Merc book tier list spoilers

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**oomiestompa**

We already know Magnus, Epic Magnus, Shae, and Fiona. That leaves Gorten, Durgen, Bart, MacBain, and Ashlynn.

MacBain

Mercenary non char warjacks,Steelhead units,Alexia,Sam and devil dogs, Croe's, Dannon Blythe and Bull, Alten Ashley, Gorman di Wulf, Kell Bailoch,Orin, Rupert, Rutger Saw,Stannis,Taryn, Thor Steinhammer

Tier 1: Only include listed
benefit: Character units are 1 pt cheaper

Tier 2:2 units Steelhead halberdiers
benefit: +1 starting rolls

Tier 3:4+ solo's
ben: start with upkeeps and free for first turn

tier 4: 2+ nomads in battlegroup
ben: warjacks in battlegroup gain advance move

Durgen

Rhulic non char heavy warjacks, all Rhulic units, Bokurs, Thor and Gudrun

Tier 1: only include the listed troops
benefit: Avalancher 1 cheaper, Horgenhold Artillery Corps +1 FA for each Horgenhold Forge Guard

Tier 2: include 2 HFG units
Ben:+1 starting roll

Tier 3: include Herne and John
ben: H&J + HAC gain advance move

Tier 4: 3 heavies
ben: +2"deployment.

Ashlynn

T1 - Only Merc Non Character Warjacks / Precursor Knights, Devildogs, Blythe & Bull / Anistasia, Gorman di wulfe, Harlan Versh, Madelyn Corbeau, Rhupert carvolo, Rutger Shaw, Taryn.
Lets you use non character Cygnar Gunmage units & Solos (can use UA)

T2 - Includes Anastasia & Taryn
Lets you redeploy solos after deployment but b4 first turn (Must be where they could have deployed originaly)

T3 - Ashlynn's Battlegroup includes 2 or more Vanguards
Gives Ashlynns Battlegroup Advanced Deployment

T4 - Incudes 2 or more Gunmage units
Gives a free UA to 1 gunmage unit, igorinig FA restrictions.

Bart

Available units: Ranged jacks only / Pressgangers, Sea Dog Deck guns, Sea dog units. / Bloddy Barigan, Doc Killingsworth, Dirty Meg & Dougal MacNaile

Tier 1
Requirement: only use available units
Benefit: Mariners 1 pt cheaper, and Sea Dog Deck gus FA goes up by +1 per sea dog unit or pressgager unit

Tier 2
Requirement: 2 or more units of pressgangers
Benifit: Pressgangers get stealth for the first round.

Tier 3
Requirement: includes Dougal MacNaile
Benefit: Deck Guns get advance move

Tier 4
Requirement: 3 Heavy jacks in b'group
Benefits: +2" deployment zone

Gorten

Rhulic non char jacks, rhulic merc units, rhulic merc solo's + Brun&Lug

Tier 1: only include listed
ben: HSGC becomes FA:U and for every unit the FA of bokur is increased by 1

Tier 2: 2+ HSGC
Ben: Free unit attachment for HSGC that ignores FA

Tier 3: 4+ warjacks
ben: jacks gain advance move

Tier 4: 4+units
ben: HSGC gain AD

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**George Spiggott**

MacBain looks interesting. I'd need to invest in another couple of Steelhead halberdiers and another Nomad before I could field it at tier 4

9 point Croe's and 4 point Alexia is very interesting. Come to think of it I don't think I'd bother going above Tier 1.

**whitekong**

Both the durgen and mcbaine lists look interesting, but no gobber for durgen probably makes it a no go. Mcbaines list looks very playable at tier 4, tat one is tempting.

**malfred**

I love Bart's. Guns moved up and firing at you turn 1? Woot.

Question: Are all the warjack ones battlegroup only? I can see 4 Warjacks for Gorten being an issue.

**oomiestompa**

That never got spoiled as far as I can tell. But it really shouldn't be that bad. He comes with four jacks in his starter box (back when he had a starter box). Take 3 Gunners/Blasters and a heavy. He should do all right.