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| Cryx is a nation of undead necromancers and piratical raiders. Cryx armies are typically fast, numerous and lightly-armored. The poor quality of their troops is offset by the power of their warcasters, which rank among the strongest in the game. Cryx is mostly based around melee, soul-powered magic, returning models to play, debuffs, and corrosive attacks. | | Cryx is a nation of undead necromancers and piratical raiders. Cryx armies are typically fast, numerous and lightly-armored. The poor quality of their troops is offset by the power of their warcasters, which rank among the strongest in the game. Cryx is mostly based around melee, soul-powered magic, returning models to play, debuffs, and corrosive attacks. |
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| For backstory, refer to [[Lore - Cryx]].
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| ={{PAGENAME}} for Beginners=
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| [[File:Asphyxious2.png|thumb|[[Lich Lord Asphyxious]] ]]
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| [[File:Soul Trapper.jpg|thumb|[[Soul Trapper]] ]]
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| ===Playstyle===
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| Welcome to the service of Dragonfather Toruk. Here as a member of the Nightmare Empire, your army will typically {{Star}} benefit from these strengths...
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| * Good at melee
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| * Fast troops
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| * Good at ignoring terrain for movement purposes. Sometimes able to move through enemies, too.
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| * Good at magic, especially debuffing the enemy models
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| * Access to cheap and fast [[arc node]]s to let you cast spells far and wide
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| * Access to extremely cheap units, letting you field large swarm-style armies
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| * Access to corrosive attacks
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| * Recursion to bring back the dead
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| * Some use of enemy souls.
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| * Cheap, hard hitting heavy warjacks
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| * The best inventory of light warjacks in the game.
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| Naturally these come with a cost. Your army will typically {{Star}} suffer these weakness...
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| * Poor shooting capabilities; Cryx are almost certain to lose in a firefight.
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| * Poor stat lines on the troops. Less accurate, less durable, etc
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| * Little access to buffs (Cryx normally debuffs the enemy instead)
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| * No special orders (such as [[Shield Wall]]) available to the troops.
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| * A smaller range of mercenaries available for hire.
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| * Low durability compared to the sturdier factions like Khador or Skorne. You will lose most long battles.
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| * Many lackluster heavy warjacks.
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| {{Star}} Everything given above is ''typical'' only. It is entirely possible to build a Cryx army that is good at shooting, or slow and durable - there are just fewer ways to do it successfully than in other factions. However, for the most part, think close fast and smash everything quickly.
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| ===Aesthetic===
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| [[File:Mortenebra2.jpg|thumb|[[Mortenebra, Numen of Necrogenesis]] ]]
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| Cryx models are either eerie, mechanikal undead or evil pirates of various races, living or otherwise.
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| The warjacks are designed with a malicious, heavy metal aspect.
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| Everything is designed to exude malice. Hooks, blades, barbs and spikes abound.
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| [[File:Deathjack 2018.jpg|thumb|[[Deathjack]], the spikyest evilest robot]]
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| ** and a [[Slayer]] heavy warjack. | | ** and a [[Slayer]] heavy warjack. |
| ** Plus a bunch of peripheral stuff (see picture). | | ** Plus a bunch of peripheral stuff (see picture). |
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| The battlegroup box is a good way to meet the defining traits of Cryx; high mobility, excessive use of Arc Nodes, de-buff stacking and movement shenanigans.
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| This set is designed to be an add-on to your other purchases, rather than be a 'army in a box' by itself (because it doesn't include a warcaster or warjacks, which are compulsory parts of your army). | | This set is designed to be an add-on to your other purchases, rather than be a 'army in a box' by itself (because it doesn't include a warcaster or warjacks, which are compulsory parts of your army). |
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| ===Other good early purchases===
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| The Mk3 battlebox described above is decent first buy, but not essential. Otherwise, newbie-friendly models include:
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| * '''Warcasters''':
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| ** [[Asphyxious1]], [[Skarre1]], and [[Deneghra1]] are all relatively straightforward casters to learn with, and they're also good in the long run because they're each quite powerful.
