Cranky Old Man

OK good to know. I'm playing in a tournament this weekend coming and for the first time playing Neverborn. Trying to work out which masters to use.

Post nerf what are the changelings adding to the crew?

Thanks Ill probably try your idea @Maniacal_cackle but swap Candy out for the Rex. 7 model crews do worry me. I feel more comfy at 8 but i guess that's just timidity. I guess between the emissary and rex should be ok. I also worry about ending up with no targets for the Autumn Queens upgrade.

I might drop the waldgeist and add a rougarou then give ancient pact to both Knights The Rex is so many points so its either him or the emissary. I heard that hungry land markers are not good for the Knights. Messes the board up to much. I would love to run the emmi as I have the zoraida avatar which is perfect.

Thanks for the replies @hydranixx you don't rate Ivan into any of the strats?

Cheers...in truth I dont have the rougarou or bultungin but i will get them. I have heard that Rougarou are not optimal but I am happy to get them and give them a try. I just thought that the Waldgeist are at least tanky enough to be a good second choice behind the Knights. Thanks for the reply

Greetings. I am about to embark on a journey into the Fae. I think the Autumn Queen is one of my favourire sculpts. First game is purely learning for me so I am not worried about schemes or strats. I am going to start with this list, Autumn Queen and Gorar Aeslin 2 Autumn knights 2 Waldgeist Malisaurus Rex 6 stones It may not be optimal but again I am trying to see the combinations etc. 4 minions give me backup for the upgrade. I plan to use other minions at a later point. I know there isn't much scheming ability except for abilities from Aeslin and Titania. So i would be looking at taking this is killy or tanky pools. I shall report back on the first game.

One of mates used the Boar in a Marcus crew last night and its solid. He was able to teleport from a forest acroos a building and into Marcus' severe aura. Was pretty cool. I am stealing idea where possible

I cant see it getting accepted here in Sydney. There are those players though who take forever to get an activation done. Its fine on a weekend where you have the time to play more than 3 hours but its frustrating at a tournament when you get to turn three more than 50% of the time. As a result in a tournament I am more likely to take schemes I know I can get the first point easily but the second may not be. I am not sure what the answer is. There was a player in the area that we termed as glacial in his games. He might only get to the end of turn because he is dithering. Its very disappointing when you lose a place in the tourney because you didn't generate enough VP over the course of the tournament.

Ok I will just have to get it on the table and see how it fairs

No ping from Pandora 2. Only Pandora 1 has Misery on front of card

How are you keeping Molly up with the crew? Mots of pushes etc but its seems she will fall behind?

I love how people are unsettled by this but how about Seamus? Murders prostitutes and then raises them from the dead to do his bidding. or McMourning who performs experiments on the living and the dead, or Raputina who commands a cult of cannibals, or the worst of them all Nellie! Leve is as bad as Seamus just less insane. So if you DMH Leve for being what he is then DMH Seamus. I dont want any DMH. Im still shattered by the DMH of my two favourite master Nicodem and Ramos.

Is the self heal the ennui trigger off losing interest?

He was my claim jump. Silly decision I know. I thought the fact that his demise was good he was perfect for it. Live and learn

I have just recently acquired the Pandora 2/ Collette 2 box. Has anyone tried out Dorian? I have him all painted and ready to go but I am unsure what his role should be in a Tyrant Torn crew.

Honestly I haven’t really tried the crooked men and even less the drowned. If I took Jaakuna I would think about a drowned My normal Daw crew New Jack Daw Crew (Resurrectionist) Size: 50 - Pool: 7 Leader: Jack Daw The Whisper Totem(s): Lady Ligeia Hires: Montresor Hanged Grave Spirit's Touch Guilty Guilty 2 Dead Outlaw Dead Outlaw 2 I like the outlaws for schemes but I could drop them both for a hanged with gst, but I would to keep my friends. Hanged are one of the most busted models in the game.

I love Jack and his crew. The problem is most of my meta just get salty and with good reason. Played right Jack can be so oppressive and not a fun experience to face. It’s a shame because I love the lore and I got my Jack pro painted, now it is gathering dust.

Played my first game post nerf with Ivan. I lost to Kaeris 2 by 7-6. Now that Ivan no longer has Umbra as his keyword Gibson cant heal him. I am thinking a hopeful prospect but their heal is on ram trigger so its not reliable. Is there any better heals? The main problem was my opponent kept focusing on killing Mordrake so the 2 irreducible to Ivan to bring Mordrake back built up with no way to heal him. Seeing as they are so cheap i could have built in redundancy with two prospects. Any tips?

I am currently expanding my Explorers. Painted I have McCabe, Ivan and Cooper. I am in the process of painting Seeker and Syndicate. So my questions is what masters in the faction are the best picks for various pools. Schemey i think McCabe is good but how about other masters? Picks for Turf war? OCM

I have played against her a few times. Bubble crews hate her. I was playing Lord Cooper against her and he just kept summoning Ikyro and other models into base contact with Cooper who cant disengage. Gwisin are great bodyguards for Kirai or Datsue Ba. I played another game against her with Reva 1, that went the other way because Pyres are really good at chipping away, remember incorporeal doesn't work against damage from burning as its not an attack action. So be careful against crews that can give you poison or burning. As long as you activate Ikyrio before Kirain you can get Ikyrio back in the same turn as she is killed. Irreducible damage is scary for any master or henchman.

You should play Lady J. The best way to learn this game is to dive in. If he gets smashed you need to debrief and have him plan for the next game. You learn more from a loss than a win. It is a cliche but its true. Malifaux is a steep learning curve. While he is playing you can guide him. If he is about to activate a model and you think he should activate another pose him the question are you sure? Then have him look at the units cards and see what he could possibly do different. Get him to pick one crew and then play it for at least 10 games. Make sure he knows early games are about learning the crew at the expense of worrying too much about the strats and schemes. It is worth the effort.

Great post @ShinChan The draugr have never done much for me. I like a lampad in leylines- they can move 15 inches per turn . Reva to me is the crews beater and so i take Killer Instinct to make sure terrifying and manipulative doesn't stop me . Bone piles are a must for healing and condition removal- last game against McMourning Reva ended up with 31 poison! Restless spirit and Dead rider are core pick for me too. Wanyudo i love. Deacon is a fun pick but he isnt needed.Vincent I just never take, I should give him another go. I havent tried Bete in Reva but I will give it a go.

I must admit I do love playing Molly. I have the nightmare collette crew and I love those models. I might rotate through few crews and see where I end up. I am painting up Jedza and it’s crew and I still love English Ivan. Maybe I need to be more patient with my games. I am usually trying to score points asap and this leads to overextending usually get picked off after that. Thanks for the reply Maniacal

I have been thinking long and hard about my play style. I think I run into trouble when i have to be Aggressive and go on the offense. I am really bad at chess because I cant see more than a move ahead. Is there a keyword that favours a defensive reactive style? I know just git good but I have been gaming for 30 odd years and the armies I played in for example Warhammer was the dwarfs. Very much a defensive and reactive force. So can you help? Suggestions?