Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Protectorate of Menoth - A MkIII List!?

     What a busy day. And tiring. I should have gotten more sleep last night, but I ended up waking up for use the restroom and "accidentally" discovered that Total War: Warhammer was released on Steam. So that extended a bit until it was about time for work, with some painting spliced in there.
      Now I'm sitting, really exhausted, and apparently some leaks (not spoilers) have been spilled in regards to the new Faction decks for Warmachine. That means MkIII stuff. There's no telling how accurate this stuff is, but it's quite an extensive amount of work to put out if it's only a person or two. The information is also pretty current/reflective of what's been spoiled so far (even recent spoilage). While I can't go all in and say it's 100% real, I'll suspend my hesitation and just assume it is. It might not be, but I'll pretend it is. No big deal if it's not, my purchasing is already finished.
      I'll build a list around my new lead boy, Malekus. Going off of the leak, there are a few things missing. It's actually not odd they are missing, since some stuff just isn't out yet. There is no Revelator rules, but there isn't even a Revelator card in physical form in production as far as we know. So it's entirely possible the Protectorate of Menoth leaked info is from the new Faction Deck, while others (which have more thorough unreleased models) may be from the new Prime and Primal, or whatever. Anyways, again, assuming it's real, here's a quick list thought:

Malekus (+30)
- Judicator
- Reckoner
Heirophant
Wracks (x2)
Choir of Menoth (min)
Vassal of Menoth (x2)

Flameguard Cleansers /w UA
Temple Flameguard /w UA
Pyyrhus

     It feels solid. It's missing some stuff to make me really happy. I could cut down the max Cleansers to a minimum Cleansers and might should be able to afford Rhupert (who seems to do the same things he does now, not requiring Friendly Faction like most things do now). Between Power Up and the Vassals, I easily get two focus on each Warjack without any assistance from my Warcaster. That leaves him to upkeep ignore on the Flameguard, cast Open Fire a time or two, or use the focus to do as he pleases. He can top off the Warjacks by only using 2 of his own Focus. So Protectorate is extremely Focus efficient. Wracks seem to need to be purchased one at a time, up to a FA of 3, but don't blow up quite as easily when you pull Focus off of them. Malekus will be on 6 after upkeeps and pulling from the Wracks, and his first spell will cost 1 less. Yum.
     And then there was his Feat. It affects, in some way, everything that does damage here. With a general reduction in Defense and Armor (Def 15 is much less common, it seems), Assaulting Cleansers should clear out a lot of things. And anything that hits, hits hard and well.

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