i would guess you could use thunderblow, but you would have to roll with the -1/attack as normal.

Excellent! At first i thought it seemed way too powerful, but now that I've looked at it a few times, I think it seems semi-balanced.

It'll be fun with Harrowblade!

Actually a figure with 4 damage and sweep with this relic would be unkillable.

unless he gets shot.

Or rammed.

No attack roll?

This is going to be abused, everyone will want one, and any who do will field it no questions asked. 46 pts for a fig that now kills on contact, with one, maybe two hits.

I don't know about you all but for the price of one fig, having an unstoppable killing machine sounds like its a small price to pay.

My vote: It's broken.

uhhhh you cant sweep with it. choose ONE target. and 4 damage could be ursurped by 5 damage.

definetly cool though, a Dark Crusader Relic if I ever saw one :)

This thing isn't broken and a figure wielding it is far from being unstoppable. Hit it first one or two times to reduce its damage and the relic is 46 points for +1 defense.
I'd rather have a relic with +3 attack and +1 defense for something like 20 points instead of this expensive thing. High damage figures usually have a high attack, too, so this thing doesn't benefit them enough to be worth its cost. The only real use I see is if you run into an army with shield golems, so its usefullness is far too limited for my taste.
My vote: It's way too expensive.

Barrel, you raise a very good point, but my question still stands. What does damage value have to do with attack value ?

I understand that against a figure like a Phalanx or other uber defense figures this Relic could be very powerful (of course if anyone is going to let you base their Phalanx with a unique carrying a Blackheart relic they deserved to be smacked !), but in normal game play I just don't get it. I am of the opinion that this type of Relic that has no relation to a real battle is needed.

It's like saying the depleted uranium sabot round in my M1A2 is more powerful than your standard 120 mm round. Therefore, I automatically score a hit without shooting...simply because I have the capability to inflict more damage on you ?

What am I missing with the Relic ?

Steve

I do not think you are missing anything about the relic other than it is a magical relic. I gues in a gaem suhc as WHFB or something it would have a much more drawn out description of how it works.

Strikers fear into the oppponents heart making them unable to move or defend themselves unless they are pwoerful enough to withstand its "Fear" it radiates.

I also agree with you abotu Phalanx but in 300 pts it woul dbe real hard to keep him protected all the time.