I FINALLY got a couple games in. And Ive been theorying up a storm since. Im mainly a Menoth player, with a select collection of Circle. So I can do some lists for these factions in COI of course. But my random smattering of Mercs and Minions means I have enough to dabble there, too. And Ive picked up a few random pieces because of COI that I might have otherwise passed on.
On theory list Im keen to play is Merc based.
Rutger Shaw with Frontline Commander
A talon on him.
Taryn
Thorn gun mages
25pts, Hand: 5
I ran a vigilant in a couple Menoth lists my first two games and was pretty impressed. Now granted, the talon is no vigilant. But its also 2pts cheaper and Rutger is a solid marshal with a nice drive.
Plus, Rutger himself is damned baller. It's a hell of a package, plus the guns to chip in.
Im less planned out for Minions, but Im excited to try croak raiders and the totem hunter. I still have my original totem hunter for the Hordes MKI original release. I ran a 30-hour paint and play event for that, and I painted him that night. I love the shit out of that model, but it has not seen nearly enough play lately
On the Circle side, I gave a hard-on to try:
Lord of the Feast - Frontline Commander
Min bloodtrackers
Bloodweavers
Or:
Blackclad wayfarer
Ravagers +CA
Both have alot of background potential, flavor, and character.
On the Menoth side, its alot harder. It seems like ANY list I build ends up easily -2 to -3 hand. The negatives just feel so harsh and unwarranted in pretty much every regard except errants. It's like PP is SCREAMING PLAY ERRANTS!!!!1! But I just dont wanna.
Anyone want share tboughts, excitement, hidden gems or opportunities, etc?