Croak Raiders

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Croak Raiders

Minion Croak Unit

Coordinated groups of skilled warriors, croak raiders employ a powerful two-pronged attack. Working in pairs, one raider lobs hollowed gourds to soak an enemy with a highly flammable liquid, and then another launches a flaming projectile from an atlatl to ignite the enemy in a pyre of flame. This devastating combination has allowed them to eradicate even more numerous and technologically advanced foes.

Basic Info

Croak Raiders
	SPD	6
	MAT	5
	RAT	6
	DEF	13
	ARM	13
	CMD	7
	Unit Size	6 / 10
	Cost	10 / 16
	1.6 each
	See also How to Read the statblock

Weapons

• Flaming Dart - 10" range, POW 11 ranged weapon.
  • Damage Type: Fire - This weapon does fire damage.
  • Continuous Fire - A model hit by this attack is set on fire. A model on fire suffers a POW 12 fire damage roll in Maintenance phase of owner's turn until the fire expires.
• Oil Gourd - 8" range, 3" AOE, zero damage, ranged weapon.
  • Alchemical Accelerant - A model hit by this suffers Oil for a round. (Oil -When a model affected by Oil suffers a fire damage roll, that roll is automatically boosted.)
  • Cumbersome - This model cannot attack with this weapon and with another weapon on the same activation.
• Hand Weapon - 0.5" reach, P+S 8 backup melee weapon.

Abilities

• Minion - Will work as a Circle Orboros minion, Legion of Everblight Minion, Skorne minion, or Trollblood minion
• Advance Deployment - Models with advance deployment are placed after normal deployment and may be placed up to 6" further forward.
• Amphibious - This model treats shallow water as open terrain while advancing. While completely in shallow water, this model gains concealment and does not block line of sight.
• Pathfinder - This model treats rough terrain as open terrain while advancing. While charging, slam power attacking, or trample power attacking, this model does not stop its movement when it contacts an obstacle.
• Immunity: Corrosion - This model does not suffer corrosion damage, nor the continuous corrosion effect.
• Gang - When making a melee attack targeting an enemy model in the melee range of another model in this unit, this model gains +2 to melee attack and melee damage rolls.

Recent Changes

2017 12 Dynamic Update

Cost of a max unit went down by one point. The Dart weapon gained +1 POW, and they got Pathfinder.

Thoughts on Croak Raiders

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Croak Raiders in a nutshell

Croak Raiders are a strong unit of ranged skirmishers, able to shoot effectively and to advance deploy and with a decent melee game.

Combos & Synergies

• Road Hog - it loves oiled targets.
• Bloody Barnabas Pop & Drop
• Jaga-Jaga's Signs & Portents amps their accuracy and damage
• Any debuffs like Parasite from Calaban the Grave Walker or Mortality from Maelok the Dreadbound
• Other factions' models with fire-typed guns, such as Northkin Raiders, Cataphract Incindiarii or Ravagore

Drawbacks & Downsides

• They die to blast damage.
• They need to bunch up to do well in melee
• They struggle against Armour

Tricks & Tips

• Expect skirmishers, not the Mk2 killers
• Try out the frogs with Dominar Rasheth: Move up the raiders to do their thing, but position one frog next to enemy models. Rasheth then casts Breath of Corruption, targeting the frog in the back (so he hits on 3+ (7+ if the frog got too close and is in melee). The frog cares not as it is immune to Corrosion spells, but the spell is an AOE and will affect close models. The AOE even stays for a round, causing enemy to take additional damage or move away and take a free strikes from the frog.

Other

Trivia

• Although the box they come in labels them a "Minion Gatorman Unit" this is a holdover from Mk2. Croaks are their own thing.
• Released July 08, 2015

Theme Forces

Minion The Blindwater Congregation - (Article) (Category)
Circle Orboros (Edit) Secret Masters - (Article) (Category) Call of the Wild - (Article) (Category) The Bones of Orboros (Article) (Category) The Devourer's Host (Article) (Category) The Wild Hunt (Article) (Category)	Legion of Everblight (Edit) Ravens of War - (Article) (Category) Children of the Dragon - (Article) (Category) Oracles of Annihilation - (Article) (Category) Primal Terrors - (Article) (Category)
Skorne (Edit) Disciples of Agony - (Article) (Category) The Exalted - (Article) (Category) Imperial Warhost - (Article) (Category) Masters of War - (Article) (Category) Winds of Death - (Article) (Category)	Trollbloods (Edit) Band of Heroes - (Article) (Category) Kriel Company - (Article) (Category) Power of Dhunia - (Article) (Category) Storm of the North (Article) (Category)

Rules Clarifications

Template:RC Minion Rules Clarification : Advance Deployment - None yet. (Edit)
Rules Clarification : Amphibious - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Pathfinder      (Edit) Pathfinder (Edit) - Pathfinder does not apply to involuntary movement (pushes & slams). (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Corrosion      (Edit) A weapon can inflict continuous corrosion without itself being a corrosion damage weapon (for example, the Acidic Touch animus). In this case, the attack can hurt models with Immunity: Corrosion it just won't apply the continuous effect.

Rules Clarification : Gang and/or Gang Fighter     (Edit) You can gain the Gang bonus vs knocked down/stationary models (refer to the latest Errata). You can gain the Gang bonus on free strikes, but generally only the first "Ganger" will get it. For example, if a target is engaged by two models with Gang, when it leaves the melee range of the first Ganger it suffers a free strike with the Gang bonus. Then it leaves the melee range of the second and suffers a normal free strike.

Rules Clarification : Fire      (Edit) Moving into "Shallow water" standard terrain does not cause continuous fire to expire. It's magic fire. You can always use non-standard terrain if you agree with your opponent before the game starts, however. A weapon can inflict continuous fire without itself being a fire damage weapon (for example, the Helio's fists). In this case, the attack can hurt models with Immunity:Fire it just won't apply the continuous effect.

Rules Clarification : Fire      (Edit) Moving into "Shallow water" standard terrain does not cause continuous fire to expire. It's magic fire. You can always use non-standard terrain if you agree with your opponent before the game starts, however. A weapon can inflict continuous fire without itself being a fire damage weapon (for example, the Helio's fists). In this case, the attack can hurt models with Immunity:Fire it just won't apply the continuous effect.

Rules Clarification : Alchemical Accelerant      (Edit) Rules Clarification : Oil - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Cumbersome - None yet. (Edit)