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{{Cygbox|{{Cygnar}} {{Character}} {{Heavy Warjack}} }} [[Category: Model]]
[[Cygnar]] [[Storm Knights]] [[Heavy]] [[Warjack]]
{{4P|'''Storm Knights'''}}
 
[[Category:Cygnar]]
[[Category:Storm Knights]]
[[Category:Cohort]]
[[Category:Heavy]]
[[Category:Warjack]]
[[Category:Legacy]]
[[Category:Prime]]


''Having been rebuilt nearly from scratch by Sebastian Nemo after serving years on the front lines as a Stormclad, Dynamo represents a tremendous advancement in voltaic warjack technology. Powered by its galvanic generator, Dynamo is outfitted to render electrical destruction via its devastating firestorm cannon. This weapon fires deadly bolts of lightning that can strike clusters of advancing soldiers or be concentrated to melt heavy armor to slag. Thanks to Dynamo’s ability to harness and channel its own kinetic energy, each attack it unleashes is deadlier than the last.''


=Basic Info=
== Model stats and abilities ==
{{Infobox-Model
{{Model-stats
| name = {{PAGENAME}}
| name= Dynamo 1
| image = Dynamo.jpg
| base= 50mm
| base  = Large
| hp    = 30
| spd  = 5
| spd  = 5
| str  = 11
| mat  = 7
| mat  = 7
| rat   = 6
| rat = 6
| def  = 12
| def  = 12
| arm  = 18
| arm  = 18
| hp    = 30
| cost  = 17
| fa    = C
| fa    = C
| cost  = 16
| abilities =
{{AbilitySingle|Headbutt Power Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Slam Power Attack}}{{AbilitySingle|Trample Power Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Construct}}
{{AbilitySingle|Resistance-Electricity}}
{{AbilitySingle|Dual Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Bond|Nemo|the ability to reroll missed ranged attack rolls. Attack rolls can be rerolled only once as a result of this bond. |}}
{{AbilitySingle|Chain Reaction}}
}}
}}


{{Warjack}}
=== Weapons ===
{{Weapon|weapon=Firestorm Cannon|type = R |rng = 10 |rof = D3+1 |aoe = -|pow = 12| loc = L|abilities ={{AbilitySingle|Pistol}}{{AbilitySingle|Damage Type-Electricity}}}}
{{Weapon|weapon=Battle Spear|type = M |rng = 2 |rof = - |aoe = -|pow = 17| loc = R|abilities =}}


===Abilities===
== Warjack Rules ==
* {{Construct}}
{{Category:Warjack}}
* {{Immunity: Electricity}}
* {{Bond|Nemo|it can [[reroll]] missed attack rolls for weapons with [[Damage Type: Electricity]]. Attack rolls can be rerolled only once as a result of this bond.}} [[Category: Reroll]]
* {{Chain Reaction}}
* {{Insulated Frame}}


===Weapons ===
== Changes and Updates ==
{|class="wikitable"
===Release Trivia===
{{ranged|Firestorm Cannon|10|rof=3|12|
* Released in the [[Reckoning Book|Warmachine: Reckoning]] expansion (2015)
* {{Electricity Damage}} }}
{{melee|Battle Spear|2|6|17| }}
|}


===Theme Forces ===
===Mk3 to Mk4===
* ''When taken by '''Nemo [[Commander Adept Nemo|(1)]], [[General Adept Nemo|(2)]], or [[Artificer General Nemo & Storm Chaser Adept Caitlin Finch|(3)]]'''''
** {{Gravediggers}}
** {{Heavy Metal}}
** {{Sons of the Tempest}}
** {{Storm Division}}


* ''When taken by '''[[Nemo4]]'''''
==Lore==
** Nemo4 can take Dynamo in a plethora of Cygnar, Convergence, and Mercenary theme forces.


* ''When taken by '''anyone else'''''
''Having been rebuilt nearly from scratch by Sebastian Nemo after serving years on the front lines as a Stormclad, Dynamo represents a tremendous advancement in voltaic warjack technology. Powered by its galvanic generator, Dynamo is outfitted to render electrical destruction via its devastating firestorm cannon. This weapon fires deadly bolts of lightning that can strike clusters of advancing soldiers or be concentrated to melt heavy armor to slag. Thanks to Dynamo’s ability to harness and channel its own kinetic energy, each attack it unleashes is deadlier than the last.''
** {{Storm Division}}
 
 
=Thoughts on {{PAGENAME}}=
==={{PAGENAME}} in a nutshell===
[[File: Nemo1.jpg|thumb|[[Nemo1]]]]
Dynamo seemingly does nothing well with a fairly average POW ranged weapon and melee damage that is outclassed by the dedicated Cygnar melee jacks. But it is Chain Reaction that makes him shine - his ranged attacks, assuming all hit, see a 3rd shot at POW 14 which will worry lights and some heavies, especially as all three shots tend to be boosted. And that is all before you begin to consider all the buffs Cygnar can apply to lightning attacks.
 
