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Old September 11th, 2011, 10:20 PM
Elginb Elginb is offline
 
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Re: Soldiers of Valhalla - nominations and discussion

These guys look interesting. I can see D_S' concerns-- a screen of 1 defense units can still be a very effective screen just because it limits the mobility of the advancing army (I've used Venoc Vipers to good effect as 0 defense blockers-- just the fact that your opponent has to waste a turn killing them to get unengaged is a boon for you).

At the same time, I don't see these guys as being better than the Harquebus, who I think are actually a very effective 60 point, 4-figure ranged squad with a defense of 1. Did you playtest at all against the Harquebus? Sure, the archers have better ranged defense, but the Harquebus have better offense in more situations.

Then again, if they have a good screen, I can see them getting high ground and 3 attack dice much of the time. But the chances of them being better than the 4th Mass are slim, so we're if they're priced wrong, they're probably not off by more than 10 points.

Anyway, I vote YES to reviewing the Skeleton Archers!
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