Goblin Mischief

Eyes on the prize At first glance, Peggy is very similar to Swash. 2" melee range, cutlass, pistol and the same wounds and energy distribution. If needs be, Peggy can therefore act as a backup to Swash if he's unable to help. In a combat capacity though, their main differences are Peggy's lack of a buckler, lower melee, a more aggressive signature and the 'Slow' passive ability. One thing she does have over Swash in a combat role is her increased arcane making her a better pistol shot.  However, her main use comes from her amazing passive and excellent active movement abilities. 'Treasure map' is a unique ability that will come in effect after deployment, but just before the first turn. With this, a pirate can make a jog and therefore reposition itself just before the game truly starts. This could be a big melee threat like Crusty or Swash to scare your opponent away or possibly a model with plenty of energy like Stu or the Powder Monkey to harvest a stone ...

Explosive Tendencies Since their initial release, the pirates haven't had their own dedicated healer in moonstone. This has left them having to rely on models like Beaky Bobby and Fraya to fill that role. Now with the Black Powder box, they have the 'Powder Monkey' who isn't exactly a dedicated healer, but a support model with some healing abilities. The healing ability in question is 'Swig o rum' which heals X+1 for 2 energy like 'Healing' normally would, but that's where the similarities end. It also has the effect of lowering arcane by -2, so this should definitely not be used on anyone who hasn't activated and is relying on an arcane ability. It also has a meager range of 2" and comes with the Powder Monkeys arcane of 4, so he will have to be very close to the action and won't succeed as often as traditional healers. 'Pirate mascot' by comparison will have neither of these problems being a passive ability and having a range o...

Putting the Buckler in SwashBuckler Probably the most straightforward of the human pirates, Swash is a simple melee focussed character. With 5 melee and 2" range he will usually be drawing more cards than anyone he's engaged with and will sometimes outrange them too. As well as the advantage in stats Swash has, he also has two excellent damage buffs in the form of two passive abilities. 'Cutlass' has been seen on El Capitano before and increases all slicing damage (sweeping cut, rising attack, falling swing) by +1. Additionally, Swash carries a very specific damage bonus in the form of 'Inferiority complex' dealing +1 melee damage to all nobles. Combining these, Swash can deal +2 melee damage to nobles if using slicing damage, the exact amount of damage reduced by the plate mail which a lot of nobles use! The other thing nobles are famous for is drawing lots of cards in melee and getting big critical hits. Luckily Swash has a way to deal with this thanks to his...

Booty's Bilge is the new goblin box for the dominion faction. The swarthy green skins bring a new playstyle to the goblins and introduce the new pirate trait. Whilst they lack some of the raw output of other goblins currently available, they make up for this shortcoming with a toolbox of abilities which plays well into their hit and run melee orientated game. Using pistols, punching and energy manipulation this troupe should be able to run rings about the opponent whilst systematically assassinating and evading more problematic enemies. El Capitano The captain of the Goblin pirates is sure to be the linchpin of all goblin pirates list. El Capitano brings a selection of quintessential abilities to help enable hit and run tactics and also brings piles of energy to enable more combos and options for other pirates. Whilst not the most breathtaking ability or accurate at 3 arcane, El Capitano's pistol can start to soften   up  enemies at range so that other models can p...