Similarly, P+S 20 is not out of the question in melee.
 
===Combos & Synergies===
[[File: Nemo2.jpg|thumb|[[Nemo2]]]]
* Any of the Nemos love to have him along as his personal jack.
** [[Nemo1]] can ensure Dynamo can boost every single damage roll with the Firestorm Cannon thanks to Field Marshal: Supercharged.
** [[Nemo2]] can use [[Energizer]] to solve his short range issues and use his feat to power him.
** [[Nemo3]] in particular can turn him up to 11 and give him maximum focus when only spending one point, with possible 4D6 damage on the feat.
 
* He has a ranged weapon with Electrical Damage. That means you want to consider:
** The [[Firefly]] for Ionization to start his attacks at POW 14.
** [[Stormguard Infantry]] for Electroconduction to start his attacks at POW 14.
** If both Ionization and Electroconduction are in effect, then his attacks start at POW 16 due to being different abilities.
** The [[Storm Strider]] to improve his accuracy.
** [[Rangers]] to improve his accuracy.
** [[Gun Mage Captain Adept]] for Flare to increase accuracy and to ghost shot blockers out of the way.
 
===In [[Storm Division]]===
[[File: Nemo3.jpg|thumb|[[Nemo3]]]]
 
Any model can take Dynamo in this theme, which opens up a few more combos:
 
* [[Caine3]] can start the damage chain off at the equivalent of POW19, using his feat, [[Calamity]], and the Firefly's ionisation. Three shots under Caine's feat is simply good.
** Which also works wonders at fixing Dynamo's RAT, giving an effective +5 swing against a target with Calamity applied to it.
* [[Haley1]] can make it easier for Dynamo to hit its target with Temporal Barrier, saving you the focus for damage.
* [[Kraye]] can get him starting off his Battle Spear melee attacks at P+S 18, since impact attacks from Iron Horse will invoke Chain Reaction.
** Gaining [[Reposition]] also means he can scoot back if he wants another round of shooting.
* [[Sloan]] can offer Guided Fire, but can struggle to provide enough focus to boost Dynamo's damage rolls.
 
===Drawbacks & Downsides===
* It's 4 points more expensive than a [[Reliant]], with the same level of survivability and equal damage on the first melee attack (while the Reliant is more focus efficient). You need to get work both out of the multiple shots and the buff for multiple hits from Chain Reaction
* As one of the few models that has the capability to severely damage or destroy heavy Warjacks or Warbeasts at range, he can be a priority target for your opponent. It can be worth applying [[Snipe]] or one of Cygnar's many defensive buffs if you play it aggressively.
* His range is painfully short, you may find that you only get one good round of shooting with the Firestorm Cannon.
* When you want to use Dynamo to shoot, you really want to allocate him maximum focus. This can be an issue for Cygnar's typically focus-strapped Warcasters - fortunately, none of the Nemos are among them.
* ''Chain Reaction'', while useful, really needs all your attacks to land to be effective. If you land one hit it does no extra damage. Two it does a total of one. Three a total of three. Four a total of six. And the rare times you manage five it does a total of ten extra damage. This means accuracy buffs are vital (fortunately Nemo's bond reroll is worth +2 to hit on the gun) and it's only worth 1 POW at range if all three attacks hit.
* Dynamo has rivals, especially within [[Storm Division]] and unless you're running Nemo the case for Dynamo is hard.
** [[Reliant]] is the cheap rival. Four points cheaper, Reliant is just as tough, more focus efficient (thanks to the accumulator), and only does less damage in melee thanks to the chain reaction. The shooting's a little worse - but Reliant still gets a fully boosted POW 13 AoE with board control even with no allocation.
** [[Stormclad]] is the same price, slightly tougher (thanks to the buckler), gets only one ranged attack (with an electro leap), but gets to start at P+S 19, has an open fist, and has an accumulator. It's a tough case.
** DJ [[Thunderhead]] is one point more - but is slightly tougher, has a ranged attack that starts rather than finishes at POW 14 for heavy-melting (although the Thunderhead needs to buy the second and third shots), has the infantry melting special attack, and can normally do more damage in melee thanks to Sustained Attack.
** Two [[Charger]]s. For one point more and the same Focus investment to achieve ''four'' fully boosted attacks with a longer range, Dynamo has to crutch on the electrical synergies to be a superior ranged warjack. They're also flat out giving your another contesting/scoring model with 22 more boxes (with lower ARM).
 
