When to use a Mind Witch

[jwalker]

biggest complain about the MW for me is the "at the beginning of your movement phase" part. This kind of reduce the occasions where you can effectively use them. I do not feel like MW are good in every matchup or should I say - not more efficient than controllers. Atm I'm planing to have 6 controllers and 4 MW in my deck.

[chardris77]

Awesome breakdown! However, I seem to remember reading that the CG fighter can't be copied, as its ability applies to Cave Goblin Fighter's only, not Bender fighters.

Edit: also, the BD player might already control a Stalwart Archer, meaning 2 MW's are not required.

Edit: is Tark OTA since it activates on your turn?

[ZeeJr]

biggest complain about the MW for me is the "at the beginning of your movement phase" part. This kind of reduce the occasions where you can effectively use them.

I agree. But I'm glad for that fact. The MW would be too powerful if they could mimic all those event phase abilities.

Awesome breakdown! However, I seem to remember reading that the CG fighter can't be copied, as its ability applies to Cave Goblin Fighter's only, not Bender fighters.

Edit: also, the BD player might already control a Stalwart Archer, meaning 2 MW's are not required.

Edit: is Tark OTA since it activates on your turn?

Cave Goblin Fighters: In other places in the forum, the consensus seems to be that the MW can not use the relentless ability from CG fighters because the ability specifies the faction. I haven't come across an official ruling. Denying the MW this ability because of such a tiny loophole doesn't seem like the best solution. For now, I will note both interpretations in my breakdown.

Stalwart Archers: I will make a note of that in the breakdown.

Tark: The Cover ability reads, "The chosen unit cannot attack Tark until the beginning of your next turn." Even though the MW could mimic Tark and specify a unit that could not attack, she will cease to be Tark at the end of her turn. Thus, the defensive benefit will no longer apply to her (although it may still apply to the original Tark that the SG player controls).

[vitamurmillo]

So theoretically, after magic draining/killing a mutation, and mind controlling a Filth Common, a MW could copy Demagogue to get the mutation and use it back on the Filth? And a mimicked Rebuke could lead to a Benders mutation as well with Mutagist? And Mutations can be mind controlled??

That's going to be one hard match-up for the Filth...

[joepinion]

So theoretically, after magic draining/killing a mutation, and mind controlling a Filth Common, a MW could copy Demagogue to get the mutation and use it back on the Filth? And a mimicked Rebuke could lead to a Benders mutation as well with Mutagist? And Mutations can be mind controlled??

That's going to be one hard match-up for the Filth...

Well, Heretic's Rebuke works on enemy commons only. But you could use it against any Filth common/mutation/merc common if you had a Mutation in hand due to Mind Witch Mutagist. Although maybe that's what you meant. Sorry, Mind Witches getting to me.

[killercactus]

Since I didn't see a Mind Witch book....

If a Mind Witch Mimics Glarg, and the real Glarg is standing on a Vine Wall but the Mind Witch isn't, does the Mind Witch still get the attack boost? I assume no, but I thought I'd throw this out ther.

[thenightsshadow]

Yeah, that would definitely be a no. See Vlox's rulings when it comes to The Admiral.

[ZeeJr]

Since I didn't see a Mind Witch book....

If a Mind Witch Mimics Glarg, and the real Glarg is standing on a Vine Wall but the Mind Witch isn't, does the Mind Witch still get the attack boost? I assume no, but I thought I'd throw this out ther.

When the Mind Witch mimics any ability that mentions the Champ or the Summoner's name, we need to interpret it as meaning the mimicked version, not the original.

Otherwise, when the Mind Witch is mimicking the Fire Drake, she could shoot units that are three spaces from the original Fire Drake.

Doesn't make sense. She needs to shoot three spaces from herself.

[Orion]

Change Smasher to "possibly useful" -- if you want to kill your own Mind Witch, copying a Smasher makes it guaranteed.
Blarg is also not 100% useless. He should possibly be in a new, "conceivably useful" tier. What you would need to do is use Mimic to steal a Freeze, play the freeze, and then copy Blarg. This would make it more difficult for the opponent to remove the Freeze, but only during your turn. So if they needed to "use an ability" of the frozen unit during your turn, they'd have to pay.

You could also have her mimic a Fencer if you wanted to attack her with another unit and kill that unit with Riposte.

[prometheuslkr]

It's "Bragg," not "Blarg" or "Blargg."