Galvanizer

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Galvanizer Convergence Light Warjack

The oldest vector design still in use, the Galvanizers form the core of the Convergence’s vector armory. Galvanizers are equipped with metal saws powerful enough to rip through the thickest armor plating or cause horrific damage to flesh and bone yet precise enough to be used in conjunction with their field repair arrays for quick battlefield maintenance. This versatility makes the Galvanizer an indispensable battlefield asset.

Basic Info

Galvanizer
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Warjack - All warjacks share the same set of special rules. Most notably being big and stompy. Click here for a newbie-friendly recap, or click here for the full rules.

Vector - A vector is a specialised type of warjack used by the Convergence. It swaps out the Cortex for an Induction Node, and this changes how it gets access to focus. Also its MAT & RAT is always equal to its controller's. Click here for a full rundown

Abilities

• Construct
• Circular Vision - Models never gain a back strike bonus against this model.
• Repair [d3+1] (★ Action) - RNG B2B. Target friendly Faction construct model. If the model is in range, remove d3+1 damage points from it.
• Self Repair - This model can target itself with the Repair special rule. When this model affects itself with the Repair special rule, remove 2 additional damage points.

Weapons

Metal Saw
		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				5				12
Critical Grievous Wounds - On a critical hit, a model hit by this weapon loses Tough and cannot have damage removed from it for one round.

Theme Forces

• Convergence
  • Clockwork Legions
  • Destruction Initiative
  • Strange Bedfellows - when it uses Repair it heals 1 additional point of damage ie [d3 + 2]

• 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.

Recent Changes

2021.10 Mega Update

• Gained Self Repair

Thoughts on Galvanizer

Galvanizer in a nutshell

A cheap light jack that can repair or attempt to apply grievous wounds. If it lived in any other faction it would probably be a gimmicky footnote, but given how induction works and the volume of in faction field marshals it’s actually quite adaptable and it can get stuck in when it’s support roll isn’t needed.

Combos & Synergies

• Most casters like having a repair-bot with more hit points than the Optifex Directive.
• Critical Grievous Wounds is something to remember against opponents with good repair or heal abilities. Mountain kings and Imperatus in particular.
• Forge Master Syntherion likes to take a few to run up the synergy chain. There is a tactic of taking as many Galvanizers as possible with him, and just swarming the enemy. It's not particularly good though - and the Negator is a better mass-spam swarmer.
• Father Lucant doesn't particularly like committing his heavy hitters to buffing infantry with Positive Charge, but Galvanizers are a cheap and relatively quick way to get that buff out to infantry models. Plus, ARM 20 on feat turn can turn them into a nuisance for the opponent.
• Axis can make good use of Galvanizers in Destruction Initiative, as they give him a high boxes-to-points ratio per model to play his attrition game with. The more things that the opponent can whack on that aren't his heavy hitters, the better. They can always enjoy Unstoppable Force to bully scenario play.
• Iron Mother turns all of her Galvanizers into Arc Nodes, allowing her to sling spells from any corner of the board. They're more survivable than ADOs, too!
• Orion can employ Galvanizers more in a mechanic's role, while packing a mean trick up his sleeves. Galvanizers, as stated earlier with Lucant, are a cheap piece that you can feel good about throwing away. Galvanizers are also incredibly well suited to be the targets of Forced Induction, should you come into contact with any high-defense, low-armor units such as Satyxis Raiders or Crucible Guard Rocketmen. Automatic POW 10s in a 3" bubble around your Galvanizer can do a LOT of damage to sparsely-packed infantry.
• Locke can make these into a high-risk high-reward offensive piece. Combining Engine of Destruction, Field Marshal: Precision Strike, and the Galvanizers' own Critical: Grievous Wounds, a lucky critical can make certain that an enemy warjack's cortex or warbeast's spirit are taken out for the next turn. Redline can also ensure that you're dealing damage. The more warjacks under her control, the more boxes the enemy has to chew through, meaning the more focus/fury they're probably going to spend. Which all comes together to mean that they're good sacrificial lambs for her feat.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Poor defensive stats
• Not much offensive output

Tricks & Tips

• He is as cheap as they come. Jam him into your enemy's face, and force them to waste attacks on a 5 point light.

