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<p>Power Attacks are normally restricted to just warjacks and warbeasts, but occasionally other models get a special rule that lets them do it (for example the <a href="/index.php?title=Ogrun_Bokur" title="Ogrun Bokur">Ogrun Bokur</a> can do a Power Attack Slam).
</p><p>Power Attacks can be very useful if done in the correct circumstance, but come with enough disadvantages that you want to make sure it <i>is</i> the right circumstance. Essentially they're a way of doing something unusual, rather than a way of doing <i>moar damage</i>. The disadvantages are:
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<ul><li> You have to spend a focus/fury to do the Power Attack.</li>
<li> You can't do them on the same turn you charge.</li>
<li> You lose all your initial attacks.</li>
<li> You don't get to add the POW of your weapons.</li>
<li> Put it all together, and you might be looking at something like "instead of making two POW=17 initial melee attacks for free, you get to spend a focus to make one POW=12 power attack".</li></ul>
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<p>There is an article set up for each type of Power Attack, where I've tried to do a quick recap of <i>how</i> the rules work (if you need to look it up in the middle of a game) plus a more detailed explanation of how to do each step.
</p><p>This article, on the other hand, is more about <i>when</i> you want to use them.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Head-Butt"><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Head-Butt" title="Head-Butt">Head-Butt</a></span></h3>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a class="image" href="File_72023_WoldWyrd_WEB.html"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="300" src="/images/thumb/b/b2/72023_WoldWyrd_WEB.jpg/300px-72023_WoldWyrd_WEB.jpg" srcset="/images/thumb/b/b2/72023_WoldWyrd_WEB.jpg/450px-72023_WoldWyrd_WEB.jpg 1.5x, /images/b/b2/72023_WoldWyrd_WEB.jpg 2x" width="300"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="File_72023_WoldWyrd_WEB.html" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Even without a real head, the <a href="/index.php?title=Woldwyrd" title="Woldwyrd">Woldwyrd</a> is ready to Head-Butt you.</div></div></div>
<p>A head-butt knocks the target down.
</p><p>The situations where head-butt can be useful are more limited than some of the other power attacks. Examples are:
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<ul><li> Your target has an ability that lets it move after it is hit (like <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Enliven" title="Enliven">Enliven</a>), or if it missed (like <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a>). You want to knock it down to lock it in place.</li></ul>
<ul><li> Your target has high DEF and you want to make it easier for your army to hit. </li></ul>
<dl><dd> This has the conundrum that the head-butter has to be able to hit high DEF, so you want to be in the back arc or buff the head-butter's accuracy etc.</dd></dl>
<ul><li> The target is engaging something critical, and you don't want to eat a free strike. You could try killing it, but if it's too tough then knocking it down at least clears you to move.</li></ul>
<ul><li> You want to shoot the target <i>and</i> have it in melee range (have your cake and eat it too). For instance, you want to apply the <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Dark_Shroud" title="Dark Shroud">Dark Shroud</a> debuff. </li></ul>
<dl><dd> If it is standing and in melee, it has its base DEF + 4 DEF vs shooting. If it is knocked down it has DEF = 5.</dd></dl>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Power_Strike"><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Power_Strike" title="Power Strike">Power Strike</a></span></h3>
<p>Power Strikes can only be performed by colossals and gargantuans. It's like a slam, but you don't need to a run up.
</p><p>Most of the situations given for head butts are also applicable here, with the added advantage of slamming the target back as well as knocking it down. On the other hand, given the raw damage output of a colossal/gargantuan, most of the time it's preferrable to just use normal melee attacks and simply kill the target outright.
</p><p>Here's a few scenarios where a power strike is handy:
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<ul><li> You Strike model A into model B, making model B get knocked down.
<dl><dd> Note that, since Power Strikes cause a 2" + d6" slam movement, you're guaranteed to knock model B down if it is within 3" of model A.</dd></dl></li>
<li> Your damage output is limited this turn, you're not confident on your ability to outright kill the target, and you'd rather just punt it out of the way for now. Maybe because one of your melee weapons is crippled, or you don't have much focus/fury to buy attacks to kill the target this turn.</li>
<li> You need to get the target out of a scenario zone, and you aren't sure you can kill it in one round.