===Tricks & Tips===
* Make sure you get a Firefly into a good position ahead of time so you can run it in before Dynamo attacks.
* RAT 6 is good, but one miss ruins the chain.  Try and set him up with some RAT buffs or whenever he can aim.
* Chain Reaction triggers from Trample attacks. So if there are, say, 10 small-based dudes between you and your "real" target, you could get a +10 damage on any attacks you buy after the Trample is resolved (assuming you hit).
 
 
=Other=
===Trivia===
* Released in the [[Reckoning Book|Warmachine: Reckoning]] expansion (2015)
 
===Other Cygnar models===
{{Index Cygnar}}
 
===Rules Clarifications===
{{RC Warjack}}
{{RC Construct}}
{{RC Electricity}}
{{RC Bond}}
{{RC Chain Reaction}}
{{RC Insulated Frame}}

Latest revision as of 00:59, 1 November 2024

Cygnar Storm Knights Heavy Warjack


Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 50mmSPDMATRATDEFARM
Health = 30
FA = C
Cost = 165761218
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Headbutt Power Attack
Headbutt Power Attack
This model can make Headbutt power attacks.


No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (Create)

Slam Power Attack
Slam Power Attack
This model can make slam power attacks.

No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)

Trample Power Attack
Trample Power Attack
This model can make a trample power attack.

No errata for Trample Power Attack (Create)

Construct
Construct
This model is a construct, and is not a living model.

No errata for Construct (Create)

Resistance-Electricity
Resistance-Electricity
  • When this model suffers an electrical damage roll, remove one die from the damage roll.
  • Lightning cannot arc from this model.
  • Lightning cannot arc to this model (ignore this model when determining arcing lightning)

No errata for Resistance-Electricity (Create)

Dual Attack
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




Bond

If Dynamo begins the game in Nemo's battlegroup, then it is bonded to Nemo. Dynamo is not considered to be bonded while under your opponent's control. While Dynamo is bonded to Nemo and in their control range, it gains the ability to reroll missed ranged attack rolls. Attack rolls can be rerolled only once as a result of this bond. .


No errata for Bond (Create)


Chain Reaction
When this model hits an enemy model with a melee or ranged attack during its activation, after the attack is resolved this model gains a cumulative +1 to its damage rolls on subsequent attacks that activation.

No errata for Chain Reaction (Create)



Weapons

Firestorm Cannon
 RNG   ROF   AOE   POW   LOCATION 
10 D3+1 - 12 L
Pistol
Pistol

A model making an attack with this weapon targeting a model it is in melee with ignores the Target in Melee bonus when resolving this attack.

  Errata-Pistol (2023-09-17)
Question: Does the pistol benefit apply to models not in melee with the attacking model when the pistol is on a spray?
Answer: No, it only applies to models with which the attacking model is in melee.
Explanation: The intent is that a model only ignore the penalty for being in melee with the models that model is in melee with. Pistol only works against the models in the melee with the attacking model.
Infernal Ruling: Dark Legacy - PP Community forum


Damage Type-Electricity
Damage Type-Electricity
This weapon causes electrical damage.

No errata for Damage Type-Electricity (Create)

Battle Spear
 RNG   ROF   AOE   POW   LOCATION 
2 - - 17 R


Warjack Rules

Category:Warjack

Changes and Updates

Release Trivia

Mk3 to Mk4

Lore

Having been rebuilt nearly from scratch by Sebastian Nemo after serving years on the front lines as a Stormclad, Dynamo represents a tremendous advancement in voltaic warjack technology. Powered by its galvanic generator, Dynamo is outfitted to render electrical destruction via its devastating firestorm cannon. This weapon fires deadly bolts of lightning that can strike clusters of advancing soldiers or be concentrated to melt heavy armor to slag. Thanks to Dynamo’s ability to harness and channel its own kinetic energy, each attack it unleashes is deadlier than the last.