Other

Trivia & Lore

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

Other Convergence models

Convergence Index       (Edit)
Battlegroup
Warcasters	Aurora1 - Aurora2 - Axis - Directrix - Locke - Lucant - Orion - Syntherion
Light	Corollary (Attached) - Diffuser - Galvanizer - Mitigator - Negator - Tesselator
Heavy	Assimilator - Cipher - Conservator - Inverter - Modulator - Monitor
Colossals	Prime Axiom - Prime Conflux
Units, Solos, & Battle Engines
Units	Asphyxious4 - Clockwork Angels - Eradicators - Obstructors - Optifex Directive - Negation Angels - Perforators - Reciprocators - Reductors Special CA [Any Unit] : Transverse Enumerator
Solos	Accretion Servitors - Algorithmic Dispersion Optifex - Attunement Servitors - Destructotron 3000 - Elimination Servitors - Enigma Foundry - Frustum Locus - J.A.I.M.s - Prefect Hypatia - Reflex Servitors - Steelsoul Protector - Widget, Mathlete Archeologist
Battle Engines	Nemo4 - TEP
Theme Forces		Mercenaries
Clockwork Legions - Destruction Initiative - Strange Bedfellows		Refer to Category: Convergence of Cyriss Mercenary
This index was last updated: 2021.11

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification:  : Vector      (Edit) (Click Expand to read)

Cortex They don't have one. They're immune to all effects that specify "cortex" - for instance, the spell Domination. They're not immune to disruption. You cannot allocate or induct to a disrupted Vector. Interface Node and Induction A Vector can induct any number of times, to any number of Vectors, as long as it has focus to spend. You can induct to the same Vector repeatedly, if you want. You cannot go over the normal focus limit as a result of Induction. Refer to the Interface Node rules in the core rulebook. You can induct to a Vector that has already activated. Although the only tactically-wise target is the Corollary. Anything which prevents a model 'gaining' focus will prevent a Vector receiving focus via Induction. When a Vector spends a focus to charge/run/slam/trample, it does so before movement. So you need to resolve Induction from its original position, not its final position. A Vector doesn't need to be in its caster's control range to give/receive focus via Induction. Warcasters can't Induct or be Inducted to. Similar to a normal warjacks, when a Vector has its Interface Node crippled it does lose the focus currently on it. (Infernal Ruling) You can't spend focus to buy attacks (and Induct the focus) if no one is in your melee range. (Infernal Ruling) Focus that is spent to shake effects during the Maintenance Phase cannot be inducted. You can only Induct during your activation. MAT & RAT Vectors use their controller's current RAT/MAT. The line that reads "use their warcaster's RAT/MAT" was supposed to change to "battlegroup controller" in the 2020 update. (Infernal Ruling) So, for things which affect RAT/MAT directly (such as Deneghra1's feat): If your warcaster is affected, then all of your Vectors are affected. If your Vector is affected, then it simply doesn't care. And for things which affect your attack roll (such as Positive Charge) There is no interaction between the caster and Vectors for 'attack roll' bonuses. If your warcaster is affected, then your Vectors don't care If a Vector is affected, then that Vector is affected (but not other Vectors) And for things which affect other stats (such as -2 SPD, STR, etc) Vectors work the same as normal models for all other stats. There is no special interaction between caster and Vectors in that regard. Some MAT/RAT examples A caster has a MAT 6 and RAT 4. All Vectors in its battlegroup are MAT 6 and RAT 4 In that same battlegroup, a Vector is affected by the Deneghra1's feat (affected models suffer -2 RAT & MAT). That Vector remains MAT 6 and RAT 4. In that same battlegroup, the caster is affected by the Coven's feat. All Vectors become MAT 4 and RAT 2. Vectors in non-Convergence factions If Aurora2, Nemo4, or Asphyxious4 die while controlling a Vector: The Vector remains whatever Faction it started the game as. If the Vector is re-activated by a 'Jack Marshal, its new MAT/RAT score will be 0. If the 'Jack Marshal then dies, the MAT/RAT remains 0. (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Warjack      (Edit) The Cortex/Induction core rule means a warjack cannot have more than 3 focus at any time (maybe 4 if they're really special). Many abilities give out focus and don't state an upper limit (such as Convection and Empower). Despite not stating an upper limit, they are always "hard-limited" by the core rule. A warjack can have more than 3 focus during a turn, though. For instance, a knocked down warjack can Power Up and be Allocated 2 focus, then spend 1 to shake knockdown, then another model could Empower it back up to 3. Warjacks cannot spend focus outside of their activation. For instance, they can't boost free strikes or trigger Powerful Attack on Broadsides. (Infernal Ruling) Inert warjacks Abilities that say they cannot be used if the model is stationary (such as Shield Guard) cannot be used while a warjack is inert, either. Refer "Warcaster Destruction", page 59 of the core rulebook.

Rules Clarification : Grievous Wounds      (Edit) GW prevents "repairs" as well as "heals". It does not stop a warlock transferring damage, or stop the wounded model from being able to 'heal' someone else. Does not affect models with the Massive rule.

Rules Clarification : Construct - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Circular Vision      (Edit) This only prevents the normal bonus afforded from back strikes. It does not prevent things such as Backstab, which simply requires being in the rear arc.

Rules Clarification : Repair      (Edit) When repairing warjacks, you can choose which damage boxes to heal - they don't all have to be the same column. If you get a +1 bonus to a repair roll, that is one extra hitpoint healed. Not +1 to the number of pips showing on the dice.

Rules Clarification : Self Repair - None yet. (Edit)