Inflictor

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	Inflictor Cryx Heavy Warjack

Inflictors are fiercely protective of their masters and use their considerable mass and armor to shield them at all costs. These nigh uncontrollable constructs are more than mere killing machines, though; they are an accomplishment of malign intent. The soul drives grafted to their cortexes alter the behavior of these abominations in combat—captive souls give the Inflictor preternatural awareness of incoming threats.

Basic Info

Inflictor
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	COST N/A UNIT SIZE N/A FA N/A Warcaster 0 BASE Large SPD 6 STR 10 MAT 7 RAT N/A M.A. N/A DEF 13 ARM 17 / 19 (★) CMD N/A FOCUS N/A FURY N/A THRS N/A HP 28 F. Field N/A WJP N/A WBP N/A UNIT SIZE N/A COST 13 N/A N/A FA U (★) 19 with the Shield bonus Warcaster 1 BASE N/A SPD N/A STR N/A MAT N/A RAT N/A DEF N/A ARM N/A CMD N/A FOCUS N/A FURY N/A THRS N/A HP N/A WJP N/A WBP N/A UNIT SIZE N/A COST N/A FA N/A N/A Understanding the Statblock

Abilities

• Warjack - All warjacks share the same set of special rules. Most notably being big and stompy. Click the link for a full run-down.
• Construct - This model is a construct and is not a living model.
• Shield Guard - Once per round, when a friendly model is directly hit by a non-spray ranged attack during your opponent's turn while within 3" of this model, you can choose to have this model directly hit instead. This model is automatically hit and suffers all damage and effects. This model cannot use Shield Guard while it is incorporeal, knocked down, or stationary.

Weapons

• Shield Claw - 1" reach, POW 3, P+S 13 melee attack
  • Open Fist - This warjack/warbeast may make Throw Power Attacks.
  • Shield - This weapon is a shield that gives the model a cumulative +2 ARM bonus. A model does not gain this bonus while the weapon system with the shield is crippled or when resolving damage that originates in its back arc.
• Stinger - 2" reach, POW 6, P+S 16 melee attack
  • Critical Poison - On a critical hit, gain an additional die on this weapon's damage rolls against living models.

Theme Forces

• Black Industries. Inflictor gains Carapace in this theme.
• Dark Host
• The Ghost Fleet
• Infernal Machines. Inflictor gains Hyper-Aggressive in this theme.
• Scourge of the Broken Coast
• Slaughter Fleet Raiders. Inflictor gains Gang Fighter in this theme.

Thoughts on Inflictor

Inflictor in a Nutshell

It's a defensive warjack, which is unusual for Cryx. Though its stinger is not much to rely on, it's the shield ARM bonus plus the shield guard ability that makes this the perfect buddy and escort on the field.

Combos & Synergies

• Hook this boy up with any warcaster that can grant a warjack an ARM bonus (its melee already hits 80% of the time) that way its ARM goes up so high damage wont be an issue for early game.
• While getting critical poison is a strong bonus in combat, it is rather unreliable and many times, the better strategy is to simply buy more attacks. However if you can get free boosted attacks, the ability can be much more likely to trigger.
  • Terminal Velocity on Lich Lord Venethrax only boosts against living models which is fine since Critical Poison only effects the living.
  • Pirate Queen Skarre can cast Dark Guidance to boost your melee attacks.

Drawbacks and Downsides

• Despite how it looks it's more-or-less the Slayer with a shield and a stinger that MIGHT do poison damage if it's fighting a living enemy.

Tips and Tricks

• Keep it near the warcaster at all times unless you need it to escort a solo that you do not wish to be shot down early in the game.

OTHER

Trivia

• The rules for this model were published in Warmachine: Vengeance March 2014.
• The physical model wasn't available for purchase until about June 2016, more than two years later.
• The Inflictor & Seether are sold in one box, with enough pieces to make either but not both. Magnets are your friends.

