First game with Anya v1...
Very nice master to play.. Schemes were not the best ones for anya (vendetta/assassinate/ claim jump... nothing dealings with schemes markers) versus McM v2
I have played with mei feng v2 for a little time and wanted to change a little with explorers. I think I was influenced by Mei Feng, so i took the center sending sovereign and wells by the sides and brawling with anya/yannic/ rook/winston by the center.
I think theory crafting leads sometimes to want an excess of one thing. During my game with only scheme hazardous it was already way enough to disrupt my opponent play. Hazardous + ability to move ennemies + Card drawing (i particulary enjoy this part given it's a clear limitation of mei feng)
Not as mobile as Mei Feng v2 but very reliable. It's a mix of Spark Leblanc and Mei Feng herself. The fact to only need LOS to make schemes hazardous is really nicer.
Rook is a very solid model ! winston was a bit harder to handle, his role is not always easy to find and rely on finding the right orders activation. Even with operative with her drawing mecanic was really usefull ! (two cards + two schemes in one actvation ^^)
Even without emmisary Anya was quite safe with a brawler well positioned aside. She was always pinging herself or attacking with tomahawk (what an attack action this one !!) and then always coming to full health even being poisoned.
My first impressions about this crew are very nice ! Versatile, good card drawing, few anti condition, some mobility and a lot of control and ping damages allowing to avoid some defensive tech !!
Thanks for all the posts, it helped me !