Decimus/Gameplay

Halo Wars 2

Skirmish/Multiplayer

"Decimus is a berserker who relies on hard-hitting rushes while siphoning their health away."

— In-game description of Decimus.

• Unique Units: Jiralhanae Warlord and Decimus
• Privileges: Allow units to survive longer through health Siphoning.
• Tier 1 Leader Powers
  • Killing Frenzy: All units gain damage boosts when they kill enemies for 6 seconds.
  • Vortex Lightning I: Fires a controllable vortex that stuns enemies and lowers their defense.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: 50
    • Power Cost: 150
    • Cooldown: 165 seconds
  • Vortex Lightning II: Increases Vortex Lightning size, debuff duration, and strength.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: 75
    • Power Cost: 200
    • Cooldown: 165 seconds
• Tier 2 Leader Powers
  • Siphon I: Targets own units to recover health while damaging enemies.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: 300
    • Power Cost: 100
    • Cooldown: 195 seconds
  • Siphon II: Increases Siphon target size, duration, and healing amount.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: 400
    • Power Cost: 150
    • Cooldown: 195 seconds
  • Siphon III: Further increases Siphon target size, duration, and healing amount.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: 500
    • Power Cost: 150
    • Cooldown: 195 seconds
  • Fury I: Targets own units. Boosts damage and speed of affected units at the cost of health.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: N/A
    • Power Cost: N/A
    • Cooldown: 120 seconds
  • Fury II: Increases selection area of effect, unit damage, and movement speed.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: N/A
    • Power Cost: N/A
    • Cooldown: 120 seconds
  • Fury III: Increases selection area of effect, unit damage, and movement speed even more.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: N/A
    • Power Cost: N/A
    • Cooldown: 120 seconds
• Tier 3 Leader Powers
  • Glassing Beam I: Fires a controllable plasma beam.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: 350
    • Power Cost: 150
    • Cooldown: 228 seconds
  • Glassing Beam II: Increases Glassing Beam size and damage.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: 450
    • Power Cost: 250
    • Cooldown: 228 seconds
  • Glassing Beam III: Further increases Glassing Beam size and damage.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: 550
    • Power Cost: 350
    • Cooldown: 228 seconds
  • Spirit Assault I: Drops off two Suicide Unggoy squads.
    • Population Cost: 4
    • Supply Cost: 240
    • Power Cost: 60
    • Cooldown: 165 seconds
  • Spirit Assault II: Drops off two upgraded veteran Suicide Grunt squads and one veteran Jump Pack Brute squad.
    • Population Cost: 7
    • Supply Cost: 375
    • Power Cost: 140
    • Cooldown: 165 seconds
• Tier 4 Leader Powers
  • Teleport I: Teleports own units to any location within range.
    • Population Cost: N/A
    • Supply Cost: N/A
    • Power Cost: 200
    • Cooldown: 165 seconds
  • Boundless Siphon: All units gain a permanent minor health siphon when they damage enemy units.
• Tier 5 Leader Powers
  • Decimus Drop: Drops Decimus into battle. (One per player at a time)
    • Population Cost: 10
    • Supply Cost: 1,000
    • Power Cost: 1,000
    • Cooldown: 386 seconds
  • Boundless Fury: All units gain a permanent increase to speed and damage.

Decimus himself acts similar to the Brute Warlord being able to pull enemies close to him, but is able to call in a series of uncontrollable glassing beams as his Y/R ability. His ability is a reverse version of Atriox's Eradication Leader Power, with the strength worth being level two.

Blitz

Starting Army:

• Vampire
  • 4 Bloodfuel Grunts
  • 1 Terror Chopper

• Berserker
  • 2 Jump pack Brutes
  • 1 (Blitz) Suicide Grunts
  • 1 Prowling Reaver
  • 1 Marauder Warchief

Strategy

General

• Decimus' Siphon and Fury can stack each other, dealing additional damage and additional healing effect.
• Siphon and Boundless Siphon leader power will serve to aid player in firefight, which can be utilized in lieu of any Healing Leader Power.

Allies

• Open the firefight using Lightning Vortex, allowing allies to launch the assault while the enemy was stunned.

Enemies

• Fast elimination for Decimus unit is recommended due to his leader power.
• Stay away from Decimus if the player spot Decimus is on the battlefield. The player may set up a trap to lure any of your units and make a quick work to eliminate it.
  • Form a quick countermeasure, or quickly initiate the counter-firefight to even the odds.