Krondys - Apex Max - 1+ to wound

[AR605]

Hello fellow wargamers,

Krondys has an melee attack, Apex Maw, with the following stats: 2“, 4 Attacks, 3+ to hit, * to wound, -2 rend and 3 damage.

The * is defined in the upper bracket (0-8 wounds suffered) by 1+ to wound.

In the core rules, there is a statement where an unmodified wound roll of 1 always fails (13.3 - Attack Sequence).

That said, Krondys Apex Maw will always fail, if you roll the needed 1? What‘s the matter with that? Why making an attack of 1+ to wound if you can‘t get it on a dice roll of 1…?

I haven‘t seen anybody else asking this question…

Edited December 29, 2021 by AR605
Added Core Rules Chapter

[Boar]

1 hour ago, AR605 said:

That said, Krondys Apex Maw will always fail, if you roll the needed 1? What‘s the matter with that? Why making an attack of 1+ to wound if you can‘t get it on a dice roll of 1…?

I haven‘t seen anybody else asking this question…

If Krondys were f.ex under effect of debuff, like spell or ability that modified to wound roll by -1 he still would wound on 2+. So it's kinda hedge against debuffs in effect. And by doing it that way GW gains additional point on damage chart, and he ends bracketing at 4+ instead of 5.

[Boar]

41 minutes ago, AR605 said:

Ok, cool, so Krondys has a build in +1 to wound (only for this one melee attack), where only two or three armies are actually capable of giving minus to wound?

Kind of? It's just slower bracketing usually, Black Dragon from Cities is the same.

44 minutes ago, AR605 said:

That makes him even worse competitively for me!

That changes nothing? I am not sure how that make him worse? It's just that it will rarely come into play

[Lord Krungharr]

Seems like he's meant to eat Frostheart Phoenixes, as they have often have a -1 to wound.

[AR605]

1 hour ago, Boar said:

If Krondys were f.ex under effect of debuff, like spell or ability that modified to wound roll by -1 he still would wound on 2+.

Ok, cool, so Krondys has a build in +1 to wound (only for this one melee attack), where only two or three armies are actually capable of giving minus to wound? That makes him even worse competitively for me! Especially now, where all the rerolling one‘s are gone…

[Doko]

Untill it be fixed to 450 wont be playable in competitive,and also need a ward save or some against mortals. See new kragnos scroll or glotkin and then compare it to twin dragons and hurts