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| ** [[Asphyxious3]] and [[Terminus]] are also relatively straightforward, but tend to only have one style of army that they work with so they shoehorn you a bit more than the first three.
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| ** ''Avoid'' [[Coven]] and [[Scaverous]] until you're experienced, as they are the most un-straightforward.
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| * '''Arc Nodes''': There are four types to choose from, but you'll mostly use the the cheapest ones so get 2x [[Deathripper]]s (6 points). In some games you'll have a point left over, so it's worth owning 1x [[Nightwretch]] (7 points).
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| ** Note that arc nodes are sold in packs of two.
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| * '''Light warjacks''': Other than arc nodes, grab one or two [[Stalker]]s.
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| * '''Heavy warjacks''': Get [[Barathrum]] and [[Kharybidis]]. Then you'll probably want to wait and play a few games before getting any more heavy warjacks, especially if you already got the mk3 battlebox.
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| After that, what you should buy first really depends on which theme force you like the look of. You'll want to get a unit or two and some solos. For each theme I recommend (as of 2020.06):
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| * '''[[Black Industries]]
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| ** Unit: [[Mechanithralls]] with 3x Brutes
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| ** Solo: [[Hellslinger Phantom]].
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| ** Warjack: This is the best theme to run heavy warjacks in, so you'll probably want to start researching which heavy warjacks you like.
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| * '''[[Dark Host]]
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| ** Unit: [[Bane Warriors]] & Command Attachment
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| ** Unit: [[Bane Knights]] & Command Attachment, '''or''' [[Bane Riders]].
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| ** Solo: [[Bane Lord Tartarus]]
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| ** Warjack: [[Desecrator]]
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| * '''[[Scourge of the Broken Coast]]
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| ** Unit: [[Blighted Trollkin Marauders]] & Command Attachment
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| ** Unit: [[Satyxis Raiders]] & Command Attachment
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| ** Solo: [[Axiara Wraithblade]]
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| ** Solo: [[Satyxis Blood Priestess]]
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| * '''[[The Ghost Fleet]]
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| ** Unit: [[Revenant Crew of the Atramentous]] with 3x Riflemen
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| ** Unit: [[Blackbane's Ghost Raiders]]
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| ** Solo: [[Captain Rengrave]]
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| * '''[[Mercenaries]]
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| : Each theme force allows you to take up to one Mercenary unit and one Mercenary solo (called the Merc slot). Some Mercenaries are [[Partisan]]s and if you choose one of those, sometimes they ''don't'' use up the Merc slot (it depends on the theme).
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| : For Cryx, the popular mercenaries are (as of 2021.05):
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| :* Used in many lists:
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| :** Partisan Unit: [[Asphyxious4]]
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| :** Partisan Unit: [[Cephalyx Overlords]]
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| :** Partisan Solo: [[Doctor Stygius]]
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| :** Solo: [[Boomhowler2]]
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| :** Solo: [[Hermit of Hengehold]]
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| :** Solo: [[Void Archon]]
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| :** Solo: [[Death Archon]]
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| :* Used in specific lists for niche reasons:
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| :** Unit: [[Croe's Cutthroats]]
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| :** Unit: [[Nyss Hunters]]
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| :** Unit: [[Press Gangers]]
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| :** Solo: [[Boomhowler3]]
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| :** Solo: [[Steelhead Ironhead]]
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| :** Solo: [[Orin1]]
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| :** Warjack: [[Malvin & Mayhem]]
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| Just before the launch of the mk3 ruleset, the game developers did a series of Insider articles about what they saw as each Faction's "Core Identity". Although it's dated now, it's still an interesting insight. | | Just before the launch of the mk3 ruleset, the game developers did a series of Insider articles about what they saw as each Faction's "Core Identity". Although it's dated now, it's still an interesting insight. |
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| =Theme Forces=
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| ===Starting a Theme Force===
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| [[File:Goreshade3.jpg|thumb|[[Goreshade, Lord of Ruin]] ]]
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| {{Starting a Theme Force text}}
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| ===[[Theme - Black Industries|Black Industries]] ===
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| : ''Cryx’s necrofactoriums churn out a seemingly endless supply of bonejacks and helljacks to wreak havoc on the Dragonfather’s enemies. These black-iron creations fall upon their prey like a pack of hungry beasts indulging in wanton slaughter. Attending the warjacks are a small army of necrotechs, ironmongers, and other specialists who keep the machines operating at peak ferocity.
