Warhammer: The Best Heavy Mech in Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries

[@Camshaft6770]

Favorite Heavy? In general lore: Timber Wolf. In game: Orion-K replacing the AC with a Gauss Rifle, and M Lasers and LRM mix.

[@KnightKnowledge]

For lore, it would be the Maurader for me 😁👍

[@Camshaft6770]

@@KnightKnowledge Marauder's pretty close to the Timber Wolf

[@silverhawk7324]

My favorite heavy mech is the Thanatos followed by the Rakshasa and Falconer.

[@Daytonaman675]

I’ll take a summoner please.

[@sniffermovies1122]

@@KnightKnowledge don't forget about the the king crab and Atlas and Mechs and don't forget having support mechs as know as javelin and stalker and the most important thing of this entire game is teamwork if you're teamed up with your friends or teamed up with a eyes make sure to tell your friends where the enemy are located that is call-outs and my favorite Mech is the king crab in this game looks fantastically awesome and I can't wait to play this game because heck this is my birthday list my birthday has passed but it ain't over yet once I get two games Forza horizon 4 plus with the Hot Wheels DLC car pack then I will get the best game in the world know as Mechwarriors5 mercenaries my color on the mech is black on the outer Hall of the outer paint and on the center it's orange racing stripe Orange

[@eaglegaming2301]

the marauder is actually more narrow than most of the heavy mechs, allowing it to torso turn and spread damage across itself when hit, and by spreading the damage will actually increase its survival rate since its parts will not take as much damage.

[@Isharu]

Plus the extra 5 tons makes a difference. I think the torso twist is faster to but I might be wrong.

[@NinjaContravaniaManX]

I agree, the Marauder is just a beast and imho the best non-hero IS heavy mech, hands down. The Warhammer is ok, but it takes too much damage due to it's boxy upper body. The default WHM-6R is basically a PPC grave. I also like the weapon configs on the MAD much better. Both have 2 PPC's, but the support weapons on the Warhammer are practically useless. You don't want to be brawling with a pair of MG's and small lasers, especially with those torso hitboxes and paper-ish armor. I suggest getting rid of those and putting in more heatsinks and/or armor. The shoulder-mounted ballistic slot on the standard MAD-3R can easily be upgraded to an UAC5 and spam rounds over cover while your PPC's are cooling off. The MAD-3D is also very nice. Get rid of the lasers, put a third PPC on the shoulder and give it some double heatsinks. You now have a faster and more accurate Awesome with great hitboxes!

[@KogaTora25]

@@NinjaContravaniaManX if that's the case I highly suggest a Mad - 5D.... Armored rated at 474 Cooling factor of 3 with 10 double HS 3PPCs (torso Mount ER) all three lvl 5 And 2 lvl 4 medium lasers And four jump Jets. Slightly under tonnage at 74.81 but a great build Oh btw ...strip the small missile slot you won't need it

[@NinjaContravaniaManX]

@@KogaTora25 What a timing! Salvaged a 5D yesterday for the first time and I'm already loving it. I also got rid of the missile slot immediately, but running it with normal PPCs and dual Mpulse. Also boosted its top speed to 74 km/h. It's quite deadly and super fun to play!

[@KogaTora25]

@@NinjaContravaniaManX did you install MASC for the speed?

[@ThatSlowTypingGuy]

Gotta say the Marauder has the best track record of any of my heavy mechs. I used the Warhammer for quite awhile and it frequently got the stuffing kicked out of it. Though it did always inflict a pile of damage on the enemy.

[@KogaTora25]

I highly suggest a Mad - 5D.... Armored rated at 474 Cooling factor of 3 with 10 double HS 3PPCs (torso Mount ER) all three lvl 5 And 2 lvl 4 medium lasers And four jump Jets. Slightly under tonnage at 74.81 but a great build Oh btw ...strip the small missile slot you won't need it

[@_Dogberry_]

I love the Marauder, such a great mech

[@KnightKnowledge]

I'm going to practice more with the Marauder as well, I just don't particularly like ppcs, only due to the fact that in many mission types we are swarmed by vehicles and need more consistent/constant dps

[@_Dogberry_]

Knight Knowledge I use the two large lasers it comes with, the medium lasers and a BF AC 10, absolutely dominates mechs and Vehicles.

[@Sturm01]

BH2 is where it's at. 2ER L Las, 3 Med Pulse, and a Gause. Good armor, good maneuverability and heat management.

[@eraigames]

I was against using the Warhammer because, in my experience, the arms are blown off almost the second the battle starts, but you've convinced me to try your build with the 6R. Having said that, I still think that the Black Knight is a good choice as cooling can be managed by using double heat sinks, creative firing groups, and top tier weapons that cause less heat. Also I think that the Archer is WAY better than you suggest, because dual LRM 20s can demolish targets at extreme range. I've often played with an archer and hung back launching artillery while the assault mechs duke it out.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I'm hoping to do an LRM build in my future coop play with my buddy

[@patdawg143]

I love this mech, I can field assault mechs but I still love to fall back on my Warhammer. Dual PPCs, Dual MLas, Dual SLas linked w/Dual MGs, and an SRM 6 Stream. Practically stock with minor tweaks but it works so damn well!

[@roop5318]

This was great advice. Switched from banshee 3s to battlemaster 1g. Killing faster, leveling faster. Taking less damage. Thanks!

[@KnightKnowledge]

glad it helped, hope you're enjoying it!

[@graysoncarlyle2399]

You made a good argument for the Warhammer 6R, which I happen to have but have not been using. I will have to try this out, as your previous video on the Kintaro was spot on. Thank you!

