Troll Blitzer- How can you make it work?

It can’t be. How could you make a beat stick troll with a machine gun attached to its head be SO bad?

Actually why is it so bad

I hear you. Do you think he would be worth considering if his ROF went to 2-3 instead of the random d3?

I love the Blitzer, both the physical model and the rules. I actually like his animus. He is fun to play, but you're almost always better off going for more damage over his shenanigans, which may not be reliable.

My original idea was to give him a new advantage called Rowdy- He gets boosted rolls for free when performing power attacks. But I later realized that there is a niche he could easily fill that we really do need to.

We and Grymkin are the only factions in the entire game with no beast/jack at 12 or 13 points. (Convergence has the Conservator.) So it occurred to me, would the Blitzer be fine at 13 points? If not, then surely at 12 with Fury 3, as he rarely runs very hot anyway. Making him cheaper also makes those ROF: 1 activations sting a little less. I think that among the potential solutions I have seen, this one solves the most problems in the most efficient way.

I have dojoed lists with Borka 2 with a Blitzer. He is the best warlock to take advantage of the animus i think.

I do not think the blitzer is awful, but i always end up switching him for a cheaper heavy, or two lights or a bomber. He is sort of always the second or third best coice it seems.

Few lists will be crippled by playing a Blitzer, but i think he is almost never THE best choice. So... Play him if you want to. He fills the slot as a second or third heavy well enough.

I don't think they will change the gun. PP stick to their fluff too much.
If they do, they have to change the Slugger unit as well.. And the gun works very well on the unit, since you have 5 ROF rolls, so it avereges out.

That leaves price and/or animus.
Make him 12 points and give him a usefull animus. Even Snipe would not be bad, so you have a good alternative to the bomber for that animus.

If he could shoot stealth models I would field him a lot. That would fill a niche in Trollbloods that the faction seriously needs.
Either by himself or via the animus.
But does it make sense fluffwise that a mere Diretroll can do such things??
#Designspace

I do not see how making him 13 or 14 points would be an issue. Consider the CiD changes to the woldwarden, who has geomancy (more accurate and reliable and more utility than the slugger) naturally higher pow, native pathfinder, built in healing, magic weapons, and chain attack smite. With in faction buffs they typically cap close to the same P+S (rage plus stone= +4 and Enrage Plus random caster buff is also +4 swing) Overall a 13 Point blitzer would be excellent.

The only potential compensating factor for his points drop would probably have to be a drop to Fury 3. But he still seems like he would be an excellent combined arms heavy.