Athanasiois Update
(See original post for new card)
After completing numerous playtests, Athan has been dialed down quite a bit. He never performed overly well, but his potential for board control simply didn't seem right. As suggested by Astro in 3FG the revival has been moved to after his attack and has been made less potent (15 or more). His range for "Fire Manipulation" has been reduced from 7 to 5, and may be dropped further to 4 after some more tests. Athans previous version could potentially allow an elemental to be moved
14 spaces, which I can't believe I thought was sensible
.
Athans auto wound has been reduced from 2 to 1. Originally the 2 was to threaten heros but being a squad sweeper that can immediately "steal" a strategic space isn't so bad.
In light of these changes, Athans cost was decreased from 150 to 140, but I am heavily considering dropping the cost further.
Any thoughts on the new incarnation of Athanasiois?