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{{Cygbox|{{Cygnar}} {{Light Warjack}} }} [[Category: Model]]
[[Cygnar]] [[First Army]] [[Storm Knights]] [[Light]] [[Warjack]]
{{4P|n=two Prime Armies|'''First Army''' and '''Storm Knights'''}}
 
[[Category:Cygnar]]
[[Category:First Army]]
[[Category:Storm Knights]]
[[Category:Cohort]]
[[Category:Light]]
[[Category:Warjack]]
[[Category:Legacy]]
[[Category:Prime]]


''The Lancer is a vital warjack for almost all Cygnar warcasters. Not because it is any great combatant itself, but because it has an arc node. Against many opponents the ability to fire spells through the Lancer's arc node is the difference between victory and defeat.''


=Basic Info=
== Model stats and abilities ==
{{Infobox-Model
{{Model-stats
| name = {{PAGENAME}}
| name= Lancer
| image = Lancer.jpg
| base= 40mm
| base  = Medium
| hp    = 26
| spd  = 6
| spd  = 6
| str  = 9
| mat  = 6
| mat  = 6
| rat  irrelevant
| def  = 13
| def  = 13
| arm  = 16{{/}}18 {{Star}}
| arm  = 16
| hp   = 26
| fa   = 4
| cost  = 8
| cost  = 9
| fa    = U
| abilities =
| notes = {{Star}} ''18 with the [[Shield]] bonus
{{AbilitySingle|Headbutt Power Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Slam Power Attack}}
{{AbilitySingle|Construct}}
{{AbiltiySingle|Arc Node}}
}}
}}


{{Warjack}}
=== Weapons ===
{{Weapon|weapon=Shock Shield|type = M |rng = 1 |rof = - |aoe = -|pow = 11| loc = L|abilities ={{AbilitySingle|Shield}}{{AbilityCritical|Cortex Damage}}{{AbilitySingle|Shock Field}}}}
{{Weapon|weapon=War Spear|type = M |rng = 2 |rof = - |aoe = -|pow = 13| loc = R|abilities =}}


=== Abilities===
== Warjack Rules ==
* {{Construct}}
{{Category:Warjack}}
* {{Arcnode}}
* {{Set Defense}}


===Weapons ===
== Changes and Updates ==
{| class="wikitable"
===Release Trivia===
{{Melee-loc|Shock Shield|0.5|2|11|loc=Left|
Originally released in Warmachine: Prime (2003)
* {{Shield}}
* Included in the first Cygnar Battlebox as a metal sculpt
* {{Cortex Damage}}
* Included in the second Cygnar Battlebox as a plastic sculpt
* {{Shock Field}} }}
===Mk3 to Mk4===
{{Melee-loc|War Spear|2|4|13|loc=Right|}}
|}


===Theme Forces===
==Lore==
* '''''Cygnar
** {{Flames in the Darkness}}
** {{Gravediggers}}
** {{Heavy Metal}}
** {{Sons of the Tempest}}
** {{Storm Division}}. This model gains [[Immunity: Electricity]] in this theme.


* '''''Other Factions
** '''[[Infernal]]''' players can use it in [[Hearts of Darkness]], but only if [[Sloan]] is leading the army. This model gains [[Accumulator]] [Soulless] in this theme.
** '''[[Mercenary]]''' and '''[[Khador]]''' players can use it {{Flame in the Darkness|notbold=}} theme.
** '''[[Mercenary]]''' and '''[[Convergence]]''' players can use it in various themes by putting it under the control of [[Nemo4]].


 
''The Lancer is a vital warjack for almost all Cygnar warcasters. Not because it is any great combatant itself, but because it has an arc node. Against many opponents the ability to fire spells through the Lancer's arc node is the difference between victory and defeat.''
=Thoughts on {{PAGENAME}}=
==={{PAGENAME}} in a nutshell===
The Lancer is a shield-carrying arc node, letting spellcasters channel spells. A shield and Set Defense make it really tough for a light warjack and if it can't kill enemy warjacks in melee it can at least destroy their cortices.
 
===Combos & Synergies===
Any warcaster who likes arcing spells.
* [[Nemo1]] - chain lightning
* [[Haley2]] for making a complete mess of the enemy.
* [[Stryker1]] Earthquake for his pop and drops.
* [[Stryker2]] for both Rebuke and Positive Charge
 
Casters in the [[Flame in the Darkness]] theme may also appreciate an otherwise unavailable, trusty arc node - especially ones with strong offensive magic like [[Zerkova1]] or [[Fiona]]
 
===Drawbacks & Downsides===
* Both [[Thorn]] and the [[Hurricane]] do much more as arc nodes (and they are both substantially more expensive) - though Thorn is only available in Heavy Metal.
* Cortex damage is unusable against beasts, Horrors, Cyriss vectors and Cephalyx Monstrosities.
 
===Tricks & Tips===
* Run the arc node into the enemy's back arc for backstrike bonuses.
* Arcing 101: you can arc if you engage the enemy, but it does not ''engage you'' (eg. a [[Destroyer]] with it's 1" melee range axe is in your spear's 2" melee range, but the Lancer is more than 1" away from the Destroyer).
* Just because a Lancer can't destroy a heavy it doesn't mean it can't remove that heavy from the game. 3 hits from the shield, and any jack is a paperweight for the rest of the game without repair. [[Darius]] can pull it off especially well with Jackhammer.
 
=Other=
===Trivia===
* Released way back in [[Warmachine: Prime]] (2003).
 
===Other Cygnar models===
{{Index Cygnar}}
 
===Rules Clarifications===
{{RC Shield}}
{{RC Cortex Damage}}
{{RC Shock Field}}
{{RC Warjack}}
{{RC Construct}}
{{RC Arcnode}}
{{RC Set Defense}}

Latest revision as of 00:45, 1 November 2024

Cygnar First Army Storm Knights Light Warjack


Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 40mmSPDMATDEFARM
Health = 26
FA = 4
Cost = 9661316
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Template:AbiltiySingle
Headbutt Power Attack
Headbutt Power Attack
This model can make Headbutt power attacks.


No errata for Headbutt Power Attack (Create)

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

No errata for Slam Power Attack (Create)

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

No errata for Construct (Create)



Weapons

Shock Shield
 RNG   ROF   AOE   POW   LOCATION 
1 - - 11 L
Shield
Shield
This weapon is a shield that gives the model a cumulative +2 ARM bonus.

No errata for Shield (Create)

Critical Cortex Damage
A critical hit occurs if the attack directly hits and any two dice in the Attack Roll show the same number. This Critical grants the following weapon qualities or has the following effects: Cortex Damage
The warjack directly hit by this attack suffers 1 damage point to its first available Cortex system box.
No errata for Cortex Damage (Create)




Shock Field
If a warjack hits this model with a melee attack, immediately after the attack is resolvedk, the attacker suffers 1 damage point to its first available Cortex system box. This model loses Shock Field while this weapon system is crippled.

No errata for Shock Field (Create)

War Spear
 RNG   ROF   AOE   POW   LOCATION 
2 - - 13 R


Warjack Rules

Category:Warjack

Changes and Updates

Release Trivia

Originally released in Warmachine: Prime (2003)

  • Included in the first Cygnar Battlebox as a metal sculpt
  • Included in the second Cygnar Battlebox as a plastic sculpt

Mk3 to Mk4

Lore

The Lancer is a vital warjack for almost all Cygnar warcasters. Not because it is any great combatant itself, but because it has an arc node. Against many opponents the ability to fire spells through the Lancer's arc node is the difference between victory and defeat.