Kromac the Ravenous

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Kromac the Ravenous Circle Tharn Warlock

Barbarian chieftain, shaman and living nightmare, Kromac the Ravenous draws upon the Devourer Wurm to transform into a beast and bring destruction upon all civilization. One of the few Tharn warlocks, Kromac commands powers his brethren cannot comprehend and leads his people to slaughter all opposing them.

Basic Info

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Warlock - All warlocks come with a stack of standard special rules - most notably being awesome. Click here for a newbie-friendly recap, or click here for the full rules.

Feat : Blood Rage

1. Kromac suffers up to 7 damage points. For each damage point he suffers, Kromac gains 1 fury point. Kromac's fury point total cannot exceed his current FURY as a result of Blood Rage.
2. If Kromac is in Tharn form when this feat is used, he can immediately take beast form; replace his Tharn form model with his beast form model. Effects on the replaced model are applied to the beast model.

Abilities

• Altered States - At the start of your Maintenance Phase, choose a form for this model to take: Tharn Form or Beast Form. If it changes form, replace the model in play with its alternate form. Effects on the replaced model are applied to the alternate form. When one form replaces another, the new form is not considered to have entered an area and does not trigger effects triggered by entering. You choose which form this model starts the game in.
• Beast Form Only
  • Beast Mind - This model cannot upkeep spells or cast non-animi spells.
  • Jump - After it makes a full advance during its Normal Movement but before it performs its Combat Action, you can place this model anywhere completely within 5" of its current location. Any effects that prevent charging also prevent this model from using Jump.

Weapons

Dusk
		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				5				11 / 14
The P+S is 11 when he is Tharn mode, 14 when he is Beast mode Damage Type: Magical
Dawn
		RNG				POW				P+S
		2				5				11 / 14
The P+S is 11 when he is Tharn mode, 14 when he is Beast mode Damage Type: Magical

Spells

	COST	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
Bestial	3	SELF	Control	-	Round	No
While in the spellcaster's control range, enemy models cannot cast non-animus spells or be used to channel spells. Bestial lasts for one round.
Inviolable Resolve	2	6	-	-	Upkeep	No
Target friendly Faction model/unit gains +2 ARM and cannot be moved by a push or a slam. Models are not affected while out of formation.
Rift	3	8	4	13	Round	Yes
The AOE is rough terrain and remains in play for one round.
Warpath	3	SELF	Control	-	Upkeep	-
When a friendly Faction model in the spellcaster's control range destroys one or more enemy models with a melee or ranged attack during its activation, immediately after the attack is resolved one warbeast in the spellcaster's battlegroup that is in its control range can advance up to 3". A warbeast can advance as a result of Warpath only once per turn.
Wild Aggression	3	6	-	-	Upkeep	No
Target friendly living warbeast in the spellcaster's battlegroup can run, charge, or make slam or trample power attacks without being forced and gains boosted melee attack rolls.

Theme Forces

• Secret Masters
• The Bones of Orboros. He can start the game with friendly upkeeps in play in this theme.
• The Devourer's Host
• The Wild Hunt

Recent Changes

2021 10 Mega Update

• +2 WBP

Thoughts on Kromac1

Kromac1 in a nutshell

Kromac is a circle warcaster who tries to force the enemy into a fair fight and then beat them to death or assassinate anyone silly enough to start within 13" of him. In either Skorne or Trollbloods this would be an excellent strategy and there are several casters that try to do this, but a big part of the Circle's identity is as a faction that simply doesn't fight fair because outside their casters (two of whom even have Synergy) they are fairly fragile.

Feat thoughts

It gives him a monster turn. It's used for one of two things - the assassination on any caster who started too close to him or to spam a lot of animi (normally Primal)

