Abilities
Actions
The Pigapult has two attack actions the first one is a (1)
Action to use Rocks as Pigs. At Sh 4 and with a 12-inch range that does not
require Line of Sight and ignores cover, this attack is the lesser of the two.
This attack will do 2/3/5 damage though so if you can hit it, you can do some
decent damage. The second Attack action is a Bacon Barrage. (MMMMMMMMM…. Bacon……..).
This attack can only be used if you have sacrificed a Pig to fuel the Pigapult.
If you have (Why wouldn’t you?), it then has an attack that ignores Line of
Sight and Cover at 24-inches. Now depending on what you used to fuel the
Pigapult that turn will determine what your Sh and Damage tracks will be. If
you sacrifice a Piglet, Boar, Warpig et al then you get Sh 6 with 2/4/6 and
cheatable damage flips. If you sacrifice a Stuffed Pig then you will be Sh 5
with a 3/5 blast/7 blast damage track that will not be cheatable due to the
Stuffed Pigs BLAM! Ability.
Lastly, on the Pigapult we have one Tactical Action, Launch’n.
This action allows the Pigapult to place a friendly Ht 1 model within 2-inches,
anywhere within 24-inches of the Pigapult. The target will gain the Paralyzed condition
because, well, have you ever been flung out of a Catapult?
Overall
Overall, the Pigapult is a model that can bring a wholly
different style of play to the Gremlins. Being able to threaten 2/3 of the
board from your deployment zone is a huge advantage and your opponent knows
this. Expect to be rushed when you field this model. I find the Pigapult does
extremely well in horde style crews because of the activation advantage. If you
can out-activate your opponent then you can launch some unactivated Ht 1 models
into his deployment zone (*cough* Stuffed Pigs *cough*) to be dealt with on the
next turn. Hell you could dump them as speed bumps onto your opponents heavy
hitters and force your opponent to deal with them. Now this isn't a model that should be taken lightly by either you or your opponent. You have to build a crew with the Pigapult in mind. That said it can be a devastating model to bring to bear against your enemies, just ask the Hedfields, if you can find any.
Is it worth having a Taxidermist there to make new Stuffed Piglets from corpses and keep the thing supplied? If not, how else do you get your pig supply?
ReplyDeleteThere are a couple of ways to go about it. Somer has a trigger on melee that can make pigs and Ulix can summon them. Depending on what the cost of Stuffed Pigs turns out to be, it may be worth hiring some to use to fuel it as well. Without knowing exactly what the Wave 2 models will do it's really hard to say. I think the Taxi is better used for upfield summoning when paired with Somers Do it Like Dis, but that can change. Until we have the final data I can't really say.
ReplyDeleteI would offer that one of the best ways to keep the Pigapult fed is to use Lenny and his upgrade. Adding Som'er for the auto trigger makes it even easier (relent his attacks on the Pigapult to incur the double negative flip and increase the odds even more). It is a bit expensive but with Som'er and Lenny pumping out "free" models via summoning and the Pigapult killing your opponents before they can retaliate it can be fairly effective.
ReplyDeleteThough the Taxidermist and Stuffed Piglets aren't overly likely to change from Beta testing they are a much less attractive option due to the limitations on his summoning (0 action limits him to once per turn unless you manage to reactivate him somehow) and the negatives incurred by using the Stuffed Piglet for ammo (the loss of accuracy is a big trade off for a small increase in damage), It can be done but it isn't really an optimal build.
Outside of Som'er and Lenny the Pigapult tends to be to large of an investment to really justify.