Vassal Mechanik

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Vassal Mechanik Protectorate Solo

Prayer alone does not maintain the warjacks of the Protectorate. The mechaniks who learn their trade from the Vassals of Menoth view their duties as a holy necessity. They follow the Protectorate’s warjacks into the thick of battle, using the ’jacks themselves as moving fortresses. Armed only with his tools, the mechanik’s greatest weapon is his expertise to keep the warjacks running no matter how severe their damage.

Basic Info

Vassal Mechanik
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Abilities

• Iron Sentinel - While B2B with a friendly Faction warjack, this model gains +2 DEF and ARM and cannot become knocked down.
• Repair [d3+1] (★ Action) - RNG B2B. Target friendly Faction construct model. If the model is in range, remove d3+1 damage points from it.

Weapons

• Multi Tool - 0.5" reach, P+S 8 melee weapon.

Theme Forces

• Protectorate
  • Exemplar Interdiction
  • Guardians of the Temple
  • The Creator's Might. He gains Reposition [3] in this theme.
  • The Faithful Masses
  • Warriors of the Old Faith

• Other Factions
  • Infernal players can take this unit in the Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Feora is leading the army.
  • Khador players can take this unit in the Warriors of the Old Faith theme.

Recent Changes

2021.10 Mega Update

• Gained Iron Sentinel

Thoughts on Vassal Mechanik

Vassal Mechanik in a nutshell

Cheap and expendable, the Vassal Mechanik has one purpose; repair their jacks, and keep them running in battle. They're great to add to your army when you're near the end of list construction and have a point left over.

Combos & Synergies

• Really, any warjack can use his abilities. They are among your cheapest solos, so if you have spare points, why not take them?
• Battle Engines like Reznik2 or the Shrine of the Lawgiver are still eligable repair targets.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Dies to a stiff breeze, and he must remain close to the frontline to be of any use for you. Iron sentinel mitigates this slightly.
• Has an attack but next to no combat capabilities.

Tricks & Tips

• Beside jacks he can also repair the Vessel of Judgment and Reznik2. In WotOF he also got his cross-training to patch up Khador jacks and war chariots.
• He will always repair at least 2 boxes, meaning that jacks missing multiple systems can be repaired back to decent functionality.
• Have nothing to repair? Can still block charge lanes, or "be promoted" to fuel the various support mechanisms of the faction, either by charging into his death, or by other ways (Righteous Vengeance, Sacrificial Lamb, etc)
• Offers flag scoring on a budget!

Other

Trivia

• Released in Warmachine: Protectorate of Menoth (April 2010)
• Often called the Menofixer due to the appearance of the Multi-tool.
• Fun fact: On average a trio of them will restore more damage than a minimum unit of Khador Battle Mechaniks.

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification : Iron Sentinel - None yet. (Edit)

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.