Shrine of the Lawgiver

The Exemplar shrine is much more than a simple place of worship. Within its walls, individual Exemplar knights hold vigil to reaffirm their oaths of brotherhood and service to the Creator of Man. Within the foundation of every shrine are stones recovered from ancient ruins unearthed near Icthier, the first city built in Menoth’s name. Within the basilica is a reliquary holding the remains of an Exemplar hero, still wearing the armor of the order and with a relic blade close at hand, an inspiration to all who meditate within. Every sworn Exemplar stands ready to take up arms and join battle at a moment’s notice, should such a shrine be threatened. Divine scripture encircles its central chamber; these verses of faith and fury act as a guide to the brotherhood that holds the shrine to be sacred. So holy are these structures that enemies of the faith find themselves undone in the presence of an Exemplar shrine, their unworthy flesh consumed by manifested divine wrath.

Basic Info

Abilities

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• Template:Forward Deployment
• Template:Gatekeeper
  • Template:Path of Urcaen
  • Template:Strength of Death
  • Template:Vault of the Faithful
• Template:True Sight
• Template:Well of Souls

Weapons

Divine Wrath
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		14			1			Template:-			14
Template:Magical Damage Template:Jaws of Urcaen Template:Rear Attack Template:Reload 1

Theme Forces

• Template:Exemplar Interdiction. It gains Aegis in this theme.
• Template:Guardians of the Temple
• Template:The Creator's Might
• Template:The Faithful Masses

Thoughts on Shrine of the Lawgiver

Shrine of the Lawgiver in a nutshell

The Shrine brings a warcaster-independent recursion method to Protectorate lists. Besides returning models to play, it has a powerful boostable gun with potential infantry clearing and can give Ghostly to models via spending souls, something unique to the faction.

Combos & Synergies

• Since you bring back models in the Maintenance Phase, they can make Vengeance attacks. Models with Vengeance in Protectorate are Exemplar Cinerators, Daughters of the Flame under Thyra, or units that Reznik2 has put Death March on.
• Anything that improves the Shrine's accuracy is welcome; Death Sentence from Severius1 and Kreoss3, knockdown effects like Kreoss1's feat or Scourge from Malekus, and the Reckoner's Flare are some examples.
• Feora3 can cast Incite, making it MAT 8, POW 16 on the gun.
• Eye of Menoth from Severius0 or Severius1 increase its accuracy and damage output, making its gun quite dangerous.
• Blood of Martyrs has Side Step, but will take free strikes from enemies it bounces off of; Ghostly can keep it safe from those and allow it to dig deeper while ignoring terrain.
• Hand of Silence allows you to direct souls to the Shrine or any other model with Soul Taker, useful for if you have multiple models with that rule.
• Since the Shrine is an Exemplar model, the Exemplar Bastion Seneschal allows other Exemplars to move and see through it via Tactician.
• Steelhead Halberdiers with an Attendant Priest count as friendly faction models. Sergeant Nicolas Verendrye can still recur them regardless so you got a nice soul engine going (note this only works in Creator's Might).
• Idrian Skirmishers - They are a good recursion target and load it up with souls when they die.
• Menite Archon - The probably best recipient for Ghostly.

Drawbacks & Downsides

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• The Shrine (obviously) can't move, meaning you'll need to be careful about its position. Additionally, it can't contest any scenarios; although 12 points aren't ludicrously expensive, it might be too much for some lists.
• Shield Guard can neuter the gun effectively, since you only get the spray attack if you box the original targetted model.
• certain match ups will make it harder to get the souls you need to work at peak efficiency.

Tricks & Tips

None, it's a fairly straightforward model.

Other

Trivia

• Released in Exemplar Interdiction expansion (2018.05)