Artificer Prime Nemo & Arcane Mechaniks

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Artificer Prime Nemo Mercenary, & Convergence Partisan, & Cygnar Partisan, Character Battle Engine - ("Junior Warcaster") Arcane Mechaniks Companion Unit

Saved from certain death for an uncertain future, Nemo’s newfound purpose in life is to save humanity from the threat of the infernals. With his soul encapsulated in a machine designed by the Convergence, he is driven to escape with as many as he can, regardless of where they may find themselves when the end comes

Basic Info

When you add Nemo4 to your army, you get a battle engine and a unit (1 Leader & 2 Grunts).

• Mercenary - This model will work for Convergence and Cygnar.
• Partisan [Convergence] - When included in a Convergence army, this model/unit is a Convergence model/unit instead of a Mercenary model/unit.
• Partisan [Cygnar] - When included in a Cygnar army, this model/unit is a Cygnar model/unit instead of a Mercenary model/unit.

Nemo4

Nemo4
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Abilities

• Battle Engine - All battle engines share the same special rules, most notably being immune to a bunch of stuff. Click here for the long version.
• Construct
• Immunity: Electricity
• Pathfinder
• Battlegroup Controller - (1) This model is not a warcaster but has the following warcaster special rules: Battlegroup Commander, Focus Manipulation, Power Field, and Spellcaster. (2) This model must have at least one warjack in its battlegroup at the start of the game.
• Limited Battlegroup - The only warjacks that can be in this model's battlegroup are non-character Convergence, non-character Cygnar, non-character Mercenary warjacks, and warjacks with Bond [Nemo]. Warjacks in its battlegroup are considered to be the same Faction as this model.
• Opening the Gate - This model can use Opening the Gate once per game at any time during its activation. Immediately add to play one friendly non-character Faction solo without battlegroup controller with a point cost of 5 or less, placing it completely within 3" of this model. That solo must forfeit its Combat Action the turn it is put into play.
• Shifting Powers - Choose one of the following effects at the start of this model/unit's activation:
  • Fold Space - Return to play d3 small- or medium-based friendly destroyed Faction Grunts. Models return with 1 unmarked damage box. Place the returned Grunts completely within this model’s command range, in formation, and completely within 3˝ of another model in their unit. Returned Grunts must forfeit their Combat Actions the turn they are returned to play.
  • Spatial Vortex - Enemy models currently within 2˝ of this model suffer a POW 10 electrical damage roll. After the damage is resolved, place this model completely within 3˝ of its current location.
• Soul Vessel - This model generates soul tokens as if it were a living model.

Weapons

• Electrical Strikes - 13" range, ROF 2, POW 14 ranged weapon
  • Damage Type: Electricity
  • Thunderbolt - Enemy models hit are pushed D3" directly away from the attacking model. On a critical hit, the enemy model becomes knocked down after being pushed.

• Bash - 1" reach, POW 4, P+S 12 melee weapon

Spells

	COST	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
Lightning Shroud	2	6	-	-	Upkeep	-
Target warjack in the spellcaster's battlegroup gains +2 STR and Immunity: Electricity, and its melee weapons gain Electro Leap. Electro Leap - When a model is directly hit with a basic attack made with this weapon, you can have lightning arc to the nearest model within 4" of the the model hit, ignoring the attacking model. The model the lightning arcs to suffers an unboostable POW 10 electrical damage roll. Lightning arc damage rolls are not considered to have been caused by an attack. Resolve lightning arc damage rolls simultaneously with the damage resulting from the attack that caused the leap.
Locomotion	(★)	6	-	-	-	-
The spellcaster spends up to 3 focus points to cast Locomotion. Target warjack in the spellcaster's battlegroup immediately advances up to 1" for each focus point spent. A warjack can be targeted by Locomotion only once per activation.
Watcher	3	SELF	-	-	Upkeep	No
Once per turn when an enemy model advances and ends its movement within 6" of the spellcaster, you can choose a warjack in the spellcaster's battlegroup that is currently in its control range. That warjack can immediately make a full advance towards the enemy model and then can make one basic melee or ranged attack targeting the enemy model. The attack and damage rolls against that model are boosted.

