Swamp Gobber Chef

While most equate gobbers with an aptitude towards the mechanikal, they are a race with varied talents and interests. Gobber Chefs are extremely creative, if unconventional, in their choice of ingredients; and many find themselves run out of town when too many local pets go missing. These misfit cuisiniers often turn their attention to the care and feeding of warbeasts embroiled in battle, far from their natural food sources. Most commanders welcome their presence, as fresh recruits are far more easily replaced than costly rations and supplies.

Basic Info

• Minion - Will work for Template:Circle minion, Template:Legion Minion, Template:Skorne minion, or Template:Trollblood minion

Abilities

• Template:Backstab
• Template:Stew's On

Weapons

• Cleaver - 0.5" reach, P+S 8. He's not used to chopping meat that fights back

Theme Forces

• Minion
  • Template:Blindwater
  • Template:Thornfall
  • Template:Vengeance of Dhunia
  • Template:Will Work For Food

• Other Factions
  • Trollblood players can use this model in the Vengeance of Dhunia theme.
  • Furthermore, 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 Swamp Gobber Chef

Swamp Gobber Chef in a nutshell

Fury Management, Minion Style. Sacrifice warriors to keep the beasts happy when you mismanage your fury, works great in conjunction with other cheap models like Swamp Gobber River Raiders or Swamp Shamblers

It doesn't do that much - but at 1 point who cares? It's a solo with DEF 14 to claim flags, and has a very useful fury control ability. If it gets into something’s back arc it may also do damage on the charge.

Combos & Synergies

• Gatorman Bokor & Bog Trog Swamp Shamblers. It's generally nice to wait until things are dead before feeding them to giant slavering beasts
• Otherwise, you'll be putting this guy alongside whatever the cheapest troops in your faction are.
• In Primal Terrors the only other fury management is The Forsaken so the Chef has a lot of stock there. Hellmouth tentacles will be put back into play every turn so long as the head is still alive, so you can have the Chef feed your warbeasts some calamari every turn.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• For a single point the main downside of the chef is that it uses your minion solo slot in most themes.
• Doesn't do much ... but at 1 point who cares.
• Trolls have access to Whelps - which cost the same and can accept friendly buffs as well as heal beasts instead of managing fury for them.

Tricks & Tips

• Stews On, Comfort Food, and the Chef's status as a Minion model can be a bit counter-intuitive but it works like this:
  • If you put the Chef in a Minion army, then Minion warriors can be eaten by Minion warbeasts.
  • If you put the Chef in a Skorne army, then Minion warriors can be eaten by Minion warbeasts, and Skorne warriors can be eaten by Skorne warbeasts. But they can't mix and match their food source.
  • Similar for Circle, Trollblood, and Legion.
• The Chef can feed himself to a Minion warbeast.

Other

Trivia

Released near the end of Mk2 (2016.02)