Monitor

The Monitor, with a wicked ellipsaw flinger that sends powerful blades spinning toward enemies, represents a deadly ranged threat to any who oppose the Maiden of Gears.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Construct
• Template:Steady
• Template:True Sight

Weapons

Ellipsaw Flinger
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW			LOCATION
		13			1			Template:-			13			Right
Template:Ricochet
Spring-Spike Fist
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S				LOCATION
		1				5				17				Left
Template:Open Fist Template:Sustained Attack

Theme Forces

• Convergence
  • Template:Clockwork Legions
  • Template:Destruction Initative
  • Template:Strange Bedfellows

• Other Factions
  • There are three Convergence Partisan models that, between them, can take this warjack in a plethora of Mercenary, Cryx, and Cygnar themes.
  • These models are Aurora2, Asphyxious4, and Nemo4.

Thoughts on the Monitor

Monitor in a nutshell

Monitor serves as sniping vector and cheap all-rounder. Its ranged attack has the range to pick off solos, True Sight allows it to see through the Stealth that solos commonly have, and it's strong enough to bang up enemy lights. It's no slouch in melee, assuming it hits the enemy as Sustained Attack can make up for only having 1 initial.

It’s slow and if it’s just using its gun it’s not likely to do more than scratch armoured targets. Ricochet is punishing to support models and the threat of hitting a valuable model can often dictate a lot of your opponents positioning - however if all the Monitor does is go solo-hunting it will take several turns to "earn its points back".

Combos & Synergies

• Iron Mother Directrix is arguably the best 'caster to run Monitor. She has the focus to run him, Fire Group increases his range to crazy levels, Imperil means he can put the hurt on heavies, and her feat means he rarely misses.
• Orion offers the highest base RAT on a turn-by-turn basis, Spellpiercer is also a nice thing to have when you are pillow-fisted. His feat also offers appropriate boosts for whatever you are targeting and you can escape away again with Reposition.

Unfortunately there are some anti-synergies with Orion

1. Ricochet doesn't stack with the Avenging Force spell, at all.
2. Ricochet doesn't stack with the Magic Bullet spell. The first shot will get Magic Bullet'ed, not the Richochet shot.
3. The Minotor doesn't really need the Mage Sight spell since it already has True Sight.

• Syntherion - Hot Shot lets you focus on accuracy not damage, but it does mean you will not be inducting 3 focus.
  • apart from on feat turn, asDual Attack lets you strike deep into the action and go vs heavy targets. Synergy is just a generally great spell in this situation especially with sustained attack.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• It's slow
• It's slightly pillow-fisted with only P+S 17 in melee, P+S 13 at range. It struggles to trade vs other heavies and is better off bullying lights and solos.
• Shield Guards can really mess with your Richochet options (although you will always be able to redirect to your original target)

Tricks & Tips

• If you are trying for a full three focus induction chain always boost the first to hit roll from the Monitor - you need the ricochet to spend three.
• Snipe those solos. Even the ones you can't see if they are near something you can.

Other

Trivia & Lore

• Released in Forces of Warmachine: Convergence of Cyriss (2013)
• For Lore, see Lore - Convergence Technology