Artificer General Nemo & Storm Chaser Finch

Template:Cygbox2 This model is playable only in an Unlimited format.

Sebastian Nemo's myriad innovations from the storm chamber to the modern colossal have given Cygnar a crucial technological edge over its enemies. Promoted to the rank of Artificer General, Nemo now holds authority over all Cygnar's military industry, and he wields his nation's most advanced weaponry. Nemo's assistant, Storm Chaser Adept Caitlin Finch, takes to the battlefield at his side, utilizing precisely tuned mechanical apparatus to augment Nemo's command over warjacks to unparalleled mastery.

Basic Info

Nemo3

Feat : Eye of the Storm

When a friendly Faction model makes an electrical damage roll against an enemy model in Nemo’s Template:CTRL range, add an additional die to the damage roll. Eye of the Storm lasts for one turn.

Abilities

• Template:Officer
• Template:Electricity Immunity

Weapons

Lightning Strike
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		CTRL			1			Template:-			12
Template:Electricity Damage Template:Lightning Generator
Tempest Accumulator
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				7				12
Template:Magical Weapon Template:Disruption

Spells

{{Category: Template:Chain LightningTemplate:ElectrifyTemplate:Force HammerTemplate:Lightning ShroudTemplate:Magnetic Field }}[[Category: Template:Chain LightningTemplate:ElectrifyTemplate:Force HammerTemplate:Lightning ShroudTemplate:Magnetic Field ]]

Finch

Nemo3's unit comes with Finch. She is not a Grunt, she is a character trooper. Template:Infobox-Model

Abilities

• Template:Immunity: Electricity
• Template:Fine Tuning
• Template:Power Booster

Weapons

Electrical Bolt
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		10			1			Template:-			10
Template:Electrical Damage Template:Electro Leap
Tuning Fork
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				5				10
Template:Disruption

Theme Forces

• Template:Si
• Template:Gravediggers
• Template:Heavy Metal
• Template:Sons of the Tempest
• Template:Storm Division

Thoughts on Nemo3

Nemo3 in a Nutshell

Nemo's feat and spells synergize with a list that brings a lot of lightning-based damage. Given the nature of most lightning-focused jacks and units, it means you'll probably end up with a combined arms force consisting of Storm Knight infantry, Storm Lances and/or Storm Striders - all of which have effective ranged and melee attacks. The amount of damage on his feat turn can be truly back breaking for your opponent because even heavily armoured models are under threat from three-die Electro Leaps.

Main differences between the 3 Nemo incarnations:

• Nemo1 is a spellslinger and support warcaster. He likes to play safely in the back of your lines, enabled by his immense CTRL area, and can significantly enhance a select few warjacks. He offers army-wide protection against shooting.
• Nemo2 likes to run a lot of jacks. He can personally contribute more direct fighting to the battle. However, his army support outside his battlegroup is limited to a single spell.
• Nemo3 can fuel a horde of jacks even more efficiently than Nemo2 as long as his sidekick is alive. His feat is an excellent force multiplier for an army which brings electricity based weapons.

Maximizing his Feat & Spells

Feat - Nemo's feat is maximized at list-building by picking a lot of things that do electrical damage. It is advised that you bring a Squire in order to add 2" to your CTRL range, which also increases the area of effect on your feat (14" to 16") and ranged weapon (CTRL).

• Magnetic Field - A decent battlegroup buff. Cast it at the start and then upkeep it for the whole game. It's always worth it to deny slams, pushes and knockdowns.
• Electrify - An excellent buff on a heavy/colossal warjack or a unit of Storm Lances. Extra ARM on tough models is always good.
• Lightning Shroud - A rare damage buff for the faction, but only for warjacks in the battlegroup. E-leaps can help heavy warjacks clear support models like choir and cultists.
• Chain Lightning - It's a good infantry-clearing zap, but it won't be a threat to most jacks. The arcs are boostable though, as are those from Nemos ranged weapon.
• Force Hammer - A situational spell at best. The cost is really high and the effect isn't that great. Once in a while it's a game-changer.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• His armies tend to have weapons that predominantly deal electrical damage. This can mean his army has a hard time dealing with models with Immunity: Electricity.
• Remember warjacks have to be in Finch's command range to gain the free focus from her. This can leave her vulnerable to getting killed, so positioning her requires careful consideration.

