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Painted up Vincent and Reva and now to finish the box. In the meantime does Vincent have any synergy with other masters that you can tell? Extra cards with Nicodem means getting a big hand and running through cards. Any other ideas?

6 hours ago, Rurouni Benshin said:

I've always taken only 1 Peasant and summon the 2nd on Turn 1, and have found that to be more than adequate.  I've also played the Emissary along with Sensei Yu, and have yielded some very good results. 

Perhaps my most common/favorite tactic on the opening turns would be this chain of activations:

Turn 1:  Peasant summons second Peasant.  Both cast "Gifts of the Temple" on Shenlong.
1.  Monk of Low River gains Focus +3 from 1 AP and (0) action (while within 6" of Shenlong) and walks once.
2.  Shadow Emissary removes Focus +3 on said Monk, and draws 3 cards.  Uses "Rite of Strength" on Sensei Yu to push him 4" and give him "Fast". Takes a walk towards the Monk.
3.  Sensei Yu uses all 3 AP to "Airburst" 3 different models (usually Shenlong is one of them) and gains Focus +3 from each AP used for "Airburst"
4.  Rest of crew goes, and sets up Shenlong for a Charge on Turn 2.  At this point, Shenlong usually has Burning and Focus +1.

Turn 2:  Shenlong switches out to "High River Style" if he hasn't already.
1. Shadow Emissary removes Focus +3 on Sensei Yu, and draws 3 cards.  If he's within walking distance of a target, I'd walk and then attack the target, and if not, I use "Rite of Strength" again on Sensei Yu.
2. Sensei Yu uses "Airburst" and "Mighty Gust" on Shenlong, further bolstering him for a Charge.

The possibilities with this crew are pretty vast, if you look at how much board manipulating you have access to.

Very helpful thanks! Whats your normal list outside of Shenlong, Peasant, Yu, Emissary and MLR?

Great report! Love to see the different tactical decisions made with Shelong turn by turn as to style taken etc.....im sold. Going to pick up the Shenlong box this afternoon.

So I have Pandora box, Teddy mr Graves, iggy and insidious madness models and I want to get them together and start playing. Now from what I have read on the forums and pull my finger Pandora can be played in a few ways. The one that interests me most is the in your face style. How exactly does this work?

Love it...go with the carrion emissary for the RJ and the effigy for the BJ.....I would go with Nico on the crows myself.....where is the website you can get them made through?

I would love some games...all these time zones confuse me though! :).....On Sydney Australia time I can do most nights from about 7 pm...also always happy ot play a game in a few parts over a few days...Great idea @Bazlord_Prime

My question is when do they appear Wyrds webstore....waiting for Anna Lovelace!

I have been eyeing off Shen Long for weeks and i finally decided to bite the bullet and go for it going to buy his box and the effigy becasue i love the effigies models. Now i already have models from my Ressers that i can use with him temporarily until i can afford to get some more figures. So with Yan Lo one of favourite resser masters I have Yin, Toshiro, Izamu, Chiaki and Komainu I can use in TT. I am thinking Izamu and the Komainu for now. I would steer away from Toshiro but Yin Is a possibility.

So the questions are they ok to play a games and learn Shen Long? Why dont people rate the monks that come in his box? If you had to choice between the Tengu and TTB for the next box which one would you go?

Im thinking :

Shenlong with low river style

Peasant

Yu with promising disciple

Izamu with recalled training

Shadow effigy

2 Komainu

Any help would appreciated.

Love my punk zombies...fun models to paint and to use!

My painting is table top but im happy with it and it stands the 3 foot rule....but i have been so motivated to paint. Painting has always been a chore with other games but with Malifaux its a pleasure.

I have got vassal on my pc but being in Australia means it can be hard to tee up a game with the time difference....message me and lets see if we can get something sorted!

Played my first game of Malifaux just under two months ago. Proud to say this is my ressers collection. All assembled and painted by me except for Seamus,cck, Sybelle and two Belle's. Almost completed the ressers, in the background is some drowned almost finished and the students half done. Reva's crew is undercoated and Kirai's crew is assembled......a few more boxes to buy and my goal of owning an painting all the ressers is in sight! At some point i will get the new Seamus box and paint all of them up! I have never been so productive and played so many games or painted so many models! Malifaux has hit something in me like no game has!

I love the sow but she is a glass cannon.....against a mates one the other night he got her into a pile of my guys and the punk zombie quickly killed her off...in my game with Ulix I managed to get her up into some orderlies faces then due to terrifying survived an attempted lobotomy due to terrifying tests failed....she paralysed everyone in contact with her and managed to gobble up Dr Grimwell.....so she is hit or miss.....she does need Ulix or Somer and other pigs around her....also your opponent will always fear her for her potential....use that to your advantage

 

I can't be really objective because I'm playing Shenlong as an "in your face"-Master and not as an supporter.

But anyway:

1) 1...you summon your 2nd one as soon as initiative is flipped...I prefer Kamaitachi

2) With my playstyle, I prefer Burning...the 2nd is up to you...

3) I always take both. Necessary for my list. You Need the Emissary for card draw mechanics and Yu is your pusher.

4) Misdirection is an autotake for me (I mean...for my playstyle)

5) I'm never starting with Fermented. If I need it due to HTW or similar you can switch it easily.

Tell us more about your style with him.....whats his crew look like?

 

I typically run an 8 model crew with Shen including his peasants. 
 

What does your typical crew contain?

Nico was my first master...I just concentrated on a small pool to begin with...made it easier to know him....as I got more models I only played with painted models...made learning him better...

So looking at most factions it would seem that to be truly competitive as a player you need to have a few masters to choose form and mix and match according to strats and schemes and even opponent.....but what if you were an unusual Malifaux player and not plasticrack addicted or could only afford one master in your faction or just wanted to play the one at a tourney. In each faction who is a master that can do it all to at least be competitive and not getting smashed all day?

A mate won the dayglo Pandora box and so I bought it off him cheap as he already has her crew. I picked up a Teddy and Mr Graves purely because I like the models. So whats a good list to start playing with to learn how Pandora works? What should be my priority purchases next? What upgrades should I take with the crew?

Great report. Thanks for sharing!

is Tara really that bad? I keep hearing that she is crap and a real sub optimal choice. Is it people dont know how to play her properly is she in fact a crap choice?

Im interested in the opinions of you learned ressers. I have only been playing for 2 months now and so I dont pick up the links as quick as others. Which master or masters do you think will get the most out of the carrion emissary. It is such a great model and I have just finished painting it.

If i want to get quick Chi i just bash Izamu....his armour mitigates half of the damage and then I can do it again i then heal with Yan Lo then he can attach his 2 ss upgrade straight away.....if i really want i can use Izamus self heal as well...

 

Take 3 and izamu

 

I like the cut of your jib

I have nearly finished my three crooked men and i love the models....has anyone used them and do they have any synergy with any crews? I think they would be ok with Belles luring people on to the scheme markers that have been shafted. Anything else?

So I have been enjoying my Yan Lo games and I am thinking about taking him into TenThunders...my question is - Is there any synergy bewteen Yan Lo and the Jorogumo? Realy i just want an excuse to field one!

Great thread....loving the reports....your boards look great! Thanks for sharing!