Sybaris

Perdita used to be the arch-nemesis of Nekima's flock for a while. IIRC Nekima's fortress was for a while not too far Latigo. She is also the reason that Tuco Ortega was turned into a nephilim, and the Ortegas are kind of the go-to anti-nephilm force for the Guild (hence why they were tolerated), so the grudge must be quite high between them.

Speaking of enemies, Lilith and Lynch come to mind as stated above, strangely both within faction. Things has moved on quite a bit though with Nekima and Titania beating off Lilith (for now, stories have hinted that Nekima will die vs the darkness and that would allow Lilith to come back at a point...but anyway that's off topic).

On 11/21/2019 at 5:50 PM, Calriel said:

That's the "Victorian Lady" in the list

I honestly never saw that one coming  Thanks a lot.

I had hoped for Emeline Bellerose

Always been Nekima since 1st Edition :)

For sure Nekima cannot go toe-to-toe against Toni, unless she's already close to death.That auto-trigger alone is going to cripple her, and Toni gains adrenaline (which is a form of armor) every time she's hit.

Thanks for the ideas. Would it be good to use Lilitus to lure them off their bubble or she's too fragile to get into range of the gunsmiths? Otherwise black blood shamans can get pustule for more ping damage pulses.

Wondered how you would approach a game between those two masters?

Granted Strategy and Schemes might change things but overall what would you be thinking about?

Well they kind of do make use of their blood with "Fly with me" trigger...tots splattering to the floor ...not a catapult per say but...dropping tot bombs is in their book.

Problem with armor is probably their growth rate...by the time they finished hammering the thing, they'll be too large...IIRC barbaros would never mature. Otherwise they probably find people weak if they need it...not saying they are wise at all.

As far as leading with Hayreddin.... He'd probably like to get a duo of Shaman to heal up and lilitus for sneaky support. Then lelus and a young for fighting? 

Nekima has always been about Shock and Awe...speed and applying damage where it needs to go to overwhelm the opponent before it can use its full strength. It's almost a full melee keyword, and the traditional "bad guys" of Malifaux. The idea is that you have the speed to apply damage where it needs to go, and even if your models die, they'll wound back their attacker with the black blood ability, so getting out of a melee fight with Nephilim unscathed is usually hard. Nekima and the Mature Nephilims can hit hard if left to do their thing. The Youngs are your go-to shock trooper. 

It's certainly not the toughest group, but if things go well, you'll regenerate just enough to carry on to the next prey, and inflict more damage. The grow mechanic is not entirely a strategy imho, it's something you carry in the back of your mind in case the right opportunity arises...yet it will scare your opponent (especially if you get a mature up). But that's a bit of a snowball effect, if you're able to grow bad stuff, it's because the game is going your way already. There are some models who will make this easier.

The utility comes with a few models namely Hayreddin, the Black Blood Shaman and the Lilitu...and to some extent Nekima's pig (totem). You'll need to balance your crew between Smash, Scheme & Support to get a good momentum. But overall the keyword is not subtle, which means the opponent can easily know what to expect, they're in your face. We've found it a good one to teach the game because of that.

Lastly, the versatile hybrids of the Neverborn are kind of part of this keyword...at least in theme, because they've been created by Nekima, so if you like Blood wretches, Angel Eyes, Maurice and Tuco...they can bring more variety to your tactics.

PM sent

*black blood pustule on whoever snatched alt sybelle first...lol*

I'm looking for Emeline Bellerose. Also looking plastic dead doxies and rotten belles as well as their 3E cards/upgrades if you happen to have them too.