Tricks & Tips

• Lightning no longer arcs from lightning immmune models.
• Finch's melee weapon does have Disruption. If you're desperate, you can use her to delay any warjack that breaks through your line to get at Nemo.
• Nemo's feat does affect electro-leaps, as long as the enemy model hit by the leap is still in his control range. This can do serious damage to medium to high ARM infantry, such as Iron Fang Pikemen, or Dawnguard Sentinels. Just make sure that Nemo is far enough forward to get them in his control range.
• Take as much lightning damage as you can, position your jacks for an alpha strike, pop feat, and watch your opponent cry.

List Building Advice

Strategy

File:Dynamo.jpg

Dynamo is his pet warjack that he can take in any theme.

Nemo3's normal win condition is attrition. You want to electrocute all your enemies, then claim the scenario. As far as holding zones, Nemo provides some sticking power, but you'll need to pick certain solo;s, (i.e., Journeyman Warcaster) to make your army resilient. Working out what to take in Nemo3's army is fairly easy. If the unit/jack/solo has an electrical attack, Lightning Generator, or Electro Leap it should be up for consideration.

Theme Forces

Storm Division
This is the theme Nemo will most likely want to use.

• Storm Lances - Already awesome, but just see what happens under his feat when every single damage roll they make uses 3 dice.
• Stormsmith Stormtower - Big zaps get bigger on feat turn.
• Stormblade Infantry - Their assault lightning gets a whole lot nastier.
• Silver Line Stormguard - They also bring an electrical damage buff with them.
• Stormsmith Stormcaller - More lightning and critical disruption.
• Major Katherine Laddermore - Gives you an accuracy buff for nearly every single unit with a lightning attack.
• Firefly - Gives a +2 damage bonus to lightning based attacks.
• Storm Strider - Brings its own set of boostable lightning attacks that obviously synergise well with Nemo's feat.
  • One of the big issues with most ranged lightning-typed weapons is that they are used by models with average RAT values (RAT 6). A well-positioned Storm Strider can help make your army more accurate.

Battlegroup, Mercs, Etc

• Dynamo - Nemo's pet warjack
  • His bond with Nemo lets him re-roll missed attacks and Eye of the Storm improves his already impressive damage output.
  • Throw in a Firefly to take heavy beasts and jacks off the table with ease.
• Lancer - This guy is worth considering for the arc node. Put Lightning Shroud on them to boost their STR and protect them from all the electricity bouncing around. Of course Nemo's favourite arc node if you have the points is the Hurricane with its two giant lightning guns.
• Firefly - Gives a +2 damage bonus to lightning based attacks.
• Stormclad- Focus efficient, assault and heavy-hitting.
• Thunderhead - Can remove swathes of enemies on its own. Can also pile a massive sustained attack into one model.

Solos that are available in various themes

• Journeyman Warcaster - Can control a jack to free up extra focus on Nemo. Between Arcane Shield and Electrify you have two sources of ARM boosting.
• Captain Arlan Strangewayes - Dishes out a further focus to any heavies you don't want to allocate to, such as a Stormclad who can get a further focus through Accumulator. He also has a spray attack with electrical damage if you're feeling brave with him.

• All of the warcaster attachments are useful in some way:
  • Reinholdt - Allows for another shot out of the sweet gun and can remove stealth on key models to allow electro-leaps to connect.
  • Squire - Increases the range of his feat, gives extra focus, and allows for free rerolls on magical attacks.
  • Sylys Wyshnalyrr - Allows him to upkeep another spell for free.
  • Madelyn - Can help keep squishy Nemo safe from warrior models.

Other

Trivia

• Originally released in the Warmachine: Colossals expansion (2012)

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