Best zombie Mechs?

I'm looking for something like a big brother to the CN9-A Zombie Brawler build. Specifically, something that has arms that can shield the torsos, can carry a lot of weapons torso-only (so if it loses both arms it isn't out of the fight), and preferably has multiple hardpoints between CT and Head that can support damage if completely zombied. Obviously I'm looking for something that can equip a standard engine, so no omni-mechs.

I've been playing with the Banshee-3S and an Atlas 7-S, with the caveat that I have not gotten many skills yet on either, and they seem a bit slow to turn. I've got a 325 STD in the Banshee and a 350 STD in the Atlas. What is a good Mech for a tanky zombie survivor that's over 50 tons?

 

Grasshopper?


if you want it more tanky then go for the Awesome 9M:

 

The only zombie 'mech I've ever used was the crab, mainly the CRB-27 (forum link). I can't help you that much with this topic.

Spoiler: Full zombie (no AMS)

Spoiler: Zombie with 2xAMS on side torsoes (my personal loadout)

 

Blagg,

I'll try the 9M again. I tried a similar build to yours, but with a bigger engine and less firepower. I'll try your build out.

How well does the Grasshopper avoid CT shots? It looks like that big bump on the head would be an easy target.

Carlo,

The torso on the crab looks way too easy to hit for what I'm aiming for.

 

My Grasshoppers did well with XL Engines, but that doesn't mean it cannot go Zombie. It depends on how good you are with TT - the Grasshopper has pretty good Arms for shielding, not the best, but good. Ow, you should also try the 5P with no Arms-HPs, high Torso HPs and a lot o Structure Bonus.

e.g.

 

Regarding the crab: how well do the arms shield its torso?

 

I don't think arms are anyway optimal, but if I remember correctly (and I'm not quite sure about this), it should have massive side torsoes. To be honest, I give away one of my side torsos and use it as a "damage soak" for the 40% damage reduction to the center, and only once my center is cored I shield with the last remaining side torso... But I've never used this build intensively, neither I've used zombie builds extensively, so I can't tell you exactly how much good this build is.

 

The MAD-IIC can also zombie, provided you fit a standard engine. I've got a lazor vomit with a STD 340 with 2 med pulse in the center torso on mine. Probably one of the few clan mechs that can zombie

 

Apologies, med lasers. Something like this:

 

If that is the case, I would bring something like this, but the OP asked a mech with most of its weapons in the CT or head, that's why I was not sure if a build like this could work.



In fact, it could even work better with the BL-7-KNT variant due to the slightly better quirks (-10% heat gen instead of 5%) and slightly asymmetric build (5 lasers on the right side, 3 on the left and 1 on the head)... Plus, nobody expects a Black Knight with a STD engine (like the spanish inquisition)

 

Holy cow that Crab tanks like a champ. It spreads damage like peanut butter on rye and it somehow manages to keep all its weapons no matter what happens to it. I've had several matches today where I am cored everywhere I have left, I have one leg, one torso is blown off, health reads under 25%, and yet I'm still trucking along killing Mechs with 4 of my 5 pulse lasers intact.