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Should get to these soon enough...

C3G INITIAL PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT Ash Williams

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Army Test 1
Map: Custom
Units:
Ash(160), Buffy(210), Zauriel(320), Captain America(240) (930)
vs.
Luke Cage(190), Iron Fist(260), Tigra(170), Swordsman(160), Moon Knight(150) (930)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:
R2T2: 3 wounds on Demon Luke Cage in 2 attacks where 2nd defense was a botch. (Evil Dead -1 + Cap)
R3T2: 3 wounds(1 is excess) on Demon Luke Cage(botch), kills him. (Evil Dead -1)
R3T2: 3 wounds on Demon Iron Fist. (Evil Dead -1 + height)
R3T3: 1 wound on Demon Iron Fist. (Evil Dead -1 + height)

Chainsaw Special Attack Damage:


Army of Darkness:
R1: Rolls a 5. Luke Cage is a Demon.
R2: Rolls a 2. Iron Fist is a Demon. Cap is brought back as a Demon for the enemy team.
R3: rolls a 15.

Notes:
Buffy's chosen Hero is Iron Fist.
R2T1: Cap puts 2 wounds on Tigra.
R2T1: Tigra puts 1 wound on Cap.
R2T2: Fist heals 1 wound off Cage.
R2T3: Zauriel puts 1 wound on Cage.
R2T3: Tigra puts 2 wounds on Cap, then Cage kills Cap.
R3T1: Zautiel takes 1 wound from LEA, then kills Demon Cap.
R4T1: Iron Fist puts 2 wound son Ash, then heals 1 wound.
R4T1: Zauriel kills Demon Iron Fist.
R4T2: Tigra kills Ash.
R4T3: Tigra puts 3 wounds on Zauriel.
R5T1: Tigra kills Zauriel.
R5T3: Buffy puts 2 wounds on Tigra.
R6T1: Buffy kills Tigra.
R6T2: Buffy puts 2 wound son Swordsman.
R6T2: Swordsman kills Buffy.


Swordsman with 2/4 wounds, and Moon Knight unwounded.

Pretty close finish that could have gone either way. I felt Zauriel went down to Tigra's multiple attacks quicker than one would have expected, so that may have been a difference maker. Buffy and Ash did great on damage though. Cap got turned into a Demon and brought back, but was obliterated by Zauriel as well as Demon Iron Fist, thanks to the double skull blanks.

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Army Test 2
Map: Custom
Units:
Ash(150), Buffy(210), Zauriel(320), Captain America(240) (920)
vs.
Star-Lord(250), Spawn(320), Nebula(240), Oracle(110) (920)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:
R2T3: 2 wounds on Spawn in 2 attacks. (Evil Dead -1 + Cap)
R3T3: 2 wounds on Spawn in 2 attacks. (Evil Dead -1 + Cap)
R4T3: 1 wound on Nebula, kills her. (Cap)

Chainsaw Special Attack Damage:
R4T2: 1 wound on Nebula.
R5T2: 2 wounds on Star-Lord(botch).

Army of Darkness:
R1: rolls an 18.
R2: rolls a 15.
R3: rolls a 10.
R4: rolls a 17.
R5: rolls an 8. Oracle is a Demon. Zauriel is brought back to life as a Demon on the enemy team.

Notes:
Buffy's chosen Hero is Spawn.
R1T3: Spawn takes 1 wound but puts 2 wounds on Zauriel.
R2T1: Cap puts 4 wounds on Nebula.
R2T1: Spawn takes 1 wound. Nebula puts 1 wound on Zauriel.
R2T2: Zauriel puts 3 wounds on Spawn.
R2T2: Spawn heals 1 wound.
R2T3: Spawn places 1 wound on Ash, then heals 2 wounds.
R3T1: Spawn takes 1 wound then puts 1 wound on Zauriel.
R3T2: Zauriel puts 3 wounds on Spawn.
R3T2: Spawn heals 5 wounds.
R3T3: Spawn takes 1 wound, then kills Zauriel.
R4T1: Spawn takes 1 wound. Nebula puts 1 wound on Cap.
R4T1: Cap kills Spawn(botch).
R4T2: Star-Lord puts 1 wound on Ash. Nebula puts 1 wound on Cap.
R5T1: Star-Lord puts 2 wounds on Cap.
R5T1: Cap puts 3 wounds on Star-Lord.
R5T2: Star-Lord kills Cap.
R6T1: Demon Zauriel kills Ash.
R6T2: Demon Zauriel puts 2 wounds on Buffy.
R6T3: Buffy kills Demon Zauriel.
R7T2: Demon Oracle puts 2 wounds on Buffy.
R7T2: Buffy puts 1 wound on Demon Oracle.
R7T3: Buffy kills Demon Oracle.


Buffy with 4/5 wounds.

Doesn't get any closer. Spawn was doing some work and had some staying power, but was ultimately taken out. It wasn't til late game when Ash messed things up, leading to Oracle becoming a Demon and Zauriel being raised from the dead as a Demon, which led to Ash's demise. Buffy did some clean up on Zauriel, but Demon Oracle fought back and almost killed Buffy, only for Buffy to slay the Demon Oracle with 1 life remaining.

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Army Test 3
Map: Custom
Units:
Ash(165), Buffy(210), Witchblade(325), Zauriel(320) (1020)
vs.
Cyclops II(240), Cable(275), Angel(90), Sage(190), Domino(225) (1020)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:


Chainsaw Special Attack Damage:


Army of Darkness:
R1: rolls an 11.
R2: rolls a 10.

Notes:
Buffy's chosen Hero is Cyclops.
R1T1: Cyclops puts 1 wound on Zauriel. Sage enhances Cable. Angel carries Cable.
R1T2: Zauriel puts 2 wounds on Cable.
R1T2: Cyclops puts 1 wound on Zauriel. Cable puts 1 wound on Zauriel.
R1T3: Cable puts 2 wounds on Zauriel.
R2T1: Sage enhances Domino. Cable kills Zauriel.
R2T2: Cyclops puts 2 wounds on Ash.
R2T3: Witchblade puts 1 wound on Cable.
R3T1: Witchblade puts 1 wound on Cable.
R3T1: Sage enhances Cyclops. Cable puts 1 wound on Witchblade.
R3T2: Witchblade kills Cable then heals 1 wound.
R3T2: Cyclops puts 2 wounds on Ash. Domino puts 2 wounds on Witchblade.
R3T3: Witchblade puts 2 wounds on Domino then heals 1 wound.
R3T3: Cyclops kills Witchblade. Domino kills Ash.
R4T1: Domino puts 1 wound on Buffy.
R4T2: Domino kills Buffy.


Domino with 2/4 wounds, Cyclops, Sage, and Angel unwounded.

This match was a bit one sided, and probably for good reason. Ash didn't end up seeing anyone possessed into Demons, so his anti-Demon team never materialized. The synergy of the Mutants steamrolled them.

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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY:
I'm liking Ash. Army of Darkness can work well for him, or it can bit him in the ass. You want it to trigger when you have no destroyed figures, so that you can let your Demon slayers do their thing and really shine, but if it doesn't trigger or it brings a previously destroyed figure back, it can work against you. With not a lot of Demons in the library, he makes it possible for Zauriel, Buffy, Witchblade etc. to see a little more use which is great. OVerall, I'm liking 150 going into public playtesting.