Arcane Mechaniks

Arcane Mechaniks
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• Partisan [Cygnar]
• Partisan [Convergence]

Abilities

• Immunity: Electricity
• Companion [Artificer Prime Nemo] - This model is included in any army that includes Artificer Prime Nemo. If Nemo is destroyed or removed from play, remove this model from play. This model is part of Nemo's battlegroup.
• Recharge (★ Action) - RNG 1". Target friendly Faction warjack in Nemo's battlegroup. If the warjack is in range and it was suffering disruption, it is no longer disrupted. The warjack also gains one focus point.
• Repair [d3+1] (★ Action) - RNG B2B. Target friendly Faction construct model. If the model is in range, remove d3+1 damage points from it.
• Super Tune (★ Action) - RNG B2B. Target Nemo. If Nemo is in range, he gains gains an additional die on electrical attack and electrical damage rolls for one turn. Discard the lowest die of each roll.

Weapons

• Stun Glaive - 1" reach, POW 6, P+S 12 melee weapon
  • Critical Knockdown - On a critical hit, the model hit becomes knocked down.

Theme Forces

• Mercenary
  • Strange Bedfellows
  • The Irregulars

• Convergence
  • Destruction Initiative
  • Strange Bedfellows

• Cygnar
  • Heavy Metal. The Mechaniks gain Reposition [3"] in this theme.
  • Storm Division

Thoughts on Nemo4

New model - This article is a Work In Progress This model has only recently been released, and the content in the "Thoughts On" section is based more on theory-machine than actual gameplay experience. Please don't delete this warning unless you (1) have played several games with the final rules (games with CID rules don't count) and (2) you've reviewed this article and it mostly(★) matches your experiences. (★) Bearing in mind that other editors may make suggestions you don't think are the "best" but that doesn't make them "wrong". Don't delete stuff just because you disagree with it, please. See also Category: Recent Release and Category: Recent Change.

Nemo4 in a metal shell

Nemo 4 represents a new style of "journeyman warcaster". A model that is far more powerful and survivable than the standard journeymen we've seen in the past, but not quite as powerful as a full fledged warcaster. Thematically, this is Nemo after being transfered into a Convergence soul vessel, and he is not fully accustomed to his new body, thus the reason he is not a full warcaster (at the moment).

Nemo is literally a floating arcane gateway capable of bending the laws of physics. He still retains aspects of his mastery over electricity, but electrical damage is not the primary focus of this model. He should provide consistent ranged pressure and be capable of supporting a battlegroup of 2-3 warjacks.

At first glance, Nemo has a hefty price tag. He's 18 points, and as a junior he MUST take at least one warjack in his battlegroup. However, with Opening the Gate, you get a free 5 point model that can be taken outside of the theme force restrictions. In Mercenary armies that means being able to summon an Ogrun Bokur for Shield Guard, a Steelhead Arcanist, an Ironhead, etc. In Convergence you can grab a Steelsoul Protector, an ADO, or ... if you really need it, one servitor. And in Cygnar, you've got even more options!

Combine this with the fact that Nemo has 5 focus to protect himself and has 26 DAMAGE BOXES!

Like Aurora 2, Nemo has a form of Limited Battlegroup that allows him to take Mercenary, Convergence, AND Cygnar warjacks in his battlegroup. These must all be non-character warjacks unless they specifically have Bond [Nemo], and all of these warjacks count as the same Faction as Nemo. Since he is a Mercenary model, but also a dual-partisan, that means we've got three different Factions of warjacks that can all work in the same battlegroup and count as the same Faction (one of three). Quite a mind bender!

Nemo comes with a unit of Arcane Mechaniks as a companion unit. Please note that Nemo activates independently from this unit, and vice versa.

Battlegroup thoughts

Nemo can use Colossals, but it's not normally considered worth it - they can't benefit from Locomotion and Lightning Shroud is overkill while Watcher isn't so useful. Plus that's a lot of points on Nemo.

