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Old August 4th, 2009, 09:37 AM
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Re: The great myth of Skulls versus Shields.

I'm probably stating the obvious, but I'll say it anyway. Whether or not it is better to have an extra attack or defense die greatly depends on who you are, and who you're facing.

While an attack die always has a better chance of rolling a skull then a defense die does of rolling a shield, it is certainly not always better to have an extra attack die then an extra defense die.

Obviously, if your figure uses special attacks often, or is ia cheerleader who you don't plan to attack with, then the extra defense is more useful. But there are plenty of times where even an offensive unit without a special attack is better off with an extra defense die then attack.

Using the matchup calculator, consider a matchup between Agent Carr (using his sword of reckoning) and a squad of dividers.

Unmodified, Agent Carr has a 38% chance of winning.
With an extra attack die, Agent Carr's chances go up to 41%.
With an extra defense die, his odds go up to 51%.

Clearly, in this case, the extra defense does him more good then would an extra attack. Mathematically, which one is better depends on both the relative strengths of your attack/defense versus your opponents attack/defense as well as the number of attacks you get per turn versus the number of hits you expect to receive.
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