Anastasia di Bray

Template:Mercbox This model is playable only in an Unlimited format.

The master spy Anastasia di Bray fights the Khadoran occupiers of Llael and their collaborators with a fury fueled by loss. Traitors and the invasion took everyone she loved, and now she aids the Resistance in a war that is as much personal as patriotic. The information she steals can spell the doom of armies, and any who would interfere with her missions die silent deaths on her blades.

Basic Info

Mercenary - will work for Template:Cygnar mercenary, Template:Crucible Guard mercenary, or Template:Menoth mercenary.

Abilities

• Template:Parry
• Template:Pathfinder
• Template:Stealth
• Template:Ambush1
• Template:Backstab
• Template:Espionage
• Template:Intelligence

Weapons

Throwing Knives
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		6			1			Template:-			7
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Sword
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		0.5				3				8

Theme Forces

• Mercenary
  • Template:Llaelese Resistance - She gains Pathfinder in this theme.
  • Template:Steelies - She gains Mark Target in this theme.
  • Template:The Irregulars

• Other Factions
  • Mercenary models can be hired by other Factions. Normally those Factions' themes will have a limit on how many models they can hire. Refer to #Other Theme Forces, below.
  • Aside from that, there are a few themes that will change what Faction this model counts as (and thus what "friendly Faction only" buffs it can receive). They are:
    • Infernal players can use this model in the Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Crosse2 is leading the army.

Thoughts on Anastasia di Bray

Anastasia di Bray in a nutshell

Her value is two fold: Firstly she improves your chances of going first, which she does passively by just being in your list. In Irregulars, this is even rerollable. Secondly, she ambushes and runs up to a distant flag or zone to contest or score. Occasionally, she will backstab something valuable. Even rarer are the cases where Espionage goes off and wins you the game. It's not often but it happens.

You take her for the +1 to your starting roll and for contesting, and if she does that and eventually dies to a spell or bullet that did not kill something more important instead it was 3 points well spent.

Many players consider her auto-include in any of the three merc themes she works for. She stand out the most in Soldiers of Fortune, where Mark Target can set up the rest of your force, or Irregulars where you also get a reroll on your starting roll.

Combos and Synergies

• Anyone with Telekinesis or who can otherwise speed her up, increases her reliability and usefulness.
• Magnus2, Fiona and Ashlynn1 and Macbain have feats that can realistically deliver her to the opposing caster on the 3rd turn.
• A Swabber is a Girded Shield guard that can help deliver her for Espionage if you are playing one of those casters. With Magnus2 in particular, it is fast enough to keep up.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• As more of a solo support piece her combat ability is very limited. She may knock off a support model or two herself behind enemy lines if she doesn't do much else.
• While her DEF is reasonable, if almost anything does hits her, she will probably die, even blast damage will likely remove all her boxes.

Tricks & Tips

• Ambush - just the threat of this sometimes can help control the board There will be times however it will seem to have little benefit.
• Espionage requires your opponent to let it happen. It's so difficult to pull off that you've probably already won the game if you manage it. Though sometimes folks are careless.
• Intelligence If nothing else she is giving you better odds on the starting roll. So don't worry overly if she dies and does nothing but stop a bullet.
• Scenario - spd7, parry, stealth, and ambush is a great toolkit for contesting wide zones. She's also good at killing flag-holding solos on Spread the Net and taking the flag herself.

Other

Trivia

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00 Di Bray. Minicrate Exclusive

• Released in Warmachine: Legends (2008)
• She is part of the Llaelese Resistance Council, which is reflected in the factions she works for: Cygnar, the Golden Crucible and the Northern Crusade of the Protectorate are all allies to the Resistance.
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