The "How Many?" Thread

[cerealkiller195]

Sonnia - if your list includes three maybe 1-2, if your list includes none then the blister of 3

[Mike3838]

I think if this is going to be useful you have to define "need".

Seamus definitely doesn't "need" 5-6 Belles. Not many people run with more than 3. In fact you can make an effective Seamus crew with 0 Belles...

Likewise Marcus doesn't "need" Silurids or Molemen at all. Also all Guild minions work well with pretty much any Guild Master and there's no "need" minimum amount. Pretty much all Neverborn masters have free choice across the whole faction range too.

Mike

[Dumb Luck]

I like running Somer with Two Skeeters and a Rat, to make another Skeeter AND heal the other two.

[Bucket Monkey]

I'd say 3-5 death marshalls for LJ. I rarely run less than 3 and when the dead justice set is in my hands I will probably run 5-6.

[Ratty]

tbh I don't think there are any needs in the Guild at all, they can easily swap around minions between Masters.. You can easilty run Lady J with Guild Guard, Witchliing Stalkers or Death Marshalls, I know quite a few people run her with Lucius.

I would say Lucius needs 3 guard models though.

[WookieeGunner]

9 bases is 27 individual spiders. It's also 81 points, which is crazy high.

6 bases is 18 spiders, which is a "mere" 54 points, still really high.

I'd say 3-4 bases. That gives you 27-36 points, and space for other stuff in your force.


The numbers for "Not Magnetized" look pretty good.

I took "bases" in the magnatized to mean "a combination of small and large bases equalling nine" so for example 2 large (swarm) and 7 small (individual).

[Bucket Monkey]

tbh I don't think there are any needs in the Guild at all, they can easily swap around minions between Masters.. You can easilty run Lady J with Guild Guard, Witchliing Stalkers or Death Marshalls, I know quite a few people run her with Lucius.

I would say Lucius needs 3 guard models though.

I do ownboth guard and stalkers, and while they have been good with Lj, especially the guard with cordon can create sopme nice barriers for LJ.to be protected behind, the stalkers have never really done much for me, will have to use them some more, it could be just personal preferance that I have the DMs as standard unless I'm running an elite list..

[osoi]

McMourning I would say works best with 3+ Canine Remains adn having 2 Flesh Constructs available is nice too.

Seamus only needs his 3 belle models I usually only start with 1-2 in any crew nowdays

Leviticus I am thinking 6 Steam Punk Aboms, its what I have got and it works

[Adran]

My own view of "need".
Certain lists may want to field more, but they are not needs.
I'm probably looking in the 25-30 point region.
Some crews may need more of the essentials at more points. Ophelia and Hamelin are the two which leap to mind, where as most of the other leaders can easily branch out in alsorts of directions.



Guild
Lady Justice
Perdita
Sonia Criid
Witchling Stalkers - 3 (well maybe fewer but they come in a pack of 3)
C. Hoffman
Lucius
Guild Guard - 2

Resurrectionist
Dr. McMourning
Canine Remains - 2
Flesh Constructs - 1
Nicodem
Mindless Zombies - 3 to 6
Seamus
Rotten Bells - 3
Kirai
Seishin - 5
Gaki - 3
Molly
Rotten Belles -3
Necrotic machine -1

Arcanist
Ramos
Steampunk Arachnid -the ability to have 4 singles and 2 swarms is plenty unless you are planning on fielding just spiders.
Marcus
Rasputina
Kearis
Colette
Doves - 3

Neverborn
Lilith
Young Nephilim - 2 (if you field Terror tots)
Pandora
Zoraida
Collodi
Marrianetes - 4
The Dreamer
Daydreams - 3

Outcasts
Leviticus
Steampunk Abominations - 4 to 6
Desolation engine - 1
Viktoria
Von Schill
Som'er Teeth Jones
Bayou Gremlins - 6
Mosquitoes - 2 to 4
Piglets - 3
Ophelia
Bayou gremlin/young Lacrox - 2 (something cheap required as a minimum. either would work).
Hamelin
Malifaux Rats - 12 (to some extent opponent dependent, more needed vs swarm crews)
The Stolen - 5

[Dumb Luck]

I take three of Ophelia's totems as cheap, throwaway troops. I tend to go towards the heavy basic Gremlin end of things (normally eight), but I have seen people take as low as three.