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Slightly related way of asking two questions in one, can we expect the Upcoming Releases page to include October before GenCon? I do like to help out the LGS, but I also want the new pretty models now and knowing if they're coming before the Winter will definitely help my choice

Same here, plus with the fact that I'm moving from the West coast to the East means I'm really looking at all the physical books I have and am wishing I had more of them as PDF's lol. I'm just going to have to rely on what I hear until the PDF gets released.

I'm loving the looks of those new decks! The Twisted one is especially nice, that's some great artwork

Exactly what I'm thinking, yeah. Giving the Oxfordians more flexibility in what they're using their Furious Casting on (and potentially getting a 4th AP through Sandeep's Student of All ability in one 6ss activation) can't be anything but good. Heck, if he has enough good Attack spells they could theoretically spend all 3 AP on Beaconed spells (all different ones of course). I just really want to know not only what, but also how many spells Sandeep has!

I'll be in a similar situation, I'm on a family road trip during GenCon, going to be relying on an old cell phone's internet abilities for buying stuff xD

I'm very curious to see how the Oxfordians will interact with Sandeep as well, the Academic tag is already a bonus and if he has a good spell to Beacon they'll be able to cast it as part of their Furious Casting (if I'm reading everything correctly). Just 2 1/2 weeks until we get to see the back of that card

The big guy is the totem? That is pretty great xD I'm guessing Kudra's the Henchman then, unless they're pulling a Huggy and making Banasuva a Totem/Hench. I do hope the Poison Gamin aren't the Totem for the sake of the Mech Rider's summoning options getting even more flexible. Also with Poison Gamin coming, maybe Scorpius might start showing up paired with them in lists? I'm 100% ordering these from the store during GenCon, can't wait to see what they all do but I think I'm already in love

Holy, so many of those look fantastic!! Will the boxes be available on the online store as well during Gencon?

Hey all, I have a game of Enforcer Brawl going on tomorrow and I just had a quick question to see if you all agree with how I'm reading this or not. So if I put Imbued Energies on my Enforcer, do I get to draw 4 cards each time they die or is it just once?

Those two boxes are exactly how I started Malifaux, and it worked good for me

I've only played Snowstorm in Henchman Hardcore so far but I think she's great at it. I like your Snowstorm list 2 best because I think you really need a heavy hitter and BoD is decent for the role. When I last played a HH tournament I ended up going 3/1 with Snowstorm / Ice Golem / Ice Gamin / Silent One (Ice Golem does really well when its getting heals, teleports, and there aren't many enemies to beat on it). For the others I'd say Joss list 2, Cassie list 1 (but IMO the Mannequin's a bad idea, you're going to need non-insignificant bodies like the Arcane Effigy maybe by the center point), Captain list 2.

Very exciting stuff! If only September was in the queue as well, I have a need for the Arcane Emissary and some Wind Gamin Question, will Ripples of Fate be available as a pdf during Gencon as well? Didn't see word on that either way in the newsletter and I prefer electronic expansion books personally.

I don't play Marcus so can't help there, but Colette, Mei Feng, and Ironsides all kinda fit that bill. Colette herself isn't a Ml master of course, but with Prompt and her Doves giving damage flips where needed, she can make any beatstick you bring extra good. Mei Feng and Ironsides both like to be in melee but neither of them can really wreck face so much as they're really good at punching down and taking out lower cost models. Ironsides is more of a bruiser sort of role than an offense master or a tank, she likes to sit in melee, take a bunch of hits, and punish them for it. Mei Feng likes to bounce around the field and throw around clumps of weak enemies. The good thing here is that all three of them will be happy with models from Ramos' box so you've got that synergy going for you too.

I haven't used soulstones for any, but I've summoned them off my Mech Rider in a handful of games, mostly vs my opponent who likes using Collodi for the long range Magnetism shots. Coming out at 2 wounds and Armor 2 is pretty nice too, makes people put in a real effort to get rid of them.

