I'd like to add that - besides needing help unit wise - there aren't so many casters who can really help MOW in general. Irusk2 seems to be the best...
Sure. Positioning (Shield Wall with 2 or 3, no SW at all) during a game and probably even more important: list building for multiple list tournaments...
100% agreement. The downside: factions that really play a lot with fire and corrosion run jack/beast heavy, so I'm not sure what the AK should fight?...
Sure. IF comes with SPD -1. Before charging you have to and while advancing in Shield Wall you might want to recast IF. The latter highly depends on...
I know. But they need to hit: if they scatter, they need to scatter in the right direction (forward: 50:50) and not to far (even worse than 50:50).
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Well, you've bypassed 2 of 3 so far (and with help already). That's not too bad, although it costs a lot of resources, but it'll still leave 1 of 3....
I have never been a fan of hot swapping FFE anyway so that is not part of my theory. And as has just been said the Mortar is safe from most forms of...