Big Mek

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Dawn of War Commander Unit

Big Mek
Race	Orks
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey M	Build Cost 190 50  2 Build Time 60 s Built From Da Boyz Hut Unit Size 1 Requires Settlement Limit 1
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	1310/2
Armour	Commander
Morale	400/9/50
Morale Bonus	+150/+2
Death Penalty	-100
Resource Bonus	+2
Unit Mass	25
Move Speed	16
Sight Radius	25 (detection 20)
Attachable	Yes
Weapons
Ranged	Slugga
Melee	Powerclaw

Contents 1 Big Mek 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Kustom Tellyporta 3.2 Repair 3.3 Waaagh! 3.4 Kustom Forcefield 3.5 Tank Zappa 4 Weapons 4.1 Slugga 4.2 Powerclaw 5 Weapon Upgrades 5.1 Mega Blasta 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Kustim Gadjitz 6.2 Big Shooty Boss Weapons 6.3 Tougher Bosses Research 6.4 Even Tougher Bosses Research 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Big Mek

"Here to fix your gubbinz!"

Big Meks are Orks who have become particularly large, powerful, and are innately skilled with technology. He uses his cobbled-together Orky technology to enhance the power and effectiveness of the Boyz. Given time and materials they can put together nearly any piece of technology into a deadly piece of crudely effective Ork weaponry.

Note that Da Boyz Hut has a 20% production bonus, giving the Big Mek a build time of 50 s.

Charge Bonus: once within 7 range of its target when on Assault stance, the Big Mek gains a +30% movement bonus to its current base speed, enabling it to quickly close the distance with other units into melee.

Tactics

Big Mek is one of the most versatile of the hero units, providing both strength and useful abilities. He is an excellent companion to Shoota Boyz for early harassment, as he is a powerful melee unit and a spotter for infiltrated units. He is also able to directly engage most commanders, exceptions being the more powerful Force Commander and Chaos Lord. While attached to a squad, his teleport ability is extended to every member of the squad. He then can bring a full squad of Slugga Boyz or Nobz directly into a cluster of ranged units, or make a quick retreat from danger. Big Mek also has the ability to repair, and while he cannot repair quickly, he can do it more efficiently than nearly any other repairer in the Dark Crusade. Once Big Mek's Kustom Gadjitz has been researched, he projects around him a forcefield which lowers the ranged damage that units near him receive (Note that in Dark Crusade researching the forcefield adds to Big Mek's build time). The gadjitz also provides him with a Tank Zappa. This ability allows him to freeze vehicles for a short time. As a Nob with a Power Claw requires a set up time, this ability allows for a fully kitted Nobz Squad to engage an otherwise fleeing foe. This tactic works wonders against Restored Monoliths and Baneblades.

Abilities

Kustom Tellyporta

	Kustom Tellyporta			Hotkey: J
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	75
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	90 s
Effects	The Big Mek teleports himself and any attached squad to the designated location. At full charge the Big Mek has only one teleport available, using up the entire charge.

Repair

	Repair			Hotkey: E
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Damaged structures and vehicles
	Range	0
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	0 s
	Cost	20% of the repaired units original build cost
Effects	This ability can restore health to vehicles and buildings at a speed of 20 Hitpoints per second.

Waaagh!

	Waaagh!
	Requires	Variable
	Target Types	Self
	Range	0
	Area of effect	Variable	Cooldown time	Passive ability
Effects	Orks get braver and stronger the more of them there are. This ability confers health bonuses, morale bonuses, and damage bonuses to squads. See the Orky Mob Bonus! page for a full description of how the ability works.

Kustom Forcefield

	Kustom Forcefield
	Requires	Kustim Gadjitz
	Target Types	friendly Infantry, Heavy Infantry and Commanders
	Range	0
	Area of effect	20	Cooldown time	Passive Ability
Effects	The Big Mek's forcefield protects nearby infantry so they take 10% less damage from ranged attacks.