[@KnightKnowledge]

Glad to help! What were you using before for your heavy mech?

[@graysoncarlyle2399]

@@KnightKnowledge I have been switching between the Black Knight and the Archer. The hitbox of the Marauder's arms, seems to be a big problem so I stopped using the Marauder.

[@johnscott6083]

Got a WarHammer in salvage just after watchin this and fitted it out as described. Very nice machine.

[@GUNMOFO5]

You have a very similar way of playing your Warhammer as I do with my marauder, smart man! Ive gotta try the Warhammer when I find one.

[@Alienking01]

Orion: " many hardpoints are in the arms" looks the 2 Medium Lasers: really ?!?

[@igorbukovy4313]

He meant the VA variant.

[@Scorch0017]

The main damage dealers of the WH are also in the arms.

[@trentpeterson3495]

"looks the"

[@DzinkyDzink]

@@igorbukovy4313 ah those poor SRM 4s... So expensive and hard to find!

[@acetraker1988]

This is like No DLC so out of date and promotes the creator's biases, BT has been solved MW5 has its own meta but the general points transfer. The Warhammer is a good mid-game mech, however it is far outperformed by other mechs.

[@totalutilitarian3292]

If memory serves here is a fun build for it: LRM 10 + 2AC2s the rest all flamers. You can snipe tanks and flyers easily, harass other mechs an REALLY burn through in melee. Also great for demolition. Comes with the benefit of VERY cheap arms!

[@KnightKnowledge]

Sounds fun! Will need to try that!

[@alabastergreen7444]

Just got my hands on a Warhammer and I am loving it. My goto heavy now

[@Sigmar_Heldenhammer]

Same, just moved from free republic space into kurita and found it, decided why the hell not try it out and now it's my primary mech.

[@suspiciouscheese4518]

The Warhammers have been a staple of my company in my playthrough. Went from a mech I barely registered to one of my favs in the setting.

[@amazinggman4353]

Haven't gotten some of those mechs yet but so far I've been rocking the yegarmech. Put 4 AC-2BF and like 2 medium lasers. Not a lot of damage output with the AC-2 but it fires quick so just a constant barrage of rounds. Works pretty well so far

[@hideshisface1886]

Archer is fine - very nice LRM boat that can still go to town at close range if it needs to. Orion is basically a pocket Atlas - good if you need a pseudo-assault mech in case weight limit gets you - tough, fit for every range. Can't argue with Warhammer, though. I currently run the PPC variant. Just removed machine guns, kept the SRM to limit ammo dependency and to max armour. It works very nicely. PPC shreds at long and medium ranges. Jagermech can be hilarious, if I'm being honest. I normally do not like mechs that are too ammo dependent, but it can rain some hilarious amounts of firepower, if your aim is good and if you can keep it out of harms way. Dragons are basically larger, faster centurions. Nearly the same weapon setup, similar armour value. They are basically medium mechs in a heavy bracket. BUT I admit, the speed on them is nice. Work decently well in a group if you can use their speed and keep them out of the brawling range. They are pretty decent at hunting light and medium mechs, but have trouble punching even in their own weight bracket in my opinion. It is a niche use, but hey...

[@patrickhaworth6278]

The tdr-5s thunderbolt 65 tonner always did quite well.

[@bigwavesun]

The Warhammer 6R got me through that Black Inferno raid mission. I had outfitted it with two ER PPCs....took mechs out like I was kicking a child, but at the cost of overheating at every shot. I loved it. I named it Thor. I will give this build a try. Love the Warhammer.

[@KnightKnowledge]

It's a well designed mech!

[@Raso719]

I ran mine with LPLas, 4 SLas and either an LRM or SRM based mostly on mood. It was a fun mech to be sure!

[@jwilliams703]

my fav heavy is the hero cat. that thing is so good. mine can take on assults with ease. them head shots.

[@panzerbarracuda3708]

Gotta be the marauder, regardless of variant it moves fast and hits like a truck, I use a 5D when I'm not in an annihilator or battlemaster, and it's never disappointed me, even when I lose.

[@bigboi7817]

Try the Crab27SL. Basically a baby marauder if you put 2 PPCs on it.

[@Hive-Mind-BBX]

Edit: So I had a look at my Jeager just now, needed a refit for the first time in a few days, 2x M Las, 2x AC-2bf, 2x LRM 10, the ballistics slots are smol! *Facepalm* Personal favourites: Currently using 2 CTF-2X's, both with AC-10BF, ER L laser, 2 M lasers and an SRM6 ST, had the 1X but the extra laser made it a bit energy heavy, general purpose heavy like the description says, but I like that, it's kinda like a heavy mech equivalent of a T-34 or an M4 Sherman of WW2 vintage. Funnily enough I also have a Warhammer 6R in a similar configuration to what was advised, so I guess that's covered. Shout-out to the Jeagermech with 2 large missile slot's, 2 large ballistic slot's, and 2 medium energy slot's, it actually provides a great platform to build a multi-weapon type mech with preference, balance, or exclusion to any of three types in favour of the others. Went for AC-2BF's, 2 M lasers and the largest SRM with ST I could get on both arm's while still having sufficient cooling and armour on mine. (I tend to use this one more than the other heavies due to the sheer volume of fire you can put on a target at any range engage-able.) Thunderbolt is kinda meh but it pulls it's weight, and the Dragon... Well I've only got a DLC Dragon and I haven't even tried that yet.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I don't recall seeing a Jagermech with 2L Missile AND 2L Ballistic hardpoints. Off to the mechlab!

