Warhammer 40k - Review Library 415 - Chaos Daemons, The Changeling
Can cause havoc to an enemy if not dealt with!
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Chaos Daemons, The Changeling
10th Edition Index
The Changeling is ANOTHER Tzeenth Daemon Epic Hero that has Lone Op. However, it actually has a shooting attack and it has a melee attack that does not completely suck.
Additionally, the Changeling's abilities are very useful in my books and are not as specialized as the Blue Scribes. He is slightly more expensive at 90pts.
Let's check its stats!
Stats
Movement 6"
Toughness 3
Save 7+/4++(armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 5
Ld 7+
OC1
Weapons
Weapon Loadout: Infernal Flames; the Trickster’s Staff.
Ranged Weapons
Infernal Flames — witchfire
12" Range, D6 Shots, Hitting on Auto, S6, AP-1 and 1 Damage each.
Psychic (This weapon has the Psychic keyword)
Torrent (This weapon hits automatically, just roll for the number of shots)
Ignores Cover (Enemies cannot get Benefit of Cover against this weapon.
Infernal Flames — focused witchfire
12" Range, D6+3 Shots, Hitting on Auto, S6, AP-1 and D3 Damage each.
Psychic (This weapon has the Psychic keyword)
Torrent (This weapon hits automatically, just roll for the number of shots)
Ignores Cover (Enemies cannot get Benefit of Cover against this weapon.
Hazardous (When making an attack with this weapon, roll a dice, on a 1, this model takes 3 Mortal Wounds.)
Melee Weapons
The Trickster’s Staff
3 Attacks, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP-1 and D3 Damage each.
Psychic (This weapon has the Psychic keyword)
Abilities
Deep Strike - If this unit arrives on the Battlefield from Reserves, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield more than 9" from enemy models.
Stealth - When targeted by a ranged attack, the enemy gets a -1 to the Hit roll.
Lone Operative - This model cannot be targeted with an attack unless it is within 12" of the attacker.
Formless Horror
Each enemy that attempts to attack the Changeling (ranged or melee) must take a Battleshock test. If the test is failed, in addition to being Battleshocked, that unit cannot target this model this phase.
Mischief and Confusion
At the beginning of the opponent's Shoothing Phase, select one enemy unit within 12" and visible to the Changeling and roll a D6. On a 2-5 that enemy unit subtracts 1 from the to Hit roll untill end of the phase. On a 6 that unit cannot shoot this phase.
Thoughts
These abilities all happen in the opponent's turn in which case I think that is truly annoying and it is possible that these actions can actually really ruin the enemies' plans.
Its shooting attack is useful and the focussed witchfire is really powerful! And its melee is at least not without SOME potential.
A very annoying and powerful Daemon! The secret is to catch him in melee where he is less effective.
That makes 49 Chaos Daemon Datasheets Reviewed, putting them on 98
% Completed! The total of the remaining Index reviews is now 84.
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I shall leave all Army and Detachment rules here and the few Chaos Daemon datasheets I have done already:
Army Rule and Detachment Rule Reviews
| Faction | Detachment | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Agents of the Imperium | Army Rule #2 | |
| Aeldari | Army Rule #4 | |
| Astra Militarum | Army Rule #1 | |
| Astra Militarum | Combined Regiment | Detachment Rule #1 |
| Astra Militarum | Bridgehead Strike | Detachment Rule #2 |
| Chaos Knights | Army Rule #8 | |
| Chaos Knights | Tratoris Lance | Detachment Review #11 |
| Chaos Knights | Iconoclast Fiefdom | Detachment Review #12 |
| Death Guard | Army Rule Review #6 | |
| Death Guard | Plague Company | Detachment Review #4 |
| Death Guard | Flyblown Host | Detachment Review #7 |
| Imperial Knights | Army Rule Review #9 | |
| Imperial Knights | Noble Lance | Detachment Review #13 |
| Imperial Knights | Questor Forgepact | Detachment Review #14 |
| Space Marines | Army Rule #3 | |
| Space Wolves | Champions of Russ | Detachment Review #9 |
| Space Wolves | Champions of Fenris | Detachment Review #10 |
| Thousand Sons | Army Rule #7 | |
| Thousand Sons | Cult of Magic | Detachment Review #5 |
| Thousand Sons | Hexwarp Thrallband | Detachment Review #8 |
| World Eaters | Army Rule #5 | |
| World Eaters | Berzerker Warband | Detachment Review #3 |
| World Eaters | Vessels of Wrath | Detachment Review #6 |
Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)
| Faction | Unit | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Chaos Daemons | Beasts of Nurgle | #98 |
| Chaos Daemons | Be'lakor | #370 |
| Chaos Daemons | Bloodcrushers | #371 |
| Chaos Daemons | Bloodletters | #372 |
| Chaos Daemons | Bloodmaster | #373 |
| Chaos Daemons | Bloodthister | #374 |
| Chaos Daemons | Blue Horrors | #375 |
| Chaos Daemons | Burning Chariot | #376 |
| Chaos Daemons | Changecaster | #377 |
| Chaos Daemons | Contorted Epitome | #378 |
| Chaos Daemons | Daemonettes | #29 |
| Chaos Daemons | Daemon Prince of Chaos | #379 |
| Chaos Daemons | Daemon Prince of Chaos with Wings | #380 |
| Chaos Daemons | Epidemius | #381 |
| Chaos Daemons | Exalted Flamer | #382 |
| Chaos Daemons | Fateskimmer | #383 |
| Chaos Daemons | Feculent Gnarlmaw | #384 |
| Chaos Daemons | Fiends | #385 |
| Chaos Daemons | Flamers | #386 |
| Chaos Daemons | Flesh Hounds | #387 |
| Chaos Daemons | Fluxmaster | #388 |
| Chaos Daemons | Great Unclean One | #389 |
| Chaos Daemons | Hellflayers | #390 |
| Chaos Daemons | Horticulous Slimux | #391 |
| Chaos Daemons | Infernal Enrapturess | #392 |
| Chaos Daemons | Kairos Fateweaver | #393 |
| Chaos Daemons | Karanak | #395 |
| Chaos Daemons | Keeper of Secrets | #394 |
| Chaos Daemons | Lord of Change | #75 |
| Chaos Daemons | Nurglings | #82 |
| Chaos Daemons | Pink Horrors | #396 |
| Chaos Daemons | Plaguebearers | #397 |
| Chaos Daemons | Plague Drones | #398 |
| Chaos Daemons | Poxbringer | #399 |
| Chaos Daemons | Rendmaster on Blood Throne | #400 |
| Chaos Daemons | Rotigus | #401 |
| Chaos Daemons | Screamers | #402 |
| Chaos Daemons | Seekers | #403 |
| Chaos Daemons | Shalaxi Helbane | #404 |
| Chaos Daemons | Skarbrand | #405 |
| Chaos Daemons | Skull Altar | #406 |
| Chaos Daemons | Skull Cannon | #407 |
| Chaos Daemons | Skullmaster | #408 |
| Chaos Daemons | Skulltaker | #409 |
| Chaos Daemons | Sloppity Bilepiper | #410 |
| Chaos Daemons | Soulgrinder | #411 |
| Chaos Daemons | Spoilpox Scrivener | #412 |
| Chaos Daemons | Syll’Esske | #413 |
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Great Miniature!
Hmmmm.... yes... but heresy!
Very good miniature!
A good mini... but heresy!
Might actually do well as a DnD wizard!