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^As a Strat, shame you can only use it one one of them. But probably for the best

Omnomnomnomnom.

Spoletta, is the 3MW on that table normally on a 6, or on a 6+?

 Dysartes wrote:
Spoletta, is the 3MW on that table normally on a 6, or on a 6+?

Interesting question... no it doesn't, so a result of 7 and 8 would crash the game, but it is probably specified in the stratagem. My PA still has not arrived...

By the way, rereading it, the mawlock was a bit better. On a result of 4-5 you got d3 MW, so the boosted mawlock will inflict 1 MW on a result of 1 and d3 on a result of 2 and 3. Quite nice.

Some food for thought re: Mawlocs: Presumably if you want to make the most of the strat, you'd come in turn 2, burrow turn 3, and come in again turn 4. So unless you burrow turn 5 and re-appear turn 6 (dangerous, since if the game ends at the conclusion of turn 5, a burrowed Mawloc is considered killed), you're getting just two opportunities to inflict mortal wounds.

So for the cost of ~100pts and 2CP you're looking at 2.33MW per unit you catch in each of those two opportunities. If you can grab 2-3 units each time then that's around 12MW.

A Neurothrope has a roughly similar cost, fills an HQ slot, and if it keeps spamming Psychic Scream and Smite does around 4MW per turn (assuming it passes its psychic tests). So if it can stay alive for three turns, it does a comparable amount of damage to the Mawloc over four turns, and without costing any CP.

The Neurothrope is also more vulnerable, can be Denied, and can't choose its targets, so it's more likely to waste MW on chaff. However, it starts hitting earlier, giving it more ability to contribute to the outcome of the game.

Thinking about scaling, two Mawlocs to stagger their attacks might be doable, but you're looking at one of them not coming in until turn 3. There's a good chance the game will be decided by then.

I dunno. Taking one to maximize the stratagem might be useful, but I'm not totally sold just yet.

 catbarf wrote:
I dunno. Taking one to maximize the stratagem might be useful, but I'm not totally sold just yet.

Likely won't be able to burrow, because your opponent has to not charge you. Used to be, with Scything Talons, you made too few attacks to do anything. However, with -1AP Scything Talons, that math is a little different than before! It becomes dangerous to toss a throwaway squad of guardsmen at it.