[@Hive-Mind-BBX]

@@KnightKnowledge It might be medium ballistics, either way it's a low heat solution for all ranges and I'm far from running the best gear on anything just yet, so there's likely still a better option overall than the JGM. I'll probably update my original comment in the event of it being mediums X)

[@Delvien]

I appreciate the video, your playstyle is a bit different from mine though. I find the Marauder 5D suits my needs fine. I personally prefer arm mounted weapons. Gives me a little more flexibility in deciding where and how I want to engage my opponents. Torso weapons have a limited range of fire. I do admit I somewhat followed your logic with theory crafting my build by dropping some of my heavy weapons for lasers. I swaped the arm er ppcs for a pair of high teir pulse lasers, swaped the arm medium pulse lasers for regular lasers for reduced heat, put a tier 5 er ppc in the shoulder slot for the big hurt if I need it and ridgeline sniping, swaped the ssrm2 for an srm4 and gave it 2 tons of ammunition, 10 double heat sinks giving about 3h/s cooling, and full armor. I also stripped all the jumpjets, I rarely use them anyway. Might not be the best build but it works for me. I sometimes drop the er ppc for the standard version for better heat management, I just like the er version for the large increase in velocity, (good for swating locusts) nearly 900 meters a second difference, the range on it is rather pointless though, your almost never going to engage a target at over 1,500 meters lol.

[@Isharu]

It's a great build it even replaced my firestarter for demolition missions but i find this model suffers in defense missions in that case I think i prefer the 6D model with PPCs for that precision. However over time I eventually ditched the large lasers and switched back to the ppcs on the 6R because I wanted a better long range punch and I found them to be more heat effective with trigger discipline

[@Heldermaior]

Also PPCs are great for peak a boo fighting and you can concentrate them on a single point. Great for disabling mechs. I run ER PPCs and double heat sinks. Medium small and MGs on chest and an SRM 6 shoulder mounted.

[@Isharu]

@@Heldermaior yeah I could do that but I don't like using double heatsinks if I can help it. Plus I don't always fire both PPCs at once due to the heat getting bad. My main tactic for the 6r is to fire at long range and soften up my target and then when the get close enough I let loose with my MGs, M lasers and SP lasers I don't really use missiles that much. I typically load up on LRMs on my AI MECHs and pick out their targets with target lock and squad commands. I like to keep my builds economical for easy repair and replacement. The problem I found with Warhammers is their torsos and arms get shot off to easily. I usually have more success with my marauders 4 M lasers, and an AC 10 BF max armor and all the single heatsinks I can fit with 2 tones of ammo

[@Isharu]

@@Heldermaior I tried that recommendation you gave me and while it performed well for a while. The weak armor of the Warhammer cost me too many rare items so in the end I decided to give up on it and went with a small collection of Marauders I even found a 5D varietnt. But if you really want a joyride try the nightstar and replace the Gauss rifles with AC 20s with 4 tons of ammo. I recommend setting weapon groups to fire separately for better accuracy though. But that load loadout will even tear an Atlas to peices with ease.

[@Heldermaior]

@@Isharu How much rear armour do you have? I max out frontal armour and don't have much trouble.

[@Isharu]

@@Heldermaior I maxed out the armor and then shave off like 5 on each leg to even out the tonnage, I think the main problem is the weapons force me to get in too close and that makes the mech an easier target. I'm not saying I hate the Warhammer but I don't think it's the mech for me. I prefer to fight at a distance with a decent autocannon and laser combo.

[@harvestblades]

For a brief second I chuckled at this guy saying the WHM is a heavy as I generally use the WHM IIC for Classic which is an 80T Assault. Love the Warhammer whether it is the IS or Clan version (though the Clan version is a truly versatile monster).

[@markray814]

Just got a 6r and loving it. I also like the black knight

[@DthScythe01]

I got the hero Warhammer and have been using that. Kept the ER PPCs, upgraded the machine guns to level 3, and added a lrm 10. It has 2 med pulses as well. Use the ER PPC and the LRM at long range, and swap to the machine guns and pulse lasers at short with some ER PPC's heat allowing. 4 Machine guns are really fun and they rack up damage.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I would love to find the Hero Warhammer. 4 mg sounds delicious! ;)

[@louhodo5761]

I have two heavies I use. ARC-2R Archer I reduce the LRMs to 15s and add max armor more ammo and more heat sinks. Second mech is the Dragon. I love the AC5 and LRM10.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I have started to use an Archer and got the Hero variant. Definitely a good mech!

[@josephkim1650]

machineguns are surprisingly deadly in this game lmao

[@gary0044187]

yeah, I saw that the mgs and the flamers have the highest dps in the game.

[@Spectre4913]

Yes and no. They suck against armor but once your through will tear shit up.

[@bigwavesun]

@@Spectre4913 they tear up cities in those raid mission really really fast.

[@burke154]

Warhammer is a total beast!

[@akiraguy]

i put mine with srm4+1ton ammo. and linkfire it with sls+mgs. tried link it with med lasers but it ran out off ammo faster in longer mission.

[@TheDunnoes]

Great video. Can you do a video on hero variants of each mech class? Best hero variant for light, medium, heavy and assault ?

[@KnightKnowledge]

Yep; its something planned for the near future!

[@pehenry]

I knew the Warhammer was going to be it. I used the Warhammer with double AC10-BFs while I was limited to heavies.

[@davonskevortful]

I like the fact you put the bottom line up front

[@asmahasmalaria8596]

I do love the warhammer from a lore perspective. But nothing beats a Black Knight with chem lasers and double heat sinks. That thing just shreds, while being reasonably cold.