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| Black Industries has two aspects: warjacks (and lots of them) and thralls (the cheap and disposable undead cannon fodder of Cryx). If you want to play with a lot of warjacks, or a lot of steampunk zombies, then this is the theme for you.
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| {{BI models}}
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| Here's some examples of the model aesthetic for this theme
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| <Gallery>
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| File:Hellslinger.jpg
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| File:The-withershadow-combine.png
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| File:34121 Soulhunters WEB.jpg
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| File:Slayer WEB.jpg
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| File:Harrower.jpg
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| ===[[Theme - Dark Host|Dark Host]] ===
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| : ''Torn from the horrors of the void and given new forms in the bodies of the dead, banes are dark, sinister warriors in the service of Cryx. Far from mindless, they possess a military cunning mixed with an utter malevolence to life. Supported by potent necromancers, armies of horrifying banes beset the enemy like a tide of darkness and death.
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| [[Dark Host]] is all about Banes, the elite undead of Cryx.
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| {{DH models}}
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| Here's some examples of the model aesthetic for this theme
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| <Gallery>
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| File:Bane Warriors.jpg
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| File:Bane Warrior CA.png
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| File:34080 WraithEngineWEB.jpg
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| File:Bane Riders.jpg
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| File:34042 BaneLordTartarus WEB.jpg
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| ===[[Theme - Scourge of the Broken Coast|Scourge of the Broken Coast]] ===
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| : ''Borne on a black tide to bring death and suffering to the mainland, the pirates of Cryx instill terror in the hearts of those who live on the Broken Coast. Comprised of swift Satyxis and merciless Black Ogrun, raiding parties join Cryx's warcasters and their battlegroups in executing their bloody assaults.
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| [[Scourge of the Broken Coast]] is about the living warriors of Cryx. You have the Satyxis, who are the vicious lady pirates with a dollop of blood sacrifice magic thrown in. Then there are Blighted Trollkin, the literally bloodthirsty trolls. There are Black Ogrun who have multiple hitpoints and prefer ranged weapons. Lastly are the various "normal" humans such as the Scharde pirates and the Warwitch Sirens.
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| {{SotBC models}}
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| Here's some examples of the model aesthetic for this theme
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| <Gallery>
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| File:Axiara Wraithblade.jpg
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| File:Black Ogrun Smog Belchers.jpg
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| File:Satyxis Gunslingers.jpg
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| File:Scharde Dirge Seers.jpg
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| File:Gerlak.jpg
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| ===[[Theme - The Ghost Fleet|The Ghost Fleet]] ===
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| : ''The cursed pirates of the Ghost Fleet are locked in undeath. Nothing can destroy the revenants bound to Captain Rengrave so long as the blighted fires of the black ship Atramentous still burn, and the ghostly crews of countless wraith ships cannot be touched by the mundane weapons of men. The undead armada terrorizes coastal towns and port cities and preys upon the vessels of every nation that dares sail the waters of the Meredius. The Ghost Fleet is responsible not only for harassing targets, but also for distracting the mainlanders so that the Nightmare Empire might conduct its more sensitive operations in relative secrecy.
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| [[The Ghost Fleet]] is all about zombie pirates and ghost pirates. It is very recursive (lots of zombies regenerate every turn).