Other Cryx models

Cryx Index       (Edit)
Battlegroup & Similar
Warcasters	Agathia - Aiakos2 - Asphyxious1 - Asphyxious2 - Asphyxious3 - Coven - Deneghra1 - Deneghra2 - Deneghra3 - Goreshade1 - Goreshade2 - Goreshade3 - Mortenebra1 - Mortenebra2 - Rahera - Scaverous - Skarre1 - Skarre2 - Skarre3 - Sturgis2 - Terminus - Venethrax
Warcaster attachments	The Withershadow Combine - Satyxis Blood Priestess - Skarlock Thrall - Madelyn Corbeau (Mercenary)
Other Warjack Controllers	Iron Lich Overseer (Marshal) - Aiakos1 (BGC) - Deneghra0 (BGC)
Light	Cankerworm - Deathripper - Defiler - Helldiver - Nightwretch - Ripjaw - Scavenger - Shrike - Stalker
Heavy	Barathrum - Corruptor - Deathjack - Desecrator - Erebus - Harrower - Kharybdis - Inflictor - Leviathan - Malice - Nightmare - Reaper - Seether - Slayer
Colossal	Kraken - Sepulcher
Units, Solos, Battle Engines, & Structures
Units - Living	BO Boarding Party - BO Ironmongers - BO Smog Belchers - Bloodgorgers - Marauders - Cephalyx Drudges - Cephalyx Overlords - Satyxis Gunslingers - Satyxis Blood Witches - Satyxis Raiders - Scharde Dirge Seers - Scharde Pirates
Units - Undead	Bane Knights - Bane Riders - Bane Warriors - Bile Thralls - Carrion Thralls - Mechanithralls - Necrosurgeon - Revenant Cannon - Revenant Crew - Soulhunters - The Withershadow Combine
Solos - Living/Construct	Aiakos1 - Axiara - Darragh Wrathe - Deneghra0 - Gerlak - Misery Cage - Satyxis Blood Priestess - Satyxis Raider Captain - Severa Blacktide - Warwitch Siren
Solos - Undead	Agrimony - Bane Lord Tartarus - Bloat Thrall - BTO Mobius - Captain Rengrave - Hellslinger - Iron Lich Overseer - Machine Wraith - Necrotech - Pistol Wraith - Scrap Thrall - Skarlock Thrall - Soul Trapper
Battle Engines & Structures	Wraith Engine
Theme Forces
Black Industries - Dark Host - The Ghost Fleet - Infernal Machines - Scourge of the Broken Coast - Slaughter Fleet Raiders
Mercenaries
Refer to Who Works for Whom and/or Category: Cryx Mercenary
This index was last updated: 2019.02

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification : Open Fist (aka, Power Attack Throw)     (Edit) Throw - General ( Edit ) See also the Throw article for a recap of the core Throw rules. Because you move the target model between the attack roll and the damage roll, you can get different buffs applied to the two rolls. For instance, if you throw the target in or out of a Flanking model's melee range. Throw - Power Attack When you make a Throw Power Attack, no other abilities of the Fist weapon (such as Chain Strike) are applied unless they specifically mention Throws. If you do a Power Attack Throw and you choose to throw the target directly away, no deviation is rolled to determine the final position of the model. (Locked thread) A model that cannot be targeted by melee attacks (such as Una2's feat) cannot have models thrown at them, either. (Infernal Ruling) Unresolved: Since throwing Model [A] at Model [B] involves making a melee attack vs Model [B] which is out of your melee range, it technically breaks a whole bunch of core rules. (Infernal Checking)

Rules Clarification : Shield and/or Buckler     (Edit) The only time you lose the Shield bonus is when the weapon is crippled, or if the attack originates in your back arc. (Infernal Ruling) In other words, you still get the Shield bonus while knocked down or stationary. You don't get the Shield bonus vs stuff originating in your back arc. This includes stuff that "leaps" off models in your back arc, such as Electro Leap. (Locked thread)

Rules Clarification : Poison - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Warjack      (Edit) The Cortex/Induction core rule means a warjack cannot have more than 3 focus at any time (maybe 4 if they're really special). Many abilities give out focus and don't state an upper limit (such as Convection and Empower). Despite not stating an upper limit, they are always "hard-limited" by the core rule. A warjack can have more than 3 focus during a turn, though. For instance, a knocked down warjack can Power Up and be Allocated 2 focus, then spend 1 to shake knockdown, then another model could Empower it back up to 3. Warjacks cannot spend focus outside of their activation. For instance, they can't boost free strikes or trigger Powerful Attack on Broadsides. (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Construct - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Shield Guard      (Edit) Shield Guard doesn't work vs spells. Since Shield Guard specifies "opponent's turn", it can't be used against stuff that shoots in your own turn (such as Watcher or Counterblast). The Shield Guard does not necessarily need to be in the attacker's LOS or range. The Shield Guarder is always hit even if they have an ability that makes them automatically get missed, such as Stealth. (Automatically missing is determined earlier in the timing sequence than the Shield Guard moving the hit.) (Infernal Ruling) You shift all effects onto the shield guard, including stuff that triggers on "when this attack hits". When you use Shield Guard vs an AOE attack, the template moves too. Because, with reference to Apdx A, the hit 'moves' at Step 6 and the template placement is determined at Step 7. Shield Guard doesn't work vs Point Blank attacks. Because Point Blank attacks are melee attacks that are made using a ranged weapon. On the other hand, it will work vs Gunfighter attacks.