Quick Reference Guide for Warmachine

Start of Turn Phases SPD-Speed

 Determines how fast a
Maintenance Phase- model can move.
 Remove all Focus from your warjacks. STR-Strength
 Perform any checks for Continuous Effects.  Modifies the P+S of
Resolve any effects that remain after checks. melee weapons.
 Resolve any other Maintenance Phase effects. MAT-Melee Attack
 Modifies how often
Control Phase- melee attacks will hit.
 Your warcaster gains focus up to its Focus Stat. RAT-Ranged Attack
 Every warjack in your warcasters control range.  Modifies how often
(Twice your Focus Stat in inches) gains one focus ranged attacks will hit.
if able. DEF-Defence
 Your warcaster may allocate focus to any  Determines how often
warjacks in your control range from their focus attacks made against the
pool up to 3 total. model miss.
 Your warcaster may pay 1 focus for each upkeep ARM-Armor
(Duration: UP) to keep the effect going.  Determines how much
 Resolve any other Control Phase effects. damage you take from
attacks that hit.
Focus
 Used for casting spells
and boosting.

Normal Activations RNG-Range

A normal models activation is made up of a Movement action  How far in inches this
followed by a Combat action. weapon can be used.
POW-Power
Movement - Combat-  Base damage of weapon.
As part of the movement action a model may choose one of the As part of the Combat Action a model may choose to do one of the Ranged Weapons
following... following… ROF-Rate of Fire
 Walk –Move up to its speed in inches.  Make one melee attack with each of its melee weapons.  Number of times weapon
 Run—Forfeit its combat action to move up to twice its speed  Make a number of ranged attacks with each of its ranged can be used an activation.
in inches then end its activation. (warjacks spend 1 focus to do weapons up to its Rate of Fire (ROF). AOE-Area of Effect
so)  Make one Star Attack or Star Action as its allowed.  Blast/effect area.
 Charge—Move up to a models speed plus 3” in a straight line  You may forfeit the combat action to stand up at the start of
to a model in line of Sight. (warjacks spend 1 focus to do so) the models activation
Melee Weapons
 Aim—Forfeit movement to gain +2 to all attack rolls this NOTE: A model cannot use both its ranged and melee attacks in P+S-Power + Strength
activation. the same activation unless otherwise noted on its card.  Calculated base Power
 Stand up plus Strength.
Casting Spells
 Casting a spell does not use either the movement or
combat action.
 A model may cast any number of spells in a turn at
any time during its activation.
 You cannot cast spells in the same activation as a Run.
COST-
 How much focus is required to cast the spell.
RNG-Range
 Distance required to cast the spell successfully.
AOE-Area of Effect
 Blast/Effect Area.
POW-Power
 Base damage of the spell.
DUR-Duration
 How long the spell lasts.
 UP: Upkeep– During the control phase you
may pay 1 to keep the effect going.
 TURN-Lasts until the end of your turn.
 RND-Round-Lasts until the beginning of your
next turn.
OFF-Offensive
 Determines if the spell is Offensive.
Rolling for Combat
In order to declare an attack you need to...
 Declare what model you are targeting.
 If the model is both in range of the weapon and in the
models LoS, make an attack roll.
 Depending on the type of attack, it will be 2d6 + base
attack modifier.
 Ranged Attack - 2d6 + RAT.
 Melee Attack - 2d6 + MAT.
 Magic Attack - 2d6 + Focus or Magic Ability.
 If this meets or exceeds the targets DEF stat, then the
model is directly hit and damage is rolled.
 If an attack with an AoE misses, deviation is
done.
 To roll damage, roll 2d6 + Pow/ P+S of the weapon
used. If this exceeds armor then damage was done.
 Total Damage dealt is the result of the roll minus the
ARM of the target.
Combat Modifiers
Ranged / Magic Modifiers
 Aiming - +2 to ranged attack rolls made.
 Back strike- +2 to all attack rolls made.
 Elevation - +2 DEF against models not at the
