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I am seeing more people talking about and/or using the Masque in a Daemons list after a list at Adepticon used it. How do you use it though? 12" range on its ability coupled with not being able to hide it in a unit makes me think it won't survive a sneeze in its general direction. Anyone with experience running it can share some pointers?

The main thing going for the Masque is that it is only 75 points, and taking up the entire HQ slot is less an issue when multiple detachments exist.

However, it is easily one of the most fragile things to exist for the cost. If Bolter Marines can kill it with ease, there's gonna be a bad time. The Void Shield mitigates that, but not by a lot.

Just remember that the masque's abillitys are not a shooting attack so she can ds in with minimal/no scatter from near by banners then curse a unit then run d6+3 rerollable due to fleet, so getting into cover or out of line of sight should not be mutch of a problem as other units should be coming along to take the flakk. And would your opponant waste a whole unit's shooting on her or on the prince/seekers/netties or anything else incoming.
Shes an excellent distraction unit just dont send her into combat even with a rerollable invun she's still squishy.

She is amazing IF she had independant character, but she does not, so compare her to a herald with a loci of beguilement or with 2 psyker levels and the herald will win (the new psykic powers are almost as good as the masque anyway) I want the masque to be viable more than anyone but if your opponent know anything about daemons she would probably die to bolter fire 1st or 2nd turn :(

That being said, the masque is only 75 points so in some cases why not give her a try

She's the new Marbo, but not as cool.

Put her in a transport (Renegade Chimera or CSM Rhino), makes a good counter vs. Deathstars and you dont have to deepstrike

gba01 wrote:
Put her in a transport (Renegade Chimera or CSM Rhino), makes a good counter vs. Deathstars and you dont have to deepstrike

She can't use her ability while inside a transport because she can't draw LoS

Indeed. Downside of it not being a shooting attack - it can't be used through a fire point.

Ultimately she's like a lone fiend; she's going to die if anyone looks at her the wrong way, but it's not like she's not expendable. Just don't for gods sake make her your warlord!

Reavas wrote:
She is amazing IF she had independant character, but she does not, so compare her to a herald with a loci of beguilement or with 2 psyker levels and the herald will win (the new psykic powers are almost as good as the masque anyway) I want the masque to be viable more than anyone but if your opponent know anything about daemons she would probably die to bolter fire 1st or 2nd turn :(

100% agree. In addition, with the new Daemonic Incursion, Masque takes up a slot for a locus-spreading herald like she similarly does to 4 normal heralds in CAD. Her dance is particularly useful against some deathstar army, but I usually use the model as a proxy of herald.

Another character ruined by GW despite awesome background story.