[@Josephus_da_Killer]

I agree. The Black knight focuses on energy hard points but it excels at annihilating enemies with those weapons. Not to mention the Black Knight just looks awesome.

[@caramonfire]

I don't think my build is the BEST by any means, but I really like my 4 AC/2 Jaegermech. You get incredible range, solid brawling, and get to shoot over and over and over again without overheating. It also has very little spread allowing you to focus fire components, even from long range. Plus, by removing the default AC/5s, you can have full armor and survive getting jumped.

[@AkashZaman277]

This was my main mech before getting Battlemaster. Or course, from your videos. Got 3 WHM-6R and 2 of them have an LRM10 with a bit less heat sinks. The other has the exact build you've shown here. I used them for my lancemates while I use Battlemaster. Most of the time I do lose my Right arm though. Sometimes even both arms. Still packs a punch due to chest lasers. The lancemates though, they might lose an arm once in 20 missions. And that's only one out of them 3. I still can't decide whether to use BM or WHM. They're both cool but WHM has a better cockpit.

[@joshuamidgette4846]

Look for a BLR-1GHE BattleMaster HellSlinger to replace your standard battlemaster. A ppc in both arms and 4 medium lasers along with 3 streak 2s for light mechs.

[@AkashZaman277]

@@joshuamidgette4846 thanks

[@AkashZaman277]

@@joshuamidgette4846 That's my main Mech now. The BLR-1GHE. But I also just got a WHM- BW a few mins ago and was looking for a build.

[@tasoss.1385]

You are right again as with the Kintaro. My favourite heavy Mech was the thunderbolt 5s seconded by the Orion v until I found this beauty. I have to disagree about the ppc though. Do not replace with lasers.

[@dadrising6464]

Warhammer without its dual ppcs is blasphemy. And if its used by the AI.. take off the machineguns and small lasers or they b line into trouble..

[@Dssfox]

ppc less heat efficent

[@TheMrJunta]

@@dadrising6464 agreed. This mech is a car crash for AI to pilot. AI seems effective at using PPC at range, taking less damage

[@achong007]

I like the Warhammer but I keep losing arms with my lance mate and for some reason, it gets nearly destroyed every time I field it. Not sure why. But I agree, I still like the Warhammer. So far I like the Archer 2s I think it is the one with 2 large missile, 2 med missiles, and 4 med lasers. 2 LRM 20 st - Artiv tier 4, SRM 4 st ART IV tier 4 and 4 MLaser tier 2 or 4 if I have them for me. But all the others get Tier 2. Oh, install the Cheat sink mod. That makes life a whole lot easier.

[@Hellfox777]

I like the pinpoint of the PPC'S I can take out any weapon with a couple of shots before they really start firing on me. But I did drop the machine-guns and switched the SRM6 for an SRM6 ST w/Artemis IV.

[@KnightKnowledge]

dropping machine-guns??? BLASPHEMY!! ;)

[@michealnelsonauthor]

Just looted my 3rd Warhammer last night running Kestrel DLC. Lol. Mod ability to assemble them from dropped pieces is OP. Takes a lot of parts but over time… hehe.

[@oditeomnes]

Mounted 4 AC2 burst fire on a jaegermech and as much ammo as I can carry for it. It's my "BRRRRRT, LOL!" kind of mech. Otherway I use a Marauder, maxing out center torso armour, and mostly lightly modify the R2 variant.

[@onesadtech]

I love the Warhammer, I kept it mostly stock, just upgrading the tiers of weapons to reduce heat. Also trying to get some double heat sinks in it, got one so far. I took out an Awesome with it pretty quickly and at good enough range with the PPCs to take very little damage myself, got great salvage on it too. 👌

[@tristanbackup2536]

Yeah. It's range advantage you can snipe a good kilometre away.

[@motivepigeon]

The catapult is fun on missile teams with archers, and something with hard ballistic power to aim at the torso. I find these teams are really efficient with these ai

[@timmy_5372]

played manny hours of this with my trusty t4 dual gauss cyclops. whatever people say didnt lose a gauss in my carreer :P headshots for the win. has the speed, enough durability for my style, and you can use the arms as redundant armor. lose some medium lasers no big deal to replace. try a full hunchback lance with variants its fun garanteed lasers missiles ac20 you name it. great game , although the game has the same problems as most mechs (overheating your rig) :) still love the universe started with the battletech cartoons back in the old days.

[@williammcneil2045]

can you add extra heat sinks to your mech, so i could have two PPCs and fire them more ?

[@doogsimur9341]

My play style is very similar to yours. I prefer the Orion YAJ though for a heavy mech. It is a Hero mech so I understand that you wouldn't include it in this video. 2 Large Lasers on the arms and 3 SRM6s for up close damage. I set it up to chain fire on both the lasers and a group for the SRMs. This let's you double tap the button and basically use just one or both lasers at the same time and the SRM6s you can basically chain fire non stop or tap,tap,tap and get that alpha spike. My favorite build so far. As far as weapons on the arms, I prefer long range weapons on the arms for the use versus flyers. Trying to get your torso up to take them out is a pain. But I do agree you don't want everything on the arms. Would be terrible to lose both arms and be out of weapons completely.

[@trentpeterson3495]

I like the warhammer, but it's on the squishy side for me. I personally love the black knight. Three large lasers four medium lasers and a tag on the head. It runs point tagging enemies and popping head shots while lrms come in from Lancemates.

[@VaelkyrieGaming]

I got my hands on a Warhammer and it's great!

[@KnightKnowledge]

Glad you were able to find it!

