This will be the first of many mini-articles that I'm putting out for Warmachine. The purpose of these articles is to teach players all the "tricks" that each faction can put out. Keep in mind that I'll only speak from the factions and warcasters that I have experience with. By experience, I mean combat experience either on the table or in Vassal. You won't find any theory hammer here.
Oh and yes, I'm also going to need your input on how I can format this better. For now, I'll start with the warcasters and what kind of units you'll see with them.
Siege
Playstyle: Massive ranged damage.
Feat: The first time a model takes damage in his control area, it's at half armor.
Gimmick: The complete and utter destruction of the opposing army on feat turn.
Units: Defenders, Stormclad, Rangers
On feat turn, Siege and his army can wipe out an entire opposing army. Every single model taking damage will be at half armor means that ATGM will be doing straight dice to Khador 'jacks. A Stormclad will be hitting at dice +9 and each POW10 Electro-leap will be killing any infantry around him. Ground Pounder will also do massive amounts of damage to infantry coming in range of Siege and on feat turn, it's going to absolutely destroy shield walls. Due to Siege's fantastic assortment of spells, he can make Defenders do magical AOE3 shots and give his ranged army constant cover and immunity to blast damage. Mage Sight reveals stealth and Foxhole can drop enemy 'jacks into a hole and open LoS to the enemy caster for ranged assassination.
eHaley
Playstyle: Using spells to move units into advantageous positions.
Feat: She controls the order of activations of enemy models in her control range. Those models effected have to forfeit their movement or combat action.
Gimmick: Jack Bullet or Bullet Jack.
Units: Defender, Stormclad, Stormblades, Lancer
eHaley has the ability to inflict massive damage to your opponents and then deny them any chance of retaliation. Her Feat allows her to control the order of activations for your opponent's models and they have to either forfeit their movement or combat action. That's absolutely huge; especially if nothing is in combat reach. You can also use her feat to completely deny your opponent's chances of an assassination or successful jack kill. With Telekensis and Temporal Acceleration, she can launch her Stormclad at her opponents with a threat range of 16" with Reach. This is her ideal jack bullet and her other is the Defender. By casting TA on the Defender and moving stuff around with TK, the Defender can claim a aiming bonus with two boosted shots at the enemy warcaster for an assassination. Haley also likes to run with Stormblades because she has access to Deadeye and can increase their chances to hit dramatically.
