Winter Troll

Long feared by all who dwell in the frozen northern regions, this fierce troll happily endures extreme cold that would slay most living things. At one with ice and snow, winter trolls expel great gusts of frozen air that rip foes apart. Even striking a winter troll’s flesh prompts a backlash of intense cold that paralyzes its opponents.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Warbeast
• Template:Cold Immunity
• Template:Pathfinder
• Template:Regeneration

Weapons

• Ice Breath - 8" spray, POW 12 gun
  • Template:Cold Damage
  • Template:Critical Freeze
• Claw (x2) - 0.5" reach, P+S 12 melee weapons
  • 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 Winter Troll

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Classic sculpt

Winter Troll in a nutshell

The Winter Troll is a spray-warbeast with a very low RAT so it has to boost to hit anything smaller than a Colossal or Titan. And this also takes away many of the crits that would otherwise nicely freeze people. It is a Northkin model and benefits from the relevant buffs & it does have pathfinder so it can be made to work. It's just often easier to utilise one of the other 7 point faction beasts.

It's Animus is one of the more difficult to get any value from as it's not that hard to kill a Winter Troll & it won't stop an assassination attempt. Outside of Power of Dhunia you are unlikely to use it.

Combos & Synergies

• Captain Gunnbjorn and the Hunters Grim both give it a chance of hitting without boosting for each hit. Gunnbjorn also offers kill shot and gunfighter mywhich is very useful on a spray.
• The Hooch Hauler is it's relevant veteran leader.
• Stationary on multi-wound enemies, especially Leader models, that cannot shake the effect, can be effective.
• Mark Target from The Kriel Company theme improves its spray.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• It usually must boost to hit with its spray and usually wants the crit effect. It thus drinks focus. Whelps are needed.

Tricks & Tips

• Stationary is a great effect - so you want to boost if aiming at a heavy.

Other

Trivia

• Released in Hordes: Evolution (2007)
• Resculpted in 2018