Hand of Judgment
Hand of Judgment |
Hand of Judgment exists for a single purpose: to execute the will of Feora, Priestess and Protector of the Flame. Armed with an immolator cannon and a massive mace, this mighty warjack brings Menoth’s cleansing fire against those arrayed against the Protectorate. Zealous in smiting its enemies, it has demonstrated a dangerous temper only Feora can keep in check. Wherever she treads, Hand of Judgment follows, eager to slip its leash to destroy those who displease its master.
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Basic Info
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Abilities
- Warjack - All warjacks share the same set of special rules. Most notably being big and stompy. Click here for a newbie-friendly recap, or click here for the full rules.
- Construct
- Immunity: Fire
- Blazing Wrath - This model can charge enemy models suffering the Fire continuous effect without spending focus.
- Bond [ Feora ] - If this model begins the game in Feora's battlegroup, it is bonded to them. This model is not considered to be bonded while under your opponent's control. While this model is bonded to Feora and in their control range, HoJ gains boosted ranged attack rolls.
- Fuel for the Flames - When a model suffers a fire damage roll while within 5" of this model, add +2 to the roll.
Weapons
- Immolator Cannon - 10" spray, POW 13 ranged attack.
- Flame of Truth - 2" reach, P+S 18 melee attack
- Critical Continuous Fire
- Flame Burst - When this model boxes an enemy model with this weapon, enemy models within 1" of the boxed model suffer the Fire continuous effect.
Theme Forces
- When taken by Feora in Protectorate
- Exemplar Interdiction. Hand of Judgment gains Blessed melee weapons in this theme.
- Guardians of the Temple
- The Creator's Might
- The Faithful Masses. Hand of Judgment gains Hand of Vengeance in this theme.
- Warriors of the Old Faith. Only Feora3 can take him in this theme.
- When taken by Feora in Infernals
- Hearts of Darkness. Hand of Judgment becomes an Infernal warjack and gains Accumulator [Soulless] in this theme.
- When taken by anyone else
Thoughts on Hand of Judgment
Hand of Judgment in a nutshell
Hand of Judgment is a Repenter on steroids - a much bigger and better spray, more melee hitting power than a Crusader (including some free charges), and a decent turn of speed, but at more than twice the cost of a Repenter
Combos & Synergies
- Hand of Judgement has a lot of synergies with all of Feora's incarnations. He gets the bond, obviously, but also Fuel for the Flames adds to the damage of Feora's various fire spells and attacks, and increases the damage of Fire continuous effects. Finally, Hand charges enemies that are on fire for free (of which there a lot when Feora is around).
- Malekus can make great use of Hand. Fuel for the Flames is a great force multiplier for his feat, while its spray makes it a decent choice for Open Fire.
- Reclaimer Gatekeeper - Hand of Judgement's RAT is on the low side, so you will frequently have to boost to hit with it's ranged weapon. Getting Future Sight from a Reclaimer will help immensely.
- Flameguard Cleansers, Deliverer Sunburst Crew, Vanquisher - Hand of Judgement charges enemies that are on fire for free - Having some buddies set it's target on fire will let you spend more focus on killing the enemy.
Drawbacks & Downsides
- Hand is quite expensive for what it brings - you can get almost two Crusaders for it, which will have a greater offensive output.
- Fuel for the Flames will also affect your own models when they are hit by enemy Fire attacks.
Tricks & Tips
- Since Hand of Judgement is immune to fire damage, you can use it and another model with a blast weapon that causes fire damage, such as a Vanquisher or Deliverer Sunburst Crew to bypass the Defense of extremely high Defense models (such as Kayazy Eliminators). Place Hand next to the enemy model, and then have the other model shoot Hand instead of the enemy. You will only have to hit a relatively modest DEF 12 (natural 10 + 4 for being engaged - 2 for back strike) instead of the enemy's defense.
- Fuel the Flames affects HoJ's own spray as well, meaning it will be POW 15 within 5" of it and POW 13 outside of it.
Other
Trivia
Released in the Warmachine: Reckoning expansion book (2015).
Other Protectorate models
Rules Clarifications
Rules Clarification : Flame Burst (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Warjack (Edit)
Inert warjacks
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Rules Clarification : Construct - None yet. (Edit)
Rules Clarification : Blazing Wrath - None yet. (Edit)
Rules Clarification : Bond (Edit)
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Rules Clarification : Fuel for the Flames (Edit)
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- Protectorate of Menoth
- Character
- Heavy Warjack
- Heavy
- Warjack
- Model
- Construct
- Fire Immunity
- Blazing Wrath
- Bond
- Fuel for the Flames
- Fire Damage
- Continuous Fire
- Critical
- Critical Continuous Fire
- Flame Burst
- Exemplar Interdiction
- Guardians of the Temple
- The Creator's Might
- The Faithful Masses
- Warriors of the Old Faith
- Hearts of Darkness