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{{Cryxbox|{{Cryx}} {{Light Warjack}} }} [[Category: Model]]
[[:Category:Cryx|Cryx]]  [[:Category:Dark Host|Dark Host]] [[:Category:Light|Light]] [[:Category:Warjack|Warjack]]
{{4P|Dark Host}}


''The Stalker is a nightmarish fusion of darkness and steel designed for a single purpose: to butcher those who oppose the will of the Dragonfather. With a shadowy hull that seemingly writhes and ripples in the light, this insidious creation is nearly indiscernible from a distance.''
[[Category:Cryx]]
{{TOCbox|
[[Category:Dark Host]]
{{SamePage|* [[Stalker|Stalker, the Cryx warjack]]
[[Category:Light]]
* [[Warpwolf Stalker|Warpwolf Stalker, the Circle Orboros warbeast]] }}
[[Category:Warjack]]
}}
[[Category:Legacy]]
=Basic Info=
[[Category:Prime]]
{{Infobox-Model
[[Category:Cohort]]
| name = {{PAGENAME}}
 
| image = Stalker.jpg
 
| base  = Medium
==Model stats and abilities==
{{Model-stats
| name= Stalker
| base= 40 mm
| hp    =18
| spd  = 7
| spd  = 7
| str  = 7
| mat  = 7
| mat  = 7
| rat  irrelevant
| def  =15
| def  = 15
| arm  = 13
| arm  = 13
| hp   = 18
| fa   = 4
| cost  = 8
| cost  = 7
| fa    = U
| abilities =
{{AbilitySingle|Stealth}}
{{AbilitySingle|Pathfinder}}
{{AbilitySingle|Slam Power Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Headbutt Power Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Construct}}
{{AbilitySingle|Advance Deployment}}
}}
}}
=Weapons=
{{Weapon|weapon=Eviscerator|type = M |rng = 1 |rof = - |aoe = - |pow = 12| loc = X2 (L & R)| abilities =  {{AbilitySingle|Blessed}}{{AbilitySingle|Grievous Wounds}} }}


{{Warjack}}


=== Abilities===
==Warjack Rules==
* {{Construct}}
{{Category:Warjack|Warjack}}
* {{Stealth}}
* {{Pathfinder}}
* {{Advanced Deployment}}
* {{Bounding Leap|spend 1 focus}}
* {{Extended Control Range}}


===Weapons ===
==Errata==
{| class="wikitable"
No Errata specifically for this model.
{{Melee-loc|Eviscerator x2|1|5|12|loc=Left + Right one each|
*{{Blessed}}
*{{Grievous Wounds}} }}
|}


===Theme Forces===
* '''''Cryx
** {{Black Industries}}
** {{Dark Host}}
** {{The Ghost Fleet}}
** {{Scourge of the Broken Coast}}. {{PAGENAME}} gains [[Gang Fighter]] in this theme.


* '''''Other Factions
==Changes and Updates==
** '''[[Infernal]]''' players can use this model in the {{Hearts of Darkness|notbold=}} theme, but only if [[Mortenebra]] is leading the army. It gains [[Accumulator]] [Soulless] in this theme.
===Mk3 to Mk4===
** '''[[Mercenary]]''' and '''[[Convergence]]''' players can use it by either:
*** putting it under the control of [[Asphyxious4]] in various themes,
*** putting it under the control of [[Mortenebra]] in {{Strange Bedfellows|notbold=}}.


==Release Trivia==
* Released in [[Escalation|Warmachine: Escalation]] (2004)
** 2004 Sculptor: John Winter
* Released as a Mini Crate in 2019.12, the Grim Stalker.
==Battle Reports==


=Thoughts on {{PAGENAME}}=  
==Videos==
==={{PAGENAME}} in a nutshell===
The Stalker is an assassin. It is perfectly suited to work on the flanks, with Extended Control Range and Stealth keeping it safe. Even if it gets engaged, its high DEF will keep it safe from most unboosted attacks. It's fast, has Pathfinder to get to its target, and has good enough MAT and P+S to wreck most non-warjack models. And let's be honest, that thing is just downright creepy looking.


It's generally either an early-game piece used to scalpel out a key solo that has positioned itself badly (sometimes it is worth throwing away an 8 point warjack to kill a 4-5 point solo), or a mid-game piece that runs up the flanks for the first couple of turns. It doesn't normally survive to the late-game.
==Lore==
 
