Ace

Cygnar First Army Light Warjack

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 40mm		SPD	MAT	RAT	DEF	ARM
Health = 24
FA = C
Cost = 8		6	6	7	14	15
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Headbutt Power Attack	This model can make Headbutt power attacks. No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (Create)
Slam Power Attack	This model can make slam power attacks. No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)
Construct	This model is a construct, and is not a living model. No errata for Construct (Create)
Dual Attack	This model can make melee and ranged attacks in the same activation. When this model makes its initial melee attacks, it can also make its initial ranged attacks. A model with Dual Attack can make its initial melee and ranged attacks in any order you choose. This model cannot make ranged attacks after making a power attack.   Errata-Dual Attack and Unit Charges (2023-10-27) Question: If a unit with Dual Attack charges a single model, are all placed in melee range, and the first model kills the charge target, can the remaining members of the unit make ranged attacks, or do they forfeit their Combat Action because they don't have any enemy models in their melee range? Answer: The check for melee range is done at the end of movement. If you kill the targets before they attack, they can still do their ranged attack. (Malkav13) Explanation: This post is correct. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck (Bulldog) - PP Community forum   Errata-Dual Attack and Special Attacks (2023-08-10) Question: Can a model with Dual Attack make any combination of ranged special attack and normal melee initial attacks, or its melee special attack and normal ranged initial attacks? (Example: Bison Both Barrels and Ram, or Mariner Thresher and gunshot). Answer: No. Explanation: The bison can not use dual attack and also make a special attack. That is correct in that (Thresher) example too. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck (Bulldog) - PP Community forum
Pathfinder	This model treats rough terrain as open terrain while advancing. While charging, slam power attacking, or trample power attacking, this model does not stop its movement when it contacts an obstacle. No errata for Pathfinder (Create)
Prowl	While this model has concealment, it gains Stealth.   Errata-Prowl (2024-2-17) Question: Does Prowl prevent a model from losing stealth while it has concealment? Example 1: A Warpwolf Stalker with Prowl has concealment and is shot by a weapon with Flare. Thus the model gets -2DEF and loses Stealth. However, as soon as the model loses stealth, it gains it back by having Prowl and being in Concealment. Example 2: A Soul Stalker is targetted by Spyglass and thus loses Stealth for a round. However, when it was shot by an AoE also hitting a cultist, the cultis dies and Agathon now casts Occultation on the soul snake, does it gain Stealth again despite having lost it? Answer: For now stealth will not be reapplied in the above example. Explanation: So we will be using the ruling from MKIII until we have time to go through the different abilities. For now we are looking into the issue brought up by this thread for now. Mainly due to the volume of rules we need to address this first prior to moving on the the other issues, similar to this. Also it is due to the fact we have a previous edition ruling that we are applying to this scenario. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck Infernal - PP Community forum
True Sight	This model ignores cloud effects when determining Line of Sight (LOS). This model also ignores Stealth. No errata for True Sight (Create)
Bond	If Ace begins the game in Caine's battlegroup, then it is bonded to Caine. Ace is not considered to be bonded while under your opponent's control. While Ace is bonded to Caine and in their control range, it gains the following attack types while maiking an attack with the Rune Shot Cannon. Attack Type - Each time this weapon is used to make an attack, choose one of the following special rules: Ricochet - When this model directly hits an enemy model with an attack with this weapon, immediatly after the attack is resolved this model can make another ranged attack with this weapon targeting another model within 4 inches of the model originally hit, ignoring LOS and this weapon's RNG. Attacks gained from Ricochet cannot generate additional hits from Ricochet. Shadow Fire - A model hit by this attack does not block LOS for one turn. Thunderbolt - Enemy models hit are pushed d3 inches directly away from the attacking model. On a critical hit, the enemy model becomes knocked down after being pushed. No errata for Bond (Create) No errata for Attack Type (Create)   Errata-Ricochet (2024-3-30) Question: Ricochet interaction with Shield Guard? Answer: The following cases can happen. A. The model you attacked is hit and doesn’t die. You get a Ricochet. B. The model you attacked is hit and is destroyed. You do not get a Ricochet. C. You attack a model, some effect like Shield Guard or Sacrificial Pawn changes the model hit, if that new model doesn’t die, you measure from it and get a Ricochet. D. You attack a model, some effect like Shield Guard or Sacrificial Pawn changes the model hit, the new model is destroyed, you don’t get a Ricochet. Explanation: You can’t measure from a model that is no longer on the table. Ricochet occurs after the attack is resolved, which would be after the model is removed from the table. Infernal Ruling: Dark Legacy - PP Community forum No errata for Shadow Fire (Create) No errata for Thunderbolt (Create)

Weapons

Rune Shot Cannon
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	14	1	-	12	L
Damage Type-Magical	This weapon causes magical damage. No errata for Damage Type-Magical (Create)

Executioner Axe
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	12	R

Changes and Updates

Release Trivia

• Released in Warmachine: Reckoning (2015).

Lore

Designed in secret by the Cygnaran Armory to carry out covert operations for the Cygnaran Reconnaissance Service, Ace was built as a one-of-a-kind prototype. The machine integrated an experimental mechanikal device intended to camouflage the warjack, rendering it almost invisible in the field. Though the original chassis of the ’jack was destroyed during an operation in Llael in 596 AR, Allister Caine was able to recover Ace’s cortex. Since the warjack’s reconstruction, Caine has relied on it during a number of CRS missions requiring an abundance of both discretion and firepower.

• Ace's first use by Caine is told in The Warcaster Chronicles: Volume One: The Way of Caine by Miles Holmes (April 30 2013)