FoeRender Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I like brutal for the healing , medic for 4 points , yes please! Makes lucius even more of a pain to get of . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011121 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 1. arcane- +1 ap is too awesome for most Neverborn masters and Collodi. On top of that an extra card. And on top of that pretty good combat abilities? Yes, please. 2. brutal 3. carrion 5. (tie) hodgepodge 5. (tie) mysterious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blog Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Carrion Usually the only time I use him is if I want Army of the Dead, I plop him in a corner and he poops out corpse counters every turn. Gaki can do the same thing but he's slower and easier to kill. Carrion has Wk 5 and flight over the Gaki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stochastic Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Since I play Rasputina, I favor the totem "Essence of Power" instead, so I cannot really say that the mysterious is any good from my point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybaris Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 For looks, the Carrion effigy wins, followed by the Hodgepodge. For utility, the Arcane effigy gets it, followed by the Brutal. The Mysterious effigy is in the middle of it all for me. As a side note, i am also intrigued now... Can Zoraida take effigies and still make a Voodoo Doll? I know she can take as many effigies as she likes, but...what about the totem restriction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 For looks, the Carrion effigy wins, followed by the Hodgepodge. For utility, the Arcane effigy gets it, followed by the Brutal. The Mysterious effigy is in the middle of it all for me. As a side note, i am also intrigued now... Can Zoraida take effigies and still make a Voodoo Doll? I know she can take as many effigies as she likes, but...what about the totem restriction? Neverborn ignore aetheric demands so can have as many effigies as they like and still connect a totem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroFire Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) Had another game that proved the Brutal was worth its weight in gold the other day. The model that lasted the longest and would have taken out Von Schill if it weren't for the Augmented Jump. Still got my butt kicked because I lost Sonnia way early in the game, but Brutal Effigy nearly turned the tide for me. And a four-point model that can take a beating from aSeamus and a couple Belles without immediately going down is pretty cool. It also has a Magical weapon, always a useful thing to keep handy against Ressers. Edited September 7, 2012 by NeuroFire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forar Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Voted for Brutal, as I'm a fan of healing flips and it's not a bad little combat unit for 4ss, but the Arcane one for the extra card holds a special place in my heart as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBurner Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Voted Brutal, his healing ability is awesome and the fact that it's a (0) Action makes it even better! Add to that, he can give out slow on a trigger and is (+1) Melee Expert! Every single AP he has can be used to great effect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jack* Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Voted arcane. Ruleswise, in some crews, it rocks, hands down. Great with Z, great with pandora, great with colette. Both for arcane reservoir, conduct aether, and aetheric bolt. Obviously, against some crews, or with some crews (tina springs to mind, or ramos) then it loses a lot of effectiveness. Brutal is also great, rules wise IMO. If I wasnt taking a totem for guild, and I didnt take any special forces, then I'd always include it. For 4 points, I think it's miles better than stalkers and death marshals. Also find it good, if a bit slow, in NB crews. Have the mysterious on my desk right now, yet to use it, but I LOVE The model. Its gorgeous. Not so keen on the hodgepodge, or the carrion ruleswise, but I plan on picking up the carrion to paint eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decker_cky Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Voted arcane. Ruleswise, in some crews, it rocks, hands down. Great with Z, great with pandora, great with colette. IMO collette losing the ability to summon doves is never a good thing. All the arcanists have a totem which is too good value to give us for the effigy (and kaeris can't ever take it). Arcane effigy is purely for neverborn. I vote brutal since it adds easy healing to crews that otherwise struggle to include much of it. Plus it's very good value even without the healing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Mysterious has a great slow bomb, very effective mid/late game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Ruckuss Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Voted Brutal- Arcane is brilliant for Zoraida but try the Brutal given filled with stones and fast by collodi then obeyed by zoraida can make a stupid number of attacks a turn. Built in brutal is not to be underestimated either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brdparker Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 IMO collette losing the ability to summon doves is never a good thing. All the arcanists have a totem which is too good value to give us for the effigy (and kaeris can't ever take it). Arcane effigy is purely for neverborn. I vote brutal since it adds easy healing to crews that otherwise struggle to include much of it. Plus it's very good value even without the healing. Nah, I used it to good effect with Hamelin in my Nico crew ('cause what does he need the vulture for, honestly?). And extra card, and ability to have the opponent discard card(s) and an additional AP for Nico. Yeah, it's good stuff. He's worth 5 points into that capacity IMO if you take Hamelin (which there is definitely call for in certain crews). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumpInTheNight Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Mysterious is the way to go, mostly because of the cheating face down is a great way to irritate your opponent. Not to mention his mobility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Im not TOO keen on brutal effigies healing. You can do it once, and its a pretty high card requirement... Also, melee expert on such a slow model is not THAT great. Didnt try the other effigies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroFire Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Im not TOO keen on brutal effigies healing. You can do it once... Better than no healing whatsoever. Just saying. And melee expert on a slower model can still be a big deal in the later turns. It's decided games for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easternheretic Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I have to say that the Arcane Effigy rules wise is very good. Arcane reservoir, (1) action to give the leader an additional casting AP are top drawer abilities. Not to mention a (0) action attack and normal (1) melee and range attacks that targets Ca. Great for getting around those pesky high Df models for softening up or the killing blow. I can see how it can hamper some arcanist masters who would prefer their totems, but since I'm running a Neverborn crew ATM, it doesn't detract from them at all, only adds. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroFire Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Carrion Usually the only time I use him is if I want Army of the Dead, I plop him in a corner and he poops out corpse counters every turn. Gaki can do the same thing but he's slower and easier to kill. ...Wait, what? I'm not aware that either of those models has the ability to "poop out" corpse counters. I thought it was just Morty that could dig up those things. Carrion effigy is definitely a good looking model, but its uses are sadly limited from what I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Yeah, I voted based on play style, not art. Honestly, I think the art on all five is top-notch, and I love the way each of them combines notable traits of all four masters from their Faction. They look great, but could we either bump them up to ht 2 or recast them as actual ht 1 models? Some of them are taller than typical ht 2s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad the Mad Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Only ever played Brutal, and have not been disappointed with it so far. Sure, it's not a fast model, but Guild is not a mobility faction in general. For four points I get Melee Expert, Healing, decent stats, and most importantly a magic weapon. I usually take it instead of a Witchling Stalker with Sonnia or LadyJ, rarely with Perdita, and never with Lucius or Hoffman. I also play Neverborne, but it's mostly been Guild in the last year or so, so my vote goes to Brutal for my positive experiences with it so far. On paper Arcane looks good with the 'borne, and Mysterious might work as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caen Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 As far as look of the model is a factor I will take Brutal and Mysterious effigies. As utility - Brutal (healing) and Arcane (extra card, extra AP for magic). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJudge Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I have a question for the Brutal effigy. If taken with Collodi and Collodi does Puppet Show + cast Breathe Life on him can you stack the (+1) Mellee Expert? Effectively giving the Brutal 5AP in combat + a zero action to heal in each turn? If true then thats just nasty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I have a question for the Brutal effigy. If taken with Collodi and Collodi does Puppet Show + cast Breathe Life on him can you stack the (+1) Mellee Expert? Effectively giving the Brutal 5AP in combat + a zero action to heal in each turn? If true then thats just nasty... No, you can't. Specific Ap doesn't stack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 You can make him a ranged expert though, use his gun, them close for melee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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