I can buy them via paypal or offer these models for the trade:

Ressers

- University of transmortis (sprue with Valedictorian, students of viscera, sinew and steel)

- McMourning box sprue (Mc Mourning, Flesh Golem, Canine Remains, 2 nurses and a chiuaua)

- alt Mc Mourning (Dr. Dufresne)

- alt Sebastian (Rowan Nilsson)

- alt nurse (Miss Pack - metal)

- 3 Rabble Risers (plastic, well built)

- 3 Crooked men (plastic)

- Metal Nicodem (and alt Amelia bathory (plastic) and vulture (metal)

- 2 Night terrors (metal)

- 1 Dead rider (metal)

- 1 Necrotic Machine (metal)

- 1 grave spirit (metal)

- 1 rogue necromancy (metal)

- 1 Yin the Penangalang (box, brand new)

- 2 dead doxies (metal)

- 3 Mindless Zombies

Nephilims:

- 1 Mature Nephilim (metal)

- 2 Young Nephilims (metal)

- 3 Terror Tots (metal)

- 2 Waldegeist (metal)

- 1 Doppleganger (metal)

- 2 Lilith (2 metal versions) and metal avatar

Gremlins:

- Ophelia crew (metal)

- 4 metal bayou gremlins +1 plastic special edition gremlin (still on sprue)

- Trixibelle (plastic)

10T

- oiran (still on sprue)

- alt wastrel (female - plastic)

- accessories

Outcasts

- alt Joan (Joana)

Neverborn 3E upgrade cards (Minus Nephilim keywords)

Arcanists 3E cards (Minus Colette and Rasputina keywords)

I am interested in the Emeline Bellerose mini. I'll send you a pm.

Seems i ordered the general upgrades needlessly then. 

From what i can read here, books are going to take a while more? i didn't get any confirmation of a package being sent my way yet. 

I wondered what was the general thought about tots recently...have people found good uses for them?

Hello, interesting new card format.

Here's a special request: would it be possible to get a stat card showing Nekima's alternate model/art?  Thanks for considering.

I agree that the mechanism to get Meat for the Young off is kind of a boggle. There's quite a bit of stuff on Nekima's card that is there for situational happenstance. 

Many are sold, only the resurrectionists bundle left. 

Yeah the crew looses its gimmick when facing non living/undead/beasts, it would make sense to give it a few dismember here and there..but with the last patch i don't know what to think of the grow mechanic anymore really. 

Hello, just thought i'd leave a thread here.

I have created a few auctions for bundles of malifaux miniatures. One per faction (guild is gone).

You can see them on ebay in the following links

Arcanists Sold

Outcasts Sold

Resurrectionists 

Neverborn Sold

Let me know if you have any questions.

If you need them i can include the round bases.

Thanks for your time

I think that trigger could get more use of the situational utility action (hurl corpse)  while still remaining involved combat, which is her primary focus. 

Just pasting my suggestion from the battle report section.

How about adding the following trigger for Lorelei, the Living Blade

 Once per activation. After resolving:  Perform the Hurl Corpse action.

Lilitus and Lelus are not "proper" names, they are a type of Nephilim that evolves differently, just rarer.

I sometimes wished that Nekima's Hurl Corpse could be triggered from the sword attack on a . This could make it happen more often and put less stress on her AP. 

You raise a very valid point when it comes to Nephilims facing incorporal/constructs/mysterious crews. It might not be a hard counter, but it does axe alot of utility from the Nephilims. It makes the tots entirely pointless.

I absolutely agree. Nekima is more of a berserker than a finesse fighter and should play as such. She got a bit more cunning in order to plan how to defeat Lilith, but she shouldn't be subtle in battle, and i believe there is also room for this kind of character in Malifaux...just looking at how some Masters play give me headaches.

So far i've used her as a beater and sometimes scheme runner (when she was outmatched by the opposition or too wounded to stick around). I've not used Hurl Corpse because it never seemed to be the optimal action to take. It's either charge in or get out of reach for me, because staying within 8" or so of the enemy usually leads to bad stuff for Nekima.

The grow mechanic is at least now feasible, compared to previous editions. I've still not really planned for it, but it might just be old habits dying hard.

thanks for the work