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| {{GF models}}
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| Here's some examples of the model aesthetic for this theme
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| <Gallery>
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| File:Agrimony.jpg
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| File:Blackbanes.jpg
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| File:Revenant Cannon.jpg
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| File:Revenant Crew.jpg
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| File:Misery Cage.jpg
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| = Models =
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| ===Model Gallery===
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| Refer to [[Cryx Gallery]]
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| === Warcasters ===
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| {{WN|Agathia1 | Bane Witch Agathia }}
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| {{GAP}}
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| | Aiakos1 || ''Refer to {{PAGENAME}} solos, below
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| {{WN|Aiakos2 | Captain Aiakos }}
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| {{GAP}}
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| {{WN|Asphyxious1 | Iron Lich Asphyxious }}
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| {{WN|Asphyxious2 | Lich Lord Asphyxious }}
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| {{WN|Asphyxious3 | Asphyxious the Hellbringer & Vociferon }}
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| | Asphyxious4 || ''Refer to Cryx units, below
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| {{GAP}}
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| {{WN|Coven1 | Witch Coven of Garlghast & the Egregore}}
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| | Deathjack1 || ''Refer to Cryx warjacks, below
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| {{WN|Deathjack2 | Karchev & Deathjack, Malignant Fusion}}
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| | Deneghra0 || ''Refer to Cryx solos, below
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| {{WN|Deneghra1 | Warwitch Deneghra}}
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| {{WN|Deneghra2 | Wraith Witch Deneghra}}
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| {{WN|Deneghra3 | Deneghra, the Soul Weaver }}
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| {{GAP}}
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| {{WN|Goreshade1 | Goreshade the Bastard & Deathwalker }}
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| {{WN|Goreshade2 | Goreshade the Cursed }}
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| {{WN|Goreshade3 | Goreshade, Lord of Ruin }}
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| | Goreshade4 || ''Refer to [[Retribution]] warcasters
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| {{GAP}}
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| {{WN|Jezraell -1<br>(aka Haley -1) | Warwitch Jezraell}} ''(Not tournament legal)''
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| {{GAP}}
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| {{WN|Mortenebra1 | Master Necrotech Mortenebra & Deryliss }}
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| {{WN|Mortenebra2 | Mortenebra, Numen of Necrogenesis }}
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| {{GAP}}
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| {{WN|Rahera1|Captain Rahera, Terror of the Wailing Sea}} ([[Partisan]])
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| {{GAP}}
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| {{WN|Scaverous1 | Lord Exhumator Scaverous }}
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| {{GAP}}
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| {{WN|Skarre1 | Pirate Queen Skarre }}
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| {{WN|Skarre2 | Skarre, Queen of the Broken Coast }}
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| {{WN|Skarre3 | Skarre, Admiral of the Black Fleet }}
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| | Sturgis1 || ''Refer to [[Cygnar]] warcasters
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| {{WN|Sturgis2 | Sturgis the Corrupted }}
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| {{GAP}}
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| {{WN|Terminus1 | Lich Lord Terminus}}
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| {{WN|Venethrax1 | Lich Lord Venethrax }}
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| [[File:Desecrator.jpg|thumb|[[Desecrator]] ]]
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| [[File:Stalker.jpg|thumb|[[Stalker]] ]]
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| ===Warjacks===
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| * {{FH4|Light}}
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| ** ''[[Cankerworm]]'' (Bonded with [[Asphyxious]])
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| ** [[Deathripper]]
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| ** [[Defiler]]
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| ** [[Helldiver]]
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| ** [[Nightwretch]]
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| ** [[Ripjaw]]
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| ** [[Scavenger]]
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| ** [[Shrike]]
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| ** [[Stalker]]
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| * {{FH4|Heavy}}
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| ** ''[[Barathrum]]'' (Bonded with [[Terminus]])
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| ** [[Corruptor]]
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| ** Deathjack1: ''[[Deathjack]]'' (Bonded with no one)
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| ** Deathjack2: Refer warcasters, above
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| ** [[Desecrator]]
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| ** ''[[Erebus]]'' (Bonded with [[Scaverous]])
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| ** [[Harrower]]
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| ** [[Inflictor]]
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| ** ''[[Kharybdis]]'' (Bonded with [[Aiakos]])
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| ** [[Leviathan]]
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| ** ''[[Malice]]'' (Bonded with no one)
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| ** ''[[Nightmare]]'' (Bonded with [[Deneghra]])
