Nayl

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Nayl Retribution Mage Hunter Character Solo

Nayl is one of the soulless, destined to stand forever apart from his people, an uncomfortable reminder of the doom awaiting Scyrah and all of Ios. At rest Nayl seems empty, yet a blade in his hand moves with a will of its own, expressing echoes of emotions. Nayl’s trainers prepared him from youth to serve as an arcane vortex when he at last perishes, striking against the Retribution’s enemies even as death consumes him.

Basic Info

Nayl
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Abilities

• Advance Deployment
• Soulless
• Stealth
• Arcane Annihilation - When this model is destroyed by an enemy attack, models within 8" of it lose their focus and fury points and cannot cast spells, channel spells, or be forced for one round.
• Spell Ward - This model cannot be targeted by spells.

Weapons

• Two-Handed Sword - 1" reach, P+S 13 melee weapon.
  • Blessed
  • Damage Type: Magical

Theme Forces

• Shadows of the Retribution. Nayl gains "optional Take Down" in this theme.

Thoughts on Nayl

Nayl in a nutshell

The dream with Nayl is to jam him deep into the back lines of an army, messing up order of activation and killing off support. When they finally do kill him (either from a free strike or because they need him dead before he kills something important) he blows up and interferes with the operation of warcasters, 'locks, 'jacks, and beasts for another round. Unfortunately, this scenario contains way too much ifs and whens for most of us. It's a generally held belief that any model in Warmachine would be considered a good deal if the points cost were low enough ... this doesn't apply to Nayl. Even if you can get him for free, sometimes you feel like your opponent should have paid points for him.

Combos & Synergies

If there's any model in the Warmachine/Hordes system, who doesn't warrant any kind of direct support, and stands "as is", then it is Nayl. Run him up on a flank, and hope he can catch the caster before biting the dust.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• He can be as much of a boon for the enemy as he is for you. A clever Throw or Slam can have him explode in your lines, instead of the enemy lines.
  • This is especially devastating if he is thrown at your caster.
  • Watch out for Gargossals, their superior STR allows long range Throws, while the Power Strike's slam distance is D6+2". They also have an above-average melee range for those attacks.
  • Enemies with Grand Slam can also slam him farther.
• A Hordes player might run all their beasts at max fury, then explode Nayl to get rid of the excess (assuming they don't mind being shut out of animi and no forcing for a round).
• He has only a single attack, so apart of squishy casters, it may be possible to ignore him for a turn or two without consequence, allowing your opponent to set up a situation where it is beneficial for them.
• He specifically needs an enemy attack to be destroyed. Continuous effect is not an attack, as well as collateral damage, or damage caused by feats without specifically mentioning as an attack (Old Witch, Harbinger of Menoth, Sturgis, etc.). Electro Leap and Trick Shot's secondary damage also won't trigger him. Also, if something RFPs him, he won't explode.

Tricks & Tips

• Stay away from your own caster. Like, way, way over there.

Other

Trivia

• Released in Forces of Warmachine: Retribution of Scyrah (November 2009)
• He's far too suave to need silly titles like Narn, Mage Hunter of Ios; or Elara, Tyro of the 3rd Chamber. He's Nayl ... just Nayl.

