Mortek Phalanx: the resilient-infantry formation (AoS 4th Ed)
Doubles down on Mortek Guard blocks by letting destroyed units claw their way back onto the table.
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.
Mortek Phalanx supports a horde-of-Guard playstyle, reported to let a destroyed Mortek Guard unit return (at half strength, on a roll). It reinforces the army's attrition identity. Confirm the exact trigger, chance, and returned model count in your current Battletome.
What the formation does
Reported to allow a destroyed Mortek Guard unit to come back at half strength on a successful roll, potentially attempted repeatedly. This makes an already stubborn block even harder to remove from objectives. Verify wording and timing in your Battletome.
Who it suits
Players who like a grinding, objective-camping game built on multiple large Mortek Guard units and want maximum staying power in the midfield.
Key units
- Mortek Guard (the core of the formation)
- Gothizzar Harvester to heal and complement the return effect
- Mortisan support to buff and sustain the line
When to pick it
Pick it in Guard-heavy lists that intend to hold the centre and out-last the opponent, especially in objective-scoring missions where re-appearing units are hard to play around.
Common questions
Does the returned unit come back at full size?
No - it is reported to return at half strength, and only on a successful roll. Treat it as a resilience tool, not a way to farm free full units. Confirm the exact numbers in your Battletome.
Is it worth taking without lots of Mortek Guard?
Not really. The formation only pays off if Mortek Guard is genuinely the core of your army; otherwise another formation will do more for you.
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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.