same elevation.
 Cover - +4 DEF (Does not stack with
Concealment). Ignored by sprays.
 Concealment - +2 DEF (Does not stack with
Cover). Ignored by sprays.
 Target in Melee - +4 DEF. Ranged attacks
that miss gets rerolled against a different
model in combat with the target.
 Target is Knocked Down/ Stationary- Model
is base DEF 5.
Melee Modifiers
 Back strike- +2 to all attack rolls made.
 Obstructed - +2 DEF.
 Target is Knocked Down/Stationary - Model
is automatically hit my all melee attacks.
Other Modifiers
 Charge - In addition to the additional
movement, the first melee attack made
against the charged target has boosted
damage.
 Boosts - Add an additional die to the roll
made. A roll may only be boosted once.
Crippled Systems
Within the health pool of a warjack are the
different systems which keep the ’jack functional.  Boosting - A warjack may boost a damage or attack roll
As these systems get damaged, the overall
effectiveness of the warjack decreases.
 A system is crippled when all of the boxes of
a system is marked with damage.
C - Cortex: When the cortex is crippled, a
warjack loses all of the focus it has and cannot be  Shake Effects - A warjack may remove certain statuses
allocated focus and does not gain focus from
powering up
M - Movement: When movement is crippled, a
warjack becomes defence 5 and cannot run or
charge
R,H,L - Weapon System: When a weapon system
is crippled, it loses one attack and damage die for
rolls using that weapon
Line of Sight (LoS)
 Line of sight is required for most targeted actions in
game
 A model has line of sight to another model if a line can
be drawn from anywhere in the front arc of the model to
the other model with a few rules.
 This line does not cross a model of the same
base size
 This line does not cross line of sight blocking
terrain
 There are no other conditions preventing Line
of Sight to be drawn (Spells/Feats)
Using Focus
Warcasters -
 Boosting - A warcaster may boost a damage or attack
roll for 1 focus
 Heal - A warcaster may heal themselves for 1 for each
focus spent
 Power Field - A warcaster may reduce any damage
taken by 5 by spending 1 focus. This may be only done
once per damage roll
 Make Additional Attacks - For 1 focus, a warcaster may
make an additional melee attack. Ranged attacks require
the Reload rule to do so.
 Shake Effects - A warcaster may remove certain
statuses by spending 1 focus after allocation during the
end of the control phase
Warjacks -
for 1 focus
 Make Additional Attacks - For 1 focus, a warjack may
make an additional melee attack. Ranged attacks
requires the Reload rule to do so.
 Run / Charge - A warjack may run or charge for 1 focus
by spending 1 focus after allocation during the end of
the control phase.
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Start of Turn Phases SPD-Speed
 Determines how fast a
Maintenance Phase- model can move.
 Remove all fury in excess of the warlocks fury STR-Strength
stat.  Modifies the P+S of
 Perform any checks for Continuous Effects. melee weapons.
Resolve any effects that remain after checks. MAT-Melee Attack
 Resolve any other Maintenance Phase effects.  Modifies how often
melee attacks will hit.
Control Phase- RAT-Ranged Attack
 Your warlock may remove fury from your beasts  Modifies how often
in your control range (Twice your fury stat) You ranged attacks will hit.
may only have fury up to the warlocks fury stat DEF-Defence
 Your warlock may gain 1 fury for each dead  Determines how often
warbeast they controlled. attacks made against the
 A Warlock can gain 1 fury by dealing itself one model miss.
damage point. ARM-Armor
 Your warlock may pay 1 focus for each upkeep  Determines how much
(Duration: UP) to keep the effect going. damage you take from
 Make a threshold check for any warbeast with 1 attacks that hit.
or more fury remaining on it [More in Fury
“Threshold”].  Used for casting spells
 Resolve any other Control Phase effects. and boosting.

