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| {{Minionbox|{{Minion}} [[Warlock]] [[Unit]]}} [[Category: Model]]
| | [[Mercenaries]] [[Category:Mercenaries]] [[:Category:Blindwater Congregation|Blindwater Congregation]][[Category:Blindwater Congregation]] [[:Category:Legacy|Legacy]] [[Category:Legacy]] [[:Category:Warlock|Warlock]][[Category:Warlock]] [[Category:Leader]] |
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| ''There are few living things that have accomplished as much as Barnabas, Lord of Blood. Having achieved his goal of transfiguration amid gory carnage, Barnabas has risen from death as a god. Wielding the dark magic of his people, augmented by his own defiance of death, the Lord of Blood goes to battle attended by undead skeletal companions called bone shakers. Together they collect bloody sacrifices from the flesh of any who would oppose his growing cult.
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| =Basic Info=
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| ==Barnabas==
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| {{Infobox-Model
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| | name = [[Barnabas|Barnabas2]]
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| | image = Barnabas2.jpg
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| | base = Large
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| | spd = 5
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| | mat = 8
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| | rat irrelevant
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| | def = 13
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| | arm = 18
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| | cmd = 10
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| | fury = 7
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| | hp = 18
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| | wbp = +25
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| * '''[[Minion]]''' - In a 2+ warlock game, he can work as a {{Circle minion}}, {{Legion Minion}}, {{Skorne minion}}, or {{Trollblood minion}}
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| * {{Warlock Unit}}
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| ** This unit is made up of Barnabas and three Bone Shakers.
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| === Feat: Death Ritual===
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| Immediately [[RFP]] one or more friendly living or undead models currently in Barnabas' {{CTRL}} range. For each model removed, Barnabas gains 1 corpse token, 1 fury point, or [[remove damage|removes d3 damage points]] from a model in his battlegroup. Barnabas cannot exceed his FURY as a result of Death Ritual. [[Category: Remove From Play Feat]] [[Category: Remove Damage Feat]]
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| === Abilities ===
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| * {{Amphibious}}
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| * {{Tough}}
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| * {{Bone Pile}}
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| * '''{{Gatorman}}''' - This model is a Gatorman.
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| * {{Gatorman Warlock}}
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| * {{Meat-Fueled}}
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| * {{Sacrificial Pawn|Bone Shaker|Bone Shaker model}}
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| * {{Steady}}
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| * {{Tide of Skulls}}
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| === Weapons ===
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| * '''Axe''' - 2" reach, P+S 15 melee weapon
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| ** {{Magical Damage}}
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| * '''Bite''' - 0.5" reach, P+S 14
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| ** {{Grievous Wounds}}
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| === Spells ===
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| {{Spellbox|
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| {{Blood Rain}}
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| {{Execration of Blackest Night}}
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| {{Hunter's Mark}}
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| {{Onslaught}}
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| {{Rebuke}}
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| }}
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| ==Bone Shakers==
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| Barnabas starts the game with 3 Bone Shakers in his unit.
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| {{Infobox-Model
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| | name = Bone Shakers
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| | base = Small
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| | spd = 5
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| | mat = 6
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| | rat
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| | def = 13
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| | arm = 14
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| | cmd
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| | hp = 1
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| }}
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| === Abilities ===
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| * {{Amphibious}}
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| * {{Undead|Hide_Cat=}}
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| * {{Dark Shroud|Hide_Cat=}}
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| ===Weapons===
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| * '''Bone Strike''' - 1" reach, P+S 10 melee weapon
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| ** {{Magical Damage}}
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| ==Theme Forces ==
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| * {{Blindwater}}
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| * {{Will Work For Food}}
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| = Thoughts on Barnabas2 =
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| === {{PAGENAME}} in a nutshell===
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| Barnabas is a tough front line warlock who protects his troops with Execration, buffs damage via his Bone Shakers, increases threat ranges via Hunter's Mark, and hands out Pathfinder via Onslaught. Oh, and hits brutally hard - P+S20 if fully loaded and counting the Dark Shroud bonus.
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| {{LOSbox|[https://www.loswarmachine.com/theory-and-tactics/2018/8/13/warmachine-university-tactica-barnabas-2-with-bret-fogel Barnabas, Lord of Blood Tactica with Bret (2018.08)]
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| |One of the first players to put Minions on the map competitively, Bret goes over his thoughts on list building and playstyle for Barnabas in this article.
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| }}
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| ===Feat thoughts===
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| '''Feat''' gives him an ultra-turn as long as he has enough cannon fodder to waste to power himself up. That's "Kill a Gargantuan and still have full corpses and enough spare Fury to camp" level turn.
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| ===Spell thoughts===
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| * '''Onslaught''' is a cast once and upkeep throughout the game. It's basically Pathfinder for melee troops and well worth the Fury cost.
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| * '''Execration of Blackest Night''' is probably his signature spell. If Barnabas plays forward he effectively gives his whole army a 2 point DEF buff (that isn't affected by Blessed). The only good reasons to not cast this spell are that it's your first turn or you are trying to end the game on your turn (e.g. via assassination).
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| * '''Hunter's Mark''' is a useful threat extender and will probably be the main spell cast by the Soul Slave.
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| * '''Rebuke''' is a nice debuff that allows you to prevent infantry from charging.
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| * '''Blood Rain''' is your zap. It isn't especially good.
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| === Drawbacks & Downsides ===
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| * Large based target will draw incoming fire.
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| * Any shooters with a >10" range are going to target Barnabas without worrying about Execration. And he only has DEF 13. Your only protection is sacrificial pawn onto the Bone Shakers.
