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This is my first Malifaux list. So here is my 30ss list

Rasputina
2xHoarcat Pride
Myranda
2xGunsmith

If I go down to 25ss I remove a Gunsmith if I go up to 35ss then I trade a Hoarcat Pride for a Sabertooth Cerberus until Blessed of December gets released

Ideas,Thoughts,Critiques

whitespirit wrote:This is my first Malifaux list. So here is my 30ss list

Rasputina
2xHoarcat Pride
Myranda
2xGunsmith

If I go down to 25ss I remove a Gunsmith if I go up to 35ss then I trade a Hoarcat Pride for a Sabertooth Cerberus until Blessed of December gets released

Ideas,Thoughts,Critiques

What is the intended role of this crew? It has more mobility than the typical Raspy crew, and Gunsmiths are good generalists but I'm not seeing the synergy. (Admittedly I don't have access to my cards right now.)

In any case, I'd suggest a Essence of Power: Raspy needs the ability to cheat in damage to maximize her blasts, and the + flip from the EoP is essential for that tactic.

Lol, Ninja'd by the Ancestral Hamster


Can you give us some thoughts on your reasoning behind the model choices?

Generally you see Tina with 2 Silent Ones, 2 Ice Gamins, a Golem, and the Essence of Power totem, which gives Rasputina a soul stone pool of 8 in a 35 ss scrap.

Tina wants models with icy heart so she can arc spells through them, and extend her range. So she can cast the spells through er Ice Gamins or Golem if need be, but she does take -3ca to her casting.

This is where the silent ones come into play. They allow her to extend her range and cast through her to cast a spell at -1ca (which still gives her a 6ca) but at 19 inches away.

How it's done:
December's Curse is a 10 inch ranged spell, having 1 Silent One within 3 inches of her, they can use an ability called North Wind which gives +3 inch boost to ranged abilities from models with Frozen Heart. Then you situate a second Silent One 6 inches away from where you'll end Rasputina's movement. Then activate Rasputina and cast spells through that second Silent One, targeting anything withing 19 inches of Tina (or effectively 13 inches away from that Silent One).

I hear Myranda can work well with Tina, but I have not used her...

Well was using rasputina for ice pillars to provide cover for the gunsmiths and the hoarcats have pass through so they can move through and myranda can heal them and help the pride use voracious. I will use EoP probably more in the 25 and 35 list as it doesnt fit currently in the 30 list.

Hoar cat prides..... I hope you are not getting hung up on the devour spell - its ht 1 LIVING models only (ht2 with 2 prides) and the only faction that is predominantly living are the Guild. If you are going to take them, I always suggest a desperate Merc to join them, as its a very cheap method to heal both prides if they get wounded (and as a consequence, become less effective). You have one pride attack the merc and eat their fill, when the merc dies it generates a free healing flip for a model within 4", so the other pride can get a heal if it needs to.

whitespirit wrote:Well was using rasputina for ice pillars to provide cover for the gunsmiths and the hoarcats have pass through so they can move through and myranda can heal them and help the pride use voracious. I will use EoP probably more in the 25 and 35 list as it doesnt fit currently in the 30 list.

The EoP can use Magical Extension once a turn and so cast Ice Pillars, which would free up Raspy for other actions. Do you have a non-unique Beast that Myranda can transform into? Ideally one that has Armor if you're using her as a combat healer for the Hoarcat Prides.

An alternate list using KoganStyle's and my suggestions:
Arcanists Crew - 30 - Scrap

Rasputina -- 7 Cache
Essence of Power [2ss]

Desperate Mercenary [2ss]
Gunsmith [6ss]
Hoarcat Pride [5ss]
Hoarcat Pride [5ss]
Myranda [7ss]