Captain Maxwell Finn

According to his men in the 95th Trencher Company Finn is "The toughest bastard alive." He's hellbent on providing close support to friendly Trencher units.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Advance Deployment
• Template:Assault
• Template:Pathfinder
• Template:Stealth
• Template:Tough
• Template:Killing Spree
• Template:Rapid Strike
• Template:Reposition 3
• Template:Veteran Leader

Weapons

• Mini-Slugger - 10" range, POW 11, ROF d3 gun.
• Trench Knife - 0.5" reach, P+S 10 melee weapon.
  • Template:Weapon Master
  • Template:Grievous Wounds

Theme Forces

• Cygnar
  • Template:Gravediggers. Finn gains Rise in this theme.

• Other Factions
  • Template:Hearts of Darkness. Captain Maxwell Finn can only go in this theme if Sloan is leading the army. It becomes an Infernal model in this theme.

Thoughts on Captain Maxwell Finn

Captain Maxwell Finn in a nutshell

Finn is Cygnar's unholy terror when it comes to killing infantry. Between his high MAT, Killing Spree, Weapon Master and Grievous Wounds, there is very little that can withstand his charge, and will chew through entire units if they are too tightly packed. Rapid Strike even gives him some insurance against an unlucky hit roll just to rub it into your opponent's face. He'll then reposition somewhere after the carnage so your opponent has one more problem to solve on their turn while they recover from the shock.

If they try to stop him before he gets to melee, they will have a hard time thanks to Stealth and his significant number of boxes.

Combos & Synergies

Finn is a one man killing machine, but if you insist on supporting him...

• Captain Allison Jakes increases his threat range on feat turn, and means that the enemy can't escape so easily by spreading out. But if you want to Killing Spree your way through a unit, you probably won't want to make use of the Electro-Leap aspect of her feat.
• Lanyssa Ryssyl and her Hunter's Mark gets him further up the field.
• A really good Killing Spree can be hard to manage if your opponent places his models so that Finn has to take Free Strikes. Haley3 offers Ghost Walk to get around this issue.
• Any Trencher loves to have Finn nearby to improve their accuracy. His Veteran Leader ability is doubly useful when using Warcasters that do not buff units such as Captain Kara Sloan or Captain Jeremiah Kraye.
• Commander Anson Hitch can allow him to be a great counter-attacking/anti-jamming piece.
  • Keep Finn behind your front lines then charge through your own models thanks to Tactician.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• His Assault shot can be a trap. If you kill your charge target and there is nothing left in melee range, you won't have a chance to use Killing Spree to carve through the rest of the unit.
• His normal threat range is nothing special.
• In a Timed Turns Steamroller event, a good Killing Spree can substantially drain the amount of time you have for everything else.

Tricks & Tips

• Keep him back from the front line of whatever Trencher unit you're using. Use him to charge once your opponent has committed to melee with your front line.

Other

Trivia

• Released in Warmachine: Superiority (2006)