Ruin has been hotly anticipated ever since it's concept was initially spoiled oh so many months ago. The first time anyone saw Ruin was when it's artwork was revealed as part of an end-of-league-season spoiler reward:
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| Initial art reveal of Ruin |
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| Rapid prototype of Ruin's model |
...early spoilers started to creep out, and finally the actual model was revealed:
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| Ruin's studio painted model |
After so much anticipation, Ruin's actual rules needed to be pretty excellent to stand up to the hype.
Do they suffice? Lets take a look:
Ruin
Stats:
SPD: 4
STR: 12
MAT: 8
RAT: 3
DEF: 10
ARM: 20
Damage: 34
PC: 10
FA: C
Special Rules:
Abomination
Affinity [Zoktavir] - While Ruin is in Butcher's control area, Ruin gains Boundless Charge. (During it's activation, this model can charge without spending focus and gains +2" movement and Pathfinder when it charges).
Soul Taker - This model gains one soul token when a living enemy model is destroyed within 2" of it. This model can have up to three soul tokens at a time. During its activation, this model can spend soul tokens to gain additional attacks or to boost attack or damage rolls at one token per attack or boost.
Orgoth Seal - When a model targets this model with an offensive spell, the spell suffers -3 RNG. If a model directly hits this model with an offensive spell, after the attack is resolved the attacking model suffers d6 damage points.
Special Issue [Zoktavir] - This model can be included in Zoktavir's theme forces. It can also be bonded to Zoktavir.
Weapons:
Armored Fist (Left Arm - Melee)
POW: 4, P+S: 16, Special Rules: Open Fist
Black Iron Mace (Right Arm - Melee)
POW: 6, P+S: 18, Special Rules: Magical, Reach, Dispel (When this weapon hits a model/unit, upkeep spells on that model/unit immediately expire)
Do they suffice? Lets take a look:
Ruin
Stats:
SPD: 4
STR: 12
MAT: 8
RAT: 3
DEF: 10
ARM: 20
Damage: 34
PC: 10
FA: C
Special Rules:
Abomination
Affinity [Zoktavir] - While Ruin is in Butcher's control area, Ruin gains Boundless Charge. (During it's activation, this model can charge without spending focus and gains +2" movement and Pathfinder when it charges).
Soul Taker - This model gains one soul token when a living enemy model is destroyed within 2" of it. This model can have up to three soul tokens at a time. During its activation, this model can spend soul tokens to gain additional attacks or to boost attack or damage rolls at one token per attack or boost.
Orgoth Seal - When a model targets this model with an offensive spell, the spell suffers -3 RNG. If a model directly hits this model with an offensive spell, after the attack is resolved the attacking model suffers d6 damage points.
Special Issue [Zoktavir] - This model can be included in Zoktavir's theme forces. It can also be bonded to Zoktavir.
Weapons:
Armored Fist (Left Arm - Melee)
POW: 4, P+S: 16, Special Rules: Open Fist
Black Iron Mace (Right Arm - Melee)
POW: 6, P+S: 18, Special Rules: Magical, Reach, Dispel (When this weapon hits a model/unit, upkeep spells on that model/unit immediately expire)
I think his rules not only stand up to the hype, they even exceed it, especially at that price tag.
ReplyDeleteFully agreed. Ruin's rules are fantastic, but the PC is what locks it in as being beyond expectations. Everyone was pegging Ruin at 11 or 12 points; getting all of this for 10 is wonderfully crazy.
DeleteRuin would've been wonderful at 11 or 12, him being 10 is an insult to all the other Jacks that are 10 points.
DeleteI think it's more PP's designers silently admitting that most of the early Mk. 2 warjack pricing was pretty high across all the factions (the ones that escaped it are the warjacks that you see, or the characters that can power through it).
DeleteFor as crazy-good as he is, Ruin is about 10 points worth of pure melee, "still need to deliver me alive" warjack. I'd actually argue that all the other 10 point warjacks are overcosted. :)
Especially poor Torch. That comparison is laughable.