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| === Tricks & Tips ===
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| * Barnabas has a 12" threat range (10" if he doesn't use Hunter's Mark) and hits at MAT 8 P+S 15-20. Any caster he gets the drop on is likely to die.
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| * Remember, ''Barnabas'' has to be the closest eligible model to collect the corpse. Don't go sending your Bone Shakers off to attack models near an enemy [[Necrosurgeon]] or somesuch.
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| =List Building Advice =
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| ===Strategy===
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| Barnabas is an attrition caster who also wins scenarios by bullying the enemy out of the zones.
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| Barnabas requires cheap infantry for his feat and corpse tokens for his bone pile.
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| Execration of the Blackest Night stacks with just about any defensive buff you care to name. This means that Barnabas loves anyone who hands out more DEF buffs or otherwise make his models harder to hit.
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| And otherwise Barnabas likes hard hitting melee models with a decent DEF to synergise with Dark Shroud.
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| ===Theme thoughts===
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| {{Header|[[The Blindwater Congregation]]}}
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| He'll spend most of his time in this theme.
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| * [[Gatorman Bokor & Bog Trog Swamp Shamblers]] are as cheap a unit of infantry as you get and are self-replenishing. It's hard to think of a better unit for your feat - but these guys can clash with the Cauldron.
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| * A cheap option for his feat are five [[Void Leech]]es.
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| * [[Gatorman Posse]] are already DEF 12 with easy access to concealment and P+S 13, able to take advantage of Dark Shroud
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| * See also the suggestions in the "either theme" heading, below.
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| {{Header|[[Will Work for Food]]}}
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| He can get some huge returns in this theme. Specifically, access to [[Farrow Valkyries]] for additional shooting protection.
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| * Another cheap options per model are the [[Farrow Bone Grinders]].
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| * [[Dahlia Hallyr & Skarath]] are already high DEF before Execration.
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| {{Header|Either theme}}
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| * The [[Boil Master & Spirit Cauldron]] is almost necessary to feed corpses to Barnabas. This should probably be your first pick every time you play him.
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| * [[Wrong Eye & Snapjaw]] provides Star Crossed making Barnabas' army that much harder to hit within 8" of Wrong Eye.
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| * [[Totem Hunter]] is DEF 14 - and you can get one free in the Blindwater Congregation.
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| * [[Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew]] provides clouds - which means concealment for more DEF on top of Execration. They're also cheap models for his feat.
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| * [[Bog Trog Mist Speaker]] - Summon Vortex is more clouds, and Guidance is excellent. As for that matter is raising the Shamblers to MAT 6.
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| ===Battlegroup ===
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| * The [[Boneswarm]] has an animus that both provides Concealment and a DEF debuff, leading to an effective DEF of 17 for Barnabas or the Boneswarm.
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| * The [[Dracodile]] provides shallow water - and thus concealment and hence makes other models harder to hit.
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| * [[Bull Snapper]] has an ARM buff animus that will allow Barnabas to reach ARM 20. It also can give Barnabas three fury single handedly if you sacrifice it to his feat.
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| * [[Blackhide Wrastler]] is of course excellent. And between Rage and Dark Shroud you can turn light warbeasts into effective beasts for breaking over heavies.
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| | ''There are few living things that have accomplished as much as Barnabas, Lord of Blood. Having achieved his goal of transfiguration amid gory carnage, Barnabas has risen from death as a god. Wielding the dark magic of his people, augmented by his own defiance of death, the Lord of Blood goes to battle attended by undead skeletal companions called bone shakers. Together they collect bloody sacrifices from the flesh of any who would oppose his growing cult. |
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| =Other= | | =Other= |
| ===Trivia=== | | ===Trivia=== |
| Released in the Blindwater expansion (2017.09) | | Released in the Blindwater expansion (2017.09) |
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| ===What warbeasts can he take? ===
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| {{Index Gator Beasts}}
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| ===Video Battle Reports ===
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| * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2PRhwRZv6k 2019.11 Arcane Assist], vs [[Wanderer1]]
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| * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk3iogBvJ08 2019.08 Desperate Pace], vs [[Kallus2]]
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| * [https://youtu.be/KkPMbU-2xfg 2019.07 Tiny Men], vs [[Abyslonia2]]
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| * [https://youtu.be/vILkRTB-vDc 2019.01 Arcane Assist], vs [[High Reclaimer1]]
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| * [https://youtu.be/yOzH7pPil14 2018.07 Arcane Assist], vs [[Macbain1]]
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| * [https://youtu.be/x-9TdglXY_M 2018.05 Not Snakes Gaming], vs [[Skarre3]]
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| * {{VBR}}
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| ===Other Minion models===
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| {{Index Minions}}
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| ===Rules Clarifications ===
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| {{RCBox2|Name=Feat : Death Ritual
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| |list=*Barnabas can reave fury from warbeasts that are RFP'd. ('''[https://privateerpressforums.com/showthread.php?277016-Barnabas-2-feat-interaction-with-beasts Locked thread]''')
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| {{RC Undead}}
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| {{RC Dark Shroud}}
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| {{RC Magical Damage}}
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| {{RC Grievous Wounds}}
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| {{RC Warlock Unit}}
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| {{RC Amphibious}}
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| {{RC Tough}}
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| {{RC Bone Pile}}
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| {{RC Gatorman Warlock}}
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| {{RC Meat-Fueled}}
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| {{RC Sacrificial Pawn}}
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| {{RC Steady}}
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| {{RC Tide of Skulls}}
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| {{RC Blood Rain}}
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| {{RC Execration of Blackest Night}}
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| {{RC Hunter's Mark}}
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| {{RC Onslaught}}
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| {{RC Rebuke}}
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