Flameguard Cleansers

The Cleansers of the Temple Flameguard are charged with purging heretics outside the Protectorate as well as within its borders. Individually, each cleanser is capable of clearing a swath through the enemies of Menoth. When they concentrate their purifying flames, they create a conflagration through which only the most foolish or defiant heathen would risk passage.

The Flameguard Cleanser officer leads his men into the heart of battle on a tide of scourging flame. Under his command the range and destructive potential of Cleanser purifiers are greatly increased, and they gain the ability to lay down searing curtains of fire that incinerate all who dare oppose the will of the Creator.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Entire unit
  • Template:Fire Immunity
  • Template:Ashen Veil

• Officer only
  • He has a better statline
  • Template:Officer
  • Template:Scouring Flames
  • Template:Tactics

Weapons

Purifier
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		SP 8			1			Template:-			12
Template:Fire Damage Template:Continuous Fire
Purifier Blade
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				4				10
Template:Critical Continuous Fire

Theme Forces

• Protectorate
  • Template:Guardians of the Temple

• Other Factions
  • Infernal players can use them in the Template:Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Feora is leading the army.
  • Mercenary players can use them in the Template:Llaelese Resistance theme. They become Llaelese and gain Pathfinder in this theme.

Thoughts on Flameguard Cleansers

File:FlameguardCleanserOfficer.jpg

Flameguard Cleanser Officer

Flameguard Cleansers in a Nutshell

Flameguard Cleansers use sprays to utterly toast enemy infantry - and it's hard to hide from sprays. It's only really worth taking them with the Officer - the Assault ability combined with giving them a turn of the large spray template is really useful for making them able to burn down the enemy.

Combos & Synergies

• Feora2 and Malekus love people who set models on fire, for their feats.
• Feora4 not really an infantry caster but she removes fire immunity and all of the bad match ups these guys may face.
• Hand of Judgement can make them hurt tougher targets while being immune to fire himself.
• The High Reclaimer can put Hand of Fate on the unit to make them more accurate and hit harder
• Vindictus has a feat and Defenders Ward to deliver them and True Path to speed them up.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• So far in mk3, people tend to run large battlegroups and few infantry. So there isn't many decent targets for Cleansers to burn. With theme forces that are more infantry based, this can change, but they are still very match-up dependent.
• Anything that can deal with concealment can massacre them.
• Anything immune to fire is going to give these guys a rough time

Tricks & Tips

• If you're taking the Officer, be smart with your Assault charge angles. Try to line it up so you can spray over support solos trying to hide in the back ranks.

Other

Trivia

• The unit (not including CA) was released in Warmachine: Escalation (2004)
• The CA was released in the Warmachine: Wrath expansion (2011)