Torch

The favored warjack of Kommander Strakhov is a relentless engine of destruction. Virtually nothing can prevent Torch from reaching its target; it burns and batters enemy troops from its path, while its whirling saw and pounding fist reduce warjacks to scrap. The massive ’jack can charge through forests, thick undergrowth, or the corpses of its felled enemies as easily as it moves across an open field.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Construct
• Template:Assault
• Template:Corrosion Immunity
• Template:Fire Immunity
• Template:Bond (Template:Sprint-alt)
• Template:Relentless Charge

Weapons

Grenade Launcher (x2)
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW			LOCATION
		10			1			3			10			Template:-
Template:Arcing Fire Template:Flare
Flamethrower
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW			LOCATION
		SP6			1			Template:-			12			Left
Template:Fire Damage Template:Continuous Fire
Spiked Fist
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S				LOCATION
		1				4				16				Left
Template:Open Fist
Rip Saw
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S				LOCATION
		1				5				17				Right
Template:Sustained Attack

Theme Forces

• When taken by Strakhov
  • Template:Armored Korps
  • Template:Si
  • Template:Jaws of the Wolf. Torch gains Pathfinder in this theme.
  • Template:Legion of Steel
  • Template:Si
  • Template:WG Kommand
  • Template:Wolves of Winter

• When taken by anyone else
  • Template:WG Kommand

Thoughts on Torch

Torch in a nutshell

A good combined-arms warjack, Torch is a souped-up Decimator. For a mere 2 points (plus changing the Dozer cannon to a Flamer) you get:

• Relentless Charge
• 2 Grenade Launchers with great utility
• a strong secondary melee weapon, which is also an Open Fist
• immunity against both Corrosion and Fire
• an extra point of RAT

Torch gave up the ranged heavy-hunting capacity of its parent jack, but has much more utility against softer targets. It can carry out the stealth-removing duties of the Spriggan, though the clam-jack can deliver a more telling charge attack. Torch however has higher MAT, plus sustained attack, making it more FOCUS efficient if you need to beat up a heavy target.

Combos & Synergies

File:Strakhov1.jpg

Strakhov1

File:Strakhov2.jpeg

Strakhov2

• Strakhov1 - Between Superiority and the feat, Torch gets excellent mobility. It can also withdraw to safety after triggered Overrun with a melee attack.
• Strakhov2 - Though most of his spells work well on the jack, Strak2 prefers to cast them on units instead of lone targets. He profits mainly from the stealth removal.
• Widowmaker Scouts - Stealth and clouds ruin their day, but Torch can deliver the solution.
• Menite Archon - He packs a damage buff for the flamethrower.

Winter Guard Kommand combos

• Harkevich - Shoot first the targeting flare with Broadside, opening up LOS through clouds, or erasing stealth to the rest of your army. His 3" Field Marshal is often better than the Sprint from Strakhov, considering that it triggers outside charges too. Under his feat you can also choose to shoot with one of the weapons before charging, then shoot with another in Assault.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Expensive.
• As every combined-arms jack, it can be quite Focus hungry.
• Despite being a character Decimator it's best point of comparison is the Spriggan, which has the same cost, a similar weapon loadout and ability spread. Both feature grenade lauchers that apply Flare, but the Spriggan has a longer and more powerful melee weapon, a shield, Bulldoze and Dual Attack, which beat out Torch's Immunities, Relentless Charge and Assault in most cases.
• RAT 5 makes it challenging to use the Launchers or Spray effectively.

Tricks & Tips

• You can use the Grenade Launcher for your Assault shot instead of your Flamer (for example, if it would allow you to capture multiple targets, and you could only target one with the flamer)
• If you want to run through some rough terrain, you're often better off declaring a charge to get Pathfinder on the movement.
• If you want to use Sprint from your bond, and there's only a single target in your melee range, you might want to refrain from using Assault. If you kill your target with the shooting, you won't be able to sprint back, as it explicitly needs a melee attack to trigger.

Other

Trivia

Released in the Warmachine: Wrath expansion (2011)