Guild Hounds, Why the push?

[Nagash1959]

Ok, so I get why McMourning can use his melee attack to push into base contact (when used as a ranged attack from his upgrade). But why do Guild Hounds have a Close 1" attack that allows them to push into base contact? They're at most 1" away when they use it, I don't see the benefit. Is this designed to go with another Guild model I'm missing? I feel like the answer to this is really simple and I'm just missing it. Thanks ya'll.

[Dracomax]

...I'm not seeing the attack. The final version of the guild hound says:

 

(1) Snapping Jaws (Ml 5 / Rst: Df / Rg: y1): Target suffers 1/3/4 damage.
R Critical Strike: When damaging the target, this attack deals +1
damage for each R in the final duel total.

That is the only attack on the card. They get to make a (1) charge if there is a scheme marker, but I don't see a 1" push anywhere.

[edonil]

There was an old version that had that, I think.

[Dracomax]

Yeah, especially towards the end, it seemed like guild hounds changed every week. Make sure you are using the version that says "final" for the date.

[Nagash1959]

aaaaaand that's what I get for checking that on my work computer instead of my personal laptop. I must have had one of the older files. Thanks fellow carbon monsters.

Still, I wonder what it was supposed to be for....the world may never know.

[Fetid Strumpet]

Without the exact ability in front of me, and a reread of the timing rules, I would initially assume that it was to prevent a model escaping via a defensive trigger. You attack Collodi, who auto triggers a push out of combat, and then your dog follows him.

 

That would be my initial thoughts on why the old ability might have done that... moot point now though.

[edonil]

[edonil]

It was there, and I'm tired. I just had to take advantage of the setup.