Bronzeback Titan

Bronzebacks lead the great Titan herds with brutal displays of physical might. Skorne Paingivers must capture these creatures in the wild and endure great peril to make them fit for war, but the Bronzeback’s tremendous power justifies the risks. Ancient instincts goad other Titans to respond instantly to a Bronzeback and fight with renewed tenacity while following its lead.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Countercharge
• Template:Hyper-Aggressive
• Leadership [ Titan ] - When a friendly non-Bronzeback Titan ends its activation in this model's Template:CMD range, you can remove 1 fury point from that Titan.

Weapons

Tusks
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				3				16
Template:Hard Head
War Gauntlet (x2)
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				4				17
Template:Open Fist Template:Beat Back Template:Chain Attack Grab & Smash

Animus

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Theme Forces

• Template:Disciples of Agony
• Template:Masters of War
• Template:The Exalted
• Template:Winds of Death

Thoughts on the Bronzeback Titan

Bronzeback Titan in a nutshell

The Bronzeback Titan does three things and does them extremely well: Smash stuff, soak damage, and leads titan herds. It got a reputation for (with the help of Paingiver Beast Handlers) regulary to one-round Colossals. It's a nicely balanced model - if your army wants what it does it's worth the points, but although it might be the heaviest heavy hammer in the box a lighter one will do the job more cheaply much of the time. Still, there's no kill like overkill.

It's also the lone non unique mat 7 warbeast Skorne get, and the one with the most box who isn't a gargant.

Combos & Synergies

Fundamentally, the Bronzeback is a sledgehammer. He wants anything that will help him do that better.

• Paingiver Beast Handlers - Fury management and strength buff.
• Non-Bronzeback Titans - If you have two or three other Titans in your army, then Leadership becomes a really useful source of Fury management.
• Agonizer or Basilisk Krea - If you're running a Titan Herd, you're running a de facto brick. Might as well brick-up harder.
• Venator Slingers - Landing two hits in a row to get the Chain Attack is much easier if you've flared your target first.
• Any speed buff - Titan Gladiator or The Terrorizer for Rush, Xerxis, Fury of Halaak for his field marshal, Master Tormentor Morghoul for abuse, or Archdomina Makeda for quicken.
• Xekaar - Alpha Hunter gives free charges and potentially +2 SPD and +2 MAT. This helps you engage and land the Chain Attack.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Overkill is also known as wasted damage. Enraged Bronzebacks are frequently overkill against anything that isn't on a huge base.
• The chain attack does not work against Colossals/Gargantuans. They can't be thrown and you can't headbutt a model with a larger base than your own.
• Counter-charge is good but should not be overvalued. As a counter charger, the Bronzeback isn't very scary (and he can be engaged to remove that entirely). Don't lose too much time trying to optimize Counter Charge.
• If you absolutely want to wreck face most theme forces have a highly competitive alternative.
  • Masters of War has Tiberion with a 1" further threat range, a shield (and Shield Guard), and a similar damage output
  • If you only want sheer damage output, there's alternatives like the Aradus Soldier or Supreme Guardian who cost less point while hitting almost as hard. If you only want sheer durability, there's beasts like Titan Sentry, Cyclops Brute or even Rhinodon who can provide that.
  • Winds of Death has the Siege Animantarax for one point more. It provide some shooting and only slightly less damage overall.

Tricks & Tips

• Decide which way you want to Grab and Smash - two handed throws using the ruined target as a projectile, or headbutt to finish it off.
• Using Beat Back to push into a second target is hard work to position but worthwhile if it lets you wreck two heavies in a round.
• Bronzebacks are legendary for their killing power. Opponents will go to great lengths to avoid them or kill them early. Use this threat to upset your opponent's plans.
• His threshold is really low. If you max him out, make sure friendly forces are far away.
• There is little point not casting Puissance when you aren't expecting to fight that turn. Usually you want the Fury to spare when you are.
• Unyielding still works against Blessed weapons; blessed weapons only cut through direct bonuses.

Other

Trivia

• The Bronzeback is probably inspired by a Silverback gorilla.
• Released in Hordes: Evolution (2007)