A slightly different Tara list requiring help selecting between two 2ss upgrades.

[OracleToronto]

So I have been in a list building zone for a few weeks now while reading or listening to any tactics I can find on a plethora of different masters. I have to say reading the fluff piece in the newest book about Tara and Karina and their weird relationship and the amount of personality Tara has peaked my interest - as did an AP controlling play style. I am happy that they have "fixed" Karina considerably by giving her the "Faces Of Oblivion" 0 upgrade as I felt it would be a shame to not play these girls together. I then started pondering ways to improve her odds of getting the necessary crows - adding Hana was an easy choice granting me a +1 hand size... and then I gazed over at my two Bloodwretches from my starter kit and thought ... wow If i toss the "I pay better" upgrade on Hana and have a bloodwretch activate within the 10" (while already having "fast" added on it by Tara at the beginning of the turn) - it could discard a card to gain Focus, Activate "rage builds" for 1 AP then charge for the remaining 2 Ap. Taking advantage of it's "Furious charge" rule This would give the model 2 Ml 6 attacks with double positive flips - and a positive flip and +1 to damage giving it an impressive spread of 3/4/6 and anytime damage makes it through you'd draw 2 cards and discard one.  With the potential of drawing through an additional 9 cards a turn I feel like fishing out the high Crows for Karina just got a whole more likely.

 

So with this in mind I came up with the following List.

50 ss Tara Outcasts List. 

 

Master

Tara

Upgrades: Obliteration Symbiote 

 

Totem

Karina

Upgrades: The Faces of Oblivion

 

Henchamn

Hana

Upgrades: I Pay Better

 

Enforcer

Bishop

 

Minions

Bloodwretch

Bloodwretch

 

Void Wretch

Void Wretch

 

Now comes the tough call - with only 2 ss left do I take Tara's Knowledge of Eternity upgrade or Hana's Ancient Tomes upgrade?

 

    

[SinJ]

I would definitely take Knowledge of Eternity. Positive on Initiative flips is a huge deal. The Bloodwretch seems like a cool model to experiment with. 

[Erorior]

I've thought a lot about Blood Wretches and Tara as well. The potential with fast seems nice and should allow them to hit way above their pay grade. Tell us how it goes!

[OracleToronto]

I am wondering if I should swap one Blood Wretch out for another Void Wretch and use the left over points to purchase Hana's Ancient Tomes upgrade... It feels like I am missing an opportunity if I don't take advantage of her ability to burry targets.