New Crew

[Ausplosions]

So,

I'm in the market for a new crew. I have Seamus, McMourning, Nico and Hoffman with Nicodem being my main man.

I want something different. Something with a few tricks I can pull, but I don't want the Dreamer (he's cool, but has alot of hate, and the cards are now out-of-date, and I don't want to carry around printouts of erratas and changes.)

If possible (but not a huge concern) I also want a crew that is almost complete out of the starter box, but not the Ortegas, they are so boring!!

I'm thinking:

Kirai: I've got the rest of the Ressers, so why not round it out. She's quick, and plays completely different to the rest of the faction. But she is still Resserectionist.

Leviticus: Again, alot of my current models can be used with him. He a has a completely different playstyle. And apparently he's a bit of a challenge to get to grips with. But is he still to similar to Ressers?

Not sure if I should be going with more summon-style crews...

Help!

[WindlordRyu]

Kirai's not even close to close to complete out of the starter box. Never seen anyone play Leveticus. The Masters I can think of are:

Lilith, but she'll need a few blisters. Young Nephilim and a Totem at the very least. Probably two or 3 more for a 35ss crew.

Viktorias, her starter box might not be the best but you can make a decent crew with 3 blisters (Viktorias + Ronin + Ten Thunders). Would recommend getting a 2/7ss minion (Desperate Mercenary/Misaki) so you can have a full ss pool without wasting stones.

Rasputina/Kaeris. Can be built in several ways depending what kind of crew you want.

[Rathnard]

If you want a relatively self contained crew, any of the Henchmen would be a good bet. Their available crew tends to be fairly limited so at worst, you'd only need a few extra blisters outside their starter.

Other than that, if you're after a self-contained crew then your best bet would be to avoid Summoners (ie. Somer and the Ressers), and any Masters with an extended crew selection (ie. Zoraida and Marcus and Levi although as you say - you've pretty much got most of what you'd want for Levi).

[Kadeton]

I would recommend picking up Von Schill's Freikorps box. Playing a Henchman as a leader is a bit more of a challenge, but it's mostly doable, and Von Schill is one of the most complete boxes available. As a bonus, you can add him to any of your existing crews for a bit of variety in your usual play - he works great with almost anyone.