Hi all,

Well I have been reading over many post since mid August and I decided I would finally post something of my own. So please don't be too brutal.;)

Like everyone I was waiting to Minions to come out so bad I drove 2 hours from my house just to buy 4 packs. So once I got there I opened them nothing too great, but I did pull a Sect Executioner. I was thrilled. I looked at his figre and it is IMHO one of the best molds ever. I then started looking into his stats and they seemed akward, 4 in range with pierce? But I accepted that I got a unique and was happy.

But then I come onto the forums and see what people have to say and they are bashing the executioner. I guess everyone wants to have someone with 14 atck, 18 def with invulnbty and MB. I got rid of most of my powehouses that had the 14 in range and 15 atck and wanted to try playing a different kind of MK. (I know I am jumping around alot, at my venue everyone uses Heriophants or Amazon Drac to win. And I got tired of playing that way so I got rid of them all.) I got the Executioner and saw him for waht he is, an Executioner. He goes in for the kill, takes out the support pieces or acts as a support. In all of these roles he has done amazing. Quickness for the 1st click is nice to move around, WM and toughness are great. And i Love the 4 in range. Many people forget he has it and get in forn of his face, and since he has pierce, if he hits it does two clicks.

I guess I am just trying to defend a piece that I love playing with in fun games as well as tourneys, but some many people seem to think it is useless.

I have made a case and it is time to let the comments role in. Please be gentle after all it is my first post! ;)

Thanks

DEX

Great sculpt indeed.

He's not an awful unique, but I do think he's not a competitive figure, considering the points cost vs. abilities and stats. Few people would seriously consider paying 71 points for him in a small competitive game, like 200 or 300 points, IMHO.

His best abilities are Quickness (pity it's just a single slot) and the weapon master, which justifies and corrects the low printed damage. His dial is also OK, pretty deep.

After taking three damage, he loses weapon master and gains flame lightning... not that great since his range is 4''. His pierce is also pretty much useless, for the same reason. A good player wouldn't forget about his little range. It's quite different from a Slasher, which people usually forgets.

I would definitely try him in casual games, or bigger games, or scenarios, but not in competitive h2h 200 or 300 pointers.

Just my two humble cents.

Substitute a few clicks of Bound for Quickness and he'd be much more useful. Plus, for 70+ points, two damage is a bit on the weak side. He should at least be able to do 3, what with being an executioner and all. What does he kill now? Kittens?

I agree with both of you. I just recently got my Executioner, and have found that he is indeed a really cool piece that suits a diverse number of situations....in a fun game. He really can't hack it in the competition world because of the things Battlemaster mentioned. His point cost is rather high, and you could get a number of other figures in the army that do the same thing for that cost. I am a total advocate of fun games. I love nothing better than to put together a cool looking army and march it up the board. The outcome doesn't matter as long as I get to play with my cool pieces. The other side of the coin is that when I do play in tournaments, these cool, fun armies don't even enter my mind. They would be crushed in a second. So, I think that the Executioner is a cool piece, but definitely only in fun games.

I think the executioner is actually a decent unique. I pulled him and was upset mostly because of what I read on here. But I think people underestimate a sort ranged attack, and with peirce it pretty much garuntees a first strike against any other melee figure (excukding chargers or other sort ranges). I think it is a decent peice and I plan on playing it.

shouldn't be underestimated. Paired with one (or even 2) ML'ers, The Executioner can be basing a support piece in 1 turn! forcing your opponent to take actions they don't want to - that's how you win. now, I still think he's mildly overcosted, but can be used competitively :)

I agree - I actually like the Exec. IMO he will be laughed at upon the field of battle, and because he has quickness you can 'waste' movement actions with him just dancing around with him until you need him to move in for a kill on a wounded figure or to go behind the main attacking force and close on the support figures.

Quickness is IMO one of the best abilities, and is second for a movement ability only to ML.

Pierce doesn't add damabe - but sure makes hitting something a bit more meaningful.

the clicks of F/L? that is about the only thing I don't like about the SE. I'd much rather a few more clicks of quickness than the stupid F/L..

i played the sect exacutioner in the 2cnd scenario for the khans road i was maced laughed at and even called GAY! but when he kicked there @$$,s i mauced,laughed, and called that guy GAY! they hade the bigest oh $h!t look on there face i ever seen. i remember killing someones Duncan the red. i laughed! so all in all he is a great fig and probably the most usfull uniqe cannon fodder ever.

recently acquired the sect executioner myself. was way impressed with the sculpt, very dissapointed when i saw his stats.
i agree with everyone here, that i really couldnt see playing him in a tourney. however, i used him (first time) in a "fun" game with a friend, with surprising results. he was my last piece still standing, made a surprise comeback and finished off a wounded thanatos reaper, and a pair of wounded ki devils to finaly win me the game. my opponent and i were both impressed as we had mutualy written the executioner off as pretty much a casual piece. looks like im gonna have to give this guy a second chance.

someone who also got there fill of the Adrac and Corpheus !

they sort of defeat the purpose of even showing up at the tournament unless you play thesame army or a hate army.

bound figs are getting ridicilously overpowered these days so much that, when there are melee figs that don't move 20 inches with charge have 19 defence with invulnerability/toughness at least 15 attack and 8 damage they don't count anymore (at least in tournaments).

it's not that I can't beat Corpheus, it's the FACT the formations are useless (means non-uniques) when someone plays with him that makes me sick ! :mad:
why WK did you make a common non-unique banner ?:confused: ?