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{{Skornebox|{{Skorne}} {{Tyrant}} [[Warlock]] }} [[Category: Model]]
{{4U}}

''Xerxis is a cruel taskmaster. He drills his soldiers day and night beyond exhaustion, forcing them to master intricate formations and maneuvers until they move as a single body. The tyrant himself is a student of all warfare, and the skorne’s recent wars have brought him a wealth of new knowledge.''

=Basic Info=
{{Infobox-Model
| name = [[Xerxis|Xerxis1]]
| image = Tyrant_Xerxis.png
| base = Medium
| spd = 5
| str = 8
| mat = 8
| def = 13
| arm = 18
| cmd = 10
| hp = 19
| fury = 5
| wbp = +28
| fa = C
}}

{{Warlock}}

===Feat : Total Annilhilation===
# While in Xerxis' {{CTRL}} range, friendly Faction models gain an additional die on their melee damage rolls.
# While in Xerxis' {{CTRL}} range and B2B with another friendly Faction model, friendly Faction models gain +2 ARM.
: Total Annilhilation lasts for one round.

===Abilities===
* {{Tough}}
* {{Battle Plan}}
** {{March|Faction}}
** {{Push to the Limit|Faction warrior}}
** {{Stir the Blood}}
* {{Great Power}}
* {{Overtake}}
* {{Tactician|nolink=Faction warrior|1=Faction warrior}}

===Weapons===
'''Pillar of Halaak (x2)''' - 2" reach, POW 6, P+S 14 melee weapon
* {{Magical Weapon}}
* {{Combo Smite}}

===Spells===
{{Spellbox|
{{Defender's Ward}}
{{Energizer}}
{{Tactical Supremacy}}
}}

===Theme Forces ===
* {{Disciples of Agony}}
* {{Masters of War}}. He gains [[Take Down|"Optional Take Down"]] in this theme.
* {{The Exalted}}
* {{Winds of Death}}

Also Xerxis has a bonded warbeast, [[Tiberion]], which he can take in any theme.

= Thoughts on Xerxis1 =
=== Xerxis1 in a nutshell===
Xerxis allows his army to hit ''hard'' in melee. Whatever the enemy brings, he can wreck it ; his beasts can also threaten from very far due to Energizer but it will leave Xerxis quite fury starved.

Xerxis is stronger in smaller games preferring to focus on 2 or 3 large infantry unit and a handful of beasts. His low control range makes the [[Archidon]] a great choice due to extended control area, it’s animus also allows him to bring both of his beating sticks to bear before darting back to safety.

His battle plans add a great level of depth to his kit and make up for only having 3 spells. March is obvious when to use seeing as it’s just pathfinder on a stick. Push to the Limit only effects normal walks so it’s best on ranges models or ones that need shield guard to survive like [[Praetorian Karax]]. Stir the Blood is a fantastic damage multiplier that really helps with arm cracking, especially on feat turn.

===Maximising his feat & spells===
* Xerxis' feat work best on fast models, because having the alpha allow to benefit from both the offensive and defensive aspect of the feat.

* Defender's Ward is best on model with both great defense and armor ; Ferox and Cetratis are the usual suspect for that. Molik Karn is interested too

* Tactical Supremacy have two main uses : move models after their attacks to bunch up for the feat or retreat outside of threat range ; and help the fairly slow Xerxis put himself in position.

* Having two great target for his battle plan is best ; with only one you are much more likely to run out of infantry before the end of the game, and they are extremely good.

=== Drawbacks & Downsides ===
* He's medium based, so is hard to screen.
* He does nothing to help with accuracy.
* He has a very small and often crowded control area. Managing beast fury and positioning in such a small control area can be a major headache.

=== Tricks & Tips===
* Energizer and Tactical Supremacy give you a surprising amount of mobility.

=List Building Advice =
===Strategy===
Xerxis beats the enemy to a pulp; his army hits very hard and doesn't leave many survivors after that feat. Usually, the army of Xerxis is blisteringly fast while Xerxis himself is relatively ponderous and need to stay in the middle of the table.

While not a specialist of assassination, Energizer allow his beasts to have extended, semi-non-linear threat range and the feat means you don't need many attacks to drop someone.

===Theme thoughts===
Xerxis is a caster who loves melee infantry. This means that he has one standard theme force and one effective but unusual one.
* [[Masters of War]] is his normal theme. Praetorians and Cataphracts - what's not to love? Hard hitting and flexible melee is his meat and drink.
* [[The Exalted]] is the other Skorne melee infantry theme - and sometimes has a problem cracking armour. Although not with Xerxis it doesn't.
* [[Disciples of Agony]] is playable if he's going battlegroup heavy.
* [[Winds of Death]] is missile infantry only.

