Hordes Minions : Gun Boar 101
Today we look at the little piggie that goes BOOM BOOM BOOM all the way home.
Guest Article by JohnheV
The gun boar is a fun little gun on a relatively small point investment that will be able to take out most of his targets with a fairly good chance.
Animus
Counterblast: Currently in minions I do not see a great use for counterblast as most of the time you will want to use his gun and probably boost to hit and damage. One corner case I see is with Sturm and Drang they have a decent command range with a spray 8 shot that could possibly do some good but personally the 2 transfers are probably better.
Abilities
Bacon: Cute and flavorful also more of a detriment because chances are it is your opponents warbeast who is doing the killing.
High-Explosive (Big Gun): In my opinion this is where the little guy shines, this ability allows him to miss a high defense or stealth model and still cause some good damage with boosted blast damage. You might even be able to plink a few damage on a warnoun 1/3 chance even on a miss because of deviation seems good to me.
Tactics with Casters:
Carver: Gives the gun boar great survivability and allows it to keep shooting of that gun longer with batten down the hatches.
Arkadius: Crippling grasp really sets off the power of the the Big Gun by increasing its effectiveness, terrorizing your opponents.
Helga: Gang fighter allows him to close the gap and put out some pain making him a wrecking ball light.
Midis: Calamity is just the touch of gold needed, allowing him to blow things up.
Strum and Drang: Possibly the only ones to use the animus, deceleration allows that gun to fire back and shrug off return fire.
Hey BoLS what do you think of the Gun Boar please put your comments below.
