Goblin Mischief

Hopping good fun The Jackalope is an odd 'Monster' character. It's got better evade and energy than trolls and giants, but lower health and damage output. In this respect, it's more of a 'Lightweight monster' rather than a proper full-sized monster. Because of this, the Jackalope is able to fill a Jack(alope) of all trades style role, adapting easily to the current situation in the game. As for melee, when dealing damage the Jackalope has an excellent +2 piercing damage for rising attacks and thrusts and a dangerous signature for anyone who gets too close. This signature is particularly good for low health models as it deals a minimum of 0 (+2 piercing) to any card in melee meaning there's no way to avoid damage! When the Jackalope is hit back it can rely on a healthy 10 wounds to stay alive as well as impact damage reduction. This is mostly situational in melee though as most models will choose to avoid dealing impact damage and go for slicing or piercing d...

For a while now, Commonwealth has been able to create a terrifying list of monstrous giants with spectacular speed and plentiful energy. This has been possible through Kaufman's excellent movement abilities and Brunhilde's brilliant energy pulse for her fellow giants. Leshavult has also been able to emulate these types of lists by using the Witches to pump big models like the Jackalope and Loubard full of energy before they go on a murderous spree. Dominion however has not had access to as good monster-orientated support, until now. With the masquerade, Dominion has gained access to two models which can bestow energy on other models regardless of trait. One of these models makes a monster-centric list in dominion a real possibility. But how does it stack up against its Leshavult and Commonwealth counterparts and how will it function? Master of t he Masquerade  Firstly, who are these two new energy manipulating models? They are Creep, the rogue, and a noble, the Duchess. Althoug...

Dumb and Dumber Of the four giants currently in the game, Dim and Dimmer can feel a bit of an oddball. Unlike his other massive mates, Dim and Dimmer doesn't have one straightforward obvious use or strength. When compared with the other giants, he has the lowest damage output of them all! What he does have though is a bizarre mix of esoteric abilities which grant him very unique ways of tackling many different problems. The first of these abilities explains his rather pathetic base energy of 1. 'Constantly Bickering' means Dim and Dimmer must flip an arcane card as soon as he activates and gain X energy, or suffer 3wds on a catastrophe. In isolation, this is a neat little ability that will keep him at an average of roughly 2 energy and will every so often give him more energy than the average giant. When applied to certain specific situations though the ability offers so much more. If playing against faeries, goblins or someone else who can drain energy this ability offer...

Throughout moonstone, giant and troll models have always been present. Starting with just Gotchgut the giant and Boulder the troll the game has now expanded to four such giants and three trolls. With this in mind there is now a myriad of options should you wish to add some more muscle to your troupe. More excitingly is the option of troupes based around these monsters is now a real possibility. Giants Gotchgut The original giant, Gotchgut has some very straight forward but powerful abilities. Like most monsters Gotchgut has an increased melee damage output, armour to reduce incoming damage and a slew of wounds. These last two qualities are especially useful for Gotchgut as they work well in tangent with his main ability, 'Bodyguard'. Exclusive to only giants so far, 'Bodyguard' allows Gotchgut to absorb damage that any noble nearby  takes . For Commonwealth, this can be great for models such as Kaufman and Young Jack, whilst in Dominion, The Beast and Diana can be...