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[[Retribution of Scyrah]] [[Shadows of the Retribution]] [[Unit]]
|House {{Ellowuyr}} Swordsmen
|{{Retribution}} {{Unit}}
|Officer & Standard Bearer
|[[Command Attachment]]
}} [[Category: Model]]
{{4P|'''Shadows of the Retribution'''}}


''The swordsmen of House Ellowuyr practice a unique traditional discipline of fighting that utilizes perfectly balanced blades and fluid movements. Employing great sweeping motions they can cleave an opponent in two and continue to the next without losing momentum, while also being able to quickly maneuver to deflect incoming projectiles with the flat of their blades. They fight at the request of Thyron, Sword of Truth, who offered the Retribution the aid of those heroic swordsmen most loyal to him.''
[[Category:Retribution of Scyrah]]
[[Category:Shadows of the Retribution]]
[[Category:Unit]]
[[Category:Legacy]]
[[Category:Prime]]


=Basic Info=
== Model stats and abilities ==
{{Infobox-Model
{{Model-stats
| name = {{PAGENAME}}
| name= Grunt
| image = Ellowuyr Swordsmen.jpg
| base= 30 mm
| base  = Small
| hp    = 1
| spd  = 6
| spd  = 6
| str  = 6
| mat  = 7
| mat  = 7
| rat  irrelevant
| def  = 13
| def  = 13
| arm  = 15
| arm  = 15
| cmd  = 8
| hp    = 1
| size  = 6{{or}}10 +1CA
| cost  = 10{{or}}16 +5CA
| cost_note = 1.8 pts each
| fa    = 2
| fa    = 2
| cost  = 7
|cpm=1.4 (5 grunts)
| abilities ={{AbilitySingle|Unstoppable}}
{{AbilitySingle|Blade Shield}}
}}
}}


===Abilities===
=== Weapons ===
* '''''Entire Unit
{{Weapon|weapon=Great Sword|type =M|rng =2|rof =- |aoe = -|pow = 13|loc = -|abilities =
** {{Parry}}
}}
** {{Blade Shield}}
== Unit Rules==
** {{Cleave}}
{{Category:Unit}}
** {{Gang}}
 
* '''''Officer only
** He has +1 MAT and 5 HP
** {{Officer|Hide_Cat=}}
** {{Granted|Overtake|Hide_ability=|Hide_Cat=}} (''{{Overtake-alt|Hide_Cat=}}
** {{Serpent's Coil|Hide_Cat=}}
 
* '''''Standard only
** {{Standard Bearer|Hide_Cat=}}
** {{Take Up|Hide_Cat=}}
 
===Weapons ===
* '''''Everyone, even the Standard Bearer
** '''Great Sword''' - 2" reach, P+S 12 melee weapon
 
===Weapon Attachment===
{{PAGENAME}} may have up to 3 [[Soulless Escort]]s added to them. The Escort's info has been omitted from this article for brevity.
 
===Theme Forces===
* {{Defenders of Ios}}
 
 
= Thoughts on {{PAGENAME}} =
=== {{PAGENAME}} in a nutshell===
You have [[Dawnguard Sentinels|well armored, weapon master infantry]] with 2" melee range, you have [[Ryssovass Defenders|less armored, weapon master infantry]] who deal with monsters and jacks, and you have these guys. Better speed, the same good MAT, increased resistance against direct shooting, but weaker ARM - they're skirmishers against enemy gunlines and jammers. Since the meta starts to favor more infantry-inclined approaches again (Gravediggers, Ghost Fleet, etc), they can find place in more and more lists. If you intend to use them as anti-jam unit, their CA gives them Defensive Strike, which is a great ability. If your opponent out threats you, or just run up to engage, they have a good change at cutting down the would-be jammers. This mini feat loses its value to longer the game goes, so the earlier you use it, the better the results will be.
 
===Combos & Synergies===
* [[Kaelyssa,_Night%27s_Whisper|Kaelyssa]] - With Blur they are DEF 18 against direct shooting. Their mini-feat combined with Kaelyssa's no-charging feat makes this unit ideal to be upfront in case your opponent tries to run infantry at them to jam them up.
* [[Lord_Arcanist_Ossyan|Ossyan]] - Quicken gets them to DEF 17 against direct shooting, and SPD 8 gets them in your opponent's front lines fast. Since Ossyan likes to play the shooting game, the ability for them to walk out of melee makes them the ideal unit to disengage what they jammed up rather than be in the way and providing the in melee DEF bonus. They can also ignore free strikes to get into their back line to get at support pieces or jam up opposing shooty units.
* [[Thyron,_Sword_of_Truth|Thyron]] - their de-facto leader helps them to dig really deep into enemy lines under his feat, and offers them crucial Pathfinder for charges through Onslaught.
* [[Ravyn1]] - Veil of Mist lets them move through other models and Parry lets them ignore free strikes, so you can send them through the enemy frontline to harass backliners.
 