''The Stalker is a nightmarish fusion of darkness and steel designed for a single purpose: to butcher those who oppose the will of the Dragonfather. With a shadowy hull that seemingly writhes and ripples in the light, this insidious creation is nearly indiscernible from a distance.''
===Combos & Synergies===
* Any caster that can give it extra movement, to close the last little gap to the enemy caster. For example, [[Mortenebra1]] (Overrun), [[Scaverous]] (Telekinesis), or [[Witch Coven of Garlghast|The Coven]] (Infernal Machine). In a pinch, [[Sturgis2]]'s feat also counts.
* It is useful to [[Mortenebra2]]'s feat. It can jump into an enemy's back arc to trigger Flank, without blocking your heavies' charge lanes.
* Usual caveat of the Cryx de-buff engine: stack abilities ([[Bane Warriors]] Dark Shroud), feats and spells ([[Warwitch Deneghra|pDenny]]), or STR buffs ([[Pirate_Queen_Skarre|Skarre1]]) to let it punch way above its weight class.
* They're a popular choice for [[Aiakos1]] who can speed them up (Escort) and, because Aiakos has a low Focus stat, he appreciates their extended control range. Also, you get an all-stealth, all-jump, secondary battlegroup, which is pretty cool.
** I particularly like Aiakos1 and Scaverous, because between them they can push the Stalker's threat range up to an absurd 19".
* Since they often work on the flank, they can be good in the Theme Forces with ambushing units ([[Black Industries]] or [[Scourge of the Broken Coast]]). If the enemy moves towards the flank to deal with the Stalker, your ambushing unit can jump in to help out.
 
===Drawbacks & Downsides===
* Has all the durability of a wet paper bag.
* It relies on the high DEF and stealth to survive, so anything that auto-hits will give it a bad day.
* Unbuffed it struggles against high ARM targets.
* The model is difficult to assemble. First off the arms/legs can be difficult to align without them hitting each other, and second you've got 4 tiny contact points with the base. Most players put a piece of decorative scenery on the base and stab the legs through it, and/or put the legs adjacent to the scenery and put glue on the side of the leg.
 
===Tricks & Tips===
* Jump is a place effect, not an advance. Use it to circumvent enemy abilities which trigger on "advance" (such as Admonition, Counter Charge, Enliven).
* Sometimes, if assassination is difficult to come by, it can be worthwhile to sacrifice the Stalker to finish off an enemy objective.
* You threaten 2" further with a Jump than you do with a Charge, for the same focus cost. Very useful when your target cannot be charged (like Polarity Shielded units). On the other hand, if you Jump you don't get boosted damage on your first attack. Choose wisely.
 
=Other=
===Trivia===
[[File:MiniCrate GrimStalker.jpg|thumb|Grim Stalker, [[Mini Crate]] exclusive]]
 
* Released in [[Escalation|Warmachine: Escalation]] (2004)
* 2004 Sculptor: John Winter
* {{LES|2019.12}}
 
===Other Cryx models===
{{Index Cryx}}
===Rules Clarifications===
{{RC Warjack}}
{{RC Construct}}
{{RC Blessed}}
{{RC Grievous Wounds}}
{{RC Stealth}}
{{RC Pathfinder}}
{{RC Advanced Deployment}}
{{RC Bounding Leap}}

Latest revision as of 00:54, 7 October 2024

Cryx Dark Host Light Warjack


Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 40 mmSPDMATDEFARM
Health = 18
FA = 4
Cost = 7771513
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Stealth
Stealth		 Ranged and magic attacks targeting this model from a point of origin greater than 5˝ away automatically miss. This model is not an intervening model when determining line of sight from a model more than 5˝ away.‎

No errata for Stealth (Create)

Pathfinder
Pathfinder		 This model treats rough terrain as open terrain while advancing. While charging, slam power attacking, or trample power attacking, this model does not stop its movement when it contacts an obstacle.

No errata for Pathfinder (Create)

Slam Power Attack
Slam Power Attack		 This model can make slam power attacks.

No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)

Headbutt Power Attack
Headbutt Power Attack		 This model can make Headbutt power attacks.


No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (Create)

Construct
Construct		 This model is a construct, and is not a living model.

No errata for Construct (Create)

Advance Deployment
Advance Deployment		 In most scenarios, this model can be deployed after normal deployment, up to three inches beyond the established deployment zone.

No errata for Advance Deployment (Create)


Weapons

Eviscerator
 RNG   ROF   AOE   POW   LOCATION 
1 - - 12 X2 (L & R)
Blessed
Blessed		 Attacks with this weapon ignore bonuses from spells, including animi, that add to a model's ARM or DEF.

No errata for Blessed (Create)


Grievous Wounds

A model hit by this weapon loses Tough and cannot have damage removed from it for one round.

No errata for Grievous Wounds (Create)


Warjack Rules

Category:Warjack

Errata

No Errata specifically for this model.


Changes and Updates

Mk3 to Mk4

Release Trivia

  • Released in Warmachine: Escalation (2004)
    • 2004 Sculptor: John Winter
  • Released as a Mini Crate in 2019.12, the Grim Stalker.

Battle Reports

Videos

Lore

The Stalker is a nightmarish fusion of darkness and steel designed for a single purpose: to butcher those who oppose the will of the Dragonfather. With a shadowy hull that seemingly writhes and ripples in the light, this insidious creation is nearly indiscernible from a distance.

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