Cold-Hearted Murderers: an anointed combat-multiplier formation (AoS 4th Ed)
Uses your anointed unit to trigger an extra, crit-boosted fight from a nearby non-hero unit, stacking damage into a key combat.
SprueSentry strategy commentary for Age of Sigmar 4th edition, not official rules. Games Workshop updates points and rules regularly — always confirm against the current official rules and your latest dataslate before a game.
Cold-Hearted Murderers builds on the Anointed mechanic. When your anointed unit fights, you can have a nearby friendly non-hero unit pile in and fight immediately after, with improved critical hits. It is a combo formation for landing a decisive alpha strike. Verify exact wording in your battletome.
What the formation does
After your anointed unit fights, you pick a friendly non-hero unit in combat range to fight straight after, gaining a critical-hit upgrade (auto-wound or mortal wound on crits) for its melee weapons. That is a burst of extra, higher-quality attacks concentrated where you need it.
Who it suits
Aggressive players who want to delete a priority target in one activation chain. It rewards planning your charges so the anointed unit and a hard-hitting partner are both in the same fight.
Key units
- An anointed non-unique hero to power the trigger
- A high-volume or elite melee unit as the follow-up (Witch Aelves, Sisters of Slaughter, or Blood Sisters)
- Support pieces to make sure both units reach the same combat
When to pick it
Pick it when your plan is to win by removing key enemy units in the combat phase, especially against elite armies where doubling up crit-boosted attacks can punch through Wards and armor. Confirm the crit type and eligibility in the current book.
Common questions
Can the follow-up unit be a hero?
As aggregated, the extra fight is for a non-hero unit. Check your battletome for the exact restriction before relying on it.
What happens if my anointed hero dies?
Bloody Succession lets another eligible hero become anointed, so the formation's engine can keep running even after you lose the original anointed unit.
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Written by SprueSentry with SprueSentry editorial (hand-authored, research-grounded), grounded in the cited sources — original commentary, not Games Workshop rules text.