Tank Zappa

	Tank Zappa			Hotkey: P
	Requires	Kustim Gadjitz
	Target Types	Any enemy Vehicle
	Range	20
	Area of effect	10	Cooldown time	90 s
Effects	The Big Mek's fires a beam that renders any vehicles in the area of effect unable to move or attack for 10 seconds.

Weapons

Slugga

	Slugga
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 30.8 42.6 29.6 46.1 29.6 22.2 17.2 8.7 1.8 17.2 34.3 5.9 1.8 44.4 10.6 0.7 2 76 93 2.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	35%	Refire Rate	0.5 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Powerclaw

	Powerclaw
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 68.1 144.1 132.4 155.7 133.4 65.5 55.6 46.7 16.8 18.7 58.4 23.3 25.9 170.2 170.2 31.3 75 193 256 10 With Tougher Bosses: 74.9 158.5 145.6 171.2 146.7 72.0 61.1 51.4 18.5 21.5 64.2 25.7 28.5 187.3 187.3 31.3 75 222 294.4 10 With Even Tougher Bosses: 94.0 198.8 182.7 214.8 184.1 90.4 76.7 64.4 23.2 25.8 80.6 32.2 35.8 234.9 234.9 31.3 75 266.4 353.3 10
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1.2 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Weapon Upgrades

Mega Blasta

	Mega Blasta
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 19.1 37.1 29.9 26.9 20.9 22.4 17.4 8.8 3.0 17.4 15.0 6.0 3.0 20.9 10.8 4.5 30.0 144.5 254.4 10
Cost	See Big Shooty Boss Weapons	Range	30	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	See Big Shooty Boss Weapons	Accuracy	60%	Refire Rate	2 s
Area of Effect	5	Requires	Big Shooty Boss Weapons
Notes	The Mega Blasta does friendly fire.

Researchable Upgrades

Kustim Gadjitz

Note: in Dark Crusade, this research increases the build time of the Big Mek by 15 s to 75 s.

	Kustim Gadjitz			Hotkey: F
	Cost	75 75	Research Time	50 s
	Researched From	Da Boyz Hut
	Requires	40
Effects	Enables the Big Mek's Kustom Forcefield and Tank Zappa abilities. Increases the Big Mek's detection radius from 20 to 30.

Big Shooty Boss Weapons

	Big Shooty Boss Weapons			Hotkey: W
	Cost	125 50	Research Time	50 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	70
Effects	Upgrades the ranged weapons of the Warboss to a Kustom Shoota and the Big Mek to a Mega Blasta.

Tougher Bosses Research

	Tougher Bosses Research			Hotkey: G
	Cost	100 25	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	50
Effects	The Warboss's hitpoints are increased by 400 to 2640 HP. The Big Mek's hitpoints are increased by 300 to 1610 HP. Mega Armoured Nobz' hitpoints are increased by 200 to 1100 HP. Nob Leaders' and Stormboy Nob Leaders' hitpoints are increased by 100 to 1000 HP. The Warboss's Powerclaw and the Big Mek's Powerclaw damage is increased by 15% The Warboss's and Big Mek's health regeneration rate is increased by 0.5 HP/s The cooldown time on the Warboss's and the Big Mek's abilities are decreased by 10%

Even Tougher Bosses Research

	Even Tougher Bosses Research			Hotkey: G
	Cost	125 50	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	Tougher Bosses Research and Orky Fort
Effects	The Warboss's hitpoints are increased by a further 400 to a total of 3040 HP. The Big Mek's hitpoints are increased by a further 300 to a total of 1910 HP. Mega Armoured Nobz' hitpoints are increased by a further 200 to a total of 1300 HP. Nob Leaders' and Stormboy Nob Leaders' hitpoints are increased by a further 100 to a 1100 HP total. The Warboss's Powerclaw and the Big Mek's Powerclaw damage is increased by a further 20% (38% total) The Warboss's and Big Mek's health regeneration rate is increased by a further 0.5 HP/s. The cooldown time on the Warboss's and the Big Mek's abilities are decreased by a further 10% (19% total)

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