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Okay so I'm teaching my girlfriend how to play warmachine (it's not really her thing but I didn't want to say no when she asked). I play cygnar and she likes the look of the space elves. What would be a good addition to the battle box to bring it up to 25 points? Bear in mind that she doesn't really have a play style yet so a balanced list would be best.
I don't know much about playing with retribution and non of my friends really plays them (a heavy cryx, kador and hordes meta) so your help is greatly needed.
Thanks in advance, sheep.

If I had to pick one infantry box to get for Ret it would be the Mage Hunter Strike Force every time. Them + the UA can single handedly win games and as a bonus ignore half the shooting rules which should make things easier to learn. Kaelyssa doesn't buff them as much as other casters (Rayvn is the most notorious combo but Ossyan and Issyria are also pretty good with them) but in general Ret infantry is fairly self supporting with good stats to start with and the Strike Force is run in many lists.

The battle box + the full Strike Force unit leaves you 4pts for a couple of solos - I would suggest something like a couple of Arcanists + a Mage Hunter Assasin or Narn.

Thanks for your help, the Mage hunter strike force does look good.