Are armoc vipers worth it in your opinion?

[gamjuven]

I am always debating on this unit whether or not it is worth taking in my Mittens army. Mittens, aubrien archers x3, armoc vipers. Or mittens, venoc, EOV and aubrian archers x2? I love the EOV but I do enjoy a good mitten bonding. What are your opinions?

[markwars]

I've used this army with a fair amount of success:

Venoc Warlord - 120
Armoc Vipers x 2 - 130
Aubriens x 2 - 140
Total - 390

It's a tight army that can really put the hurt on an opponent quickly.

[gamjuven]

Really? two armoc? Even though they don't frenzy or are scouts?

[Eclipse]

I like to take at least one squad of them when I use the Vipers. Since you don't want to lose your Frenzy/Scout bonus, usually Mittens doesn't get in the thick of things until late. By then it's really nice having a squad of Armoc to help Mittens with any remaining squads and swarming heroes.

[markwars]

They are tough and using the Warlord bonding correctly they are well worth it. I almost never play a common squad as a single squad....they are more valuable when using multiples.

[gamjuven]

Yea, Go mittens in late game. That's why I'd like to have 1 squad on armoc, for mitten backup for endgame. But then no room for EOV in a 400 pt game.

[reapersaurus]

no way.

in a point-by-point analysis, they are simply not worth it, IMO.

Losing Frenzy and getting 3 defense & Bonding with a not-too-powerful hero (who's prime benefits don;t require him to be in the fight) is not worth over 50% more points cost.

(edit in the defense)

[Eclipse]

They do also have the ability to survive an attack that managed to roll a single skull as well...

[Teamski]

The Armocs are pretty Vanilla, but, hey, if snakes are your thing......

-Ski

[Crookeye]

sorry i'm new to the threads here but i've been playing HS for about 6 or 7 months now... who the hell is mittens?

[feekonea]

snakes are my thing. I love the viper armies, including some non viper figs that may benefit fro the VW (aurbrien's, therascus, maybe dan or syv.) but anyways I think it mostly depends or your style of play. These are my style of play, and I absoulutly love using them. I like using any snakes, but the armocs have bonding, slither, 7 move and 3/3 atk/def, they're worth it. a pefectly balanced squad.

miteens is the snake leader dude.