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| {{Khadbox|[[Khador]] {{Heavy Warjack}} }} [[Category: Model]]
| | [[Khador]] [[5th Division]] [[Armored Korps]] [[Heavy]] [[Warjack]] |
| {{4P|n=two Prime Armies|'''Armored Korps''' and '''5th Division'''}}
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| | [[Category:Khador]] |
| | [[Category:5th Division]] |
| | [[Category:Armored Korps]] |
| | [[Category:Cohort]] |
| | [[Category:Heavy]] |
| | [[Category:Warjack]] |
| | [[Category:Legacy]] |
| | [[Category:Prime]] |
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| ''Developed to support Khador’s renowned 5th Border Legion, the Kodiak is a rugged, all-terrain war machine built to fight in close quarters and dense forests. The Kodiak is instilled with a mechanikal instinct for pugilism and metal-wrenching violence, and nothing can withstand its steam-driven assaults.''
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| =Basic Info= | | == Model stats and abilities == |
| {{Infobox-Model | | {{Model-stats |
| | name = {{PAGENAME}} | | | name= Kodiak |
| | image = KodiakResin.jpg | | | base= 50 mm |
| | base = Large | | | hp = 34 |
| | spd = 4 | | | spd = 4 |
| | str = 12
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| | mat = 7 | | | mat = 7 |
| | rat
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| | def = 10 | | | def = 10 |
| | arm = 20 | | | arm = 20 |
| | hp = 34 | | | fa = 4 |
| | cost = 12 | | | cost = 10 |
| | fa = U | | | abilities = |
| | {{AbilitySingle|Headbutt Power Attack}} |
| | {{AbilitySingle|Slam Power Attack}} |
| | {{AbilitySingle|Trample Power Attack}} |
| | {{AbilitySingle|Construct}} |
| | {{AbilitySingle|Pathfinder}} |
| | {{AbilitySingle|Heavy Boiler}} |
| | {{AbilitySingle|Vent Steam}} |
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| {{Warjack}}
| | === Weapons === |
| | | {{Weapon|weapon=Armored Fist|type = M |rng = 1 |rof = - |aoe = - |pow = 16| loc = X2 (L&R)|abilities ={{AbilitySingle|Throw Power Attack}}{{AbilityComplex|main=Chain Attack|sub1=Grab & Smash}} }} |
| === Abilities=== | | == Warjack Rules == |
| * {{Construct}}
| | {{Category:Warjack}} |
| * {{Pathfinder}}
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| * {{Heavy Boiler}}
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| * {{Vent Steam}}
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| ===Weapons=== | |
| {| class="wikitable"
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| {{Melee-loc|Armored Fist (x2)|1|4|16|loc=1 Each Side|
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| * {{Open Fist}}
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| * {{Chain Attack Grab & Smash}} }}
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| ===Theme Forces ===
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| * '''''Khador
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| ** {{Armored Korps}}
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| ** {{Flame in the Darkness}}
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| ** {{Jaws of the Wolf}}
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| ** {{Legion of Steel}}
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| ** {{Warriors of the Old Faith}}
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| ** {{WG Kommand}}
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| ** {{Wolves of Winter}}
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| * '''''Other Factions
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| ** '''[[Cygnar]]''' and '''[[Mercenary]]''' players can use this model in the {{Flame in the Darkness|notbold=}} theme.
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| ** '''[[Infernal]]''' players can use this model in the {{Hearts of Darkness|notbold=}} theme, but only if [[Malakov2]] is leading the army. This model gains [[Accumulator]] [Soulless] in this theme.
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| ** '''[[Protectorate]]''' players can use this model in the {{Warriors of the Old Faith|notbold=}} theme.
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| =Thoughts on {{PAGENAME}}=
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| [[File:KodiakClassic.jpg|thumb|Classic Sculpt]]
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| ==={{PAGENAME}} in a Nutshell=== | |
| Khador's "5th Border Legion" or "Mobility" warjacks are modern 'jacks equipped with superior mobility when compared to their classic counterparts. They pack innovative weapons with a lot of utility, letting them perform a wide range of duties and their inherent [[Pathfinder]] and high amounts of initial attacks make them formidable warjacks for many occassions. Both of their builds are suited to very different play styles:
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| * [[Grolar]]s are combined arms warjacks with weapons for every job. Their 5-7 initial attacks each turn let them fulfill a wide range of tasks each activation and excellent synergy with activation-wide effects.
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| * [[Kodiak]]s are highly mobile melee warjacks with access to the full complement of power attacks and a devastating [[Chain Attack]]. Their [[Vent Steam]] ability lets them clear out low-ARM warriors with ease and provides endless utility with the clouds they generate.
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| The Kodiak is an excellent melee warjack at its cost. It is most easily compared to the [[Juggernaut]] and it trades the devastating power of the Ice Axe for more mobility, a steam attack and an extra effective initial attack. It's more than a fair trade, and the Kodiak's build makes it a wonderfully efficient and self-sufficient warjack, ideal for a lot of Khador warcasters that don't provide Pathfinder and/or don't have a lot of focus to spare (ie most of them). It's a great fighter that's meant to go after other heavies and beat them down, ideally after receiving a damage buff for insurance. Even outside of combat the utility of its Steam Vent makes it a very useful 'jack to have around, and because the cloud doesn't harm anyone after being played it synergizes wonderfully with models that like to hide in clouds.
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| ===Combos & Synergies===
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| The Kodiak is an excellent warjack for a wide range of armies. It's an especially great warjack for 'casters that have a hard time allotting focus and enhancing mobility. Ideally, they can bump the Kodiak's damage output and benefit from its infantry-steaming or cloud-generating capabilities. It's currently not a great [['Jack Marshal]] target because it plays so far upfield and doesn't synergize especially with existing Marshals but does work relatively well because of its self-sufficiency.