    Merc options    

Merc jacks tend to be great no frills jacks - which mean that the heavies generally do what you'd want from heavies at very reasonable prices, but the uncomplicated nature of the lights tends to lead to them not doing enough

• Toro - A great beast stick heavy with a shield and Counter Charge. With lightning shroud on it becomes even more devastating. Probably the best low frills beatstick in the game.
  • Note that there is an interesting interaction with Fiona in The Irregulars; Nemo can Locomotion a Toro for a 3" move, then Open the Gate to spawn in a Steelhead Ironhead, who cranes the Toro around for an additional 2". Fiona then befuddles an enemy model into it Counter Charge range, meaning the Toro charges another 6" (if you set it up just right, you can trigger Watcher this way too, for two boosted attacks potentially hitting at effective P+S 22 with Shroud and Curse) into the Befuddle target. This means the Toro has just moved 11" before it even began its activation.
• Swabber - A rare merc "tech-jack", the Swabber mixes drag and shield guard, and Nemo's Lightning Shroud brings its shield bash up to a respectable P+S 17, while Locomotion plus drag can do some messy things to snipe out enemy heavies.
• Mariner - A great all-rounder. A 19" threat range with 4" AoE is nice even before Locomotion. And Lightning Shroud gives a POW 19 thresher attack with electro-leap
• Freebooter - the "light on steroids" combos amazingly well with anything with knockdown. And doesn't do much without that - if you just want toughness get a Talon or a heavy with a shield.
• A Buccaneer can make really good use of Watcher to stop an attacker dead in its tracks with knockdown.
• A Talon stops an attacker with its stall spear - and is exceptionally tough for its cost.

    Cygnar options    

Cygnar jacks are more complicated, which makes the heavies more expensive and sometimes lacking in in-faction synergies but the lights more useful because they do things without having to pay for an entire heavy as well.

• Dynamo is of course Nemo's character warjack - and at an effective RAT of about 8 thanks to the reroll can do a lot of damage at range thanks to the multiattack. Also fairly brutal in melee with Lightning Shroud - but expensive and squishy for its cost.
• Hunter - Cygnar's notorious armour piercing jack benefits from Extended Control Range from Nemo. If you just want a long range gun to kill heavies this is the way to go. The armour piercing shot from Watcher is great fully boosted out of turn.
• Charger - Two fully boosted POW 12 shots by only using one of Nemo's focus? Yes please - there go the solos.
• Minuteman - Extended control range is always good. As are two boosted POW 14s. So's the Flak Field. You can do interesting things with this warjack.
• Firefly - you bring this for the electrical damage boost that works with Nemo's guns (it's cheaper than the Convergence Colossal) and otherwise it's a decent jack which flash-fries infantry. And POW 15 on the halberd isn't bad.
• The Avenger has all the trimmings for a great Watcher Target: A powerful AOE Quake gun and a P+S 20 stall sword (under Lightning Shroud). Sadly it is priced at a premium with 17 points.

    Convergence Options    

In general you want Convergence jacks in the main caster's battlegroup because you want to maximise the focus induction. And Nemo's MAT 5 rules you out of any of his Vectors being better in melee than any of the Merc/Cygnar melee options.

• Diffuser - the Homing Ripspike is awesome as it's a speed buff. On the other hand it doesn't chain well because it can't use three focus in a turn at range, but you probably don't want to induct chain in Nemo's BG anyway. If you are running someone like Axis, The Harmonic Enforcer with his RAT 2 it might well be worth dropping a Diffuser onto Nemo to take advantage of his RAT 6 for much more accurate threat range increases.
• Assimilator - Bringing a RAT 6 Ground Pounder into a list can be very well worth the points for this heavy, if you have a buff like FFE or Hot Shot in your list as well (think Bart, Syntherion, Caine or Ossrum). Its also a P+S 16 Weapon Master under Lightning Shroud, but you cannot have both LS and FFE on it at the same time, so you'll have to cycle.

