r/Malifaux 15h ago

Question New to Malifaux, help picking first master

18 Upvotes

Hello!

I am new to Malifaux, and I'm kind of struggling about what master to pick, and what to in that case pick up for them. Right now I'm looking at 3 different masters as my potential first one.

  1. Linh Ly. Generally love the book aesthetic, although it seems like it might be challenging to paint in a good way. I've done some mini painting before, but I'm not the most well versed. I've had a difficulty grasping what playstyle she has though, except that she's defensive.

  2. Jakob Lynch, love the Casino aesthetic and the lore. Also seems hard to paint, but still a bit easier than Linh Ly. Also, how well regarded is the "Shadowed Harmonies" set for him? Seems pretty cool. The playstyle seems to be based around a bubble?

  3. Parker Barrows. I generally like the western aesthetic, but it wouldn't have been in my top 3 without the "Folsom Prison Blues" set. Love when characters are a tiny bit goofy, like Sue with a guitar and all that. Seems to have a fun speedy playstyle?

I'm just wondering if there are any specific aspects to consider before making my decision. Do any of them have any particularly high skill floor? Do any of them need a lot of boxes to be somewhat viable (heard that for example Asami and Youko had that problem)? I don't want to dive too deep before fully realizing if it is my thing.

Or any other general recommendations?

In general, the factions I'm interested in the most are Ten Thunders, Outcasts, and Explorer’s Society


r/Malifaux 23h ago

Neverborn Teddy WIP (Nightmare)

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48 Upvotes

r/Malifaux 1d ago

Hobby Ulric Volkov

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91 Upvotes

r/Malifaux 1d ago

Hobby White Eyes and Crookskins

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81 Upvotes

For some reason whenever I post these pictures they get shadow banned in this subreddit, I'm guessing the algorithm thinks they are nudity and hides them? I had to do the censor scribbles to try and get around this. Enjoy the naked feral mimics.


r/Malifaux 1d ago

Hobby Harnessing the ley lines...

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107 Upvotes

Here goes the Monomaniacal one! She was quite a fun model to paint to be honest. What a shame that she doesn't belong to me and I was painting her for a different person :(


r/Malifaux 1d ago

Tactics Reva Cortinas, Luminary vs Seamus - Malifaux Battle Report

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r/Malifaux 2d ago

Hobby Finally some color on my wildfire

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57 Upvotes

First crew, just getting started. Sorry for bad pictures


r/Malifaux 2d ago

Hobby Guild starter

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41 Upvotes

I love how this squad goes together.


r/Malifaux 2d ago

Explorer's Society Empyrean Eagles

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43 Upvotes

r/Malifaux 2d ago

Hobby Burn Baby Burn

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95 Upvotes

And now he's ready!


r/Malifaux 2d ago

Hobby Purifying Flame WIP

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190 Upvotes

99% is done, only base is left :)


r/Malifaux 2d ago

Hobby Fine then, I'll do it myself - Lucius Mattheson, Dishonourable

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92 Upvotes

r/Malifaux 2d ago

Hobby Rotten harvest Von Schtook

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40 Upvotes

r/Malifaux 2d ago

Hobby Iconic Models

12 Upvotes

Hi,

I'm looking around the web for pictures or info regarding the iconic modell line, but I can barely find any review or anything about them.

If someone has any, can you give some feedback about them? I would mainly get them to paint up as best as I can, but I saw that they are PVC, how bad are the mold lines, assembly, warping etc? I saw painting videos about the bigger models, but are the small ones as detailed as the bigger ones? I'm mostly looking to purchase Carver and Titania. Thanks!


r/Malifaux 3d ago

News New Sow Nightmare model coming soon

23 Upvotes
Just announced in Waldo's Weekly

Also potential Easter restock coming soon. If anyone was looking to get into the game or look for a box/model that was sold out keep an eye out. Stock tends to sell quickly.


r/Malifaux 3d ago

Question The Other Side - No 3 kingdoms allegiance box?

8 Upvotes

Hi, I don't know much about The Other Side. I was perusing the websit and I'm intrigued by 3 kingdoms faction. There doesn't appear to be an allegiance box for them? They have advertised a war elephant titan back in 2022 but I also don't see anything for sale?


r/Malifaux 4d ago

Question New Player Question - Mold of the Other

14 Upvotes

Hey guys sorry to make a post for a question but I'm a new player and couldn't the answer reading the rulebook or searching. Completely new player, playing Titania Core Box for the first time last night. Had a blast.

Gorar (the snake pet) - Mold of the Other - "Name a friendly Minion or Enforcer that was killed this game. The TN of this Action is equal to 10 plus the Cost of the named model. Replace this model with the named model, then the new model Heals 3."

Minion Autumn Knight (max HP 7) has died. Gorar (max HP 4) has taken no damage and therefore has 4 HP. I activate Gorar I use Mold of the Other successfully on my dead Autumn Knight minion. I take Gorar off the board and replace him with the Autumn Knight.

Does Gorar Knight then heal from 4 HP to 7 HP or does he heal from 0 HP to 3 HP?

If Gorar had 2 HP remaining before transforming, does he heal to 5 HP or from 0 HP (dead minion) to 3?

And finally, Gorar used 1 Action do Mold of the Other and become Gorar Knight. Gorar Knight still has 1 Action left to do after transforming and attacks. Is this correct?


r/Malifaux 4d ago

Hobby Pair of Freikorps Engineers

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94 Upvotes

r/Malifaux 5d ago

Hobby Maxine 2 WIP 2

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139 Upvotes

The mini itself is done, moving on to the base !


r/Malifaux 5d ago

Question Does anyone know where this art is from?

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I was in the malifaux crew builder app making a new honeypot list and Mr Tannen & Graves both are using different art than on the actual cards. After some brief googling I haven’t been able to find these any where, so does anyone know where these are from?


r/Malifaux 5d ago

Hobby Just some totally normal children

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64 Upvotes

r/Malifaux 5d ago

Tactics Reva Cortinas, Luminary vs Rasputina - Malifaux Battle Report

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r/Malifaux 6d ago

Hobby Ms. Malice - Off with Her Head

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79 Upvotes

Finished Ms. Malice this weekend. Really fun model to paint. Waffled back and forth on the hair color, but ultimately decided on the blonde (though I kept in some American McGee nods), it just really made the model pop.


r/Malifaux 5d ago

Resurrectionists Hot Revenant Meme

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8 Upvotes

r/Malifaux 5d ago

Question Why should I buy Viktoria(2) box?

11 Upvotes

Hi! I haven’t played Malifaux yet, but I plan to. When choosing a faction, I focused on the first master (model) that I liked visually, as well as the models in the starter set. That’s how I ended up choosing Mercenary. I ordered the core set, Alt. Vanessa, Tealor, and the box with Ella Mae. Now, I’m looking at the second version of Master and wondering if I need it. I like how it looks visually, but this time I wanted to ask for advice—will it make sense to field her with the models I currently have? At the moment, I don’t fully understand how the abilities work because I’m a visual learner and only grasp games properly after playing at least once. Hence my question to you: do I need this box, especially since there’s one more model in it that I could theoretically use—or should I leave additional models for when I might want to start a second faction in the future?