[@STRIDER_503]

I love Gauss more than anything else, before that I'm mostly using Catapult (The one with two missile slot and four lasers) and man do those LRM abuse the enemies...

[@KnightKnowledge]

I honestly haven't used Gauss very much b/c they're so rare.. definitely need to equip them in my coop gameplay and try them out!

[@androth1502]

it would be nice to have a DLC where you can design your own chassis. my ideal heavy mech doesn't exist. for this game, it would be one with big engine for speed, 1 large energy in each arm, two small ballistic, and two medium energy in each torso, 2 engine heat sincs and two jump jets slots in each torso. typical build would be 2 large lasers, 4 mg and 4 flamers. warhammer comes closest to this except i get only 2 mg. and it's not very fast.

[@FunkyBaconArts]

I actually kinda like the Quickdraw. The huge engine make it a bit undergunned but with that speed and SRM-10 (6+4) and 4 medium lasers it does a decent job at brawling. The A.I also does an OK job at using it in my experience.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I was watching a stream last night of this player using a Quickdraw; 2 small lasers and 2 srm6... he focused on backstabbing..

[@althesmith]

I love the Archer, I reequip with LRM15ST and max the armour, and heat-sink the crap out of it. Death from a distance. Orions are supposed to be good but I find they seem to get knocked out fast.

[@crpohiousa]

Have you tried the dual PPC grasshopper? Since trying it I absolutely love it. It even has jumpjets that are decent.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I'm more of a speedy brawler, so I don't use ppc's too often 😅

[@gamescape7758]

I just started playing and got my hands on a grasshopper and really get upset when the tonnage limit isnt high enough

[@Spectre4913]

For PPC marauder is best. 2x PPC and 2x med lasers. Stalker is better on heat, but marauder can switch targets faster.

[@gamescape7758]

@@Spectre4913 picked up a warhammer and i will say, its much better than the grasshopper. Still discovering things but hoping theres a hero warhammer

[@glendamico9004]

Hi thanks for the video! I’ve been exploring your suggestions and have to agree, faster mechs waste less time and Warhammer, Battlemaster and Kintaro models you recommended are very very worthwhile pursuits! Thank you! Also…not to insult anybody but I always hear players dismissing hero mechs as they are too hard to find! If you look at the Starmap completely focused in…look for industrial hubs if you see a planet in an industry hub that has a face/skull then that means you can buy a hero mech there. I have almost every hero mech there is…some just aren’t worth the money. That’s a completely whole different debate though. Also planets in industrial hubs with the package symbol always have double heat sinks. I’m sure a lot of you already know about these symbols so I don’t mean to insult you this is just for those who really don’t know and newbies.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I would say that finding 'specific' hero mechs are difficult just due to RNG. Even in late game, in the highest difficult Industrial Hubs, its very common to STILL only find Light/Medium Hero mechs, instead of Heavy and Assault. I've never tested buying a Hero mech, to possibly remove it from the pool of available Hero mechs. If you check my Mechwarrior 5 playlist, I have a few videos using light mechs. My favorite being the Firestarter b/c it has good speed, armor but more importantly, a slew of hardpoints. Best thing is, a typical player will get one easily and early.

[@glendamico9004]

@@KnightKnowledge Agreed but don’t give up they are out there. The Trebuchet Hero mech is pretty good also…the Griffin and Raven hero mechs are overpriced junk! Just curious what is your Rep level at?

[@KnightKnowledge]

I used to love using the Raven hero in MWO, but it becomes available too late in MW5. I'm at max reputation level.

[@roadside_fury2631]

Especially the Black Widow Hero. With 4 AC2 Burst and 4 Medium lasers it's just so tasty.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I hope I find a Black Widow Warhammer eventually; more consistent ranged damage sounds great!

[@john-paulsilke893]

Natasha Kerensky agrees. Don’t ever disagree with The Widowmaker.

[@ImperviousSC]

I know I'm a bit late watching this video, but I'm not a fan of actually piloting this mech. It's great for my lancemates though. I take a different approach - I keep the SRM launcher and PPCs on it and drop the small lasers instead. Lancemates never seem to shoot fast enough to overheat anyways, so it's okay that this runs hot, and I find small lasers are just not worth it. I just can't find a build that I like to pilot myself, and I've tried numerous different things. However, I think the Warhammer would probably be the best heavy mech out there with one modification -> swapping one of the arm hardpoints for a ballistic hardpoint that can carry an AC10. It would be a bit funky to pilot a mech with a PPC, AC10, SRM6, 2 medium lasers, 2 small lasers, and 2 machine guns, but that variety would help out in so many different situations, and dropping a PPC for an AC10 would help with the heat issues that the standard build has. I don't think I'd use the small lasers, but leaving those hardpoints there for flamers would be interesting. I'm sure that it would still run hot if you tried to run everything at the same time, but with that loadout, you really shouldn't be running everything together anyways. If it's too complicated to pilot, you could take your pick of dropping weapons to make it simpler to pilot with fewer different weapon systems while simultaneously improving heat management. And you would also have the option of putting a LRM launcher instead of the SRM launcher, or dropping the AC10 down to something with longer range, which would help with long range damage. You could drop the PPC down to a large laser for better heat management too. Etc. There's a lot of different ways you could load it out with that one modification, and It would be an extremely versatile chassis. If you include newer mechs that have been added since this video was posted, I think the ARC-2K is my favourite mech to command. 2 large lasers in the arms are great for shooting tanks/turrets/vtols, and then I swap the LRMs for SRMs, as 2 SRM6 launchers provide some pretty punishing close range DPS. When up close, I prioritize shooting the SRMs, and use my lasers as heat allows for extra DPS. It's quite fun to pilot. It does well at medium range, and is pretty nasty up close. With the ARC-2R, I downgrade the LRMs to SRMs, and throw some knuckles on it and go brawling. It's really nasty up close. It's how I fit an archer until I find a 2K to use instead, as the 2R is easy to find. My second favourite bigger mech would be a Marauder, with the PPCs downgraded to large lasers, and a torso AC10 on it. Like your warhammer build that downgrades the PPCs to large lasers, it has way better heat management that way. It's fantastic for medium range engagements, and still is respectable in a brawl. After that, I really like the Jagermech. It can really put out a barrage of AC5 shells at a respectable range. It's a great sniper, whether you're going after cockpits, arms, or legs. It runs so cool that I really wish it had a couple extra slots for more medium lasers. It feels weird to not have to actively manage heat when piloting it, compared to other things I usually pilot..... I always keep a thunderbolt around for a lancemate too. I basically refit the 5S to resemble a 5SS lol. It's really effective for the weight imo, but I just don't like piloting it myself. It feels underwhelming, but the AI seems to make it work.

