Insidious Madness / Stichted in Henchman led Crews?

[Zwergenkrieger]

Hi all,

in my area there is some uprising interest for Malifaux and we like to play some smaller games with Henchman led Crews for the beginners. Now I looked at my collection and noticed that I haven´t field Insidious Madness and Stitced for quite some time (not to say my last game is around 3 years back).

That being said I like to field both, Insidous Madness and Stichted in our first Henchman led games, but I don´t have any clue which Henchman to choose to get anything out of IM or Stichted. Any advice?

 

Henchmen I already own:

Bad Juju

Candy

Widow Weaver

(if there is any need to get an other Henchman, I eventually will buy it)

 

Thanks in advance!

[INXVI]

With what you currently own, you could focus on lowering WP, that way Candy can use her CA actions more efficiently. The Widow Weaver has her web markers which will lower the WP of models around them, combined with the Insidious Madness' shot action, you could really harm your opponents overall WP. This will lead to your opponent having difficulty passing WP duels (manipulative and Horror from Weaver and her attack actions) 

If teaching players about WP manipulation seems a bit off putting, you could simply play with Stitched and Bad Juju, nice damage spreads, introduction to multiple rules and abilities (hard to kill, regeneration, hard to wound) then as time progresses, throw in the madness for scheme running (an introduction into incorporeal models and a faster model) then maybe the Widow Weaver to teach them how models can manipulate others and shutdown others.