Cataphract Incindiarii

Warriors of peerless discipline, the incindiarii march at the fore in extremely heavy armor. Their incindi discharge chymical rockets that roast alive men and beasts alike in a terrible conflagration. Any who survive this onslaught and attempt to countercharge find themselves facing the incindiarii’s skillfully wielded blades.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:CRA
• Template:Tough

Weapons

• Incindus - 10" range, 3" AOE, POW 13 ranged attack
  • Template:Fire Damage
  • Template:Continuous Fire

• Incindus Blade - 1" reach, POW 4, P+S 11 melee attack

Theme Forces

• Template:Masters of War. They gain "Optional Take Down" in this theme.

Thoughts on Cataphract Incindiarii

Cataphract Incindiarii in a nutshell

Incindiarii set everything on fire! Whatever gets hit by the template burns - the template missing is frequently better than hitting. An excellent unit for burninating infantry.

Combos & Synergies

• Tyrant Commander & Standard Bearer give them extra speed.
• Croak Raiders - Have these suckers black oil your enemies and set things on fire better than Menoth himself.
• Basilisk Krea and Agonizer - Extra durability is good on everyone, but especially on models with middling defences.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• 3" AoEs that hit only hit one target as most tournament players have devices to set their spacing up for this.
• AoEs that miss take a while to resolve, which gets annoying.
• Low model count
• Don't make the mistake of thinking they are actually hard to kill; ARM 16 and multiple wounds mostly protects them against POW 10 shooting, blasts, and auto-wound effects like corrosion. Two POW 12 shots or a boosted POW 12 (e.g. from charging) will on average rolls force a tough roll. But being able to survive anti-infantry tech is itself useful

Tricks & Tips

• It doesn't matter that much if you miss; that template's going to land somewhere. And set whatever's under it on fire.

Other

Trivia

• Cataphract Incindiarii loosely means "Armored Scorchers". Cataphract comes the Greek word Cataphractus, which means "fully enclosed." Incendia means scorch / burn / brighten, plural incendiarii, active noun, meaning those who ignite.
• Released in Hordes: Gargantuans (2013)