Shadow Emissary and Misaki

[Rurouni Benshin]

Hi all,

As the title suggests, I have a question concerning the Emissary's upgrade, for Misaki.  If Misaki happens to kill 2 or more enemy models on the same attack (ie - Blast damage from Thunder), would she generate an additional general AP for each model killed?

Thanks!

[BigHammer]

edit: no longer relevant

Edited November 4, 2015 by BigHammer
FAQ/Errata changes

[Rurouni Benshin]

Yes. It's hilarious(ly broken). If you can get it to work.

lol... Yeah... I think I've found my new favorite Master to play against Dreamer...

[BigHammer]

edit: no longer relevant

Edited November 4, 2015 by BigHammer
FAQ/Errata changes

[Rurouni Benshin]

I have a feeling stuff like that only works once against each player.  Once you've seen it happen to you once, people tend try to avoid stuff like that from happening again.

[Kolath]

Yes, it does work that way. In a game last night against McCabe I managed to use 8 AP to kill 5 models (including dismounted McCabe) in a single activation. It was turf war, so folks were clustered, I had Shadow Emissary in the center, and basically just ping-ponged through his team. Killing two traps with a blast gave me enough for the final charge to kill McCabe. The best part is I discarded Recalled Training at the start of the activation to get on every single flip (attack and damage). It was glorious! But I felt kind of dirty for abusing something so broken.

I call this technique "the Misaki Bomb"

[BigHammer]

Note that, as of tonight's FAQ and Errata, this is no longer the case. Should have kept our fat mouths shut. The ability now only triggers once per turn, and only grants one AP, regardless of how many models are killed/sacrificed. Alas.

[Rurouni Benshin]

To be honest, it's the right decision on their part.  On a side note, I did get to play Misaki before the errata came out.  I did manage to kill 2 enemies in a single activation, but it wasn't the game changer that I thought it would have been.  It did allow me to accomplish one scheme easier though.  Aside from that, it was pretty good.

[Tawg]

Still seems good to me

The biggest issue I see is if over the turns, the Emissary simply doesn't keep up with Misaki, running all over the place murdering things.

[Rurouni Benshin]

Positioning with the Emissary is very important.  Part of the idea is to draw people towards the Emissary, and having Misaki kill the things around it.  If you need to go hunting after models after that, likely that you're already in a pretty good position to win the game already.