Dark Reaper

Mage will be amazing, I have no doubt about that. Getting a 1/2/3 heal from activating a Lawyer is pretty insane. Should be good with cointerspell models, flurry, rapid fire and so on and so on. We also sorely need the marker removal.

I am less sure about the Gatling Gunner, but against long range threats he can be clutch and there are a few fun things you can do with that gun, especially in a Lucius crew. I also like the fact that he can shoot at someone engaged with one of your models, and if they really don't want you to take an interact, they may cheat down and allow you to get a cheatable 2/4/6 flip. I am unsure of how often that will happen in a really game though 

1 hour ago, Yore Huckleberry said:

The trouble in Symbols is that if they're fast, they're probably engaged. Break the Line I think they've got a potential cute trick of charging to pine-box something and then interacting to move a marker ... but I'm VERY unconvinced that Marshals is our best keyword into that strat ...

I really like Marshals in GG2, but I agree that BtL is probably their weakest strat. I don't think I have ever been able to make a Marshal crew that I have been happy with that has had more than 7 models, which is obviously going to be a problem in BtL. They are also very slow for such an interact heavy strategy.

13 hours ago, Legislat said:

Or it will be a walk 4 bulky model with a questionable attack and obscure bonus action. Who knows?

YES! Another one of those, just what we needed!

He will obey Meredith to spam more simple duels, is what he is saying.

I think We Are Legion shuts that down quite well. Between shielded and We Are Legion, they really need to be bunched up to do any significant dmg.

4 minutes ago, admiralvorkraft said:

You're playing Lucius, you have better cards

Didn't think about that, sorry. When he cheats the Red Joker, I'll just play my RJ+1 and be fine. 

The two biggest problems are going to be that the emissary still exists and can be relented against for min2 and that Archivist has wp6 against a stat5 obey.

7 hours ago, Whut said:

Can you post the Strat/Schemes please? I'm wondering why there are 2 Treasure Maps

Nests don't have a bonus action, so there is no competition for the one granted by treasure map which can be useful for removing pyre markers. Also, deadly pursuit is pretty decent.

39 minutes ago, Maniacal_cackle said:

From my understanding of the Russian meta, many crews take pale rider + lone marshal (and phiona for that matter), regardless of crew.

Not just the Russian meta 😛

Double Rider is pretty much what I would take into any terrifying. Phiona is more of a tank and probably not needed here.

Lone Marshal has an effective range of 21", ignoring concealment, terrifying and manipulative. With stat7 and focus, he can easily do mod/severes of 4/5 plus critical strike.

1 hour ago, trikk said:

Compare Witchling Thrall to Student of Viscera  

No, I prefer not to. 😛

You are coming off as very hostile in this thread, even if swapping crews could be a good idea. There are ways to play against Dreamer, no doubt, but he is a strong master that will need some clever counter picking, which is what this thread is all about. 

I have had very good success against Dreamer by picking good, ruthless, ranged models. I like Dashel, Steward and Lawyer(s) to support Pale Rider and Lone Marshal. You should have easy access to focus (foul mouthed motivation, which helps as moderate dmg will do so much more than weak against a plethora of armoured or incorporeal models. 

Pale Rider and Lone Marshal are your best friends here. Ruthless shooting, irreducible dmg from PR and anti-summon from LM helps a ton.

The Judge isn't actually DMH, even though the OG one was killed by Nicodem. Use him to your heart's content. If you bought the Guild faction pack, he even has his own card.

The Damned does push though. 

Corvis is a very flexible piece. He brings a little bit of anti/scheming card draw, some damage (execute and show aside on demand with stat7 is great, especially considering those he push can take dmg from hazardous schemes), he gives you a bit of intel (and another source of ping) with his bonus and he can use pressure if needed (much easier if you set up a scheme with Austera or Anya). He also drains your opponents hand if they try to attack you. I like him, but he is not your typical beater henchman in any way.

35 minutes ago, Giovanni Canzanella said:

I like Austera and Twigge in this list, I can't wait to test it.
On the other hand, I'm not sure The Damned is worth taking. 8SS is quite expensive, for an enforcer that doesn't seem to synergize that well into Aya's comp. In your opinion, what role would The Damned cover into the crew?

He isn't a must-take by any means, but I like his ping dmg whenever someone heals. He is also a very mobile piece, capable of acting independently. 

7 minutes ago, trikk said:

Double shielded + tools is what I bring them for. The obey is just a bonus. As is chatty

Shielded+surge is also really solid.

It depends. You don't necessarily need to cheat if you don't have to succeed the obey and you can use focus to easier get the 9+. There are definitely a lot of things the Lawyers do that I rank higher than being able to obey each other, even if it can be a nice thing. 

4 minutes ago, Maniacal_cackle said:

Nexus has an attack to discard OE gain a parasite, so Corwin may fit in over with that crew.

I have been thinking about this. Between Nexus forcing you to discard for parasites, Corvis forcing you to discard to be on straights and execute, I think he could be a fun pick here.

I played the following Anya list in a Symbols game the other day.

Anya
Sovereign

Corvis
Winston
Emissary
Austera and Twigge
The Damned
6SS Cache

There is so much ping dmg in this crew between all the small healing bursts, shockwaves and Anya's shenanigans. Your opponent can barely cheat against your myriad of stat6 and 7 attacks as Corvis will always come in and ping his executes. Sovereign's shockwave can also force a lot of cards out of your opponent's hand.

@Legislat fantastic post. I agree with literally everything you said.

Lawyers are literally the only minions I ever hire (aside from a very infrequent use of Pathfinders, or a Changeling or two in Lucius). In a recent grand tournament, I hired a Mounted Guard once in five games as the only keyword model in Dashel, and then only because the strategy was symbols.

There are too many dud choices in the faction, so you basically take the few that are competitive. I am 100% sure that Guild is the faction that would be most hamstrung by any nerfs at this point as the second best models aren't nearly good enough to step up and take the place of the current best choices. That being said, the card draw on the Dispatcher is too good and probably needs to be changed.

May have been something on my end. They are all there now.

There is only one model for Hopeful Prospect, minion (2) and one model for Botanist, minion (3)

Yes, you can. The plentiful number refers to the current number of models on the board. 

Agree to disagree. Relatively cheap models locking down quite a big portion of the opponent's crew in that way is in itself very good.

Crocket can make the Sand Worm take quite a lot of stat6 min3 attacks with his gun. Seems pretty impressive for a 6SS model tbh. With the right cards the Sand Worm could be able to make 5 (or if the stars align, 7) attacks in a round, which is obviouslty devastating.