Spell thoughts

• Bestial is his signature spell and it is incredibly annoying for casters who rely on channeling. Other casters, however, are simply forced back out of his control area, or just allocate their focus to their jacks or even beat face themselves or camp against his assassination. It is especially potent against Infernal armies, as it prevents their support aspects (Regna, Cultist Bands and Wretches) from casting and thus severely limiting their essence economy. infernal Masters who have to actually fuel and maintain their beasts with their own essence are Masters who cannot cast spells as effectively, which is huge.
• Warpath is an excellent battle group spell used to extend threat ranges. Put it up early and upkeep it.
• Wild Aggression is another really nice spell on a heavy warbeast. Especially one with either a chain attack (Riphorn Satyr, Shadowhorn Satyr or Berserk Warpwolf Stalker). Unfortunately with Primal as your only real damage buff this is less useful than for other factions.
• Inviolable Resolve is just a nice ARM buff. Put it on a beast like a Wold Guardian who can keep Kromac from being shot, thenswap it onto Kromac himself and enjoy premium stats in his beast from so you can bully the middle of the table.
• Rift is his zap spell, it’s fairly common in faction and Kromac will only really have the spare fury to use it after feating.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Squishy in human form, unable to upkeep in beast form.
• He's not as hard hitting as he looks; POW 14 is not what you want to use against heavies although it will kill casters.
• He has none of the rules typically seen on Male Tharn that make them great (no hearts, no treewalker, no rapid healing etc)

Tricks & Tips

• Remember the assassination run. And if you can start the turn in beast form you can still feat for a more reliable one (but you might need the warpath instead)
• Woldwyrd's shooting is an easy way to trigger Warpath and with premeasuring will easily allow them to shoot and reposition out of threat with their Warpath move.
• Remember that Kromac can't move himself with Warpath
• Bestial is a great spell for shutting down any caster that likes to rely on spell assassination or offensive spellcasting. Krueger2, Vayl, and any number of Cryx casters become very sad when they're not able to land their debuffs and offensive spells, and especially sad when they can't use arc nodes.
• Be aware of the models your opponent has that can threaten Kromac. He's made of tissue paper, and dies to shooting very easily, but Bestial makes him very safe against spells. Knowing your matchups will let you assess when you can play him forwards, and when you have to keep him hidden.

List Building Advice

Strategy

Kromac has an 13" threat assassination (walk 6", leap 5", 2" reach). However, it's quite easy to measure his threat, and only the most novice players will walk into his threat (unless they're baiting him). The assassination run is best used to bully enemy casters off of the front lines, and/or when paired with a shadowhorn satyr throwing the enemy warcaster into his threat range.

In most games, Kromac wants to play a mixture of attrition and assassination - if the opponent tries to play cagey (out of fear of his assassination potential), he can easily yo-yo warbeasts in and out of the enemy lines, cheating trades and slowly getting up on attrition, or clearing zones without giving up important pieces. If the opponent tries to push forwards aggressively (to try and overwhelm his less-than-impressive damage potential), that's when you start looking for the assassination run - Warpath, Ghetorix with overtake, Kromac himself, and possible a Shadowhorn Satyr can give you a lot of unpredictable angles for assassination.

He likes to include some ranged unit to trigger Warpath.

Theme thoughts

    Bones of Orboros    

This used to be Kromac's prefered theme as it afford him access to the harder hitting Wolds. Free upkeeps turn one are also great for any Warlock with three of them.

• Wold Guardian - they are slow, so they love Warpath and they hit hard and have high ARM so they love Wild Aggression and Inviolable Resolve.
• Woldwyrd - They are excellent ranged lights and thus excellent Warpath triggers.
• Sentry Stone & Mannikins - They lock down scenario on your side of the board so you can push forward hard.
• Blackclad Stoneshapers - Your resident damage buff for your Guardians. P+S 20 beats hurt like a truck, especially with Wild Aggression since they can focus on buying attack and boost damage rolls.
• Chuck Dogwood - Veteran Leader for all your beasts (sans Ghetorix and Puppet Master to make your assassinations more dangerous.
• Well of Orboros - A free solo at your leisure and a very neat gun to boot.
• Krueger0 - Krueger loves having constructs around for free fury and can trigger road to war for Kromac quite well. Lighting Blade on Ghetorix is also a great buff if you need to hit harder rather than more accurately.

    The Wild Hunt    

There are a couple of options for themes for Kromac, and The Wild Hunt is considered the "traditional" option because Warpath and Wild Aggression both push him towards a large battlegroup, and Warpwolf Stalkers are great targets for warpath (as they can warpath and then sprint, ending the turn up to 11" away from whatever they hit). For infantry Reeves and ambushing wolves are both good ways of triggering warpath, as are the tried-and-true 'war wolves from a million miles away' strategy. Access to both Wolds and living warbeasts also gives a lot of flexibility in terms of battlegroup composition. And with the recent buff to living Warbeasts mostly by point cost reductions the Wild Hunt might have just become viable enough with Kromac1.

