Nomad

Mercenary Soldiers of Fortune Talion Charter Colossal Warjack

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 50 mm		SPD	MAT	RAT	DEF	ARM	FURY	THR
Health = 30
FA = 4
Cost = 12		5	6	6	12	18	4	9
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Unstoppable	This model does not have to forfeit its Combat Action when it advances or is placed out of one or more enemy models' melee ranges during its Normal Movement. No errata for Unstoppable (Create)
Trample Power Attack	This model can make a trample power attack. No errata for Trample Power Attack (Create)
Slam Power Attack	This model can make slam power attacks. No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)
Headbutt Power Attack	This model can make Headbutt power attacks. No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (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
Construct	This model is a construct, and is not a living model. No errata for Construct (Create)

Weapons

RANGED
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	10	d3	-	13	-
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

MELEE
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	15	X2
SOMETHING	Category:SOMETHING No errata for SOMETHING (Create)

Errata

No Errata specifically for this model.

Release Trivia

Released in

Lore

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.