Spell Martyr

The forces of Everblight do not thrive due to numerical superiority or fortified holdings but rather due to their adaptability. Everblight’s spell martyrs are a gruesome example of this ruthless cunning. These blighted Nyss are imbued with the dragon’s blighted energy, allowing warlocks to tap into their essence to unleash powerful spells. This overwhelming flow of arcane energy consumes the spell martyr just as it consumes the bodies of Everblight’s enemies.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Pathfinder
• Template:Soulless
• Template:Spiritual Conflagration

Weapons

• Claws - 0.5" reach, P+S 8 melee weapon.

Theme Forces

• Template:Children of the Dragon
• Template:Oracles of Annihilation
• Template:Primal Terrors
• Template:Ravens of War

Thoughts on Spell Martyr

Spell Martyr in a nutshell

Tied with the Shepherd for the cheapest model in Legion, the Spell Martyr is a useful as point filler in a list and serves as a single use channeler for any warlock who might want a little extra range to safely cast their spells. He does exactly as advertised, and while his SPD is slow by Legion standards, he has pathfinder out of the box and has no need to engage in melee, so he can always spend activations running for maximum mobility.

Combos & Synergies

There's not much more to be said about Spell Martyrs. They're there to fill in a spare point or two for any warlock who needs to cast a spell somewhere they can't explicitly be, and work perfectly at doing exactly that. Even warlocks with their own ways to channel like Vayl1 or vayl2, Bethayne1 or Saeryn1/Saeryn2 sporting Zuriel don't mind having an extra arcing option when the last few points of a list are filled out.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Easily shot off the board. Hide behind walls and forests or clouds.
• A tad slow.

Tricks & Tips

• If you're out of targets for spells for some reason, a Spell Martyr can be an extra body to remove when contesting control points/flags/objectives. Sometimes they might even score a point for you if you're lucky.
• Spell Martyrs are a nifty way to circumvent Stealth since they're so cheap and relatively mobile, so it's not too hard for you to run within 5" of a stealthed model/unit that really needs a spell on them. Read the Rules Clarification for the interactions between Stealth and Eyeless Sight/True Sight on your spellcaster since they are not always self-evident.

Other

Trivia

Released in Forces of Hordes: Legion of Everblight (2010)