Aiakos, Scourge of the Meredius

Cryx Blackfleet Scout Warcaster

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 30		SPD	MAT	RAT	DEF	ARM	ARC	CTRL
Health = 5
FA = C
Cost = 4		6	6	6	14	14	4	8
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Stealth	Ranged and magic attacks targeting this model from a point of origin greater than 5˝ away automatically miss. This model is not an intervening model when determining line of sight from a model more than 5˝ away.‎ No errata for Stealth (Create)
Dual Attack	This model can make melee and ranged attacks in the same activation. When this model makes its initial melee attacks, it can also make its initial ranged attacks. A model with Dual Attack can make its initial melee and ranged attacks in any order you choose. This model cannot make ranged attacks after making a power attack.   Errata-Dual Attack and Unit Charges (2023-10-27) Question: If a unit with Dual Attack charges a single model, are all placed in melee range, and the first model kills the charge target, can the remaining members of the unit make ranged attacks, or do they forfeit their Combat Action because they don't have any enemy models in their melee range? Answer: The check for melee range is done at the end of movement. If you kill the targets before they attack, they can still do their ranged attack. (Malkav13) Explanation: This post is correct. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck (Bulldog) - PP Community forum   Errata-Dual Attack and Special Attacks (2023-08-10) Question: Can a model with Dual Attack make any combination of ranged special attack and normal melee initial attacks, or its melee special attack and normal ranged initial attacks? (Example: Bison Both Barrels and Ram, or Mariner Thresher and gunshot). Answer: No. Explanation: The bison can not use dual attack and also make a special attack. That is correct in that (Thresher) example too. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck (Bulldog) - PP Community forum
Jump	After it makes a full advance during its Normal Movement but before it performs its Combat Action, you can Place this model anywhere completely within 5 inches of its current location. No errata for Jump (Create)

Weapons

Harpoon
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	6	1	-	10	-
Damage Type-Magical	This weapon causes magical damage. No errata for Damage Type-Magical (Create)
Skewer	When this weapon damages an enemy model with an equal or smaller base, immediately after the attack is resolved the damaged model can be pushed directly toward this model until it contacts a model, an obstacle, or an obstruction. No errata for Skewer (Create)

Killing Blade
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	12	-
Damage Type-Magical	This weapon causes magical damage. No errata for Damage Type-Magical (Create)
Grievous Wounds	A model hit by this weapon loses Tough and cannot have damage removed from it for one round. No errata for Grievous Wounds (Create)

Spells

Deathbringers	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	2	Self	-	-	Turn	No
While within the spellcaster's control range, the melee weapons of models in its battlegroup gain Grievous Wounds. Deathbringers lasts for one turn.
No errata for Deathbringers (Create)

Escort	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	3	Self	Ctrl	-	Upkeep	No
Cohort models in the spellcaster's battlegroup beginning their activations in the spellcaster's control range gain +2 SPD when advancing as part of their Normal Movement. The spellcaster gains +2 ARM while one or more cohort models in its battlegroup are within 3 inches of it.
No errata for Escort (Create)

Journeyman Warcaster rules

This model is not a warcaster or Leader, but has the following warcaster special rules:

Battlegroup Controller

This model can control a group of warjacks.

1. This model and the warjacks it controls are a battlegroup.
2. This model can allocate focus to warjacks in its battlegroup during your Control Phase.
3. This model can channel spells through warjacks in its battlegroup with the Arc Node advantage.

No errata for Battlegroup Controller (Create)

Focus Manipulation

1. This model begins the game with a number of focus points equal to its ARC.
2. During your Maintenance Phase, this model loses all focus points in excess of its ARC.
3. During your Control Phase, this model replenishes its focus points so that it has a number equal to its current ARC.
4. This model can spend focus points only during its activation.
5. This model has a Control Range, and can spend its focus points to buy additional melee attacks, boost attack and damage rolls, and to Shake Effects.
   No errata for Focus Manipulation (Create)

Power Field

1. At any time during its activation, this model can spend focus points to remove damage it has suffered. For each focus point spent this way, the model can remove 1 damage point.
2. When this model would suffer damage, it can immediately spend up to 1 focus point to reduct the damage it would suffer by 5. This model is still considered to have suffered damage even if the damage is reduced to 0 or less. Excess damage prevention is lost.
   No errata for Power Field (Create)

Spellcaster

This model can cast spells by paying the COST of the spells in focus points.
No errata for Spellcaster (Create)

This model must have at least one warjack in its battlegroup at the start of the game.

Changes and Updates

Release Trivia

• Aiakos was one of the Journeyman Warcasters released as part of the WARMACHINE: Tactics videogame Kickstarter (2014)
  • Non-limited new sculpt was released later for general purchase.
  • He has some backstory in the ebook anthology Rites of Passage, 2014.04, alongside the other Journeymen released in the Tactics game.
  • His rules were re-published in the Warmachine: Vengeance expansion (2014)

Lore

Having honed his skills through years of piracy upon the Meredius, Aiakos moves with his battlegroup like a specter of death both at sea and on land, striking down foes with wicked effectiveness. Nowhere is his cruelty more apparent than in his weapon of choice, a chained harpoon he uses to impale his victims before reeling them in to deliver the death blow.