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I can cast virility on the ShadowHorn (or another beast) with my warlock, then charge, then headbutt for free, then headbutt for free, then headbutt for free, until there is no ennemy left in its melee range. Right ?

Seeing as Headbutting is a special attack and you can only do one special attack (of any type) per turn. Your tactic doesn't quite work.

Do you have a page reference for that ? Not that I don't trust you, but I can't find it.

The Shadowhorn's animus simply lets you use a power attack without forcing it. So your caster utilizes the models animus. Then the Shadowhorn activates, the shadowforn slams / headbutts / throws, you don't have to force it / use fury, but you have given up your initial attacks as normal. IF its a charge, you just don't have to force yourself to charge.

It does not mean you get to do it again to infinity. From there you have to buy attacks like normal if it was anything other then a charge, you cannot buy additional power attacks. In general if its too good to be true IE infinite attacks, then it likely is too good to be true.

HORDES: Primal MKII, p. 51, first sentence under POWER ATTACKS:
"Power attacks are special attacks that can be made by some models. ..."

Emphasis added.

HORDES: Primal MKII, p. 56, just before SPECIAL ACTIONS:
"... A model cannot make a special attack or a power attack as an additional attack."

How special, normal, and additional attacks all work with one-another is on pp. 55-56 under COMBAT ACTION.

And stuff.

It just lets you heatbutt without spending a Fury, meaning one less Fury on that beast this turn. Which you can spend on an additional attack or an additional boost.


"I can buy and own one dog"

"Here, there is a dog I can get for free"

This doesn't mean the Free dog doesn't count against my one dog limit.

Found it. Thank you all.