Oh wow, I am loving those two! The grins are fantastic, and some seriously interesting things are happening to his arm and her legs. When can we expect to hear about the factions in the game?

For a Steam Arachnid Swarm you technically put three Steam Arachnids onto a 40mm base, with Ramos you definitely want the box of 6 Steam Arachnids. Forum wisdom says to do 9 solo Arachnids and 1 Swarm, personally I've gone 6 and 2 but I'm thinking of breaking up the 2nd swarm into single Arachnids as well.

Howard Langston - Nuff said. Mechanical Rider - Scheme placement, card draw, and 4ss summoning every turn past the first? Yes please. Performer - Gets rid of all those pesky schemes your enemy is placing at a decent range, plus a mini-Lure. Cassandra - Understudy gives her incredibly flexibility in nearly any crew, and Practiced Production is great. Johan(a) - Mass heals are great, condition removal is great, 3" powerful melee is great, and surprisingly cheap for it all. Plus is M&SU.

Here's a thought, we know Carlos Vasquez is coming out for Arcanists in the same book as Sandeep, do you all think he'll be Sandeep's Henchman / Totem, an Enforcer, or unrelated?

He looks fantastic, I'm glad that Outcasts finally get their roguish bandits (I always found it a bit odd there weren't any)! Before Sandeep I had a hope he was Arcanists' Gunsmith master but I'm quite happy with this as well

Sue, only Sh5 but built in , and with the built in trigger his damage is basically 3/4/5 and can go to 4/5/6, plus he gives you card draw and an anti-Ca aura.

Rasputina and Ramos are good and easy to start off with, Colette's a bit trickier. If you start off with Rasputina, I'd make my first purchases Snow Storm (her awesome Henchman) and either Silent Ones (healing) or December Acolytes (good ranged damage and access to Slow). If you went with Ramos, definitely a second box of Arachnids (the one with 6 in it) and probably Johan too.

I would *Love* it if he brought more Academics into the faction, we already have the reasonably killy Oxfordians, maybe more support / durable mages to buddy up with them would be nice.

I have a feeling the whole Gamin interaction is just going to be the fact that they can all borrow his spells, so he can load up on a bunch of 4 stone models who are suddenly all spell slingers. Now the question is which one is best to use... Arachnids, Wind Gamin, and Fire Gamin are Wk 5 and Armor +1 but only 4 wounds, Ice Gamin's Wk 4 but Armor +1 and 5 wounds, or Metal Gamin's Wk 4 Armor +2 and 4 wounds. I'm kind of leaning more towards Arachnids or Metal Gamin honestly, with the good mobility on the former and the tankiness on the latter. What do you all think, what Gamin do you want to be Sandeep's pro spellslinger models?

Oh wow, he looks Awesome! I'm loving his card so far (kinda sad he's not M&SU and Academic for the Oxfordian Mage interactions though), very interested to see what his abilities are. I like the idea behind the magic he's controlling as well, having it be a smoother piece maybe shows a bit more magical control than what the Oxfordians can do on their own?

Hey all, thought I'd share a fun Ironsides story I had a little while ago! So I did a game vs 10T, it was Guard the Stash with Frame For Murder, Show of Force, Neutralyze The Leader, Convict Labour, and something else. My opponent went Misaki with Frame (Yamaziko) and Neutralyze, I went Ironsides with Frame (Howard) and Show of Force. Game ended up going 9-4 Arcanists mostly thanks to Howard being a massive nuisance and killing more than expected, but also with Ironsides face-tanking Misaki. Misaki charged into Ironsides and I spent a good portion of my hand forcing damage flips while spending my Soulstones to reduce damage on any moderates or severes and add to my Df flips so I could guarantee Good Shot, My Turn on every hit (also burning some stones to not be Assassinated). With some decent luck I forced Misaki to go down to about 25% health on her own turn while taking Ironsides down to about half as well, with Ironsides finishing off Misaki on my own turn. Good Shot, My Turn is really really nice against aggressive models with defensive tricks!