Anung Un Rama

I do have the Reva box so ill give them a try sometime but not in the Necrotic King setup....I am trying to make sure the crew is all undead......the standard crew I have been using and it seems to be able to cover most strats and schemes

Nicodem- Undertaker, Maniacal Laugh an Necrotic King

Madame Sybelle- Not too banged up and Bleeding tongue

Izamu- Decaying Aura

3 Belles

Necropunk

The necropunk has been so good getting me anywhere from 3-6 points most games. Its the strats I am having problems with. Guard the stash has been quite hard s I don't like to split up the crew.

Ill persevere with Izamu at the moment

18 minutes ago, DefyingReality said:

Rogue definitely has his uses, but if Izamu is lacking "punch" you may need to look at how you're using him. Are you keeping him in Nico's bubble? Are you using Necrotic King to give him an extra positive flip on his damage? If he's dying too quickly, have you considered having the Graveyard Spirit babysit him?

Yes to all of that.....except the graveyard spirit....I might be able to find the points to include him...cheers 

I am enjoying my current run with Nicodem and I have been using Izamu. I am thinking about giving the RN a go. Who do you prefer? I have found Izamu great but he seems to be lacking something in the punch stakes at times. What's your experiences and who do you prefer?

On 22/11/2016 at 7:14 PM, Vorschlag said:

If you are taking Sybelle and Belles you have the potential to empty your opponents hand when you need to, might I suggest you consider flesh constructs if not in the starting crew then at least as a priority summon.
 

Reactivate being the reason i guess? what else can they add to the crew? Are you thinking tank?

@Kadeton Well I tried it out today. I played against a mates Dreamer crew. He is very experienced and has played the game for a while, i have never beaten him.

I took Nicodem- Necrotic King, Maniacal Laughter and Undertaker. Sybelle with Not too Banged up and Bleeder lash. Izamu with decaying aura, 3 belles and a necro punk

Strat was headhunter and schemes where convict, hunting party, show of force, covert breakthrough and detonate the charges. I took hunting party and covert breakthrough. I should have taken detonate instead of Hunting Party.

He had Dreamer, Nekima, Teddy, some daydreams and widow weaver.

Highlights of the game- first turn belle lure of widow weaver across the board to be bashed by Izamu. Nekima whispered by a summoned hanged and then lured into Izamu to finish her. Sybelle tanked the Teddy and killed him. Necropunk went off and got me covert. All of those positive flips form Nicodem was incredible. Belles luring with positive flips!! I didnt play as well as I could have I kept forgetting to Mwuhahahaha and so missed out on the card draws all game , lesson learned for next time. I ended up winning 7-5 missing out on the damn hunting party! I really need to think about my schemes more.

My opponent loved my list and thought i played it better than i have since beginning my addiction. A few tweaks and remembering other things and I feel good about the list. Im taking it to a one day tourney on the weekend. Thank you Kadeton and all who have contributed!

Im thinking the on Belles lures will make them even more broken........not to mention Hanged

So assuming i take Sybelle who do you recommend as my beater? I like Izamu and i havent been able to get the Valedictorian to work for me.

I love the look on opponents faces as they nervously glance at the model sitting on his card waiting to unbury....its same look I get when I face him! lol.......

@Kadeton whats your thoughts on Bete Noire then?

So something like

Nico- necrotic King, Maniacal Laugh and Undertaker

Sybelle- not too banged up and bleeding tongue

Izamu- decaying aura

3 belles

Necropunk

Forget about summoning until some corpse markers appear. What about the Vulture to go out and grab corpse markers and bring them back to Nicodem?

Thanks guys....you have re-energised me!

@Kadeton Love it....i really want to try something different! So no corpse bloat or markers to start the game?

Whats your thoughts on killjoy? I love the big fatman....expensive but he reminds me of WoW abominations

Having some troubles with Nicodem at the moment. I get a bit flustered and cant work out what to buy in the crew to start with and when to summon what. I find i am trying to summon hanged early but am i better waiting? I also feel like my positioning is wrong. Where do you put your Nico and how does the crew look like on setup? Is it worth hiring in some condition removal? he is my first and most loved master so i would like to take him as much as i can.

Very entertaining thanks for sharing.

Interesting...I have been thinking about Datsue Bae in my Nicodem crew.....be interested to see peoples experiences

14 hours ago, marke83 said:

Sorry to hijack, but basically the purchase list (ideally) should be something like;

-Nico box, Seamus box, Molly box, McMourning box, Izamu, Mindless Zombies, Shikome, Hanged, Necropunks.. and rest is debatable

Am I on the right track here, missing something or is it really this expensive to start Nicodem properly (aka competitively)? Can you drop something with a good conscious, or perhaps should you add something to make sure you're set? There are 3 other masters coming as well, and some of them maybe playable with these purchases.. but yeah, seems crazy Then again, Nico's model is very very cool..

Looks pretty good....if thats too much you could get by without the Molly box for now....i used to use the crooligans all the time but i love necropunks now and to be honest i hardly ever can fit Phillip in...i like Sybelle as a second henchwoman....or Sebastian if you go down the Poison Nico route

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

My experiences thus far with Nicodem. I have come back to him after making a Yan Lo and then Ramos detour and I am convinced that he can act in a way that is similar to Ramos in some games and more traditionally in others. Is Mortimer a road block to trying new things? Its seems everyone looks at you strange if you mention not taking Mortimer and perhaps putting Corpse Bloat on someone else maybe even Nicodem himself.

I get told not to try to reinvent the wheel and i get that, the whole Morty ripping out a spleen then finding a bone is an efficient way to get the summon machine online but how to play Nico where his summoning is a support thing rather than the central thing he does. Maybe I am just playing it wrong but I get carried away with summoning and forget the strats and schemes

OK so what is the best resser counter to Reva then? Apart from Reva....McMOurning?

Nico was my first master and my favourite. I went crazy and bought pretty much the whole faction but barely use a third of it. Auto includes for me are a nurse and Mortimer. Then a beat stick. I love killjoy but he is very expensive and Izamu has some good synergy with :positive flip. I'm in two minds on the whole net wisdom of only hiring what you can't raise. I think it is imperative that you hire a scheme runner if the pool needs one. The later you get going on schemes I find the harder they are to finish. Necropunks are a good tough scheme runners.

So you declare ressers and so does your opponent. Who is the best anti -resser resser? 

People tell me not to use Bete with Nico as he wants to use that 10 she needs. So I am wondering what masters is she best with? Are there any that have a certain synergy with Bete?

Its still a viable tactic but its situational and takes a bit to set up. I look forward to trying him out.

So i am thinking about Gunline Somer just for something different to my other crews. What does his crew look like in this? Any advice on using it would be appreciated as well

I havent got Datsue Ba but i will purchase her this week...sounds like fun

I'd go Ramos. A little more straight forward than Colette i think. I have been playing Ramos for a few months and he is good. Summon spiders support other models. Joss and Howard are great.

Im coming back to my first master having played a good variety of masters over a few months (still havent been playing for six months!) Now that i know the game better i really want to have a good run with Nicodem. First thing i am wondering is what is the best beater for Nicodem? I played a fair bot of Ramos and i liked having Hank. Im thinking I would probably enjoy Killjoy. I ahve -played a bot of Yan Lo and like Izamu too. Rogue Necro looks like fun. Which beater do you use with Nicodem?