Hey all
I just got back from the Scottish GT this weekend and had a whale of a time. Had a brilliant first day where I was top of the draw but got smashed back down into mid table mediocrity day 2. During the weekend I found myself reliant on hiring one particular cheap minion in most games, out of key word: Piglet.
For a measly 4 stones I have a reckless, relatively quick scheme runner with Demise(Delicious Bacon) which can be used for a multitude of options:
Activating near the centreline, dropping two scheme markers in one activation (delicious bacon a third if you fancy).
Being moved into a position and killed by opponent (or yourself) for a scheme marker in hard to reach places.
Torpedoing 15" towards a Take Prisoner target on a final activation of the turn
Moving 10" and still having AP to score strat points or scheme run
Bombing into Outflank position at the end of the turn.
Sitting centrally and running towards a Breakthrough model to deny the opponent their scheme
If you find a way to put shielded on the Piglet you effectively making it fast every turn through Reckless
Reckless is so powerful. The Piglet can stay in relative safety behind some terrain until required. Don't get me wrong, defence 4 and 3 wounds they are extremely easy to kill, so they don't want to be in the thick of the action, but they operate very well down the flanks. You will probably get one good meaningful play with the Piglet before it dies, so use it wisely! And you can even think of their squishyness as an advantage to get you some reliable delicious bacon when you need it!
So yeah, across the weekend I think Piglets scored (or denied my opponent) a net gain of least 2 points in each game I hired it. In some games, even more! They were worth 4 stones every time.
My question to you is: which cheap minions are you finding yourself regularly hiring or relying on in encounters, and why? I'm trying to branch out my hiring pool and curious what you guys have found ☺️🐷