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Marcus being considered underpowered has always seemed odd to me. It is very true that he's not a beatstick particularly, but his first ability(beast master) is one of the most mind-bendingly powerful abilities in the game it's hard for me to see him as being weak. Also if you pull off a square alpha against something relevant(tough but doable) you basically win... I will say that with him more so than any other caster I know of, what you bring to the table is one of the most, if not THE most important thing which is weird(and honestly not that great...)

All right, I was thinking Lady anyways, so that's good to hear. Risk/Reward is sort of what I am looking for, as that in my experience often means an easier(if more erratic and less consistent) playstyle in terms of moves(not to say she is simple, just a beginner doesn't have to think as hard to do fine.)

Hi, I am a Marcus caster but I have been looking at getting a second crew, and Sonnia and Lady J are the two that I am most inclined towards(staying in faction has little benefit for me since I have 3 models that I can use with other arcanists, and none of my future purchases are going to be useful.) So my question is, which is easier to play? Marcus isn't particularly challenging, but he's definitely not a grab a few models and toss them on the table. My current inclination is towards the Lady Justice for Aesthetics reasons(although the new Sonnia Model....) and I would be playing primarily death marshals with possibly either a few mercs or a couple of guild guards/lawyers/dogs but mainly Lady J's "faction". Is this a fine plan or should I know something?

Currently I am running at 25 stones Marcus Myranda Snake Cerberus Moleman I got tabled by Vics(Taelor/bishop/misaki) due to a mix of forgetting what I was doing and bad luck(normally I don't blame luck, but I first struck everything and failed to kill anything, so..., there is actually probably a rational explanation for that but whatever.) I also mangled Marcus's activation...twice in a row...and forgot almost all of cerberus's additional abilities/spells. It was a good game though, really started to relearn what I was doing. In spite of that I actually felt like I had a lot of control on the table, I hit hard and fast, and really controlled the engagement.(Don't draw 3/4/5/7 of the same suit...it's really bad for connecting with an opponent) so I actually do like that list by and large. I have a few questions though, I am probably going to pick up silurids and jackalope, and drop the snake/cerberus for the silurids. If I can get my hands on a shikome soon I will probably swap out miranda and the moleman for that and the jackalope. So first off, am I missing something obvious with that list? Second off, is shikome/siluridsx3/jackalope an okay list as well/in addition to? 3rd off, rules question about myranda's shape change, can she turn into any 8ss or less beast in the game? or just ones I have taken? or what? because being able to randomly turn into a lawyer seems strong...or a cerberus or a dog/whatever. I know she doesn't get their spells but still... Also, I was looking at the desperate mercs/gunslinger convicts/gunsmiths for ranged support, I just would prefer to run no more than one or two of them. I also might run a rider as a tank(a lot of what I get is based on how much I like the model/fluff, so I have misaki and am picking up a bishop, and will probably never run them with Marcus.) Oh and thanks for the suggestions.

I have the boxed set and 3 molemen, and I am wondering where to go from here. I have a few questions as follows, 1) Is the snake worth taking? his threat range seems incredible(18") and he also brings some ranged firepower to my side(something I lack at the moment) 2) Is it viable to play all-beast marcus up to 45 ss or so? or do I really need to snag some other models? 3) I have heard Marcus is one of the weaker masters, that seems odd to me as he seems to have one of the largest model selections and some of the best buffs/debuffs in the game... 4) What should I be looking to pick up next? Thanks.