How to use this creature in practice
Ranged stack requiring usable line of sight
Sun Herald needs line of sight to an important target. Position the screen against actual enemy reach; repeated ranged actions matter only when the enemy cannot quickly engage it.
Watch for: Distance, obstacles, engagement and ammunition are separate conditions. A ranged attribute alone does not guarantee full damage against every target.
Timing, specific abilities and the follow-up plan
Speed 3 and Initiative 5 govern different parts of the turn. This profile lists ability costs of 1 Focus charges; compare them with the shared pool, cooldown and competing activations.
- Exaltation: The chosen ally uses its maximum damage roll for two rounds. Wider damage ranges make the guarantee more valuable. Cost: 1 Focus charge(s); cooldown: 1 round(s).
- Anointed for Damage: Each beneficial effect received adds 1 base damage for the rest of combat. Its total stack benefit depends on creature count.
- Attack
- 16
- Defense
- 13
- Damage
- 11–18
- Health
- 35
- Speed / reach
- 3
- Initiative
- 5
- Movement type
- Ground
- Retaliations per round
- 1
- Initial morale
- 2
- Initial luck
- 0
- Morale limits
- -5 … 5
- Luck limits
- -3 … 3
- Base weekly growth
- 6
- Creature type
- Living
Cost per creature: 440 gold
Reference build 25672315, data dated 2026-10-10. Public beta 0.82 values remain separate from this profile.
Abilities and limitations
Exaltation
The chosen ally uses its maximum damage roll for two rounds. Wider damage ranges make the guarantee more valuable. Cost: 1 Focus charge(s); cooldown: 1 round(s).
Living
Living creatures normally have morale limits of −5 to +5 and luck limits of −3 to +3. Their casualties can supply post-battle Necromancy.
Ranged Attack
Can shoot distant targets. An adjacent enemy replaces ordinary shooting with a half-damage melee strike. Targets at least three hexes away incur the reference distance penalty of 10% per hex, capped at 50%.
Anointed for Damage
Each beneficial effect received adds 1 base damage for the rest of combat. Its total stack benefit depends on creature count.
Heroes connected to this creature
Sourced creature specialty (1)
This exact form is a confirmed specialty target. Judge commanded-creature bonuses separately from town recruitment growth; the base and alternative upgrades belong to one line. The hero profile explains the numerical effect and actual reference stacks.
Example in a tactical plan (1)
The creature is an example in our specific plan; this does not establish ownership or a starting army.