AverageBoss Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 The fluff in the new book mentions a little about Monks of the Wandering River. They wear grey and embody the wind. That is all we know. There may or may not be a monk of the 5th river (the fluff says there are five rivers). It might be that Shenlong himself is the one and only monk of the 5th river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeton Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Sensei Yu is a monk of the Wandering River. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godlyness Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 The "5th" river is the river of all the styles. Hence why it is the valley of 5 rivers. Course I could be wrong but hey it makes the most sense. Cause once you are a master of the many styles you hold political power to do things. And should be quite wise in the ways of stuff and things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Sensei Yu is a monk of the Wandering River.He doesn't seem to wear grey, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 He doesn't seem to wear grey, though. He doesn't seem to wear much anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrnyjackal Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 He doesn't seem to wear grey, though. He is Sensi now, so in charge of all four temples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrnyjackal Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 What hitters are people using with him? I've tried Kang and Ototo and Ototo just seems so brilliant with him. Has anyone tried Samurai with him? They seem pretty good choices to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrabbit37 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I used Ototo, Samurai (with Earth +3 wounds), and the Lone Samurai with him last night. It was my first or second time using each of those, so take it with a grain of salt, but being able to move the Lone Swordsman up with healing coming in from Shenlong when he was getting plinked by my opponent's gunline worked very well. Ototo is a beast - he died without killing anyone, but he absorbed a significant amount of attention allowing my others to move up field. The Samurai took a position of ranged support in this game just by virtue of the fact I needed someone to put some heat down. Long story short, if you're looking for specifically melee support, Ototo seems the best call. I like the Lone Swordsman, but he needs someone to take some pressure off him too so he's not great as your only melee option. In theory, I think the Samurai could be a fantastic melee option too, but I haven't tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asrian Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 On a side note from observing a couple games - Samurai are brutal in melee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogretyrant Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Hi, regarding shens upgrades swaping I believe there still needs to be one purchased. So in theory he could have one and Yu could have one so you can only have two so it's quite hard to choose which two of the four upgrades to take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adran Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Hi, regarding shens upgrades swaping I believe there still needs to be one purchased. So in theory he could have one and Yu could have one so you can only have two so it's quite hard to choose which two of the four upgrades to take. (0) "Monk of Many Styles:Choose a Limited Upgrade with the Restriction of Shenlong. If another friendly model has the chosen Upgrade attached, discard it. This model may discard a Limited Upgrade it has attached to attach the chosen Upgrade." Shelong needs to have a limited upgrade attached, but he doesn't need to select an upgrade that is in play. The middle sentance just stops 2 models having the same style. So if Shelong has high river attached, then Shelong can pick any of the 4 limited upgrades. After any are discarded from other friendly models Shelong can discard High river to attach his new chosen style. (Which could be the same style as he already had iof you are wanting to abuse the kamitachi). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonkin Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 And then Yu can take the discarded high river style if Yu has taken the Sensei Yu upgrade. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrabbit37 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I've gotten through three games with Shenlong at this point (not a huge set, I accept, but starting to get the hang of his tricks). I've found that he works fantastic with an elite crew that's designed to go after objectives. My most recent showing had him with Izamu, Sensei Yu, a Samurai and a Dawn Serpent. In Turf War, Izamu was able to shore up the middle with Shenlong nearby healing and removing conditions from him. Once my opponent's entire crew took down Izamu, I was able to move in with the Samurai and Dawn Serpent to split focus on them and keep Shenlong healing them back up each turn. Meanwhile Sensei Yu was able to sprint the back of the board grabbing Power Ritual and Bodyguard - he was fast enough and resilient enough that my opponent didn't really get much of an option against him. So far my tactics have tended towards defensive with Shenlong, which he seems to excel at. Has anyone pulled him out more offensively and managed to put a major beat-down on the enemy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDisaster Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 So far my tactics have tended towards defensive with Shenlong, which he seems to excel at. Has anyone pulled him out more offensively and managed to put a major beat-down on the enemy? I've not played with Shenlong yet although he is on my to do list. However some of the more frustrating games against him he has been a support / defensive Master and he does this incredibly well. The only time I played against him whilst he was going all out beat face mode I smashed him senseless. He was so focused on building up Def stance and Burning that when Bishop with Fast was put in his face I double Flurried his Wp and he melted before the 6th attack was even flipped for. He seems to lack any serious punch (At least in my experience) although he managed to take down Killjoy on his own but then he did have Def Stance +4. He didn't wow me when he was using his offensive styles but his defensive styles are so good at moving or protecting his crew. Sensei Yu with Low River Style is the bane of my life. That heal is just plain crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Oh the heal is amazing alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrnyjackal Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Ive had good experience with both offensive and defensive Shen. I usually start the game with High river style build up a few focused and burning and the give my hitters a push then swap out for high and have a push and fast of Yu. With high river style Shen has killed MCM, a rouge necro, rusty alice, a waif and a A bomb (in on turn) and 6 bayo gremlins and half wounds on somer. I tend to play him more defensively in the couple of turns and secure VP then you can play him a bit more offensively. Even if someone a chucks hitter at him he is still have ass to take down. I had Vik of ash and Taylor take 2 activations each to take him out. Yu has taken a serious beat down against chompy, 2 slurids and coppelious and came off almost un scathed, with about Df+8. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Df+8? Do you means defensive +8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godlyness Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 After defensive +3 it's a waste. But being lower river style can get you a lot of defensive. Mind you, you never flip more than 4 cards ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrnyjackal Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Has anyone ever taken wings of wind on Shenlong? Sac a peasent for out of action pushes seems quite useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteAccount Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Has anyone ever taken wings of wind on Shenlong? Sac a peasent for out of action pushes seems quite useful. Shenlong already has 2 very good and important 0 actions for his playstyle, adding a third doesn't seem wise to me and it's also a 2 SS upgrade slot when he already has a pretty low cache. I can see it more as a donation to Sensei Yu since if you don't want to do a stance dancing Yu or care about adding conditions on him it gives him a very good action to use and if Shenlong really needs it, he can go for it himself, so yeah, if Shenlong has a free slot for an upgrade and you don't want to pick up Sensei Yu's personal upgrade, I can see it being a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrnyjackal Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 What upgrades do others tend to use outside of the stances. I usually find myself having a spare peasant late game and enough conditions to do What I need and that is usaully when placement becomes key and a sac for a 4" push doesn't seem to bad and the 3" push at the end of every turn is nice to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insidiously Mad Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I generally find I go upgrade minimal with Shenlong to try and squeeze in more models and SS. Usually just High River to start game. Maybe Blot the Sky if using Archers (though would probably put that on Sensei Yu) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteAccount Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Recalled Training is always worth a slot to get a good round of punching/aoe when he commits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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