Warmonger War Chief

While all warmongers can goad themselves into a killing frenzy, some few are strong and willful enough to become war chiefs, rising by strength to lead the converted tribes. Blight transforms each of these horrors into a murderous fiend overcome by hunger. The very scent of blood lends the War Chief strength and he will sometimes pause amid his bloodletting to gorge on fresh kills.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Tough
• Template:Berserk
• Template:Blood Drinker

Leadership

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• Template:Unyielding
• Template:Veteran Leader

Weapons

• War Cleaver - 2" reach, P+S 14 melee weapon.
  • Template:Powerful Charge

Theme Forces

• Template:Primal Terrors

Thoughts on Warmonger War Chief

Warmonger War Chief in a nutshell

The Warmonger War Chief is decent solo in his own right. He murders low to medium ARM infantry swarms all by himself, and offers support for your Ogruns. His main trick, Veteran Leader can be replicated by the Blight Archon in a larger CMD zone and higher base SPD, but you must pay at least 3 times as much as taking the War Chief, plus the latter can be taken for free and 2 of them can actually cover a bigger area than an Archon. Though the War Chief can support all the Ogruns, he works the best with the Warmongers where you can stop Berserker hits via Blood Drinker if you expect fratricidal attacks.

Combos & Synergies

If you dabble into the Primal Terrors theme, you should definitely consider this guy.

• Warmongers and Warspears - Having always +1 on your hit rolls is nice. Even nicer, if you can stack additional accuracy buffs, be it from a Blightbringer's aura, or the said units' command attachments. All that makes the Ogruns one of the most accurate brawlers and shooters in the faction. Also, Blood Drinker will help your Warmongers to act a bit more reliably, despite their Berserk rule (see Tips and Tricks).
• Thagrosh1/Thagrosh2/Anamag and Thagrosh0 - They are all Blighted Ogrun Warlocks (and lesser warlock for Thags0), who appreciate buffs for their offensive spells, or just their ranged/melee attacks in general, if needed. Anamag can pump up his combat capabilities to silly levels under her feat, making the War Chief capable of slicing through an entire shield walled infantry unit with ease.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Slow, and unlike the infantry units he supports, he doesn't get Vengeance.
  • He may also have trouble keeping up with the Chosen.
  • If the Chosen use Blood Drinker they cannot repo away since their activation ends before the repo move.
• The Blight Archon can also provide the Veteran Leader bonus - though at a much higher point cost

Tricks & Tips

• Though mainly a support piece, the War Chief can stand his ground in combat - don't be afraid to send him in later in the game if needed.

• Stopping a Berserk train before you kill your own troops:
  • You can berserk into an incoroporeal model (such as a Gremlin Swarm).
  • You can trigger Blood Drinker even if you're at full health.
  • You can trigger Blood Drinker by killing a friendly model. You'll lose one guy, but that's better than slicing up an entire unit of your own guys. That is especially true if your targets provide no source for triggering Blood Drinker, like Convergence infantry, or undead models.

Other

Trivia

Released in Hordes: Metamorphosis (2009)

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