Soulstorm/Missionary
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Faction | Sisters of Battle | Health | 700 | Buy | Reinf. | |||
Tier | 1 | Morale | 300 | 75 | ||||
Built by | Ecclesiarchal Chapel | Sight radius | 30 | |||||
Armor | Infantry Medium | Detect radius | 30 | 1 | ||||
Mass | 22 | Speed | 16 | |||||
Model count | 1/1 | Build time | 15 | |||||
Support and scout unit that can perform many Acts of Faith. May be attached to most Sisters of Battle squads. | Data version: 1.2.0 |
The Missionary is the first unit available to the Sisters of Battle in Dawn of War: Soulstorm.
Description
"From the lightning, and the tempest, Emperor deliver us!"
At the forefront of Ecclesiarchy crusades, Missionaries travel to worlds where the Emperor is not worshipped and convert the populace. Their tenacity and infinite faith make them excellent scout and support units, as they use Acts of Faith to bolster the strength of the squad they are attached to.
Missionaries take 40% more morale damage than other units.
Tactics
Missionaries are unique in fulfilling the role of both a scout and support unit. In combat they should be attached to a squad so that they cannot be independently targeted, though outside of combat they can split off and capture strategic points. Missionaries are an ideal pairing for Battle Sister Squads. If a Battle Sister squad is threatened by enemy units, the Missionary may detach from the squad and engage the enemy in melee while Battle Sisters support him from behind. Lay Hands is available early, costs little faith, and can quickly restore an entire squad's health, so make use of it frequently. Outside of combat use Lay Hands on your most injured unit rather than just the squad he is normally attached to. Emperor's Touch is the Missionary's most useful ability, and is best used to give Battle Sister Squads a temporary boost when they encounter vehicles, commanders, or elite infantry. Get this ability immediately after reaching Tier 2 so you don't have to wait for Celestian Squads or Immolators to counter vehicles. Be careful using this ability with a lone squad that may be forced into melee. Divine Retribution has a large faith cost, and is best used when the unit the missionary is attached to are Sister Repentia Squads. If used on a ranged squad smart enemies will simply redirect their fire, resulting in a waste of 70 Faith. The melee nature of Sister Repentia Squads forces attacked squads to fight back and their large amount of health allows them to be damaged more times without dying, therefore returning more damage back to the enemy.
In general at least two Missionaries should be fielded so that Emperor's Touch may be used twice at once, though three Missionaries still increase how often you can use this ability as you can gain enough Faith resource to use Emperor's Touch again before the cooldown is up. Four or more Missionaries tends to be excessive.
Refrain from attaching Missionaries to Celestian Squads. With research the Missionary can outrange the rest of the squad. This results in the Celestian squad engaging targets outside the range of their Melta weaponry unless manually directed to move closer. Of course, the Missionary has better choices to attach to than the Celestian Squad anyway.
NOTE: Detaching the Missionary from his attached squad will disable any Acts of Faith currently used. This only affects the squad he formerly was attached to but not the Missionary. Detaching him and attaching him to another squad will not grant that squad with the current Acts of Faith.
Unique weapons
Missionary is equiped with a Bolt Pistol and a Staff, making him weak overall, albeit better at melee (especially against ranged enemies) than at range.
