Som'er Teeth Jones - What to buy next?

[Pyrodude32]

Hey guys,

I'm just getting into Malifaux, and i've chosen Som'er Teeth Jones to be the Master for my Gremlin army. I play Warmahordes regularly, so this seems like a fun side project and thus far i'm enjoying Som'er's goofy (if not suicidal) playstyle.

We're having a Malifaux slow grow league in our area thats starting in January and I am completely lost at list building for my Gremlin army, so any help would be appreciated.

I do know that i'll be buying the Avatar for Som'er Jones, and I have no qualms about buying the Ophelia box if thats the best path to go on expanding my Som'er Jones box. Are there any recommended purchases for Som'er Teeth Jones as extras/required - it seems like i'll be able to add a lot of Gremlin's to the game and i'm still trying to learn all of the other model choices/abilities.

Round 1 is 20 points, Round 2 is 30 points, Round 3 is 40 points, and Round 4 is 50 points. Each round lasts 2 weeks.

All in all, i'm not concerned about costs and rumor has it that i've chosen the army with the steepest learning curve - and i'm good with that. I've read the pull my finger wiki and all 3 of the army styles sounds fun - but once again I don't know where to start. I am also not concerned about what army style is the hardest to learn. What i'm looking for is something that is off the wall goofy to play - while still being competitive. Thanks

[Fetid Strumpet]

The Pull My Finger wiki has some good advice on Somer Purchases. Mosquitos, Ophelia's Box, and Slop Haulers are the standard advice I can give, although I don't play gremlins so I can't be certain.

[Greenman]

I'm far from an expert at this point myself.

But I can tell you that you will want at least one if not two additional blisters of bayou gremlins to add to his starter box. He can pump more out pretty steadily in game with the right flips.

He can also produce piglets in game as well so a pack or two of those as well are pretty helpful. They're harder to pull off, but even having a gun line it's nice to be able to have the option to use all abilities when playing him imho.

Ophelia is an addition I am guessing you will want eventually as well. Strongly suggest just getting her starter box when you do. All her kin are fun. Not to mention running her as a stand alone crew is a nice option with a very different play style. Not to mention they all can be used by Som'er

Skeeters are also very useful being his totem. He can use 4. Though they reproduce in game as well. So don't have to all start on the table. Unfortunately they are sold individually.

Slop Haulers are very useful for healing. Many seem to put them very high on the "need list".

Love the gremlins. But the need/want list gets long and pricey pretty fast I've found. I tend to collect all the options for my chosen faction in what ever games I end up playing. So doesn't really bother me to terribly. But can be mildly frustrating getting enough options to feel comfortable making him work.

[Ozz]

As for the goofy, the pigapult, shooting pigs at people from your DZ almost all the way into your opponents has got to be fun, and something i shall one day try when i get the money for a gremlin crew

[Pyrodude32]

I'll probably end up owning at least 1 of everything in the Gremlin faction - its just a matter of time haha.

What I can take from this thus far:

1. For standard play I'll need 2 packs of Bayou Gremlins (for a total of 8), 1 pack of Piglets (for a total of 3), and roughly 2 Giant Mosquitoes, in addition to whatever models I bring into my list. That should cover all of the regenerating models for most of the games? Or do I need more Piglets and Giant Mosquitoes?
2. Need to buy 2 Giant Mosquitoes for Som'er Teeth Jones b/c Totems are pretty much a must.

Now because we're doing a slow grow league what would my 20 point list look like? These will be the models that i'll go ahead and put on order so that when the league starts in January I can have them assembled/possibly painted.

For example, at 20 points is it worthwhile getting the Olephilia box? Or should I get a pigapolt, and some piglets along with the Giant Mosquitoes? Maybe my 30 point list includes the Olphelia box along with Som'er Jones, and then my 40 point list includes some of the pigs from the 20 point list?

The list building part is where i'm lost at. My game experience thus far is extremely low - but I want to go ahead and get what i'll need so that I can go ahead and start assembling and painting the models.

[Joooohan]

You may not play all of kin from the Ophelia box at first but it may be beneficial to play one or two because they virtually ignore Whoops, which is one of the ways you would rather not lose. At 20 points I might try something like
Somer-4 stones
Giant Mesq-2
x4 Gremlins-8
Rami- i pretty sure he's 6

[Dumb Luck]

That isn't too bad of a twenty soulstone list. Stick Rami in a fairly central position to sponge off Whoops hits and you're golden.

Next purchase is entirely up to what kind of Somer list you're after. I would recommend Ophelia and her box, but that dictates that you pretty much have to go a gunline route. What type of force did you have in mind?

If all else fails, you will need another blisters of Gremlins. At least.

[Serigala]

If you want to be competitive from day one, then start with just Ophelia. Her Henchman 6 means that you will have 26 ss to build your crew, which is pretty significant at low point games.
You can add Young LaCroix and Bayou Gremlins at 2ss each, up to 30ss and then add a Slophauler or two to take you to 40ss. You can add Somer at any point along the way.

I would caution you that if you are all just getting in to the game, you might want to slow grow a bit slower. 50ss is a big game for Malifaux (unless you are planning to grow your pool of available models but still actually play at the more usual 35ss).

[WookieeGunner]

That was part of the thought. Also, to give people a chance to try some of the higher point models they might be concerned about playing at lower points. I had considerred doing 5 point increments and stopping at 35 points, but we tend to need two weeks per round and I was afraid that would drag a bit long.

[Omenbringer]

If you want to be competitive from day one, then start with just Ophelia. Her Henchman 6 means that you will have 26 ss to build your crew, which is pretty significant at low point games.

Not to mention the Gunline at this point level will be much more effective at hampering your opponents lists since you will more than likely have more activations (with a few exceptions) and you will have a lot more significant models running around capturing objectives (more so when the gunline starts dropping your opponents models).

At the smaller point scale I would definately take Ophelia over Some'r (since a lot of his points are somewhat obligatory support models that will limit the effectiveness of your gunlines or Pig Boomerangs, the Alpha Stank might be suitable but is sort of an all or nothing approach).