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. 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]
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.
Sources
- 1: Battletome: Stormcast Eternals (2018)
- 1a: The Lightning Host, pg.78-79
- 2: Vanguard-Hunter product description
- 3: Warscrolls
