The Book of Grok Riders

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Originally Posted by Tai-Pan

THIS is a good idea. Romans move slowly forward with NGS (a classic Wave 1 combination). NGS is a tank and can take a lot of punishment while threatening any uniques that wander too close. Then, after the Roman machine starts to slow down and lose offensive power, send in the Groks to hammer the enemy!

You can make it even more epic if you include NGS and MBS. NGS and the Romans move in and start a fight and MBS and the Groks charge in afterwards. Groks can bond with MBS as long as NGS is next to their target or if they want to make use of MBS double hexes, or take a turn with NGS to move him into a better position if MBS should stay out of the fray. Remember, they don't have to take a turn with the Warlord next to their target!

That's very clever. I would probably drop Theracus in that build.

[flameslayer93]

I like using Groks, NGS, MBS, and the C3V Arktos. Use Arktos to bombard your foes and have two formations of Groks. One teaming up with NGS and the other staying by Arktos. Once the opponent kills Arktos, a super rifled MBS kites like hell.

[Serenity]

Grok Riders
C3V and SoV Custom Synergies

Spoiler Alert!

Synergy Benefits Offered

Synergy Benefits Received

ARKTOS : HUNTER ATTACK ENHANCEMENT
As a Hunter figure, Grok Riders adjacent to Arktos may receive an additional attack die.

[White Q Knight]

I won our National heroscape tournament for Oregon with these 2 pods

#1 Ne-Gok-Sa
Me-Burq-Sa
Marro Stingers x 2

#2 Grok Riders x 2

Went 5-0 played both pods together 3 times.

[Dad_Scaper]

That, sir, is an achievement.

[TREX]

I once had a handful of extra boosters of these guys, but ended up giving them away for tournament prizes. I'm down to three sets, and as awesome as the sculpts are, they just aren't to viable for their points. So @White Q Knight , that is impressive indeed.

[Sir Heroscape]

That is a 'feather in the cap' for sure. One day I may build up the courage to run such a build.

[kevindola]

Originally Posted by White Q Knight

I won our National heroscape tournament for Oregon with these 2 pods

#1 Ne-Gok-Sa
Me-Burq-Sa
Marro Stingers x 2

#2 Grok Riders x 2

Went 5-0 played both pods together 3 times.

That's great! @vegietarian18 and I played a non tournament pod draft game once. I believe he had Pod 1 Groks x2, and Pod 2 NGS, MBS, Raelin.

Basically you had to play those two pods together. It was a really good pod combo strategy. Is that what you found? Were the groks paired with their heroes every game?

[lefton4ya]

My guess in that format either someone grabbed #1 first and then the second person did not want to grab the Groks by themselves so got the other pods, or someone grabbed a different pod fist and so both pods could be drafted by the second player - so no one grabbed the Groks and not the bonding Marro.

For those that want a playable version, check out either the Competitive Unit Congress version or my Competitive Unit Alters version, both of which make more changes at once than I normally like seeing, but the Grok riders really needed help.

CUC: Decrease Cost from 130 to 100. Increase Defense from 3 to 4. Change MARK OF THE WARLORD as follows "When attacking a figure within 4 clear sight spaces of any Marro warlord you control..."
CUA: All CUC changes, plus: Change WARLORD BONDING to MARRO WAR BONDING: "... you may take a turn with any small, medium, or large Marro Hero you control."
Logic: Basically adapted CUC approved change so they can now bond with Kee-Mo-Shi & Tul-Bak-Ra. Now they are like Phantom Knights with bonding but without defensive bonus.

[Dysole]

So, I was there but I did not play against White Q Knight. The format was a bit different from standard pod draft which definitely helped the Groks pull their weight more and I know at least one game the Groks didn't get paired with the heroes but White Q Knight probably has the actual breakdown. He did very well and I applauded that he brought Groks.

~Dysole, who has been meaning to write up her battle reports for NHSD.

[White Q Knight]

Thank you guys! The idea was to play both pods together didn't think anybody would want to play groks however somebody threw a wrench in my plan one time taking the groks and left me with a hodge podge pod to go with my Stingers the other time I had to take the roman legionnaires pod to go with my heros as I felt was better than my groks.

[Owlman]

Horribly over priced, but man those sculpts are amazing. Drop them to 100-105, and they become very playable IMO. Great first strike hitters, but with only 3 attack I wouldn't hold my breath. I wouldn't change their stats, personally, but I wish they'd been able to bond with a Hivelord too. As is, they have been collecting dust in my bin for a a while now...