Combos & Synergies

• The usual slew of electric buffs: Destructotron 3000 and the Storm Strider have Super Conduction, Fireflys and Ionization Servitors have Ionization.
• Any number of warjacks with Knockdown on their weapons, most notably the Buccaneer, Inverter, or Avenger. With watcher up, nearby enemy models will have a difficult time getting to him.
• He can bring an Assimilator into a Heavy Metal list, where Caine0 can put Fire for Effect on it for a fully boosted Ground Pounder. The same can be done with Ossrum in The Irregulars (Ossrum can also put Snipe on Nemo).
• Fiona carries the befuddle spell, which can be used in conjunction with a summoned Steelhead Ironhead and Nemo's Locomotion spell to give a Toro some ludicrous threat range by forcibly triggering Counter Charge and Watcher during your turn.
• Gaspy4 - He gives fellow constructs a threat extension in Bloodthirst, which can be stacked with Diffuser shots and Ironhead Cranes and any other threat extenders in your list.
• Nemo slots quite well into Siege1 Heavy Metal lists as Siege like to bring a Storm Strider for boosted guns on feat turn anyway, so Nemo benefits from Superconduction already. More importantly Nemo brings two boostable S+P POW 13 guns (POW 16 with a Firefly) that become really scary under Siege's feat. Furthermore Nemo can bring an Assimilator to Siege's army, aka a second source of Ground Pounder. Have Caine0 cycle Fire for Effect from Siege to the Assimilator and you got an extremely dangerous shooting list. Lastly, Nemo can Open the Gate and summon a Gun Mage Captain Adept or Patrol Dog as a anti-stealth option, which is something Siege lists struggle with if they don't bring Alexia.
• Order of Illumination Resolutes - He can bring them back when they fall and his mechanics can repair them immediately afterwards. This combo is only possible in Heavy Metal, where models gain +1 to repair rolls as well. If you are feeling cheeky, give Nemo a Swabber or Freebooter for no KD Tough heavy infantry thanks to Lash.
• Haley1- She has Arcane Shield, which is always good on a beefy models, Deadeye to crit fish and gives him another shot with her feat.
• Haley2 - Temporal Acceleration likewise gives him, or maybe more importantly his jack, an extra attack and +2" threat range. Or TA one of Haleys heavies and extend the threat range even further with a Diffuser shot.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• With the way Nemo's version of Limited Battlegroup is worded, Dynamo is the only character warjack he can take. He can't take Thunderhead in Heavy Metal, for instance.
• Convergence warjacks can only induct within the battlegroup - and Nemo isn't a warcaster so he can't take a Corollary. You therefore need to power the battlegroup each turn, meaning you will get diminishing returns if you tase multiple Convergence jack with him. He is also only MAT 5, so Vectors will be too, pretty much eliminating melee vectors from consideration.
• Thunderbolt is not optional. So pay attention you don't push a target you want to put two shots into out of range with you first shot.

Tricks & Tips

• Nemo4 is a Battle Engine, his Mechaniks are a unit, and they operate completely independently.
  • You can activate them at different times in your turn.
  • If the enemy put a debuff on the Mechanik unit, it will not spread to Nemo.
• The Mechaniks can have unit attachments.
  • In Cygnar themes they gain access to Morrowan Battle Priests which can be invaluable for saving Nemo's big butt from incoming fire.
  • In Strange Bedfellows and Destruction Initiative they gain access to the Transverse Enumerator but it's a kind of pointless upgrade.

• You have 3 Mechaniks. That means you can use 2 to top off Nemo's jack with focus and use the other to give him an extra die on either of his guns. Or the other way around.

    Opening the Gate 101    

• When Nemo summons a solo, it has to be the same Faction that Nemo is currently counting as. So when Nemo is in a Convergence army, he can only summon a Convergence solo; when he is in a Cygnar army he can only summon Cygnar solos; when he is a Mercenary he can only summon Mercenary solos. When taken in Strange Bedfellows, he counts as both Convergence and Mercenary so he can summon either type of solo.
  • The solo you summon ignores FA restrictions.
  • The solo you summon ignores theme restrictions.
  • If you summon an attached model, like a Squire, it enters play not attached to any model and cannot become attached either. It's a fairly useless summon.
  • Similarly, the Ogrun Bokur loses out on his client bonus if summoned; although unlike the Squire he is still a functional combat solo, but losing that +2 really hurts his output.

What to Summon?

• In Mercenaries:
  • The best solo you can summon is probably the Steelhead Ironhead, due to his universally useful crane rule. He is also an excellent repairer and has a surprisingly good combat profile.
  • If you have a Privateer jack in your list, a Powder Monkey is also a good idea for Empower and Ancillary Attack.
  • A Thamarite Advocate is also a good option for her anti-healing and control effects.

• In Convergence of Cyriss:
  • If you summon an Algorithmic Dispersion Optifex you can immediately use him to channel a spell through him. This should keep the enemy honest with their caster because they never know when and where you will summon him.
  • A Frustrum Locus is an excellent anti-magic piece and even if the enemy never uses spell offensively, it still has a boostable POW 12 gun with Blessed and Dispel.
  • Summoning an unexpected Reflex Servitors in a key place can really mess with your opponent's plans.
  • The Steelsoul Protector is a Shield Guard to protect Nemo's chunky new frame and also has an excellent combat profile.

