M2E+Pistolero+de+Latigo

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 * Pistolero de Latigo, Guild Minion**

=__Overview__= The cheap version of a true Ortega. These are gunslingers that help out around the Ortega Latigo complex, hoping to integrate into the Ortega family. In game they provide Df support for other models and relatively cheap activations models with average to good stats.

=__Mobility__= Average Wk and no special movement tricks means they will tend to provide support for a fast crew on their back and keep up with the slower ones.

=__Offense__= The Pistoleros come, as usual with Guild Minions, with both a shooting and a melee attack. Moreover both attacks come with the same triggers: the widely spread //Critical Strike,// and //Precision//. Finally, they also come with the **Press the Advantage** ability allowing them to gain positive fate modifiers against models which have already activated this turn, which has synergy with **"Look Out!"** but more of that on the tips and tricks section.

As most Ortegas, their melee attacks are weaker than their ranged ones. This particular one comes with an average Ml value and a low damage on weak and moderate ramping to 4 on severe. The damage can be increased with the //Critical strike// trigger or if you want to increase your likelihood of hitting you can increase the combat stat using the //Precision// trigger. Both trigger on a Ram and increase values by 1 per Ram on the attack total.
 * Latigo Knife**

Same average combat stat as the **Knife** but with a more even damage spread. Triggers are the same as before with means if you have a high Ram in hand you will be doing a minimum of 3 Dg - not bad for a 5 Soulstone model.
 * Modified Collier**

=__Resilience__= Strictly average Df and Wp and 5 Wds makes them slightly fragile for the cost. They do come with a **(0) Shrug Off** which allows them to discard conditions at the cost of a card making damage through conditions less likely.

=__Tips and Tricks__= The most important combo is on the front of the card. Combining **Press the Advantage** with **"Look Out!"** means you will almost always want to activate them last to get the maximum benefit of these two abilities. Also since they are **Ruthless** they fit right in against crews that rely on Wp duels to stop being targeted.

=__Master-Specific Tips__= Being Family the Pistoleros synergize well with Perdita and her family. They can serve as the target models for Perdita's movement shenanigans, receive the benefits of their Wp auras while at the same time providing the crew with positives on Df to reduce pressure on your hand. Moreover, because the Ortegas tend to stay clumped together, they will more easily receive the benefits of **"Look Out!"**

They will also fill as a relative cheap significant Minion in a Lucius crew, although they won't benefit from any of the guardsman-specific synergy associated with that crew. Since Lucius likes to bring a lot of cheap minions, you can likely guarantee being able to target models after they activate, and while the Pistoleros can't be buffed by models like Daschel, **"Look Out!"** is indiscriminate and will provide positives on Df and increase the resilience any friendly models in range.

Finally their abilities will benefit any crews that need to increase their durability specially on missions where area control is important.

=__Minion-Specific Tips__= Being Family, they will be able to benefit from most of the Ortegas family buffing abilities. Pair them with Niño to add another area of no **interact** being taken, with Papa to get positives on the Dg or with Abuela to transfer damage to them and increase their movement.

=__Playing Against Pistoleros__= They provide a relative low level threat to your crew directly but can be annoying by increasing the resilience of your opponent models. If that is the case, focusing a model on their removal works a charm as they will go down relatively quickly. Also you can almost guarantee they will be activating later on the turn so deal with them before they get a chance to activate.

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