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| ** [[Reaper]]
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| ** [[Seether]]
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| ** [[Slayer]]
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| * {{FH4|Colossal}}
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| ** [[Kraken]]
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| ** [[Sepulcher]]
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| [[File:34080 WraithEngineWEB.jpg|thumb|[[Wraith Engine]] ]]
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| [[File:Black Ogrun Smog Belchers.jpg|thumb|[[Black Ogrun Smog Belchers]] ]]
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| ===Battle Engines===
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| * [[Wraith Engine]]
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| * Asphyxious4: ''[[Asphyxious the Sanctified]]'' (Partisan "Junior Warcaster")
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| : ''(Asphyxious1 to 3 are warcasters, above)''
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| * [[Bane Knights]]
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| ** CA - Officer
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| * [[Bane Riders]]
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| * [[Bane Warriors]]
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| ** CA - Officer & Standard
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| * [[Bile Thralls]]
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| ** CA - Skarlock Commander
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| * ''[[Blackbane's Ghost Raiders]]
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| * [[Black Ogrun Boarding Party]]
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| * [[Black Ogrun Iron Mongers]]
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| * [[Black Ogrun Smog Belchers]]
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| * [[Bloodgorgers]]
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| ** CA - ''Jussika Bloodtongue
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| * [[Blighted Trollkin Marauders]]
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| ** CA - ''Jussika Bloodtongue
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| * [[Carrion Thralls]]
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| * [[Cephalyx Mind Slaver & Drudges]] (Partisan)
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| * [[Cephalyx Overlords]] (Partisan)
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| * [[Mechanithralls]]
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| ** WA - Brute Thrall
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| ** CA - Skarlock Commander
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| * [[Necrosurgeon & Stitch Thralls]]
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| * [[Revenant Cannon Crew]]
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| * [[Revenant Crew of the Atramentous]]
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| ** WA - Rifleman
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| * [[Satyxis Blood Witches]]
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| ** CA - Blood Hag
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| * [[Satyxis Gunslingers]]
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| * [[Satyxis Raiders]]
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| ** CA - Sea Witch
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| * [[Scharde Dirge Seers]]
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| * [[Scharde Pirates]]
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| ** CA - Officer
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| * [[Soulhunters]]
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| * ''[[The Devil's Shadows Mutineers]]'' (Partisan)
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| * ''[[The Withershadow Combine]]'' ([[Attached|Warcaster Attachment]])
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| [[File:Bloat Thrall.jpg|thumb|[[Bloat Thrall]] ]]
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| * ''[[Agrimony, Crone of the Dying Strands]]
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| * Aiakos1: ''[[Aiakos, Scourge of the Meredius]]'' ("Junior Warcaster")
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| * Aiakos2: Refer to warcasters, above
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| * ''[[Axiara Wraithblade]]
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| * ''[[Bane Lord Tartarus]]
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| * [[Bloat Thrall]]
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| * ''[[Bloat Thrall Overseer Mobius]]
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| * ''[[Captain Rengrave]]
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| * ''[[Darragh Wrathe]]
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| * Deneghra0: ''[[Warwitch Initiate Deneghra]]'' ("Junior Warcaster")
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| * Denegrha1 to 3: Refer to warcasters, above
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| * ''[[Doctor Stygius]]'' (Partisan. Warcaster Attachment)
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| * ''[[General Gerlak Slaughterborn]]
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| * ''[[Hellslinger Phantom]]
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| * [[Iron Lich Overseer]] ('Jack Marshal)
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| * [[Machine Wraith]]
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| * ''[[Master Gurglepox]]
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| * [[Misery Cage]]
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| * [[Necrotech]]
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| * ''[[Ol' Grim]]
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| * [[Pistol Wraith]]
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| * [[Satyxis Blood Priestess]] (Warcaster Attachment)
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| * [[Satyxis Raider Captain]]
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| * [[Scrap Thrall]]
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| * ''[[Severa Blacktide]]
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| * [[Skarlock Thrall]] (Warcaster Attachment)
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| * [[Soul Trapper]]
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| * [[Warwitch Siren]]
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| = Mercenaries that work for Cryx=
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| Refer to [[Who works for Whom]] and/or [[:Category: Cryx Mercenary]]
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