Vanguard-Hunter

Vanguard-Hunters are battle-hardened veterans, most of whom having been granted the honour of ranger on their second reforging that plays the role of elite infantry of the Vanguard Auxiliary Chambers.

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Role

Vanguard-Hunters serve as fleet rangers in the armies of Sigmar [4a] . They are much more tactically flexible than the swift Palladors or Raptor marksmen and are experts in utilising the terrain to their advantage. Instead of stealth, they rely on daring raids and guerilla Warfare that forces them to be constantly on the move. [2a]

In battle, they make use of their extensive knowledge of the terrain and environment to surprise the enemy by appearing in unexpected locations. More than once an enemy artillery battery has been silenced, or a fortress gate opened by the skilled Vanguard-Hunters. [4a]

Equipment

A Vanguard-Hunters using his axe and boltstorm pistol.

Vanguard-Hunters spend more time than other rangers in a theatre of war to build up an intimate knowledge about their environment but what greatly elevates them above other scouts is the Astral Compass. This strange contraption was created by the Collegiate Arcane to allow the bearer to safely navigate the impossible geometries of the Mortal Realms and enable them to attack the enemy from unexpected directions. This even allows them to penetrate the strongholds of Tzeentch Arcanites which are normally protected by their unfathomable design. Their weapons are also well suited for their role with heavy-bladed swords and short-hafted axes that can cut through both dense terrain and enemies while the boltstorm pistols allow them to unleash a volley from crackling arrows on the move [1a]

Miniatures

Ten Vanguard-Hunters wielding a boltstorm pistol with either a heavy-bladed sword or a short-hafted axe.

Vanguard Hunter holding an astral compass next to a Hunter-Prime.

Two Vanguard Hunters, the one on the left wields a short-hafted axe while the one in the back wields a heavy-bladed sword.

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