Ogrun) word "Bokur" has no apparent connection to the Quor (spoken by Gatormen) word "Bokur".
• Originally released in Warmachine: Superiority (2006)
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