Nomad

Mercenary warjacks are often drawn from discontinued chassis once produced by kingdom armies. The Nomad, once a Cygnaran mainstay, has been battering enemy ’jacks with its battle blade for 150 years. Mercenaries maintain these battle-tested machines and find them fully capable of standing toe-to-toe against any fresh from the assembly line.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Construct
• Template:Tried & True

Weapons

Open Fist
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S				LOCATION
		1				3				14				Left
Template:Buckler Template:Open Fist
Battle Blade
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S				LOCATION
		2				7				18				Right
Template:Powerful Charge

Theme Forces

• Mercenaries
  • Template:Flame in the Darkness
  • Template:Llaelese Resistance
  • Template:Operating Theatre
  • Template:Soldiers of Fortune
  • Template:Strange Bedfellows
  • Template:The Irregulars. If it is 'jack marshalled in this theme, it gains Flank [Warrior]
  • Template:The Kingmaker's Army
  • Template:The Talion Charter

• Other Factions
  • Convergence players can use this warjack in the Template:Strange Bedfellows theme, or by putting it in Aurora2's, Asphyxious4's, or Nemo4's battlegroup in various themes.
  • Cryx players can use this warjack by putting it in Asphyxious4's battlegroup in various themes.
  • Cygnar players can use this warjack in the Template:Flame in the Darkness theme, or by putting it in Nemo4's battlegroup in various themes.
  • Infernal players can take this model in the Template:Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Crosse2 is leading the army. This model gains Accumulator [Soulless] in this theme.
  • Khador players can use this warjack in the Template:Flame in the Darkness theme.
  • Aside from that, Mercenary warjacks can be taken in a plethora of Faction's themes via by putting it under the control of a Mercenary 'Jack Marshal or Mercenary "Junior Warcaster" (see #Who can take this warjack?). However the "Faction Type" of the warjack doesn't change when you do it this way.

Thoughts on Nomad

File:Nomad Classic.png

Classic sculpt

Nomad in a nutshell

The Nomad is the Mercenary version of a standard heavy warjack - about as simple and straightforward as a warjack gets. It fills the space in Mercenary armies held by the Slayer, Ironclad, Crusader, and Juggernaut in other factions: the cheap, bog-standard heavy intended to absorb enemy fire and whack stuff. It can also make useful throw power attacks.

It is quite simply the best budget beatstick in the game.

Combos & Synergies

Lots of merc warcasters give the Nomad a bit of a boost, but none make it extra special. It is simply great by virtue of being cheap:

• Magnus the Traitor can make it more durable with Death Ward and can let it charge for free and have boosted melee attacks with Iron Aggression.
• Magnus the Warlord can make it faster and give it Unyielding, which if spammed, is an effective strategy.
• Ashlynn D'Elyse and Captain Damiano can make it faster, and Damiano's feat gives them an Armor and Strength boost.
• Captain Phinneus Shae's feat makes it fast and maneuverable.
• Drake MacBain makes it faster and can give it more swings. Fail-Safe, in addition to Tried & True, makes it pretty durable if there is someone about to do repairs.
• Dirty Meg can give it Pathfinder and Reposition with her drive, making it a very mobile threat with its long Reach.
• Ashlynn2 - She has absolutely no focus to spare for her jacks, so that fact that the Nomad is MAT 8 on the charge helps her immensely, as this means it doesn't need to boost to do work.
• Asphyxious4 - 2" reach is perfect for applying Dark Shroud, which also makes it P+S 20 on the blade.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• MAT 6 is a problem stat shared by all Mercenary warjacks. Powerful charge helps, but it's unreliable against DEF 12 or higher.

Tricks & Tips

It's not a tricky piece at all, but always be on the lookout for throw targets.

Other

Trivia

• Released in Warmachine: Escalation (2004)
• Resculpted in 2012. It now comes in a multi-kit with the Mule & Rover.