Optifex Directive

Eager to advance the Great Work, flesh-and-blood priests of the Convergence take to battle alongside the clockwork soldiers of their goddess at tremendous personal risk. Each optifex in a directive carries a plethora of tools both to repair vessels and vectors and to effect rapid recalibrations in response to shifting combat needs. In combat these priests stay in constant motion, each a part of a carefully orchestrated plan to service the cogs in Cyriss’ machine of war.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:All-Terrain
• Template:Iron Sentinel
• Template:Repair
• Template:Weapons Modulation

Weapons

• Tuning Kit - 0.5" reach, P+S 8 melee attack (that they don't want to use)

Theme Forces

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

• Other Factions
  • Mercenary players can use them in Strange Bedfellows

Thoughts on Optifex Directive

Optifex Directive in a nutshell

Almost auto-include in standard convergence army. Optifex Directives are arguably the best cost-efficient repairers in the whole game.

Combos & Synergies

• Their main target, Vectors, will enjoy various supports from them. You don't need to worry about pesky pathfinders, or magical weapons; with a single nudge from their spanner something magical happens.
• Our construct 'Casters can even be repaired. If your opponent fail to kill your caster in one turn, repair him/her to full boxes.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Similar to Choir, they're the one which your opponents will try to eliminate with extreme prejudice.
• Vulnerable to blast damages. Even with Iron Sentinel
• Because they can hand out Pathfinder but do not have it themselves you can find them outpaced by the very vectors they want to look after.
• if you simply want a Mechanic the Galvanizer is much sturdier and has access to field marshals and Battlegroup buffs. Similarly Accretion Servitors are cheaper and can redirect shots on the approach with shield guard.

Tricks & Tips

• Weapons Modulation gives magical damage to entire vector, so you can easily put this on Prime Axiom and throw out ridiculous amounts of magical attack.
• Under Destruction Initiative, they are the only unit that you can bring. If circumstances are right, they could prove to be a needed scoring unit if protected.

Other

Trivia & Lore

• Released in Forces of Warmachine: Convergence of Cyriss (2013)
• For lore refer to Lore - Convergence Technology