There are five Reapers that you will come across while playing Chaos Gate, and all of them are highly skilled in combat. In this guide, we will see how to beat Malathian the Harvester in Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate Daemonhunters.
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate Daemonhunters – Boss Guide for Malathian the Harvester
With extremely high HP, topping at 100 Health, this Reaper is quite hard to tackle solo. But with a good squad put together, he can be taken down in no time. Here we will see how to defeat Malathian the Harvester in Warhammer 40K Chaos Gate.
Malathian might have high Health, but every other stat of his is nil, including his armor. But he can make up for his shortcomings by being brutal on the field, and can even stack armor while in battle.
Malathian the Harvester’s Attacks, Powers, and Passives
- Bilesword: Has a chance to hit all targets and deals 6 damage, applying Knockback by up to 3 spaces away. This is a Spread Attack.
- Morbus Gift: AoE that covers till Blast Area 7 and deals 4 damage. Will also summon Effigies of Death, Infirmity, and Despair using his Reaper’s Call. This Psychic Blast will also cause knockback regardless of cover.
- Corrosive Darkness: Any Knight within Range 10 will take 2 damage. Gains afflictions and scales with the number of active Daemons and Effigies in the area ignore cover.
- Reaper’s Call: 2 Resurrection Emblems appear and will summon Daemons within 2 turns if not destroyed.
- Reaper’s Bounty: Has a chance of restoring any destroyed target point, correlating to the number of Daemons on the field.
- Summon Effigy: Summons an Effigy.
Squad Composition and Abilities
Team 1
- Justicar – Honor the Chapter
- Purgator – Sanctified Kill Zone
- Apothecary – Warp Speed Biomancy
- Interceptor – Hammerhand and Force Strike
Team 2
- Justicar – Honor the Chapter and Hammerhand
- Justicar – Honor the Chapter and Hammerhand
- Justicar – Honor the Chapter and Hammerhand
- Interceptor – Hammerhand and Force Strike
Stratagems and Equipment
- Quicksilver, Gate of Infinity, and Tide of Shadows can help you bridge the gap and deal damage.
- Weapons that have Armor Pierce and the suite Power of Armor will help break down Malathian’s armor stacks while giving the Interceptor additional WP with the suit, useful while using Force Strike.
Strategy
Malathian the Harvester is immune to everything besides Bleed and Vulnerability, so use his weaknesses to your advantage. Your Interceptor will be the star of the show, using Force Strike with Armor Pierce.
If using Team 1, then use the Gates of Infinity to close the gap and imbed your Interceptor with Honor the Chapter, Warp Seed Biomancy, and Quicksilver. Use the rest of your squad first to attack Malathian by casting Sanctified Kill Zone, taking it down with Astral Aim and Hammerhand. At 20% health, he will start summoning Effigies to help boost his health and attributes, while also stacking Armor. Keep attacking him till your AP is low. Now you can use your Interceptor to deal the remaining damage using its Force Strike. If knocked back, switch to melee mode to take him down.
For Team 2, you can easily Cheese Malathian by using Justicar’s Honor the Chapter on Interceptor all three times and also applying Quicksilver. Use the Justicar first to deal some damage before Malathian can start stacking its armor, then use Interceptor’s Force Strike to land the finishing blow.
That’s all there is to know about Malathian the Harvester and how to beat it in Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate Daemonhunters. If you like this guide you can check out our other guides as well.