• In Cygnar:
  • The Gun Mage Captain Adept has the most universally useful kit.
  • The Arcane Tempest Rifleman can be useful when facing infantry ARM skews or you're looking to easily remove a Hermit of Henge Hold.
  • Summoning a Trench Buster adds a durable Shield Guard and some good shooting list. He can also Flank but only so long as you brought Trencher Mechaniks for him to Flank with.
  • The Patrol Dog is a good anti-stealth option, in Heavy Metal it gains Repo 3", so it has a 18" threat range on its anti stealth barks.
  • The Stormblade Captain allows your Stormclads to accumulate, even outside of Storm Division.
  • Summoning a Stormsmith Stormcaller in an unexpected spot can lead to easy disruption.
    • Note, you only get one from summoning them. When doing the attack make sure to specify that it was the Stormsmith you previously had; models cannot make attacks the round they are summoned.

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Trivia

• Released 2020.02

Other Faction models

Convergence Index       (Edit)
Battlegroup
Warcasters	Aurora1 - Aurora2 - Axis - Directrix - Locke - Lucant - Orion - Syntherion
Light	Corollary (Attached) - Diffuser - Galvanizer - Mitigator - Negator - Tesselator
Heavy	Assimilator - Cipher - Conservator - Inverter - Modulator - Monitor
Colossals	Prime Axiom - Prime Conflux
Units, Solos, & Battle Engines
Units	Asphyxious4 - Clockwork Angels - Eradicators - Obstructors - Optifex Directive - Negation Angels - Perforators - Reciprocators - Reductors Special CA [Any Unit] : Transverse Enumerator
Solos	Accretion Servitors - Algorithmic Dispersion Optifex - Attunement Servitors - Destructotron 3000 - Elimination Servitors - Enigma Foundry - Frustum Locus - J.A.I.M.s - Prefect Hypatia - Reflex Servitors - Steelsoul Protector
Battle Engines	Nemo4 - TEP
Theme Forces		Mercenaries
Clockwork Legions - Destruction Initiative - Strange Bedfellows		Refer to Category: Convergence of Cyriss Mercenary
This index was last updated: 2020.03

Cygnar Index       (Edit)
Battlegroup & Similar
Warcasters	Caine1 - Caine2 - Caine3 - Constance - Darius - Haley1 - Haley2 - Haley3 - Jakes2 - Kraye - Maddox - Nemo1 - Nemo2 - Nemo3 - Sloan - Stryker1 - Stryker2 - Stryker3 - Siege1 - Siege2 - Sturgis1
Warcaster attachments	Squire (Cygnar) - Madelyn Corbeau (Merc) - Reinholdt (Merc) - Wyshnalyrr (Merc)
Other Warjack Controllers	Battlegroup Controllers: Caine0 - Nemo4 - Jakes1 - Journeyman - T. Warcaster Lieutenant 'Jack Marshals: Runewood - Strangewayes - Anson Hitch - Stormblade Captain - T. Master Gunner - Gun Mage CA - Stormblade CA - Sword Knights CA
Light	Charger - Firefly - Grenadier - Hunter - Lancer - Minuteman - Sentinel Ace - Thorn
Heavy	Avenger - Centurion - Cyclone - Defender - Hammersmith - Ironclad - Reliant - Stormclad Brickhouse - Dynamo - Gallant - Ol' Rowdy - Thunderhead - Triumph
Colossal	Stormwall - Hurricane
Units, Solos, Battle Engines, & Structures
Units	Arcane Tempest Gun Mages - Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team - Field Mechaniks - Legion of Lost Souls - Long Gunner Infantry - OoI Resolutes - OoI Vigilants - Precursor Knights - Rangers - Silver Line Stormguard - Storm Lances - Stormblades - Stormguard - Stormsmith Grenadiers - Storm Tower - Sword Knights - Tempest Blazers - Tr Cannon Crew - Tr Chain Gun Crew - Tr Commandos - Tr Express Team - Tr Long Gunners - Tr Infantry - Tr Mechaniks Special CA : Captain Jonas Murdoch (Mercenary unit) - Special WA: Morrowan Battle Priest (any unit)
Solos	Arcane Tempest Rifleman - Archduke Runewood - Captain Arlan Strangewayes - Captain Maxwell Finn - Commander Anson Hitch - Grand Master Gabriel Throne - Glyn Cormier, Illuminated One - Gun Mage Captain Adept - Journeyman Lieutenant Allister Caine - Journeyman Warcaster - Harlan Versh, Illuminated One - Lieutenant Allison Jakes - Lieutenant Bastian Falk - Lieutenant Gwen Keller - Major Katherine Laddermore - Major Harrison Gibbs - Morrowan Archon - Savio Montero Acosta - Sir Dreyfus the Storm Knight - Squire - Stormblade Captain - Stormcallers - Tr Buster - Tr Master Gunner - Tr Patrol Dog - Tr Warcaster Lieutenant - Viktor Pendrake
Battle Engines & Structures	Nemo4 - Storm Strider - Trencher Blockhouse
Theme Forces
Flame in the Darkness - Gravediggers - Heavy Metal - Sons of the Tempest - Storm Division
Mercenaries
Refer to Who Works for Whom and/or Category: Cygnar Mercenary
This index was last updated: 2020.02

