The mysterious Black Thorn’s Draconum companion has long been absent from battlefields across the Land, but with the release of Nexus, you too will be able to field the master of blades that is Tyrsis. The one-eyed Draconum is the only Mage Knight figure ever to have a 360-degree front arc and the first to combine a full front arc with no back arc. That’s right, Tyrsis will never need to free-spin, because this whirling dervish of scaled death can attack any enemy who is foolish enough to base him. Combine that ability with the wing speed type, a moderate speed, and a light 100-point cost that leaves him wide open for Relics and Items, and he is a truly scary sight to behold.

Tyrsis’ attack starts at an 11 for two clicks, then drops slowly throughout his nine-click dial. He begins life with two clicks of a terrifying combination of Sweep, Crushing Blow, and Weapon Master. With his 360-degree front arc, that’s a possible 42-clicks of damage in one attack (assuming the nearly impossible situation of 6 figures surrounding him, a critical hit, and a “6” on his Weapon Master roll, of course), going right through the targets’ defenses. Even after he loses his opening trio of abilities, Tyrsis keeps the Toughness he also begins his dial with, and picks up four clicks of Parry and three of Counterattack. Not only that, but he’s also doing 4 or 5 damage throughout those four clicks, and with a high enough Defense that there is a good chance he’ll actually get to use his Counterattack ability. After he loses his abilities, Tyrsis’ stats drop relatively quickly over the remaining three clicks of his dial, but this is one Draconum that you do not want to swarm.

As mentioned before, Tyrsis will only set you back 100 points, so that leaves plenty of room for the Caeronn Luckblade to make the 42 clicks more likely, and to add to his already-high attack. Given Tyrsis’ lack of range, the Galeshi Sunsword might be a good choice, especially since it adds to both his speed and attack. If you’re having trouble with Vorgoth or Omens’ Mage Spawn, Paragon’s Shield ups Tyrsis’ defense and gives him a little bit of (not much needed) help beating the Mage Spawn down. Inferno is another tasty choice for Tyrsis of course, barbequing his targets before they get slashed up, as well as protecting him from some ranged combat attacks.

See his stats here.