=== Drawbacks & Downsides ===
* Their elite DEF forces the enemy to direct all the AoEs toward their direction - and their ARM is not designed to withstand that
* A bit too expensive for a jamming unit, and they also lack native Pathfinder
* Tough infantry can block your Cleave
* [[Mage_Hunter_Infiltrators|Infiltrators]] in the [[Shadows of the Retribution|SotR]] theme force are better in dealing with Tough infantries, while the Swordsmen receive no such bonus from any current theme list
* They don't quite synergise with Thyron like you want them to, since his feat only lasts for a turn while they could really do with boosted attack rolls for when they mini-feat.
 
=== Tricks & Tips ===
* You know what really shuts down a unit of trenchers, or anyone, who dug himself in under Siege2's feat? 4 Guys with reach that can walk through them.


=Other=
== Changes and Updates ==
===Trivia===
===Release Trivia===
* Unit & CA was released 2017.04
* Unit & CA was released 2017.04
* Community nickname: 'Thybros' (after their "boss", [[Thyron]]).


=== Other Retribution models===
{{Retribution Index}}


===Rules Clarifications===
==Lore==
{{RC Parry}}
''The swordsmen of House Ellowuyr practice a unique traditional discipline of fighting that utilizes perfectly balanced blades and fluid movements. Employing great sweeping motions they can cleave an opponent in two and continue to the next without losing momentum, while also being able to quickly maneuver to deflect incoming projectiles with the flat of their blades. They fight at the request of Thyron, Sword of Truth, who offered the Retribution the aid of those heroic swordsmen most loyal to him.''
{{RC Blade Shield}}
{{RC Cleave}}
{{RC Gang}}
 
{{RC Officer}}
{{RC Granted}}
{{RC Overtake}}
{{RC Serpent's Coil}}
{{RC Standard Bearer}}
{{RC Take Up}}
 
{{Edbox|To edit the CA's tagged abilities, [{{FULLURL: House Ellowuyr Swordsmen : Officer & Standard (CA)|action=edit}} Click here]}}

Latest revision as of 14:49, 26 December 2024

Retribution of Scyrah Shadows of the Retribution Unit

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 30 mmSPDMATDEFARM
Health = 1
FA = 2
Cost = 7671315
Cost per model = 1.4 (5 grunts)
-

Model Advantages and Abilities

Unstoppable
Unstoppable		 This model does not have to forfeit its Combat Action when it advances or is placed out of one or more enemy models' melee ranges during its Normal Movement.

No errata for Unstoppable (Create)


Blade Shield		 This model gains +2 DEF against ranged attack rolls.

No errata for Blade Shield (Create)



Weapons

Great Sword
 RNG   ROF   AOE   POW   LOCATION 
2 - - 13 -

Unit Rules

A unit is a group of models that band together. They've got special deployment rules and activation rules.

  • All models of a unit are Trooper models.
  Errata-Unit-Advance (2023-12-07)
Question: When something triggers because an "advancing enemy model that ends their movement" is within a given distance something, and the enemy model advancing is part of a unit, does the trigger only affect the moving model, or does it also affect the troopers that are placed?
Answer: Only the model moved counts for triggering when something advances into an area.
Explanation: We are aware of the situation. Currently looking at what the wording of the feats should be as well as the bigger question at hand here. For now it would be just the models that actually moved, not were placed. This is just for these right now amd not looking at other aspects of unit movement. When there is any update for wording i will post. As stated until we have a wording update this ruling is applying here. So for now just the model that was actually moved and not the ones placed will be affected.
Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck Infernal - PP Community forum



Changes and Updates

Release Trivia

  • Unit & CA was released 2017.04


Lore

The swordsmen of House Ellowuyr practice a unique traditional discipline of fighting that utilizes perfectly balanced blades and fluid movements. Employing great sweeping motions they can cleave an opponent in two and continue to the next without losing momentum, while also being able to quickly maneuver to deflect incoming projectiles with the flat of their blades. They fight at the request of Thyron, Sword of Truth, who offered the Retribution the aid of those heroic swordsmen most loyal to him.

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