Normal Activations RNG-Range

A normal models activation is made up of a Movement action  How far in inches this
followed by a Combat action. weapon can be used.
POW-Power
Movement - Combat-  Base damage of weapon.
As part of the movement action a model may choose one of the As part of the Combat Action a model may choose to do one of the Ranged Weapons
following... following… ROF-Rate of Fire
 Walk –Move up to its speed in inches.  Make one melee attack with each of its melee weapons.  Number of times weapon
 Run—Forfeit its combat action to move up to twice its speed  Make a number of ranged attacks with each of its ranged can be used an activation.
in inches then end its activation. (warbeasts generate 1 fury to weapons up to its Rate of Fire (ROF). AOE-Area of Effect
do so)  Make one Star Attack or Star Action as its allowed.  Blast/effect area.
 Charge—Move up to a models speed plus 3” in a straight line  You may forfeit the combat action to stand up at the start of
to a model in line of Sight. (warbeasts generate 1 fury to do so) the models activation.
Melee Weapons
 Aim—Forfeit movement to gain +2 to all attack rolls this NOTE: A model cannot use both its ranged and melee attacks in P+S-Power + Strength
activation. the same activation unless otherwise noted on its card.  Calculated base Power
 You may forfeit movement to stand up. plus Strength.
Casting Spells
 Casting a spell does not use either the movement or
combat action.
 A model may cast any number of spells in a turn at
any time during its activation.
 You cannot cast spells in the same activation as a Run.
COST-
 How much fury is required to cast the spell.
RNG-Range
 Distance required to cast the spell successfully.
AOE-Area of Effect
 Blast/Effect Area.
POW-Power
 Base damage of the spell.
DUR-Duration
 How long the spell lasts
 UP: Upkeep– During the control phase you
may pay 1 to keep the effect going
 TURN-Lasts until the end of your turn.
 RND-Round-Lasts until the beginning of your
next turn.
OFF-Offensive
 Determines if the spell is Offensive.
Rolling for Combat
In order to declare an attack you need to...
 Declare what model you are targeting.
 If the model is both in range of the weapon and in the
models LoS, make an attack roll.
 Depending on the type of attack, it will be 2d6 + base
attack modifier.
 Ranged Attack - 2d6 + RAT.
 Melee Attack - 2d6 + MAT.
 Magic Attack - 2d6 + FURY or Magic Ability.
 If this meets or exceeds the targets DEF stat, then the
model is directly hit and damage is rolled.
 If an attack with an AoE misses, deviation is
done.
 To roll damage, roll 2d6 + Pow/ P+S of the weapon
used. If this exceeds armor then damage was done.
 Total Damage dealt is the result of the roll minus the
ARM of the target.
Combat Modifiers
Ranged / Magic Modifiers
 Aiming - +2 to ranged attack rolls made.
 Back strike- +2 to all attack rolls made.
 Elevation - +2 DEF against models not at the
same elevation.
 Cover - +4 DEF (Does not stack with
Concealment). Ignored by sprays.
 Concealment - +2 DEF (Does not stack with
Cover). Ignored by sprays.
 Target in Melee - +4 DEF. Ranged attacks
that miss gets rerolled against a different
model in combat with the target.
 Target is Knocked Down/ Stationary- Model
is base DEF 5.
Melee Modifiers
 Back strike- +2 to all attack rolls made.
 Obstructed - +2 DEF.
 Target is Knocked Down/Stationary - Model
is automatically hit my all melee attacks.
Other Modifiers
 Charge - In addition to the additional
movement, the first melee attack made
against the charged target has boosted
damage.
 Boosts - Add an additional die to the roll
made. A roll may only be boosted once.
Crippled Aspects
The health pool of a warbeast is made up of 3
different aspects. As these aspects are lost, a
warbeasts effectiveness goes down.
 An aspect is crippled when all boxes of a
branch have damage on them.
Mind - When the mind is crippled, this warbeast
loses one die on all attack rolls.
Body - When the body is crippeled, this
warbeast loses one die
on all damage rolls.
Spirt - When the Spirit
is crippled, this
warbeast cannot be
forced (use any of its
fury cost abilities).
Line of Sight (LoS)
 Line of sight is required for most targeted actions in
game
 A model has line of sight to another model if a line can
be drawn from anywhere in the front arc of the model to
the other model with a few rules.
 This line does not cross a model of the same
base size
 This line does not cross line of sight blocking
terrain
 There are no other conditions preventing Line
of Sight to be drawn (Spells/Feats)
Using Fury
Warlocks - Spend fury for effects
Warbeasts - Forces (Generate fury) for effects within the
warlocks control area
Both can:
 Boost- A warlock or warbeast may boost an attack or
damage roll for 1 fury
 Buy Additional Attacks - For 1 fury, a warlock or
warbeast may make an additional melee attack. Ranged
attacks require the Reload rule to do so.
 Shake Effects - A warbeast or warlock may remove
certain statuses (Knocked down, continuous effects,
Blind and others) for 1 fury during the end of the control
phase.
Warlocks can:
 Heal - A warlock may remove 1 damage from itself or
any beast currently in their control for 1 fury per point
 Transfer - When a Warlock is dealt damage, it may
spend 1 fury to move the damage dealt to a warbeast in
its control range that is not full with fury
Warbeasts can:
 Cast its Animus - A warbeast may cast its animus at
anytime it could cast a spell. If it does, the warbeast
gains fury equal to its cost.
 Run / Charge - A warbeast may run or charge for 1 fury
Threshold
After leeching, if a warbeast has fury on it, roll 2D6+ the fury
left. If this number is larger than its threshold, it frenzies. The
model shakes all effects and charges the closest model in line
of sight, friend or foe. The model loses it’s activation and
may lose any fury remaining.