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{{UnitDredgeSpecial | GenericName = Stonesinger | Size = 1x1 tiles | Unit_Filename_v0 = Stone_singer_master | Unit_Portrait_v0 = Stonesinger_icon | MovementRange = 2 tiles | AttackRange = Melee (1 tile) | Passive = Disease Strike | Active = Rupture, Umbrage | ARMv0 = 10 | STRv0 = 13 | WPv0 = 8 | EXv0 = 2 | ABv0 = 1 }} {{Lore |text=The appearance of a '''Stonesinger''' upon the battlefield is a cause for great terror and alarm. These foes wield powerful magic, channeling the dark energy with their spear-like weapons which seem to function almost like tuning forks. Stonesinger strikes are known to spread a deadly disease to humans and varl, and they have exhibited the ability to explode the armor of other dredge units, sacrificing them and causing massive shrapnel damage to nearby enemies. }} ==General== '''Stonesingers''' are the [[Dredge]] equivalent of human [[Menders]], specializing in powerful magical abilities. They wear stone masks, are wrapped in brightly colored stoles and hold two spear-like weapons that help them channel the dark energy they summon when using their special abilities. Seemingly fragile units with limited mobility, Stonesingers always have other Dredge as bodyguards and usually lurk in the back lines. This makes them really hard to get to, and leaves them ample time to weave any of their ''two'' active abilities. ==Passive Ability: Disease Strike== The Stonesinger's melee-attack, if successful, transmits a deadly disease to the target unit. This disease causes the unit to lose 1 [[Strength]] point at the start of each of his turns, until the end of the battle. The disease is instantly transmitted to all units that are adjacent to the target, be they allies or enemies. Moreover, the disease will infect any unit ''terminating'' its move in a tile adjacent to an already diseased unit. <u>Note:</u> * Killing the Stonesinger will '''not''' remove the disease effect (debuff) from afflicted units. * In some versions of the second part of ''The Banner Saga'', there were two issues/bugs concerning this effect: (a) The debuff removed from all units after killing the Singer and/or (b) the effect could be carried/transmitted by [[Skulker]]s, without them getting harmed by it. ==Active Ability: Rupture== The Stonesinger unites his twin spears and starts vibrating while he casts his deadly spell. At the start of his next turn, specific Dredge units suddenly explode, killing themselves and causing ''direct'' [[Strength]] AoE damage that harms all adjacent units. The units that explode are those that are wounded (8STR or less) ''and'' that have at least one adjacent enemy; if no Dredge units satisfy these conditions, then nothing happens. The amount of damage caused by each exploding-Dredge is equal to its remaining [[Armor]]; note that this Strength damage bypasses the Armor of the units that suffer the attack, just like [[Siege Archer|Slag and Burn]] or [[Dredge Fire Slinger|Shatterstone]]! <u>Note:</u> In the second part of ''The Banner Saga'' Rupture seems to cause more damage than expected by the description. ==Active Ability: Umbrage== Just like when using Rupture, the Stonesinger unites his twin spears and starts vibrating while he casts his deadly spell. At the start of his next turn, ''all'' ally Dredge units permanently lose 2 [[Armor]] and gain 3 [[Strength]] points. <u>K</u>illing the Stonesinger removes the +3STR buff from all Dredge but leaves the -2ARM penalty. Enemies that were kept alive due to the buff are instantly killed. ==Notes== {{spoiler}} * Stonesingers act as mini-bosses appearing in Chapters 4, 5 and 7. One of them accompanies [[Bellower]] in the final fight of the first part of ''The Banner Saga''. * There are no battles where the enemy team has more than one Stonesinger in the first part of ''The Banner Saga'', but that is not the case for the second part! * In the second part of ''The Banner Saga'', Stonesingers are always accompanied by [[Dredge Gloomwarden|Gloomwardens]] and/or [[Dredge Direguard|Direguards]]. * In the second part of ''The Banner Saga'', the [[Ravens]] caravan meets a ''friendly'' Stonesinger and Bolverk has the option to take him along. ==Strategies== * Stonesingers are generally hard to get to as they are well protected behind their Dredge allies. * Both Stonesinger active abilities are related to ally Dredge, so when Singers are alone they are actually easy to kill. Umbrage can be cast multiple times during a fight, whereas Rupture is cast just once. The Singer will usually engage in melee combat only when he/she is the last enemy standing. * In the first part of ''The Banner Saga'', there is not way to distinguish if the Stonesinger is casting Rupture or Umbrage, so be prepared for anyone of the two... The worst case is Rupture, so you should either kill the Singer, knock-out any Dredge units adjacent to your allies, or get away from them! In the second part of ''The Banner Saga'', a special icon for casting ''Rupture'' shows on the turn-queue portrait of the Singer. * Rupture can be devastating if you have used Armor-bypass attacks (e.g. [[Eyvind|Arc Lightning]], [[Thrasher|Bloody Flail]] or [[Ludin|Impale]]) to wound high-Armor units like [[Dredge Stoneguard|Stoneguard]]. Killing the Stonesinger, or finishing-off his wounded bodyguards, before he completes his spell, can save a lot of lives! [[Category:The Banner Saga units]]
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