Other Retribution models

Retribution Index       (Edit)
Battlegroup & Similar
Warcasters	Elara2 - Falcir1 - Garryth1 - Garryth2 - Goreshade4 - Helynna1 - Issyria1 - Kaelyssa1 - Ossyan1 - Rahn1 - Ravyn1 - Thyron1 - Vyros1 - Vyros2
Warcaster attachments	Fane Knight Guardian (Retribution) - Sylys Wyshnalyrr (Retribution) - Madelyn Corbeau (Mercenary)
Other Warjack Controllers	Elara1 (BGC) - Sentinel Scyir ('Jack Marshal) - Artificer ('Jack Marshal)
Light Warjacks	Aspis - Chimera - Gorgon - Griffon - Harpy - Siren Moros
Heavy Warjacks	Aeternae - Banshee - Daemon - Discordia - Hemera - Hydra - Hypnos - Imperatus - Manticore - Phoenix - Sphinx
Colossal	Hyperion - Helios
Units, Solos, & Battle Engines
Units	Cyelna & Nyss Hunters - D Destors - D Invictors - D Sentinels - Heavy Rifle Team - H Halberdiers - H Riflemen - HE Swordsmen - HE Wardens - HS Arcanists - HS Battle Mages - HV Electromancers - MH Infiltrators - MH Strike Force - Ryssovass Defenders - Spears of Scyrah - Stormfall Archers Special: Eiryss3 (CA) - Soulless Escort (WA)
Solos	Aelyth Vyr - Arcanist Mechanik - D Destor Thane - D Sentinel Scyir - Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios (1) - Eiryss, Angel of Retribution (2) - Eiryss, Fortune Hunter of Ios (4) - Elara, Tyro of the Third Chamber (1) - Fane Knight Guardian - Fane Knight Skeryth Issyen - Ghost Sniper - Hermit of Henge Hold - HE Warden Executioner - HS Artificer - HS Magister - Houseguard Thane - Lanyssa Ryssyl, Nyss Sorceress Lys Healer - MH Assassin - Narn, Mage Hunter of Ios - Nayl - Priest of Nyssor - Scythe - Soulless Voidtracer
Battle Engines	Arcantrik Force Generator - Dawnguard Trident
Theme Forces
Defenders of Ios - Forges of War - Legions of Dawn - Shadows of the Retribution
Mercenaries
Refer to Category: Retribution of Scyrah Mercenary
This index was last updated: 2021.04

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification : Blessed and/or Creator's Wrath     (Edit) Blessed ignores spell buffs even if they're not directly on the target. (For example, Haley3's Temporal Distortion spell is cast on Haley and gives a DEF buff to everyone within 5". Blessed ignores it on everyone, not just on Haley.) (Locked thread) You only ignore the DEF/ARM buff if the spell directly adds to the stat (for example Arcane Shield gives +3 ARM). Whereas a spell which grants an ability, and the ability gives a DEF/ARM buff, would not be ignored by Blessed (for example Cloak of Ash gives a model concealment, and concealment gives +2 DEF). (Infernal Ruling) If a spell buffs DEF/ARM and [something else] then you ignore the buff but not the [something else]. (For example, the spell Death Ward grants +2 ARM and the defender chooses which column suffers damage. You would ignore the ARM bonus, but the defender still picks the column.) This ability only ignores buffs from spells, not buffs from feats (such as Stryker1's Invincibility +5 ARM) or abilities (such as Protective Aura's +2 ARM).

Rules Clarification:  : Magical Damage      (Edit) (Click Expand to read)

* The "Damage Type: Magical" is not inherited by "secondary" damage from a weapon. That is, stuff like arcs (Electro Leap) or hazards (Scather). (Infernal Ruling) All spells have "Damage Type: Magical" (refer errata). This is inherited by "immediate" secondary damage (such as Eruption of Spines). (Infernal Ruling) and might be inherited by "lingering" secondary damage (see below). If a spell leaves a template in play that does damage to models that walk around in it, then: if it is not described as a hazard it will do magical damage to models that walk around in it. (Example: Razor Wall) if it is a hazard then it will not do magical damage to models that walk around in it. Instead, it does whatever damage type is specified by the spell description. (Example: Breath of Corruption). (Infernal Ruling) If a weapon/spell includes Magic Damage and another kind of elemental damage it will still damage Incorporeal models. Incorporeal models are not affected by the rule "if an attack does multiple types of damage and a model is immune to at least one it is immune to the entire attack." The phrase "immune to non-magical damage" should be interpreted as "immune to damage that doesn't include Damage Type: Magical" (not interpreted as "has immunity to Corrosion and Electricity and Cold and etc.")

Rules Clarification : Advance Deployment      (Edit) Sometimes you can attach a WA or CA that doesn't have AD to a unit that does have AD. If you do, the attachment effectively gains AD and they can all advance deploy together. (Locked Thread)

Rules Clarification : Soulless - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Stealth      (Edit) Stealth models are not invisible and you can target them - you'll just auto-miss most of the time. You can target them with a charge. You can target them with an AOE, have it auto-miss and scatter, luckily land on top of them anyway, and that will hit them.

Rules Clarification : Arcane Annihilation - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Sacred Ward and/or Spell Ward     (Edit) Sacred/Spell Warded models can still be affected by spells. For instance, CTRL area spells, AOE that deviate, and/or sprays that target a nearby non-warded model.