Tharn Ravagers

Channeling the savage power of the Devourer Wurm, the Tharn ravagers transform into ravenous beast-men in times of war. After hacking down foes with wicked axes, they tear open the chests of their fallen enemies to feast upon their still-beating hearts. This barbaric ritual fuels a berserk frenzy that few men have lived to describe.

The Tharn Ravager Chieftain leads his blood-drenched warriors in a howling tide of savagery, moving them upfield with terrible swiftness and adding brutal strength to their axes.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Entire unit
  • Template:Pathfinder
  • Template:Tough
  • Template:Heart Eater
  • Template:Treewalker
  • Template:Rapid Healing

• Chieftain only
  • He has a better statline
  • Template:Officer
  • Template:Granted (Template:Vengeance-alt)
  • Template:Mass Carnage

Weapons

Tharn Axe
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				5				13
Template:Brutal Charge

Theme Forces

• Template:The Devourer's Host. In this theme they start the game with 1 corpse token each.

Thoughts on Tharn Ravagers

File:Tharn Ravager Chieftain.jpg

Command Attachment

Tharn Ravagers in a Nutshell

Tharn Ravagers are a powerful and versatile heavy melee unit. Charging at POW 15 they effectively hit as hard as most weapon master infantry. Against (non-Covergence) infantry swarms Heart Eater effectively gives them Berserk which combines with a MAT of 7 and a reach weapon to clear their area, and against high-DEF infantry each carries a boost in their back pocket from the Devourer's Host theme forces. Additionally, with Treewalker they can become DEF 15 against melee and ranged attacks while completely within a forest making them a surprisingly difficult target to remove.

Thoughts on adding the CA

Vengeance is phenomenal on ravagers since its more opportunities to earn hearts and more importantly a higher threat range if the enemy tries shooting them. The big selling point of the Cheiftan is the minifeat though. Overtake lets the ravagers really make use of their heart tokens, for an effective Berserk/Overtake combination that can scythe through the enemy. The Chieftain costs as much as two Ravagers - but there is little doubt that overtake and vengeance is worth the loss of one effective model in most situations.

Combos & Synergies

• Tharn Ravager Shaman; not only can he make your ravagers immune to knockdown, negating the downside of tough, he can also hand out magical weapons. The chain lightning spell is good in a pinch
• Tharn Ravager White Mane because everyone likes a bonus to hit.
• Anyone that can increase their hitting power against heavier targets, such as Baldur 1, Mohsar, Tanith, and Wurmwood
• The Devourer's Host theme allows them to start with corpse tokens, meaning they can go in on heavier targets without having to first mulch some infantry or they can afford to miss once and keep the berserk chains going.
• Warlocks who spawn forests, such as Wurmwood, Morvahna1, and Baldur 1, the ravagers appreciate the def buff from being in a forest

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Six Tharn Bloodweavers and a Bloodweaver Night Witch cost a single point more than four Tharn Ravagers. Their threat range is 0.5" lower - but thanks to killing spree they can hit the enemy like locusts.
• A single charging POW 10 has a 66% chance of forcing the Ravager to make a Tough roll. Remember that Rapid Healing only kicks in after you've worked out if they've survived.
• Ravagers for their points are pretty easy to shoot off the board (although Vengeance provides some protection)
• They don't have Grievous Wounds, so Tough models can shut off their chains. Remember they start with one heart in the bank in The Devourer's Host.

Tricks & Tips

• Hide on the far side of forests. The enemy can't see you to shoot or charge, but you can see them.
• If you need to use them to tank hits place them inside the forest, most models will have a hard time hitting def 15 unassisted

Other

Trivia

• Base unit released way back in Primal Mk1 (2006)
• CA released in Hordes: Evolution (2007) kind of as the CA used to be the Shaman.