• Warpborn Skinwalkers - if you want toughness not provided by a warbeast, here it is.

Battlegroup

Ghetorix

• Ghetorix is Kromac's pet warbeast that he can take in any theme, and it is awesome. Especially when you combine murderous, overtake, and warpath. Also Spiny Growth makes beast form Kromac really pretty tough.
• Warpwolf Stalker Wild aggression on a model with a long sword and berserk works really well for cleaning out enemies. And it's a very nice beast in general. Kromac can get good use out of sprint.
• Wild Argus - to flatten those high DEF casters if you get the assassination off.
• Shadowhorn Satyr does a mini-version of what Kromac does. And with walk 6, warpath 3, leap 5, and then the chain attack into the throw you have another assassin here. (Buff it as much as you can - you aren't getting it back).

First Seven Purchases

A few veteran players have put their heads together and tried to figure out the seven best things to buy for this specific caster. This is not designed to add up to a nice round points limit, nor be balanced vs other "First Seven" lists you find on this website. It is simply going to give you some of the essentials this caster needs most of the time.

1. Warbeast: Ghetorix
2. Warbeast: Wold Guardian
3. Structure: Well of Orboros
4. Solo: Blackclad Stoneshaper (x2)
5. Unit: Sentry Stone & Mannikins
6. Unit: Sentry Stone & Mannikins
7. Unit: Shifting Stones (x2)

Other

Trivia

Released in Hordes: Evolution (2007)

Other Circle models

Circle Index       (Edit)
Battlegroup & Similar
Warlocks	Baldur1 - Baldur2 - Bradigus1 - Grayle1 - Iona1 - Kaya1 - Kaya2 - Kaya3 - Kromac1 - Kromac2 - Krueger1 - Krueger2 - Mohsar1 - Morvahna1 - Morvahna2 - Tanith1 - Una2 - Wurmwood1
Lesser Warlocks	Krueger0 - Una1	Warlock Attachment	Druid Wilder - Tharn Blood Shaman
Light	Argus Moonhound - Winter Argus - Wild Argus - Gorax Rager - Razorwing Griffon - Rotterhorn Griffon - Scarsfell Griffon - Wold Wight - Woldwatcher - Woldwyrd
Heavy	Gnarlhorn Satyr - Riphorn Satyr - Shadowhorn Satyr - Feral Warpwolf - Pureblood Warpwolf - Warpwolf Stalker - Wold Guardian - Woldwarden Brennos the Elderhorn (Satyr) - Ghetorix (Warpwolf) - Loki (Warpwolf) - Megalith (Woldwarden)
Gargantuans	Storm Raptor - Woldwrath
Units, Solos, Battle Engines, & Structures
Units	Druid Mist Riders - Druids of Orboros & CA - Reeves of Orboros & CA - Sentry Stone & Mannikins - Shifting Stones & CA - Stoneward & Woldstalkers - Tharn Bloodtrackers & Character UA - Tharn Bloodweavers & CA - Tharn Blood Pack - Tharn Ravagers & CA - Tharn Wolf Riders - Warpborn Skinwalkers & CA - Wolves of Orboros & CA Brighid & Caul - Death Wolves
Solos	Blackclad Stoneshaper - Blackclad Wayfarer - Bloodweaver Night Witch - Chuck Dogwood - Druid Wilder - Gallows Grove - Kogan the Exile - Krueger0 - Lord of the Feast - Reeve Hunter - Primal Archon - Shivers - Tharn Blood Shaman - Tharn Ravager Shaman - Tharn Ravager White Mane - Tharn Wolf Rider Champion - Una1 - War Wolf - Wolf Lord Morraig
Battle Engines & Structures	Celestial Fulcrum (Engine) - Well of Orboros (Structure)
Theme Forces
Secret Masters - The Bones of Orboros - The Devourer's Host - The Wild Hunt
Minions
Refer to Who Works for Whom and/or Category: Circle Orboros Minion
This index was last updated: 2021.10

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification : Feat: Blood Rage Kromac can advance in human form, use his feat to transform, then trigger his beast-only Jump ability. (Infernal Ruling)

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:  : Warlock      (Edit) (Click Expand to read)

