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Re: Arch's Vile Customs

I dropped in to give a review of your Halloween entry. While I'm at it, why not do a couple more.


Sir Groalg et Nah

Heck of a name on this guy. Does it have some meaning?

Fear Aura can be pretty nasty. A range of 4 is pretty huge, and with 4 life/5 defense he should be able to stand his ground for a while. I personally think it's a bit odd, though, that his aura affects mindless creatures like Undead and Constructs. If his aura didn't affect Undead, he would synergize well with them by weakening your opponent.

Right now the best use of the figure is something you probably never intended. I would run this guy forward and take the high ground near my opponent. Then I would use a range force, such as KMA, to slaughter all the figures affected by Fear Aura. Alternatively I would draft him alongside the Axegrinders and use him as a meat shield that provides Fear Aura to my enemies.


Wraakk

I like the simple design, and I like things that kill 4th Mass.

I have to agree with capsocrates that he is overpriced. If nothing else, he's got 3 life and 3 defense. It's not great, but that's a lot for such a cheap figure. Sure, Marcu has more life, but he tends to turn on you. 30pts is probably ok. I would suggest going the other way and dropping his life to 1. That way he can stay a cheap filler. And at that point you could even make him a Common Hero.


Jack

Another solid, straightforward design. I like the name too .

I'll have to disagree with capsocrates on the cost. I think he's about right, or at least close. Trick just shifts the odds a bit; dropping two defense from your opponent is roughly equivalent to an extra attack die. Which puts Jack at a 5/5 with 4 life. Pretty solid guy, but he has no easy synergies and is limited to a single attack. Disengage is really the key to the figure -- it allows him to fulfill the role of assassin, especially with that high movement. But then Treat curiously works against that, making it so that he's probably done for after getting his kill. I would perhaps put him a bit more expensive, maybe as high as 115, but 105 isn't a bad place to start playtesting.

As far as the contest is concerned, I think he's a bit weak on theme. While Trick and Treat are thematic enough names, I have a personal test of "if I change the names of the powers, does it still feel like Halloween?" From that measurement, Jack is pretty much just an assassin figure.

Still, a solid entry. I hope to see more of your straightforward yet interesting designs in future holiday contests.
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