Chaplain

Chaplain
Type	Hero
Faction	Space Marines
Produced by	Reclusiam
Research	Chaplain
Tier	2
Prod. time	4
Cost	21 30 60
Upkeep	3 6
Attributes
Armour	10
Hitpoints	9
Morale	12
Movement	3
Item Slots	6

Chaplain is a Space Marine zealous hero unit that raises morale and inspires loyalty.

Description

To meet the baleful gaze of a Space Marine Chaplain is to know that death itself will soon follow. These terrifying warrior-priests can be found wherever the fighting is thickest, inspiring their brothers to greatness with every thunderous blow and roared exhortation.

Weapons

Flamer Assault: Classification. Flame: Classification. Ignores Cover: Ignores the ranged damage reduction of the target unit. No Escape: Increases the attacks against open-topped units. Template: Hits with increased accuracy against multiple group members of the target unit. Upgrade: Improved Frag Casings Increases the armour penetration of flamer, grenade, missile and blast weapons.

Crozius Arcanum Concussive: Temporarily reduces the accuracy of the target infantry unit. Melee: Cannot overwatch. Upgrade: Close Combat Mastery Increases the armour penetration of melee weapons.

Actions

Rites of War Increases the damage of the Chaplain and adjacent allied units. Free action Cooldown: 3 Radius: 1

Canticles of Wrath Restores the morale of adjacent allied units and reduces the morale of adjacent enemy units. Free action Cooldown: 3 Radius: 1

Dogma Astartes Increases the loyalty output of the fortress-city. Passive action

Oration of Restoration Restores the hitpoints of the Chaplain and adjacent allied units each turn. Consumes action points Consumes movement Cooldown: 5 Radius: 1

Traits

Hero: Increases the damage reduction of infantry units.

Relentless: Negates the penalty for heavy and ordnance weapons.

Rosarius: Increases the damage reduction.

Terminator Armour: Increases the damage reduction.

Zealot: Reduces the morale loss, increases the melee damage and grants immunity to fear and pinning.

Researchable

Extra Infantry Armour: Increases the armour. Requires: Extra Infantry Armour

Last Stand (Faction quest only): Increases the morale. Requires: Last Stand

Strategy

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General tips

- Chaplains are good at infantry encounters as front line fighters with their armor rating and damage buff ability. -Keeping chaplains at the back of a conflict can make very good use of their Dogma Astartes ability to boost loyalty in the main city. This boost can increase production of all resources, or counter a negative loyalty stat if the city is in decline. Multiple chaplains allow this bonus to stack and provide a higher loyalty score for a bigger boost. -Keep Chaplains away from monstrous units and heavy tanks to keep them alive. -The oration ability can be used as a back line group healer. The ability hits all adjacent units and even structures, allowing the chaplain to heal a large group of damaged units and get them back into the fight very quickly.