Rin

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Background

Rin is swift as she is deadly.
Her ability to combine speed whilst remaining as quiet as a mouse with ferocious fighting skills makes her a real asset to the clan. Her twin katana blaze with the fury of her House and leave a trail of dead in her wake.
Her lust for battle is matched only by that of Katsumi, also of the Bleeding Moon.

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Model type(s):

• Bleeding Moon
• Ninja

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Melee Weapons(s):

Weapon	Melee Strenght	Traits	Special Abilities
Ninjato	+1	-	Sidestep Defence (0), Combo Attack (0)

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Trait(s):

Armour (1), Assassin, Camouflage (2"), Courage (1), Feint (1), Indomitable (1), Lightfooted, Tireless

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Ki Feat(s):

• Cobra Strike
• Dirty Fighting

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Unique Effect(s):

At the start of this model's activation choose one of the following:

• This model gains Melee Boost (2) until the end of the activation.
• This model gains Prowess Attack(1) until the end of the activation.

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Tactics

Rin, at 1 rice less than Katsumi is the second main ‘beat stick’ of the KKZ. The two work amazingly well together thanks to both being 4 Melee Skill, Tireless and Indomitable. This means she is usually also a high priority target if Katsumi is not on the field.
Not as versatile as Katsumi but combo attack is great for taking down pesky Kami and she really performs attacks well with Prowess and Feint (1) on her turn meaning an opponent’s 6 on defence isn’t a problem, and Assassin hits really hurt.

Main points to note for Rin:

• As with Katsumi, models will not want to attack Rin, it usually doesn’t work out well for them by the end of the round and they pair very well. Her weaknesses are the same, ranged attacks and high Ki generating ki feats, but she is also great for taking on models with Fear because she also has Courage (1) and a Ki statistic of 2.
• Cobra Strike lasts the whole turn, so not only will models not want to engage with her in melee, they probably aren’t going to want to put any die into attack either thanks to lightning reflexes, Feint (1) and 4 Melee dice. As such 2 defence dice are usually as many as you need when defending because opponents will be paranoid if she isn’t surprised/prone. She can also be a hard counter to models that rely on special attacks and defences (stopping an archer or caster from using Sidestep Defence and getting away thanks to the Dirty Fighting Ki Feat is really strong, and works great at stopping Throw Attack/Throw Defence or other abilities that could result in bad times for Rin.

Best gear to give Rin:

• Hotai's Coin - assuming Katsumi is not using it. Rin’s lack of defensive re-rolls means she can drop to a really bad defence roll and this is not what you want in someone who is basically as close to a tank as the KKZ get.
• Arashi’s Fan - as with Katsumi, most players will want to take Rin down by archery when they can, the +2 ranged defence gives her cover when she isn’t in any and is therefore vulnerable.
• Poisoned Weapons - the minimum of a double hit thanks to Combo Attack (0) means that even if you don’t manage a kill with your initial Feint attack, you may finish them off for 1-3 points of damage in the end phase.
• Cat-Like Agility - the loss of jump up need not be a problem when you can be immune to becoming prone for 1 rice. Worth considering as one of your free enhancements with the Skirmish Mission theme when facing a Slam Attack or Prone heavy warband.

Where is she most useful:

• Zone control - her ability to tank multiple opponents and take down key models makes her great for holding a zone. She is also a high Rice cost, so often two cheap models will not outnumber her and even with a lower cost friendly model alongside her the zone can be held.
• Taking down the opponents VIM.
• Being swapped in turn 1 using Shadow Moves event card to take down a high priority target or a couple of easily killed models really early in the game, especially if they have run to get to the centre early, are Exhausted and can be Surprised for -3 to their Melee Skill (so much fun but not so much for your opponent).
• Great for countering the low model count of the Ninja and the out-activation issue. Can hold a zone or scenario objective, especially when combined with multiple pass tokens.

Combos best with:

• Katsumi
• Ghost
• Models with the Distraction Ki feat.
• Nearly everyone but Worms as they struggle to benefit significantly from her feats, and she does not bring de-buffs to support the weaker models.

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