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Hello Dakka, I'm here to ask the simple question. As I have no idea what I'm doing, and this weekend we're going to introduce lieutenants, what is normally considered a wiser choice for a lieutenant for a one hundred point game? I was just going to use one of my Ghulams but I'm afraid that the weaker model will get wiped out too easily? What are your favorite choices?

Don't discredit using basic line infantry for your lieutenant. They are usually cheaper in both points and SWC then another lieutenant options. With a ghulam LT you can hide him in with a bunch of other ghulams. Remember, you NEVER want to voluntarily reveal your LT to your opponent.

As for me, I play Ariadna. My usual LT choices are either a Line Kazak or the Tankhunter LT.

At 100 points you don't have that many choices either. I personally wouldn't go with something like a Janissary (half your army right there), so another vote for the Ghulam.

I'm a bit proponent of the basic infantry Lt, because, as mashguy mentioned, they're usually cheaper.

I'm going with the consensus that a Ghulam is your best bet.

Ah, alright thank you everyone! It seems to make sense, and asides I am running three Ghulams anyways. Might as well make one the Lt. What about using a Hafza using a HoloProjector?

Hafza sounds good as well, and you can either hide him as a useless cheap Light Infantry or a badass Heavy Infantry. The second one will be suspicious, though, as he will be doing nothing instead of advancing

 ShatteredBlade wrote:
Ah, alright thank you everyone! It seems to make sense, and asides I am running three Ghulams anyways. Might as well make one the Lt. What about using a Hafza using a HoloProjector?

This is why Ghulam Lt's are good. You have 3 with rifles, which is the same loadout as the Lt. You don't have to tell your opponent which of the 3 is your Lt. Just make sure it's noted down somewhere.

That way, every game, you can switch around who your Lt is, and your opponent won't get accustomed to hunting one model. It'll change every game, even with the same list.

Yes that is exactly what I do..

Your two options for choosing a lieutenant in Infinity are 'disguise' or 'bad ass', honesty with your list is needed with the former, having a unit that can actually take your opponents focused efforts to kill it and survive is necessary for the latter.

Yep, just had my first 150 point game of Infinity. And yes, you are correct Pacific making the Ghulam my LT was a good idea. Also, I LOVE this game, it is so much fun!

Yeah, playing the "shell game" with your Lt is usually the best place to start. Once you get to higher point levels I'd heartily recommend Saladin as he is one of the most point efficient non-combat Lts in the game. And because of our dearly beloved Hafza you can still play the "shell game".

It says you have to reveal the Lts WIP at initiative but I heard the latest thing is you dont even do that now to safeguard his identity. Is this true?

bobman wrote:
It says you have to reveal the Lts WIP at initiative but I heard the latest thing is you dont even do that now to safeguard his identity. Is this true?

Yep, the only time you have to reveal his WIP is if you get a crit and it's beating your opponent higher roll.