Hypnos

Template:Retbox This model is playable only in an Unlimited format.

Hypnos, a myrmidon of the most exacting construction, is of the creation of Lord Arcanist Ossyan's own labors. The lord arcanist has forged an insoluble connection with Hypnos, allowing it to draw energy from Ossyan and become an extension of his abilities. In his presence the myrmidon’s phase gun is imbued with synchronized energy; those struck by it become nonconductive to mystical channeling, thwarting the use of arc nodes as well as the delicate synergy between warbeast and warlock. Once it closes upon an enemy warjack, Hypnos pounds it with fists armed with specially-designed force projectors. Even a glancing blow from these weapons can stagger a warjack as its cortex signals overload, causing it to seize up and become helpless.

Basic Info

Abilities

• Template:Construct
• Template:Arc Node
• Template:Bond
• Template:Sacred Ward

Weapons

Phase Gun
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		10			1			4			14
Template:Magical Weapon Template:Ghost Shot
Heavy Arcano-Pulse Fist
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				6				17
Template:Magical Weapon Template:Shadow Bind
Light Arcano-Pulse Fist
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				4				15
Template:Magical Weapon Shadow Bind

Theme Forces

• When taken by Ossyan
  • Template:Defenders of Ios
  • Template:Si
  • Template:Legions of Dawn. In this theme Hypnos can ignore friendly Dawnguard models when determining LOS, and it can advance through friendly Dawnguard models if it has enough movement to move completely past them.
  • Template:Shadows of the Retribution

• When taken by anyone else
  • Template:Defenders of Ios

Thoughts on Hypnos

Hypnos in a nutshell

Hypnos is the red dot scope that your army will be seeing through as long as he is with Ossyan, and he will most likely always be with Ossyan. With the bond he gets, Hypnos's medium AOE gives shadow bind on whatever is directly hit and causes whatever is hit to most likely be dead by the end of that turn, that is if his shot isn't being used to clear infantry waves. Couple that with Ossyan's field marshal together they are a force to be reckoned with. Don't forget that his melee has shadow bind on it automatically so after one punch he is going to continue punching until all thats left is a heap of scrap metal or mangled bones.

Combos & Synergies

File:Ossyan1.jpg

Ossyan1

• Use Ghost Snipers, House Vyre Electromancers, Ryssovass Defenders or a model buffed by Lynus & Edrea to shave of the cortex or spirit boxes of a warjack/Warbeast you Shadow Bound, so it can no longer shake the status. Alternatively, have Eiryss1 or Eiryss2 Disrupt the target warjack.
• An Arcantrik Force Generator can buff the range on it's gun, which is only a sad RNG 10". With the Momentum gun you have even more control in your list.
• Arcanist Mechanik - +2 STR are sorely needed on its fists and an extra focus to fully boost the gun with is nice on turns before you commit Hypnos.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Like most Retribution jacks, Hypnos doesn't hit especially hard in melee, and doesn't have the benefit of the Daemon's Blessed weapons.
• Given that Hypnos is a channeller and can only really be taken with Ossyan, this aspect is almost completely wasted since Ossyan typically needs to play quite high, but only has the one spell worth channelling but is rarely cast due to its lack of utility.

Tricks & Tips

• Abuse terrain to chuck out Ghost Shots from safety.
• Note that Shadowbind only works on a direct hit, so the blast or scatter will not apply Shadowbind. A POW 7 blast is still pretty good against infantry however.

Other

Trivia

• Released in the Warmachine: Wrath expansion (2011)
• Hypnos' name comes from... oh, surprise, surprise... Greek mythology! He was the God of Sleep, which makes sense, since Hypnos the Myrmidon doles out a DEF debuff that prevents movement.