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{{Cryxbox|{{Cryx}} {{Character}} {{Heavy Warjack}} }} [[Category: Model]]
[[:Category:Cryx|Cryx]]  [[:Category:Dark Host|Dark Host]]  [[:Category:Heavy|Heavy]]  
{{4P|Dark Host}}
[[:Category:Warjack|Warjack]]


''The lives Erebus has claimed leave the helljack steeped in the spiritual detritus of a thousand bloody deaths. Invisible to most, this spiritual effluvium envelops the machine, lashing out at those who strike its blackened carapace. No weapon of man can repel Erebus, any more than the sharpest steel can stop the inevitable slide into the grave.''
[[Category:Cryx]]
[[Category:Dark Host]]
[[Category:Heavy]]
[[Category:Warjack]]
[[Category:Legacy]]
[[Category:Prime]]


=Basic Info=
==Model stats and abilities==
{{Infobox-Model
{{Model-stats
| name = {{PAGENAME}}
| name= NAME
| image = Erebus 2017.jpg
| base= 50 mm
| base  = Large
| hp    = 28
| spd  = 6
| spd  = 6
| str  = 10
| mat  = 7
| mat  = 7
| rat   irrelevant
| rat = 5
| def  = 14
| def  =13
| arm  = 18
| arm  = 17
| cmd  irrelevant
| fa   = 4
| hp   = 28
| cost  = 12
| cost  = 13
| abilities =
| fa    = C
{{AbilitySingle|Trample Power Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Slam Power Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Headbutt Power Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Resistance-Corrosion}}
{{AbilitySingle|Dual Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Construct}}
}}
}}
=Weapons=
{{Weapon|weapon=RANGED|type = R |rng = 10 |rof = d3 |aoe = - |pow = 13| loc = -| abilities = {{AbilitySingle|Pistol}} }}
{{Weapon|weapon=MELEE|type = M |rng = 1 |rof = - |aoe = - |pow = 15| loc = X2| abilities =  {{AbilitySingle|SOMETHING}} }}


{{Warjack}}


=== Abilities===
==Warjack Rules==
* {{Construct}}
{{Category:Warjack}}
* {{Cold Immunity}}
* {{Overtake}}
* {{Poltergeist}}
* {{Bond|Scaverous|text=When this model destroys a living enemy model while bonded to Scaverous and in his {{control}} range, Scaverous gains the destroyed model's soul token.}}


===Weapons ===
==Errata==
{|class="wikitable"
No Errata specifically for this model.
{{melee-loc|Death Claw (x2)|1|6|16|loc=1 each side|
* {{Open Fist}}
* {{Freeze}} }}
|}


===Theme Forces===
* ''When taken by '''[[Scaverous]]'''''
** {{Black Industries}}. {{PAGENAME}} gains [[Carapace]] in this theme.
** {{Dark Host}}
** {{The Ghost Fleet}}
** {{Scourge of the Broken Coast}}. {{PAGENAME}} gains [[Gang Fighter]] in this theme.


* ''When taken by '''anyone else'''''
==Changes and Updates==
** {{Black Industries}}. {{PAGENAME}} gains [[Carapace]] in this theme.
===Mk3 to Mk4===


 
==Release Trivia==
=Thoughts on {{PAGENAME}}=
[[File:Erebus.jpg|thumb|The 2011-2017 "Upgrade Kit" version of the sculpt]]
==={{PAGENAME}} in a nutshell===
Erebus is a [[Slayer]] with mainly defensive bonuses. Between an extra point of defense, an extra armour point '''Poltergeist''', and immunity to cold-based stationary, enemies will almost always be boosting to hit or risking getting pushed out of range. The extra point of armor will make him surprisingly resilient since your opponent is going to use so many resources on ensuring that they hit.
 
Erebus loses the third attack from his headbutt however makes up for it by having auto-apply stationary (as opposed to critical stationary) for both of his attacks and ''''Overtake''''.
 
===Combos & Synergies===
'''Scaverous'''
[[File:Scaverous1.gif|thumb|[[Scaverous1]] ]]
 
[[Scaverous]] does not particularly care about his own character jack, and skips taking him as often as not.
 
* The buffs that Scav can give a warjack (Knowledge of the Damned and Death Ward) are just as good on any other warjack; and Scaverous would often prefer [[Deathjack]], [[Barathrum]], or even a [[Asphyxious4]]-[[Toro]] to fulfil the role of "beatstick heavy".
* Erebus is slightly pillow-fisted and Scav's only damage-fix is the costly Feast of Worms spell.
* The soul hoovering from the Bond is nice, but doesn't ignore soul denial or soul proximity rules. In fact Scaverous needs to be the closest eligible model, not Erebus, which can make hoovering them up even more tricky.
 
'''Other casters'''
 
Other casters can use Erebus in the [[Black Industies]] theme, or if you run out-of-theme.
 
