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From: Sean Handy [mailto:andro_sphinx@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 9:00 PM
To: Fmapojo peeps
Subject: Top ten overall Character leaders



Hey all, this is Shakezilluh, the McShake Alchemist's top ten character specific leaders, warning, I am not using specific cardnames such as Maes Hughes - Smitten Husband, I am merely using the character's overall leader rating.



10. Tim Marcoh

Okay, this guy is Number 10 mainly because his' version suc and as for ed and al they are a lot of times better as allys. (Ex. Alphonse Elric - Martial Arts Master, Edward Elric - Researcher)

9. Shou Tucker

This guy is an okay leader, his best leader though is the chase out of Hero's Passing, Shou Tucker - Educated Fool, especially in Homunculus, for example, I'll use another combo with it that another writer wrote in its review, I'll choose birthday present, sack the present to search for a mark of the ouroboros. . .

8.Alphonse Elric

To put it simple, this is the best Elric leader because he has stats and effects that are both awesome, Ed's leaders usually only have one or something that stops him from using the other, (see Edward Elric - Novice) and Tim just doesn't have very good stats, just to name a couple of Elric leaders that aren't as good, see, Al mixes a little bit of Homunculi by getting lots of priority with the 7 feet of trouble, he uses Elric defense with Antique Armor via In the Flesh, he does huge attachment search like Elric with the Skilled Alchemist version, etc.

7.Envy

This guy is good with Homunculi if one of the next two following things occur, You care a lot more about having lust as an ally, or, You want to run a lot of really expensive allys and play them all.

6.Lust

This, I think personally, is better than Envy, just because she has awesome disruption effects, but, if you like to use allys more than the leader, sure, Envy all the way.

5.Scar

This guy is just so wrong, but, 1-3 are wronger so I'll get on with explaining, use the Harbinger with Claire - Schoolteacher + Nurse and get a huge swarm and never have to level up and throw control in that disrupts your opponent by giving up un needed exp like Clue for the Search, Absorbtion, Blood & Water, etc, one guy I know uses the Alchemist Hunter with Armstrong family gloves (who doesn't know that combo though?) and that is just self explanitory. Use the brawler because he is ginormous hugic for a level 2 and also goes with the un needed exp thing.

4.Dante

I'm not sure if she belongs this high up on the list, but maybe, I haven't quite tested her out, nor have I even seen one in person, so I think she belongs this high on the list because she is just plain sickening when you think about it, a level 1, command 8, straight 6's for stats, and you can reset her, so what if she can't level up, she has the stats of somewhere in between a level 2 and 3, and she has the command of a level 2, that also helps you not pay faction penalty, I, personally find that completely sick.

3.Psiren

This, is something that barely didn't make #1, the main reason it didn't is because there just aren't enough different Psirens with unique effects, but hey, for LVL 1's there is the shameless flirt, which is just a foolish pawns in leader form, also, what if you got a foolish pawns in play with her, there is also the swordswoman, who I think is really good, but not as good as the shameless flirt, and LVL 2, there is the tatooed renegade, (only counting non-mivie strip chases) which isn't bad, but I wish that it were something more than she couldn't be blocked, that's still not to bad though, just not very good for a Psiren, then, oh boy, there is the Folk Hero for LVL 3, which is a

3$ rare by the way, so I won't even mention the other uncommon one that wishes it were as good as the folk hero, folk hero is just self explanatory for why it is good.

2.Roy Mustang

This is an obvious choice, but some of you are probably asking, 'why isn't this guy #1" it is simply because his best version is a 150$ card on average, and because he doesn't have very hot LVL 1s, I mean, the career officer and natural leader are okay, but, there's Hakuro for the career officer's job and the natural leader requires something go away for good, and, other than the manipulator, the only reason for roy to go to LVL 3 is for it to be the colonal so he can get to LVL 4 more quickly.

1.Maes Hughes

So here you have it folks, surprised at all? I'm not, His LVL 1's are astounding, Smitten Husband lets you have priority almost no matter what, undercover agent+baby equals sick, if you can't get priority through the smitten husband, there is always prepared to let you get more wits for priority, keeper of secrets let you win the location more easily and get a look-see at your opponent's hand, insightful colonal lets you do what the keeper does minus the reduction if you are afraid that your opponent might win the location if it gets reduced, for LVL 2's there is the analyst, which has combo written on his' forhead, leuitenant colonal which helps with locations like wine fountain, or if your opponent it using Run, you coward, proud father is a less powerful envy, and LVL 3's, oh, LVL 3's first, there's Hero of the Day, which has stealth and deeds, senior investigator is a mirror, workaholic is just awesome, workaholic + run, you coward, 'nuff said, and LVL 4, there is the family man, which is okay, but hey, it laughs at Envy - Vain and then has built in Psiren for everyone, and the Risk Taker just is a Master Manipulator that laughs at your opponent as you let them use their locations, but you choose them.


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