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| * [[Butcher|The Butcher]]: Orsus is typically either short on focus or flat-out unable to support his battlegroup. He loves melee-centric independent warjacks.
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| * [[Karchev the Terrible]]: Karchev loves efficient melee warjacks and he doesn't provide Pathfinder. The feat, [[Battle-Charged]], [[Jumpstart]] and [[Road to War]] make the Kodiak stupid fast, and its Vent Steam is great in melee-centric [[Jaws of the Wolf]] lists that can have trouble with jamming models blocking charges.
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| * [[Malakov2|Kommander Malakov]]: Malakov's [[Sneak]] [[Battle Plan]] synergizes with Vent Steam and his feat and [[Escort]], [[Open Fire]] and [[Tactical Supremacy]] spells work wonders with the Kodiak.
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| * [[Old Witch1|The Old Witch]]: Zevanna likes [[Prowl|Prowling]] in steam clouds and doesn't do much to support non-Scrapjack warjacks. The Kodiak is self-reliant and efficient and is great for throwing models into or out of ranges to help set up [[Gallows]], [[Avatar of Slaughter]] & [[Unseen Path]] attacks.
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| * [[Strakhov1|Kommander Strakhov]]: Oleg's feat makes the Kodiak blisteringly fast and it works great with [[Overrun]] and especially [[Superiority]].
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| * [[Sorscha3|Kommandant Kratikoff]]: This is probably the best jack for Sorscha3 (apart from Beast-09) to run due to their innate Pathfinder and two initials + Chain attack, which makes great use of her Field Marshal. Stoke the Fires is also great on them and the contribute to a infantry mulching clound wall if you combine Vent Steam with her feat.
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| * [[Vlad|Vladimir Tzepesci]]: All three incarnations of the Dark Prince love working with melee warjacks and the Kodiak likes a MAT fixer to all-but guarantee its Chain Attack goes off and bump its effective damage output.
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| * [[Harkevich]] - His Field Marshal Reposition 3" allows you to drop a cloud then back out of it, blocking LOS to the enemy.
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| {{Header|Junior Warcasters}}
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| * [[Malakov1|Kovnik Malakov]]: [[Redline]] is a pitch perfect fit for the Kodiak and steam clouds help block LoS to Malakov so he doesn't have to rely on [[Sucker!]] as much for his safety.
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| * [[Battle Mechaniks]]: While typically hard to reach, the Kodiak can be [[Repair|Repaired]].
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| * [[Kossite Woodsmen]]: Like the Old Witch, Woodsmen have Prowl and can hide in steam clouds.
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| * [[Greylord Forge Seer]]: While not a great Marshal for the Kodiak, every warjack likes being [[Empower|Empowered]] when the opportunity presents itself.
| | == Changes and Updates == |
| | | ===Release Trivia=== |
| * [[Colbie Sterling]]/[[Gobber Tinker]]/[[Raluk Moorclaw]]: These three are [[Mechanikally Adept]], meaning they can [[Repair]] Khador models.
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| * [[Gorman di Wulfe|Gorman Di Wulfe]]/[[Hutchuk]]: Their [[Rust]] grenades help bring the Kodiak target's ARM into cracking range.
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| ===Drawbacks & Downsides===
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| * Typical for Khadoran warjacks, it has low native SPD and DEF.
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| * If it can't reach melee it can't do as much.
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| * Heavy Boiler doesn't boost the Kodiak's movement on the charge.
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| * If the opponent doesn't field single Health models Vent Steam becomes a lot less useful.
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| * Its POW 16 attacks aren't as threatening against high-ARM models without a damage buff.
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| ===Tricks & Tips===
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| * Being knocked down causes models to lose Tough so feel free to go after Tough targets with the Chain Attack.
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| * Use your good Throw skills to get enemies out of the zones.
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| * If you can give the Kodiak [[Reposition]] it can move up, vent steam and move behind it to block LoS to itself.
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| * There's a particularly dumb (but legal!) interaction between Vent Steam and [[Vladimir_Tzepesci,_the_Dark_Champion|Vlad2]]. Because Vent Steam is NOT an attack, you can use it to damage Vlad and trigger Might of Kings. Whether hitting your own warcaster for (on average) 3 points of damage in order to get +2 STR and ARM is debatable.
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| =Other= | |
| ===Trivia=== | |
| * Originally released in [[Warmachine: Escalation]] (2004). | | * Originally released in [[Warmachine: Escalation]] (2004). |
| * The Kodiak is named after the Alaskan Brown Bear, known as the Kodiak bear. | | * The Kodiak is named after the Alaskan Brown Bear, known as the Kodiak bear. |
| * The parts to build a [[Kodiak]] or a [[Grolar]] are contained in the same box, so you can use magnets to swap their Profile-specific parts for a two-in-one warjack. | | * The parts to build a [[Kodiak]] or a [[Grolar]] are contained in the same box, so you can use magnets to swap their Profile-specific parts for a two-in-one warjack. |
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| ===Other Khdaor Models=== | | ===Mk3 to Mk4=== |
| {{Index Khador}}
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| {{RC Open Fist}}
| | ==Lore== |
| {{RC Chain Attack Grab & Smash}}
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| {{RC Warjack}}
| | ''Developed to support Khador’s renowned 5th Border Legion, the Kodiak is a rugged, all-terrain war machine built to fight in close quarters and dense forests. The Kodiak is instilled with a mechanikal instinct for pugilism and metal-wrenching violence, and nothing can withstand its steam-driven assaults.'' |
| {{RC Construct}}
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| {{RC Pathfinder}}
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| {{RC Heavy Boiler}}
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| {{RC Vent Steam}}
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