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification:  : Partisan      (Edit) (Click Expand to read)

Which Faction am I? Most of the time, Partisans are "friendly Faction models" only to other Mercenary models (or Minion models). If they're taken in their Partisan faction, though, they stop being a "friendly Faction model" to Mercenary models and start being a "friendly Faction model" to that Partisan Faction. Attachments If a Partisan unit can get a special attachment from their Partisan Faction (for instance a Soulless Escort or Trollkin Sorcerer) then they can only get that attachment when they're in the Partisan Faction. They can't take it when working as a regular Mercenary. (Locked thread) When taken in their Partisan Faction, they can't have a Ranking Officer attached. Partisan warcasters If you have a Partisan caster, you must choose whether your army is a Mercenary force or a [Partisan Faction] force. What warjacks the caster can take are then limited by your choice. Partisan casters can be taken in [Partisan Faction] theme forces. Refer to the main rulebook. Partisan casters can be fielded in multiple-caster games. (Locked thread) See also the Category: Partisan for what happens if you mix and match Partisan casters and Merc casters in multi-caster games. Partisans & Theme Forces (Edit) Since Partisans are Mercenary/Minion models, there are two ways you can add them to a theme force: If they are on the list of allowed models, then you can take as many as you want, plus another Mercenary unit/solo.(Infernal Ruling) They can be explicitly allowed (for example: Cephalyx in Black Industries or Kayazy in Jaws of the Wolf). They can be implicitly allowed (for example Scourge of the Broken Coast allows "living Cryx models" and Partisan Cephalyx fit that criteria). (Infernal Ruling) If the Partisan isn't on the list of allowed models, it does use up your "Up to one mercenary" slot, and you can only take one. Whether you used option 1 or 2 above, once they're in your theme force they count as a Faction model and so: They can be taken as a Requistion Option (if they fit the Requistion description). For example Eiryss1 can be taken as a free solo in the Legion of Dawn theme. (Infernal Ruling) They will get any theme benefit that they fit the description for. For example Storm Division gives all Cygnar models Immunity Electricity, so Partisan Mercs in that theme get immunity too. For example Nemo4's Mechaniks get Reposition [3] in Heavy Metal. (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Battle Engine      (Edit) The main differences between battle engines and the other huge bases are: They can be placed, and they can move outside their Normal Movement (such as Dodge). They can benefit from Advance Deployment, Incorporeal, and Stealth. They can't make ranged attacks while in melee. At least not by default; but many battle engines have Gun Platform, Dual Attack, or similar. Unlike Colossals and Gargantuans, your opponent can take control of your battle engine. There are very few such abilities that work on this model type, though. Huge Base (Edit) Coming on a huge base triggers a bunch of rules scattered throughout the rulebook. Click here for a summary of them. You can draw LOS from your Left arc to a target in your Right arc (and vice versa). See also this diagram Huge-based models get bonus distance on Power Attack Slams. But this bonus doesn't apply to slams caused by other means, such as Critical Smite or the Hurricane's Thunder Charge ability.

Rules Clarification : Construct - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Electricity      (Edit) When electricity arcs/leaps, you ignore models with Immunity:Electricity. The arc "skips" them. If you attack a model with Immunity:Electricity, the arc/leap won't go anywhere at all. The arc is "grounded". Incorporeal models do not have Immunity: Electricity (they just ignore non-magical damage). As such electricity can arc/leap to and from incorporeal models.