[@woodslore8537]

I have a warhammer and have almost the same load out as you. Though I have LRM 5 in my.

[@Barbariandisks]

Favorite battlemech, though i doubt its in game, the Battlemaster

[@KnightKnowledge]

Check out the rest of my channel lmao kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpe3gYdmfL2CgJo

[@alessandragonzales8190]

It's in the game, and even though it can't punch or kick like in the tabletop, it's still amazing

[@joshuamidgette4846]

It's in the game along with several variants and a hero mech.

[@jdlucree]

whats your best assault? i run anh-1e with 4 l lasers 4 m lasers and 32 SINGLE heat sinks

[@Genesis23OPB]

agree with removal of ppc for ll, much better for killing flyers and tanks imo. the warhammer black widow is the best heavy hands down, bc of the many options with ballistics. marauders are good as well, i dont understand your point of them having a bad ct. there are much worse mechs in that weight class. however, prefer the orion, the mini-atlas.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Yep, taking down flyers is very important. The bad CT talking point is about hit boxes, in that they're bigger/wider (than an upright mech). It may not matter as much facing against AI enemies, but I find piloting Catapults/Marauders, that my CT gets damaged much more, even with good torso turning.

[@haveswordwilltravel]

So do you leave off the SRM6? Seems like a good weapon to have.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Not in this build; the tonnage saved is used towards full armor and additional heatsinks to stay cool.

[@yumleadpaintchips2213]

For the armor I'd recommend cutting down the rear armor to about 10, maybe 12. Leaving it in the 20's like you did is just a waste. Move as much of it as possible to the front.

[@waynee5603]

I drop the MGs and SRM, and go with 2x Large Pulse, 2x Medium Pulse and 2x Small pulse and enough heatsinks to compensate. I have 2 of these with all tier3+ weapons for 2 lancemates that have good defense (7+/10) and good energy weapon stats.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Do you chain fire the pulse lasers? And how long can you fire?

[@genreaper]

Good advice 👌

[@KnightKnowledge]

Glad to help!

[@walkman06]

Which is better PPC or L Laser ?

[@KnightKnowledge]

I think the majority of players would say PPC, but I personally like L Lasers for weight savings and as a brawler, i'm more mobile, rather than being stationary/sniping.

[@walkman06]

@@KnightKnowledge thank you for the input. I used to prefer PPC but since aiming while mobile is bit tricky and L Laser shot for a while, now im more L Laser

[@sniffermovies1122]

Don't forget about the king crab can grabs got four large weapons on its arms and teamwork is the to win battles

[@KnightKnowledge]

Yep; that's why I enjoy multiplayer: better teamwork!

[@sniffermovies1122]

@@KnightKnowledge I agree

[@sniffermovies1122]

@@KnightKnowledge even so becoming a twisted metal fighter in the game

[@sniffermovies1122]

@@KnightKnowledge and even so once I get the game here's my startup of the line not as in big words let's get this party started because I'm ready to kill

[@sniffermovies1122]

@@KnightKnowledge and once I get done with the mission that is up to 93 I'll be like I love the smell of burnt metal in the morning and even so if I see a survivor or anything from more if they try to escape basically yeah no witnesses

[@FARBerserker]

Is the Stalker in there? There is a 75t Variant.

[@tennoskoom2233]

The Black Knight with the BAP is superior to the hero version, and is one of the deadliest laserboats. Fix it with 3 large SB lasers and 4 SB S or M lasers, and you have a neverending lightshow that is both tanky and dangerous. You can also upgrade it easily since it has a mono weapons type. The thunderbolt is also highly underrated, it is a walking fridge with guns and can soak more damage than its armor implies due to a small hitbox and great hardpoints (assuming you remove the MGs). I would pick both these over any variant of Warhammer, since they have less arm hardpoints and AI lancemates can also pilot them.

[@KBBF3]

Warhammer is prob my LEAST favorite heavy mech in mw5. One of my favs is cataphract. Dual ac10 on left side. Get your right half blown off as a shield and still have 90% of your firepower.

[@Stronghand-yw1lk]

In general my favorite heavies are an Atlas, annihilator, sunder, daishi, mad cat mk2.

[@jeroen92]

those are assaults, not heavies

[@ogrehaslayers605]

The Archer is a great mech to give to your Lance mates. I swear whoever pilots that thing never gets touched.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Yes, LRMs are great to give to lancemates :)

[@roosterqmoney]

I much prefer the mad 3r. I do to Llas and an Lbac10. It wrecks face. I don't loose arms nearly as much. It's fast. It stays cooler.

