Indictor

Covered in holy script and able to channel the divine power of Menoth’s clergy through its arc node, the Guardian is a walking icon of the Creator’s might. It is one of the most versatile weapons in the Protectorate’s arsenal, and its presence inspires the faithful to righteous fury. Sanctified and blessed to serve as the bane of profane spellcasters, the imposing Indictor is a bastion of spiritual power against which the foes of the Protectorate must tremble in fear.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Construct
• Template:Consecration
• Template:Sacred Ward

Weapons

Banisher
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				6				17
Template:Magical Damage Template:Blessed
Shield
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				2				13
Template:Shield

Theme Forces

• Protectorate
  • Template:Exemplar Interdiction. This model gains Blessed melee weapons in this theme.
  • Template:Guardians of the Temple
  • Template:The Creator's Might
  • Template:The Faithful Masses. This model gains Hand of Vengeance in this theme.
  • Template:Warriors of the Old Faith

• Other Factions
  • Infernal players can use this model in the Template:Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Feora is leading the army. This model gains Accumulator [Soulless] in this theme.
  • Khador players can use this model in the Warriors of the Old Faith theme.

Thoughts on Indictor

Indictor in a nutshell

The Indictor, like its fellow shield jack the Templar is a slow jack with defensive and offensive tech and a shield - indeed these two jacks can be swapped out, one for the other as they cost similar amounts and have related roles.

The Indictor shines over the Templar vs hordes armies with his increased Mat allowing him to trade vs naturally higher def models like the Warpwolf and Neraph additionally vs hordes armies you can deny the use of animi.

The Indictors key weakness over the Templar, is that the Templar has value before it gets near the action with shield guard. To offset this you really need a caster who can speed up this plodding warjack.

Combos & Synergies

• The Indictor is a real "Know your Enemy" jack - weak except against forward playing casters (preferably melee casters) - but against some, especially Lord Commander Stryker and Orsus Zoktavir, The Butcher Unleashed it can be worth its weight in gold to shut down their assassinations.
• The Indictor likes any caster that can give it speed.
• Durst - Boundless Charge & Hallowed Avenger get over its speed issue, his feat and bulwark capitalise on its defensiveness.
• Vladimir3 - In warriors of the old faith already has a way to prevent a ranged assassination (so needs shield guard less) and can mitigate all of the speed issues associated with the Indictor.
• Amon - No one polishes warjacks like Amon and Blessed + Synergy means there is very little that the Indictor can’t hurt.
• the Choir of Menoth help all warjacks, but being able to say no to spells & non magic ranged attacks at the same time pretty much guarantees the Indictor will survive until melee without and caster support.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• In roughly 80% of games the Templar is simply going to be more useful. Longer reach, Shield Guard, Beat Back, and Chain Weapon beats Blessed, +1 Mat and a conditional anti magic bubble - shooting is more likely than nearby enemies casting spells given how slow it is.
• Blessed is a situational buff available in 1 theme already, spell ward is also fairly meh in a faction that has Choir of Menoth

Tricks & Tips

• Look for the opportunity to destroy all the opponent's upkeeps.
• Don't forget that A beast forcing for animus is casting a spell
• Spellcasting units and solos often have shorter ranges than warlocks and warcasters

Other

Trivia

Released in Warmachine: Vengeance (2014)