{{Header|[[Masters of War]]}}

* [[Praetorian Ferox]] - Have very solid Def and Arm for Defender's Ward to push to the next level. Push to the Limit makes them SPD 10 before using Leap for a total threat range of 15" at MAT 8 and two P+S 14 attacks per Rider before CMAs are factored in. Or use Stir the Blood for a P+S 16 charge attack. And of course, this becomes even more ridiculous with the extra damage die from the feat. They are pretty much an auto-include with him.
* [[Cataphract Cetrati]] - Defender's Ward, the [[Agonizer]], [[Tyrant Vorkesh]] and his feat make them almost unkillable. And Press forward and Tactical Supremacy get them up the board fast.
* [[Praetorian Swordsmen]] - the biggest unit around, allowing you to get the most use out of Stir the Blood or even Defender's Ward. And with Tactician you can keep them safe from infantry. With Stir the Blood combined with feat they will deliver P+S 14 5d6 charges. It does not take many of those to end a heavy.
* [[Praetorian Karax]] - the cheaper rival, Karax still get a turn of bouncing everything via the UA.
* [[Supreme Guardian]] - anti-spell tech and hits like a truck.

{{Header|[[The Exalted]]}}

* [[Immortals]] - an incorporeal immortal charge hits amazingly hard, and Tactical Supremacy can make them more mobile especially if Vengeance triggers.
* [[Despoiler]] - expensive but the free upkeep makes cycling Tactical Supremacy safer or allows for a clutch cast of Energizer. Dark Shroud and Xerxis’ feat are also a killer combo
* [[Ancestral Guardian]] - pretty mandatory for immortals regardless but Xerxis’ feat will also give them a bonus damage dice on defensive strike.
* [[Supreme Guardian]] - as for Masters of War

{{Header|[[Disciples of Agony]]}}

* [[Nihilators]] are hard-hitting infantry to wreck things with and can get through a lot of infantry - while Stir the Blood lets them mangle heavier models.
* The [[Battle Boar]] helps turn light warbeasts up to 11 on his feat turn.
* The [[Terrorizer]] is easier to fit into a list over a [[Titan Gladiator]] & point blank works with his feat.
* [[Wrong Eye & Snapjaw]] can stack their Star Crossed Def buff with Defender's Ward, and Xerxis struggles to support a big battlegroup with his poor Fury stat.
* There are only 42 points of Skorne melee combat infantry units available in this list, and for all Bloodrunners are good they get little out of Xerxis' feat. Of course you can still get a [[Siege Animantarax]] or two.

===Battlegroup ===
* [[Tiberion]] is his pet watbeast that he can take in any theme. It is particulary well rounded to work with his master. With Energizer and Overtake he has a threat range that is more often limited by Xerxis' movement than his own, his shield makes him very hard to drop under feat, with an [[Agonizer]], or both, and the offensive part of the feat allows him to single-handedly destroy even a very solid colossal.
* [[Basilisk Krea]] for the anti-shooting.
* [[Rhinodon]] - Spiny Growth + the Krea or Agonizer aura makes it very difficult to assassinate Xerxis. Consider a [[Razor Worm]] if you are on a budget but don’t expect much from it outside of feat turn.
* [[Aradus Soldier]] - Energizer helps with its main problem of being very slow.
* [[Archidon]] - Xerxis’ control area gets full really quickly having a warbeast with Long Leash helps to mitigate that, a flyer also offers up interesting threat angles and harassment opportunities, especially on feat turn.
* [[Agonizer]] - for when you want to brick up using Defender's Ward (probably on Cataphract Cetrati).

=Other=
===Trivia===
* Xerxis has a romanticized spelling of the Persian name Xerxes. He is most likely named after the Persian king Xerxes I the Great, famous for his invasion of Greece.
* Halaak means "Annihilation" in Persian.
* Released in [[Hordes: Evolution]] (2007)

===Video Battle Reports ===
* [https://youtu.be/aQYeOsUkBs0 2018.09 Arcane Assist], vs [[Maelok1]]
* [https://youtu.be/qVu0rL77BvQ 2018.05 WarGamerGirl], vs [[Old Witch3]]
* [https://youtu.be/6fsPX9EoLXs 2018.03 Brutal Damage], vs [[Irusk1]]
* {{VBR}}

===Other Skorne models===
{{Index Skorne}}

===Rules Clarifications===
{{RC Magical Weapon}}
{{RC Combo Smite}}

{{RC Warlock}}
{{RC Tough}}
{{RC Battle Plan}}
{{RC March}}
{{RC Push to the Limit}}
{{RC Stir the Blood}}
{{RC Great Power}}
{{RC Overtake}}
{{RC Tactician}}

{{RC Defender's Ward}}
{{RC Energizer}}
{{RC Tactical Supremacy}}

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