Mechanithrall Brutes & Sludge Thralls Rules Revealed | Warmachine Wednesday

Wednesday has arrived, which means it’s time for your weekly drop of new content and features in the WARMACHINE app!

This week’s update for subscribers is the latest installment of “Heroes & Villains.” This time, we meet Lich Lord Dekathus, the bloodthirsty and volatile champion of Dominarch Deneghra, her attack dog to use against the other lich lords who fail to fall in line…

However, before we dive into that, it’s time to lift the veil on a few more Necrofactorium models. This week, the Mechanithrall Brutes and Sludge Thralls from the upcoming Cryx Necrofactorium Auxiliary Expansion have been added to the app. Happy list building!

Rules Reveal: Mechanithrall Brutes and Sludge Thralls

The Mechanithrall Brutes are a unit of undead given additional unholy strength by their extensive modifications. Built by the necrosurgeons to excel on the front line, the Brutes have both Evasive and Unyielding, letting them advance quickly through oncoming fire, and soak melee hits once they’ve closed the distance.

Their Steam Fist attacks splinter the enemy vanguard, pushing them back further and further out of formation. No respectable Necrofactorium army would go without them.

The Sludge Thralls are among the Necrofactorium’s more abhorrent creations—truly impressive considering everything the Nightmare Empire’s industrial war machine pumps out is an affront to life itself.

This unit of undead grunts moves quickly through oncoming fire with Evasive, spraying enemies on the way with Bile Cannon, until they reach the front lines. There they can tear into the opponent’s vanguard with their Rippers, and when they’re eventually cut down, they explode in a shower of burning acid.

Subscriber Content Added | Heroes & Villians: Lich Lord Dekathus

Lich Lord Dekathus bestrides battle like the shadow of a wrathful god. To face him is to meet the gaze of one’s own annihilation. Having mastered the arcane arts of necrotheurgy and soul magic, Dekathus sows death with every step, claiming the spirits of those falling in his wake to empower his malefic magic. Singularly brutal and relentless, despite holding the mantle of lich lord, the churlish Dekathus lacks the will to truly rule. Instead, he serves Dominarch Deneghra as a proxy and enforcer, enacting his master’s will no matter the cost.

Before falling under Deneghra’s sway, Dekathus had long served Lich Lord Daeamortus as a lieutenant and entered a decades-long period of exile. Left to garrison a forgotten fortress on the very edge of the Scharde Islands following Daeamortus’ destruction at the hands of Asphyxious, Dekathus was left without patron or prospect of any rise in station. Instead, he continued to serve in the last capacity he was ordered to do so—until he was sought out by agents of the dominarch. Following the departure of Asphyxious from Caen and the subsequent rise in Deneghra’s fortunes, she began to seek out potential allies who were free of compromising loyalties to the other lich lords. In Dekathus, she found an ideal vessel to enact her will.

By the time she had ascended to become the de facto regent of the Nightmare Empire during Toruk’s convalescence, Dekathus had already pledged his eternal loyalty to her. Having worked tirelessly to aid her in the consolidation of supreme power, he was rewarded in turn with Deneghra’s seat amongst the lich lords. Perceived as the unflinching attack dog of the dominarch, he has proven to be a more capable advocate when lashing out with his arcane might and skill at arms rather than relying on his stunted political acumen. As Deneghra rules from the shadows, Dekathus has become an ominous presence among the lich lords, ever willing to secure their support through dire threats and physical displays of ruthless strength.

Change Log for August 28, 2024

SUBSCRIBERS

• Heroes & Villains: Lich Lord Dekathus Added to subscriber library

ADDITIONS

• Mechanithrall Brutes: Added to Necrofactorium
• Sludge Thralls: Added to Necrofactorium

REMOVALS

• None

CORRECTIONS

• None

That’s it for now. Tune in next week for even more subscriber-only content!