[@nihilisticpoet]

WHM's left torso is seriously bugged. It seems to attract the most damage, the hitbox is large. Often shot out under heavy dures.. And no, angling doesn't work.

[@Johny40Se7en]

Nice tips and gameplay, cheers. Also 5:55 how the heck do you have infinite machine gun ammo and heat sinks? is that a mod? I'm really enjoying using the Grasshopper, and putting a decent bot in the Awesome assault mech as my backup. Why the heck they classed that as Assault though I've no idea, because it's more of a long distance sniper tank 😅😛

[@KnightKnowledge]

The reason you see infinite is because that is the Instant Action mode Mechlab.

[@Johny40Se7en]

@@KnightKnowledge Ah I see.

[@riven5677]

Warhammer is good but it’s a glass cannon which suffers from heat efficiency if you want armor and boxy arms get blown off often enough to be annoying personally I would say the Orion mech or black knight Orion due to making a great brawler and armor and black knight due to being similar to the warhammer and having higher armor. My favorite version is the close combat variant which I think I cracked the code for best or at least good all round heavy mechs. I armed it with the 2 sb large lasers 2 medium lasers and 3 small lasers a ppc and axe with a good amount of armor. The result is when I circle around a mech once or twice and cripple or heavily damage then I use the axe and just murder them

[@albertchung30]

Haven't used heavy mechs in a while, but you made some great points regarding using this one. Personally, I mostly stuck with the Orion as I got lucky with finding the hero version on sale and I can't pilot a mech without at least one medium to large ballistic weapon (my main gun needs to be a Gauss Rifle or a pair of Ultra AC5 or LB 10-X AC-SLD). That said, I wasn't a fan of it and quickly ditched it when I found the Atlas D for sale not too long afterward. I also found that the AI was terrible with the Warhammer, so I was pretty skeptical going into this video. You did convince me to at least give this mech a try myself in another mission, and I do agree with large lasers over ppcs as the vast majority of combat in this game occurs at medium to short range. I'm sitting on a pile of tier 4 ER PPCs that can shoot over 1500m but generate over 10 heat per shot, no thanks! Regular tier 4 ppcs still generate around 6 heat per shot and that's still a bit too much for me. I'm curious to see which weapons you prefer in general and of course which assault mech you recommend. I love the Annihilator for defense and war zone missions only (sometimes demo as you only have one waypoint to travel as these mechs are slow as hell), but otherwise use the Mauler 2P for the dual medium ballistic hardpoints on the side torsos (also can stick a pair of LRM10 launchers on them as well). The Atlas (both variants) seem to be the best option for AI pilots, but after using it myself for hours upon hours, I got bored of it. Anyway, look forward to seeing more MW5 videos from you.

[@KnightKnowledge]

Thanks for the insight! I need to make it more clear in future videos that these 'best' mechs are meant to be piloted by us and not our stupid lancemates! A lot of people like ppcs, and you're lucky to have quite a few ER versions. I imagine I'm in the smaller camp that doesn't like them too much in MW5, mainly due to the heat and the fact that there are far more enemies to take care of. Cheers!

[@adam346]

Thunderbolt, catapult and marauder are my main heavy mechs with the hero warhammer if i can find it being preferable to all the others. Marauder in any guise is a beast but the hero varient... large lasers, med lasers and a gauss *Italian kissing noise* perfect. That being said the single best mech in the game is the highlander until the Marauder 2 comes out. All that being said if you can get a lance-mate with AMS, it will save you a bunch of damage as you get into LRM boats with 40+ per salvo.

[@AlphaOmega667]

I had the opportunity to pick up a Warhammer in the Hero Black Widow Variant. That thing is truly awesome, allowing you also to go for an AC2 BF Build (which is awesome to take down enemies at greater distances). Also heatmanagement is extremely good. So yes, I can agree on your choice. For the AI: I highly recommend to pick up the Archer as soon as possible. It is an awesome support mech and the AI manages the missiles quite good. Also I loved the IV4 Variant of the Quickdraw, same as the hero Wolverine it delivers amazing burst, high range damage and makes it a very reliable brawler as well. But those are Hero Mechs. (Doesn't mean you shouldn't give them a try, if you're lucky enough to find them) Also the Gauss Variant of the Orion is extremely effective (especially for AI Pilots. They can be quite accurate with the Gauss shots, if they are skilled enough. Just order them to stay at some distance and you won't lose the Gauss canon that easy)

[@KnightKnowledge]

Nice! I haven't seen too many hero mechs on the industrial hubs in Steiner space unfortunately..

[@Svoorhout85]

I found the hero black knight, it cones with a ballistic and missile slot. I dont really like piloting it because of the weapons but its great for my AI pilots.

[@KnightKnowledge]

I've found Black Knights to be rather rare mechs and by time I can use them for my lancemates, we need to start using Assault mechs lol!

[@eldridgep2]

Warhammer with twin PPCs in chain fire and LRM 15's I think it is. If you get the Awesome 8T you can do exactly the same in that but it's an all round upgrade. Great for everything just watch your heat build up and only use chain fire. Very quickly removes aggro from the field and your AI become proficient with it over time often removing choppers with a PPC before you even see them. The Kintaro build looks great but for AI pilots Thunderbolts are incredibly resilient. Never ever give the AI short range weapons unless you want them suiciding at close range. End game you cannot beat an annihilator with 4 * LBX AC 10 solid shot it's just filthy. Don't need anything else but ammo and a few med lasers for turrets. It removes mechs from the game quicker than anything else I've seen apart from dedicated SRM boats but it can do it from 800-1000m easily.

