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http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Starting_with_the_Four_Star_Syndicate

Does anyone have experience starting out with this?

Local guy did the Magnus' starter box and Steelhead halbards and cav. Seems like it'd be a good start to about any non-Rhulic/Pirate mercs. I'd have to put Sam and her double D's, Gorman/Epic Eiryss, and the Piper as the next three.

Mercs are likely to be more solo heavy than unit heavy.

I play Four Star as my Mercenaries.

Magnus theme isn't part of the Four Star Syndicate, they're mutually exclusive. Though since Four Star has no special rules I would always recommend checking to see if the list you have can be fielded under a theme list or alternate contract to gain some special rules.

I'd recommend Nyss Hunters over Steelhead gunners and since the Magnus box set is now OOP I see no need to use it as a template. IMO Magnus loves the (sniped) Mule more than he loves other warjacks.

Magnus, Mule, Renegade and Vanguard is a tasty 13 point list, or with thee addition of a Buccaneer a tasty 15 point theme list.

Big question is do we want to talk about Mags, or do we want to talk about 4* in general? If it's the latter both dwarves offer something special to 4* armies, Durgen brings more hitting power with prime and Gorten offers more survivability with solid ground. Also they both have access to the driller, helping somewhat with the normal "how do we deal with high armor" questions mercs often have.

A Dwarf starter would be for Searforge.

malfred wrote:A Dwarf starter would be for Searforge.

Ok, but why? Magnus is hardly the only choice of warcaster for 4* And both dwarves are quite good outside of searforge only lists. Not to mention the other casters available to 4*

Since the only reason to play 4* contract over other contracts is access to models that are unavailable to the other contracts, which are the models that only 4* (not including Magnus/Fiona theme) can take?

Off the top of my head:

pMagnus/eMagnus
Renegade
Croe's Cutthroats
Orin Midwinter
Saxon Orrik
Wrong Eye and Snapjaw
Kell Bailoch

That's the lot right?

George Spiggott wrote:Since the only reason to play 4* contract over other contracts is access to models that are unavailable to the other contracts, which are the models that only 4* (not including Magnus/Fiona theme) can take?

Off the top of my head:

pMagnus/eMagnus
Renegade
Croe's Cutthroats
Orin Midwinter
Saxon Orrik
Wrong Eye and Snapjaw
Kell Bailoch

That's the lot right?

Don't forget the main reason to play 4*, Kayazy assasins.


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Well I don't really want to derail malfreds topic too bad so,
35pt magnus list

Magnus the traitor -6
Renegade x 2 +10
mangler +8
Steelhead halberdiers leader and 9 grunts +6
steelhead heavy cav leader and 2 grunts +6
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist +2
Kell Bailoch +2
Orin Midwinter, Rogue Inquisitor +2
Stannis Brocker +4
Total 35 points and I think it's tier 4, which gives you all the tier bonuses.
Fun army to play and should be fairly competitive.