I've only recently started playing, having gotten the Lilith starter box and some nice little additions. My constant opponent (though I might be playing another guy with Ressurectionists soon, if I can get the nerve) is a guy with ten years of generic wargaming+theorycrafting experience behind him to my... six months and occasional glances at the rulebook. There's some skill imbalance.
I can do alright-ish against the Ramos team, often being a bit threatning before getting blown apart by spiders. My main problem is he's decided Leveticus is amazing-amazing, in conjunction with a Desolation Engine and the new Dust-and-Ashes. Needless to say I just can't seem to kill anything bar the few Steampunks, dogs and the Engine (once).
What I have at my disposal is, I suppose, the stereotypical demonic lot:
Lilith
Cherub
Mature x2
Young x2
Tots x6
Lilitu x2
Lelu
I've been advised (by my opponent nonetheless) to get some Waldgeist so that I can abuse woods when I can, but at the moment I'd rather learn to use what I have, then spend more money and keep losing.
So far I've learnt I need to keep the Steampunks to a minimum to prevent them from turning into an Engine, and also to stay the hell away from Leveticus lest I be turned into a Waif. I've not come up with a good way to counter Alyss, other than to hide. Unfortunatly with my lot being a melee crew, I need to get into combat. It seems that by the time I'm halfway there my crew's half dead and I've lost at the beginning of turn four.
Any advice?