Dire Troll Blitzer

Trollbloods United Kriels Legacy Heavy Category:Warbeast

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 50mm		SPD	MAT	RAT	DEF	ARM	FURY	THR
Health = 30
FA = 4
Cost = 17		5	6	6	12	18	4	8
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Headbutt Power Attack	This model can make Headbutt power attacks. No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (Create)
Slam Power Attack	This model can make slam power attacks. No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)
Trample Power Attack	This model can make a trample power attack. No errata for Trample Power Attack (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. No errata for Dual Attack (Create)
Regeneration	This model can be forced to remove d3 damage points once per activation. This model cannot use Regeneration during an activation it runs. No errata for Regeneration (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

Bite
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	14	-
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
Magical damage	This weapon causes magical damage. Magical damage can affect models with the Incorporeal advantage. Damage from spells and arcane attacks is also magical damage. No errata for Magical damage (Create)

Claw
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	15	X2
Open Fist	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 Open Fist (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

Primal	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	1	6	-	-	+	No
Target friendly living Faction warbeast gains +2 MAT and +2 to its melee attack damage rolls for one round and automatically frenzies during your next Control Phase. The target warbeast frenzies even if Primal was removed by a spell, special rule, or casting of a new animus on it prior to your next Control Phase.
No errata for Primal (Create)

Errata

No Errata specifically for this model.

Videos

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Legacy------------

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Although dangerous and unpredictable, the powerful dire trolls serve their trollkin allies in a variety of battlefield roles. The dire troll blitzer totes a rapid-fire slugger cannon and its pyg gunner into combat on its back, adding a lethal spray of lead to the crushing blows of its mighty fists.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Dual Attack
• Template:Regeneration
• Template:Shooting Gallery
• Template:Snacking

Weapons

Slugger
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		10			d3			Template:-			13
Claw (x2)
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				3				15
Template:Open Fist

Animus

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Theme Forces

• Trollblood
  • Template:Band of Heroes
  • Template:Kriel Company
  • Template:Power of Dhunia. In this theme, when this warbeast casts its own animus the COST is reduced by 1 (to a minimum of 0).
  • Template:Storm of the North
  • Template:Vengeance of Dhunia

• Other Factions
  • Minion players can also use this warbeast in the Vengeance of Dhunia theme.

Thoughts on Dire Troll Blitzer

Dire Troll Blitzer in a nutshell

It's a combined-arms warbeast, with decent melee weapons plus a gun which it can fire whether it's in melee or not. Shooting Gallery means it really loves getting stuck in melee and peppering enemies at close range.

It will of course never reach the raw output of a Dire Troll Mauler in melee. On the other hand, because Dual Attack gives it pseudo-additional initial attacks, it can trade well vs low-ARM heavies whereas the Mauler would be overkill in that trade.

Combos & Synergies

• Captain Gunnbjorn with Guided Fire makes it pretty accurate. Kill Shot also works well with dual attack.
• The Hunters Grim give it Snipe and a to-hit buff for a turn - exactly what it needs.
• Horgle, the Anvil's feat can fully boost all the gun's shots
• Borka Kegslayer & Keg Carrier provide knocked down targets for its gun via the mosh pit, and give it free power attacks with boosted damage and extra distance on feat
• Jarl dual attack does not affect the order in which you make ranged and melee attacks so if you destroy your charge target in 1 hit you can often use swift hunter with shooting gallery to move towards another target and get your other melee attack.
• Pyg Lookouts or the Kriel Company theme force - Mark target gives it a much needed accuracy buff to let it hit more targets without boosting Rat9 at close range shouldn’t be sniffed at.
• Troll Basher can also debuff targets' defense though this can be more difficult to use
• Calandra Truthsayer, Oracle of the Glimmerwood provides enough dice fixing to let it hit without boosting, and befuddle combos nicely with bulldoze to bring enemies way out of position.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• For pure shooting, the Dire Troll Bomber arguably does it better: it has a longer threat range, hits harder, and has medium AOEs. On the other hand the Bomber doesn't have Dual Attack, Shooting Gallery, and the Bomber costs more.
• For a bulldozy shooter Dozer & Smigg are arguably better with their Dual Attack, 4" AoE, and better base accuracy. Of course you get what you pay for.
• With its low RAT you need to boost to hit at range vs most of your preferred targets.
• Rolling D3 for any gun means it can fail to get the volume of shots when you need it most.

On the other hand, Warbeasts with variable ROF have an advantage over Warjacks with variable ROF as you can plan your resources even if you roll a low ROF.

Tricks & Tips

• You don't need to shoot the models you're in melee with - feel free to charge the front line then shoot the back line.
• If the enemy is a long way away, use Trample to give yourself +3" range on the gun.
• Power Attack Throw a target into its friends, then shoot everything that gets knocked down.
• Put a Whelp next to a Blitzer in Kriel Company and suddenly he is RAT 9 vs models within 5".

Other

Trivia

Released way back in Primal Mk1 (2006)