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Dark Riders

(Unit)
Type:

unit

Category:

Core

Categories:

Faction: Dark Elves - Renegades v2.0, Core, Units (not including units whose troop type is 'swarms', 'war beasts' or 'war machines')

LinkId:

6e2c-cfd4-bdd8-5494

Hidden:

false

Options (2)
Command:
Herald
Musician
Standard Bearer
Dark Rider

Profiles:

Unit Troop TypeUnit Size
Dark Riders

Light cavalry

5+

Special Rule
Elven Reflexes:
  • Restriction: the bearer of this rule (not its mount)
  • Condition: first round of combat
  • Result: Initiative characteristic +1, capped at 10
Fast Cavalry:
  • Restriction: Open Order formation
  • Condition: every model of the unit has Fast Cavalry, characters included
  • Result: Quick Turn stays possible after a march
Hatred:
  • Timing: first round of combat
  • Select: failed rolls To Hit versus a hatred enemy
  • Result: re-roll them (optional)
  • hated foes appear in brackets next to the name; 'all enemies' covers every enemy model
Open Order:

Such a unit is allowed to take up an Open Order formation.
Skirmishers:

Such a unit is allowed to take up a Skirmish formation.
Swiftstride:
  • Restriction: every model of the unit has Swiftstride
  • Result:
  • Charge range ceiling: 3" higher.
  • Prior to a Charge, Flee or Pursuit roll, the unit may add +D6 to that roll (optional).
Cavalry Support:
  • Condition: a cavalry model can make a supporting attack
  • Result: the rider alone attacks; the mount does not (a rider reaches over a comrade, a mount cannot)

Related: Light Cavalry

Modifiers:

add category 0-1 unit of Dark Riders per 1,000 points may have the Fire & Flee special rule
1+ selections of Fire & Flee in root-entry (recursive)
add category 0-1 unit of Dark Riders per 1,000 points may have the Scouts special rule
1+ selections of Scouts in root-entry (recursive)
increment max pts(self) 1
repeat for every 4 limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
increment max pts(self) 1
and
force is not 1. Open War
force is not 2. Combined Arms
force is not 3. Grand Melee
force is not 4. Combined Arms + Grand Melee
force is not 5. Battle March
repeat for every 4 pts of any in force (recursive)
increment max pts(self) 1
ancestor is 5. Battle March
repeat for every 2.857142857142857 limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
increment max pts(self) 1
ancestor is 5. Battle March
and
force is not 1. Open War
force is not 2. Combined Arms
force is not 3. Grand Melee
force is not 4. Combined Arms + Grand Melee
force is not 5. Battle March
repeat for every 2.857142857142857 pts of any in force (recursive)
increment max(roster) 1
2000+ limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
repeat for every 1000 limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
set max Unit Strength(self) 20
ancestor is 5. Battle March
set max pts(self) 0
set max pts(self) 0
ancestor is 5. Battle March
set max(roster) 2
2000+ limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
set max(roster) 4
1999- limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
Used By (1)
Dark Elves - Renegades v2.0(Catalogue)

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