Expendable Warriors

Marro Warriors are often written as MWs...

The Marro Warriors originally come out in the original master set, Rise of the Valkyrie. Even back then, this unique squad had many uses! A cheap unique squad that has the ability to revive themselves, and the chances only get better in water, can find its way into 2 common army roles. Shock-troops, otherwise known as units who greet your enemies first and are going to die rather quickly, or Janitors, otherwise known as units who finish the game for you, wiping out the remnants of the enemy force.










Similar to "strategy blogs" written by me in the past, it would be wise to remember many of the ideas listed here are situational and likely irrational.

Unique Marro Screen
If you have at least 1 destroyed Marro Warrior, and you need to keep your enemies from advancing but your Marro Warriors can't handle that task, have a Marro engage a figure and try to clone. With 2 figures engaged to a targetted unit, that figure is effectively locked down, at least for a little while. Even if you don't get the Clone roll, you should still at least 1 more Marro to try cloning from. This can work to OK effect versus Roman Leginnaires, or any other Horde army. Of course, units who can get 6 figures moving at once (I'm looking at you Zmobies of Morindan) won't be bothered by this tactic.

(Potentially) Endless Marro Cannon!
For this trick, you should advance your Marro Warriors within movement range of melee units and into shooting range of heroes or ranged squad figures. Clone or attack according to your opponents response to this maneuver. Meshing the Unique Marro Screen with this power could be nasty.

Rush and Retreat
This tactic begins by using 3 of your Marro Warriors as shocktroops. Do anything you can to get damage done; take height, glyphs, etc. Leave your 4th Marro Warrior near-ish to your main force and once the 3 shocktrooping Marro Warriors have gone down, hopefully your other units will have begun mobilizing. Anytime you have the free turn, have your lone Marro clone itself. By the time endgame hits, all of your Marro Warriors should have returned to life. This takes the Shocktrooper or Janitor gameplay to a new level. Now, you can have your cake and eat it.