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  1. I am going to have my first game with post-errata Rasputina tommorrow. My opponent declared Nexus. Scenario is Corner Dep, Leylines, Detonate Charges, Vendetta, Death Beds, Let them Bleed and Spread them Out. Thinking of the game, I have realized that beside few games with a new player who never really clicked with the game I played ONE real Malifuax game in the last ~20 months and I feel pretty rusty. I am really keen to hear your advices for this game. I have never played against Cadmus before and all I know is that I need to protect my models from getting Parasite Tokens as long as possible. When it comes to scheme selection, I am leaning towards Death Beds as my first scheme. When it comes to the crew, I was thinking of Hoarcat Pride as my initial loadstone runner, two Silent Ones (one with MT), Envy, Blessed of December and Snow Storm. No Ice Golem because it's too likely to get Parasite Token early and easily.
  2. Rasputina, Abominable seems more susceptible to hard counters: ignoring Armor/Shielded, irreducible damage, Stunned. OG Raspy can easily punish bubble crews. I think in her case the choice may depend entirely on the opposing keyword.
  3. I agree. Ever wanted to pick Envy for free focus but was discouraged due to the countersynergy of Ice Pillars and gun attacks? Now it's no longer the case.
  4. I have recently started playing Syndicate and I find that discussion extremely helpful. How do you guys rate Austera with Anya? After my first Syndicate game I feel I want to make more use of Anya's ability to turn markers into pieces of hazardous terrain and Austera seems to be one of the best models to lay them where they need to be. Also, I would like to try Austera+Yannic+Ngaatoro combination to cycle my hand turn 1 in case it's garbage or just draw few cards if it's not. Also, I feel that placing markers with multiple models on turn 1 to fuel Ingenuity later is a bit of a trap, as you very often want to concentrate on that stage of the game. I really missed these focused hits on turn 2. Austera's Nature's Rejuvenation seems like a more efficient way to draw cards, as you need only one marker to draw 3, discard 1.
  5. They all seem fine for the beginner. Ivan is a summoner, but he needs only one purchase beside his core box to cover his entire summoning pool. Are you looking for a more specific answer (explaining gameplay, priority purchases etc.)?
  6. No master is too difficult if you are keen to learn the game. On the other hand, if you are looking for an easy-to-pick game for casual play, then probably every master is too difficult. Malifaux demands a certain degree of devotion, otherwise it's hard to have fun with it. At least that's what I've learned teaching new players recently. Responding to your question more directly: masters who can act independently from other models (i.e. don't rely on their support/are less synergistic with their keywords) are as a rule easier to play for the first few times; also, I find beaters and summoners easier to pick for beginners than support- or disruption-oriented masters. However, since summoners require a lot of purchases it is usually not recommended to begin with them. It means that you can probably cut off from your list following masters: Seamus, Molly, Jack Daw, Pandora, Zoraida, the Dreamer and Colette. All of them (maybe except the Dreamer, who is pretty boring but has poweful keyword) are super fun to play once you know what you're doing, btw.
  7. interesting, personally I find Snow Storm pretty bad and would rather hire two Kaltgeists.
  8. She's a huge improvement over her OG version, who is, let's be clear on that, among the worst designed masters in this edition. Creating Ice Pillars via bonus action is how it should be from the beginning. What I like the most is that she makes other models better too. Wendigo was a very weak totem (ever tried to create an ice pillar with him?), now it's great being able to use northern winds easily. Ice Golem needed suboptimal models to support it's mobility, now it needs nothing except northern winds from Raspy and Wendi. Not to mention that there will be more ice pillars aka corpse markers for him to heal, boost his damage or make his hazardous aura stronger. On the other hand, new Rasputina is very susceptible to counterplay, as her crew relies on armor and shielded and she's very vulnerable if Stunned. And Kaltgeists are absurdly good.
  9. after looking at all effigies I came to a conclusion that you want most of them. Shadow, Hodgepodge and Intrepid seem to be high priority purchases, Arcane is good if you don't bring Serena or if you need as many condition removals as possible, Carrion is good against some crews or in certain scenarios (set up a kill of a soulstone user), the rest can be probably skipped.
  10. yeah, at first glance his attack looks like nothing special, but a) Stunned can be very potent against some models as it basically turns them off or makes them very, very vulnerable (btw. I wonder how impactful will be releasing more and more models that can apply Stunned for the meta) and b) range 2'' is really frustrating to deal with. Not to mention all those scenarios when you catch someone off the guard and deal 6 damage in single attack. It reminds me of Execute on Kirai's and Seamus melee attacks: "Have you played against Kirai already?" "Yes, many times, I know what she does" [three turns laters] "So, you tell me you have no cards nor stones? Ok then: walk, walk, charge, your master is dead."
  11. I think it's the laziest design ever It puts the entire Fading mechanic on its head. You should rather get some compensation for having an empty hand, like positives to flips or something else what increases survivability of your Keyword models or punishes enemy for engaging in opposite duels with them.
  12. I am really excited for the first batch of nerfs to your shiny-shiny faction... 😈 beside that, I can't wait to get my ordered DUA/Umbra boxes. Ivan has one of my favourite sculpts in the game so far - he's going to be a blast to paint!
  13. I have watched the game and enjoyed every minute of it. Well deserved victory.
  14. If other TT keywords are not aesthetically appealing to you, then you should probably stick to English Ivan. In any case you should know that Youko's profile has been entirely reworked in the latest errata. The way Malifaux is played is that players declare masters before they compose their crews. If your Colette (who was also heavily changed in the last errata btw.) friend knows what is coming (s)he has to adjust and pick other models. I understand that (s)he may not have a large collection yet, but the very nature of the game requires having at least some options. Having said that, Ivan is indeed a very strong master, and Colette used to be one of the strongest (not sure how she fares now after the nerf), but in competitive scene she was played mainly with models outside of her keyword, so if your friend stays mainly in keyword (s)he may get different impression (especially if you insist on playing the latest, i.e. nerfed, version of Colette's profile). Anyway, I hope you will find the way to make the game enjoyable for everyone.
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