* [[Lich Lord Venethrax]] can give Erebus [[Countercharge]]. If he manages to hit his target, he can unceremoniously end their activation.
* [[Lich Lord Terminus]] can give Erebus [[Berserk]] via the Ravager spell. Combined with Erebus' Overtake The result is killing potential with no actual upper limit on how many troops you can kill, a very valuable tool particularly on Terminus' feat turn.
* [[Skarre2]] has Death Ward (same as Scaverous) and [[Black Spot]] which, in an ideal situation, would allow Erebus 10 attacks. 10 attacks combined with Overtake means he can realistically slaughter a unit of infantry. Lastly, Skarre's [[Future Sight]] ability increases Erebus' focus efficiency significantly.
* [[Bane Witch Agathia]] can provide Erebus with [[Hellwrought]], which make him harder to kill and gives him an-out-of-activation attack, which is particularly valuable given his auto-apply stationary.
* [[Karchev & Deathjack]] - Unyielding, Full Throttle and with Abbatoir you can tag a model engaging you with stationary and then move away during Erebus's activation.
 
===Drawbacks & Downsides===
* Erebus is somewhat pillowfisted. He has only 2 attack compared to a Slayer's 3 and no access to combo strike.
* He is expensive for his combat ability.
* He is harder to kill than a Slayer (and 30% more expensive), but he's still easy to kill.
* Models with 2" reach could miss him, be affected by Poltergeist, and still be in range for another attack.
 
===Tricks & Tips===
* The main things to do with Erebus are make him very hard to hit and threaten freezing free strikes; his offence is worse than a [[Slayer]] never mind a [[Seether]].
* Scaverous needs to be the closest eligible Soul Taker for the bond to work - it doesn't have the "regardless of proximity" clause.
 
=Other=
===Trivia===  
* Originally released in the [[Wrath]] expansion book (2011).
* Originally released in the [[Wrath]] expansion book (2011).
* Erebus was originally sold as an "upgrade kit", which meant you needed to purchase the regular plastic Slayer model and then you attach the Erebus bitz to it.
* Erebus was originally sold as an "upgrade kit", which meant you needed to purchase the regular plastic Slayer model and then you attach the Erebus bitz to it.
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* His name comes from the Greek god of Dusk or Nightfall. Interestingly, Erebus' daughter is named [[Hemera]].
* His name comes from the Greek god of Dusk or Nightfall. Interestingly, Erebus' daughter is named [[Hemera]].


===Other Cryx models===
==Battle Reports==
{{Index Cryx}}
 
===Rules Clarifications===
{{RCbox2
|Name= Erebus's bond
|list=*Scaverous has to be the nearest eligible model to collect souls via Erebus's Bond. The Bond lacks the "regardless of proximity of other models" clause.
}}


{{RC Open Fist}}
==Videos==
{{RC Freeze}}


{{RC Warjack}}
==Lore==
{{RC Construct}}
''The lives Erebus has claimed leave the helljack steeped in the spiritual detritus of a thousand bloody deaths. Invisible to most, this spiritual effluvium envelops the machine, lashing out at those who strike its blackened carapace. No weapon of man can repel Erebus, any more than the sharpest steel can stop the inevitable slide into the grave.''
{{RC Cold Immunity}}
{{RC Overtake}}
{{RC Poltergeist}}
{{RC Bond}}

Revision as of 04:21, 20 February 2024

Cryx Dark Host Heavy

Warjack

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 50 mmSPDMATRATDEFARM
Health = 28
FA = 4
Cost = 126751317
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Trample Power Attack
Trample Power Attack
This model can make a trample power attack.

No errata for Trample Power Attack (Create)

Slam Power Attack
Slam Power Attack
This model can make slam power attacks.

No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)

Headbutt Power Attack
Headbutt Power Attack
This model can make Headbutt power attacks.


No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (Create)

Resistance-Corrosion
Resistance-Corrosion
When this model suffers a Corrosion damage roll, remove one die from the damage roll.
  • This model is immune to the Corrosion continuous effect.

No errata for Resistance-Corrosion (Create)

Dual Attack
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



Construct
Construct
This model is a construct, and is not a living model.

No errata for Construct (Create)


Weapons

RANGED
 RNG   ROF   AOE   POW   LOCATION 
10 d3 - 13 -
Pistol
Pistol

A model making an attack with this weapon targeting a model it is in melee with ignores the Target in Melee bonus when resolving this attack.

  Errata-Pistol (2023-09-17)
Question: Does the pistol benefit apply to models not in melee with the attacking model when the pistol is on a spray?
Answer: No, it only applies to models with which the attacking model is in melee.
Explanation: The intent is that a model only ignore the penalty for being in melee with the models that model is in melee with. Pistol only works against the models in the melee with the attacking model.
Infernal Ruling: Dark Legacy - PP Community forum


MELEE
 RNG   ROF   AOE   POW   LOCATION 
1 - - 15 X2

SOMETHING
Category:SOMETHING

No errata for SOMETHING (Create)


Warjack Rules

Category:Warjack

Errata

No Errata specifically for this model.


Changes and Updates

Mk3 to Mk4

Release Trivia

  • Originally released in the Wrath expansion book (2011).
  • Erebus was originally sold as an "upgrade kit", which meant you needed to purchase the regular plastic Slayer model and then you attach the Erebus bitz to it.
    • As of 2017, he was repackaged in a new multi-jack kit that also includes the bits for a Slayer.
  • His name comes from the Greek god of Dusk or Nightfall. Interestingly, Erebus' daughter is named Hemera.

Battle Reports

Videos

Lore

The lives Erebus has claimed leave the helljack steeped in the spiritual detritus of a thousand bloody deaths. Invisible to most, this spiritual effluvium envelops the machine, lashing out at those who strike its blackened carapace. No weapon of man can repel Erebus, any more than the sharpest steel can stop the inevitable slide into the grave.