Hi everyone!
This Tactical Tuesday focuses on Forgon – a single model for the reptilian armies of Arox and Sorgax. On this occasion, for the next 48 hours, you can get Forgon for a special price at spellcrow.com!
What’s his likely best use in battle? You will learn just now.
FORGON TACTICS
The Forgon’s ability forces the Panic Tests – it will be useless against the enemy units and single models with Fearless. Therefore, it is important to deploy a Forgon reasonably. The ability’s range is not that large (20 cm), making the Forgon very vulnerable to the enemy charges. The greatest advantage of the Living Catapult ability is that it can be activated once per cycle, at any point, so even during the opponent’s actions – it does not specifically require removing a Forgon’s Action Die or taking a particular action with it. It also does not require a clear path, meaning the target can be behind another unit or even completely obscured by terrain – the only condition is that the target cannot be engaged in combat.
All this makes the Forgon an ideal threat to the enemy units charging at the other Arox units or the Forgon itself. Keep the Forgon slightly behind your other units. When the enemy unit declares the charge and start moving toward the charge target, stop it in place once it’s within 20 cm of the Forgon before it reaches the base contact. If you successfully activate the Living Catapult ability, the opponent may lose even up to 3 bases and potentially lose contact with the attached hero if there was one!
Avoid using the Living Catapult against the enemy units that are within 5 cm of their Command Groups, as they will re-roll the failed Panic Tests, decreasing the effectiveness of this ability. Remember that the Forgon with its 5 Wounds is likely to die quickly if the enemy charges it, so plan out its movement carefully. Another option, however, is to use it as a bait and a blocker for the larger enemy units – it will cost you only 1 Blood Point anyway if the Forgon dies, but you may gain significant tactical advantage.