Rules Clarification : Pathfinder      (Edit) Pathfinder (Edit) - Pathfinder does not apply to involuntary movement (pushes & slams). (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Battlegroup Controller      (Edit) This model has a completely separate battlegroup to your main warcaster. Your main warcaster cannot allocate focus to warjacks under this model's control (and vice versa). Any spells/effects that apply to your main warcaster's battlegroup (such as Energizer) do not apply to warjacks under this model's control (and vice versa). This model is not a warcaster It is affected by stuff which specifies "non-warcaster models" (such as Seduction). It is not affected by stuff which specifies "warcasters" (such as Black Arts). Even if it has "Warcaster" in its name (such as the Journeyman Warcaster or Trencher Warcaster Lieutenant) it is still not a warcaster, and won't benefit from warcaster-only stuff (like free upkeeps in Sons of the Tempest). (Infernal Ruling) Warjacks this solo controls can still benefit from Power Up exactly as if it were a warcaster. (Closed thread) When this solo dies, any warjacks they are controlling go inert exactly as if it was a warcaster. (Infernal Ruling) Inert warjacks Abilities that say they cannot be used if the model is stationary (such as Shield Guard) cannot be used while a warjack is inert, either. Refer "Warcaster Destruction", page 59 of the core rulebook.

Rules Clarification : Limited Battlegroup and/or Affinity - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Opening the Gate      (Edit) If you're using The Devourer's Host theme and bring in a solo that can have corpse tokens, that solo does not enter play with a corpse. Because it's not the beginning of the game. (Locked thread) If you bring in a solo that normally declares something at the start of the game (such as Prey or an Ogrun Bokur's Client bonus) then they don't get that bonus. (CID ruling) You cannot bring in a Companion model. They don't have a points cost, so cannot satisfy the "with a points cost less than 5" requirement. (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Shifting Powers      (Edit) Shifting Powers are not a Action or Attack, so you can still do them while stationary etc. (Locked thread)

Rules Clarification : Fold Space      (Edit) Return to Play - Other Units (Edit) "Return" is quite simple if you only return models to your own unit (like Blood-Bound) or only return independent models (like Thagrosh1's feat). But if you're returning models to other units, then click to read more.   [Show/Hide] If you can return multiple troopers at once, they don't all have to be the same unit. Spread the love around. Troopers must return to their original unit. Even if you have two units of the same type (such as two units of Convergence Eradicators) then you can't have 4 die from unit [A] and return them all to unit [B]. If your rule is something like "return d3 models to units within CMD range" (Old Witch3) then it is d3 models total, not d3 models to each and every unit. If your rule is something like "spend 1 soul to return 1 Grunt" (Enigma Foundry) then it doesn't matter where the souls came from originally. Think of them like currency, in this case. Troopers are placed sequentially, and you can leap frog the "within 3" of another model in its unit" requirement. You can Return models even after a unit is reduced to just Attachments (Weapon or Command) If your Return ability lets you return a Leader or Officer model, then they will immediately become the unit commander and redefine the "in formation" bubble. If your Return ability only allows Grunts, then the Grunt will not be field promoted when he arrives. This means that, in the unusual scenario where the Leader model has different wargear to the Grunts (such as Cygnar Stormguard), then that wargear is effectively 'lost'.

Rules Clarification : Spatial Vortex - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Soul Vessel      (Edit) A Soul Vessel is not a living model in any way, so it will not trigger anything like Bloodthirst or Poison. The only thing Soul Vessel means is that it produces a soul when it is destroyed, as if it were a living model. An attack that would RFP a living model and thus normally prevents soul token generation (such as Snacking) doesn't trigger vs a Soul Vessel. So the Vessel can't get snacked and will produce a soul token.