General Damage from a feat is neither an attack nor Damage Type: Magical (unless the feat says it is). FURY (uppercase) is the stat printed on the warlock's card. Fury (lowercase) refers to fury points a model currently has. Your CTRL area is double your FURY stat, not double your fury points. (Infernal Ruling) Casting spells or using feats is an anytime ability with the added restriction that you can't use them on the same turn you run even before you run. See also the clarifications on Any Time abilities (below). Some warlocks are also Battle Engines and thus follow all the Battle Engine special rules. There is no particular interaction between the Battle Engine rules and the Warlock rules. Reaving & Leeching If you choose to Reave, it's all or nothing. You must Reave all the Fury (up to your limit) and you can't choose to "let some disappear". (Locked thread) If your warbeast is Removed From Play, you can still reave fury off it. (Locked thread) If your warbeast is destroyed or RFP'd while under your opponent's control then: You cannot reave fury off it. Because it is still enemy at the time it was destroyed/RFP'd, and you can't reave from enemy warbeasts. After it is taken off the table, it returns to your control and is eligible for Spirit Bond and (possibly) Return to Play stuff (like Thagrosh1's feat). Transferring Damage If both the warlock and the warbeast are damaged by the same attack (such as an AOE), then you need to apply the 'normal' damage to the warbeast before the transferred damage. This distinction can be important when you're working out who/what actually destroyed the beast. (Infernal Ruling) If there is too much damage for the warbeast and it "overlaps" back to the warlock, then that damage is considered ... unsure at this time. (Infernal Checking) Restrictions on "Any Time" abilities     (Edit)         [Show/Hide] "Any Time" abilities can be used at any time during a model/unit's activation, except: Before any compulsory forfeiture of movement/action. See step 2 of the activation sequence, appendix A. After the model with the "Any Time" ability has had their activation end "prematurely". By this I mean you resolved something which includes the phrase "its activation ends". Examples include: Running, failing a charge, or failing a slam. Abilities that include "then its activation ends" (such as Reposition and Teleport). In between declaring your charge target and making your charge movement. (Infernal Ruling) In between completing your charge movement and determining whether it was a successful charge. (Infernal Ruling) When you're in the middle of moving. (Note: Impact Attacks count as being in the middle of movement). When you're in the middle of an attack. Which also includes effects that occur "after the attack is resolved". (Although the attack is "resolved" at Step 11, in terms of using an "Any Time" ability the attack is not "finished" until after Step 14. Refer to the first paragraph of Apdx A.) Your opponent interrupted your activation to trigger one of their own abilities (such as Countercharge). Warcasters/warlocks/etc can normally cast a spell or use their feat "At any time". However, there is a core rule saying they cannot do so on the same activation that they run. So, they are subject to all the same restrictions listed above, plus they can't cast/feat before running. Units: See below. In general you can use "Any Time" abilities while you're knocked down or stationary (except Spells and Feats which specify you can't). If you have a gun with a random ROF, you can use an "Any Time" ability inbetween rolling the number of shots and actually making the first attack. (Infernal Ruling) Units with "Any Time" abilities You cannot use an "Any Time" ability before issuing/receiving orders. See step 1 and 2 of the activation sequence, appendix A. A model in a unit can't use an "Any Time" ability after they run (Infernal Ruling) or fail a charge. Because that makes that specific model's activation to end even though the unit's activation is still ongoing, and you can't use abilities on models that are not active. You can use an "Any Time" ability before running, however. A model in a unit can't use an "Any Time" ability after anyone in the unit has begun a Reposition move. (Infernal Ruling) Warcaster/Warlock Cavalry ( Edit ) Warcasters/Warlocks can't cast spells or use their feat while resolving Impact Attacks. Because Impact Attacks occur during movement - you can use spells or feat before moving, or after moving, but not during movement. Exception: If your Impact target(s) include your charge target, then your movement has ended (refer rulebook, last paragraph of 'Impact Attacks') and thus you're fine to use "any time" abilities before starting the Impact attacks. Rules Clarification:  : Warcaster Unit or Warlock Unit     (Edit) (Click Expand to read) This summary is specific to Warcaster/Warlock units. You may also want to check the Warcaster and Warlock pages respectively, for the "regular" rules clarifications. All models in the unit count as part of the battlegroup. So, for instance, Butcher3's argus can be moved via his Energizer spell. Warcaster units can have attachments. They can even attach units (such as the WSC). (Infernal Ruling) The non-caster models are trooper models but are not normally Grunt models. Therefore they're not normally eligible for stuff like Revive. If any member of the unit start to do their reposition movement, the warcaster or warlock in the unit would no longer be able to feat.(Infernal Ruling) Press Forward Order vs Spells cast at Any Time (Edit) You must issue orders before anything else. If you issue a Press Forward order, you must run or charge. If you cast spells before moving, you can't run so you must charge. If you cast spells before moving, then start the spellcaster's Normal Movement but have no valid charge targets, you are in a situation where you must charge but cannot charge. In this situation the spellcaster must either: forfeit their Combat Action, use their Normal Movement to make a full advance, then their activation ends. (Note that you cannot cast more spells after the full advance). forfeit their Normal Movement, then their activation ends. (Infernal Ruling) Steamroller 2018 The non-caster models can contest scenario zones & flags. The caster model cannot contest. The caster model can control zones and flags by itself, but: to control a zone, the entire unit remaining in play needs to be in formation. to control a flag, the entire unit remaining in play must be within 4" of the flag. Units Buying Attacks (Edit) If you make attacks with model [A], then start making attacks with model [B], you cannot 'go back' and buy more attacks with [A]. Because: A model can only buy additional attacks during its Combat Action. A model in a unit must complete its Combat Action before the next model starts theirs (with some exceptions, like CMA). Rules Clarification : Unit of Warcasters or Warlocks     (Edit) Even though they're warcasters, if they're out of formation they suffer the normal penalties (can't make attacks, actions, spells, etc). They can't upkeep each other's spells. They can only dominate one SteamRoller scenario element at a time. Each warlock/warcaster can have different upkeeps on them if those upkeeps are "target SELF" or "target model". If you cast an upkeep that is "target model/unit", that is the only upkeep any of them can have. Units Buying Attacks (Edit) If you make attacks with model [A], then start making attacks with model [B], you cannot 'go back' and buy more attacks with [A]. Because: A model can only buy additional attacks during its Combat Action. A model in a unit must complete its Combat Action before the next model starts theirs (with some exceptions, like CMA). The Legion Twins Rhyas cannot dominate a zone while out of formation. Rhyas can use the feat while out of formation. Haley3 Only Haley Prime is an 'actual' warcaster model, and as such she is the only one that can dominate a scenario element. The echoes can Control/Contest scenarios like a normal unit. Haley Prime can dominate an element even if the echoes are out of formation.

