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3 years ago
DonDimon
Okay so I am seeing a lot of post about a powerhouse called Macha, able to wipe out entire squads with proper handling 
Any tips about using her efficiently? And it has stronger melee attack than ranged, but is fighting at range by default. Is it better to put her into melee stance?
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Larkis
Alo i mostly fight in ranged. When the enemy come, i throw the speer on them and activate the W-Blast.
Also what i really like, to put them in E-Stase and sround them with banshees.
Auric
She was encounted a lot in the beta and she definitely is pretty strong. Couple of tips on her to make sure you get the most out of her.
1) You can activate the 'w' explosion on her spear when it is mid-flight. If the enemy runs forward and you think your sticking point is going to miss, just remember you can pop it early!
2) Her stasis affects everything around her or the path between her and the spear. It does not affect her though. Be wary of leaving her exposed to ranged fire as she can't move while she is chanelling stasis.
3) She works great with Taldeer, as Taldeer's eldritch curse does extra damage to units that have been caught in stasis. It's unlikely to win or lose you the game, but it can be a really good idea to take them together.
4) You are indeed correct that her melee damage is higher than her ranged damage. She can also fire on the move. Remember this if you're fighting a primarly ranged force, as she can quite easily tie up and murder your opponents shooters if they're not expecting it. She's still fairly squishie though, so be careful!
5) When we figure out how to access the Classic Macha skin we basically have no choice but to take her.
warmachine
My experience with Macha is that she punishes blobs of squads very hard, which is why it is important to learn to spread your squads in this game especially since aoe is so prevalent. If your squads are isolated she can kill one squad but then she has nothing in the tank except her stasis. If you look at an elite like jain zhar she has abilities if aimed properly can wipe out at least two or three squads even when they are not grouped up together.
I am not saying Macha is weak by any stretch of the imagination but I think right now she seems very effective due to the fact that people are still learning how to play the game properly.
warmachine
One of the best 3 elite point nukers in the game right now is the ork elite zappnoggin with 2 nukes for infantry and 1 nuke for armored units.
HohesHaus
If the enemy has CC units wait for them to attack your RC units and stasis them.
Does the enemy have Heavy bolters? Throw your spear and stasis them. Does he attack with just 2 CC squads but have a lot of RC units, throw your spear and stasis them.
Do you have banshees? Let them engange throw the spear in the middle of your banshees and smite. You don't only do damage but also your Banshees get Luck (taking less damage). You can also do that with your other units
Kharneth
Omg this was confusing. We as a community need to decide if CC stands for Close Combat or Crowd Control lmao. This dudes talking about "if the enemy has crowd control units wait for them to attack your remote control units and stasis them." I figured it out, though, lol.
FakeSweden
Mecha is a beast! By far the strongest 3 point elite and a big reason for my win ratio in 1v1.
1st: Her burst is insane, she can annihilate entire squads or close to with a Q+W combo, and as @Auric said, you can activate her W, when the spear (Q) is midair.
2nd: Her W enchance your own troops if hit by the blast, so get your Banshes's in their! The explosion around her spear (if cast) will increase damage and reduce incomming dmg in a Circle around it. lf she holds the spear the buff is only for her. So always keep an eye of where your spear is.
3rd: Her stasis can win entire fights. lt can save your units by freezing the enemy, or it can set the enemy up for a massive burst, if you set up your army after a catch! Remember Stasis works in a Circle around herself, the Spear and everything in between. So you can make a long line of Stasis! This is devastating in early game, and still usefull in lategame. Remember, that she can still take dmg from ranged units, while she use this ability.
Reminders: Remember that when her spear is thrown, her melee dmg is heavily reduced, so switch between melee and ranged according to where her spear is.
She can use range attack while moving, though it might not be a massive dmg, it's strong to get the last little annoying surviver of your mega combo.
She is fairly Squishy if left alone against a lot of units. Move in "bomb" the enemy, move out.
Her passive makes every Elite regain about 50% hp, when normally killed giving them a little extra time to do whatever you need to do. This is one of her
passives, so make sure you actually have it activated, lf you wanna use it.