Rules Clarification : Thunderbolt      (Edit) If you have multiple effects that resolve on "hit" (such as Thunderbolt & Electro Leap), then you get to choose the order. Thus, you could trigger Electro Leap first (and bounce from their initial position), then move them via Thunderbolt. Or trigger Thunderbolt first, move them, and then Electro Leap (and bounce from their final position). Push - General     (Edit)   [Show/Hide] Pushed models do not change their facing. Pushed models move at half rate through difficult terrain. Also, Pathfinder doesn't apply during pushes. Pushed models stop if they contact anything - a model of any size, or any obstacles or obstructions. You don't get free strikes against pushed models, because it is "involuntary movement" and therefore does not count as an advance. Pushed models suffer the effects of anything they move through (such as acid clouds). If you use a Push vs a charging model (via a free strike for example), this will stop the charge movement (refer core rulebook). However, if the pushed model is in melee range of its charge target after the push, then it is considered a successful charge. (Infernal Ruling) In that scenario, you measure whether the charging model moved 3" or less excluding the push distance. (Infernal Ruling) Knockdown (Edit) - Remember, knockdown only prevents what it says it does. Refer to the Knockdown page for a recap of what a model can/can't do.

Rules Clarification : Lightning Shroud      (Edit) Since Lightning Shroud only applies to melee weapons, it doesn't affect Power Attacks. Rules Clarification : Electro Leap      (Edit) Electro Leaps are optional. Electro Leap is a weapon property. As such, it doesn't apply to Power Attacks at all. A Steamroller flag can be hit by Electro Leap (if it's the nearest model). (Infernal Ruling) Not considered an attack / Pure damage roll (Edit)   [Show/Hide] Some attacks create a "secondary damage" roll that is explicitly "not considered an attack" (such as Electro Leap); while other abilities just tell you to make a "pure damage" roll without mentioning attacks at all (such as Vent Steam). In terms of interacting with 'attack triggers' (such as Vengeance) "secondary damage" and "pure damage" work the same. When one attack triggers a secondary damage roll, the original attack and damage is definitely an attack and triggers stuff normally. Secondary/pure damage is not an attack, so doesn't trigger stuff like Vengeance. Secondary/pure damage (normally) doesn't actually hit the model(s) it damages, so doesn't trigger stuff like Shock Field. (A few of them do specify they hit, though, like Warhead.) Secondary/pure damage is not from an attack, but it is damage from the original model. This has two implications: It's not an attack from a weapon so: it won't gain damage buffs from the weapon (such as Poison). it won't gain any Damage Types from the weapon. (Infernal Ruling) It is a damage roll from a model so: it can be boosted. (Infernal Rulings) ... unless the rule specifically says it can't, like a Scrap Thrall explosion or Lightning Generator. it will gain benefits that worded "this model gains ... on damage rolls" (such as Prey). (Infernal Ruling) warbeasts with a Crippled Body will roll one less die. (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Locomotion and/or Lurch     (Edit) You can't cast this spell with 0 focus and advance 0" (change facing). The advance will trigger free strikes, counter charges, etc. Colossals cannot move via this spell. Mortenebra2 and Deathjack only Not only are warjacks in the caster's battlegroup, they are also in each other's battlegroup. In other words, all the warjacks are in Deathjack's battlegroup. (Infernal Ruling) This means DJ can cast spells like Locomotion. Also, he can cast it on the same target as Mortenebra2 because the spell is limited to "target warjack once per activation" not "target warjack once per turn."

Rules Clarification : Watcher and/or Guardian Beast and/or Dark Sentinel     (Edit) A Colossal/Gargantuan cannot benefit from the movement, but they do get to make an attack. One is not conditional on the other. (Locked thread) Guardian Beast is being errata'd to include the words "you can choose", same as Watcher. (Infernal Ruling) If you choose not to use it the first time it is triggered, you can save it for when it next gets triggered. It's not a "use it or lose it" ability. Dark Sentinel only Since Dark Sentinel specifies "Normal Movement" it won't trigger off bonus movement like Overtake, Reposition, and Energizer.

Rules Clarification : Companion - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Empower and/or Recharge     (Edit) A warjack can benefit from this ability multiple times. A warjack cannot go over its normal focus limit (which is 3 for most jacks) as a result of this ability. Refer to the Cortex rules.

Rules Clarification : Repair      (Edit) When repairing warjacks, you can choose which damage boxes to heal - they don't all have to be the same column. If you get a +1 bonus to a repair roll, that is one extra hitpoint healed. Not +1 to the number of pips showing on the dice.

Rules Clarification : Super Tune      (Edit) Same-named effects don't stack, so you can only put this on Nemo once.

Rules Clarification : Knockdown      (Edit) Knockdown (Edit) - Remember, knockdown only prevents what it says it does. Refer to the Knockdown page for a recap of what a model can/can't do.

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