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3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 01.16.08
Cadet-Captain Mike
Name: La Sirviente
Card: MI #064 (Common)
Points: 14
Faction: Spanish
Masts: 3
Cargo: 3
Moves: S+L
Guns : 2S, 2L, 2S
Hit %: 200 (S), 133 (L)
Link : The Mask
Keyword: Schooner.
Ability: As part of a move action, this ship may
initiate a boarding party against a ship up to S
away from her, without having to ram. The boarded
ship may not use any boarding bonuses.
La Sirviente is one of the most colorful ships in
the game. She's also a superb middleweight fighter;
her speed and cannons are as good as you'll ever
need, and her ability can soften up the enemy before
her cannons speak. A Captain is all the crew she'll
ever need. You could skip the crew and run gold with
her, although she's kind of expensive for that role.
Speaking of crew, what's the point of linking to The
Mask, who gives a move/shoot and an S-board? This
ship already has an S-board. If you have the seven
points for The Mask, spend it on a Captain and
Joaquin Vega instead. Vega lets you ignore the first
hit each turn as long as you have all your masts;
now you can try your luck against four-masted
enemies with a fair chance of success.
This ship's battle plan should be a succession of
move/S-board/shoot combos. Her schooner turn can get
her into optimal position for firing, and her speed
can get her into S range pretty consistently. With
ships like this, I can't understand why WK's fluff
text says Spain's power is fading. This is one fine
ship.
Here’s another boat with good speed (S+L) and good
cannons (two long-2s, one short-2), but this one is
rare for a pre-PotC set: it’s decorative! It has
decent cargo space too (3) and its ability (board
from S away) is good if you want to do some sneaky
boarding; La Sirviente is big enough to try boarding
anything with less than five masts. It’s a good
fighter if you want to soften your targets up too.
The ship links to The Mask, though his contributions
are a bit expensive: for seven points all he will
add is that he won’t take up a cargo space and the
ship will now have “Move and Shoot.” To other boats,
The Mask would allow the “board from S away”
ability, but La Sirviente already has that ability.
A captain would be more economical and economy is
good since this boat already costs 14 points!
It gets a 3.5 for good speed, cannons, and boarding
skills but also for average cargo space, high cost,
and a lackluster link.
Nick
La
Sirviente (14 points, Spanish)
Masts: 3
Cargo: 3
Move: S+L
Cannons: 2L, 2S, 2L
Ability: Schooner. As part of a move action, this
ship may initiate a boarding party against a ship up
to S away from her, without having to ram. The
boarded ship may not use any boarding bonuses.
Flavor Text: Either daring or mad, The Mask and his
crew are well known for swinging over open water to
board and assault enemy vessels before the ships are
in contact, with extra gold going to the sailor
exhibiting the most creative maneuver.
The vibrant colors of La Sirviente will stand out
amongst any fleet, as will her helpful qualities. La
Sirviente is of an average number of masts, sitting
at a somewhat comfortable three. Her cargo is
mediocre, but sticking a helmsman and a captain on
board won't do any damage, unless it's the other
fleet we're talking about. With a helmsman and
captain on board, La Sirviente suddenly becomes a
highly expensive three master, but she also becomes
a dangerous three master. She would cost a
ridiculous nineteen points, but as you should with
any fighter, captains are necessities, and helmsman
are quite useful. At nineteen points, La Sirviente
would have a cargo of one, a speed of S+S+L, and the
capability of utilizing her fantastic cannons to
perfection with the captain. Her ability is that of
middle of the road standards, considering three
masters generally shouldn't be used as boarding
ships. The ability is beneficial, but a fighting
ability would make her a real gem. So I say throw a
helmsman and a captain on board and pay for her none
too cheap price. Not only will she spruce up your
fleet, she'll become a valuable fighting factor.
RATING: 3.75/5
BAILEY
La Sirviente (14 points, Spanish)
Masts: 3
Cargo: 3
Move: S+L
Cannons: 2L, 2S, 2L
Ability:
Schooner. As part of a move action, this ship may
initiate a boarding party against a ship up to S
away from her, without having to ram. The boarded
ship may not use any boarding bonuses.
Flavor Text: Either daring or mad, The Mask and his
crew are well known for swinging over open water to
board and assault enemy vessels before the ships are
in contact, with extra gold going to the sailor
exhibiting the most creative maneuver.
The vibrant colors of La Sirviente will stand out
amongst any fleet, as will her helpful qualities. La
Sirviente is of an average number of masts, sitting
at a somewhat comfortable three. Her cargo is
mediocre, but sticking a helmsman and a captain on
board won't do any damage, unless it's the other
fleet we're talking about. With a helmsman and
captain on board, La Sirviente suddenly becomes a
highly expensive three master, but she also becomes
a dangerous three master. She would cost a
ridiculous nineteen points, but as you should with
any fighter, captains are necessities, and helmsman
are quite useful. At nineteen points, La Sirviente
would have a cargo of one, a speed of S+S+L, and the
capability of utilizing her fantastic cannons to
perfection with the captain. Her ability is that of
middle of the road standards, considering three
masters generally shouldn't be used as boarding
ships. The ability is beneficial, but a fighting
ability would make her a real gem. So I say throw a
helmsman and a captain on board and pay for her none
too cheap price. Not only will she spruce up your
fleet, she'll become a valuable fighting factor.