[@Alienking01]

I agree with your Warhammer. I don´t use the annihilator , have it in cold storage right now. It is just to slow. Maneuverability and speed can be a weapon too.

[@eldridgep2]

@@Alienking01 The only time I don't use it is for large map raids and assassinations as you're quite right it's slow. However for defence/warzone it can't be beat the combination of heavy armour and high damage means dodging is pretty much optional. Take some AI buddies and get them to meatshield whilst you take out priority targets.

[@igorbukovy4313]

You can not fit LRM15 into medium missile slot.

[@eldridgep2]

@@igorbukovy4313 You've lost me WHM-6R takes LRM-15's no problem think it comes with SRM-6 as standard.

[@igorbukovy4313]

@@eldridgep2 Yes the stock build has SRM6 and it is a medium missile hardpoint, LRM 15 can not be placed into that slot, only LRM 10 or 5.

[@TheCroarty]

SRMs on the whammer is legit too.

[@lordzortak]

the bw version with 4 maxed out mach guns and mpl's oh and i keep the ppc's cause nothin is better than reaching out to touch someone. I do like the faster torso twist of the marauder tho, and the jump jet variants make positioning to easy. The low point of the game is the brain dead AI as you state. We all have different tastes, but I find myself playing the hammer mostly out of sentimental reasons. Before mw1 was released...on a big table covered with large hexagonal maps and miniatures. Yea I'm that old.

[@blackwater4100]

Can u tell me where to find an Annihilator?! Im on reputation level "mystic" and have NEVER seen an Annihilator or a Nightstar... what I am doing wrong?! Searched for HOURS! -.- PLS HELP!

[@KnightKnowledge]

Nightstar should be a mission reward. Unfortunately for the Annihilatior it's just luck. From my experience Steiner space had them more frequently

[@blackwater4100]

@@KnightKnowledge Thx for the adive. As it so happend I found a Nightstar randomly after I commented on your video. Dude, sometime it's hard to NOT believe in destiny xD

[@KnightKnowledge]

@@blackwater4100 Glad you were able to find one!

[@blacksheepwall79]

I use flamers instead of small lasers for demolition missions.

[@johnmichaelson8944]

Cataphract is amazing too.

[@michafraszczak120]

ORION! End of discussion.

[@sevenaces7965]

Amen to that

[@trentpeterson3495]

Swap the medium lasers for larges and you're right.

[@Inquisitor-Yog-Sothoth]

@@trentpeterson3495 large Chem laser and srms for the win

[@KainSilvermoon]

No. Orion depends too much on its arm hard points. Blow off it’s arms, and it might as well be a medium Mech

[@nickevans7116]

Tbh I feel like it’s more in between heavy and medium, it doesn’t really have the sheer firepower I feel like one would need

[@owlsayssouth]

The marauder is the best is heavy mech all stop. Sadly i keep getting warhammers instead. I always get the hammers chewed up, but my marauders always seem to do well.

[@pacioacl]

or you could just buy the WHM-6RB and have around the same armor still the combo PPC, 2.4 cooling and an SRM6 Artemis IV. I know this video is old and many thing could have changed in between but a couple of days ago i just want to replace my 2 warhammer in the mechbay with something else since i have both the 6R and 6K because of single issue 320 armor on this machine is just too low same reason why i just give up on having the jaegermech or the Cyclops 10Z too fragile and sometimes bulky, tanky machines perform better than heavy firepower that's why i start to value the Banshee 3E, anyway i just stumble in the warhammer 6RB in the market and i replace the 6R with it. Now i need to replace my WHM-6K with something else i was thinking about Grasshopper or Charger 3K. I temporary switch to a victor-9K but most of his weapons are on the arms and they don't look too tough.

[@TheSerpentKing]

black knight or marauder 5d. three er-L-Laser-sb just snipe enemy cockpits and with double heat sinks I never get trouble with heat management. it's so effective it almost makes the game boring

[@Rottooth]

You get a Warhammer 6R for just doing the main quest.

[@HNTR308]

I m nearly at the beginning and you saved me 8mio, thx 😅😂

[@monostripeexplosiveexplora2374]

Rifleman is the best "medium heavy" mech for consistent DPS

[@solaire773]

One of the best assault mechs is the King Crab cause that thing is a fucking beast

[@lenkautsugi5747]

Where do i need to go or do to get me a raven mech

[@venlac6356]

It's a question of time. Raven comes later in the game.

[@kiliksang630]

I hate the Kintaro 😂 my favorite heavy mech is the Catapult, but also the Thunderbolt is pretty good; nice video!

[@KnightKnowledge]

I enjoy the hardpoints of the Thunderbolt; good mix!

[@Spectre4913]

Warhammer with 2x ac2 and 4xmed lasers. Tears'em up.

[@david55200]

my favoris is so far awasome with 3 PPC... 1 or 2 shoot for kill everything.

[@Spectre4913]

Try stalker with 2x PPC and 4x med laser. You should get over 3 heat stat and can fire ppcs all day n not overheat.

[@igorbukovy4313]

Warhammer is a solid mech, i like also the hero Black Knight with 2LLs, 2 MLs and AC10BF.

[@Dssfox]

i just throw regular black knight to all ml and its pretty okayish)

[@igorbukovy4313]

@@Dssfox yeah but that is close range, in some mossions it is not a good choice.

[@ΔημητρηςΒασιλειαδης-υ7λ]

King Crab eats them with the twin AC20 and then spits them and it has an LRM 20 also for far softening them up.

[@Cenot4ph]

different class