<dl><dd> As above, if you only need to move it 3" to get it clear of the zone, then you're guaranteed to clear the zone.</dd></dl></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Slam"><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Slam" title="Slam">Slam</a></span></h3>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a class="image" href="File_Gnarlhorn_Satyr.html"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="300" src="/images/thumb/9/9b/Gnarlhorn_Satyr.jpg/300px-Gnarlhorn_Satyr.jpg" srcset="/images/9/9b/Gnarlhorn_Satyr.jpg 1.5x, /images/9/9b/Gnarlhorn_Satyr.jpg 2x" width="300"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="File_Gnarlhorn_Satyr.html" title="Enlarge"></a></div>The <a href="/index.php?title=Gnarlhorn_Satyr" title="Gnarlhorn Satyr">Gnarlhorn Satyr</a> is great at slamming with <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Grand_Slam" title="Grand Slam">Grand Slam</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Follow_Up" title="Follow Up">Follow Up</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Hard_Head" title="Hard Head">Hard Head</a>, and lastly <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Counterslam" title="Counterslam">Counterslam</a>.</div></div></div>
<p>A Slam is when your model rushes directly towards the enemy, shoves them backwards, and knocks them down.
</p><p>Because you need to move <i>directly</i> towards the enemy model, the usefulness of this Power Attack is somewhat dependent on how your opponent positioned their models.
</p><p>Slamming is one of the most used power attacks for non-colossal/gargantuans, especially light 'jacks/'beasts (because their normal damage output is relatively low).
</p><p>Some examples of how to best use a slam:
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<ul><li> Much of what was said above for a Power Strike still holds true (knocking models down, clearing zones, etc). </li>
<li> If you have a cheap and/or weak warjack/warbeast, sometimes making a Slam attack is more useful than making normal attacks. Especially if your warjack/warbeast has had its main weapon crippled, or you can't target the enemy with ranged attacks, or etc.</li>
<li> If your opponent has hidden their warcaster/warlock behind some troops, then slam the frontline of troops into their caster to both open up LOS and to knock the caster down. (The knockdown doesn't work if the warcaster/warlock is on a larger base than the screeners, though)</li>
<li> If your opponent has left a model standing in front of a wall, or larger model, simply slam it into the wall and you'll get a damage roll equal to your STR +2d6 +1d6 (from the wall) +1d6 (if you boost).</li></ul>
<ul><li> If the enemy has a cluster of small troops, slam a medium base into the middle of them - you may be able to kill the small troops through collateral damage.</li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sweep"><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Sweep" title="Sweep">Sweep</a></span></h3>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a class="image" href="File_Kraken.html"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="390" src="/images/thumb/0/0a/Kraken.jpg/300px-Kraken.jpg" srcset="/images/thumb/0/0a/Kraken.jpg/450px-Kraken.jpg 1.5x, /images/0/0a/Kraken.jpg 2x" width="300"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="File_Kraken.html" title="Enlarge"></a></div>The <a href="/index.php?title=Kraken" title="Kraken">Kraken</a> cannot use the extra range of its infamous "noodle arms" for Power Attacks.</div></div></div>
<p>Sweeps can only be performed by colossals and gargantuans. You get to make one melee attack vs every model in one arc (left or right Field of Fire).
</p><p>When to use this is simple: If you have 4+ models in one arc, especially if you don't need to boost. If you have 3 enemies you're better off to make your two initial attacks for free then spend the focus to buy one more attack. It's better because you can then trigger any and all special rules on the weapon.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Throw"><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Throw" title="Throw">Throw</a></span></h3>
<p>Throwing is a moderately useful power attack. Good times to use it are:
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<ul><li> Throws are very useful for setting models up for the kill, as the thrown model is knocked down and become easy targets for a turn.
