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The following Masters are recommended for players beginning Malifaux.They all have an easy to understand playstyle, need few additional models, and have an excellent selection of models in their Start Box:
Lady Justice
Perdita Ortega
Seamus
Rasputina
Lilith
Viktoria
Von Schill
Ophelia LaCroix
The following Masters are not recommended for players beginning Malifaux. They all either have a complex or difficult to use playstyles or require a lot of extra models beyond what's in the starter box or have extremely steep learning curves.
Nicodem
Marcus
Colette
Pandora
The Dreamer
Leveticus
So'mer Teeth Jones
Hamelin