Non-Master list

[EntrepeNinja]

There is a window that starts at 40 stone while descending where you can choose a henchman lead or a master. Has anyone ever? Is there a henchman/list that makes that worth it?

[Math Mathonwy]

They are great when you need to give a beginner a fair chance while still allowing you to play hard.

[zFiend]

They are great when you need to give a beginner a fair chance while still allowing you to play hard.

 

Other than that, propably not. 

[Hateful Darkblack]

Yeah, it's great for demo matches and handicap games.

[Vile the mad]

As others have mentioned, useful for demos or to give yourself a challenge. You can get some cool stuff going with "leader" restriction upgrades that become available to them however!

[Malicte]

There are a couple of 40ish stone lists run by henchmen that are remarkably effective.  Dashel plus a guild gunline, or a neph grow list led by Barbaros, for example.  I've also seen good success with a Toshiro-led summoner list.  But generally no, you're going to be at a disadvantage against the same list led by a master.

[Ratty]

I've seen a horrific Young Nephilim, Nekima list used by someone on vassal. It just steamrollered his opponent.

[Matney X]

I was part of a 3-way game where we kept our Masters locked in a cage in the center.  I was playing Mei, another player was playing Ramos, and the third was playing McCabe, each with their crew box give or take a minion.

Kang is a damn nightmare, and since I didn't have to think about Mei's Railwalker from the get go, I was able to run the Rail Workers in a bubble around him for the buffs he gives.  Even after all the Masters were out, the Henchmen were doing more of the heavy lifting.

I don't remember a whole lot about that game, except that it was fun and Joss vs. Kang tends to end in favor of whoever gets the first hit off and is a blast to play.

[EntrepeNinja]

I was part of a 3-way game where we kept our Masters locked in a cage in the center.  I was playing Mei, another player was playing Ramos, and the third was playing McCabe, each with their crew box give or take a minion.

Kang is a damn nightmare, and since I didn't have to think about Mei's Railwalker from the get go, I was able to run the Rail Workers in a bubble around him for the buffs he gives.  Even after all the Masters were out, the Henchmen were doing more of the heavy lifting.

I don't remember a whole lot about that game, except that it was fun and Joss vs. Kang tends to end in favor of whoever gets the first hit off and is a blast to play.

 

I am in love with this concept.... It's part race part king of the hill... Awesome.

 

ENinja

[Matney X]

It required (2) to open the cage, too, and every Master was in their own -- I believe McCabe was out first, then Mei, and Ramos took another couple of turns to get out.  This could probably be cleaned up to be a legitimate Story Encounter.