Dracodile

Mercenary Blindwater Congregation Gatorman Heavy Warbeast

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 50mm		SPD	MAT	DEF	ARM	FURY	THR
Health = 29
FA = 4
Cost = 13		5	7	12	19	4	8
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Trample Power Attack	This model can make a trample power attack. No errata for Trample Power Attack (Create)
Slam Power Attack	This model can make slam power attacks. No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)
Headbutt Power Attack	This model can make Headbutt power attacks. No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (Create)
Gladiator	This model gains +2 on power attack damage rolls and on power attack collateral damage rolls. No errata for Gladiator (Create)
Amphibious	This model treats shallow water as open terrain while advancing. While completely in shallow water, this model gains concealment and does not block line of sight. Concealment A model with concealment gains +2 DEF against ranged and arcane attack rolls. No benefit against Spray attacks. No errata for Concealment (Create) No errata for Amphibious (Create)
Man-Eater	This model can charge living warrior models without being forced. No errata for Man-Eater (Create)
Rise	Models in this model's unit that are knocked down at the beginning of your Maintenance Phase stand up. No errata for Rise (Create)
Snacking	When this model boxes a living model with a melee attack, it can choose to remove the boxed model from play. When it does, this model can remove d3 damage points. No errata for Snacking (Create)

Weapons

Tusks
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	2	-	-	16	-

Claw
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	17	X2
Throw Power Attack	This weapon can be used to make Throw power attacks. A warjack cannot use this weapon to make a Throw Power attack if this weapon is crippled. No errata for Throw Power Attack (Create)
Beat Back	Immediately after a basic atack with this weapon is resolved during the models Combat Action: The enemy model hit can be pushed 1 inch directly away from the attacking model. After the enemy model is pushed, the attacking model can advance up to 1 inch directly toward it. You cannot move toward a model that is no longer on the table. When a movement occurs after a damage is resolved, and resolution of the damage destroys or removes a model from the table, then it is impossible to move toward that destroyed/removed model.   Errata-Follow Up (2023-08-23) Question: What is the timing of follow up, and do you still move if a slammed model is destroyed? Answer: 1. Slam attack 2. Damage to target and collateral damage. 3. If slammed model is still on the table, Follow Up movement. Explanation: The old ruling will still apply here. The rationale is the “slam” and “Slammed” descriptions include the target taking a damage roll caused by the action. Therefore the damage roll is part and parcel with resolving the “slam”. For the it was that you can not follow up to a model that has been destroyed as there is no longer a model on the board to follow up to. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck (Infernal) - PP Community forum
Chain Attack:Grab & Smash	Category:Chain Attack:Grab & Smash No errata for Chain Attack:Grab & Smash (Create)

Warbeast Rules

Warbeast Rules

• A warbeast is
  • an Independent Model.
  • a Cohort model.

Warbeast Animus

  Errata-Animus (2023-07-11)

	Question: Are Animi considered spells for all rules that affect spells (or that trigger when a spell is cast?
	Answer: An Animus that is cast is a spell for other effects.
	Explanation:
	Infernal Ruling: DarkLegacy Infernal - PP Community forum

Animus

Indomitable	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	1	Self	-	-	Rnd	No
The spellcaster gains Unyielding. Unyielding: This model gains +2 ARM against melee damage rolls. No errata for Unyielding (Create)
No errata for Indomitable (Create)

Errata

No Errata specifically for this model.

Videos

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LEGACY--------

Lumbering forth from the swamps of the Iron Kingdoms, the massive dracodile is the most terrifying beast among by the Blindwater Congregation. Rifle fire has little effect against its thick-scaled hide, each scale akin to a steel shield. Large enough to devour men whole, this reptile reduces targets to bubbling pools with each blast of its blinding acidic breath.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Amphibious
• Template:Assault
• Template:Pathfinder
• Template:Snacking
• Template:Territorial

Weapons

Acid Breath
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		SP 10			1			Template:-			14
Template:Corrosion damage Template:Continuous Corrosion Template:Blind
Bite
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				5				19
Claw (x2)
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				3				17
Template:Open Fist
Tail
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				3				17
Template:Critical Smite

Animus

{{Category: Template:Floodwaters }}[[Category: Template:Floodwaters ]]

Theme Forces

• Minion
  • Template:Blindwater
  • Template:Will Work for Food

• Other Factions
  • Skorne players can take it in the Template:Disciples of Agony theme.
  • If taken by a Gatorman Lesser Warlock (ie Wrong Eye or Underchief Mire), it can be in dozens of theme forces. Omitted here for brevity.

Thoughts on the Dracodile

Dracodile in a nutshell

The mighty Dracodile is Minion's first Gargantuan! Towering over the other warbeasts of the Blindwater Congregation the Dracodile boasts a high number of initial attacks with a bite, two claws and a tail slap. It's animus, Flood Waters, creates water terrain all around the Dracodile allowing amphibious models to hide in its depths and hinders enemy movements. As a ranged fighter the Dracodile breathes a large gout of acid in the form of a 10" spray attack, corroding and blinding any models hit.

Combos & Synergies

• Sturm & Drang gives him Polarity Shield and is generally considered the best Minions warlock for the Dracodile. It is typically placed on Mire here.
• Dr. Arkadius - He loves giving the dracodile raw adrenaline shots for boosted sprays. Obviously you'll need to run it under Mire or Wrong-Eye though.
• Great in a Blindwater theme force, because of all the amphibious models.
• Jaga-Jaga can use Signs and Portents to buff the Dracodile incredibly; the extra die (dropping the lowest) swings the bell curve heavily in your favor, meaning you're boosting less and buying more attacks. But remember, gargantuans wrecking heavies is, frequently, overkill.
• The Dracodile will commonly be included in Barnabas1 or Barnabas2's battlegroup
• Benefits heavily from the Blackhide Wrastler's animus Rage.
• When used in the Skorne Disciples of Agony theme force you have access to the Beast handlers, who can help with fury management, enrage it for a bit more oomph in melee, or heal it. And you have both Agonizer and Krea to raise its effective ARM over 20. This makes it a solid option for that theme.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Template:BAHI2
• Blind is great during your turn (effectively +4 to hit), but so-so during the opponent's - most 1 wound infantry will die (either to the original attack, or the continuous corrosion), warnouns will just shake it during their Maintenance Phase, making it only really amazing vs multi-hp units or battle engines.
• Rather frail for a garguantuan. You'd better keep him as a second-wave piece.

Tricks & Tips

• Assault & Blind, then make the tail attack as the final one to slam away your ruined target. It's now kd, blinded, and probably almost dead.
• It's own animus can help it out a lot, five inches of rough terrain around it can slow a lot of would-be melee attackers down.
• If you get the Dracodile completely into water it no longer blocks LOS (due to the amphibious rule). But it can still be seen over clouds, forests, etc (due to the gargantuan rule). It's weird, but that's the rule
  • I'm pretty sure using your animus triggers this.

Other

Trivia

• Released in the Blindwater expansion (2017.09)
• It was the first ever BAHI model, if I recall correctly.