Sonnia Criid Totem

[DaemonChild]

I've been thinking about a totem for Sonnia, as I don't think any of the guild totems she can use are much good for her (drill sergeant isn't really buffing her, and the proxy is mostly for the Wp+buff since he is also lacking the all important tomes on his Ca). So I got to thinking that mercenary Hamelin does enable you to hire any Ht1-model you want, which include totems. So instantly I thought of two totems that do have Tomes on their Ca, making them cast her spells more reliably and also give her some decent advantages, namely the Essence of Power and the Primordial Magic.

The EoP will give Sonnia a to dmg flips with her Flame Burst which seems like the obvious better choice, but PM does give another card in the hand and is slightly better at casting her spells (the EoP will cast Flame Burst on a 10 suitless and PM on a 9). I do also play neverborn (mostly Lilith) so the PM would be able to go with them as intended aswell giving me more use out of the model (and I thought I wouldn't spend the $ on three models at once, as Wardens are coming soon and GenCon is looking to be expensive).

So what I'm doing with this post is simply this: give me your thoughts on which of these totems (or indeed any totem) would benefit the witch hunter better.

[Koali]

Do not forget, that with Hamelin the Totem cant go all over the table... it is bound withi 10 Inches of Hamelin...

So you have to move Hamelin and Sonia carfully.

I´ll also go for the Magic or the Essence if i had to choose...
But i think it depends on which enemy you´ll have to fight.

[WindlordRyu]

Considering Sonnia usually wants to Manifest her Avatar I don't think I'd take a totem with her, even with access to the Primordial Magic. I would probably take the Arcane Effigy instead.

[DaemonChild]

Good point on the Arcane Effigy if you go aSonnia. That gives her both an extra AP and Arcane Reservoir.

But I'm currently playing against a Von Schill crew alot, and I find regular Sonnia to be just as good as aSonnia against them, if not better.

[Boscotopia]

Uh, guys.........

Sonnia can't take any of those.

According to the Crew Creator, you get:

Purifying Flame
Governer's Proxy
Student of Confict
Drill Sergeant
Brutal Effigy
Malifaux Child

[Koali]

Nope...

Not if your Crew includes Hamelin!

[Patchwork]

She can if she takes merc Hamelin, as DeamonChild points out in the second sentence of the post.

Just have to make sure it always activates in 10" of Hamelin.

[Soundwave]

Or just take jack daw for arcane reservoir and save like 4 stones.

[dunce002917]

Just remember if Sonnia takes merc Hamelin, you only have 1 spot left for merc minions... so for an easy avatar and extra witchling stalker, you can only hire just 1 desperate mercenary.