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Cost | Default Weapon | Range | Melee | Setup Time | 0 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Build Time | Default Weapon | Accuracy | 65% | Refire Rate | 0.75 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area of Effect | 0 | Requires | Nothing |
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Build Time | Default Weapon | Accuracy | 85% | Refire Rate | 0.8 s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area of Effect | 0 | Requires | Nothing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Wargear: Psyocculum increases the Bolt Pistol's range to 30. |
Abilties
Act of Faith: Lay Hands
Act of Faith: Lay Hands | Hotkey: H | |||
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[3] | Requires | Nothing | ||
Target Types | Self | |||
Range | None | |||
Area of effect | Entire squad | Cooldown time | 90 s | |
Cost | [4] 15 | |||
Effects | Increases the health regeneration of the squad by 20 for 20 s. | |||
Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch
Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch | Hotkey: P | |||
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[5] | Requires | Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch Research | ||
Target Types | Self | |||
Range | None | |||
Area of effect | Entire squad | Cooldown time | 180 s | |
Cost | [6] 50 | |||
Effects | Grants the Emperor's Touch Bolter to the Missionary and his attached squad for 20 s. When active it is the only ranged weapon that fires and temporarily overrides the other ranged weapons of the Missionary and the attached squad. | |||
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Cost | See Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch | Range | 40 | Setup Time | 0 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Build Time | See Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch | Accuracy | 100% | Refire Rate | 0.8 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area of Effect | 0 | Requires | Activated Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | This weapon has 50% accuracy when firing while moving. While the Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch ability is active, this is the only ranged weapon that fires and overrides the other ranged weapons of the Missionary and the attached squad. |
Act of Faith: Divine Retribution
Divine Retribution | Hotkey: D | |||
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[7] | Requires | Act of Faith: Divine Retribution Research | ||
Target Types | Self | |||
Range | None | |||
Area of effect | Entire squad | Cooldown time | 180 s | |
Cost | [8] 70 | |||
Effects | Causes 25 retaliation damage in the form of brimstone raining down on any unit that damages the Missionary or his attached squad. Lasts for 15 s. | |||
Upgrades
All Missionary upgrades are bought on buildings (Pristine Sanctuary, Ecclesierchal Cathedral and Holy Reliquary) and definitive.
Act of Faith: Divine Retribution Research
Act of Faith: Divine Retribution Research | Hotkey: E | |||
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[9] | Cost | [10] 100 [11] 75 | Research Time | 35 s |
Researched From | Ecclesiarchal Chapel | |||
Requires | Ecclesiarchal Citadel | |||
Effects | Enables the Missionary's Act of Faith: Divine Retribution ability |
Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch Research
Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch Research | Hotkey: P | |||
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[12] | Cost | [13] 75 [14] 50 | Research Time | 30 s |
Researched From | Ecclesiarchal Chapel | |||
Requires | Ecclesiarchal Cathedral | |||
Effects | Enables the Missionary's Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch ability |
Wargear: Chaplet Ecclesiasticus
Wargear: Chaplet Ecclesiasticus | Hotkey: H | |||
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[15] | Cost | [16] 125 [17] 50 | Research Time | 35 s |
Researched From | Holy Reliquary | |||
Requires | Nothing | |||
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Heart of Worship Research
(Evolution of the previous upgrade)
Heart of Worship Research | Hotkey: H | |||
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[18] | Cost | [19] 165 [20] 75 | Research Time | 35 s |
Researched From | Holy Reliquary | |||
Requires | Shrine of the Living Saint, Wargear: Chaplet Ecclesiasticus | |||
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Wargear: Blessed Ammunition
Wargear: Blessed Ammunition | Hotkey: B | |||
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[21] | Cost | [22] 100 [23] 75 | Research Time | 45 s |
Researched From | Pristine Sanctuary | |||
Requires | Nothing | |||
Effects | Reduces the damage reduction from cover enemy units receive by 50% when attacking with the Bolt Pistols, Bolters, and Heavy Bolters used by the Missionary, Battle Sister Squad, Veteran Superior, Seraphim Squad, Seraphim Veteran Superior, Celestian Squad, Celestian Veteran Superior, Canoness, Confessor, and Rhino Transport |
Wargear: Blessed Armor
Wargear: Blessed Armor | Hotkey: C | |||
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[24] | Cost | [25] 100 [26] 50 | Research Time | 45 s |
Researched From | Pristine Sanctuary | |||
Requires | Ecclesiarchal Cathedral | |||
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Wargear: Psyocculum
Wargear: Psyocculum | Hotkey: Y | |||
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[27] | Cost | [28] 150 [29] 50 | Research Time | 45 s |
Researched From | Pristine Sanctuary | |||
Requires | Ecclesiarchal Citadel | |||
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Additional links
Source : http://web.archive.org/web/20100810092432/http://wiki.reliccommunity.com/index.php?title=Missionary