Rules Clarification : Altered States      (Edit) Altered States occurs before resolving Continuous Fire. (Locked Thread)

Rules Clarification : Beast Mind - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Bounding Leap and/or Jump and/or Leap     (Edit) You cannot use this ability if you forfeit your movement, because "After making a full advance" is a conditional requirement. (Infernal Ruling) You can only use this ability after a full advance, which means you can't do it after a Slam, Trample, or Charge. You can use "At any time" abilities between completing your move and doing the Jump/Leap. (Infernal Ruling) Jumps & Leaps are a "placement". They do not trigger free strikes, and you can even jump over solid buildings of infinite height. If you cannot advance more than 0" (for example suffering from Shadow Bind) then you can Jump/Leap. Making an advance of 0" is sufficient to trigger Jump/Leap. Jump only You cannot use Jump if you are suffering "any effect which prevents charging". So... If you forfeit your Normal Movement, you cannot Jump. (For the same reason as given above.) If you forfeit your Combat Action, you cannot Jump. (Infernal Ruling) If you "cannot make attacks" (such as with Morvahna1's feat), you cannot charge, therefore cannot Jump. (Locked Thread) Unit with Jump Complete all the models' Normal Movement before starting any Jumps. Then do all Jumps (that you can do and/or want to do) before starting any Combat Actions. (Infernal Ruling) Models in a unit can Jump even if they don't receive a Press Forward order (failing to be told to charge is not the same as being prevented from charging). (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Bestial - None yet. (Edit)
Rules Clarification : Inviolable Resolve - None yet. (Edit)
Rules Clarification : Rift - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Road to War and/or Warpath and/or Rites of Torment     (Edit) Note that this spell triggers when a model is destroyed. RFP attacks might interfere with it.

Rules Clarification : Wild Aggression - None yet. (Edit)