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But more seriously, interesting ideas! I think buffing/using zombies more is a good idea, but also even with these changes might still be pretty weak? He still wouldn't feel like he has any real master level AP. Perhaps something where he could do damage based on number of zombies nearby?

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I don't like to comment too much on specific players, but I believe David Longtin is basically the sort of player that always prioritizes playing the most busted thing. I don't know of him ever doing well in events except with things that deserve a nerf. So that's not a good argument IMO xD Which can be a real asset, as he loves stress-testing things, which can help provide some guidance. That said, the original intention was to focus on how to beat Damian with the tools we have, so I'm getting side-tracked.

Oh, stunned (or slow) seem great because that one AP tax on Damian is actually pretty significant! Didn't matter that he could just remove it, still costs an AP which is pretty great. The crew only has a few super valuable AP, so if you can negate that you're in great shape. Hard to wound is also very good against the crew, although there's a lot of times when it isn't enough.

I just got a game in against Damian 2 with Yan Lo. It was my opponent's first time with Damian. I lost 4-3. I think Yan Lo has some legs. There's lots of tricks to AP tax the crew which goes a long way. I attacked him on multiple flanks. I also went very aggressive so that he didn't have time to supercharge his configuration. I had 2 soulstone gamin dead by first activation of turn 2 (unfortunately couldn't kill both before turn 1 ended). By turn 4 I had him down to two House the Soul models, but that was so late in the game I'm not sure it mattered a ton. More relevant was the AP taxing I could do at tha point. I lost, but I chose a bad scheme. If I had chosen a better one I might have tied. My opponent made a lot more mistakes than I did, so that's not a good sign... But will keep testing Yan Lo. The superior mobility to pick apart his backline goes a long way, but this isn't a great GG for superior mobility.

Apparently Witness went 15-1 at the last big American tournament (with the 1 loss being to a Damian player that pivoted to Hoffman). So uh... maybe we will be able to conclude broken sooner than I thought 🤣 Anyone from that event have insights into any of the tactics raised here?

So are you suggesting that if I have an ability that does something like "stagger all models within pulse 2 of the target", then the target gets staggered? Typically these sorts of actions either say the target and models within pulse 2, or leave the target out so that it isn't affected. EDIT: hidden bombs on mcmourning 2 as an example.

See the Wong FAQ - the object that is ignored is the one you're drawing LOS from. So I think it works!

He can draw range and los from another model, so can be in the pulse.

Unbound at the time of the posting, but I think there was another tournament with Damian dominating where I heard complaints about both! This is my first plan against him - use superior mobility to try to snipe all the little guys. One issue is apparently his board coverage is WILD since all the members of the crew can draw range from 5+ different places with Damian 2. Carrion Emissary I'm pretty sceptical of. He'll die in 3 hits xD And is a model that struggles generally anyway. Dead rider + reaping carrion emissary does some work, but I don't think it could do work fast enough here 😕 Still, maybe worth a go, or the effigy accomplice combo! Assuming you can hit past all that card draw xD Yeah, my hope is to bring armored, stone using models so that they have reduction against both titles. Damian 2 can remove it in an aoe (including on himself), but efficient stun should act as a bit of a tax at least. Yeah, I was thinking Pandora seems good as she's got so much expendable chaff and her luck thief does serious work here. Plus Ancient Pact negates the Inkfingers initiative advantage to a degree. I don't believe this is correct (you use those abilities using YOUR configuration, so the obey-er has no configuration to work with Hopefully I sort of addressed everyone's points! I do think killing all the backliners seems very promising if you can do it, but I'm not sure how many crews can run past the front line without dying... I suspect Yan Lo will probably do pretty okay, but I already kinda feel he's broken so that's not a good sign if he's the main answer for Ressers xD

Right, recently Witness just smashed an event in the World Series, and so naturally questions are being raised about power levels. However, it's not uncommon for a master to smash an unprepared meta. The true test of a master's power level is to what degree a prepared meta can take them on IMO. So... What are people thinking can actually counter Witness? What can you reasonably declare into Arcanists that can deal with Witness, and what do you tech or do to defeat the keyword? My personal take is that you generally can't determine if a master is broken for probably 3-4 months after release. So in the mean time... Let's tech and figure out what we can try!

Haha, I still think about this sometimes with wishful thinking 😂

You can get three suits (card plus stag plus stone for example), but you may only declare multiple triggers if you have something that specifically let's you. For example horseman leveticus or damian, unbound.

*ears perk up* But yeah, I think that marker-based control tends to be pretty weak, at least in the vassal meta. The vassal meta has boards that heavily incentivize being able to bypass terrain, and so people will bring crews prepared to bypass terrain even before they see you're declaring Titania.

What if Nexus isn't really OP, but you just have to hire a horde crew into nexus and we aren't uses to doing that 🤨

It's also potentially big that she's just another scoring body on the table. Like 4 turns of support and one turn of scoring covert ops can be huge.

I'm hearing some people think he isn't even that good in GG3, so I'll have to do some more testing to see if he is as good as I think xD

If this is successful, maybe it can be an annual thing! Already got three maps submitted and it's the first day the channel has been open on discord

If we had access to new assets, we could discuss getting them uploaded.

I used to run starter events where I get a bunch of sign-ups and get 5-10 people to commit to try the game for four weeks. There's some old threads on these forums you can search for in Malifaux discussion by me, or I may be able to dig them up later. I haven't made an updated one for GG3. The starter box situation is such that I'd possibly ignore the existence of starter boxes if you can provide decks and scheme markers yourself.

Well, the vassal maps haven’t been updated in a systematic way in a while, so it is time to have a Month of Merry Map-Making. Welcome to the Creativity Festival! Here’s how it works: Make sure you’re on the Malifaux Vassal LFG discord server: https://discord.gg/hrGpMHH8BF Read the rules in the Creativity Festival channel. Deadline: September 25th (sunday). We’ll review the maps and approve all that seem appropriate. We’ll also be deleting some old maps to make room. Tips for making maps: Remember to save the file as an Observer, not a player. When labeling heights, use the individual size of each item (for instance a size 1 rock on a size 2 hill should be marked as height 1). If you need helpful tips or feedbacks, ask in the discussion thread for your map. Follow the Wyrd guidelines for making boards (summarized below) Terrain should follow the World Series terrain definitions (where applicable). If you wish to use a type of terrain that is not defined, you can request that we define it. Wyrd Guidelines for Boards: Proposing maps for being deleted: You may also use the Creativity Festival Submissions channel to suggest that particular maps be deleted. Just list the map and a brief (2-3 sentence) explanation of why the map should be retired.

So uh... Don't want to give spoilers, but the first turn is worth a watch xD

I don't know. Min 3 with brilliance, a bonus to draw three most times, rig the deck 3, come play at my table... I think she has a ton of useful tools xD

Too expensive for what he does, and I think people don't like that the black blood hurts the rest of the crew. I'm no expert, and most people hate Gwyneth, but I think she's awesome so I'd swap Graves for Gwyneth and then give it a go. But honestly I recommend playing every model that you buy. Every model that I manage to assemble and paint sees table time, because I like to fully test out models and not just listen to internet advice. Malifaux is really a game of discovery, and you can discover a lot of cool tricks that people miss.

My suggestion would be to get the core of what you want and start playing some games. I bought two boxes to start, and played that for about six months getting the hang of everything.