Lys Healer

Template:Retbox This model is playable only in an Unlimited format.

Lys healers embrace both spirituality and anatomical knowledge in equal parts. Before the Retribution drew Ios into conflict with the nations of men, Lys healers spent much of their time mending incidental injuries or driving illnesses from the bodies of their fellow elves, but war has forced them to the front lines where their ability as physicians is in high demand.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Heal
• Template:Magic Ability
• Template:Move to Assist
• Template:Soul Ward

Weapons

• Template:Unarmed

Spells

{{Category: Template:Power of FaithTemplate:Purifying Prayer }}[[Category: Template:Power of FaithTemplate:Purifying Prayer ]]

Theme Forces

• Template:Defenders of Ios. Lys Healers gain Reposition [3] in this theme.
• Template:Legions of Dawn
• Template:Shadows of the Retribution

Thoughts on Lys Healer

Lys Healer in a nutshell

The Lys Healer can provide something for everyone. She can heal your warcaster, solos and leader unit attachments with multiple damage boxes. She can prevent most of the pop&drop tricks, namely knockdown or stationary spells/effects/feats, and she can negate continuous effects and animi to level the playing field. Move to Assist offers great versatility, and gives you more space if you intend to play her a bit on the offensive side with Purifying Prayer. She can also prevent enemies like the Cryx or some Skorne from gaining Retribution soul tokens. Worth the meagre points to field one, and especially a free card to get 2 of them in any of the themes where she's allowed.

Combos & Synergies

• Any caster with squishy ARM but solid DEF could always do with a no Knockdown or Stationary bubble to chill in.
• Shield Guards (Fane Knight Guardian for added caster protection or an Aspis) can keep her company, usually close to the caster.
• The House Shyeel Artificer can give her a bit of coverage from Force Wall, but more generally Adeptis Rahn can keep blast damage away, too.
  • Speaking of Rahn, if you want to slam your own target forward with Force Hammer (eg. to contest a zone), and don't want it to be knocked down, send up the healer to the estimated landing zone with Power of Faith. Don't forget, if you want to activate the model later, you still must forfeit its Movement or Action.
• Combo with the Ryssovass Defenders to give them no-knockdown Tough even when not in a base-to-base formation.
• Combo with Goreshade4's Dauntless Resolve, to make any unit no-knockdown tough.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• She has no attacks, not even spells, that can damage the enemy.
  • Due to Purifying Prayer she has some indirect offensive capabilities though - see Tricks and Tips.
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• It takes some time to learn to keep her at the best distance from the rest of your army: close enough to get the benefit of Move to Assist and reap the benefit of her auras, but far away so she won't be killed easily. Often you'll be forced to brick up to block LOS to her.

Tricks & Tips

• Move to Assist offers you safer play than with most other healers/repairers in the game, as you don't have to be near the units you want to buff. This can save the Healer from a lot of indirect attacks and scattering templates. The Defenders of Ios theme further boasts her mobility with the extra reposition.
• Purifying Prayer can be crippling against Hordes armies who rely on certain animi to remain effective. Prime example are Snapjaw's Submerge, Rapid Healing, Spiny Growth or Safeguard. If the enemy allows you to trigger Move to Assist, you can cleanse these animi up to 20" away.
  • The continuous effect remove won't come to play too often, but you can severely reduce the effectiveness of models with Fire's Fury.

Other

Trivia

Released 2016.09