What to buy?

[Kloudfire]

I am going to reward myself for paint my McM box by buy some new fig. The ketch is I haven't plaued so I dont know what is the next thing to buy.... Any one have any suggestion for a newb who likes to paint?

I was thinking Mortimor but am umsure how the gravedigger will synergize....

[gregdorf]

Mort is not a bad buy to go with McM, I do not think I would use him if you are already using sebastian, but to be honest I have not tried yet. I also like to use Necropunks and Punk Zombies. If you only have the McM starter pack then I would say that it would be helpful to have a second construct.

[Kloudfire]

I have necropunks, guess I should have said that.

[Werecat]

If you just want a single model, I would jump for the Convict Gunslinger. I think he's an excellent addition to the Res. Punk Zombies are also rad, but I don't like the models much. The Rotten Belles seem like they'd be fun to paint.

[Haight]

It depends a little on what you're looking to do. You said you have necro punks and McM's box.

Are you looking for a little ranged for your army ?

Convict gunslinger could be a good choice for a relatively cheap alternative (6 stones for a res force), and provides some good shooting with some good denial. Definitely a decent investment if you're seeking ranged.

Hans may be a decent investment, but he's pricey at 9 stones for Res'ers, and his long, long range could make token collection a bit difficult, so he might not be ideal - though he's good for dealing with a host of different opponents, and softening up bigger threats on approach. He's also incredibly defensible.

In the Res line, Zombie punks offer good melee for relatively cheap. They are fairly durable with 6 wounds and hard to wound 1 and slow to die. Slow to die and their melee ability makes them an enormous melee threat. You also can't ignore self mutilate. While their casting ability isn't exactly stellar, it's not abhorrently bad, and is a great direct damage tool against low defense targets.

Belle's are nifty. Relatively cheap, with two different attacks and Rot, one which is great against weenies due to high accuracy, and another that is good against heavier targets because of higher damage. Really the draw of belles is an obscenely high casting value when casting Lure, which can really mess with an opponent's position, increase your threat, and generally screw with the game. Distract and undres are also excellent spells for denial / anti-buff purposes.

Mortimer seems like overkill for your list seeing as you have sebastion already. He's good, but i don't think you need both in a list, personally.

You could always go with another flesh construct to have on hand for summoning purposes as well.


The rest of the choices are pretty SS pricey. Hamelin at 10 is really pricey, but MAN can he mess with threat ranges and does board control like you read about. Killjoy is a melee beater that as long as you can keep him from coming at you and don't mind tossing a card a turn makes a great addition.



If your goals are "paint first, play second" for now, then really the choices are more about what you find asthetically pleasing. You could add any of the above and find ways to make them work and be interesting in a list. :)

[Sobek]

I'm kind of in the same boat with a Nico warband. I know that the concensus would be to pick up a flesh construct, but I'm not really a fan of the patchwork/frankenstien version of undead. I tend to lean more towards the supernaturally created undead like the punk zombies. Unfortunately, the other undead of this type (Bette Noir, Crooked Man, or Hanged Man) haven't come out yet. I guess I'm trying to figure out if I'll be that gimped if I just stick with a horde of Punk Zombies until they are released.

[WEiRD sKeTCH]

Can't go wrong with some Rotten Belles either... ;)

[Kloudfire]

To be honest I am back at the same point as I started...everything looks good and seems useable

I am going to avoid the punk zombies for now... Trying to pick between the mercs and the belles

[Kloudfire]

I have settled on the convicted gunslinger. I think.... Im sure....maybe

[Werecat]

Good choice ;)