<ul><li> In case of a non-aimed throw you can calculate the distance based on your STR, which is a nice tool for helping assassinations.</li></ul></li>
<li> Aimed Throws are great for knocking down <i>other</i> models and setting them up for a kill. Use model "A" to throw "B" at "C", then proceed to kill "C".</li>
<li> They're a great way of getting yourself out of melee combat with something that you can't hurt.</li>
<li> They're a decent way of clearing a scenario zone.</li>
<li> There are a couple of abilities and spells (<a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Fortify" title="Fortify">Fortify</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Magnetic_Field" title="Magnetic Field">Magnetic Field</a>, etc.) which counters pushes and slams - but there are much fewer that restricts throws. </li></ul>
<p>Drawbacks:
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<ul><li> Throw requires a strength check that you cannot boost or modify in any way. That's an extra step where your power attack may fail altogether.
<ul><li> Knocked-down or stationary models can still resist your throws.</li></ul></li>
<li> A <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Slam" title="Slam">Slam</a> is better if you want to deal raw damage, as it has a better chance of hitting multiple models (whereas a thrown model will go sailing over their heads).
<ul><li> But slam moves are very constrained (you have to move directly at the target)</li>
<li> Also throws can be aimed (and slams can't) which is a plus in their favour.</li></ul></li></ul>
<p>Other tips:
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<ul><li> Don't rely on getting any collateral damage unless you throw the model into a large, tight-packed group of enemies.</li>
<li> However, you should definitely throw the enemy at any nearby obstructions you can find (if you have the chance).</li>
<li> If both you and the other model are standing directly next to a large wall, throwing them into it is officially mean.</li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Trample"><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Trample" title="Trample">Trample</a></span></h3>
<p>It is an option which needs to be used with some care, as the 'jack/'beast is unintuitively quite vulnerable during the trample. It's entirely possible for it to end up wrecked/dead at the end of the action if its trample direction is not chosen carefully.
</p><p>Also, since you need a clear "landing spot", it can be very easy for your opponent block tramples simply by filling in the area with widely-spaced models. In fact, for huge-based models it is almost impossible to trample.
</p><p>Some models (like the <a href="/index.php?title=Shrike" title="Shrike">Shrike</a> or <a href="/index.php?title=Mad_Dog" title="Mad Dog">Mad Dog</a>) can trample for free. Some models - mainly with the <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Dual_Attack" title="Dual Attack">Dual Attack</a> rule - can trample for free and still make ranged attacks afterwards (such as <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Lylyth3" title="Lylyth3">Lylyth3</a>). These models almost always trample, for the extra 3" movement with (almost) no drawbacks.
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<th align="center" colspan="99"> Power Attack (<a class="external text" href="../index0445.html?title=Template:Index_Power_Attack&action=edit" rel="nofollow">Edit</a>)
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<td colspan="2" width="50%"> <b><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Head-Butt" title="Head-Butt">Head-Butt</a></b> </td>
<td> <a href="/index.php?title=Category:Head-Butt_Power_Attack" title="Category:Head-Butt Power Attack">Category:Head-Butt</a>
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<td width="25%"> <b><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Power_Strike" title="Power Strike">Power Strike</a></b> </td>
<td> <a href="/index.php?title=LPG_-_Being_Slammed" title="LPG - Being Slammed">Being Slammed</a> </td>
<td> <a href="/index.php?title=Category:Colossals_%26_Gargantuans" title="Category:Colossals & Gargantuans">Colossals & Gargantuans</a> only
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<td> <b><a href="/index.php?title=LPG_-_Power_Attack:_Slam" title="LPG - Power Attack: Slam">Slam</a></b> </td>
<td> <a href="/index.php?title=LPG_-_Being_Slammed" title="LPG - Being Slammed">Being Slammed</a> </td>
<td> <a href="/index.php?title=Category:Slam" title="Category:Slam">Category: Slam</a>
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<td> <a href="/index.php?title=Category:Colossals_%26_Gargantuans" title="Category:Colossals & Gargantuans">Colossals & Gargantuans</a> only
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<td> <a href="/index.php?title=LPG_-_Being_Thrown" title="LPG - Being Thrown">Being Thrown</a> </td>
<td> <a href="/index.php?title=Category:Throw" title="Category:Throw">Category: Throw</a>
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<td> <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Category:Trample" title="Category:Trample">Category: Trample</a>
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