Lamenter

Though considered a minor horror compared to its more hulking and massive counterparts, the lamenter makes up for its size with a streak of unmistakable cruelty. The very appearance of these creatures is an assault on the mind—it can shatter sanity and fray nerves. A lamenter often toys with its victims needlessly, impaling them with its wickedly sharp impaling limbs. Each is surrounded by a swarm of invisible floating parasites that gnaw on the souls of its enemies, inflicting mental torment.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Horror
• Template:Eyeless Sight
• Template:Flight
• Template:Soulless
• Template:Dodge
• Template:Soul Parasites

Weapons

Piercer (x2)
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				6				13
Template:Damage Type: Magical Template:Critical Paralysis

Theme Forces

• Template:Dark Legacy
• Template:Hearts of Darkness, but only if taken by Princess Regna

Thoughts on the Lamenter

Lamenter in a Nutshell

The Lamenter is a support melee light Horror. It brings a pair of decently powerful melee attacks with Crit Paralysis. Notably, the Lamenter can fly, has dodge, and a unique rule, Soul Parasites, that lets it impair attack rolls of nearby living, non-soulless enemy models. If placed well, can really be a headache for your foe to deal with, and can help make your nearby models more survivable.

When to Summon

As a Light horror, the Lamenter is most often summoned by Great Princess Regna Gravnoy, who is restricted to summoning only Lights. Full Infernal Masters will most often want to summon Heavy horrors instead, to get the most bang for their (sacrificed solo) buck. That said, there may be some rare instances when you don't have enough Essence to summon a Heavy, or feel as though you have enough killing power and need some support instead. Consider placing a Lamenter next to a Soul Stalker, anything under Zaateroth's feat, or another high-DEF solo that you need to survive to really capitalize on its -2 attack debuff.

Combos & Synergies

• As mentioned, Great Princess Regna Gravnoy is probably the most common summoner for this model. Have her bring it out when you need a little extra melee presence, and then don't care when it dies, since it only cost a few Essence.
• Zaateroth Ghost walk and fly allows for a horror that can get anywhere safely. Her feat also stacks with the Soul Parasites aura to give your models truly awesome effective DEF.
• Place a Lamenter behind a line of tightly packed Howlers to both increase their survivability in melee and effectively screen the Lamenter from ranged attacks.
• If it gets jammed, use the Infernal Gate's Gate of Worlds ability to place it safely out of melee reach, so it can continue to annoy.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Quite easy to shoot off the board with boostable guns and CRAs
• Against opponents without many living non-soulless models, its best ability won't do much.

Tricks & Tips

• One of the only units with both Dodge and Flight, which can spring a surprise to an unwary opponent.

Other

Trivia

• Released with the Faction launch (2019.06)
• In the IKRPG this Horror was called a "Quelvitar"