Ironjawz – Megaboss
4" 8 3+ 2 Clad in layers of thick iron and wielding massive weapons, Megabosses lead the charge of the Ironjawz warclans. The very act of fighting empowers these barbarous warlords. Once in the midst of combat, they are almost impossible to slay. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Boss-choppa | |||||||
| Boss-choppa | 8 | 4+ | 2+ | 1 | 2 | ||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 120
Base size: 60mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: 0-1 Headstompa, Any IRONJAWZ
Notes: This HERO can join an eligible regiment as a Headstompa.
 End of Any Turn |
STRENGTH FROM VICTORY: The more fights a Megaboss wins, the stronger they become.
Effect: If any damage points were allocated to an enemy unit by this unit’s combat attacks this turn and that enemy unit has been destroyed, give this unit a Waaagh! token, to a maximum of 3.
Until the end of the next turn, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of this unit’s weapons for each Waaagh! token it has.
Until the end of the next turn, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of this unit’s weapons for each Waaagh! token it has.
| Reaction: You declared a FIGHT ability for this unit |
LEAD DA BRUTES: Megabosses stride into battle flanked either side by the toughest and meanest Brutes.
Effect: Pick a friendly BRUTE unit that has not used a FIGHT ability this turn and is within this unit’s combat range to be the target. The target can be picked to use a FIGHT ability immediately after the FIGHT ability used by this unit has been resolved. If it is picked to do so, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the target’s melee weapons for the rest of the turn.
KEYWORDS | HERO, INFANTRY |
| DESTRUCTION, IRONJAWZ |
17.2 Mortal Damage
Some abilities inflict mortal damage. If an ability inflicts mortal damage on a unit, add that number of damage points to the unit’s damage pool for that ability (see 18.2 Allocating Damage).
 Your Movement Phase |
RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, RETREAT |
7.0 Combat Range
Each model has a combat range that extends 3" horizontally from its base and any distance vertically from that circle to form a cylinder. The combat range of a unit extends 3" horizontally and any distance vertically from every model in that unit. Units from opposing armies that are within each other’s combat range and that are visible to each other are in combat with each other. When a unit that is not in combat enters the combat range of a visible enemy unit, it moves into combat.
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
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FAQ / Errata
FAQ
| Q: | If a model in base-to-base contact with an enemy model retreats 3" directly away from the enemy model, is it still in combat with that enemy model? |
| A: | No. |
Errata
Addenda: 7.0 Combat Range
Add the following:
‘A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it.’
‘A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it.’
Combat attacks
Combat attacks are made with melee weapons. The target unit(s) must be within the combat range of the attacking model and visible to it. The model must attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with.13.1 Fight Abilities
Abilities with the FIGHT keyword follow a different sequence to other abilities. When the players are using Combat Phase
abilities as described in 13.0, they cannot use FIGHT abilities.After the players have finished using
Combat Phase
abilities that are not FIGHT abilities, they must alternate picking 1 eligible unit to use a FIGHT ability, starting with the active player. Each unit in combat must use a FIGHT ability if it is able to.Once a player has no more units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability, the other player continues to pick units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability, one after another, until there are no more units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability.
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Errata
Addenda: fought
Add the following definition:
‘fought: A unit has fought if it used any FIGHT abilities in the same turn.’
‘fought: A unit has fought if it used any FIGHT abilities in the same turn.’
The IRONJAWZ keyword is used in the following Ironjawz warscrolls:
3.1 Regiments
Armies are made up of one or more regiments, each of which is led by a Hero. You must have at least 1 regiment in your army, and you can include a maximum of 5 regiments. To add a regiment, pick 1 HERO from your faction, then pick up to 3 non‑HERO units to accompany them.Each HERO’s battle profile lists which units can be added to their regiment, and each non-HERO unit’s battle profile lists any relevant keywords it has. The battle profiles of some HEROES may say that they can be added to the regiment of another HERO in place of a non-HERO unit in that regiment.
FAQ
| Q: | If a HERO is able to join another HERO's regiment (e.g. The Shadow Queen joining Morathi-Khaine, do they take the place of a non-HERO unit in that regiment? |
| A: | Yes. |
The HERO keyword is used in the following Ironjawz warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
• Megaboss
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Ironjawz warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
• Megaboss
The DESTRUCTION keyword is used in the following Ironjawz warscrolls:
The IRONJAWZ keyword is used in the following Ironjawz warscrolls:
Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Headstompa.
The BRUTE keyword is used in the following Ironjawz warscrolls: