The Redeemer
The Redeemer is the Brotherhood of Nod's Epic Unit. The Redeemer uses a tri-laser cannon that is very powerful versus a single unit. Good range and power are great things to have with an Epic Unit, as it means it is easy to tactically support, instead of risking it in the middle of firefight. However, the biggest advantage for the Redeemer isn't its firepower.
Now, just like the MARV, the Redeemer can be garrisoned with infantry. However, the Redeemer is only able to garrison two infantry in it to upgrade itself. Also, it doesn't have as many choices, but does have a very nice choice or two that go well with the unit itself.
Militant Squad/The Awakened - This will create an anti-infantry machine gun turret on the Redeemer's shoulder. Just like the garrison of a Rifleman Squad into a MARV, this is probably the last upgrade you will want to use. It isn't much more powerful than a Militant Squad, and you can find better anti-infantry support in most anything else.
Militant Rocket Squad - This will give you an anti-air and anti-vehicle rocket launcher on the Redeemer's shoulder. This will be one of your more reliable choices, as it gives you a weapon with nice range, fair damage against vehicles, and some anti-air all at a reasonable price.
Saboteur - This will allow your Redeemer to auto-repair. Just like having Engineers upgrade the MARV, the repair rate is fairly slow. However, with the Cloaking Field ability, it does give the Redeemer the chance to do some hit-and-run style attacking where this can be a very good upgrade to use.
Black Hand - This will put an anti-infantry and anti-structure flame thrower on your Redeemer. When it comes to bang for your buck, this is the upgrade of choice, regardless of your faction. While vanilla Nod and Marked of Kane can stealth it for some nice hit-and-running on bases, the Black Hand are shortchanged and don't get their Purifying Flame upgrade transferred to the Redeemer.
Tiberium Trooper - This will give you a green tiberium ooze dispenser that is good against mainly infantry. This weapon can also slow down all vehicles when they are covered with the ooze. As the Marked of Kane, you aren't going to have that many options. This might be good for infantry, however, only one is ever needed.
None of these things mentioned previously are what makes the Redeemer such a great unit. The biggest advantage that the Redeemer has, is its Rage Generator ability. This ability has a huge radius, and makes all opposing units in that radius attack each other before they attack any of your units. Using something such as Cloaking Field in addition to this ability, you can see where this seems almost overpowered in some situations. However, there is a small catch that if a unit is being told to attack a certain unit before the Rage Generator is activated, it will not start going berserk before the targeted unit is killed. However, when a unit is under the Rage condition, the owner cannot even select the unit until the Rage condition has passed.
Suggested CombinationsKeep in mind with Redeemer, since it only has two slots, mixing and matching is going to result in a unit that isn't very efficient at anything. Therefore good choices are
- Two Sabetours: If you are going to spam the Rage Generator then flee, this is your best bet.
- Two Black Hands: The Black Hands offer a lot of help when you are in close combat. However their range is rather limited and the Redeemer cannot fire while moving. That said, this option is very situational.
- Two Militant Rocket Squads: Your best bet when facing a GDI opponent. The Rocket Squads have enough firepower to keep Orca's at bay, however this combination is well rounded vs all factions, just be sure you are aware of your health.
- One Saboteur/One Rocket Squad: If you aren't planning on returning to base to repair, go for this combo. You are given the ability to repair and fend for yourself so if the rest of your forces fail, you still have a chance.
